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The Footage Detectives

Season 6

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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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42 Episodes

  • 156: 60s Flights, 40s, 'Sunny Jim'
    E1
    156: 60s Flights, 40s, 'Sunny Jim'It's a new year and we have a new look! We go on a 60s flight across Europe, go cycling in the 40s but when and where? We've had a lost reel of Harry Tate's sent in and who had a 'sunny Jim'?
  • 157: Pete Murray, Model Airplanes
    E2
    157: Pete Murray, Model AirplanesThere's reels a plenty with Pete Murray appearances behind the scenes stories from Maureen Evans and Karen Kay, some 60s pop to take us back in time and footage of a model aircraft competition.
  • 158: Footballers, Scopiatone Tornadoes, The Housecoat
    E3
    158: Footballers, Scopiatone Tornadoes, The HousecoatThere's special footage of some iconic footballers, a great scopiatone of the Tornadoes, there's traffic in the 50s, we celebrate The Housecoat and who remembers Alan Freeman's record shops?
  • 159: Hampstead travelogue, New Odeon, The Pretty Things
    E4
    159: Hampstead travelogue, New Odeon, The Pretty ThingsMike and Noel take a trip to the flicks with wonderful footage announcing the 'new' Odeon's opening up there's a travelogue to Hampstead in the 30s and a lost film of The Pretty Things from 1966!
  • 160: 60s Aberdeen, 40s Mills, Needle Time, 50s Muswell Hill
    E5
    160: 60s Aberdeen, 40s Mills, Needle Time, 50s Muswell HillWe take you to Aberdeen in the 60s and to the mills in the 40s, but with a modern jazzy twist. Who remembers 'Needle Time'? And who frequented the Athenaeum Dance Hall in Muswell Hill in the 50s?
  • 161: 1950s Projection, Fanny Cradock, 1950s Cars
    E6
    161: 1950s Projection, Fanny Cradock, 1950s CarsMike and Noel share an educational reel on 1950s projection, then it's time for Fanny Cradock and omelettes in a brilliant lost reel and there's footage from the 1950s for car enthusiasts.
  • 162: Dick Emery, Birmingham 1964, 'Give Us a Show' Projector
    E7
    162: Dick Emery, Birmingham 1964, 'Give Us a Show' ProjectorWe have a fascinating lost reel of Dick Emery you won't want to miss; we take you to Birmingham in 1964 with a brilliant reel and how many of you still have your 60s 'Give Us a Show' projector?
  • 163: Larry Adler, 'Oak Apple Day', Cabdrivers Cough Mixture
    E8
    163: Larry Adler, 'Oak Apple Day', Cabdrivers Cough MixtureWe treat you to a very rare reel featuring Larry Adler from the late 50s, then we're off to celebrate 'Oak Apple Day', look at a wonderful reel on clay and who remembers Cabdrivers cough mixture?
  • 164: Cinebox, 60s New Technology, Music for Silents
    E9
    164: Cinebox, 60s New Technology, Music for SilentsIt's time to turn on the Cinebox, with a bit of Cinebox magic! There's a brilliant reel looking at the 'new technology' of the 60s and a reel that Noel's uncovered on making music for silents.
  • 165 Fanny Cradock, Factories and Eggs
    E10
    165 Fanny Cradock, Factories and EggsFanny Cradock is back with a burning question, then we rewind to 1962 with a look at the great advances in the era's factories and there's a reel about egg imports from Australia in the 1930s.
  • 166 Heathrow, Beezer Bingo & Crisps
    E11
    166 Heathrow, Beezer Bingo & CrispsWe're jetting off to Heathrow in 1958 and Noel's uncovered a reel about the production of newspapers in the 70s. Have you still got your Beezer Bingo Banger? And do you remember AGM potato crisps?
  • 167 Peter Sellers short, Science, & Ice Lollies
    E12
    167 Peter Sellers short, Science, & Ice LolliesWe have a short film of Peter Sellers featuring Graham Stark, Dick Emery & Raymond Francis! Then it's off to 1969 for 'new' scientific discoveries. And do you remember Archie Andrews ice lollies?
  • 168 Bygone buses, 1950s Soho & liquorice
    E13
    168 Bygone buses, 1950s Soho & liquoriceSee you all in the TPTV cinema for some brilliant reels of bygone buses! There's also a glimpse of Soho in the 50s bin men in the 40s and who remembers Bluebird liquorice and chocolate toffees?
  • 169 Durham beaches, Sea Coal Man & The Avons
    E14
