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The Footage Detectives

Season 5

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Documentary series which follows the work of film and TV archive restoration on behalf of Talking Pictures TV

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52 Episodes

  • Worzel, 104 Gert & Daisy, Ovaltine, Nettlefold
    E1
    Worzel, 104 Gert & Daisy, Ovaltine, NettlefoldEnjoy exclusive behind the scenes footage of Worzel! Who knows who Gert and Daisy's Brother was? Who remembers The Ovaltine Chocolate bars? And there's a glimpse of a lost 1930s Nettlefold film!
  • 105 Pigeons, Sheep, Copters
    E2
    105 Pigeons, Sheep, CoptersWe marvel at racing pigeons, sheep farming in Oz, look at more activities not to be tried at home there's a remarkable spot of a helicopter and who remembers when a driving lesson cost 12s 6p?
  • 106 Messages and Revojets
    E3
    106 Messages and RevojetsWe marvel at the films made to send very important messages; when household names taught us how to address a letter and when to use a crossing. We look at revojets in flight and who had a flatly?
  • 107 Air Traffic Control, Fru-Grains & Beauty Contest
    E4
    107 Air Traffic Control, Fru-Grains & Beauty ContestWe go behind the scenes of air traffic control in the 60s, look at wonderful educational films, who remembers Mapleton's Fru-Grains? And were you in the beauty contest in Kentish Town, June 1953?
  • 108 Police boxes, Guy the Gorilla
    E5
    108 Police boxes, Guy the GorillaWe discuss police boxes, the King of Quiz, there's footage on miners and mines, we have a brilliant story about Guy the Gorilla and who remembers Mitchell and Hill's biscuit factory in Edinburgh?
  • 109 Valentines, John Mortimer
    E6
    109 Valentines, John MortimerLove is in the air! We look back on vintage valentines of Mike's, there's unseen footage of the late Sir John Mortimer, we are off to Helford in the 1950s and who remembers Kemps Devonet biscuits?
  • 110 Croydon Airport, Austins, Tiffin
    E7
    110 Croydon Airport, Austins, TiffinThere's astonishing footage of Croydon Airport, state of the art Austins from the 1940s and then we talk Tiffin. Were you ever handed a free gift at school? And who remembers aeroplane Jelly?
  • 111 Bathing, Faggots in Gravy, Speedway Comic
    E8
    111 Bathing, Faggots in Gravy, Speedway ComicDavid Jacobs, Glyn Houston & Geoffrey Palmer want you all to have a bath, Sir Lancelot wants you to buy faggots in gravy, we go abroad in the 60s and do you remember a popular 50s speedway comic?
  • 112 Radio, American news, Lucky Numbers
    E9
    112 Radio, American news, Lucky NumbersMike & Noel have got it all! From chickens singing opera to behind the scenes of 60s radio. Noel gets into the news in America, we look at the Lotus Cortina Mark 2 and who remembers Lucky Numbers?
  • 113 Mothers, Handicraft, Skyvan
    E10
    113 Mothers, Handicraft, SkyvanMike and Noel celebrate mothers then go to the Lord Mayors Show in the 50s, there's a superb reel of college life when 'handicraft' was the word of the day and footage of the famous Skyvan?
  • 114 Frozen food, School, Playground
    E11
    114 Frozen food, School, PlaygroundWe teach all you frozen food sellers how to sell more peas, look at first days at school in the 50s, we have a reel of the history of flight and do you remember your first trip to a playground?
  • 115 Poly Tours, Motoring
    E12
    115 Poly Tours, MotoringWe travel back to a bygone age with a reel on Poly Tours, there's British motoring history from Leyland and Lord Stokes, lots of magic car swapping in films and who remembers mobile shops?
  • 116 Easter, Joke catalogue, Beano
    E13
    116 Easter, Joke catalogue, BeanoBring your Easter eggs or simnel cake! We have a lost film of Dame Maureen Lipman, wonderful footage of Easter bonnet parades, who remembers Ellisdon's joke catalogue? And did you go on a Beano?
