The Lime Grove Story

[Brief Encounter]

Does anyone have a full list of the day's schedule?



From the BFI:

The LIME GROVE STORY

Notes



Slot.

Library Synopsis



Special slot on BBC2 celebrating the 41 year old history of Lime Grove, and presenting some of the classic films and television programmes made there, as well as compilation and other special programmes, shown throughout the day on the Bank Holiday Monday of 26th August 1991. [See Radio Times 24-30 August 1991 for details of programmes and films shown in the special slot].

(Maybe someone has this Radio Times?)

[CaptainWaggett]

11:00am Children's Compilation



11:30am Whacko



12:00pm The Wicked Lady (proper version)



1:40pm The A-Z of Light Entertainment



2:15pm Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child



2:45pm Limelight - the film years



3:30pm Tonight - the films (clips from the Tonight programmes)



4:30pm Cricket



6:30pm The Staggering Story of Lime Grove



6:40pm Let's Go Nationwide



7:00pm What's my Quiz - Frank Muir



7:30pm The Grove Family



8:00pm This is your Life - compilation



8:30pm Dixon of Dock Green - The Rotten Apple



10:05pm Lime Grove - the television years



11:10pm Quatermass II



11:35pm 39 Steps (proper version)

[Brief Encounter]

Cheers Captain, that's brilliant. I now know what I'm after: Limelight - the film years, and it's 45 minutes! The clips on Youtube look good, methinks I need to track it down.

[Brief Encounter]

I did recall this programme being part of it (not from first time around!). The BFI seems to confirm it - perhaps there wasn't two hours of cricket?





The GIRL WITH THE GIGGLE IN HER VOICE - ALMA COGAN



Transmission date

26/08/1991

Country

Great Britain

Series/Slot

Not available

Start time

16:00

Stop time

16:30

Duration

30 mins.

Company

BBC

Channel

BBC2

[Gerald Lovell]

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2:15pm Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child

I have a funny feeling that this was in fact the "pilot" version; the first time it had been transmitted.

[CaptainWaggett]

name='Brief Encounter' date='02 July 2010 - 04:31 PM' timestamp='1278084708' post='446807']

I did recall this programme being part of it (not from first time around!). The BFI seems to confirm it - perhaps there wasn't two hours of cricket?





The GIRL WITH THE GIGGLE IN HER VOICE - ALMA COGAN



Transmission date

26/08/1991

Country

Great Britain

Series/Slot

Not available

Start time

16:00

Stop time

16:30

Duration

30 mins.

Company

BBC

Channel

BBC2

Sorry, that was there. BTW, I keep saying this but it's still true, this sort of information is available to anyone who makes use of their library card. You don't even need to actually go to the library Just check out what sort of online resources you library offers by remote access and it will almost cetainly include some newspaper archives.

[alan french]

Hi Whovians,

I confirm also, by memory, that this was the pilot. I recall the main difference was that the junk yard contained some sinister looking dummies or manikins. These do not appear in the official first episode of UNEARTHLY CHILD.



Just an extra piece of useless information. Episode 1 of Doctor Who, was broadcast two weeks running. Episode 2 appeared after the repeat of episode 1. The fact that the country was in the grip of Beatlemania, and the Beatles were the panelists on JUKE BOX JURY afterwards. Coincidence or significant?



Further useless information, Nigel Kneale in the Radio Times once was very scathing about STAR TREK and DOCTOR WHO.



Even more useless information:: The origianal puppet of Muffin the Mule, made a special appearance in colour, in between some items.



Alan French.

[Brief Encounter]

I've been watching this day's programmes transferred to DVD. There seems to be another omission in your listing, Captain - Dixon of Dock Green was only 30mins, not 95! Perhaps I'll soon find out what was next.

[bobsterkent]

I have most of it on dvd but as it was recorded by someone else for me that day its not in any order but still all very enjoyable

[Toscana]

I've been watching this day's programmes transferred to DVD. There seems to be another omission in your listing, Captain - Dixon of Dock Green was only 30mins, not 95! Perhaps I'll soon find out what was next.

Must be the only DODG episode left thats watchable. Still its always good to see Paul Eddington again.

[littlejohn1971]

as anyone got a copy of limelight the film years?

[gmork]

Hi everybody,
i've been wracking my brain for years to recall, but wasn't there a bbc drama set in the early days of bbc tv broadcasting?, i have an idea it was made to commemorate the anniversay of Lime Grove which should be approproate to this thread (early 1990's).
Does anybody remember it or its title?.

[CaptainWaggett]

The Fools on the Hill by Jack Rosenthal. It was shown on BBC4 a few weeks ago

[Westengland]

It's The Fools On The Hill, written by Jack Rosenthal, directed by David Giles and produced by Peter Wolfes, broadcast Monday, 27 October 1986. It commemorated the first BBC television broadcasts, starting 2 November 1936 at Alexandra Palace.

The Fools On The Hill mixed real and imaginary characters in its story. It's interesting that neither the BBC nor ITV have produced many dramas about UK television history - I mean history of particular periods - apart from a few bioplays about well-known TV people like John Reith.

[gmork]

Thanks guys, that's the one!.
Hadn't realised it was quite that far back!.
I found a watcheable copy on Youtube, looks fairly lousy on the TV through, and there doesn't seem to be a dvd release at present.
Not had much luck finding a capture on the net to d/l -so i guess i need to wait until the beeb repeat it again!
I'm with you Westengland, don't know why there aren't more dramas like this around.
Cheers -Gmork

[Brief Encounter]

as anyone got a copy of limelight the film years?

Me; if you still require it, send me a PM.

[Paul Austin]

It's sad that Lime Grove was demolished. It was riddled with asbestos and the cost of sanitising it while the buildings were in place was way too expensive so demolition was the only option