    169 Durham beaches, Sea Coal Man & The AvonsWe start with a trip to Durham's beaches in the 1960s and a look at the life of a sea coal man we keep up with the fashions and products of 1949 and boogie with the 'The Avons' in 1962.
  • 170 Debbie Reynolds, Maidstone Trolley & Beetle Drives
    E15
    170 Debbie Reynolds, Maidstone Trolley & Beetle DrivesMike and Noel have everything from the lovely Debbie Reynolds to the bizarre world of The Alberts! There's also a superb reel of the last Maidstone Trolley Bus! And do you remember Beetle Drives?
  • 171 Ovaltine, Easter Bunny & Post-War Rebirth
    E16
    171 Ovaltine, Easter Bunny & Post-War RebirthWe watch the lost films from the Ovaltine factory's heyday, and we have a special guest with some rare items. The Easter Bunny is here! And we have a reel of England's 'rebirth' after the war.
  • 172 Tunbridge Wels, Rugby's Plaza Cinema & Railway Platforms
    E17
    172 Tunbridge Wels, Rugby's Plaza Cinema & Railway PlatformsMike and Noel bring news from Tunbridge Wells, wallow in the astounding footage of the building of Rugby's Plaza Cinema and talk the label machines that graced our railway platforms in the 60s.
  • 173 Worzel Gummidge, Gilbert Harding & James Bond
    E18
    173 Worzel Gummidge, Gilbert Harding & James BondMike and Noel watch behind the scenes Worzel, Gilbert Harding's home lighting lessons from the 50s unseen footage of James Bond on location and a driving lesson from British Railways in the 50s.
  • 174 School Life, Fires & Puffkins
    E19
    174 School Life, Fires & PuffkinsWe head back to class with a look at 60s school life, we have reels from the 40s on the dangers of fires in the bedroom a thirst quenching film about orange juice and who remembers Puffkins?
  • 175 1930s London, Merry Maids & Brian Murphy Tribute
    E20
    175 1930s London, Merry Maids & Brian Murphy TributeWe take a trip to London in the 30s and spend a Sunday by the sea in the 50s. There's film magic and memory joggers with Merry Maids and bus signs, and we pay tribute to our friend Brian Murphy.
  • 176 Acker Bilk, Nettlefold Studios & Zokko
    E21
    176 Acker Bilk, Nettlefold Studios & ZokkoWe take a trip to London in the 30s and spend a Sunday by the sea in the 50s. There's film magic and memory joggers with Merry Maids and bus signs, and we pay tribute to our friend Brian Murphy.
  • 177 English Riviera, Islington, Bile Beans
    E22
    177 English Riviera, Islington, Bile BeansWe head to the English Riviera in the 40s, there's an incredible lost reel of The Tufty Club, we're off to 1940s Islington for tips on staying safe on the roads and do you remember Bile Beans?
  • 178 Hop-picking, Cinecontest in Glasgow, Bifball
    E23
    178 Hop-picking, Cinecontest in Glasgow, BifballFancy coming hop-picking with Mike and Noel? Or would you prefer a trip to 1940s Glasgow for a Cine Contest? Or a 1960s coffee drinking experience? And how about a reel featuring Bifball?
  • 179 Goon Show, Origami Rupert
    E24
    179 Goon Show, Origami RupertIt's a Goon Show Special! Mike and Noel share some interesting rare lost reels from the Goon Preservation Society, and there's a special guest! And do you remember making an Origami Rupert?
  • 180 1930s chocolate box making, police trainees, Barnsley
    E25
    180 1930s chocolate box making, police trainees, BarnsleyWe go behind the scenes of 1930s chocolate box making, we join police trainees on the beat in 1950s Brighton, and we journey up north to Barnsley in the 50s to spot a famous face.
  • 181 Scunthorpe, Dulcima, Dover Town Hall & AEC
    E26
    181 Scunthorpe, Dulcima, Dover Town Hall & AECA lad in 1950s Scunthorpe is faced with a big career choice, we go behind the scenes of Dulcima, uncover WWII memories of a dance at the Dover Town Hall, and we look at the history of the AEC!
  • 182 Johnny Leyton, Slough Trading Estate & Bread Adverts
    E27
    182 Johnny Leyton, Slough Trading Estate & Bread AdvertsThere's fantastic footage of Johnny Leyton and the wonderful 'Johnny Remember Me'! Noel's found a reel about The Slough Trading Estate and we've got one of the best bread adverts ever made.
  • 183 Cotswolds, Alexandra Palace & Milk Machines
    E28