  • 117 Skydiving, Location shooting, Andrews sisters
    E14
    117 Skydiving, Location shooting, Andrews sistersThere's a reel of 50s skydiving on behalf of a chocolatey drink, we go on location with 'Half a Sixpence' - who can you spot behind the scenes? And we have lost footage of The Andrews Sisters.
  • 118 Yorkshire gala, Jetex, Empress Biscuits
    E15
    118 Yorkshire gala, Jetex, Empress BiscuitsThere's a superb reel of a Yorkshire Gala in the 70s, we go flying for fun - who remembers Jetex model planes with a REAL engine? We look at markets in the 60s and who remembers Empress Biscuits?
  • 119 Biscuit tins, Trains, Sam Kydd, Kazoo
    E16
    119 Biscuit tins, Trains, Sam Kydd, KazooThere's talk of Jellimallos and Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins, there's a reel of train travel, a very special tea party, Sam Kydd on a rare day out and Noel and Mike have a Kazoo Competition!
  • 120 Radio Hallam, Faith Brown, Best Card for Beelzebub
    E17
    120 Radio Hallam, Faith Brown, Best Card for BeelzebubWe'll all be 'treading the boards' as we celebrate Weekly Rep with two reels of lost footage, and we chat Radio Hallam, Blakey's, Faith Brown and the discovery of the best car for Beelzebub.
  • 121 Roger Moore, Festival of Britain and Quoits
    E18
    121 Roger Moore, Festival of Britain and QuoitsWe look at Roger Moore being reunited with some special cars at Pinewood Studios! There's brilliant Festival of Britain footage, extra special reels for Elvis fans and who used to play Quoits?
  • 122 Eartha Kitt, Southgate, Potato Puffs
    E19
    122 Eartha Kitt, Southgate, Potato PuffsWe have another rare reel of Eartha Kitt, we look at some old fashioned sayings, we take a trip to Southgate in the 50s, we 'Hit The Road Jack' with a short on cars and who remembers Potato Puffs?
  • 123 Metropolitan Police, British Legion, Eiffel Tower Crystals
    E20
    123 Metropolitan Police, British Legion, Eiffel Tower CrystalsThere's a secret operation by the Metropolitan Police, a reel on the history of The British Legion and some great memory joggers, from Eiffel Tower Crystals to Kingston Upon Thames Monday Markets.
  • 124 Hartley Hare, 'Make Do and Mend', 1950s Haulage
    E21
    124 Hartley Hare, 'Make Do and Mend', 1950s HaulageMike and Noel are joined by special guest Hartley Hare, they take a look at 'Make Do and Mend', there's a brilliant lost reel of haulage firms in the 50s and Dame Maureen Lipman has been in touch.
  • 125 Stratford Upon Avon, Saltzburgh, Hell Drivers, Penny Arrow Toffee Bars
    E22
    125 Stratford Upon Avon, Saltzburgh, Hell Drivers, Penny Arrow Toffee BarsWe look at Stratford Upon Avon in the late 1940s a brilliant 1950s love story in Saltzburg, there's more from the lost reel of the real Hell Drivers and who remembers Penny Arrow Toffee bars?
  • 126 WW2 cinema advertising slides, School Days, Smedley's Sausage Rolls
    E23
    126 WW2 cinema advertising slides, School Days, Smedley's Sausage RollsThere's rescued cinema advertising slides from WW2, more school day footage, we peek behind the scenes in Quadrophenia take a look at 'The Arrows' and who remembers Smedley's Sausage Rolls?
  • 127 Cabana Chocolate Bar, Picnics, Aircraft
    E24
    127 Cabana Chocolate Bar, Picnics, AircraftWe celebrate Father's with a Cabana chocolate bar! We have a reel of picnic frolics in the 50s, footage of selling old bangers in the 50s and look at scenes of aircraft in Bristol in the 50s/60s.
  • 128 Midlands Car Factory, 1950s Torquay, Splendo
    E25
    128 Midlands Car Factory, 1950s Torquay, SplendoWe go back to a Midlands Car Factory in the 60s with Minis, Daimlers and Vauxhalls! Then we're off to Torquay in the 50s, we relive all the fun of the fayre in the 60s, and who remembers Splendo?
