DOCSLIB.ORG

TPTV Schedule April 20Th to April 26Th 2020

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

TPTV Schedule April 20th to April 26th 2020 Date Time Programme Synopsis Mon 20 01:10 What A Crazy 1963. Musical. Directed by Michael Carreras. Stars Joe Brown, Susan Maughan, Apr 20 World Harry H Corbett and Marty Wilde. An East End lad, Alf Hitchens, dreams of hitting the big time in the music business. Mon 20 02:55 Bad Blood 1981. Drama. Directed by Mike Newell and starring Jack Thompson. Set in WW2 Apr 20 and based on a true story of the New Zealand farmer who refuses to hand in his firearms and the siege that follows. Mon 20 05:05 Talking Talking Pictures TV remembering the great British actor who appeared in over 240 Apr 20 Pictures TV films and countless TV appearances as we discuss his life and career with his Remembering son, Jonathan Kydd. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Sam Kydd Mon 20 06:00 Emergency 1962. Drama directed by Francis Searle and starring Dermot Walsh. When a young Apr 20 girl is knocked down there are only three donors of the same blood group. A frantic search to find the donors begins. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 20 07:15 IWM: CEMA 1942. Second World War documentary featuring the work of the wartime Council Apr 20 (1942) for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts. Mon 20 07:35 Death Goes To 1953. Crime drama with Barbara Murray and Gordon Jackson in the lead role. A Apr 20 School rare, old British mystery surrounding a strangulation at a school that needs Scotland Yard to investigate. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 20 08:50 IWM: Next of Ealing Studios production, directed by Thorold Dickinson, demonstrating the perils Apr 20 Kin of 'careless talk' during wartime, with Mervyn Johns, Jack Hawkins, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne and Nova Pilbeam. Mon 20 10:55 IWM: The Second World War short film stressing the importance of team work with George Apr 20 Team (1941) Allison of Arsenal Football Club. Mon 20 11:00 The Rogues Grave Doubts. 1965. Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer are The Rogues, Apr 20 members of two related families of international forgers and conmen. Mon 20 12:00 Bottoms Up 1960. Comedy. Directed by Mario Zampi. Stars Jimmy Edwards, Arthur Howard Apr 20 and Martita Hunt. Jimmy Edwards reprises his TV and radio role as a Professor trying to control a school full of naughty boys (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 20 13:45 High Tide at 1957. Drama. Directed by Philip Leacock. Stars: Betta St. John, Michael Craig, Apr 20 Noon William Sylvester. Returning to Nova Scotia, Joanne Mackenzie's gambler husband squanders their savings. Mon 20 15:55 Crosby A sing a long version of some Crosby Favourites made in 1949, all sung by The Apr 20 Favourites famous King Sisters and Gene Morgan. With words along the bottom so we can all join in! Mon 20 16:10 The Captain's 1953. Comedy. Directed by Anthony Kimmins. Stars Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Apr 20 Paradise Carlo, Celia Johnson & Miles Malleson. The Captain of a ferry boat between Gibraltar & Morocco has a woman in each port. Mon 20 17:55 The Brinks 1978. Comedy. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Peter Falk, Peter Boyle and Apr 20 Job Allen Garfield. Crime story based on the real armed robbery of the Brink's Building in Boston Mon 20 20:00 Danger UXB Dead Letter. 1979. Stars Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson & Iain Cuthbertson. A Apr 20 large UXB in the London Underground brings Ash face-to-face with a new type of fuse. (S1, E11) Mon 20 21:00 Special All the King's Men. 1973. Stars George Sewell, Roger Rowland & Geoffrey Bayldon. Apr 20 Branch When an ex-CID officer barricades himself and a hostage in a building with multiple bombs, Special Branch is called in. Mon 20 22:00 The Deadly 1966. Thriller. Directed by Sidney Lumet Stars: James Mason, Simone Signoret. A Apr 20 Affair British secret agent is puzzled by the sudden suicide of a man he's recently investigated. Date Time Programme Synopsis Tue 21 00:10 The Camp On 1958. Drama. Directed Val Guest. Stars Andre Morell, Carl Mohner & Walter Apr 20 Blood Island Fitzgerald. Deep in Malaya, as WW2 comes to an end, men, women and children as still trapped by the Japanese invasion. Tue 21 01:50 Country 1984. Drama. Directed by Richard Pearce. Stars Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Apr 20 (1984) Wilford Brimley & Matt Clark. Gilbert Ivy, a farmer, loses hope after working against the odds, but his wife decides to fight Tue 21 04:00 A Family At The Breach In The Dyke. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Apr 20 War Fraser. Out in France John gets separated from the division. Meanwhile, Margaret returns home. Tue 21 05:00 Rooms Part Time Jobs. 1977. