The Footage Detectives

  

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The Footage DetectivesMike 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! [S]Mon, Feb 17, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe 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? [S]Sun, Feb 16, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesThere'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? [S]Mon, Feb 10, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesMike 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. [S]Sun, Feb 9, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesThere'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. [S]Mon, Feb 3, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe 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? [S]Sun, Feb 2, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesHow about a bit of 50s Vespa action? Then, we go behind the scenes of the Whitbread Brewery in the 60s, and the Footage Detectives go footage detecting and explore the mystery of Esher Studios! [S]Mon, Dec 9, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe've found a brilliant reel of the Thames, celebrate when being a traffic warden was fun - with footage from the 60s and share some tips from 1951, with a lost reel from the Cinema Museum! [S]Sun, Dec 8, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe are taught how to make tea, look at England towards the end of the war, we pop into Pete Murray's house on his 99th birthday, go poppy making and there's a great reel on the Royal Navy at sea. [S]Mon, Dec 2, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe remember the great Kenneth Cope with a reel of him and Millicent Martin from the 60s! We go off to see the toys of yesteryear and go behind the scenes of the making of an Aston Martin! [S]Mon, Nov 25, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesIt's all about the steam, with a brilliant reel of chugging along the Solent by train! Then there's a brilliant reel of a 60s cartoon and do you remember the pop called 'Firewater' from the 60s? [S]Sun, Nov 24, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe have 'music unlimited' with a very rare reel with some surprising guests, we've found a lost 'Tod Slaughter' film, footage of directing traffic in 1959 and who remembers the Harold Hare Comic? [S]Mon, Nov 18, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesHow about a bit of 50s Vespa action? Then, we go behind the scenes of the Whitbread Brewery in the 60s, and the Footage Detectives go footage detecting and explore the mystery of Esher Studios! [S]Sun, Nov 17, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe'll take you racing in Monte Carlo, teach you about motorcycle road safety in the 1950s, we have footage of Laurel and Hardy, and we've found an episode of a lost series starring Anthony Newley. [S]Mon, Nov 11, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe are taught how to make tea, look at England towards the end of the war, we pop into Pete Murray's house on his 99th birthday, go poppy making and there's a great reel on the Royal Navy at sea. [S]Sun, Nov 10, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesThere's a great reel of a lost British TV show featuring Johnny Ray and Shani Wallis, a brilliant public information film, and for bike fans, we go to Tyneside for a summer show back in the 60s. [S]Mon, Oct 14, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesThere's a brilliant reel of the history of a house, a fascinating old reel about police training, some amazing Hillclimb racing footage and who remembers the 'Whistling Outspan Yo-Yo'? [S]Sun, Oct 13, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesMike and Noel remember the year when the 50 pence piece arrived, they look at a wonderful reel of Portrush in the 50s, talk milk tablets, Zam-Buk ointment and Cat Meat, and look at the 60s abroad. [S]Mon, Aug 12, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe look at the Granada Cinema, Mansfield in the 60s, Devon in the 50s and a trip to a sweet factory. We remember the ventriloquist 'Saveen' and who remembers the Courage Brewery drays in the 50s? [S]Sun, Aug 11, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe go to London in the 40s, then go dancing 60s style, we talk Energen Rolls, Pom Poms, cap guns and pea shooters! There's a reel of The Singing Postman and who or what is 'Sultan Willygar'? [S]Mon, Aug 5, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesMike and Noel go back in time to visit a corset factory, there's advice for farmers in the 50s, an insight into the life of truck drivers in the 60s at night and who remembers chicken in a tin? [S]Sun, Aug 4, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe go back to a Midlands Car Factory in the 60s with Minis, Daimlers and Vauxhalls! Then we're off to Torquay in the 50s, we relive all the fun of the fayre in the 60s, and who remembers Splendo? [S]Mon, Jul 15, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe go to London in the 40s, then go dancing 60s style, we talk Energen Rolls, Pom Poms, cap guns and pea shooters! There's a reel of The Singing Postman and who or what is 'Sultan Willygar'? [S]Sun, Jul 14, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe celebrate Father's with a Cabana chocolate bar! We have a reel of picnic frolics in the 50s, footage of selling old bangers in the 50s and look at scenes of aircraft in Bristol in the 50s/60s. [S]Mon, Jul 8, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesTake a look at Tommy Trinder as the headline act and Frankie Vaughn opening a dancing competition, there's inventions for the garden in the 60s and the history of Charles Laughton and Scarborough. [S]Sun, Jul 7, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesThere's rescued cinema advertising slides from WW2, more school day footage, we peek behind the scenes in Quadrophenia, take a look at 'The Arrows' and who remembers Smedley's Sausage Rolls? [S]Mon, Jul 1, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe have a fascinating reel of The Good Old Compton Organ, uncover a film of a soldier on leave in WWII, there's a reel for