  • 129 Compton Organ, Soldier on Leave, Trolley Bus, Listers Nut Rings, Gun Gum
    E26
    129 Compton Organ, Soldier on Leave, Trolley Bus, Listers Nut Rings, Gun GumWe have a fascinating reel of The Good Old Compton Organ, uncover a film of a soldier on leave in WWII there's a reel for trolley bus fans, we look at Listers Nut Rings and who remembers Gun Gum?
  • 130 Tommy Trinder, Frankie Vaught, Gardens, Charles Laughton
    E27
    130 Tommy Trinder, Frankie Vaught, Gardens, Charles LaughtonTake a look at Tommy Trinder as the headline act and Frankie Vaughn opening a dancing competition there's inventions for the garden in the 60s and the history of Charles Laughton and Scarborough.
  • 131 London shopping, dancing, Singing Postman
    E28
    131 London shopping, dancing, Singing PostmanWe go to London in the 40s, then go dancing 60s style, we talk Energen Rolls, Pom Poms, cap guns and pea shooters! There's a reel of The Singing Postman and who or what is 'Sultan Willygar'?
  • 132 50 pence piece, Portrush, 60s abroad
    E29
    132 50 pence piece, Portrush, 60s abroadMike and Noel remember the year when the 50 pence piece arrived, they look at a wonderful reel of Portrush in the 50s, talk milk tablets, Zam-Buk ointment and Cat Meat, and look at the 60s abroad.
  • 133 Recycling, Housewives, Pineapple
    E30
    133 Recycling, Housewives, PineappleWe have a look at recycling in the 60s, a 50s reel of a housewife that deserves an award, there's a story based on a tin of pineapple slices and an unknown reel of family life in the 60s.
  • 134 Corsets, Farmers, Truck Drivers
    E31
    134 Corsets, Farmers, Truck DriversMike and Noel go back in time to visit a corset factory, there's advice for farmers in the 50s, an insight into the life of truck drivers in the 60s at night and who remembers chicken in a tin?
  • 135 Granada Cinemas, Mansfield, Devon
    E32
    135 Granada Cinemas, Mansfield, DevonWe look at the Granada Cinema, Mansfield in the 60s, Devon in the 50s and a trip to a sweet factory. We remember the ventriloquist 'Saveen' and who remembers the Courage Brewery drays in the 50s?
  • 136 Peter Rogers, Bryan Forbes, Lily Laundry
    E33
    136 Peter Rogers, Bryan Forbes, Lily LaundryThere's brilliant footage of the late Peter Rogers, an interview of Bryan Forbes, a fascinating reel of a day in the life of the Lily laundry, and we go back to the Granada Mansfield in the 60s.
  • 137 Bread, Mayor-weighing, Dancing, Grandfathers
    E34
    137 Bread, Mayor-weighing, Dancing, GrandfathersWe start with a brilliant reel on bread, look at the weighing in of the mayor, but when and where? We have a colour film of a lady tap dancing on a ball and some great stories about grandfathers.
  • 138 Puppets, Pinewood, Props
    E35
    138 Puppets, Pinewood, PropsThere's a brilliant lost reel of early puppets, we go behind the scenes at Pinewood Studios and journey into the props department in the 80s and we look at a Holy Communion in the early 50s.
  • 139 Songbird, Mushrooms, Automation
    E36
    139 Songbird, Mushrooms, AutomationWe have a fascinating reel of an enchanting songbird, then it's all about mushrooms in the 70s! We have a brilliant reel about the start of automation in the 50s and do you remember Willie Wilko?
  • 140 Aviation, Tin Cans, Dog Show
    E37
    140 Aviation, Tin Cans, Dog ShowLet's get seated on the runway and wait for the plane to be ready! Then there's a short on tin cans children with their furry friends at a dog show and did any of you make a 'cotton reel tank'?
  • 141 Johnny Ray, Shani Wallis, Bikes
    E38
    141 Johnny Ray, Shani Wallis, BikesThere's a great reel of a lost British TV show featuring Johnny Ray and Shani Wallis, a brilliant public information film, and for bike fans, we go to Tyneside for a summer show back in the 60s.