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Julie Shipley, Cheryl Apr 20 Branker & Ann Curthoys. Mrs Singer manages to evict the non-payers in the basement, but not without a bit of a scene. Tue 21 05:30 Rooms Getting Old. 1977. Stars Anne Dyson, Joe Ritchie, Ian Redford, Jenny Twigge & Apr 20 Michael Boughen. Mrs B receives two surprise visitors and dear Geoff shows what a kind chap he is. Tue 21 06:00 Pit of 1961. Crime drama. A partner of a safe making firm is found unconscious on a Apr 20 Darkness bomb site. A large safe his company installed has been robbed. Starring William Franklyn and Nigel Green. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 21 07:35 Marlborough Glimpses: Rare footage of Holloway in the 1960s and the sad demolition of the Apr 20 Theatre, iconic theatre in 1962. The Last film to play there was 'Hell Drivers' in 1957. Holloway Filmed by Wilf Watters. 1962 - Glimpses Tue 21 07:40 Naked Fury 1959. After a robbery during which the night-watchman is killed, the robbers take Apr 20 his daughter hostage. Stars Kenneth Cope & Reed de Rouen. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 21 08:55 Honey West 1965. Like Visions and Omens and All That Jazz. Classic crime series produced Apr 20 by Aaron Spelling and starring Anne Francis. A psychic predicts several murder attempts on an heiress. Tue 21 09:25 Treasure Hunt 1952. Comedy. Director: John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Jimmy Edwards, Martita Apr 20 Hunt, Naunton Wayne & Athene Seyler. After reading Sir Roderick Lyall's will, the family learn they are short on money. Tue 21 11:00 The Rogues Mr White's Christmas. 1965. Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer are The Apr 20 Rogues, members of two related families of international forgers and conmen. Tue 21 12:00 Fort Algiers 1953. Drama. Director: Lesley Selander. Stars Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson Apr 20 & Raymond Burr. In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 21 13:35 The Man 1958. Directed by Don Chaffey. Starring Bernard Lee & Richard Attenborough. The Apr 20 Upstairs breakdown of a guilt-ridden man provides the drama in this fascinating psychological film. Tue 21 15:20 IWM: Tyneside Directed by Gilbert Gunn. Drama. The reopening of the Tyneside shipbuilding Apr 20 Story (1943) yards closed down by the Depression… Music from The Walker Shipyard Choir Tue 21 15:40 Time Flies 1944. Comedy. Directed by Walter Forde. Stars Tommy Handley, Evelyn Dall, Apr 20 George Moon and Felix Aylmer. A music hall star uses a time machine to travel back in time to Elizabethan England. Tue 21 17:25 Tufty Club Established in the 1960s this early animation by Bob Bura explains the perils of Apr 20 swimming at the seaside, broken glass bottles and the dangers of crossing the road for the ice cream van. Tue 21 17:40 John and Julie 1955. Comedy. Director William Fairchild. Stars Colin Gibson, Lesley Dudley, Apr 20 Noelle Middleton, Megs Jenkins, Sid James & Peter Sellers. Two children run away to London so they can visit the Queen. Tue 21 19:20 Don't Ever 1949. Comedy. Arthur Crabtree. Stars Jimmy Hanley, Petula Clark, Linden Travers Apr 20 Leave Me & Hugh Sinclair. Jack's grandfather Harry comes out of prison and stays with him in his mews flat. Tue 21 21:00 Reilly: Ace of After Moscow. 1983. Stars: Sam Neill, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell. Reilly arranges Apr 20 Spies a two hundred and fifty million dollar loan for Krassin and the Bolsheviks. Tue 21 22:00 The Day Of 1962. Sci-Fi. A spectacular meteor storm blinds the world, except Bill. He, and a Apr 20 The Triffids few others, must battle with flesh eating plants. Starring Nicole Maurey, Howard Keel, Janette Scott and Kieron Moore. Tue 21 00:00 The Chase 1966. Drama. Directed by Arthur Penn. Stars Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Apr 20 Redford, Angie Dickinson & Robert Duvall. Reeves' escape from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Date Time Programme Synopsis Wed 22 02:40 Stock Car 1955. Drama. After the death of her father while motor racing, the daughter (Rona Apr 20 Anderson) is dissuaded from selling his garage by fellow racer Larry (Paul Carpenter) who helps her run the garage (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 22 04:00 A Family At The War Office Regrets. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Apr 20 War Fraser. Mystery hangs over the fate of John Porter. Whilst on leave David is forced to face up to his actions. Wed 22 05:00 Rooms 1977. The Big Con. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Julie Shipley, Cheryl Apr 20 Branker. Lesley & Meryl try to make some money in their spare time but find it isn't easy as they'd thought Wed 22 05:30 Rooms 1977.
Recommended publications
  • Boxoffice Barometer (March 6, 1961)

