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Film Club Sky 328 Newsletter Freesat 306 APRIL/MAY 2021 Virgin 445 Freeview 81 Film Club Sky 328 newsletter Freesat 306 APRIL/MAY 2021 Virgin 445 You can always call us V 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 Dear Supporters of Film and TV History, Hoping you are all well and safe, can you believe it, Talking Pictures TV is six in just a few weeks time! It doesn’t quite seem possible and with 6 million of you watching every week it does seem like Noel was right! The Saturday Morning Pictures ‘revival’ has been a real hit with you all and there’s lots more planned for our regular Saturday slot 9-12. Radar Men from the Moon and The Cisco Kid start on Saturday 1st May. GOOD NEWS! We have created a beautiful limited edition enamel badge for all you Saturday Morning Pictures TPTV is 6! club members, see page 7 for details. This month sees the release of two new box sets from Renown Pictures. Our very popular Glimpses collections continue with GLIMPSES VOLUME 5. Some real treats on the three discs, including fascinating footage of Manchester in the 60s, London in the 70s, a short film on greyhound racing in the 70s, The Hillman Minx and Sheffield in the 50s. Still just £20 with free UK postage! Also this month on DVD, fully restored with optional subtitles, you can all recreate Saturday Morning Pictures anytime you like with your own DVD set of FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE – just £15 with free UK postage. We’re delighted to announce that LOOK AT LIFE is finally in its rightful home on TPTV, starting in May. Keep an eye on your TV listings on screen as, because they are short, some TV magazines won’t list them. The perfect accompaniment to help create the ‘old cinema experience’ for you all! Talking of old cinemas, there’s a brilliant book in this month’s magazine on The Manchester Picture Houses, full of great photos and memories everyone will relate to, on page 17. Betty Driver is a regular star on Talking Pictures TV. Every time we show her film Let’s Be Famous, we are inundated with calls from people surprised by her lovely singing voice. I’ve managed to track down a CD of her music, details on pages 18-19. You can buy it with a lovely DVD collection which includes Let’s Be Famous, our £20 deal for both this month. I recently had a lovely chat with Melvyn Hayes, who sends all our viewers his love. He says he was stopped in the street the other day after we aired one of his films and someone said to him, “Melvyn, saw you on TPTV yesterday, God you’ve aged!” he said: Given my career, at 86 years of age, that’s a shot in the arm, with the other two shots I’ve had lately, that makes 3!” – bless him! Melvyn hopes to join us at our next event in October. More dates for you all; info to follow but please put these on your calendars: Saturday 9th October 2021, our Saturday Morning Pictures show at the beautiful Savoy Cinema, Heaton Moor, Stockport, followed by a film quiz and, Sunday 10th October 2021 sees us back at the iconic Stockport Plaza. Until May, stay safe and keep on watching TPTV! You are in good company with Francis Rossi, who watches us every day! Hope you find something of interest this month, it all helps to keep the heating on in the stalls ;) Best wishes, Sarah, Noel and Neill YOURS RETRO MAGAZINE Exclusive offer for TPTV viewers! Call: 01858 438 884 and mention TPTV to get three issues for £5! 1 RENOWN PICTURES NEW DVD RELEASE INCLUDES EVERYTHING ON THESE TWO PAGES. GLIMPSES COLLECTION VOLUME FIVE GLIMPSES VOLUME FIVE EXCLUSIVE PRICE Disc Two: It Happened Today A 1947 road safety film WITH FREE by the West Riding Constabulary, with Patrick Holt. JUST £20 UK POSTAGE Precision Makes Perfect 1930s film from Austin. School Dinners & Kitchen Safety Bernard Cribbins Volume 5 of the hugely popular OBE investigates school dinners in the 1970s. series ‘Glimpses’. 44 individual A Symphony of London London life in the late 30s. pieces of nostalgia from the Hook, Line and Sinker The maiden voyage of the 1930s to the 1970s. ‘Glenstruan,’ (1950s-early 1960s) a great line fishing vessel. MGB on Overdrive 1968 film on how to get more MPG! 3-DVD Set Running Time: 625 mins. Dixon of Dock Green in Paris Rare footage of Disc One: A Day Begins in Manchester Jack Warner OBE filming Dixon of Dock Green in Paris. (1960s) Early morning in Manchester. Lugano: The Pearl of Southern Switzerland I Know What I Like (1973) A ‘lost’ short on Travelogue of a 50s holiday, with insight to life in that era. beer brewing, with Bernard Cribbins OBE. Laughing Waters 1954 travelogue with Frederick Allen. Sheffield Steel - Made in the 1950s. The Mail Goes Through 1947 British post-war cartoon. From Thaxted to Sheffield, a history of Wot! No Murder 1940s public information film on boxing. steelmaking with incredible snapshots. Devon and Cornwall in 1938 Family