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(May 2010)

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DA
David
newsatten posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
It does look very nice (although it's postage stamped on the screen here for some reason). I'd imagine it would have been cleaned up and remastered for a previous showing, the 40th anniversary perhaps?

I'd imagine that was the last time that ITV showed something in black and white too


It was up until last month I should think, as I think that Take That doc was in B&W for "artistic purposes"


I'm sure they showed 'Some Like It Hot' when Tony Curtis died in September.
WH
Whataday Founding member
ashley b posted:
tomo359 posted:
What do you mean, it is being shown in 4:3 isn't it? I have large black bars on the side.


It's not black bars, it looks to be bricks or tiles or something.


I have black bars, it's definitely not bricks.
JE
Jez Founding member
Great to see the first episode (funny it was sponsored by Harvey's!)

It does look like bricks either side Laughing
DA
David
Whataday posted:
ashley b posted:
tomo359 posted:
What do you mean, it is being shown in 4:3 isn't it? I have large black bars on the side.


It's not black bars, it looks to be bricks or tiles or something.


I have black bars, it's definitely not bricks.


Turn your contrast up a bit. It doesn't seem to be completely black. I think bricks is a good guess as to what it is.

Is this the first time this episode has been shown with audio description too?
IS
Inspector Sands
David posted:
When watching on a 4:3 TV the picture is really small with black bars at the top and bottom (because ITV1 is telling the television/box that it is a 16:9 picture) and also at the sides (because ITV1 are broadcasting black bars at the sides).

Yes, called 'postage stamping'
JE
Jez Founding member
Next episode 14th December 7pm then Very Happy

Announcer talked over the credits Rolling Eyes
CO
Colm
Looks like it was the 40th anniversary copy rebroadcast - the end board was the same.

No credit squeezing, but shame Miss Announcer Lady on the network couldn't hold her whist over the theme tune.
IS
Inspector Sands
David posted:
newsatten posted:
Inspector Sands posted:

I'd imagine that was the last time that ITV showed something in black and white too


It was up until last month I should think, as I think that Take That doc was in B&W for "artistic purposes"


I'm sure they showed 'Some Like It Hot' when Tony Curtis died in September.

That Apple Beatles advert is B&W too I've just noticed
BH
BillyH Founding member
There's an interesting upload on the PP of the 1981 showing of the first episode (file 7718) - that one used an animated frontcap of the one seen today, and used the original ending music - the end theme today was replaced by a more modern recording, hence the long silence at the end.
RM
Roger Mellie
Sad post of the week:
Rita mention Doreen tonight! Nice to know she hasn't been completely forgotten.

I wonder if they will show the first colour episode, I'm sure the did that for the 35th anniversary? Or perhaps Hilda leaving, since that's the highest-rating one.
:-(
A former member
I know it! Club goes bang and then the tram comes along. you would think the tram driver would have seen the smoke before hand!
MI
Michael
Laughing Laughing

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