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A Tale Of Two Britains - 2009
Quality: 9.5/10, logo, circa 50 Minutes
A Year In The Life: Big Deal Group - 1969/1989
Doc 1 is a rare made-for-tv documentary about 60's never-to-be-famous Brighton pop stars, The Mike Stuart Span aka The Span. Documentary number one follows their near-potential rise to the top. And these guys were a really good psych-pop band circa 1967-9 so they probably should have made it. Candid interviews with the band members and their manager plus DJ Dave Cash. Essential viewing if you have an interest in 60's Pop.
Doc 2, A Year In The Life: 'Twenty Years On' is a retrospective of the band's achievements in 1989 and is highly recommended
*Time-coding throughout
Alan Bennett: The Long Summer - 1993
Alan Bennett narrates this superb x6 episode series that details our history between the two World Wars and the changes that occurred as we progressed through industry, art and design
Quality: 8/10 (excellent vhs to digital transfer)
Arena: Flames Of Passion - 2007
'The Other Side Of British Cinema'. A programme making the case for the greatness of British films. Inspirational stuff, recommended viewing
Quality: 9/10 (region free dvd-r disc only)
Miriam Margolyes; Powell & Pressburger
Britain's Most Terrifying Ghost Stories - 2001
Ian McShane narrates some entertainingly re-enacted spooky ghost stories that are fun on a cold Winter's night by the fire
Quality 8/10, 50 minutes (Euro/PAL disc)
Marc Morris: Castle - 2003 (x2 discs)
Superb TV series by Marc Morris about Britain's Castles. Absolutely brilliant stuff
Quality: 8.5/10, x6 episodes on x2 discs
Desperately Seeking Nessie: Video Diaries - 1992
From the BBC Video Diaries series, Steve Feltham gives up everything to drive to Scotland to hunt the Loch Ness Monster. Sourced from video tape. With bonus Loch Ness Monster doc.
Quality: 7/10 (region free dvd-r disc only)
Leap In The Dark - Supernatural Series 1973-77 Volume 1 (3 discs)
Fantastic, rare time-capsule series investigating real life cases of the Supernatural. Amazing stuff. Quality: 7-8/10
1. Pilot (9th Jan 1973) (S1)
2. The Vandy Case (10th Oct 1973) Written by Anne Owen (S2)
3. Dream Me a Winner (14th Jan 1977) Written by Colin Godman (S3)
4. 2. The Fetch (21st Jan 1977) Written by Anne Owen (S3)
5. The Ghost of Ardachie Lodge (28th Jan 1977, time-coded) Written by Colin Godman (S3)
6. Undercurrents (4th Feb 1977) (S3)
7. Parlour Games (11th Feb 1977) Written by Anne Owen (S3
Julian Cope - The Modern Antiquarian - 2000
Inspirational ancient sites of Britain historical travelogue, stunningly realised by musician and cultural ambassador, Julian Cope. With original music soundtrack by JC.
Quality: 7.5/10 (uk/Euro format disc only)
Lucinda Lambton's Alphabet of Britain 1990-95
Fourteen action-packed mini episodes salvaged from various vhs tape sources. Absolutely brilliant
Quality: 7-8/10 variable vhs
As follows:
M is for M25; R is for Rhum; L is for Loved Ones; K is for Kensal Green
U is for Underground; S is for Southside; E is for Eastern; W is for Wax
G is for Glazed; T is for Temples; A is for Art Nouveau; V is for Vicars;
C is for Concrete; I is for The Isle Of Bute
Lucinda Lambton - The Great North Road + On The Throne + Animal Crackers
The Great North Road + On The Throne + Animal Crackers (22 minutes only, but worth it)
These wonderful, inspirational programs have been salvaged from personal BBC off-air vhs tape recordings
Quality: 7-8/10 variable vhs (dvd-r disc, UK/Euro Pal)
Lucinda Lambton - Cabinet Of Curiosities and more
A compilation of short films featuring: Cabinet of Curiosities (part missing); Palaces For Pigs; Sunnycroft;The Midland Grand Hotel; One Foot In Larchill
Quality: 7-8/10 variable vhs (dvd-r disc, UK/Euro Pal)
Meet The British - 2008
A superb 60 min documentary, brimming with wonderful British eccentricity
Quality: 9/10
Michael Wood: Beowulf - 2009
Historian, Michael Wood traces the birth of English poetry back to the Anglo-Saxons in the Dark Ages
Quality: 9/10
Stars: Michael Wood
Michael Wood - Christina: A Medieval Life - 2008
Michael Wood explores village life in 14th century England, a time of plague, war and famine. Through the use of a remarkably complete set of documentary records, he explores Codicote in Hertfordshire, focusing on peasant Christina Cok and her family difficulties
Quality: 9/10
Stars: Michael Wood
Peter Owen Jones: How To Live A Simple Life - 2010 (x3 discs)
A really excellent three part series in which Peter Owen-Jones gives up all life's luxuries and tries to live a simple life by working for people, in exchange for food and survival basics. As relevant now as it will ever be
Quality: 7/10, on x3 dvd-r discs
Peter Owen-Jones: In Search of England's Green and Pleasant Land - 2009
Extreme vicar Peter Owen-Jones tracks down the most peaceful locations in the South of England as he meets the people who claim to have found rural tranquility in one of the country's most congested regions, and discovers whether he too can achieve the dream
Quality: 9/10, 30mins
Stars: Peter Owen-Jones
The Real Merlin - 1999
A rare unreleased C4 documentary film about the Merlin legend. Interviews, beautifully shot locations and atmospheric photography. Narrated by Joe McFadden
Quality: 7.5/10
Shadow Of The Hare - 1993 + Postcards From The Country - 1996
Quality: 8/10 (region free dvd-r disc only)
1. David Attenborough 'Wildlife On One', 28 minutes. Music Maddy Prior
2. Postcards From The Country: The Kent Weald
This Is Blues - Music Documentary
Three hours of rare blues live footage and documentary from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago to Rock'n'Roll and beyond
Quality: 7.5/10
Rare footage and much black social history, put together 30 years ago from various vhs sources. Includes Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Bill Broonzy, Lightnin' Hopkins, Louis Jordan, Chuck Berry, Big Joe Williams, Johnie Lewis, Willie Dixon, Junior Wells, Alan Lomax, JB Hutto, Paul Oliver, Blind John Davis, Fred McDowell, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Leadbelly, Lester Young, Billie Holiday and others