LL-L "Media" 2009.04.19 (07) [E]

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From: Hellinckx Luc <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Media"

Beste Heather,
You wrote:

I too remember the beautiful shadow plays on children's TV that came from
Czechoslovakia, I think  - but then programmes like this are easily dubbed.
I am sure most British children were unaware that Magic Roundabout was not
an original UK production! ( who reads credits?)

Just read that "Magic Roundabout" has been turned into a movie a couple of
years ago. Got positive reviews in the UK, but even though a special
adaptation was made for the US, it was a huge flop there.

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx

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From: Tom Mc Rae <thomas.mcrae at bigpond.com>
 Subject: LL-L "Media" 2009.04.19 (06) [E]

On 20/04/2009, at 7:08 AM, heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk <
heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk>wrote:

"I cannot recall BBC having any such series  but in the 1970's they had a
detective series set in Amsterdam (can't recall the name but it had a catchy
tune)."

It was called "Van der Valk" .. t

Aye that's the one, many thanks.

 I am sure most British children were unaware that Magic Roundabout was not
an original UK production! ( who reads credits?)

Was French was it not ? British children were not the only ones devoted to
it, one British military camp ended up having its workday altered so troops
started
half an hour earlier and finished similarly just so soldiers could watch
this programme. At Royal Army Medical Corps Barracks at London's Millbank we
could not
watch this or any other programme. One evening while some lads were watching
the TV in the lounge a man walked in and unplugged it telling them as he
carried it out that
it had to be repaired. Neither man nor TV was ever seen again. All we had
was a radio and every lunch time we would listen to "Listen With Mother".

Did any one mention the number of Australian soaps and films we get?

Soaps you can have. When I visit UK people are amazed that I cannot tell
them about pending episodes of junk like "Neighbours".
There are some superb Aussie TV mini series on the go however. A new one
called "Dirt" about the mining industry started here last night.
If it carries on as it started it will be superb, watch out for it.  First
episode ranged from an oil rig off the Scottish Coast to London, Melbourne,
Hong Kong,
and the South Australian Desert.

  Regards
Tom Mc Rae
Brisbane
AUSTRALIA
"Oh wad some power the Giftie gie us,
Tae see oorsels as ithers see us
Robert Burns

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