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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2013 9:34:00 GMT
Of the biggest four ITV stations, the Yorkshire and Midlands areas never saw a single Tony Blackburn show, Granada gave up on it after screening 7 editions whilst LWT only showed 6 (though in LWT's case these would have included The Who edition(s)). It did, as the surviving off-air video recording is from the London transmission, complete with fragment of LWT continuity at the start. |
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Post by Simon Winters on Apr 22, 2013 12:58:15 GMT
The surviving edition of 'Time For Blackburn' has live performances from The Who, Dave Dee (etc), Dave Clark 5, John Walker, Heath Hampstead, plus interviews from Long John Baldry, the female winner of the 'BBC Radio 2 Lovely Knees Competition', and Jonathan King (complete with original bleeps when King swears on-camera).
Blackburn says in the show he wanted to do an interview with the knees, but all they said were that they were just good friends.
It also has original commercials and LWT continuity links at start and end.
Blackburn shouts 'No jokes please about Hampstead Heath..!' when introducing a sombre-looking Heath Hampstead.
This fantastic piece of late sixties British pop culture really should be released on dvd. The problem is the music rights issues, plus the fact that the presumed programme owner, Endomol, has no interest in this asset.
Certainly, ITV and Renown have never licenced it, so only Endomol can possibly own it, and they don't want to know about Southern material, especially b/w Southern material.
On the plus side, it has had well-publicised showings at both MBW and Kaleidoscope events.
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Post by Simon Winters on Apr 22, 2013 12:59:40 GMT
Forgot to say, the LWT tx date was probably 26/10/68.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2013 13:15:18 GMT
Thanks for the added info, Simon. I forgot to mention that it has original ad breaks as well! As you say, a fantastic piece of pop culture. Endomol: say no more! I hope someone sees fit to sort out the rights issues to release it eventually. The BFI should really be taking this into their archive for preservation though - passing up prime material, as ever  |
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Post by Simon Winters on Apr 22, 2013 13:42:55 GMT
The BFI have taken this episode into their archive.
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Post by williammcgregor on Apr 22, 2013 13:58:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2013 16:56:59 GMT
The BFI have taken this episode into their archive. Have they? That's good news then. I was assuming it was only held by Kal (as with a lot of material screened at MBW)  . |
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Post by tonyrees on Apr 22, 2013 17:50:49 GMT
The article mentions an October 16th one-off debut, but it was down for a Friday 8th September 1967 showing according to The Daily Mirror from 8:30 to 9:00 with guests The Bee Gees and appears to be shown on Southern only with Rediffusion showing The Dickie Valentine Show at the same time.
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Post by SydV on Apr 22, 2013 17:53:51 GMT
Forgot to say, the LWT tx date was probably 26/10/68. That was the date Southern TV showed the sole existing episode - Saturday tea-time at 5:40-6:10pm. LWT showed it six days later on Friday 1st November at 7:00-7:30pm. So to put the continuity clips into context, it would have been the opening programme of that weekend's LWT schedule following the hand over from Thames. |
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Post by Simon Winters on Apr 23, 2013 12:52:58 GMT
Yes, it was certainly a friday night at the 7pm handover. You can hear the announcer mentioning all the programmes coming up that night. LWT announcers were out of vision for the firsr few years. This LWT intro to Time for Blackburn has been on the internet for many years, on the Ultimate LWT website. Someone there must have got the recording from Meridian TV when it was in their custody. www.ultimate-lwt.co.uk/continuity1960s.htmlThe main thing is that the full episode is now safely stored in the nation's archives. |
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Post by christian bews on Apr 23, 2013 17:15:11 GMT
any chance of adding the LWT continuity which appeared at the end of 'time for blackburn' with closing credits,sometime? i seem to remember reading on the transdiffusion website when both thames & LWT went on air in 1968 for their handover thames had a junction with the clock ticking to 7pm with the end of 'salute to thames' played over wishes their viewers have a nice weekend & standby your weekend programmes from LWT is on it's way. does the off-air recording of 'time for blackburn' start with the thames clock,then switched to LWT?
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Post by SydV on Apr 23, 2013 20:56:07 GMT
Yes, it was certainly a friday night at the 7pm handover. You can hear the announcer mentioning all the programmes coming up that night. LWT announcers were out of vision for the firsr few years. This LWT intro to Time for Blackburn has been on the internet for many years, on the Ultimate LWT website. Someone there must have got the recording from Meridian TV when it was in their custody. www.ultimate-lwt.co.uk/continuity1960s.htmlOh Crikey, this confuses things even more. That continuity has to be from Friday 25th October (because of the film and Olympic show mentioned), so The Who/Dave Clark edition must have originally gone out on Southern Saturday 19th October... unless LWT were in fact broadcasting it first. |
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Post by williammcgregor on Feb 13, 2014 15:37:48 GMT
The following info is from Disc and Music echo dated 16/12/68 "New Release" was originally given a pilot viewing as long ago as last september. Tony Blackburn introduces six artists in each of the 13 shows for which Anita Harris has written an instrumental theme "The Margarine Flavoured Pineapple Chunk"  Sandie Shaw,Jimi Hendrix,The Who,Arthur Brown,Anita Harris,Cat stevens,The Tremeloes,Long john Baldry,Chris Stamp,Kit Lambert and compere Tony Blackburn have all contributed to a zany film which opens each show. |
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Post by robchapman on Apr 14, 2014 11:48:44 GMT
While I'm in early 1968 mode.........I remember seeing Sun Dragon perform Green Tambourine on this show when it was still called New Release (memory vindicated by the listings on the excellent Marmalade Skies website) It was networked in Anglia land where I lived at the time. Are there complete listings for this show anywhere? I remember it being a complete rag bag of Thank Your Lucky Stars throwbacks and paisley shirted psych-pop. proper sixties light entertainment in other words.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 15:05:48 GMT
Simon Moreby has kindly supplied me with the following listings for this show, which I'm happy to reproduce here:
Friday 5/1/68 7-7.30pm Host Tony Blackburn ,The Tremeloes, Andy Ellison. This first edition was shown on Six ITV
stations.
12/1 The Spencer Davis Group, Grapefruit, The Small Faces.
19/1 Tony Blackburn plus panel members Penny Valentine, Mike Lennox
NB Glen Campbell was due to appear then cancelled. Tony Blackburn - So Much Love and one other. Gordon Waller,
Tom Rush (No Regrets), Denny Laine.
26/1 Eric Burdon, Sandie Shaw, TobyTwirl.
2/2 The Frugal Sound, Sundragon The Move.
9/2 The Nerve, Dave Berry
16/2 The Troggs
23/2 Musical Guests not known.
1/3 Musical Release! replaced by first edition of Time For Blackburn! 7-7.30pm
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