Streetlife

Year published/aired: 1990 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 5

Grade: 9-13

Genres: London

Sub-subject: culture, travel guide

Broadcaster: YLE, (SVT, WDR)

Production country: Finland, (Sweden)

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Story: Veronica Haydon

Editor: Pirkko Anttila, Leena Laine-Välsänen

Director: Leena Telen

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Media: VHSx1

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Additional media: Book

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Co presenter: Trudi Dance, (Vas Blackwood  ?)

Plot (short): Unusual London travel guide (not about the attractions), documentary about living in London aka "Street life - London" 

Book is called: "Streetlife: Guidebook to the alternative London". Aired in Germany obviously in 1992 (5 episodes only). 

Hard to find with this title. I haven't found any clips of pics, not even of the book (although 90s). Aired in Sweden as "Street Life". Book publisher: Sveriges utbildningsradio. Co author: Ronnie Haydon. Photographs (stills):  Paul Chedlow. Aimed for teens travelling to London by train (Interrail). Book also includes maps, addresses, prices etc.

Most infos from worldcat. Presenters and confirmed year: BFI. Vas Blackwood might be wrong (Street Life was also a 1990 episode of 1986 TV series Casualty).

Episodes: VHS 45 minutes total (b&w), ~15 minutes each

1. Busker will be prosecuted

2. The lungs of London

3. Buyers and sellers

4. Old father Thames

5. Nighlife

6. Help (book chapter only ?)

Spelling with Spellits

 

Year published/aired: 2002-2003

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# of episodes: 8

Grade: 3-6

Genres: grammar

Sub-subject: vocabulary

Broadcaster: BBC, CBBC

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Producer: Karen Johnson

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Plot (short): Grammar for grades 3-6. Animation, songs and sketches. Spellits are the animated characters: Ears, Eyes and Brain.

Part of the Look and Read series.

Episodes: 20 minutes each

Programme One-Eight

Glasgow : Living in the city

Year published/aired: 1991 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 1  

Grade: 9-10   

Genres: geography

Sub-subject: Scotland

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company:  FWU?

Story: Len Brown

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Director: Len Brown

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Media: VHSx 1

Media distribution: FWU

Additional media: booklet

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Plot (short): Obviously a documentary. German title: (Glasgow: Größte Stadt in Schottland). 14 minutes. German title: "Glasgow - Eine Stadt wird saniert" German version is for grades 8-10.

City development, renewal in the last 40 years. Main part is about Barlanark (East End). Commented by Betty Lindsay Calvay Cooperative).

 

There is also a film "Living in the City: Glasgow" by Linda Orr and a 1991 BBC (aired) film/series "Living in the City". Not sure if one or all are the same.

Len Brown also made Geography Casebook: Britain. Inner City", "English File: A Taste of Honey" (both <= 1984). And "Office: 10: A Place to Work" (<= 1973).

 

Episodes:  14 minutes

Country Profiles: Postcards from Slovenia

 

Another one of the 10 episodes of this international ICEM production, this time 1998. 20 minutes. Production company: Infomedia3Filming. Directed by Milan Ljubic. (Slovenske razglednice), German title: Postkarten aus Slowenien.

 

14 yo girl Jana and her brother living in capital Ljubliana. She likes collecting postcards. Her dad is a locomotive engine driver. They also visit their grandparents in Gorenjska.

As usual, a documentary about culture, work, history, spare time etc.

Main entry

 

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/country-profiles.html

A Place in the Country

 

Year published/aired: 1968 

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# of episodes: 1  

Grade: 6-   

Genres: adventure

Sub-subject: London

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company:  Anvil Film

Story: John Parry

Editor: Phyllis Walter

Director: Michael Pavett

Producer: Richard Warren

Media: 16mm film x1

Media distribution: FWU

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Plot (short): Pete and Heather tried to help Len moving to Bunkley, delivering him a bass guitar. After some troubles, they find the location. 11 scenes.

Actors: Alaric Cotter (Pete), Jane Enshawe (Heather), Michael Kilgarriff (Len).

 

Episodes:  14 minutes b&w

Five times Britain

 

Year published/aired: 1979 ? 

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# of episodes: 5  

Grade:    

Genres: documentary

Sub-subject: school lives, Scotland, Wales, London

Broadcaster: SVT, DR, others

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Media: VHSx 5

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Additional media: tape script (40 pages), books 48 pages with illustrations

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Plot (short): 5 documentaries about Great Britain. Mainly or only school lives, including Scotland and Wales. 

Ep 2: Mark (17 yo) and girl Dawn (14) and their little brother Dave living north from London. All going to school, episode showing their school day. (Plot found in Estonian newspaper).

Aired at least in Sweden since 1979. (Origin might be Denmark) Aired there at least since 1980. Aired in Norway at least since 1982. In Estonia 1980+1988. Pic taken from tv.nrk.no. Unfortunately clips are not working (anymore).

Aka 5 times Britain, 5ive times Britain.

Five Times Britain - The British Isles (another title or subseries ? One (episode) title is London), see 2nd update. Scotland farm setting in update 3

Episodes:  ~23 minutes each

1. A Stage School

2. At School with Mark and Dawn 

3. In Wales

4. In Scotland

5. Voluntary Works

Update: I now found a clip, then 2 more also showing younger girls and teen girls in Wales.

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/07/update-five-times-britain.html

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/08/update-2-five-times-britain.html

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/09/update-3-five-times-britain.html

Country Profiles: Iceland (A Midsummer's Journey)

 

Another one of the 10 episodes of this international ICEM production, this time 1996. 16 minutes. Produced by Namsgagnastofnun, The National Centre for Educational Materials Iceland. All 10 movies were also available on 10 CD-ROMS. For 5th grade.

The plot is about Kristin living in Westman Islands in the South of Iceland with her parents and younger sister.She collects bird's eggs and bringing them to her grandparents in capital  Reykjavik. But they had to change their route. So again showing the lanscapes, farm, snow, etc. Her age is not said, maybe ~11.

Main entry

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/country-profiles.html

Milwaukee, wie geht's?

Year published/aired: 1990 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 1  

Grade: 9-10    

Genres: geography

Sub-subject: USA

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company:  Transatlantic Media Inc. , FWU

Story: Gregory Hahn

Editor:

Director: Gregory Hahn, Bill Rice

Producer:  Gregory Hahn

Media: VHSx 1

Media distribution: FWU (OOP)

Additional media: 2 supplements

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Plot (short): Another short geography course, this time just about Milwaukee and its German-American community. Mainly showing the festivals and parades including the German Fest. Also have interviews (probably grown-ups only). 

Alternate titles: Milwaukee, wie geht's? : A real German City in the U.S.A., Milwaukee, wie geht's? : deutsches Kulturerbe im Mittelwesten der USA. I haven't found any pics or clips. There are some clips on YouTube from "The Milwaukee County Historical Society" (who has the copyright) some scenes (or pics) are vintage but some are also later than 1990.

 

Episodes:  29 minutes VHS

 

Update: I Want to Go to School

 

I have added this pic from this movie from inside the class. There are many headshots of the kids shown.

Main entry

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2022/01/i-want-to-go-to-school.html

American Dialects

Not sure about the following content, if there's also a TV series. (I previously found this title and 1976 elsewhere). I only found this on Worldcat.

Year 1976.

National Council Teachers of English.

Audio cassette. Recorded at the 66th Annual Convention. 

Producer Audio Archives Inc, Chicago.

So maybe audio (and books ?) only.

Author: Thomas L. Cark, publisher Urbana.