The Mary Whitehouse Experience.....I loved this programme back in the early 90's! Been waiting avidly for this to be released by alas it never has. Come on BBC!
Newman and Baddiel were outstanding and so hilarious (as well as Steve Punt and the other guy)!
To be more precise its been available for 15 years .:) (14 in the UK)
I think he means from broadcast to dvd release
Not according to Wikipedia.
The DVD Video format was first introduced by Toshiba in Japan in November 1996, in the United States in March 1997 (test marketed), in Europe in October 1998, and in Australia in February 1999.
The first DVD players and discs were available in November 1996 in Japan, March 1997 in the United States, 1998 in Europe and in 1999 in Australia. By 2003 DVD sales and rentals topped those of VHS; during the week of June 15, 2003 (27.7M rentals DVD vs. 27.3M rentals VHS in the U.S.). Major U.S. retailers Circuit City and Best Buy stopped selling VHS tapes in 2002 and 2003, respectively. In June 2005, Wal-Mart and several other retailers announced plans to phase out the VHS format entirely, in favor of the more popular DVD format.
As I got my player in February 1998 I would say Wikipedia is wrong.
When I got it MVC were already selling plentiful releases from Polygram and Columbia - albeit around £22 each.
Although it wasn't the model I bought , the Panasonic A100 player had been out several months before I got mine.
However , the initial publicity launch of dvd in the UK seemed to be a bit of a damp squib and there was a relaunch later in 1998 to tie in with the rest of Hollywood joining the party after initially waiting ,which may be what Wikipedia referred to but a few players and discs from several labels were available far earlier than October.
Unfortunately while trying to appear to be keeping up with technology Polygram made the mistake of releasing its early dvd's in 4:3
As I got my player in February 1998 I would say Wikipedia is wrong.
When I got it MVC were already selling plentiful releases from Polygram and Columbia - albeit around £22 each.
Although it wasn't the model I bought , the Panasonic A100 player had been out several months before I got mine.
However , the initial publicity launch of dvd in the UK seemed to be a bit of a damp squib and there was a relaunch later in 1998 to tie in with the rest of Hollywood joining the party after initially waiting ,which may be what Wikipedia referred to but a few players and discs from several label were available far earlier than October
Would love to re-watch Warship from the 1970s (Bryan Marshall).
According to Wikipedia the BBC still has this in their archives, some of the first series with Donald Burton was repeated on UKGold a few years back and some ropey copies exist on U-tube.
I've always been a fan of the classic BBC dramas of the 1970's early 80's and wanted to buy The Life and Times of David LLoyd George, staring Phil Madoc and was very surprised that it seems to of never been released on either video or dvd.
Fist of Fun was released a week or two ago, the first series from 95. Its available from Go Faster Stripe.
And only because Lee and Herring spent £30,000 on buying it from the BBC and releasing it themselves as the BBC didn't want to.
£25 for the first season with LOADS of extras
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Newman and Baddiel were outstanding and so hilarious (as well as Steve Punt and the other guy)!
To be more precise its been available for 15 years .:) (14 in the UK)
I think he means from broadcast to dvd release
Not according to Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD#History
http://didyouknow.org/dvdhistory/
I meant in Europe, which I should have said.
As I got my player in February 1998 I would say Wikipedia is wrong.
When I got it MVC were already selling plentiful releases from Polygram and Columbia - albeit around £22 each.
Although it wasn't the model I bought , the Panasonic A100 player had been out several months before I got mine.
However , the initial publicity launch of dvd in the UK seemed to be a bit of a damp squib and there was a relaunch later in 1998 to tie in with the rest of Hollywood joining the party after initially waiting ,which may be what Wikipedia referred to but a few players and discs from several labels were available far earlier than October.
Unfortunately while trying to appear to be keeping up with technology Polygram made the mistake of releasing its early dvd's in 4:3
Ah well, fair enough.
Ha, well that's cleared that up then! :cool:
According to Wikipedia the BBC still has this in their archives, some of the first series with Donald Burton was repeated on UKGold a few years back and some ropey copies exist on U-tube.
Also Dangerfield - but with Nigel Havers in it, do love Nigel
As mentioned before, Harry Enfield & Chums-it was all set for a DVD release but was pulled at the last minute.
At Last Smith & Jones Vol 2-again pulled before release.
Bring Em Back Alive-Bruce Boxleitner pre Scarecrow & Mrs King
Salvage One-70's US TV about a junkyard owner who built a moon rocket to salvage the moon lander.
Empty - with Gregor Fisher
On Thin Ice - with Mark Wooton - BBC Comedy
Loved em.
And only because Lee and Herring spent £30,000 on buying it from the BBC and releasing it themselves as the BBC didn't want to.
£25 for the first season with LOADS of extras
That was the pilot.
And that was the problem.
The pilot movie was quite good but the series had nowhere to go but downhill - and it did
Looks like some company may be looking into releasing it
http://www.amazon.com/Salvage-1-1979-TV-Series/dp/B001993YAO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325109447&sr=8-1