Jetix clips, promos and ads (March 2008) VideotapeFTW 2024-05-08 | Am I really uploading a video from 2008? Yep, looks like I'm uploading a video from 2008 - less than four years before my channel of oh-so-ancient retro VHS recordings started. Back then, my limit was 'mid-90s', which I soon stretched to 'before 2000', and then about five years later, I added another five years. Now I'm at the point where I just say that if it's on tape, it's fair game. Realistically, uploading something from 2008 today is the same as uploading something from 1996 when I began. _Sigh._Anyway, Jetix. Successor to Fox Kids in the UK, and here we have loads of idents, promos, and ads around episodes of Power Rangers, with the latter part coming from the Totally Ninja Easter themed season thing (sponsored by Ninja Reflex on the Wii and DS, which I bet was ace and not at all overpriced shovelware that capitalised on novelty controls). Promos include those for Dinosaur King and Transformers, while amongst the ads you'll find Doctor Who cards, the eternally-present Lego, musical toothbrushes, Phlat Balls (imagine asking a shop assistant if they had any), ZeeBeez, and PG Tips featuring Al (a.k.a. Johnny Vegas) and Monkey from the ITV Digital campaign. Also plenty of insurance, debt rearrangement services, and driving instructor instructors, which the kids all love. The big films of the day seemed to be The Spiderwick Chronicles (which gets both McDonald's and video game tie-ins), Horton Hears a Who, and merchandise for Cars is still a thing. Phantom Hourglass also makes a welcome appearance. Watching this back, I should mention that there are quite a few duplicates which I probably ought to have put a bit of effort into pruning, but never mind. Have fun, and don't forget to visit the website and enter the Skechers competitions.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Sky One and CITV brief clips (2002) VideotapeFTW 2024-05-08 | A bit of a mish-mash, this - some Sky One promos around The Simpsons, Futurama, and the Batman animated series, plus one link of Take Over TV on CITV going into Cardcaptors. All too brief for their own upload, but they were all from the same tape so I thought I'd bung them together into one rather than waste them. Apologies for the digital audio glitches.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
BBC Six OClock News (3/4/92) - partial VideotapeFTW 2024-05-08 | Remember that time Jason Donovan sued pop culture magazine The Face for insinuating he was gay, won over £200,000, and in that instant upset a large proportion of his own fan base? Well, here's how it was reported at the time. Jason, obviously, has always insisted that it was all about being accused of lying and hypocrisy, while The Face claimed they were writing a serious article discussing the outing of celebrities in general and weren't implying anything. I haven't been able to find a copy of the article itself, so I can't draw any conclusions. I _have_ figured out why the report here was so coy about showing the poster that the magazine reproduced, though:https://www.library.illinois.edu/hpnl/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/11/forced-out_Page_3-scaled-e1700581241803-763x1024.jpg'Three words, one of which is "Queer",' indeed. Elsewhere, John Major, Neil Kinnock, and Paddy Ashdown are on the campaign trail ahead of the imminent general election. A hung parliament is what everyone's expecting, so the Lib Dems and the various Northern Irish parties are suddenly useful pawns to be courted in the grander scheme of things. Being in the run-up to the election, we're actually allowed to hear Gerry Adams's real voice on British television, but after this not again for another couple of years.We end (prematurely, I'm afraid) during a piece about Nelson Mandela calling in a peacekeeping force, but before that there's a brief mention of the nation's children casting their votes. If you want to know what that's all about, you can watch the Newsround Election Special from barely an hour earlier that same day, also on my channel:youtu.be/Nnb90RV0TREMany thanks to Ben for providing this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Sky Sports clips, ads and promos (30/5/93) VideotapeFTW 2024-05-03 | Lots and lots of clips from during the Sky Sports coverage of the 1993 Indy 500, which took place on 30th May of that year. (The coverage possibly went past midnight UK time, but let's not split hairs.) Enjoy the few Indy Fax we're treated to, and also to numerous ads - memorable ones include Carling Black Label, KitKat, and Barclaycard, while bonus points to Coca-Cola for throwing some variety into their multiple slots. Keep an eye out also for some unexpected glimpses of Sonic the Hedgehog, Victor Meldrew, and Mel Smith.By far the most interesting part for me are the promos - Sky Movies, The Movie Channel, Sky One, and multiple upcoming Sky Sports events get mentions, including the tennis, golf, boxing, and wrestling. I'm afraid I've had to blur one of the football promos (twice) because it gets blocked worldwide for reasons I can't fathom. But what remains gives a very good overview of what Sky were pushing in these relatively early days of satellite TV.Many thanks to Ben for sending me this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Beachcomber Bay: Flotsam and Jetsam (1999) - near-full episode VideotapeFTW 2024-05-03 | It's breakfast time and Salty is ready for his sausages, so it's a pity that Bertha's prepared him a grapefruit. Meanwhile, Jenny's got a very important environmental message for us, the Sludges don't know what to do with all the green paper bits they've found, and Sam tells us about that time he was Chief of Police. Apologies for the start of this episode being cut off - that's exactly how it was on the tape.As is so often the case, Mr and Mrs Sludge are the highlight of this one for me, although I think their adventure was funnier without the later information from the message in the bottle. They really are such heroically dim characters, but they love each other, and ultimately that's what makes them so endearing. Relatable, even.This episode was made in 1999, so the main target audience is, was, and always will be those born in the 90s. Incidentally, that joke about there being no laughs for the manager of the Bank of England... A quick search turned up this on Wikipedia: BoE Governor Edward "George attracted controversy in [October] 1998 when he was widely reported to have made a statement to London newspaper executives implying that unemployment in the north of England was a price worth paying to preserve affluence in the south of the country." Is that what they were referencing, or some other scandal? Or was it just a general remark and I'm looking too deeply into it?Humungous thanks to Joe for lending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