    Boxoffice Barometer (March 6, 1961)

    MARCH 6, 1961 IN TWO SECTIONS SECTION TWO Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents William Wyler’s production of “BEN-HUR” starring CHARLTON HESTON • JACK HAWKINS • Haya Harareet • Stephen Boyd • Hugh Griffith • Martha Scott • with Cathy O’Donnell • Sam Jaffe • Screen Play by Karl Tunberg • Music by Miklos Rozsa • Produced by Sam Zimbalist. M-G-M . EVEN GREATER IN Continuing its success story with current and coming attractions like these! ...and this is only the beginning! "GO NAKED IN THE WORLD” c ( 'KSX'i "THE Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA • ANTHONY FRANCIOSA • ERNEST BORGNINE in An Areola Production “GO SPINSTER” • • — Metrocolor) NAKED IN THE WORLD” with Luana Patten Will Kuluva Philip Ober ( CinemaScope John Kellogg • Nancy R. Pollock • Tracey Roberts • Screen Play by Ranald Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pre- MacDougall • Based on the Book by Tom T. Chamales • Directed by sents SHIRLEY MacLAINE Ranald MacDougall • Produced by Aaron Rosenberg. LAURENCE HARVEY JACK HAWKINS in A Julian Blaustein Production “SPINSTER" with Nobu McCarthy • Screen Play by Ben Maddow • Based on the Novel by Sylvia Ashton- Warner • Directed by Charles Walters. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents David O. Selznick's Production of Margaret Mitchell’s Story of the Old South "GONE WITH THE WIND” starring CLARK GABLE • VIVIEN LEIGH • LESLIE HOWARD • OLIVIA deHAVILLAND • A Selznick International Picture • Screen Play by Sidney Howard • Music by Max Steiner Directed by Victor Fleming Technicolor ’) "GORGO ( Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents “GORGO” star- ring Bill Travers • William Sylvester • Vincent "THE SECRET PARTNER” Winter • Bruce Seton • Joseph O'Conor • Martin Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents STEWART GRANGER Benson • Barry Keegan • Dervis Ward • Christopher HAYA HARAREET in “THE SECRET PARTNER” with Rhodes • Screen Play by John Loring and Daniel Bernard Lee • Screen Play by David Pursall and Jack Seddon Hyatt • Directed by Eugene Lourie • Executive Directed by Basil Dearden • Produced by Michael Relph.
  • Film Club Sky 328 Newsletter Freesat 306 MAY/JUNE 2020 Virgin 445

    Film Club Sky 328 Newsletter Freesat 306 MAY/JUNE 2020 Virgin 445

    Freeview 81 Film Club Sky 328 newsletter Freesat 306 MAY/JUNE 2020 Virgin 445 Dear Supporters of Film and TV History, Hoping as usual that you are all safe and well in these troubled times. Our cinema doors are still well and truly open, I’m pleased to say, the channel has been transmitting 24 hours a day 7 days a week on air with a number of premières for you all and orders have been posted out to you all every day as normal. It’s looking like a difficult few months ahead with lack of advertising on the channel, as you all know it’s the adverts that help us pay for the channel to be transmitted to you all for free and without them it’s very difficult. But we are confident we can get over the next few months. All we ask is that you keep on spreading the word about the channel in any way you can. Our audiences are strong with 4 million viewers per week , but it’s spreading the word that’s going to help us get over this. Can you believe it Talking Pictures TV is FIVE Years Old later this month?! There’s some very interesting selections in this months newsletter. Firstly, a terrific deal on The Humphrey Jennings Collections – one of Britain’s greatest filmmakers. I know lots of you have enjoyed the shorts from the Imperial War Museum archive that we have brought to Talking Pictures and a selection of these can be found on these DVD collections.
  • Renown Pictures New Dvd Release Includes Everything on These Two Pages

