From the Archive

I was saddened to hear that Dame Patricia Routledge had passsed last week but what was inspiring was to see my timeline full of memories and tributes to her. I loved to see how much she meant to all of us! BTW, I love this picture of her as Hyancynth!  #KeepingUpAppearances #PatricaRoutledgeRIP

This week I continue with the third part of the documentary FROM 'ATV LAND' IN COLOUR. This has been a great documentary and one that I think is necessary to understand the larger picture of British television.   #ATV #ATVLAND #Documentary

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As I am making my way through the excellent documentary FROM 'ATV LAND' IN COLOUR, I thought we would do an ATV VT Clock. I am always a fan of BEASTS and thought we could share the VT Clock to the Nigel Kneale classic "During Bart's Party". #ATV #Beasts #Rats #VTClocks4Ever

The folks at Film Is Fabulous are very shrewd. They would not show their hand like this unless they are very sure and I would go a step further and suggest that making a statement like this should only be made with prints in hand. #DoctorWho #MissingEpisodes #BBC #FilmIsFabulous

What are we all watching this weekend? This weekend I start with FRANKENSTEIN and THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. I've had the 4K set pictured for a couple of years and I am starting with these because I will be interviewing Sara Karloff next week! What will YOU be watching this weekend?

I'll be honest, as someone who tells everyone he knows a lot of about British television, this was a new one for me. I had not heard of OBJECT Z before but seeing the BFI were releasing this on Blu-ray restored. Now to watch it! #BFI #Bluray #ObjectZ #Rediffusion #BritishTelevision

LOVEJOY is done and maybe I will share my thoughts on the final episode sometime. Now, I get into the making of British television with a 5 part documentary called FROM ATV LAND IN COLOUR. I’ve had this DVD set for years but a finally going to watch. #ATV #ATVLAND #Documentary

Tonight is teh final episode of LOVEJOY "Last Tango In Lavenham". This completes 6 series and I started watching the series for this run way back in March. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and eventually I shall do a video about it and the DVD set I used to watch it.#Lovejoy #IanMcShane #BBC RadioTimes

This week is the final episode of my LOVEJOY viewing experinece. We start the week off with the prenultimate episode "Holding the Baby". This is how the Radio Times covered the episode. #Lovejoy #IanMcShane #BBC #RadioTimes

TV Times Thursday: this article comes from the week of 08.02.59 as TV Times does an article on Roberta Leigh regarding her new series TORCHY THE BATTERY BOY. Apart from being a prolific auhtor, Ms. Leigh also did SPACE PATROL. #TVTimes #TVTimesThursday #RobertaLeigh #TorchytheBatteryBoy #SpacePatrol

My soundtrack to my commute today: although it says LOVEJOY, it’s actually an album of Composer Dennis King’s themes with the theme tune for LOVEJOY leading it off. As it happens, the incidental music for LOVEJOY is fantastic. What an incredible album that would be! Come on Silva Screen!!

This is from the Radio Times letter page the week that the LOVEJOY episode "Guns and Roses" was broadcast. John Sheehan, who wrote the letter, is not impressed with Series 6 thus far. #Lovejoy #IanMcShane #BBC #RadioTimes #Letters

Tonight, I continue on with LOVEJOY in the final season of this series. Tonight is episode 5, "Guns and Roses". I'm sure I have seen this one before but don't quite remeember it. Radio Times coverage below. #Lovejoy #IanMcShae #BBC #RadioTimes

For a change of pace, here is a VT Clock from THE SOOTY SHOW that was recored 26.06.68 and was broadcast 17.09.68. The BFI holds the originial 405 videotape master. #Sooty #TheSootyShow #BFI #ITV #Thames #ThamesTelevision #VTClocks4Ever

TV Times Thursday: From the week of 28.10.62 we have a cover devoted to THE AVENGERS. What an awesome cover! The episode from this week was "The Removal Men". #TVTimes #TVTimesThursday #TheAvengers #ABC #ITV

I continue my viewing of LOVEJOY tonight with the third episode of Series 6, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Guests artists include Kenneth Cope and Richard Vernon! Radio Times coverage below. #Lovejoy #IanMcShane #BBC #RadioTimes

Once again: Officially, quite unofficially, my soundtrack for the day is now Castrovalva as I just watched the story last week for my tribute to Christopher H. Bidmead. Composed by Paddy KingslandI am really enjoying this. #soundtrack #Castrovalva #SilvaScreen #BBC #DoctorWho #ChristopherHBidmeadRIP

They claimed it was a real one but I suppose they would as it tells a better story for the show regardless of actually being true.

A couple of old "friends" show up in tonight's LOVEJOY "Fair Exchange". Also very random that the episode revolves around the gong that was at the start of the Rank films including all the CARRY ON films! Fun stuff! #Lovejoy #IanMcShane #BBC #DoctorWho #TARDIS #Dalek #Rank #CarryOn

Today I start the sixth and final series of LOVEJOY with "Fair Exchange". Below is some of the Radio Times coverage for the return of the new series and you may notice it doesn't commit to it being the final series. #Lovejoy #IanMcShane #BBC #RadioTimes

This last week I watched Doctor Who "Logopolis" and "Castrovalva".  I'm curious, am I the only one who edits the VT Clocks from the various Collection sets onto the restored episodes like the clip I posted below? #VTClocks4Ever #DoctorWho #Logopolis #ChistopherHBidmeadRIP

Officially, quite unofficially, my soundtrack for the day is Logopolis as I just watched the story for my trribute to Christopher H. Bidmead. There is no official CD release for this story. The cover I included is not an official cover. #soundtrack #Logopolis #SilvaScreen #BBC #DoctorWho

TV Times Thursday: In the 10.04.76 issue, on the backpage is a caption contest. A caption is already provided by Wanda Ventham. Feel free to put a caption in the comments below, but you will noy be winning £5 from me. #TVTimes #CaptionContest #LesDawson #WandaVentham

As I watch more Christopher H. Bidmead @bbcdoctorwho, after watching "Logopolis" it is only wise to continue on with "Castrolvalva". What a great second act to a story and one of the most unique ways to introduce a new Doctor.  #ChistopherHBidmeadRIP #DoctorWho #Castrovalva #Lovejoy

MISSING EPISODE RECOVERY: A.P. HERBERT'S MISLEADING CASES: S1 Ep 1. "The Negotiable Cow". Found by Kaleidoscope. This is how the Radio Times covered the episode on its premiere. #MissingEpisodes #EpisodeRecovery #MisleadingCases #RoyDotrice #AlastairSim #BBC #RadioTimes

This week I step away from LOVEJOY a little longer as I pay my respects to the great Chirstopher H. Bidmead. Two stories have strongly come through on social media as their favourite of his and I am happy to revisit "Logopolis". #Lovejoy #DoctorWho #ChristopherHBidmeadRIP #BBC #Logopolis

As we get closer to the release of the Season 13 @bbcdoctorwho blu-ray Collection set, the best way to celebrate is always with VT Clocks. Here are the VT Clocks for Parts 1 & 2 of "The Android Invasion".  #VTClocks4ever #DoctorWho #Season13 #BBCStudios #Blurayset #TheCollection

This Saturday I release my latest Doctor Who on BBC Video: "The Tenth Planet".  Subscribe to my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FromTheArchive1 and please consider helping my content by joining my Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/c/FromtheArchive

In the US, new episodes of LOVEJOY would air Monday night on A&E and like you, that would make my night too!