ITV Weather forecasts and ads (November 2000) VideotapeFTW 2024-05-03 | Weather. Lots of it. Loads of weather. ITV National Weather, LWT Weather, Carlton Weather, all the weather. Weather weather, all together, what's it gonna do? Weather, weather, weather, weather, weather.Also some full ad breaks (from back when Amazon needed to advertise), promos, TravelTalk, and even the opening title sequence of an edition of The South Bank Show, purely because I like the tune. These clips all come from the same tape, and seem to be from consecutive days in November 2000, with one evidently falling on Remembrance Sunday of that year.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Grandstand clips (8/11/86) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-28 | Roland Ratzenberger and Philippe Favre battle it out for the chequered flag in the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, the horse racing results are in, Great Britain's rugby league team have been stuffed by Australia and coach Maurice Bamford has some explaining to do, we go round the football grounds as we near full-time, and then it's over to the Vidiprinter as Steve Rider gives us the final scores - all from Saturday, 8th November, 1986's Grandstand.That Ratzenberger vs Favre duel is really something, and, without spoiling the outcome, the eventual winner takes it by no more than half a car length. Also fighting for position are British drivers Steve Robertson and Pete Rogers, the latter of whom was sadly killed during a race less than a year on from this.Meanwhile, in the football, the two Manchester clubs are unbelievably rubbish. City register a victory, but it's only their second since February (we're in November, remember), and United take an embarrassing beating in their new manager's first match in charge away to Oxford. He'll obviously never amount to anything.Huge thanks to Ben for providing this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Roland Ratzenberger vs Roland Rat: The Race of the Century (1985) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-28 | It was on this weekend 30 years ago (at the time of writing) that the catastrophic events of Imola changed Formula One forever. The great Ayrton Senna was killed during the race itself, and being a three-time champion meant that the tragedy the day before was overshadowed. The death of Roland Ratzenberger during qualifying has sadly become something of a footnote, or even the answer to a morbid quiz question, but the Austrian was a serial winner in his own right throughout his career, and, in a human sense, no less a loss. And it's that human side that we celebrate here, as he takes on his near-namesake in the much-hyped Race of the Century.This clip is taken from The Official Worldwide Roland Rat Appreciation Society (or OWRASS for short) Summer Spectacular from 1985 - possibly the very last one at the end of the holidays before the rat deserted TV-am - and if you want to see the rest, you can watch it here:youtu.be/j6o-aCZSyi8You don't get too many sports stars with senses of humour and self-awareness these days, willing to send themselves up and look a bit silly next to a big-headed cheating puppet superstar (and especially not in a foreign language), but here we are. How this all came to pass is beyond me, but I'm certainly glad that it did. Many thanks to Sally for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
CITV continuity clips, promos and ads (Feb/March 2002) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-28 | Some TellyTots and CITV links, mostly around Kipper and Little Ghosts, presented by David Leon, Leigh Morrison, Leah Charles, and Stephen Mulhern. Recorded across multiple days in 2002, with one in the middle mentioned as being St David's Day, so presumably these come from both February and March of that year.Includes promos and trails for the likes of Cardcaptors, Digimon, How 2, Sir Gadabout, My Parents Are Aliens, and more. I like how they vary the continuity, throwing in little skits here and there, holding up viewers' masterpieces, reading out messages they've received, and even a single FX shot that has one of them leaping around the screen. Note that you can get in touch by post, e-mail, phone, and now text - they've added a scrolling ticker at the bottom for such eventualities. Not sure what those 'Part of CITV' ident things are all about, but I don't disapprove.As for the ad breaks, the big films being promoted are Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Atlantis on DVD, and Monsters Inc. The last of those has a couple of tie-ins, one of which being with McDonald's, who also seem to attempt to capitalise on the impending Mother's Day. Another ad is for the card game Uno, which, unless I'm completely mistaken, has never truly caught on here in the UK the same way as in the US. Am I wrong? I'll tell you what _is_ wrong, though: that Walkers ad with Gary Lineker and David Seaman. Once seen, cannot be unseen.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
World Football (2001) - FULL EPISODE VideotapeFTW 2024-04-24 | Peter Brackley and Jim Proudfoot tell us about Hernan Dario Gomez, the manager of Ecuador who survived an assassination attempt; Argentina's next wonderkid, Leandro Romagnoli; the city of Munich's two big football teams, Bayern and 1860, plus near neighbours Unterhaching; sweeping changes at Valencia with their manager and best player having departed following successive Champions League finals; and the climax of the inaugural Women's United Soccer Association league season. This episode was originally broadcast on Sunday, 30th September, 2001.To take that last one first, the WUSA was apparently the world's first professional league for women. It went bust after only three seasons, but I suppose some of those hypothetical young girls dreaming of being a pro back then could be living that reality right now as I write this. To save you Googling, Leandro Romagnoli went on to play for Argentina precisely once, and his big European move was to Lisbon, where he spent a whole four seasons at Sporting. Nearly all of the rest of his career was spent playing for San Lorenzo, and heart-warmingly he is currently their manager. Ecuador did indeed go on to qualify for their first ever World Cup, and their manager's Wikipedia page quite bizarrely doesn't seem to even mention that attempt on his life. Imagine being shot for footballing reasons and fleeing to _Colombia_ for your own safety. Meanwhile, Valencia went on to win La Liga this season, under the new attractive more attacking playing style of Rafa Benitez. They remain the last team not from Barcelona or Madrid to win it, and going back 40 years, Deportivo La Coruna are the only other side to clinch the title in that time - once.Interesting stuff, completely undermined by the occasional dubbing of a Spaniard or Argentinian in pure Geordie, Eurotrash-style. Oh, and don't miss that classic late-night ITV ad break which consists entirely of a single Horrible-and-Unnecessary-Ways-You're-Going-to-Die PIF.Many thanks to Ben for sending me this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