    Renown Pictures New Dvd Release Includes Everything on These Two Pages

    Freeview 81 Film Club Sky 328 newsletter Freesat 306 MAY/JUNE 2021 Virgin 445 You can always call us V 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 Dear Supporters of Film and TV History, At last, we can finally announce that tickets are now on sale for our 8th Festival of Film/ Road Show on Sunday 10th October 2021, 11am-7pm at the iconic Plaza, Stockport. We also have a special event planned on Saturday 9th at the beautiful Savoy Cinema, just around the corner at Heaton Moor. The Savoy is very much like ‘The Bijou’ from The Smallest Show on Earth, (without all the problems!), so we decided to hold a proper Saturday Morning Pictures Show on Saturday 9th October 2021 from 9am-12pm – bring your pop guns and wear your badges! There will be a special guest and a separate Film Quiz with Afternoon Tea in the afternoon from 1-4pm. It will be a smaller event than The Plaza on the Sunday so get your tickets quick! There’s not many seats available at The Savoy. If you have specific seating requests for ANY EVENT, then call us to book your tickets rather than online or on the order form. When booked we will send you a fact sheet on parking and hotels etc. Exciting times – we’ve got some great guests lined up for this year! For those of you who have tickets already from last year – we will post out your new packs as soon as we can. More details on pages 26-28. At last we can all have a get together to look forward to! This month there’s something very special for Gracie Fields fans, a limited edition necklace with her autograph, and TWO DVDs for just £20.
  • Mamgiob Stellvue

    Mamgiob Stellvue

    Stellvue m A M G IoB Btratford Volume X—No. 14 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1935 Single Copies, Five Cents American Institute of ATTENTION Tenth Military Rouge and Robe Chem. E. Holds Meeting Eduard Lindeman Because of some nncertiiinty Contest Cup Won Dr. Hartung, Guest Speaker, Gives regarding the appearance of Library School’s Ball to be Held Paul Tremaine at the Military Talk on Medical Chemistry During Ball, action was taken by the by Pi Kappa Phi Business Meeting committee to secure a i>etter Guest of Honor by Drexel Unit orchestra at additional cost. As a result Felix Ferdinando was Forty-five students in the Chemical secured for the occasion. The Paul Tremaine’s Orchestra Plaque Awarded to New­ Engineering School and all members committee trusts that this Speaker Addresses Librari­ of the student chapter of the A. 1. change will please the patrons Featured at the Bellevue man Club; Alpha Sigma Ch. E. attended the regular monthly and guests of the Military Ball. ans on Much Discussed meeting held on Tuesday, February (Signed) James McCracken, Stratford Hotel. Large Alpha Sorority Given 12, in the Men’s Union. Theme of Adult Educa­ Chairman Military Ball Honorable Mention; The interest in chemistry seems to tion. Many Timely Sub­ Attendance Expected be increasing since the formation of Committee. Marked Improvement in the student chapter. jects Reviewed After all regular business proceed­ Unusal Favors Plays ings, the president introduced the speaker. Dr. Hartung, of Sharpe and Pi Kappa Phi Presents Books Discussed Through the diligent -work of James Dohme. He gave a very interesting McCracken, 3rd, and John Fack- talk on medicinal chemistry.
  • Film Noir Database

