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Post by Trevor Adair on Feb 9, 2008 22:17:13 GMT
I am doing research on the Miss World Contest, which started in 1951. Although, I don't think the BBC started televising the event until 1954. How many Miss World contests exist between 1954 - 1972 ?
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Post by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2008 19:54:54 GMT
None exist until 1964.
1964 - complete on b/w film recording
1965 - complete on b/w film recording
1967 - complete on b/w film recording
1969 - complete on b/w film recording
1970 - complete on colour VT (and colour film recording copy)
1971 - opening sequence only on colour VT
1972 - Only 'National costume' insert and another clip exist on colour VT
1973 - complete on converted from NTSC colour VT, PAL clips also exist
1974 - complete on colour VT
1975 - complete on colour VT
1976 - complete on colour VT
1977 - complete on colour VT
1978 - complete on colour VT
1979 - inserts only on colour VT
Also various news items from 1962 onwards, plus items in the like of "Tonight" and "Whicker's World"...
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Post by Trevor Adair on Feb 11, 2008 23:49:35 GMT
Hi Andrew,
Many thanks for replying to my Miss World question. I have another question for you ? Does the BBC contain film material in their archives from the Miss United Kingdom contest ? I believe, the BBC started televising that contest from 1966 onwards. However, I remember some years ago, I watched a programme on Michael Aspel, and it featured B/W footage, when he compered the Miss UK contest.
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Post by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2008 12:06:21 GMT
The holdings for Miss United Kingdom are:
1968 - complete b/w film recording plus b/w VT insert of the titles and the swimwear section.
1969 - titles and 'lights' sequence only, 16mm b/w film
1973-1979 inclusive - complete programmes on colour VT
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Post by Trevor Adair on Feb 12, 2008 23:27:01 GMT
Hi Andrew,
Once again for checking that info for me on Miss World and Miss UK contests. It was very much appreciated.
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Post by Trevor Adair on Apr 29, 2008 15:14:17 GMT
Hi Andrew, you might be able to answer this. Although, the BBC hold a complete B/w recording of Miss World 1969, was there ever a colour recording of this programme ? In an edition of the RT from 1969, it mentions that MW was being televised in colour for the first time that year. Does any colour clips survive in the BBC archives ? I am almost certain, that I spotted (only a few years ago on a programme featuring MW) a colour clip of the crowning of MW 1969 and it looked like it was taken from the BBC broadcast!! What do you think ?
Also, can any one tell me which episode from Whicker's World in the Sixties featured the Miss World Contest ? Something tells me it was broadcast in 1965.
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Post by jonny on Apr 29, 2008 18:02:38 GMT
didnt bob hope get booed off stage on one of them by womens lib??
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Post by Reg Long3 on Apr 29, 2008 18:23:11 GMT
didnt bob hope get booed off stage on one of them by womens lib?? yes 1970 IIRC , cant remember if flour and egg was involved as well |
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Post by Peter Elliott on Apr 29, 2008 18:35:59 GMT
didnt bob hope get booed off stage on one of them by womens lib?? Yeah! Only seen a brief clip of that in the 1992 "TV Hell" night! From 1970 in the Royal Albert Hall from what I recall. |
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Post by Trevor Adair on Apr 29, 2008 23:01:12 GMT
Hi Jonny, yes Miss World 1970 is famous for the disruption of the contest involving protesters.
Bob Hope's comments on stage at MW 1970, "that he was happy to be at this cattle market and that he was checking out the calfs backstage", only helped to make things worst. He was six minutes into his act, before the protesters threw flour bombs and leaflets. There had been threats to disrupt that year's contest.
Bob hope, looked rather nervous, when he returned on stage to crown the new Miss World, Jennifer Hosten from Grenada.
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Post by jonny on Apr 30, 2008 0:58:53 GMT
nice one trev, yep he landed right in it there!
i think there was some footage of possibly 'miss uk' on that itv program ''1969 - those were the days'' last week where they interviewed an ex beauty queen amongst others.
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Post by Andrew Martin on Apr 30, 2008 11:01:56 GMT
Hi Andrew, you might be able to answer this. Although, the BBC hold a complete B/w recording of Miss World 1969, was there ever a colour recording of this programme ? In an edition of the RT from 1969, it mentions that MW was being televised in colour for the first time that year. Does any colour clips survive in the BBC archives ? I am almost certain, that I spotted (only a few years ago on a programme featuring MW) a colour clip of the crowning of MW 1969 and it looked like it was taken from the BBC broadcast!! What do you think ? Also, can any one tell me which episode from Whicker's World in the Sixties featured the Miss World Contest ? Something tells me it was broadcast in 1965. Yes, the 1969 contest was broadcast in colour (colour having started officially on BBC1 on 15/11/69) and there is an existing colour clip of the crowning, part of a compilation logged under the 1973 contest (presumably they were doing a retrospective as part of that year's contest). Whicker's World tx'd 13/11/65 "What's a Pretty Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This" was about beauty contests including Miss World. |
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Post by eric lawton on Apr 30, 2008 11:42:50 GMT
You know.....................I kinda miss Eric Morley.
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Post by Trevor Adair on Apr 30, 2008 22:10:43 GMT
Thanks Andrew for the info on MW 1969 and also confirming the transmission date for Whicker's World, which featured beauty competitions. Very much appreciated.
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Post by Trevor Adair on Apr 30, 2008 22:30:31 GMT
Hi Jonny, I didn't see that programme "1969 - those were the days" which featured an ex-beauty queen. I'm sorry, I missed it, because there's not that much footage available of beauty contests in the Sixties.
I seem to remember that Miss World contestants made brief appearances on TOTP in the ealy Seventies. Do you recall this ?
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