ITV Digital promo (2002) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-24 | Six minutes of reasons to subscribe to ITV Digital, but not a single mention that the service was destined to go belly-up within months. In fairness, they seemed to be offering truly à la carte packages unlike their rivals, and they had a decent amount of football on offer, but dirty tricks by Sky (first giving away their own set top boxes for free, refusing to carry the ITV Sport channel, and then cracking ITV's encryption and leaking their findings to known pirates, if the rumours are to be believed) coupled with financial incompetence on their own part meant the writing was on the wall. I actually think this recording may come from March 2002, the very month they finally entered administration, and it's morbidly fascinating to see exactly what they were pushing in their vain attempts to woo potential customers. Film fan? No problem - Carlton Cinema has got you covered. And just in case you're not paying enough, there's always ITV Select, our pay-per-view offering. And who wants a computer? Obviously, surfing the web and sending e-mails on your living room TV via ITV Active is the future. Not even Johnny Vegas and Monkey could save them. Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Fox Kids UK clips, promos and ads (May 2003) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-24 | Lots of ads, promos, idents, clips, and between-show bits from 2003, taken from the British channel Fox Kids, but obviously I've edited out all of the actual programmes (in this case, mostly Power Rangers). My best guess is that the recordings come from the weekend of 24th and 25th May 2003, so the target audience is, was, and always will be viewers born in the 1980s or 90s. Who are the top ten Power Rangers of all time? Well, you can go to the Fox Kids website and register your vote (21 years ago). Or you can phone in and answer a simple question to win a themed party and private movie screening. Even better, put on your mask and you'll be able to read the secret on-screen password. All these features and competitions seem to be publicity for the upcoming Ninja Storm series.Keep an eye out for plenty of great channel idents and other promos, including for the imminent Marvellous May Half Term week of wall-to-wall Marvel cartoons, Totally Spies, and Jackie Chan Adventures. Don't miss the full ad breaks either, with my personal favourites being for Hunny B's, The Wind Waker, and Irn Bru. I'd be surprised if one of those in particular didn't get a whole heap of complaints.Huge thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Hollywood Report (12/8/92) - FULL EPISODE VideotapeFTW 2024-04-20 | Richard Jobson gives us the lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood, with plenty of Stateside help from Katie Wagner. Originally broadcast on Wednesday, 12th August, 1992, the lead item is an interview with Sigourney Weaver about Alien 3, while news of the closure of the Max Factor Museum is causing consternation. (I believe it was eventually incorporated into a more general movie museum that took over the building.)Following the ad break, we have a chat with Patrick Macnee about his book Blind in One Ear and hit record Kinky Boots, but highlight of the show for me is the appearance of 'Weird Al' Yankovic discussing his parodies, with several clips to enjoy. They talk like Al was completely unknown in the UK at the time, but I'm reliably informed in the comments that he'd already had a top 40 hit over here back in 1984. There are also other brief bits of entertainment news thrown in throughout, plus the then-current top ten films in the US, which includes the likes of Universal Soldier, Sister Act, and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid.Grateful thanks to Ben for sending me this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Wizadora: Coughs and Sneezes (1993) - FULL EPISODE VideotapeFTW 2024-04-20 | Filbert's not well, and while Wizadora considers using her Making Better spell, Hangle instead prescribes a regimen of diet, exercise, and fresh air. Meanwhile, Sticky has toothache and the computer has a virus. This episode was originally broadcast on Monday, 29th November, 1993, so as always the target audience for this upload is those born in the mid-to-late 80s.The theme of being fit and healthy is a good one, and thankfully not too preachy or condescending. Not only that, but it goes further in demonstrating that there's such a thing as taking these matters too far, and also the difference between people and plants. Or vegimals. Whatever.Many thanks to Joe for lending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
GMTV ad breaks and promos (2000) [2] VideotapeFTW 2024-04-20 | Plenty of ads and promos from the end of multiple consecutive (I think) days of GMTV, all from the same tape, edited together into one video for your enjoyment. Judging by which films are being promoted during the breaks, these must have been recorded during the summer holidays of 2000 - Stuart Little and Viva Rock Vegas were both released in July of that year, and The Road to El Dorado at the beginning of August.One that caught my eye was the Frosted and Coco Shreddies ad, which I think was clearly aping the distinctive style of the Cartoon Network of that era. I'm not sure I like the intimation, but I do like the animation. Note also the Bond-style Captain Birdseye reinvention, which I absolutely don't approve of, plus how big Tesco were going in the online home delivery shopping service. All it took was another two decades and a global pandemic for it to catch on.Oh, and stay tuned right until the end for the briefest of brief glimpses of Diggit.Grateful thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Michael Davis meets Bob Monkhouse VideotapeFTW 2024-04-14 | Comedy juggler Michael Davis's appearance on The Bob Monkhouse Show back on Monday, 11th February, 1985, in which he attempts to throw (and catch) at different times balls, a knife, a bowling ball, an axe, an egg, a meat cleaver, and an apple. You don't often get 15 minutes of a novelty act like this on adult television these days, and the fact that he's funny as well with great deadpan delivery is the icing on the cake.On a side note, it's noticeable that American guests on this show tend to be slightly put off by the fact that British audiences don't generally burst into spontaneous applause quite as much as audiences tend to on the other side of the Atlantic. Once everyone's warmed up and in the groove, though, it all goes swimmingly.