    Film Noir Database

    www.kingofthepeds.com © P.S. Marshall (2021) Film Noir Database This database has been created by author, P.S. Marshall, who has watched every single one of the movies below. The latest update of the database will be available on my website: www.kingofthepeds.com The following abbreviations are added after the titles and year of some movies: AFN – Alternative/Associated to/Noirish Film Noir BFN – British Film Noir COL – Film Noir in colour FFN – French Film Noir NN – Neo Noir PFN – Polish Film Noir www.kingofthepeds.com © P.S. Marshall (2021) TITLE DIRECTOR Actor 1 Actor 2 Actor 3 Actor 4 13 East Street (1952) AFN ROBERT S. BAKER Patrick Holt, Sandra Dorne Sonia Holm Robert Ayres 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) HENRY HATHAWAY James Cagney Annabella Richard Conte Frank Latimore 36 Hours (1953) BFN MONTGOMERY TULLY Dan Duryea Elsie Albiin Gudrun Ure Eric Pohlmann 5 Against the House (1955) PHIL KARLSON Guy Madison Kim Novak Brian Keith Alvy Moore 5 Steps to Danger (1957) HENRY S. KESLER Ruth Ronan Sterling Hayden Werner Kemperer Richard Gaines 711 Ocean Drive (1950) JOSEPH M. NEWMAN Edmond O'Brien Joanne Dru Otto Kruger Barry Kelley 99 River Street (1953) PHIL KARLSON John Payne Evelyn Keyes Brad Dexter Frank Faylen A Blueprint for Murder (1953) ANDREW L. STONE Joseph Cotten Jean Peters Gary Merrill Catherine McLeod A Bullet for Joey (1955) LEWIS ALLEN Edward G. Robinson George Raft Audrey Totter George Dolenz A Bullet is Waiting (1954) COL JOHN FARROW Rory Calhoun Jean Simmons Stephen McNally Brian Aherne A Cry in the Night (1956) FRANK TUTTLE Edmond O'Brien Brian Donlevy Natalie Wood Raymond Burr A Dangerous Profession (1949) TED TETZLAFF George Raft Ella Raines Pat O'Brien Bill Williams A Double Life (1947) GEORGE CUKOR Ronald Colman Edmond O'Brien Signe Hasso Shelley Winters A Kiss Before Dying (1956) COL GERD OSWALD Robert Wagner Jeffrey Hunter Virginia Leith Joanne Woodward A Lady Without Passport (1950) JOSEPH H.
  • Full Listing of Sunday Night Shows from 1955 to 1974

    Full Listing of Sunday Night Shows from 1955 to 1974

    VAL PARNELL PRESENTS SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM 1 25-09-55 Tommy Trinder Gracie Fields, Gus Mitchell, The George Carden Dancers 2 2-10-55 Johnnie Ray, Richard Hearne, Alma Cogan no TVT in Westminster 3 9-10-55 - Norman Wisdom, Jerry Desmonde 4 16-10-55 Tommy Trinder Julie Andrews, Tommy Cooper, The Deep River Boys, The Amandis 5 23-10-55 Tommy Trinder Lena Horne, The Crew Cuts 6 30-10-55 Tommy Trinder Johnny Ray, The Beverley Sisters, Darvis and Julia 7 6-11-55 Tommy Trinder Ruby Murray, Jimmy Jewel and Ben Wariss, Terry-Thomas, Alma Cogan, Leslie Mitchell 8 13-11-55 - The Daily Mirror Disc Festival: Max Bygraves, Eddie Calvert, Alma Cogan, Ted Heath and his Music, Ruby Murray, Joan Regan, The Stargazers, Dickie Valentine, David Whitfield 80 minutes 9 20-11-55 Tommy Trinder Moiseyev Dance Company, Jerry Colonna, Hylda Baker, Channing Pollock 10 27-11-55 Tommy Trinder no guest cast credit 11 4-12-55 Tommy Trinder Dickie Valentine, Patachou 12 11-12-55 Tommy Trinder Bob Hope 13 18-12-55 - Cinderella: Max Bygraves, Richard Hearne, Adele Dixon, Barlett and Ross, Barbara Leigh, Zoe Gail 25-12-55 no programme 14 1-01-56 - Mother Goose: Max Bygraves, Richard Hearne, Hy Hazell, Harry Cranley 15 8-01-56 Tommy Trinder Markova 16 15-01-56 Tommy Trinder no guest cast credit 17 22-01-56 Tommy Trinder Harry Secombe 18 29-01-56 Tommy Trinder Norman Wisdom, Jerry Desmonde, Bob Bromley, The Arnaut Brothers 19 5-02-56 Tommy Trinder Joan Regan, Derek Joy, Morecambe and Wise, The Ganjou Brothers and Juanita, The Mathurins 20 12-02-56 ? no TVT in
  • THE GREAT WAR: a CINEMATIC LEGACY OPENS at Moma on the CENTENARY of the START of WORLD WAR I

