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Post by Tom Alger on Nov 1, 2010 7:26:17 GMT
Thanks for posting this - I'm surprised no-one else has commented yet on the WNET guide particularly as some of the UK entries e.g "ACQUIT OR HANG!";"CRIME AND PUNISHMENT"; are still listed as missing on Lost Shows.com and aren't included in the list of recoveries. And what comedy series did WNET show - they can't have specialised in drama productions alone surely? So far, I haven't come across any comedy series in WNET's listings. Drama was just a small part of WNET's schedule. In the 1960s, Public TV was called "Educational TV." In the daytime, Mondays-Fridays, they aired instructional programs for schools. Then at night, their programming tended to be informative, cultural, historical, etc. (I guess it was supposed to be an alternative to what some described as the "vast wasteland" found on the commercial networks.) On a more positive note, in the late-1960s, WNET (and other Educational TV channels) broadcast the BBC folk music series "Tonight In Person." The guests mentioned on the WNET listings include Joan Baez, Ian and Sylvia, Judy Collins, Tom Paxton, William Clauson, The Womenfolk, Jose Greco and his Gypsies, Buffy Sainte Marie, and The Seekers. Some of the guests appeared in 2-part episodes. Are any of these shows considered lost? I'm not sure if it was imported by WNET or by another Educational TV station. So I can't say if it would be in WNET's archives. Around 1969, the NET (National Educational Television) network was re-named PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). And in the 1970s many PBS affiliates tried to expand their programming, and viewership, by adding shows like "Dr. Who" and "Monty Python's Flying Circus" to their schedules. |
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Post by Dick Fiddy on Nov 1, 2010 19:49:08 GMT
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Post by Tom Alger on Nov 2, 2010 0:36:03 GMT
And what comedy series did WNET show - they can't have specialised in drama productions alone surely? Here's more info on comedies (and other UK series) shown in North America. I don't have an exact timeline, but I think the first comedy series shown on WNET and other public TV stations was "Monty Python's Flying Circus" in the mid-1970s. Sometime in the the 1980s, they started showing British sitcoms. If you'd like to get an idea of which UK series were shown in the US and Canada, a good start might be this newspaper website: fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html It's a free website with New York State newspapers. Some list the New York City stations. Other papers in the northern part of the state include one or two Canadian stations. I searched for a few titles. Had no luck with: "Till Death Us Do Part" TV "Likely Lads" TV "Andromeda" julie christie "Andromeda" BBC If your search includes more than just the series title, be sure to check/tick the "all of the words" box. I found CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) broadcasts for "Once More with Felix" shown on CBC affiliate CKWS ch. 11, Kingston, Ontario June-Sept 1969 Wednesdays 10:30pm July-Sept 1970 Saturdays 10:30pm "Coronation Street" earliest date found: 20Jun1967 2:30pm ch. 6 (city?) probably a CBC affiliate "Z Cars" 1963-67 CBC network I also came across US Public TV listings for "Dad's Army" but it was from 1985-86 (which I doubt would include any lost episodes). Best, Tom |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2010 10:51:53 GMT
Hmm, Likely Lads, Once More With Felix, Till Death and Z-Cars! I wonder if they may still have any missing editions of these in their archives?
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Post by Tom Alger on Nov 2, 2010 21:53:09 GMT
Hmm, Likely Lads, Once More With Felix, Till Death and Z-Cars! I wonder if they may still have any missing editions of these in their archives? Sorry for the misunderstanding. I ment to say I had NO luck in finding Til Death or Likely Lads in the US or Canadian listings. But I did find Canadian listings for Z-Cars and Once More with Felix. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2010 9:42:41 GMT
But I did find Canadian listings for Z-Cars and Once More with Felix. Ah, ok. That's good anyway. Always a chance some editions of these exist there somewhere! Something to be checked. |
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Post by dmaxton on Feb 7, 2011 17:48:40 GMT
Regarding "ACQUIT OR HANG," I queried the Library of Congress, and received a reply saying that there is no copy in their collection and that it seems truly to be lost.
Has anyone heard differently?
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