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Film Club Sky 328 DECEMBER Newsletter Freesat 306 2019 Virgin 445 Freeview 81 Film Club Sky 328 DECEMBER newsletter Freesat 306 2019 Virgin 445 Dear Renown Club Members & Supporters of TPTV, What a year it’s been! We have grown to be the largest independent TV channel in the UK in just short of five years of broadcasting – quite an accomplishment for a channel run by just three people! We’ve rescued and revived many lost films and been lucky enough to have archives opened for us to license from. We have released 12 DVD titles as well as our first music CD and created two amazing annual events celebrating TV and film history, with hosts of stars happy to appear and share their memories with us. However, our work is not yet done. Next year we hope to encourage more of the major studios to license British films and series to us, the rights of which are owned in the USA, as well as persuading more libraries to allow us to release unseen titles on DVD. Long live Talking Pictures TV! We could not have achieved any of this without your support and we are happy to welcome more viewers and club members, so wear your Film Club badges with pride and spread the word; write to your local papers, ring your favourite radio stations and tell them about the revival of the golden era of film and TV. Ask everyone to tune their TVs into Freeview 81, Sky 328, Freesat 306 and Virgin 445. This year we have our best Christmas schedule of entertainment yet and we are very proud to announce that we will be bringing Lionel Jeffries’ wonderful British filmThe Amazing Mr Blunden to TV screens on Christmas Day at 7pm and New Year’s Day at 3:25pm, along with a marvellous medley of films and series for you to enjoy over the festive period. Our handy Christmas TV guide with all the details is on pages 24 and 25. It’s been wonderful to see such an enthusiastic reaction to the return of Catweazle to our TV screens. A whole generation of new fans are being introduced to Geoffrey Bayldon, the incredible actor who played the part of the wizard. He didn’t just act, he WAS Catweazle. Our new ‘elec-trickery’ sweatshirt inspired by Catweazle is on page 20. It makes a lovely gift and is ideal for keeping warm this winter, so call us on the ‘telling bone’ if you would like to order one! We are delighted to see that we are now in The Telegraph TV listings, as well as the Radio Times, TV Times and many others. If we are not listed in your favourite magazine or newspaper, do write to them – only you can make the difference. It’s been a joy to speak to so many of you about The Imperial War Museums season and there will be more war films from their archive to see during December. Many of you have asked if these are available on DVD; we have found a small selection which can be seen on pages 2, 3 and 4. We will soon be announcing some of the guests appearing at our festival of film in St Albans on March 22nd. We are down to the last 100 tickets now, so do make sure you purchase yours soon if you are planning to join us. If you don’t know what to give as a thank you for Christmas dinner, our Scrooge apron and DVD make perfect festive gifts – (see page 21). I always wear my Scrooge pinny when I’m stuffing the turkey! All that remains is for us to thank you all for your support – without you we simply wouldn’t be here. I hope you all enjoy some proper Christmas telly on the channel over the coming month! What’s Ebeneezer Scrooge’s favourite Christmas game? Wishing you all the best for the New Year – Mean-opoly! and a very Merry Christmas! Sarah, Noel & Neill 1 From the Imperial War Museums Collection The British Home Front At War Box Set 5 DVD set; over 30 films JUST £20 WITH FREE UK POSTAGE Call Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or call 01923 290555 The British Home Front At War Box Set Run Time: 720 mins |5 Disc box set A collection of 5 DVDs from the archive of the Imperial War Museums featuring rare and original wartime films focusing on the British Home Front and life during the war years. From newsreels to Government information broadcasts of the era, these historical films provide unrivalled insights into Britain at war. Box set includes: THE HOME GUARD AND BRITAIN’S CITIZEN ARMY (2 Discs) Over thirty wartime films showing how Britons contributed to the defence of the nation, from joining the Home Guard – or Dad’s Army as it was known – to contributing scrap items and ‘Digging for Victory’. Bonus Feature: Wartime Food Flashes LONDON CAN TAKE IT! A seven-film collection