  • 142 Hovercraft, Sailors Society, Drumbeg
    E39
    142 Hovercraft, Sailors Society, DrumbegThere's hovercraft races on land, The Sailors Society in the 50s, organs and sing-a-longs, sliders from Drumbeg, gobstoppers on sticks from Kibcaps Basildon and a TV recording from the 50s or 60s.
  • 143 Peter Sellers, Pedal Cars
    E40
    143 Peter Sellers, Pedal CarsWe have a rare treat with some lost films of Peter Sellers, then wonderful cine reels of pedal cars, tricycles, go karts and lawnmowers, and footage on how to change the wheel on an Austin 7 van.
  • 144 Police Training, Hillclimb, House
    E41
    144 Police Training, Hillclimb, HouseThere's a brilliant reel of the history of a house, a fascinating old reel about police training, some amazing Hillclimb racing footage and who remembers the 'Whistling Outspan Yo-Yo'?
  • 145 Monte Carlo, Motorcycles
    E42
    145 Monte Carlo, MotorcyclesWe'll take you racing in Monte Carlo, teach you about motorcycle road safety in the 1950s, we have footage of Laurel and Hardy, and we've found an episode of a lost series starring Anthony Newley.
  • 146 Todd Slaughter, Traffic, Harold Hare
    E43
    146 Todd Slaughter, Traffic, Harold HareWe have 'music unlimited' with a very rare reel with some surprising guests we've found a lost 'Tod Slaughter' film, footage of directing traffic in 1959 and who remembers the Harold Hare Comic?
  • 147 Kenneth Cope, Millicent Martin, Aston Martin
    E44
    147 Kenneth Cope, Millicent Martin, Aston MartinWe remember the great Kenneth Cope with a reel of him and Millicent Martin from the 60s! We go off to see the toys of yesteryear and go behind the scenes of the making of an Aston Martin!
  • 148 Tea, Post-War, Poppies, Royal Navy
    E45
    148 Tea, Post-War, Poppies, Royal NavyWe are taught how to make tea, look at England towards the end of the war, we pop into Pete Murray's house on his 99th birthday, go poppy making and there's a great reel on the Royal Navy at sea.
  • 149 Vespas, Whitbread Brewery, Esher Studios
    E46
    149 Vespas, Whitbread Brewery, Esher StudiosHow about a bit of 50s Vespa action? Then, we go behind the scenes of the Whitbread Brewery in the 60s and the Footage Detectives go footage detecting and explore the mystery of Esher Studios!
  • 150 Solent train, Firewater soda
    E47
    150 Solent train, Firewater sodaIt's all about the steam with a brilliant reel of chugging along the Solent by train! Then there's a brilliant reel of a 60s cartoon and do you remember the pop called 'Firewater' from the 60s?
  • 151 Harley Davidson, Timken home
    E48
    151 Harley Davidson, Timken homeWe have exclusive, precious footage of a Harley Davidson meet up - but when and where? There's 60s footage of the Timken Show and we are off to the docks with a brilliant reel of vintage cars.
  • 152 Thames, Traffic Warden
    E49
    152 Thames, Traffic WardenWe've found a brilliant reel of the Thames, celebrate when being a traffic warden was fun - with footage from the 60s and share some tips from 1951, with a lost reel from the Cinema Museum!
  • 153 Eagle Comic Siren
    E50
    153 Eagle Comic SirenIf you are a fan of Hattie Jacques, Jean Carson and Max Bygraves we have a rare treat of a reel. Did you buy an Eagle Comic Siren for 6d? And what links Saber of London with Captain Scarlet?
  • 154 Christmas in the 1950s
    E51
    154 Christmas in the 1950s`It's a star studded Christmas Special with Jack Hulbert, David Tomlinson. Jack Warner and many more! We look at different Christmas's in the 50s and 60s, and a reel of lost children in 50s London.
  • 155 Muffin the Mule, Stars We Lost
    E52
    155 Muffin the Mule, Stars We LostWatch a rediscovered episode of childhood favourite Muffin the Mule, step back in time with childhood pastimes from the 50s and we look some of the stars we have sadly lost this year.

 

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