    THE GREAT WAR: a CINEMATIC LEGACY OPENS at Moma on the CENTENARY of the START of WORLD WAR I

    THE GREAT WAR: A CINEMATIC LEGACY OPENS AT MoMA ON THE CENTENARY OF THE START OF WORLD WAR I The Great War: A Cinematic Legacy August 4—September 21, 2014 The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters NEW YORK, July 8, 2014–Opening on the 100th anniversary of the day World War I began, The Museum of Modern Art’s The Great War: A Cinematic Legacy runs from August 4 through September 21, 2014, highlighting 60 feature-length films and thematic programs that attempt to provide a comprehensive view of the war as portrayed in film. The various films focus on prewar activities; espionage; the battlefields in the trenches, in the air, and on and beneath the sea; actualités; and the various homefronts before, during, and after the war. Familiar films, such as A Farewell to Arms (1932) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962), along with several lesser-known works from as far away as New Zealand—including Chunuk Bair (1992)—reflect the universality of a war that reshaped the prevailing values of what passed for civilization. In August, the program is predominately drawn from the early years, either during the war or in the succeeding decades, and includes several silent films. The program in September will concentrate mainly on later, more contemporary films up to, and including, Steven Spielberg’s War Horse (2011). The Great War is organized by Charles Silver, Curator, with Dave Kehr, Adjunct Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art. Many of the films in the series deal with the entrenched stalemate in France, including Verdun, Vision d’Histoire (Verdun, Vision of History) (1928) directed by Leon Poirier.
  • Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio

    Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio

    University of Kentucky UKnowledge Film and Media Studies Arts and Humanities 1992 Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio Bernard F. Dick Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Thanks to the University of Kentucky Libraries and the University Press of Kentucky, this book is freely available to current faculty, students, and staff at the University of Kentucky. Find other University of Kentucky Books at uknowledge.uky.edu/upk. For more information, please contact UKnowledge at [email protected]. Recommended Citation Dick, Bernard F., "Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio" (1992). Film and Media Studies. 8. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_film_and_media_studies/8 COLUMBIA PICTURES This page intentionally left blank COLUMBIA PICTURES Portrait of a Studio BERNARD F. DICK Editor THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Copyright © 1992 by The University Press of Kentucky Paperback edition 2010 Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition is available from the Library of Congress ISBN 978-0-8131-3019-4 (pbk: alk. paper) This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials.
  • Hwyl and Hiraeth: Richard Burton and Wales

    Hwyl and Hiraeth: Richard Burton and Wales

    175 Hwyl And Hiraeth: Richard Burton And Wales Chris Williams I shall start with two brief quotations from Richard Burton.1 The first comes from an interview with Burton conducted by Kenneth Tynan in Rome in late 1966 and broadcast on the BBC in 1967. Tynan asked Burton whether there was ‘anything in the background of Wales, the cultural background, that has specifically influenced your acting?’ Burton replied: We had no actors. No actors, you know, for about forty years. I suddenly realised why we’d never had any actors. It was because all the actors went into the pulpit, the greatest stage in the world. It dominated a village in the chapel. You stood hovering like a great bird of prey over the people in the village; you said, ‘I will tell you what is wrong with you, and let me examine your soul’. The greatest pulpit in the world. And suddenly that particular kind of belief went out. They were no longer stars, the great preachers of my childhood. They went out, and the first man in Wales to stop being a preacher and start becoming an actor was Emlyn Williams. Tynan: Would it be true to say that the thing that drew you to the stage was rhetoric? Burton: Oh yes, unquestionably. I think we have a word in Welsh, misused I believe by you lot, called hwyl; nobody can ever translate it. But it’s a kind of longing for something, a kind of idiotic, marvellous, ridiculous longing.2 The second quotation is from a diary entry made by Burton on 7 December 1968, whilst at the Chalet Ariel, Gstaad, the Swiss home he shared with Elizabeth Taylor: I have a record on of ‘five thousand Welsh voices’ singing ‘Mae d’eisiau di bob awr’.
  • Film Club Sky 328 Newsletter Freesat 306 APR/MAY 2020 Virgin 445

