Update: Speak Out

I found 2 episodes on YouTube (recent uploads from The Art of Film on 16mm). Pic from ep "At The Post-Office" (ep 5) Set in Alfriston/Sussex. FWU, Radio Bremen 1971, 25 minutes, showing siblings Jenny and Simon. Actress Sheila Raynor. No more actors credits. Director Nigel Whittaker.  

The other episode (6) is "At a Shoe Shop", with older actors starring Barbara New, Elvi Hale. Maybe he has some more episodes.

This was the 2nd German ELT series on TV and the 1st using VCR. Previously I haven't found any pics nor clips. Produced 1971. I think first aired 1972.

Main post 

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/speak-out.html

Chronological list 

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/chronological-list.html

 

The Boy From Space

 

Year published/aired: 1971

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# of episodes: 10

Grade: 2-4

Genres: Sci-Fi

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Broadcaster: BBC, CBBC

Production company:

Producer: Claire Chovil

Story: Richard Carpenter

Editor:

Director: Maddalena Fagandini

Media: DVD

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Additional media: Pupil's pamphlet (also on vinyl), teacher's note, ...

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Plot (short): Dan and Helen find Bleep-Bleep, a boy from Space. Alien Thin-Space Man captures them. Originally aired in b&w. Slightly re-edit (new teaching segments) in 1980 and shown in color.

Part of the Look and Read series.

Episodes: 20 minutes each

1. The Meteorite

2. The Spinning Compass

3. The Man in the sand-pit

4. In danger!

5. The Hold-up

6. Where is Tom?

7. The Hunt for the Car

8. The Lake

9. Captured!

10. In the Spaceship

Thumbing in California

Year published/aired: 1971

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# of episodes: 5

Grade: 9-10

Genres: Teen lives

Sub-subject: culture/geography

Broadcaster:  WDR

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Material publisher: Lensing

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Plot (short):  Teen lives, everyday's situations and issues set in Francisco Bay Area hosted by young, black Benny Clark. Different American dialects, hippie groups and music. Every episode has 2 parts, including studio scenes.

Episodes: 25-30 minutes each 

1. The Painted Bus (Berkely Campus)

2. Sunday in the Fillmore (Park, bar romance)

3. Confrontation in Sunnyvale

4. Apple Cider and Lettuce

5. The Lumberjacks

Update: New entry previously not on my wiki. 1971 not 1973

The Second-hand Car

Year published/aired: 1971

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 5

Grade: 6

Genres: Everyday's situations?

Sub-subject: grammar

Broadcaster: WDR

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Plot (short): Obviously everyday's situations of main characters Ted and Bob (probably grown-ups) set in Dublin. Bob is simple minded. Studio parts (7-9 minutes) and repetitions. Similar series is The Tartan Case (1970).

Episodes:  B&w, 22-23 minutes each

1. Paddy's Birthday

2. The Accidents

3. The Shop Steward 

4. A Deal with Kitty

5. The Picnic 

Info: Aired in Germany in 1974. Updates: Many facts including episodes titles 3-5, length and plot.

The Mystery on the Moor

Year published/aired: 1971

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 5

Grade: 9-10

Genres: Crime

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: NRK (Norway), WDR (Germany)

Production company:

Story: Lewis Jones, Michael Smee

Editor:

Director: Egil Eikvil

Media: 

Additional media: Vinyl , Books

Working material: Rainer Lorenzen, Dieter Buttjes

Material publisher: Longman , Lensing (Germany)

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Plot (short): Crime series (color) with grown-ups set in Scotland. Young reporters Alan and Judy find a mysterious, burnt object

Episodes: ~18 minutes each

1. Out of the Blue

2. Object of Interest

3. A Hat in the Heather

4. A Miss in the Lift

5. The Last Shot

Info: Also used in The Netherlands (1978). 1 of 5 Norwegian series "English By Crime" by Egil Eikvil. More info on Norwegian Wikipedia. Aired in Germany in 1974.

Update: 9th grade (Germany), airing in Germany, WDR , publisher

Horse and Buggy Blues

Year published/aired: 1971

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# of episodes: 5

Grade: 9-10

Genres: Geography (USA)

Sub-subject: American English

Broadcaster: WDR

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Plot (short): Documentary Kansas, Midwest USA, geography, customs and American English. See Episodes. Probably showing families and kids.

I previously found "Down on the Farm" and understood that that is the title of a series. There's also a 2007 English school book "Take off!" with a same named story in 4 parts.

Episodes: (20 minutes each)

1. Mexico or Bust

2. Get a Horse

3. Down on the Farm 

4. The Wild Wild West

5. The Fourth of July

 

Update: Year 1971 instead of 1973, grade, 5 episodes instead of 4, episode titles, plot, episodes 20 instead of 30 minutes, publisher