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9th Jan 2021, 2:39 pm | #21 |
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Re: ABC Weekend Television.
The Rediffusion name and Adastral Star logo were associated (see what I did there?) with aircraft pilot training simulators for a while.
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9th Jan 2021, 3:07 pm | #22 |
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Re: ABC Weekend Television.
Yes, Rediffusion's parent business [BET - British Electric Traction - who also made/operated trams!] owned a company which made flight-simulators and a whole range of aviation/land-mobile-radio gear sold under the "Redifon" brand-name.
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Redifon I've got an ex-military Redifon HF antenna-tuner here. |
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Re: ABC Weekend Television.
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Thames’ first series of Marker was set in Brighton after he has been released from a local prison and where his landlady (Mrs Mortimer) was introduced. Subsequent series were set in the Windsor area and indeed his office there was a somewhat threadbare shabby affair sparsely furnished. A series well worth catching on TPTV some time in the future. |
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Re: ABC Weekend Television.
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I always remember Didsbury (or Diddlesbury as he sometimes referred to it) from Hughie Green’s Opportunity Knocks so I guess this was ABC too though I know it originated on Radio Luxembourg. |
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14th Jan 2021, 10:07 pm | #26 |
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Re: ABC Weekend Television.
"Op Knocks" started on the Light Programme in 1949 before transferring to Luxy, according to Wikipedia.
Its TV debut was by Associated Rediffusion before going to ABC.
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15th Jan 2021, 11:02 am | #28 |
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Re: ABC Weekend Television.
I don't think Diddlesbury is credited to TV celebs. it had long been called that so far as I can recall, my abiding memory of Didsbury is Palatine Road, Barlow Moor Road and the Swinging Door cafe where we sometimes used to hang out.
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15th Jan 2021, 1:51 pm | #29 |
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15th Jan 2021, 2:31 pm | #30 |
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Re: ABC Weekend Television.
ABC television was also part of ABC cinemas and as studio space was scarce they used some of their closed down cinemas for studio space. I remember the old Regal (ABC) cinema in Twickenham having a board in the foyer with rehearsal times for Armchair Theatre.
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17th Jan 2021, 8:19 pm | #31 |
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Re: ABC Weekend Television.
Just watching "Midsomer Murders" on ITV 2 now.
The episode is called "Judgement Day". It begins with a flashback to the early 1960s and in establishing that, we see a console B&W TV showing the ABC animated ident with sound, followed by the beginning of what I am sure was "No Hiding Place" (mute) but had the title graphic "Casebook" overlaid. (No Hiding Place was a Rediffusion production)
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17th Jan 2021, 8:54 pm | #32 |
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Re: ABC Weekend Television.
I found the show on dailymotion
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ms1ij The police show titles weren't mute as I stated, I now think the footage and music were intended to be in the style of No Hiding Place, but were not from the actual show. Also I think it's supposed to be the 50s not the 60s. TV CRT looks far too modern!
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18th Jan 2021, 9:26 pm | #33 |
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Re: ABC Weekend Television.
The picture looks more like the start of the film 'the long arm' with Jack Hawkins. meanwhile for anyone interested in the whole ITV 'Network (Including WWN which lasted 2 years) might like to look at Transdiffusion. Its frequently updated https://www.transdiffusion.org
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