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Disney Channel and Nickelodeon clips and ads (2005) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-14 | Lots of snippets from the UK's Disney Channel, Toon Disney, Nickelodeon, and Nick Toons, all from the same tape and mashed together into one easily-digestible video. I believe they were recorded on Monday, 13th June, 2005, so look out for plenty of promos, idents, continuity, and ads of the era, plus a True Lies and Porky Pies segment centred on Fillmore.Grateful thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Itll Be Alright on the Night 10 (1997) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-14 | Cock-ups abound as Denis Norden treats us to out-takes from around the world, featuring such diverse luminaries as Peter Sellers, Paul Merton, Bob Mills, Gary Lineker, some horses, and a pope. Originally broadcast in 1997, this recording seems to come from Saturday, 17th March, 2001 - though I'm willing to be corrected on that - and unless I blinked, it's been edited down from its original running length. (Or did I miss a break in the recording?)Contains naughty bits, it should be mentioned, but nothing worthy of an 18+ rating. By the way, note the unexpected incidental Stephen Mulhern at 35.27, who'd have been unknown on original broadcast but a regular CITV presenter by the time of the repeat.0:00 Promos and ads2:00 Part 117:44 Part 227:14 Part 339:09 Promos and adsMany thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Professor Bubble: Flying (1996) - near-full episode VideotapeFTW 2024-04-10 | Quill claims to have mastered the art of unaided aviation, but his attempts to prove it leave Beamer and Mouse unimpressed. Meanwhile, the Professor shows us how to make a coat hanger mobile, we watch some birds, hot air balloons, helicopters, and Concordes on the Bubblescope, and Chromety sings a song about a bumblebee and tells us a story about Sam and his home-made butterfly. Good wholesome fun, as ever, aimed squarely at those born in the late 80s or early 90s.Huge thanks to Joe for lending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
ITN News Summary (27/9/98) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-10 | Tim Willcox presents the brief news summary from ITN on Sunday, 27th September, 1998, with top stories including Gerhard Schröder's victory, Mississippi weather worries, and more.Many thanks to Ben for sending me this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Carlton ads and ITN News clip (11/7/94) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-10 | Out of Bananas in Pyjamas, a full Carlton ad break, and into the ITN News with Carol Barnes, from (according to @AntarcticaTelevision in the comments - thank you) Monday, 11th July, 1994. Top stories are the Cash for Questions scandal engulfing John Major's government, and the abduction of baby Abbie Humphries, who was still missing at the time. Thankfully, she was found safe and sound after 17 days away from her parents - but what I found out only fairly recently was that the police had already spoken to her kidnapper and seen Abbie herself by that point. _Twice._Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Sky Sports clip (17/12/95) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-10 | The end of the rained-off third test between England and South Africa in Durban, an ad break, some Sky promos, and into the cricket highlights via a nice Christmas ident.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Diggit and Mashed brief clips (1998) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-10 | Very brief glimpses of Diggit and Mashed from 1998, both from the same tape but not necessarily the same day. First of all, there's a promo for Recess, before Fearne and Des wrap up their Tex Avery and Timon and Pumbaa competitions and close proceedings for the day. Then we get a little bit of Lee and H from Steps with Jez and Jarvis - not very much at all, but I thought it was worth sharing.@danielamofah3091 in the comments suggests a broadcast date of 9th May 1998, but I can't confirm that. If you don't show your working, people, how can anyone double-check?Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
LWT Weather (11/4/99) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-10 | Femi Oke forecasts the weather on ITV on Sunday, 11th April, 1999. Be honest: is there interest out there for things like weather and other sorts of short clips? Because, on the one hand, I like to share as much as possible and get it 'out there' just in case; but, on the other, I hate the idea of gumming up everyone's feed and basically wasting everyone's time. Feel free to say in the comments.Many thanks to Ben for sending me this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
SM:tv Live clips ft. Steps (2000) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-03 | Clips around the morning's Pokémon from SM:tv Live, so you know what that means: the Pokérap, of course. Or maybe not, as Dec insists he's only putting on his Pokémania for the viewers at home. All members of Steps eventually make an appearance, with Faye and Claire looking genuinely bemused and borderline scared at what's transpiring around them. There's even a glimpse of (original line-up) Atomic Kitten as the Postbag is introduced.Also includes a full ad break, although it doesn't seem entirely on-demographic as far as I'm concerned (especially that rather questionable Oxo one). I would say don't buy the News of the World, but you can't. And imagine being Burger King, trying to promote your Simpsons tie-in with absolutely no animation whatsoever.[EDIT: Possibly from 4th March 2000 according to @kylebulger4240 in the comments, but I need to see your working before I can know for certain.]Grateful thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Gary Wilmot meets Bob Monkhouse VideotapeFTW 2024-04-03 | Newcomer Gary Wilmot makes an appearance on The Bob Monkhouse Show, originally broadcast on Monday, 21st January, 1985. Now, when I tell you that, being a black comedian in the 80s, there's bound to be a bit of a racial element to this routine, you're not going to be surprised; I'm going to go out on a limb, though, and say it's absolutely not the angle you're expecting. It really doesn't tally with the nature of You and Me, which he was already presenting at this stage, but whatever. Cheap laughs at the expense of minority groups aside, there's no doubting Gary's talent, and he treats us to impressions of Norman Wisdom, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, Stevie Wonder, Randy Crawford, and Andy Williams - those last few in an impressive musical style. A very entertaining and engaging performer, but I can't imagine he'd do too much of this material today.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
