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Stand By To Shoot
''Stand by to Shoot'' was a British television serial which aired in 1953 on the BBC, written by Donald Wilson and produced by Dennis Vance. It was set at a film studio. The series was broadcast live in six episodes, none of which are believed to have been recorded. Scheduling The first episode aired on a schedule which also included the film ''Road Show'', children's series ''Whirligig'', newsreels, and an outside broadcast on the making of cricket bats. The final episode aired on a schedule which also included cricket, athletics, '' The Appleyards'', and newsreels. References External links * 1950s British television miniseries 1950s British drama television series 1953 British television series debuts 1953 British television series endings Lost BBC episodes BBC Television Service (TV network) original programming Black-and-white British television shows BBC television dramas {{UK-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Wilson (writer And Producer)
Donald Boyd Wilson (11 September 1910 – 5 March 2002) was a Scottish television writer and producer who worked for the BBC. His work included co-creating the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' in 1963, also later saying that he had named the series, and adapting and producing ''The Forsyte Saga'' in 1967. Early life and career Wilson was born in Dunblane on 11 September 1910. He attended the Glasgow School of Art, following which his first jobs were as a newspaper cartoonist and sketch writer. His initial career was in the film industry, including working for MGM at Elstree Studios, where he was Assistant Director of such films as ''Jericho'' (1937) and ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1939). During the Second World War he served with the Cameronians and the 43rd Wessex Division before afterwards returning to the film industry, including helming his only film as director, '' Warning to Wantons''. In 1955, he was recruited to BBC Television by the then Head of Drama, Michael Barr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Vance
Dennis Vance (18 March 1924 – 6 October 1983) was a British television producer, director, and occasional actor. Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, he signed up as a Fleet Air Arm pilot during the Second World War. Post-war he began his career as an actor in the late 1940s, appearing in small film parts, such as Poet's Pub, in 1949, before switching to become a producer with BBC Television in the early 1950s. Later, in 1955 he became the first Head of Drama at the ITV contractor ABC Weekend TV, who went on air in 1956, serving the Midlands and the North of England at weekends. He also produced episodes of ''The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1956), also directing a couple of episodes. At ABC, Vance oversaw the creation of the anthology drama series ''Armchair Theatre'', which was networked nationally across the ITV regions on Sunday evenings. It became an important long running landmark in British television drama series. Vance, however, left the Head of Drama role in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Appleyards
''The Appleyards'' is a British television soap opera for children, made and transmitted fortnightly by BBC Television across eleven series and one special from October 1952 to April 1957, plus a revival one-off in 1960, mostly from the BBC's Lime Grove Studios. It was initially produced and directed by Naomi Capon. The series was initially transmitted live on a Thursday afternoon from 4:30 to 5 p.m. with a Sunday repeat, which was the same cast giving a second live performance. From the second series onwards in 1953 it was broadcast on Saturdays. The programme told the story of the home counties family Mr. and Mrs. Appleyard and their four children: John, Janet, Margaret and Tommy. They were usually accompanied by their neighbour and best friend Ronnie Grant. It was of its time but also a groundbreaking family sitcom, popular with both adults and children alike but particularly the latter who saw it as an embodiment of their own family. The catchy light music signature tune ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s British Television Miniseries
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s British Drama Television Series
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 British Television Series Debuts
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. ** The Central Intelligence Agency, CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the Unidentified flying object, UFO phenomenon. * January 15 ** Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. ** British security forces in West Germany arrest 7 members of the Naumann Circle, a clandestine Neo-Nazi organization. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record is never broken. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost BBC Episodes
Lost or LOST may refer to getting lost, or to: Arts, entertainment, and media Television * ''Lost'' (TV series), a 2004 American drama series about people who become stranded on a mysterious island * ''Lost'' (2001 TV series), a short-lived American and UK reality series * ''Lost'' (South Korean TV series), a 2021 South Korean series * "Lost" (''The Bill''), a 1985 episode * "Lost" (''Stargate Universe''), an episode of science fiction series ''Stargate Universe'' *"Lost", an episode of ''Unleashed!'' *"Lost", an episode of the Canadian documentary TV series ''Mayday'' *"Lost", an episode of Disney's ''So Weird'' * "The Lost" (''Class''), an episode of the first series of the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series ''Class'' Films * ''Lost'' (1950 film), a Mexican film directed by Fernando A. Rivero * ''Lost'' (1956 film), a British thriller starring David Farrar * ''Lost'' (1983 film), an American film directed by Al Adamson * ''Lost!'' (film), a 1986 Canadian film directed by Peter R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Television Service (TV Network) Original Programming
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and Flagship (broadcasting), flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. The channel was launched on 2 November 1936 under the name BBC Television Service, which was the world's first Television in the United Kingdom, regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC Two, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's List of BBC television channels and radio stations, other domestic television stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-and-white British Television Shows
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white to produce a range of :wikt:achromatic, achromatic brightnesses of grey. It is also known as greyscale in technical settings. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. However, there are exceptions to this rule, including black-and-white fine art photography, as well as many film motion pictures and art film(s). Early photographs in the late 19th and early to mid 20th centuries were often developed in black and white, as an alternative to sepia due to limitations in film available at the time. Black and white was also prevalent in early television broadcasts, which were displayed by changing the intensity of monochrome phosphurs on the inside of the screen, before the introduction of Colour television , colour from the 1950s onwards. Black and white continues to be used in certain sections of the modern arts field, either stylistically or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
