Man Alive

[JohnPeach195]

David Rayner or anyone have a copy of "twinkle twinkle little star" from the Man Alive series? I would love to see it again.

[quentinlargcoie]

just found the relevent clip- try this... Fry & Laurie on Choice

[quentinlargcoie]

anyone seen the fry and laurie sketch with plastic spoons...how right they were...

[SuperJudithP]

I was the subject of the Man Alive programme 'Can She Sing, does it matter' 1969?'. I have the original on video but would love friends and family to see it on UTube. Any suggestions as to how this can happen?

[DavidRayner1947]

One of the best Man Alive films was "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", filmed in July and August, 1973 and transmitted in October of that year. it covered the expensive launch by EMI, where his father was an executive, of eleven years old ex-choirboy Darren Burn as the British answer to Donny Osmond. Something that would eventually prove to be a terrible disaster for Darren, who later committed suicide. This Man Alive film could well be subtitled "Prelude to Tragedy" because of it. Issue it on DVD.

[CityMuso]

Man Alive, World About Us, Horizon, Chronical. Even: Call My Bluff, Pot Black & Gardeners' World. TOP QUALITY BBC2 PRODUCTIONS OF THE EARLY 70S

Meanwhile, on BBC1 was Play for Today, Wednesday Play, Play of the Month.

Today's attention-span wouldn't be able to cope with progs of such calibre.

Looking at the crap which our licence pays for now; no wonder the kids are pig-ignorant...

[cielobuio]

I long for those days...............

[EuroAlien]

I was lucky enough to catch the tail end of those days (born in 1973) and I totally agree with you and the comment you replied to....

[TomthatiscalledTom]

I was born in 1973 too and I have the awful sense that our generation mark the boundary at which culture ends and a horde of texting, twittering, semiliterate, Jade Goody and Jordan-worshipping muppets drives the world into a new dark age.

[slobbydag]

Well said.

[seonidh]

@TomthatiscalledTom me too it all went down hill after 73

[EuroAlien]

I suppose the closest we'd get to that sort of thing now is what's shown on BBC Four - and sadly, a lot of that is retrospectives, or outright repeats, of the gems of those halcyon days :(

[lndac02]

good post, i feel the same.

[16881873]

Spot on, mate. Couldn't agree more. The never ending, dumbed down celebrity bullshit on television made me switch it off ages go. 500 channels and there's nothing to watch.

[Stratman78]

You might want to preserve that film. I wonder if the BBC will ever release that show on DVD or not.

[ewaf88]

Yes perhaps - goto the Internet movie database and type in Man Alive. Click on the 1965 series and look at comments. The main is by a person who is remastering this series. It is mentioned that they may come out on DVD. In the meantime you could watch my version of the titles

[biggles12]

Hahaha! That would be me! It's a small world the internet.That was my comment on imdb. Looks doubtful the beeb are going to release them. It's becoming a struggle to get them onto digital. The prints are in ok condition but fading...It's all about the money. From what I have seen so far (allot) it's easily a classic, landmark series. Hard work to transfer, the colour gradings a nightmare.

[ewaf88]

That's a great shame - typical BBC they're adept at destroying media (the video deletion of the early 70's which destroyed one of the best sci fi series ever 'Out of the Unknown')

Still I recreated from memeory my own version of the opening credits for Man Alive (don't be too harsh if you veiw them).

Good luck with your work at these are historical social documents. Perhaps let me know how things go.

[retunerman]

They had a few Man Alive shows available to view on the BBC's archive trial. They were great. Let's hope they were popular and give the BBC ideas about making more use of these superb docos.

[DavidRayner1947]

biggles12, should you read this, I have sent a private message to you through your IMDb account, concerning the Man Alive films.