First ever ITV Evening News (8/3/99) VideotapeFTW 2024-04-03 | The first ever ITV Evening News - that is, the day's new early main bulletin on the channel, News at Ten having just been ditched - presented by Trevor McDonald on Monday, 8th March, 1999. Top stories seem to include disbelief that Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown would dare to use a computer or two to prepare for tomorrow's budget; footage of Andy Elson and Colin Prescot crash-landing their hot air balloon; Prince Charles visiting Argentina; Yorkshire floods, and more.This marked a major departure for ITV and ITN, and the changes in scheduling for the day's news (this went out at 6.30pm) were highly-publicised and ultimately unpopular. We also start to see the beginning of style over substance in the case of Ros Childs walking through a fairly-advanced-for-the-era virtual studio full of graphics and diagrams and stuff, not to mention the fact that a lot of the news, well, isn't. There's speculation and talk of what's going to happen, but a couple of stories with what I'd judge to have higher news values - the death of Joe DiMaggio, and Bernard Ingham being bound over - get less than David Hempleman-Adams _making his way to base camp_ ahead of his mission to the geomagnetic North Pole (which I think proved unsuccessful).There's a moderately interesting piece on young female smokers and a bit about GM food, but you know what's really mad? 'Monica Mania'. I know she was promoting a book she'd recently not written, but just stop and think for a moment: why? What was it that granted her such celebrity status? Was it in any way proportionate? Absolutely mad. Anyway, there are also some promos, ads, and a weather forecast to look out for so make use of the chapters if you like.0:00 Promos and ads6:39 ITV Evening News part 119:05 Ads20:08 ITV Evening News part 232:15 Weather34:14 PromosAnd, having edited and uploaded this, I've just noticed that some of the stuff at the start is actually from around the edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from the previous night. Never mind. Bonus content.Grateful thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Last ever News at Ten (5/3/99) VideotapeFTW 2024-03-27 | The last ever News at Ten from Friday, 5th March, 1999 - until they brought it back, of course. But that doesn't mean that this wasn't something of a televisual event when it was broadcast, and the top stories befitting the occasion are Bill Clinton wishing Monica Lewinsky well; informants in the Stephen Lawrence case being moved after their names were made public; and an E. coli outbreak in Cumbria.The history of this, in case you're wondering, is that ITV felt the BBC had an unfair advantage in the scheduling stakes, with a clear run after the Nine O'Clock News versus not being able to fit in a post-watershed film without News at 10 getting in the way. ITV's solution? Make the early evening news the main bulletin, and then it's Kavanagh QC and The Grimleys to your heart's content until a new 11pm news programme. Anyway, other smaller stories Trevor McDonald brings us on this historic night include the passing of centenarian Lord Denning; Robin Cook being on the receiving end of government leaks; a banana trade war, and more. But the main event of part two is definitely the end montage which looks back at memorable stories carried by News at 10 from its start in 1967 over its 32-year lifespan. See how many you can identify.This recording also includes full ad breaks, promos, and the following weather forecasts and London Tonight local news bulletin. You can use the chapters to skip to the bits you want, if they see fit to work.0:00 Ads during Who Wants to Be a Millionaire3:09 LWT junction 5:26 News at Ten part 116:33 Ads19:43 News at Ten part 227:40 Retrospective montage35:05 Weather37:07 LWT junction40:55 London Tonight45:00 Local weatherMany thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
CBBC clip (March 2001) VideotapeFTW 2024-03-27 | A little bit of CBBC continuity presented by Michael Underwood from a Saturday in (I think) March 2001, featuring mostly the day's birthdays and going into an episode of Pocket Dragon Adventures. I'm afraid the colours are going haywire in this recording, but never mind.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Beachcomber Bay: Pan Overboard! (1999) - FULL EPISODE VideotapeFTW 2024-03-27 | Salty has bought Bertha a nice shiny new frying pan, and, given the title of the episode, no prizes for guessing what happens to it. Maybe Captain Bob's snorkel can be put to good use... Meanwhile, Sam tells us about the time he was nearly baked into the Bolivian presidential pie, and Jenny provides the sanity she always does.I enjoyed the reveal of exactly where the pan landed, plus Mr and Mrs Sludge's sporting competition. In fact, I think this is one of our funniest visits to the Sludges - I've said it before, but I'll say it again: they crack me up, and the characters are absolutely crying out for their own little spin-off. Anyway, there's also a quick look at how deep sea divers get ready for going underwater, and the usual songs, jokes, and games keep the entertainment flowing as ever.Look out for some Milkshake continuity with Eddie at the beginning and end. This episode was made in 1999, so evidently the main target audience has always been those born in the 90s. All are welcome, though, of course.Many thanks to Joe for lending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Pam Ayres meets Bob Monkhouse VideotapeFTW 2024-03-20 | Pam Ayres's interview on The Bob Monkhouse Show from Monday, 11th February, 1985, in which Pam discusses married life and motherhood in her tenth year in showbiz. Needless to say, she treats us to recitations from her new book, which interestingly was aimed specifically at mums and their children. We could have done a lot worse for Poet Laureate.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Grandstand clips (21/9/91) VideotapeFTW 2024-03-20 | This is what finding out the day's football scores was like in the early 90s, folks. Bob Wilson presents on Saturday, 21st September 1991, and we start with the aftermath of the Davis Cup tennis and its post-match interviews (Barry Davies talking to Jeremy Bates and Nick Brown) before Murray Walker gives us his report on the F1 qualifying from Estoril.And then it's on to the football, going around the grounds to hear some of the latest, all before it's time for the oh-so-hi-tech vidiprinter. You'll note a big win for Man Utd, who were beginning to get it together around this time, while Liverpool were rapidly on the slide after their years of domination. I'm sure the irony won't be lost on many that, while they were busy losing 1-0, Peter Beardsley was occupying himself by scoring a hat-trick for Everton. I've never been able to get my head around that particular transfer. Of course, it was Leeds Utd who went on to win the title that season. I also love the fact that Ayr scored 7 (seven).Many thanks to Ben for sending me this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
CITV continuity clips, promos and ads (2001) VideotapeFTW 2024-03-20 | Lots and lots of CITV clips and ads, all from the same tape, the majority of which are from March 2001. Presenters are Danielle Nicholls, Stephen Mulhern, and that Arthur Darvill bloke off of Doctor Who (a.k.a. Tom), but get this: they were running a contest for a new CITV presenter! If I'd known, I'd have been well up for that at the time, and the fact that I would have been rubbish wouldn't have been enough to stop me. The quaintness of submitting your audition on VHS isn't lost on me, either.[EDIT: Despite all being together and in this order on the tape, it seems that we jump forward from March to June - possibly Monday 4th - around the 26:07 mark. Many thanks to @TrevorDistance, @KyleJBAwesomeness-OfficialChan and @David315842 in the comments for helping to get to the bottom of this.] Anyway, there are plenty of TellyTots links around episodes of The Little Grey Rabbit, complete with simple counting or colour-matching games, plus CITV promos for brand new shows Petswap and Twister, along with talk of Pokemon, Scooby-Doo, and Brilliant Creatures. Nigel Mitchell nearly makes an appearance as a guest, and there's a phone-in competition to identify the cartoon character from the clues.As for the ads, Ronald McDonald himself pops up a fair bit in what was getting close to his last hurrah here in the UK, Disney are flogging their sequel to Lady and the Tramp, the marketing for Rowntree's Bursting Bugs is positively horrific, Jammie Dodgers are apparently setting up a truly bizarre-looking campaign, and much, much more for you to enjoy.Huge thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Retro ads compilation (14) VideotapeFTW 2024-03-15 | My 14th collection of hand-picked adverts that were broadcast in the UK back in the 1980s and 90s - if that's the period in which you grew up, see how many you recognise. And if you're of that era and you're convinced that advertising has absolutely no effect on you, I'll prove you wrong by making you think of one of the ads in this compilation with just a single word: "Ambassador".Look out for the usual toys, games, and junk food, quite a few famous faces and voices of British comedy, the traditional you're-going-to-die Public Information Film, and plenty more. I've included some memories of the early internet trying to go mainstream, a less successful sequel to the Accrington Stanley milk ad, and an all-time classic to end on, which I hope I won't ever have to mute. I seem to remember that campaign having a spin-off screensaver and everything. But what's that KP one all about? I imagine the Pet Shop Boys seeing that and thinking to themselves, what have we done to deserve this? ("What have we... what have we... what have we done to deserve this?")Someone has brought this up before on my channel, but is that a pre-fame Christina Ricci in the Quints ad that starts around 17:39? I'm not sure, but the timeline works. Meanwhile, in a unique twist, one of these ads comes from a BBC broadcast, as it was never actually used over here, only in Japan - see if you can guess which one. I bet you change your mind. And did you ever play with Construx? I never did, but they always looked right up my street - I'd be interested to know if they were actually any good or not. Oh, and the Pink Windmill challenge is on, naturally.I'm not sure how many more of these compilations I'll be making, so I've expanded my remit to incorporate a few more adult ads, including things like alcohol and tobacco at the expense of (in this case) breakfast cereal - provided I find said ads funny, interesting, or otherwise somehow memorable. But that was always the criteria anyway. Your feedback on the matter is welcome - and I mean you in particular, as you've bothered to read this far. Thank you.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Wizadora: Be Careful, Wizadora! (1993) - FULL EPISODE VideotapeFTW 2024-03-15 | Wizardora's in a particularly tricky mood today, so she challenges herself to try something she's never tried before: a quick disappearing spell using the Super Wand. Taking that information and using it in conjunction with the title of the episode, I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader to deduce how well it goes. This one was originally broadcast on Monday, 22nd November, 1993, so the main target audience is, was, and always will be those born in the mid-to-late 80s.The lesson, of course, revolves around getting good at something by practising, rather than rushing in and biting off more than you can chew - good advice, and not only for trainee wizards. We also get to meet Very Old Fish, one of the friends doing his best to avert disaster, and take a brief trip to a very unusual land indeed.Many thanks to Joe for lending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
TV Nightmares 4 (1999) - FULL EPISODE VideotapeFTW 2024-03-15 | The fourth set of bloopers from the world of television presented by Steve Penk and broadcast on LWT back around the turn of the millennium. Guests of honour are Anna Walker, Keith Chegwin, and Barbara Windsor, and each talks us through their worst moments in front of the cameras. Includes naughty bits, I'm duty-bound to mention.Say what you want about Cheggers, but my goodness he knew how to do telly.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Motormouth S1E15 clips (10/12/88) VideotapeFTW 2023-11-11 | Clips from the missing presumed wiped edition of Motormouth originally broadcast on (I think) Saturday, 10th December, 1988, which sees Neil Buchanan interview Dame Edna Everage on the set of her pop video at the beginning of her illustrious music career. She's on form and surprisingly/disappointingly well-behaved on this particular promotional push, but my brief research suggests that her album failed to chart in the UK, and the single peaked at number 83. (If it had made it 10 places higher, I could have done a really good TVS joke.)Meanwhile, in the Spin Off motel, slimeball Zak is shooting his ad, Hilary is sure he recognises him, Jimmy's hoping for a film career, Lucinda is still smitten, and Cesco is equally jealous and heartbroken. How many of them will still be here next week? Once again, the subject matters tackled are surprisingly weighty at times, but I still really love the tone of the humour, which ranges from subtle to overt to daft. The confused crossed-purposes "Bacon rolls, Bacon Rolls" conversation, the "Can I see you?" exchange (including Cesco's subsequent "Hmm"), and the silly "Action!" running joke all gave me a good laugh, amongst others.Other brief bits on offer from the Motormouth studio (and this is exactly how it was on the tape) include audience member Karen White being made Famous for 30 Seconds, viewer Helen Ambrose phoning in and winning a pile of Christmas records thanks to her suggestion of a funny present for a celeb, Oscar-winner Andrea Arnold getting the giggles, and we end on some sort of photofit challenge or something. It looked quite interesting, but unless someone else out there has a more complete recording, we may never know as the masters are thought to no longer exist.Huge thanks to Joe for lending me this tape. I'll get there eventually.