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Post by Thomas William Patrick Walsh on Jul 18, 2013 2:42:01 GMT
Laurence (and all the other Mods) : I think the issue here is that often people will make an initial post that is quite interesting and informative, but neglect to check the house-rules on names, and the first response they get is to be told fairly sternly to get their 'name' sorted out : could this message not be sent as a PM in the first instance? ; and maybe only posted on the forum if said person makes further posts using their 'handle'? I would hate for people with interesting and informative 'stuff' to feel unwelcome the instant they set foot in the door, so to speak. Perfectly put Dale, thank you.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2013 9:45:49 GMT
Laurence (and all the other Mods) : I think the issue here is that often people will make an initial post that is quite interesting and informative, but neglect to check the house-rules on names, and the first response they get is to be told fairly sternly to get their 'name' sorted out : could this message not be sent as a PM in the first instance? ; and maybe only posted on the forum if said person makes further posts using their 'handle'? I would hate for people with interesting and informative 'stuff' to feel unwelcome the instant they set foot in the door, so to speak. I agree that it's unfortunate if newcomers are put off from contributing further. The problem with the approach you suggest (which I had previously adopted) is that new members often do not read their PMs because they have yet to get the hang of the site and are often unaware of such a facility! So it still takes a post here to draw their attention to the rules. Also, a small number of people choose to ignore such reminders - however politely put - and will test the water to see how much they can get away with. So ultimately moderators are left with the same solitary option once again. Nothing in that message should have been taken as stern; it contained a "thanks" and a smiley face too, so how polite does it need to be?!?.
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Post by Simon Winters on Jul 18, 2013 12:25:32 GMT
Just to get back to Fay's question, none of the original run of this series officially survives, for sure. The series ended in 1966, and the one surviving episode is a one-off special from 1968 - which apparently is not very much like the original run. So, unless Fay you were drafted back for that final 1968 show, looks like that's it for footage.
I am told that the BFI hold one example of an original Welsh language version of the series, with Mary Hopkin as main guest, but this has never been seen in public since transmission.
That's all I know about the survival of this series.
People who went along to the show got a free metal badge, and these badges come up on Ebay from time to time.
There was also at least one Discs a Gogo LP record made, and this comes up on Ebay from time to time. I think a glossy series booklet was also made at some point in the sixties.
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Post by Thomas William Patrick Walsh on Jul 18, 2013 22:39:24 GMT
Laurence (and all the other Mods) : I think the issue here is that often people will make an initial post that is quite interesting and informative, but neglect to check the house-rules on names, and the first response they get is to be told fairly sternly to get their 'name' sorted out : could this message not be sent as a PM in the first instance? ; and maybe only posted on the forum if said person makes further posts using their 'handle'? I would hate for people with interesting and informative 'stuff' to feel unwelcome the instant they set foot in the door, so to speak. I agree that it's unfortunate if newcomers are put off from contributing further. The above quote should have been followed with "Sorry about that. We'll keep an eye on this in the future. Thank you." The persistence in saying "We're right, you're wrong" is equally as annoying as the unwillingness to be polite to the very people you pray will potentially help you find the material you're looking for.
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Post by Rob Moss on Jul 18, 2013 22:54:15 GMT
I reluctant to start this conversation again, as Thomas and I have already discussed it privately, but...
Laurence's point is valid - some people (not all) do have an inability to follow forum rules and will try to get away with as much as they can. Some people don't even bother to read them until they've been here a while. Thomas, you yourself have claimed that you didn't receive a PM from me, so you know that PMing somebody isn't foolproof.
In all seriousness, what to you expect us to do..?
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Post by Thomas William Patrick Walsh on Jul 18, 2013 23:16:38 GMT
Be polite and accept when you haven't. Mother of God just change the language of your welcome comment and stop replying with yet MORE ways in which you believe your valid in being impolite.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 9:35:44 GMT
If you want to continue this one, I suggest you do it via PM. And your tone is getting less than polite here.