trolley bus fans, we look at Listers Nut Rings and who remembers Gun Gum? [S]Sun, Jun 30, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe look at Stratford Upon Avon in the late 1940s, a brilliant 1950s love story in Saltzburg, there's more from the lost reel of the real Hell Drivers and who remembers Penny Arrow Toffee bars? [S]Mon, Jun 24, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe go back to a Midlands Car Factory in the 60s with Minis, Daimlers and Vauxhalls! Then we're off to Torquay in the 50s, we relive all the fun of the fayre in the 60s, and who remembers Splendo? [S]Sun, Jun 23, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesMike and Noel are joined by special guest Hartley Hare, they take a look at 'Make Do and Mend', there's a brilliant lost reel of haulage firms in the 50s and Dame Maureen Lipman has been in touch. [S]Mon, Jun 17, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe celebrate Father's with a Cabana chocolate bar! We have a reel of picnic frolics in the 50s, footage of selling old bangers in the 50s and look at scenes of aircraft in Bristol in the 50s/60s. [S]Sun, Jun 16, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe have another rare reel of Eartha Kitt, we look at some old fashioned sayings, we take a trip to Southgate in the 50s, we 'Hit The Road Jack' with a short on cars and who remembers Potato Puffs? [S]Mon, Jun 3, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe look at Stratford Upon Avon in the late 1940s, a brilliant 1950s love story in Saltzburg, there's more from the lost reel of the real Hell Drivers and who remembers Penny Arrow Toffee bars? [S]Sun, Jun 2, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe look at Roger Moore being reunited with some special cars at Pinewood Studios! There's brilliant Festival of Britain footage, extra special reels for Elvis fans and who used to play Quoits? [S]Mon, May 27, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesMike and Noel are joined by special guest Hartley Hare, they take a look at 'Make Do and Mend', there's a brilliant lost reel of haulage firms in the 50s and Dame Maureen Lipman has been in touch. [S]Sun, May 26, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe'll all be 'treading the boards' as we celebrate Weekly Rep with two reels of lost footage, and we chat Radio Hallam, Blakey's, Faith Brown and the discovery of the best car for Beelzebub. [S]Mon, May 20, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesThere's a superb reel of a Yorkshire Gala in the 70s, we go flying for fun - who remembers Jetex model planes with a REAL engine? We look at markets in the 60s and who remembers Empress Biscuits? [S]Mon, May 6, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe look at Roger Moore being reunited with some special cars at Pinewood Studios! There's brilliant Festival of Britain footage, extra special reels for Elvis fans and who used to play Quoits? [S]Sun, May 5, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe'll all be 'treading the boards' as we celebrate Weekly Rep with two reels of lost footage, and we chat Radio Hallam, Blakey's, Faith Brown and the discovery of the best car for Beelzebub. [S]Sun, Apr 28, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesBring your Easter eggs or simnel cake! We have a lost film of Dame Maureen Lipman, wonderful footage of Easter bonnet parades, who remembers Ellisdon's joke catalogue? And did you go on a Beano? [S]Mon, Apr 22, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesThere's talk of Jellimallos and Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins, there's a reel of train travel, a very special tea party, Sam Kydd on a rare day out and Noel and Mike have a Kazoo Competition! [S]Sun, Apr 21, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesThere's a superb reel of a Yorkshire Gala in the 70s, we go flying for fun - who remembers Jetex model planes with a REAL engine? We look at markets in the 60s and who remembers Empress Biscuits? [S]Sun, Apr 14, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe teach all you frozen food sellers how to sell more peas, look at first days at school in the 50s, we have a reel of the history of flight and do you remember your first trip to a playground? [S]Mon, Apr 8, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesThere's a reel of 50s skydiving on behalf of a chocolatey drink, we go on location with 'Half a Sixpence' - who can you spot behind the scenes? And we have lost footage of The Andrews Sisters. [S]Sun, Apr 7, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesMike and Noel celebrate mothers, then go to the Lord Mayors Show in the 50s, there's a superb reel of college life when 'handicraft' was the word of the day and footage of the famous Skyvan? [S]Mon, Apr 1, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesBring your Easter eggs or simnel cake! We have a lost film of Dame Maureen Lipman, wonderful footage of Easter bonnet parades, who remembers Ellisdon's joke catalogue? And did you go on a Beano? [S]Sun, Mar 31, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesMike & Noel have got it all! From chickens singing opera to behind the scenes of 60s radio. Noel gets into the news in America, we look at the Lotus Cortina Mark 2 and who remembers Lucky Numbers? [S]Mon, Mar 25, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe travel back to a bygone age with a reel on Poly Tours, there's British motoring history from Leyland and Lord Stokes, lots of magic car swapping in films and who remembers mobile shops? [S]Sun, Mar 24, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesDavid Jacobs, Glyn Houston & Geoffrey Palmer want you all to have a bath, Sir Lancelot wants you to buy faggots in gravy, we go abroad in the 60s and do you remember a popular 50s speedway comic? [S]Mon, Mar 18, 7:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Footage DetectivesWe teach all you frozen food sellers how to sell more peas, look at first days at school in the 50s, we have a reel of the history of flight and do you remember your first trip to a playground? [S]Sun, Mar 17, 5:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins