danny
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Post by danny on Mar 18, 2018 14:01:12 GMT
Catweazle was shown on Dutch Television as "De tovenaar van Saburac" (The Wizzard of Saburac).
The premiere was earlier than on UK TV!
04-01-1970 1. Catweazle (The sun in a bottle)
11-01-1970 2. Een schuilplaats in het bos (Castle Saburac)
18-01-1970 3. De kop van Cerunnus (The curse of Rapkyn)
25-01-1970 4. Toverkunsten (The witching hour)
01-02-1970 5. De glazen bol (The eye of time)
08-02-1970 6. Fotomagie (The magic face)
15-02-1970 7. Magisch bot (The telling bone)
22-02-1970 8. De mummie (The power of Adamcos)
01-03-1970 9. Een aap van een jongen (The demi Devil)
08-03-1970 10. De verdwijning van Sam (The house of the sorcerer)
15-03-1970 11. Het raadsel van de bezemstelen ( The flying broomsticks)
22-03-1970 12. De waarheidsdrank (The wisdom of Solomon)
29-03-1970 13. Terug naar het verleden (The trickery lantern)
03-10-1971 14. Ram (The magic riddle)
10-10-1971 15. Stier (Duck halt)
17-10-1971 16. Tweelingen (The heavenly twins)
24-10-1971 17. Kreeft (The sign of the crab)
31-10-1971 18. Leeuw (The black wheels)
07-11-1971 19. Maagd (The Wogle stone )
14-11-1971 20. Weegschaal (The enchanted king)
21-11-1971 21. Schorpioen (The familiar spirit)
28-11-1971 22. Boogschutter (The ghost hunters)
05-12-1971 23. Steenbok (The walking trees)
12-12-1971 24. Waterman (The battle of the Giants)
19-12-1971 25. Vissen (The magic circle)
26-12-1971 26. Het dertiende teken (The thirtheenth sign)
The series was repeated several times on public and commercial Dutch Television and nowadays can be seen on Dutch TV on channel ONS (www.kijkbijons.nl)
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Post by Alan Hayes on Mar 19, 2018 11:29:26 GMT
That's really interesting, Danny. Thanks for your excellent post.
The fact that these were shown so early makes you think they knew a good thing when they saw it.
I presume these were dubbed into Dutch? What channel showed the series? NCRV?
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danny
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Post by danny on Mar 19, 2018 22:40:04 GMT
The series was shown by independent public broadcasting company NOS and in original English language with Dutch subtitles.
I first saw the series on UK commercial Television station called "Super Channel" in 1987.
And then again when it was repeated in July 1988 by the NOS. In 1997 and 1998 commercial Television station TV 10 repeated Catweazle.
In January 2004 Catweazle was last repeated on public Television by NOS.
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Post by Alan Hayes on Mar 20, 2018 2:15:57 GMT
Thanks, Danny. Have to say that they must have worked quickly to prepare Dutch subtitles and STILL beat the UK transmissions.  (And I remember Super Channel, though I was never able to receive it - just got hold of a few programmes from it on VHS care of generous friends. Doctor Who mainly.) |
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Post by danny on Mar 20, 2018 22:31:48 GMT
In the '70s without Videotapes and the internet it happened quite often that Television series were sold abroad before they were shown in the home market. The Persuaders! premiered in Denmark and Australia in July 1971, while the UK had to wait until September.
The first 12 episodes of Return of the Saint were shown on Dutch Television before they were shown on UK TV. Dutch Television almost never edited episodes of TV series, so the episodes only had to be subtitled and they were ready to be shown on Dutch TV.
I watched Super Channel for Blake's 7, Van der Valk, Thhe Professionals and Dr. Who....
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Post by Alan Hayes on Mar 21, 2018 10:21:36 GMT
Your post reminds me I had some Super Channel Blake's 7 transmissions on VHS, too. I actually had no idea that they showed Catweazle. Nice that they did and that the series captured your heart as a result. (And I'm into all those ITC series - indeed, if you follow the link in my signature, you'll see that I've even edited a book about them, for charity. 'Playboys, Spies and Private Eyes'!) |
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Post by danny on Mar 21, 2018 18:17:42 GMT
Super Channel showed Catweazle a couple of months. In February and March 1987 around 4.30 pm.
I saw your book on the ITC series, my dear friend Jaz Wiseman contributed with a piece on The Persuaders! to the book.
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Post by Carol Barnes on Mar 22, 2018 22:15:37 GMT
Hi Danny,
That list of episodes is interesting as I would like to include all things from around the world at the 50th anniversary event. It would be great to have them in all the languages from around the globe where it was transmitted - along with a big map of the world with a pin in each destination. Love the term Boogschutter!
So if anyone would like to do the same as Danny has in your language please go right ahead. We have them in English and Dutch and probably can put our ands on the German equivalent - but there are many others that watched the magic of Catweazle and we would like to include everyone!
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Post by phelings on Mar 22, 2018 23:40:23 GMT
IN the early days of Sky tv before they began their UK only service Superchannel was an early attempt to fill airtime with repeats despite Equity.
IIRC ITV were involved quite a bit and The Professionals was shown including the one episode banned by ITV in the UK.
Unfortunately, just like Sky's attempt at a pan European channel failed so did Superchannel in its original form. Although they did show some great programmes the British tv shows gradually vanished and by the time I got a motorised satellite dish NBC had taken it over and Bonanza was just about the only archive tv show of note they aired.
When Sky switched to being a UK only service in 1989 Superchannel remained on a different satellite so Sky viewers couldn't see it.
Seeing mention of the Dutch TV10 channel reminds me that they were intending to join RTL4 on the Astra satellite and were doing test transmissions using the same scrambling format as RTL4 and the trailers looked interesting as they seemed to be showing classic tv. But before the official Astra launch the plug was pulled and TV10 never appeared - not on analogue Astra at least.
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Post by danny on Mar 23, 2018 1:13:58 GMT
Hi Danny, That list of episodes is interesting as I would like to include all things from around the world at the 50th anniversary event. It would be great to have them in all the languages from around the globe where it was transmitted - along with a big map of the world with a pin in each destination. Love the term Boogschutter! So if anyone would like to do the same as Danny has in your language please go right ahead. We have them in English and Dutch and probably can put our ands on the German equivalent - but there are many others that watched the magic of Catweazle and we would like to include everyone! The German airdates are available on the really excellent website here: www.fernsehserien.de/catweazle/sendetermine/-8
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Post by danny on Mar 23, 2018 1:22:55 GMT
IN the early days of Sky tv before they began their UK only service Superchannel was an early attempt to fill airtime with repeats despite Equity. IIRC ITV were involved quite a bit and The Professionals was shown including the one episode banned by ITV in the UK. Unfortunately, just like Sky's attempt at a pan European channel failed so did Superchannel in its original form. Although they did show some great programmes the British tv shows gradually vanished and by the time I got a motorised satellite dish NBC had taken it over and Bonanza was just about the only archive tv show of note they aired. When Sky switched to being a UK only service in 1989 Superchannel remained on a different satellite so Sky viewers couldn't see it. Seeing mention of the Dutch TV10 channel reminds me that they were intending to join RTL4 on the Astra satellite and were doing test transmissions using the same scrambling format as RTL4 and the trailers looked interesting as they seemed to be showing classic tv. But before the official Astra launch the plug was pulled and TV10 never appeared - not on analogue Astra at least. Oh.... How I loved the early days of watching Sky Channel in 1984 and 1985. They had music videos in the early afternoons, then showed UK TV series Terrahawks and Australian soap series followed by American Television shows like Mr. Ed, The Lucy Show and Starsky & Hutch, Vega$, Charlie's Angels and The Untouchables. |
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Post by danny on Mar 23, 2018 11:58:22 GMT
According to the book "Groot lexicon van de TV series uit de spetternde jaren 70" written by Ronald Grossey, Catweazle premiered on TV in Belgium (The Flemish speaking part of the country) January 5, 1971, Original language with subtitles.
Series 1 Tuesday January 5, 1971 18.05-18.30 1. The Sun in a Bottle
Tuesday January 12, 1971 18.05-18.30 2. Castle Saburac
Tuesday January 19, 1971 18.05-18.30 3. De vloek van Rapkyn (The curse of Rapkyn)
Tuesday January 26, 1971 18.05-18.30 4. Spookuur (The Witching Hour)
Tuesday February 2, 1971 18.05-18.30 5. The Eye of Time
Tuesday February 9, 1971 18.05-18.30 6. Het Tovertuig (The MagicFface)
Tuesday February 16, 1971 18.05-18.30 7. The Telling Bone
Tuesday February 23, 1971 18.05-18.30 8. Het Tovermes (The Power of Adamcos)
Tuesday March 2, 1971 18.05-18.30 9. The Demi Devil
Tuesday March 9, 1971 18.05-18.30 10. Het Huis van de Tovenaar (The House of the Sorcerer)
Tuesday March 16, 1971 18.05-18.30 11. The Flying Broomsticks
Tuesday March 23, 1971 18.05-18.30 12. The Wisdom of Solomon
Tuesday March 30, 1971 18.05-18.30 13. De Toverlantaarn (The Trickery Lantern)
Source: Limburgsch Dagblad www.delpher.nl
Series 2 was shown in the same year. Most of the episodes were titled "In het teken van ...." meaning "The sign of..." except for the first 2 and the last episode of series 2.
Tuesday October 5, 1971 18.05 - 18.30 1. Het toverraadsel (The magic Riddle)
Tuesday October 12, 1971 18.05 - 18.30 2. Een nieuw thuis (Duck Halt)
Tuesday October 19, 1971 18.05-18.30 3. In het teken van de Tweeling (The Heavenly Twins)
Tuesday October 26, 1971 18.05 - 18.30 4. In het teken van de Kreeft (The Sign of the Crab)
Tuesday November 2, 1971 Belgie Ned. 18.05-18.30 5. In het teken van de leeuw (The Black Wheels)
Tueday November 9, 1971 18.00-18.30 6. In het teken van de maagd (The Wogle Stone)
Tuesday November 16, 1971 18.00-18.30 7. In het teken van de Weegschaal (The Enchanted King)
Tuesday November 30, 1971 18.05-18.30 8. In het teken van de schorpioen (The Familiar Spirit)
Tuesday December 7, 1971 18.05-18.30 9. In het teken van de boogschutter (The Ghost Hunters)
Tuesday December 21, 1971 18.05-18.30 10. In het teken van de steenbok (The Walking Trees)
Tuesday December 28, 1971 18.05 - 18.30 11. In het teken van de Waterman (The Battle of the Giants)
Tuesday January, 4, 1972 18.05-18.30 12. In het teken van de Vissen (The Magic Circle)
Tuesday January 11, 1972 18.05-18.30 Het dertiende Teken (The Thirteenth Sign). (last episode)
These airdates come from the Dutch TV Guide Televizier and Limburgsch Dagblad from 1971 and 1972. |
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Post by phelings on Mar 23, 2018 23:27:59 GMT
I credit Sky tv with kicking off the cult tv boom.
As Murdoch owned Fox aswell as Sky the Sky schedule got filled with Fox shows of all kinds from kids series like The Double Deckers , comedy like The Ghost and Mrs Muir through to the cult shows like Planet of the Apes and the Irwin Allen series like Lost in Space and Land of the Giants. The return to British tv of the latter after over 10 years was very exciting for those of us of a certain age group and we all started looking for people who had access to these channels. Inevitably analogue cable and poor quality but it was better than nothing.
I think the drip drip effect of several years of this woke up C4 who started the ball rolling with Lost In Space in 1988 and so began almost a decade of cult tv with C4 airing Fox sci fi series on sunday lunchtimes/mornings for about 4 years, the BBC getting in on the act with The Invaders and other sci fi, then Sky themselves dusting off the few they had left when the UK service began. It all rocketed after the BBC bought Thunderbirds. Over the next 5 years they showed most of the Anderson shows made in colour and then moved onto other ITC shows which lead to Bravo brokering the mother of all deals only for the suits to cancel it midstream after only 18 months.
And after all this died down Granada + began and Catweazle finally returned to British tv for what was the first time in 25 years for most of the country,albeit at 7am
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Post by danny on Mar 24, 2018 20:37:22 GMT
In the early days of Bravo, I remember buying the monthly UK TV guide Satellite Times to check the listings of Bravo, Granada Plus and thinking why can't I watch that in our country?
I was glad that the BBC bought ITC series like The Saint, Randall and Hopkirk UFO, Space:1999 and The Champions.
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Post by phelings on Mar 24, 2018 21:58:09 GMT
Yes the BBC did quite a good job at the time although I think Randall and Hopkirk was the only live action show where they showed every episode uncut. 2 episodes of The Champions were cut which isn't surprising when you recall that this was the network that made edits to the saturday morning repeats of Joe 90 for violence.
A shame the BBC shied away from B&W though. The B&W episodes of The Saint are in a league of their own compared to the colour ones. The B&W series were all based on Charteris stories while most of the colour ones were written by the usual ITC writers as nearly all the Charteris stores were used up.
It will be great if Talking Pictures go for the B&W Saint as this would be the first time they've been shown since Bravo aired them 20+ years ago. It's a possibility as TPTV are starting Gideons Way next week which is appearing on British tv for the first time in 40+ years. Even Bravo never showed it and its mix of stories written by non ITC writers (although they adapt them for the series) and the real location filming make this an ITC standout. No cardboard sets and appalling back projection in this series (most of the time).
TPTV have tested out a few kids shows thanks to their deal for the Southern tv series so having a deal with ITV means that TPTV might be the ones to bring Catweazle back
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Post by Alan Hayes on Mar 26, 2018 17:17:37 GMT
TPTV have tested out a few kids shows thanks to their deal for the Southern tv series so having a deal with ITV means that TPTV might be the ones to bring Catweazle back As far as I'm aware, they are actually the owners of the Southern archive, both being overseen by the Renown group. TPTV would be a great place for Catweazle repeats as they are a channel who have demonstrated a commitment to archive TV and film. (As opposed to some other channels which see older fare as cheap filler material.) |
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