Old British Telly

[1978] The Doombolt Chase - Sci-fi series. Commander David Wheeler is arrested for a seemingly motiveless attack on a mysterious vessel, his son and two friends, embark on a search for the top-secret information that might clear his name. First episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd_89wFDddw

[1980] Clapperboard – Kids' film show presented by Chris Kelly. This episode looks at Samuelson’s film facilities company. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIr2Tf5cI6Y

[1977] The World About Us - The Road to Kathmandu - This documentary follows a group of intrepid travellers as they journey for three months from Instanbul to Nepal, all in large Bedford truck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wuOmEyn71Y

[1977] George & Mildred - Sitcom spin-off from Man About the House starring Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy. "The Right Way to Travel", Mildred wants a holiday in Majorca but George, who can't speak Majorcan, feels they should stick to familiar Blackpool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrwdyEcgcw

[1947] Read Any Good Meters Lately - The end of the war in 1945 did not result in the immediate end of shortages and rationing. This short trailer staring actor-director Richard Massingham was designed to raise awareness of conserving energy at a time of shortage.

[1962] Look at Life - Series of short documentary films. This is "Any Old Iron", showing the process of collecting and recycling scrap metal back in the early 1960s. Narrated by Tim Turner.

R.I.P. Walter Koenig.

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[1992] Everyman - "E is for Ecstasy", documentary following the lives of a small group of Ecstasy users and their experiences of the rave scene in the early 1990s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oswILmuC06E

[1992] John Peel's TV Hell - John Peel trawls through the Top of the Pops archives to find the worst records ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f_A_frJKP4

[1992] Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch - Hosted by the flamboyant Dame Edna Everage three members of her "all-female, invitation-only audience" would be randomly chosen to play a quiz game for fabulous prizes. First episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0idEgugDzo

[1987] Watching - Sitcom set in Merseyside, the title refers to Brenda and her sister Pamela's hobby of "people watching", and to Malcolm's hobby of birdwatching, which initially Brenda endures rather than enjoys. First episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvz0DXuoczA

[1962] Two Of A Kind - Eric and Ernie sing the Boom Oo Yata-Ta-Ta song and more...

[1977] Living with a Dog - In this educational short for schools, Jack Hargreaves talks about our relationship with dogs, different breeds, working dogs and how to choose and care for a dog. The film was produced for Pedigree Petfoods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vfyXF9rU8A

[1992] Miss Pym's Day Out - After a 14 year dry spell, novelist, Barbara Pym (Patricia Routledge) is nominated for a Booker Award in 1977 for her novel "Quartet in Autumn". This short biography follows her the day of the prize presentation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi8Zezov9RQ

[1987] East of Ipswich - Drama written by Michael Palin, based on his own memories of dreary holidays in English coastal towns, about the rite of passage of 17-year-old Richard; Palin claims that the story mirrors his own first meeting with his wife. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjii5Nti-B0

[1988] Moondial - A young girl staying with her auntie discovers a moondial that allows her to travel back in time. Written by Helen Cresswell, and starring Siri Neal. First episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3neryT-ZKZM

[1973] Vision On - BBC children's series designed specifically for children with hearing impairment. Presented by Pat Keysell, Tony Hart, Sylvester McCoy and David Cleveland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyWKcgmHwpo

[1971] Stop, Look, Listen - The first series of Stop, Look, Listen explores the world through the activities of a young Birmingham teacher, Harvey Higgins, and his class of children. Here, he takes them out to look over a fire engine.

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[1991] The Hitman and Her - Dance music show hosted by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan presenting a taste of late-night clubbing. This episode comes from The Mall, Stockton-on-Tees. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9J-L1k8AOE

[2005] Monkey Dust - British adult animated satirical sketch comedy series. This clip features a crumbling NHS.

[1991] Dancing With the Devil - Documentary about music censorship. Is it freedom of expression or are heavy metal artists dancing with the devil? A preacher plays 'Another One Bites the Dust' by Queen backwards and shows us what they’re really saying... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YegSPquC78U

[1977] This England - "The Wigan Casino", Tony Palmer's documentary covering the famous Wigan Casino northern soul venue and the working class kids who spend all their money not on alcohol but on records and dancing all night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DfJsT3uWos

[1981] The Master Game - BBC production of televised chess tournaments that ran for seven series on BBC2 from 1975 to 1982. This is Svetozar Gligorić vs Nigel Short. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEgt-UevmKI

[1980] Spine Chillers - Supernatural television series produced by the Jackanory team, this episode is 'The Treasure in the Forest' by H. G. Wells, told by Freddie Jones.

