It's A Square World - What survives ?

[Ted Rogers]

Hi all!
Anybody have a list of what survives, with TX dates ? MTIA

[Matthew K Sharp]

According to Kal'95...

Special: 16-9-60 - Junked
Series 1: 26-4-61 to 31-5-61 (6 eps) - Episode 1 exists
Series 2: 5-10-61 to 9-11-61 (6 eps) - Episodes 5-6 exist
Series 3: 19-4-62 to 31-5-62 (7 eps) - All bar episode 4 exist, including unused film inserts for episode 7
Series 4: 4-10-62 to 8-11-62 (6 eps) - All exist
Special: 19-4-63 (Montreux entry) - Exists
Series 5: 3-5-63 to 21-6-63 (8 eps) - All exist
Series 6: 14-11-63 to 31-12-63 (8 eps) - All exist
Series 7: 27-9-64 to 20-12-64 (13 eps) - All exist

(Kal lists them all surviving on 35mm, which is apparently not correct - some are on 16mm.)

The revival edition ('Michael Bentine's Square World') from 19-4-77 also exists...
"I can honestly say that I've received thousands of letters since I last presented this program in 1963. But in spite of them all, here is another edition of It's A Square World!"

[Ted Rogers]

Many thanks for that, Matthew

[Ted Rogers]

Matthew said:

According to Kal'95...

Special: 16-9-60 - Junked
Series 1: 26-4-61 to 31-5-61 (6 eps) - Episode 1 exists
Series 2: 5-10-61 to 9-11-61 (6 eps) - Episodes 5-6 exist
Series 3: 19-4-62 to 31-5-62 (7 eps) - All bar episode 4 exist, including unused film inserts for episode 7
Series 4: 4-10-62 to 8-11-62 (6 eps) - All exist
Special: 19-4-63 (Montreux entry) - Exists
Series 5: 3-5-63 to 21-6-63 (8 eps) - All exist
Series 6: 14-11-63 to 31-12-63 (8 eps) - All exist
Series 7: 27-9-64 to 20-12-64 (13 eps) - All exist

(Kal lists them all surviving on 35mm, which is apparently not correct - some are on 16mm.)

The revival edition ('Michael Bentine's Square World') from 19-4-77 also exists...
"I can honestly say that I've received thousands of letters since I last presented this program in 1963. But in spite of them all, here is another edition of It's A Square World!"

Just wondering..., does anyone know what sketches were performed in some of the above shows? As this will help me, identify what I have... MTIA

[Matthew K Sharp]

I think that's been asked before with little response. I remember at the time hunting up some Australian transmissions in the guides of the day, but there were no details printed.

It's quite amazing that we know more about the contents of some shows that have vanished into the ether than about this series which is mostly sitting in the archive...

[Ted Rogers]

Indeed, Matthew. Many thanks anyhow, for your help!