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Ghost Train clips (5/5/90) VideotapeFTW 2023-11-11 | Clips from towards the end of the morning's Ghost Train on Saturday, 5th May, 1990, in which Gerard takes on Barry Mafia in a boxing match of sorts. Star guests interviewed are two members of Salt-N-Pepa - Salt and DJ Spinderella - but not Pepa, as she was roughly a month away from giving birth at this point. I'm afraid their music clips have been edited out through necessity (as has the episode of The Trap Door), but Beats International's performance of Dub Be Good to Me is fully intact. What are they wearing, by the way? They look like Italian football club shirts, and I'm trying to figure out the exact significance. This was five weeks before Italia '90 kicked off.Speaking of which, stay tuned after the end credits for an ad break from the Tyne Tees region. I'm pretty sure I've still got my Coca-Cola "Soccaball" somewhere.Many thanks to Ben for sending me this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Going Live (13/10/90) - near-full episode VideotapeFTW 2023-11-11 | The Going Live 3D special from Saturday, 13th October, 1990 - I hope you've still got your free glasses from the cover of Fast Forward magazine. Expect guest appearances from the likes of Paul Simon, Peter Shilton, Richard Hennessy of Kiss Like This, Jonathan Ross, Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Ruby Wax, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Tony Gregory (formerly of rival Motormouth, as is subtly referenced), and Paul McCartney, sort of. This is as close to a full edition of Going Live that you're going to get on YouTube, with basically only the pop videos and cartoons (Tom and Jerry, Raccoons, Turtles) missing through necessity. Unless by the time you read this there's a sudden jarring edit somewhere, in which case I was wrong. What to look out for? Well, we've got games of Feed the Frog and Double Dare, phone-ins, a phone-out in Live Line, competitions, Gordon the Gopher's uncanny animal impressions, Trevor and Simon doing their thing, and much more. Oh, and stay tuned at the end for the opening of the day's Grandstand with Steve Rider. But the weirdest bits are the 3D sections, which are just an excuse to poke things towards the camera (including those borderline obscene springy _thingies_ that get a funny reaction from Sarah at 21:57) in order to demonstrate the technology - and, of course, it just looks plain ridiculous without the glasses. Still, it's all good fun.Before anyone says anything, I know it's a woeful recording, so sorry about that, but I've spruced up the picture and sound the best I reasonably could, even if it occasionally looks like an animated Monet. (If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Tricky clips (c.November 1997) VideotapeFTW 2023-11-11 | A little bit of the Saturday morning show Tricky from late 1997 (possibly November 29th), around episodes of Animaniacs and Batman, and with a preview of the upcoming film The Borrowers done in a style somewhere between MST3K and a modern YouTube reaction video. Also some promos and mentions of All Saints and boyband Damage, the latter of whom I have no memory of, but I've just looked up and it turns out they had four top ten hits, including a cover of Wonderful Tonight. Emma Noble's Splash Hits looked quite... _something,_ but it was missing from the recording so the clip really raises more questions than it answers.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Scratchy and Co clips (25/4/98) VideotapeFTW 2023-11-11 | Clips from the very final edition of Scratchy and Co, presented by Mark Speight and Gail Porter, as broadcast on Saturday, 25th April, 1998. It's apparently a shorter episode than usual thanks to the F1, which is a bit of a travesty for a farewell show, but then maybe they didn't know for certain that they wouldn't be returning. Still, they go out on a Jim Reeves montage, which is... I was going to say fitting, but it's quite an odd choice. Fair enough, though - you don't get much Jim Reeves on kids' telly these days.Speaking of that montage: Pink Windmill content at 20:52 and 21:24! This is a *really* late CITV (or CITV-adjacent) appearance for Rod Hull and Emu, and it's one that I didn't know about. I'm really keen to find a copy of the full thing now, as there's a decent chance it's his last and therefore holds a special significance. Hopefully it will show up one day.Anyway, I'm afraid all of the actual programmes that were on the tape (e.g. Sabrina) have had to be edited out for upload, but there's still more than enough to get your teeth into. It's notable that Jez Edwards, presenter of Mashed, makes a brief appearance ahead of its return to the airwaves the following weekend. Meanwhile, there are loads of retro ads, although it seems to me like not all of them had done their homework in terms of demographics. Most interesting in my opinion were the disastrous short-lived rebranding of Coco Pops as Choco Krispies and the elaborate cinematic Dr Pepper one, but what about that Pepsi ad? Who's that in it? It's peak Girl Power™, but that's not the Spice Girls, and I think we're supposed to sort of assume it is with all those fast cuts. There's something going on there, but it's flown over my head.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Diggit, GMTV, and Mashed clips (1998) VideotapeFTW 2023-11-11 | A few clips, all from the same tape but apparently different mornings in 1998, of Diggit with Fearne Cotton and Paul "Des" "19 Years" Ballard, GMTV with Mr Motivator, and what seems to be the first episode of the second series of Mashed (possibly 2nd May) with Jez Edwards and Jarvis the Brummie Monkey. Guests of honour comin' atcha are the girl group Cleopatra promoting their single Life Ain't Easy, while Marlon Dingle from Emmerdale (a.k.a. Mark Charnock) also drops in for a chat.It's difficult to trace the history of Mashed to any great extent, partly because it's so fondly remembered that it doesn't even seem to have a Wikipedia page. (Harsh, as it ticks all the right boxes and seems great.) I'm not actually certain it had two series, but Jez intimates that it's good to be back, so that's my best guess and I'm willing to be corrected.So what do we have? Well, it looks like the terrestrial premiere of Recess (again, could be wrong) on Diggit, and I like how they speak to Jez on the phone seconds before he's due to go live with Mashed. Obviously I've had to remove episodes of Pinky and the Brain, VR Troopers, and Power Rangers, but the last of these leads into a drawing competition which Cleopatra are game to take part in, before their Q&A segment in Have a Banana. Another competition is based around the home video release of Hercules (that clip may have been removed by the time you read this), with prizes including a trip to Disneyland Paris. Most frustratingly, we end on the guess-the-celebrity phone-in Mugshot... who _is_ that? I'm sure I recognise those eyes. Someone please put me out of my misery in the comments.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