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Post by Thomas William Patrick Walsh on Jul 21, 2013 0:09:39 GMT
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Post by nickyf on Feb 16, 2014 18:29:12 GMT
Both my parents were dancers on this show and would love to see some TV footage, but after lots of searching have still found nothing :-) They used to go around 1963, firstly when it was filmed in Cardiff and also when it moved to Bristol..There names were George & Heather. I would love to hear from anyone who thinks they may have known or danced with one of them...X
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Post by iwoods on Jun 15, 2015 9:07:16 GMT
Hi there, I know this is quite an old post but my grandma sadly passed a year a go and I've become interested in finding out more about her past. This is the first lead that I have found that links back to her as she was a dancer in the show with my grandpa. As far as I'm aware all the film clips got burnt in a fire so I am aware I won't be able to find out any clips but if anybody knew her it would be interesting to find out what she was like. Her name is sandi (or Sandra depending on what she went by when she was younger) Ackerman and my gramps is called kieth Collins! I am also aware that my gramps still has some photos so once I can get hold of them I will be able to share with any people who are intrigued hopefully. But the main aim of this post is just to find out maybe if someone knew her so I could discover more about her when she was young!!
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Post by markjhaley on Oct 15, 2015 17:45:08 GMT
I've recently been working with a musician called Bob Pate. Bob performed with numerous acts in the 60's including Emile Ford and appeared on Discs A Go Go with a group called Alan Dean and his Problems. I did a bit of research and have worked out that the band would've been on sometime in August 1964. They performed they're single 'The Time it Takes'. Also on the show were Kenny Lynch 'What am I to you', Kiki Dee 'How glad I am' and the Kinks 'You really got me'. Kent Walton compered (Maybe it was a 'special K' edition...). Bob recalled that the program producer wanted someone to perform live over the credits at the end of the show. Initially they'd asked the Kinks but (according to Bob) they weren't very good ! So Alan Dean and his unfortunately named Problems closed the show playing their B'side 'Dizzy Heights' live. Bob would love to see the show again and even wrote to the tv company. However, no copies exist.
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Post by markjhaley on Nov 28, 2017 17:04:03 GMT
Miraculously I've crossed paths with this photo today. Here they are. Alan Dean and his Problems:
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Post by geoffleonard on Oct 5, 2018 0:03:48 GMT
I was having dinner with a friend last week. He mentioned he used to be a regular dancer on 'Discs a Go Go' filmed and recorded in Bristol and only part networked on ITV from the early to late 1960's. It was a TWW production - set in fictional coffee bar and hosted by Kent Walton. I had never heard of this show before and he mentioned many of the big name stars appeared on what was I suppose a fore runner to RSG and Top of the Pops. I guess no editions exist but I wonder if it remains overlooked due to the fact it was only part networked ? The details of artistes who appeared on this show remains very sketchy. Virtually all episodes have now been added to IMDb.com, but many have no cast list at all. As somebody who grew up watching it, I don't like it to see it sidelined in this way and am determined to improve our knowledge. One possibility is a vsit to the British Library to research copies of Television Weekly, which was the TV magazine for the TWW area at that time. However, I don't know if anybody has already tried this and discovered either that The British Library don't hold a complete run of Television Weekly, or that the cast isn't always shown.
Does anybody know?
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Post by geoffleonard on Oct 5, 2018 0:14:11 GMT
I'm told that the final Discs A Gogo will be screened at the next kal event in full, on top quality vt. And was it?
I appreciate this is several years after the event, but I'd be interested to know if anybody who saw it recalls the signature tune. The reason I ask if that we are told that in August '64, a new sig tune was unveiled in "Discs a GoGo" by Mike Cotton, which replaced "Starfire" by The John Barry Seven. So for the '68 one-off revival did they stick with Mike Cotton, revert to Starfire, or neither?
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Post by robertreinstein on Oct 5, 2018 0:26:49 GMT
I'm told that the final Discs A Gogo will be screened at the next kal event in full, on top quality vt. And was it?
I believe that was the episode hosted by Tony Blackburn from March 1968 that was screened.
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