    183 Cotswolds, Alexandra Palace & Milk MachinesWe take a trip to the Cotswolds in 1948, look at Alexandra Palace and the birth of television in 1936, Noel has a very interesting reel about a ladder, and do you remember milk machines?
  • 184 The Hollies, Oldies on Holiday, Garden Party & Kitchen Equipment advert
    E29
    184 The Hollies, Oldies on Holiday, Garden Party & Kitchen Equipment advertWe have music from The Hollies, take the oldies on holiday in the 60s, look at how HMV made a record in the 40s watch a garden party with the stars and have a catchy advert for kitchen equipment.
  • 185 Shopping Skegness & Scopitone
    E30
    185 Shopping Skegness & ScopitoneLet's watch chock-a-block, then go shopping with famous faces in the 40s. A family go to Skegness after winning the pools in 1961, Noel's found an exciting advert and we watch a new Scopitone!
  • 186 Alderton & O'Sullivan, Southend & Woolies Hot Peanuts
    E31
    186 Alderton & O'Sullivan, Southend & Woolies Hot PeanutsWe have a newly uncovered reel of the great John Alderton and Richard O'Sullivan, teaching us how to be good salesmen there's brilliant footage of Southend and who remembers Woollies hot peanuts?
  • 187 York, Hot Water Heater & Scopitone
    E32
    187 York, Hot Water Heater & ScopitoneWe've everything from 50s music to 'breaking wind' machines, there is fantastic footage including a trip to York in the 1950s, a groovy new Scopitone and the sexiest advert for a hot water heater.
  • 188 Classic Cars, Trolleybuses & Lyons Coffee Couple
    E33
    188 Classic Cars, Trolleybuses & Lyons Coffee CoupleWe've stepped into the driver's seat to visit some classic cars, unearthed a great reel of trolleybuses, we look at the 1964 Cheshunt Carnival and do you remember the Lyons Instant Coffee Couple?
  • 189 Milkman, Tinseltown & Car Rally
    E34
    189 Milkman, Tinseltown & Car RallyFancy some nostalgia? We've got a reel on the life of a 50s milkman and a peek at the late-40s Tinseltown. Plus, an amateur film of a 50s car rally with a pit stop at the Busy Bee
  • 190 Jack Whittington, Scopitone & Coin-operated rides
    E35
    190 Jack Whittington, Scopitone & Coin-operated ridesWe're joined by 60s singer Sylvan, daughter of Jack Whittingham, with some amazing reels! We've a brilliant Scopitone and a 'Pinta' Joe Brown, and we take a trip on coin-operated rides in the 60s.
  • 191 Wilding, Neagle & Wilcox
    E36
    191 Wilding, Neagle & WilcoxWe've got an exclusive interview with Michael Wilding. Anna Neagle & Herbert Wilcox! We look behind the scenes of The Western Electric Company in the 40s and learn about the benefits of the beach.
  • 192 Francis Rossi, Pinewood
    E37
    192 Francis Rossi, PinewoodSpecial guest Status Quo's Francis Rossi joins Noel and Mike to chat about his love for vintage footage. Plus, we're behind the scenes of 50s Pinewood with Belinda Lee and John Gregson!
  • 193 Bluebell Railway & Flora Robson
    E38
    193 Bluebell Railway & Flora RobsonJoin us on a nostalgic trip on the great Bluebell Railway! We're chugging back to the 60s to watch some footage of the railway's restoration. Plus, watch an unearthed interview with Flora Robson!
  • 194 Fenella Fielding
    E39
    194 Fenella FieldingWe dust off some rare gems featuring the incomparable Fenella Fielding. Do you remember 'tadpoles' made of ball barings? What about yummy Nibitts? Plus, an American in Norfolk wants our help!
  • 195 1960s weddings
    E40
    195 1960s weddingsMike & Noel share some 1960s wedding nostalgia, they've found a great old ice cream advert featuring someone very special & there's some very important words from our dear friend Pete Murray.
  • 196 80s pop gold, The Disaster Squad
    E41
    196 80s pop gold, The Disaster SquadJoin Mike and Noel as they dig up some 80s pop gold featuring a fresh faced star on the rise. And watch a reel from the stunt show 'The Disaster Squad' including a surprise for any Bond fans!
  • 197 1940s Glasgow & Peter Sellers on milk
    E42
    197 1940s Glasgow & Peter Sellers on milkMike & Noel are on the beat with some bobbies in 1940s Glasgow, they travel back to the 60s for some sun, sightseeing and the Olympics & Peter Sellers has a message about (drum roll)... milk!

 

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