SM:tv Live clip ft. Kevin Keegan (6/11/99) VideotapeFTW 2023-11-11 | Or, Challenge Ant: Celebrity Style. Ant is certain that he knows all there is to know about football and the England team, so Dec decides to put him in his place by bringing along Kevin Keegan and asking them both quiz questions. Kev's a good sport and plays along, while he also gets the chance to plug the FA's latest initiative to get more football played in schools. Broadcast date is apparently Saturday, 6th November, 1999 - thanks to @JHarper08 in the comments for that.Vaguely interesting notes for fans of the game: Stuart Pearce was then number 10 on the most-capped list with 77. He actually ended on 78 (suggesting that this was actually shot before September 1999), but now finds himself in equal 22nd on the list. Only Shilton, Moore, Charlton, Wright, and Robson still find themselves in the top 10, and the last of those is the only member of the top 10 not to have reached triple figures. Four of the current top 10 hadn't even made their debuts when this was broadcast. Harry Kane is next most likely to join the elite group, and should overtake Bryan Robson this season.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Professor Bubble: Box (1996) - near-full episode VideotapeFTW 2023-11-07 | Quill's feather has gone all floppy and he's really self-conscious about it, which isn't helped when Beamer keeps laughing at him - the lesson being that what's funny for one person may not be funny for someone else. The other main theme of the day seems to be getting around, with the Bubblescope showing both human and animal modes of transport, the professor demonstrating how to make a jet engine, Chromety singing a song about travelling in different parts of the world, and later telling us a story about Peter visiting his aunt.I'm afraid the start is missing - sorry about that.Massive thanks to Joe for lending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
ITV News European Elections Update (13/6/99) VideotapeFTW 2023-11-07 | Edge-of-your-seat time, folks: it's the latest results of the European elections from Sunday, 13th June, 1999. Conservative gains, Labour losses, proportional representation, voter apathy, and an extremely low turnout... Not much to say, except that the reporting and analysis strike me as surprisingly matter-of-fact and level-headed. Nowadays there'd be yellow "Breaking News" bars flying across the screen and a token 'lefty' and token 'righty' in the studio exchanging disparaging personal remarks about the other in the name of balance.Many thanks to Ben for sending me this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Byron Allen meets Bob Monkhouse VideotapeFTW 2023-11-07 | I don't think Byron Allen was ever a household name here in the UK, but here he is chatting to Bob Monkhouse back on Monday, 25th February, 1985, and once he gets into his stride, he comes across as extremely affable and treats us to some very funny one-liners. It's not really an interview as such, more a series of tee-ups from Bob to provide the opportunity for Byron to do bits of his act, and for the most part it's excellent. (I shouldn't have to point out this is a black comedian speaking in the 80s, so anyone who didn't actually live through that decade may need to brace themselves, especially early on. Nothing majorly controversial, though.)Anyway, what became of Byron? Believe it or not, he went on to be a media executive and ultimately set up what is now Entertainment Studios. And, according to his Wikipedia page, his mansion in Malibu is "reported to be the most expensive U.S. home purchase ever made by an African American". Who'd have guessed that based on this BBC2 appearance nearly four decades ago?(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
GMTV ad breaks and promos (2000) [1] VideotapeFTW 2023-11-07 | A bumper collection of ad breaks - all from the same tape - very unceremoniously cobbled together by me, and also containing a few promos and instances of GMTV closing for the day back in the summer of 2000. Some of the ads are duplicated, but whatever.[EDIT: I'm reliably informed in the comments that most of these ad breaks come from GMTV between Wednesday 9th and Saturday 12th August of that year, but the ads in the last 10 minutes or so actually come from Channel 4 not long after.]Stuart Little seems to be the film getting all the trailers and tie-ins, but I also enjoyed a lot of the animation in the ads, be it hand-drawn or CGI. Going really old-school, it's great to see the Dandy getting a mention, too. Shows getting a promotional push include Pokemon, Timon and Pumbaa, Recess, and Sabrina. And do you remember when Ant and Dec advertised Wispa? I didn't.Grateful thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Grandstand clips (2/3/91) VideotapeFTW 2023-11-07 | The end of the classified results from Saturday, 2nd March, 1991, before Des Lynam throws to a little bit of rugby action from the day's Five Nations matches, and then Harry Carpenter's report on the upcoming heavyweight bout between Lennox Lewis and Gary Mason. It would turn out to be the only defeat of Mason's professional career, and sadly he died in a cycling accident back in 2011.Many thanks to Ben for sending me this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
ITV Nightscreen (9/8/00) VideotapeFTW 2023-11-07 | Twenty minutes of ITV's sort of equivalent to 'Pages from Ceefax' (though entirely self-serving) from the early hours of Wednesday, 9th August, 2000, plus the morning's opening promo and announcement right at the end. Of all the really exciting discoveries I make on old VHS tapes, I think I'd maybe have to rank this one as possibly the least riveting. Doesn't budge the needle even a nanometre. However, I know for certain that there are loads of people out there who will indeed find this interesting and be glad of the upload, so this is for you.Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Still in Bed with Medinner (1997) - FULL EPISODE VideotapeFTW 2023-10-27 | Bob Mills shares his observations on alternative health treatments and Dolores's guardian angels in this episode of Still In Bed with Medinner from 1997 (though this is a repeat from Sunday, 2nd May, 1999). I like the silly visual gags at the beginning, including the funny product names, and, as always, stick around at the end for a post-credits skit. There's also a full ad break to add extra retro flavour, including an unexpected appearance from Lara Croft.Grateful thanks to Ben for sending me this recording.(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
