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Post by Peter Stirling on Dec 9, 2009 19:07:14 GMT
Ha ha not you Laurence.
I have noticed that long lost Mr Piper which was an ITC/Canada co-production has turned up in the ITN catalogue.
Does that mean its still around?
Chopped to pieces in places like America it was thought that only
these short sequences survived from the original 30 min run times.
Mr Piper was a children's programme with a jolly fat man host.
It had a very thoughtful concept in which each item was either entertaining, informing or learning. The animations were obviously quickly made but had a moral . In all an excellent programme for children.
REMEMBER MR PIPER'S SONG?
come with me
come and see
all the wonders there will be
in my stories in my songs ,
everyhwere where fun belongs
Also now in the ITN catalogue are other Canadian co-productions The Forest Rangers and Seaway.
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Post by davemachin on Dec 9, 2009 20:09:24 GMT
Name rings a bell, Peter. What year was it made?
Dave
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Post by Graham Gourlay on Dec 9, 2009 21:29:32 GMT
Hi,
Yes i remember it well from the late 60's and early 70's. I'd never seen it in colour, before i'd got a copy on dvd from a collector. I'll dig it out and give you more information.
Graham
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Post by Peter Stirling on Dec 9, 2009 22:38:35 GMT
Name rings a bell, Peter. What year was it made? Dave early 1960s I would think Dave. its TV listed in a 1965 newspaper for ATV midlands |
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Post by Alex Trelinski on Dec 10, 2009 0:30:34 GMT
Good old Mr Piper!! ATV seemed to run the show on almost an endless loop in the Midlands, not surprising since ITC had an interest in it!! I first saw it as a kid in the mid-sixties, and
certainly in colour in the early seventies. Was it shown in any other region, besides the Midlands?? Since it was shot on film, I"d have thought the series is lying somewhere intact!!
Wikipedia says that 39 episodes were made in 1963 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and that RAI in Italy showed some dubbed episodes in 1971, but the show was not a success!!
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Post by Alex Trelinski on Dec 10, 2009 1:02:35 GMT
And a bit more on Mr.P!! I found a Canadian TV archive on line called tvarchive.ca. There is more on Mr P on it, plus links to some videos including the great intro theme. Alan Crofoot who played Mr P was an Opera Singer, who sadly took his life at the age of 49 in 1979. Judging by the links, quite a few episodes seem to be around. Now, I can't stop singing that opening tune!!!
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Post by cperry on Dec 10, 2009 10:52:28 GMT
It's been in our ITV Drama Guide for five years I believe. It's always existed I just didn't know what it was until we found the ITC paperwork in 2005.
c
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Post by Peter Stirling on Dec 10, 2009 13:55:36 GMT
Thanks Alex and Chris.
For a time it looked like only the American syndication 'toon show' sequences had survived.
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Post by Alan Turrell on Dec 10, 2009 17:50:38 GMT
I remember Mr piper from my childhood days it was on southern tv i remember one episode had a ghost in it and it has stayed etched in my mind ever since and dare i say frightened the life out of me. I'm not suprised it was always on midlands Alex i always remember thinking at the time that midlands always seemed to have my favourite childrens programmes on when southern didn't although it probably wasn't the case but felt like it at the time great memories though.
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Post by Alex Trelinski on Dec 11, 2009 1:03:40 GMT
Hi Alan. Mr Piper always seemed to run on a Monday at 5.20 on ATV. I would'nt want to be cynical to say that Uncle Lew Grade saw it as a cheap filler, but it seemed to be always there for donkeys years!!
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Post by davemachin on Dec 11, 2009 10:45:17 GMT
This sounds an interesting series. No one has actually said what it was about yet though. Was it drama or a magazine programme? Animations were mentioned so it can't have been drama I guess. I am surprised it does not ring a bell with me.
Dave
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2009 11:26:48 GMT
With that title, i'm amazed I don't recall it either! Does anyone know what time slot it was given in the London area? I gather the series was around for a large part of the '60s and early '70s, during which time I was watching a lot of TV!
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Post by Mark Tinkler on Dec 11, 2009 11:33:31 GMT
I remember it from ATV land when I was growing up - must be late '60s. Jovial chap introduces with cartoons I think...
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Post by Peter Stirling on Dec 11, 2009 12:26:04 GMT
This sounds an interesting series. No one has actually said what it was about yet though. Was it drama or a magazine programme? Animations were mentioned so it can't have been drama I guess. I am surprised it does not ring a bell with me. Dave the best way to describe it was a sort of mid atlantic Play School, quite innovative IIRC Mr Piper would show magic tricks , a cartoon with a moral in it and 'port of call' which showed how children in 'exotic' parts of the world spent their days (a guilt trip in fact for us westerners) stuff like that, anyway its all in the song LOL This looks like a butchered American example and no way represents how it was presented in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WpfwB0rJ9Y&feature=relatedAs common in those days some regions never saw it at all while for others it was a staple diet. I would imagine quite expensive to produce with the 'port of call' feature and so Lew made sure we got to see it plenty of times. |
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Post by paulwelton on Dec 20, 2009 9:13:20 GMT
This was part of early daytime TV programming on Anglia around 1972 when the kids were off school.Along with(from memory)Bob Monkhouse Mad Movies,Tales of Edgar Wallace and the like.
If it hadnt have been for these repeats I would have missed these series completly.Havent been on since then to my knowledge,although I think Edgar Wallace had an airing on early channel 4.
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