    Film Club Sky 328 Newsletter Freesat 306 APR/MAY 2020 Virgin 445

    Freeview 81 Film Club Sky 328 newsletter Freesat 306 APR/MAY 2020 Virgin 445 Dear Supporters of Film and TV History, What an awful time we are all witnessing, we do hope you are all safe, well and wallowing in nostalgia on Talking Pictures TV. It’s nice to have a bit of a way to escape from the news every once in a while. It’s been a challenging time here at HQ trying to keep everything going and keep the channel on air for you all. We are working our hardest and keeping the cinema doors firmly open. Renown Pictures also continues to be open for business and we are still posting orders to you all every day. It might be difficult for some of you to get to a post box at the moment; we love receiving post but if it is difficult you can order with us over the phone using a card if that helps, it’s always nice to talk to you all. We were so sad to hear of the passing of Roy Hudd on the 15th of March. A great friend and supporter of the channel, he will be greatly missed. A tribute to his life and work is on page 5 of this newsletter. ‘At last,’ I hear you cry! That’s right – it’s the long awaited release of our next new DVD box set The Renown Crime Collection Volume 6! Filled with unseen and rare crimes and cases to crack, with optional subtitles, all for just £20 for the whole collection.
  • Autograph Auction - Day 1 Saturday 15 February 2014 12:00

    Autograph Auction - Day 1 Saturday 15 February 2014 12:00

    Autograph Auction - Day 1 Saturday 15 February 2014 12:00 International Autograph Auctions (IAA) Office address Foxhall Business Centre Foxhall Road NG7 6LH International Autograph Auctions (IAA) (Autograph Auction - Day 1) Catalogue - Downloaded from UKAuctioneers.com Lot: 1 BOXING: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs, ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World and a few smaller, by various boxers, mainly British and some Heavyweight Champion. Bold, dark vintage pencil signature of them champions, including Len Harvey, Jack Doyle, Freddie ('Cassius Clay') on a page contained in a small oblong 12mo Mills, Al Phillips, Len Bennett, Bobby Boland, Stan Hawthorne, autograph album. Beneath his signature Clay has added the Bert Hornby, Laurie Buxton, Frank Tierney, Johnny Williams, words Next World Champ in his hand. The autograph album Billy Thompson, Jimmy Wilde (magazine photograph, FR) etc. also includes twenty other signatures by a variety of different Each of the images depict the subjects in boxing poses. FR to famous individuals including Harold Macmillan and his wife G, 24 Dorothy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Adam Faith, Harry Secombe, Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00 Richard Beeching, members of the Bolshoi Ballet etc. Ali's signature is very slightly smudged. The album lacking the spine and back cover, about VG Each of the signatures were Lot: 6 obtained by the vendor's father who was the Banqueting BOXING: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs, Manager of the Victoria Hotel in Nottingham. Ali was at the and a few smaller, by various boxers, mainly British and some Victoria Hotel in Nottingham on 28th May 1963 ahead of the of them champions, including Tommy Farr, Ken Shaw, Joe British Middleweight Championship fight between George Beckett, Ronnie Burr, Jock Taylor, Gwyn Williams, Chris Aldridge and Mick Leahy which also took place in Nottingham.
  • War Cinema– Or How British Films Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Affluent Society

    War Cinema– Or How British Films Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Affluent Society

    1 THE PROFESSIONAL OFFICER CLASS IN POST- WAR CINEMA– OR HOW BRITISH FILMS LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Andrew Roberts College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences of Brunel University 22nd September2014 2 ABSTRACT My central argument is that mainstream British cinema of the 1951 – 1965 period marked the end of the paternalism, as exemplified by a professional ‘officer class’, as consumerism gradually came to be perceived as the norm as opposed to a post-war enemy. The starting point is 1951, the year of the Conservative victory in the General Election and a time which most films were still locally funded. The closing point is 1965, by which point the vast majority of British films were funded by the USA and often featured a youthful and proudly affluent hero. Thus, this fourteen year describes how British cinema moved away from the People as Hero guided by middle class professionals in the face of consumerism. Over the course of this work, I will analyse the creation of the archetypes of post-war films and detail how the impact of consumerism and increased Hollywood involvement in the UK film industry affected their personae. However, parallel with this apparently linear process were those films that questioned or attacked the wartime consensus model. As memories of the war receded, and the Rank/ABPC studio model collapsed, there was an increasing sense of deracination across a variety of popular British cinematic genres. From the beginning of our period there is a number films that infer that the “Myth of the Blitz”, as developed in a cinematic sense, was just that and our period ends with films that convey a sense of a fragmenting society.