[1977] Just William - ITV series based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton. The series starred child actors Adrian Dannatt and Bonnie Langford as well as established film star Diana Dors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYj7eZ3xW2I

[1981] Give Us a Clue - Game show version of charades hosted by Michael Aspel. Team captains are Una Stubbs and undisputed mime-master Lionel Blair. Guests are Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Geoffrey Hayes, Sandra Dickinson, Beryl Reid and Lesley Judd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGQ5ftVnNlc

[1980] Tales of the Unexpected - "Royal Jelly", a mother is frightened because her child won't eat and has been losing weight since birth. A beekeeper, devises a novel solution by adding royal jelly, used to make bee larvae grow, to the baby's milk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g2rqUgN_ZY

[1968] Colour Me Pop - Music series designed to celebrate the new introduction of colour to British television. Here, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band perform I'm The Urban Spaceman.

[1976] The Two Ronnies - Sketch with Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett Morris Dancing with the St Botolph Country Dance Team.

[1984] Heineken Advert - The Water in Majorca Don't Taste Like What It Oughta.

[1976] The Morecambe and Wise Show - "The Breakfast Sketch", the musical skit, which involves Eric and Ernie dancing around a kitchen to The Stripper.

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[1993] Rik Mayall Presents – Dancing Queen - One of three hour-long dramas Rik Mayall did for ITV. It follows the misfortune of Neil, a bridegroom trying to get back to his bride with the help of his newfound friend (Helena Bonham Carter). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFLF9R7fK_M

[2005] Monkey Trousers - Sketch show written by Reeves And Mortimer, produced by Steve Coogan, and starring Ronni Ancona, Mark Benton, Matt Berry, Angus Deayton, Rebecca Front and Tim Healy. First episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvQiQofV_hw

[1984] The Tube - Britain's first glimpse of Madonna, live at The Haçienda where she performs Holiday.

[1981] Game for a Laugh - Light entertainment series revolving around a variety of practical jokes and elaborate set-ups on unsuspecting members of the public. Presented by Sarah Kennedy, Jeremy Beadle, Henry Kelly and Matthew Kelly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dPIlUNu9x0

[1973] Seven of One - Series of separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots for sitcoms created by and starring Ronnie Barker. - "Open All Hours", Arkwright has only one true love – money. He is also pursuing Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBzrynytKSA

[1993] Supermarket Sweep - Game show based on the original American version in which teams run around a studio mock-up of a supermarket collecting shopping items. Hosted by Dale Winton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8PB7M9Cybc

[1974] Thick As Thieves - House burglar George Dobbs returns home from three years in prison to find his best friend has moved into his house with his wife. Sitcom starring Bob Hoskins, John Thaw and Pat Ashton. First episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy2y7hDHIZ8

[1980] Lena - Music, comedy and variety from Lena Zavaroni and her guests. First episode featuring Rowan Atkinson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbDilqlZ7mo

[1955] Special Enquiry - "Meet the Teddy Boys", this extract focuses on Mike and Pat, a couple of young London teddy boys whose pastimes include wearing Edwardian clothes, doing their hair and spending time with their mates and their 'steadies'.

[1974] Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! - ITV sitcom starring Bill Maynard as Selwyn Froggitt, a council labourer, Scarsdale Working Men’s Club secretary, hapless handyman and all-round public nuisance. First episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q2HK10cvMQ

[1974] Cuckoo - BBC documentary about the funniest comedy due ever to grace our screens, Laurel & Hardy. Narrated by Morecambe and Wise and featuring Marcel Marceau, Dick Van Dyke, Jerry Lewis, Bob Monkhouse and Spike Milligan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhTTyF85N8I

[1974] Opal Fruits - Advert for Opal Fruits, "Made to make your mouth water".

[1984 - 1987] Orm and Cheep - Intro to the children's television series that was aimed at the younger viewers of Children's ITV. It used puppets as the main characters (Orm being a worm and Cheep being a bird) and was narrated by Richard Briers.

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[1984] The Young Ones - Raw and unedited studio footage from the filming of the episodes Nasty and Cash, featuring outtakes and a look at the filming process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WGpJlOUnF0

[1998] Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt - Satire written and narrated by Armando Iannucci. Purporting to be a documentary from the future (2028), it casts actors as older versions of real people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMf3HqMtfdM