Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Snapshot (The Challenge and Real lives)

 

Year published/aired: 2000 (DVD 2008) ?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 5 ?

Grade: age 13-15, pre intermediate / intermediate 

Genres: Everyday's situations

Sub-subject: documentaries

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Chatsworth Television

Production country:

Producer of videos: Malcolm Heyworth

Story: Brian Abbs and Ingrid Freebairn

Editor:

Director:

Media: 2xVHS, 1xDVD

Media distribution: Longman

Additional media: books, CD-ROM,

Working material:

Material publisher: Pearson Longman

Novel available:

Other literature: 


Plot (short): I searched on an online book store and first found snap.tv (also part of Snapshot, the second 2008 DVD, post coming soon). During research I found on scribd a bibliography of Brian Abbs and Ingrid Freebairn. I had several courses and movies from them like Postcards, The Winning Team and Two Days in Summer. But somehow missed some. Another one is Sky (also with 2 DVDs 2009, maybe even better, also coming soon)

I think the main 4-level course and books were first published in 2000. VHS obviously in 2000. DVDs in 2008. Series Longman ELT Video. There is also New Snapshot (~2003). Many books in many different editions, some have CD-ROMs.

The Video workbook as pictured has 63 pages.  

 

Episodes: 69 minutes (total, 2 VHS 39+30 minutes)

The Challenge - a drama; Real lives - four documentaries. The PAL DVD is maybe a DVD-ROM. The challenge written by Margaret Simpson. Written by Ken Singleton. Another credit Sara Galvin. I haven't found pics or clips or detailed info about the vids. Most info from worldcat.

Snapshot (The Challenge and Real lives)

  Year published/aired:  2000 (DVD 2008) ? Year produced/ filmed : # of episodes:  5 ? Grade : age 13-15, pre intermediate / intermediate ...