of wartime films looking at life in London from the outbreak of war through the Blitz to the V-Bomb menace. Includes the celebrated propaganda film covering London during the Battle of Britain, London Can Take It! Portrays the resistance shown by Londoners to the German bombing campaign, opening with the “greatest civilian army ever to be assembled” returning from work to prepare for the “nightly battle of London”. As civilians enter shelters the volunteer services make ready for the coming attack. During the air raid the young and old sleep, while volunteers man guns and stations. After the “all clear” at 6 am, Londoners take stock, clear up and go to work. Bonus Feature: Manchester Took It Too 2 From the Imperial War Museums Collection The British Home Front At War Box Set 5 DVD set; over 30 films 5 DVD set; over 30 films JUST £20 FREE UK POSTAGE Call Now Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or call 01923 290555 The British Home Front At War Box Set Box set includes: WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT WAR Fourteen films looking at the vital contribution made to Britain’s war efforts by women, and the experiences of evacuee children. From the land girls to the Women’s Institute to those who volunteered or worked in factories, women played a key role in the war effort. For children, war was an experience of separation, bravery and camaraderie. Bonus Feature: Seven public information films WORDS FOR BATTLE, WRITERS AT WAR A nine-film collection featuring inspirational films urging the nation to fight on and to preserve the British heritage and way of life. Laurence Olivier, Stanley Holloway, Michael Redgrave, John Gielgud, Myra Hess, Neal Arden read war-inspired prose and poetry by Dylan Thomas, E.M. Forster, Edgar Marriott, V.S. Pritchett, Arthur Koestler, Grahame Greene, E.C. Bentley, Reg Groves, J.B. Priestley, Marriott Edgar. Features: Laurence Olivier reading extracts from great works by the likes of Milton, Blake and Kipling, illustrated by inspirational film of both a timeless pastoral Britain and a modern Britain poised for war. J. B. Priestley provides the commentary for a film produced immediately after the fall of France, celebrating British values and reminding us that, in the months ahead, Britain stands alone and at bay in guarding ‘the future of the civilised world’. Stanley Holloway delivers an ‘Albert’-style monologue as he persuades the nation to invest in Savings Certificates for the war effort. 3 From the Imperial War Museums Collection 4 DVDs FOR £25 OR £10.99 EACH WITH FREE UK POSTAGE Call Freephone 0808 178 8212 Target for Today (£10.99 or £25 for all four films on this page) Run Time: 176 mins | No of Discs: 1 Produced by the First Motion Picture Unit, Army Air Force, during World War Two. Filmed record of an American air raid on Nazi Germany. SPECIAL FEATURES: 8th Air Force At War • Extract From 8th Great Warbirds Display Colour home movie • B-24 Liberators and other 8th Air Force aircraft in Britain • Wade Lemmons • USAAF The True Glory (Collectors Edition) (£10.99 or £25 for all four films on this page) Run Time: 271 mins | No of Discs: 2 Co-directed by Carol Reed, a feature length film produced by the Allied military during 1944 and 1945 as a record of the war campaign in Europe. It covers D-Day to the fall of Berlin, including Omaha Beach, the Falaise Gap, Caen, Arnhem, the liberation of Paris and the Battle of the Bulge. BONUS FEATURES: also includes four full length war documentaries covering the campaign in Europe: FROM ITALY TO D-DAY; FROM D-DAY TO PARIS; FROM PARIS TO THE RHINE; FROM THE RHINE TO VICTORY... PLUS the unseen alternative ending to The True Glory. Journey Together (£10.99 or £25 for all four films on this page) Run Time: 95 mins | No of Discs: 1 Sir Richard Attenborough & Edward G. Robinson star in this feature-length documentary produced by the RAF in 1946. Written by Terence Rattigan and directed by John Boulting, it shows the training and selection process for RAF pilots and aircrew in preparation for a bombing raid on Berlin. London Can Take It! (£10.99 or £25 for all four films on this page) Run Time: 107 mins | No of Discs: 1 Seven wartime films from the Imperial War Museums collection. LONDON CAN TAKE IT! (1940) Londoners during the Blitz. THE FIRST DAYS (1939) London in the first days of war. NEIGHBOURS UNDER FIRE (1940) The fury of the Blitz. CHRISTMAS UNDER FIRE (1941) Christmas in 1940. ORDINARY PEOPLE (1942) Life continues even with the air raids.
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