travelogue. Learning to Live A look at the 1941 British Charlie’s on Guard 1943 British Army film. education system, with shots of Merton Park. 1950s Puzzle Corner Question and answer film. England in 1951 We visit London, Sheffield, Disc Three: Veteran Cars in 1953 with Kay Kendall, Birmingham, Coventry, and more. John Gregson and Genevieve, the car from the film! Travel to London in 1971 An advert for a The Channel Islands in the 50s Travelogue featuring a new package holiday to London. trip to the Odeon and the Methodist movement. New ‘Light Orchestras’ (1939) Stars: Leslie Jeffries, As Time Goes By 1940s Aeroplanes and Motor Cars. Reginald King & Eugene Pini. Four Legged Lightning Film on racing greyhounds. The Eternal Fire (1938) A tour of Vesuvius and Pompeii. London in the 60s Playgrounds and housing in London. The Pacific Salmon Run The Pacific Salmon Run, 1930s. Ploughman’s Holiday Ontario farmers in 50s England. Crosby Favourites 1949 sing-a-long of some Crosby The British Isles in the 1930s Footage across Britain. favourites, with the King Sisters & Gene Morgan. The Silent Hope London’s schools for the deaf, in 1959. Speed Crazy A 1950s hair-raising adventure through the The Hillman Minx in the 1960s A road race featuring streets of London, ending with a train ride at 700mph. Sheila Van Damm, owner of the Windmill Theatre. Spectacular Disasters Not for the faint hearted, a 1940s Overseas Trade Overseas trade in the Commonwealth. documentary with footage of major disasters in the 1900s. Holiday Snapshots of 1958 Amateur film by the pupils Running for Pleasure 1970s greyhound racing. of Lockleaze School and their teachers as they visit Europe. South of Naples 1964 Naples with Patricia Mortland. Without the Option with Mavis Villiers Silent 1920s Down to Lisbon by Sea Luxury sailing in1962. film. Mavis Villiers arrives in England on the Queen Mary. The Outer Hebrides Rocket Range A journey around Over the Hills & Far Away 1960s England & Wales. the Outer Hebrides in the late 1960s, by plane, by boat, on Salvation Army Trip from London to Scarborough foot and by car! Astounding footage of the remotest areas. Life in the 1930s with the Salvation Army. Call Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 2 Or 01923 290555 OUR PRICE £20 WITH FREE UK POSTAGE 3 A reminder of our Glimpses Collections A reminder of our Glimpses Collections Just £20 for each DVD set with FREE UK Postage Just £20 for each DVD set with FREE UK Postage The Glimpses Collections offer a unique view of modern domestic Transport, fashion, agriculture, scenic views and city streets are captured history, captured by the cameras of both professional and amateur and preserved in this fascinating collection of short films and footage. film-makers. They feature the ordinary lives of people at home and You may have seen some Glimpses on Talking Pictures TV. Here they are abroad, with insights into the customs and habits of the day. gathered into four fascinating volumes, each box set containing 3 DVDs. GLIMPSES Volume One £20 GLIMPSES Volume Two £20 GLIMPSES Volume Three £20 GLIMPSES Volume Four £20 Family life in 1958 London • Keep-fit classes The Great Milk Bottle Mystery • Aberdeen & 1960s New World Holiday • 1950s A River 1930s Car Racing Around the World • in the 40s • A Cornish Holiday 1950 • Edinburgh in the 60s • Angling in Lowestoft Trip Along the River Ant • A Pilgrimage Beautiful Rural Britain in the 1940s • Camera A Day at the Zoo 1940 • All the Fun of the 1960s • Canoeing and Camping in the 50s • Through Palestine • A Ramble Around Magic 1947 • England in 1929 • Let’s Visit Fair 1950s • Pilgrim’s Way 1940 • Brighton Getting Married in the 60s • Scotland in 1958 London • A-Bob-In-The-Pound with Tommy Lancashire • Miss Bikini • Sam’s Medal 1936 1950s • British Trade and Industry 1949 • • Switzerland in the 50s • Tale of a Dog 1950 Handley • American Legion 1937 • Midnight • Scarborough 1930 • Stars on Parade 1948 Concorde in Flight 1969 • Cornwall 1950s • A Trip with the Harrisons 1960s • Around the Globe in 1945 • Bournemouth • Treetop Daredevils • War Time London • • Cycling 1950s • Devon 1950s • London Your Voice on the Telephone 1950s • in the 1930s • Bournemouth Municipal West Country Gazette 1948 • The Apollon, 1947 • Eastbourne 1957 • Family Christmas • A Tale of the Fjords 1955 • Celebrity Crazy Orchestra • Bristol & Wales in 1964 • Great Newcastle 1957 • Church Street Market 1964 Documentary on Finland • Documentary on Cricket 1950s • Screenagers! 1960s • Keeping Castles of The Middle Ages • A Day in the • Monte Carlo Rally 1965 • Ancient Stones Sir Stanley Matthews • Queen Cotton 1941 • Britain Tidy 1962 • Knowsley Hall 1950s • Life of the Children of the North Sea • 1948 • Bridlington in 1936 • Development Rollercoaster 1950s • The V1 – 1944 • 1950s Man Against Mount Everest 1952 • The 2nd
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