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Post by parkes on Jul 13, 2007 23:09:06 GMT
Does anybody know if the 'Look at Life' series will continue to be released on DVD ? We have the Swinging London episodes and a couple of others but I'm really hoping to get the holiday camps episode.
Any help would be appreciated.
Parkes
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Post by Ian Watlington on Jul 22, 2007 20:52:15 GMT
Have you tried contacting DD Video, the company that's been putting the discs out? If anyone knows, it's them.
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Post by Mark Smith on Jul 27, 2007 22:26:56 GMT
The parent company who owns DDHE has applied to go into administration. We await how much (or little) this will affect DDHE...  |
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Post by parkes on Jul 28, 2007 16:34:08 GMT
Thanks Ian and Mark.
It looks like bad news , Mark.
Unless , of course, whoever buys the company has the enthusiasm to put out the remaining episodes.
As you say , we wait in hope !
Thanks again,
Parkes
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Post by johnstewart on Jul 31, 2007 21:12:06 GMT
Does anybody know if the 'Look at Life' series will continue to be released on DVD ? We have the Swinging London episodes and a couple of others but I'm really hoping to get the holiday camps episode. Any help would be appreciated. Parkes Re holiday camps. A friend recorded off air a series shown exclusively to the MERIDIAN local area about 2 or 3 years back. Basically it was on old seaside holidays (60s; 70s etc). Between the amateur super 8mms (bit like 'the way we were' series); was professional footage of Butlins; Bognor caravan sites etc. Don't know the source but maybe this was LOOK AT LIFE ? |
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Post by johnstewart on Aug 14, 2007 20:35:39 GMT
Does anybody know if the 'Look at Life' series will continue to be released on DVD ? We have the Swinging London episodes and a couple of others but I'm really hoping to get the holiday camps episode. Any help would be appreciated. Parkes I did save the details for the following which apparently was released. The release date was 9.5.05. Title 'SEASIDE MEMORIES'. This was a DD release DVD. It may still be available in some shops - most likely the branches outside London! Or second hand. Theres another link here I used some time ago: www.joylandbooks.com/video_new/kursaaldvd.htmOr you could search on 'Joyland books'. This was a DVD entitled '1993 - South Coast tour'. It basically trailed funfairs round the South coast including Margate. Though its not 60s or 70s; I went to Brighton c. 90 and noted some of the old stuff was still at that time about in its original context; apparently Hayling Island also was still pretty intact at that stage. So there may be some evocative stuff on that. |
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Post by johnstewart on Sept 21, 2007 19:59:12 GMT
Just to add I have purchased this now as its still available (Seaside memories). It's a bargain from some net sellers like 'caiman' - around a fiver!
It contains bonus footage - some looks like Bognor. The general picture quality is beautiful. Though it doesn't contain Hayling or Southsea our regular 60s haunts; Butlins bought many of the seaside funfairs in that period. As a result many of the rides seen at other resorts on the period are common to others.
For anyone who grew up holidaying in the 1959 to 71 period its a real must; some incredible footage.
The amusements arcades along Blackpools seafront in that period remind me of Bognors in 1966.
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Post by Mark Smith on Sept 22, 2007 13:10:28 GMT
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Post by Stephen Doran on Sept 22, 2007 17:47:29 GMT
Is Southend featured ?
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Post by johnstewart on Sept 30, 2007 19:06:47 GMT
Not sure - I've lent my copy out at mo.
However - Eastbourne 1963; Blackpool 1965; Bournemouth 1966; Skegness Butlins 1964 and Weymouth all feature.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Oct 1, 2007 7:15:57 GMT
Cheers John sounds good.
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Post by parkes on Oct 14, 2007 9:35:37 GMT
Thanks for all your effort John. Unfortunately this dvd doesn't cover the areas that I am interested in. The Look at Life stuff was , I believe, exclusively about holiday camps.
Thanks again
Parkes
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Post by johnstewart on Oct 15, 2007 16:06:40 GMT
Mind you it doesn't cover my visited areas in the 60s (Southsea and Hayling mainly).
But as mentioned before; many of the fair rides; the street scenes and period are evocative of the type of thing I experienced on holiday.
P.S. - was 'Look at life' a series of cinema shorts or just general documentaries; or was it T.V. ?
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Post by Mark Smith on Oct 20, 2007 12:21:53 GMT
P.S. - was 'Look at life' a series of cinema shorts or just general documentaries; or was it T.V. ? Cinema shorts. |
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Post by johnstewart on Oct 20, 2007 17:01:17 GMT
Thanks Mark - just queried this as the item wasn't listed as 'off topic'.
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