Update: Let's Watch, Nelson Filmscan

I try to find more info and pics for the early series without pics (some appear on the TOP posts). I still haven't found any pics or clips or episode titles of this 1983 series. At least I found these covers and some few more details. 60 minutes running time. Updated full names of the authors (of the working materials) Gill Sturtridge, Ron White, Eddie Williams. 

Another additional credits (working material ?) Saxon Menne (I have some more from him). And some more details about/other works by director Malcolm Hossick. I also haven't found much more details of The Visitor. Maybe "Starwise" is just the title of the Scandinavian (main) title.

About Nelson Filmscan. I found some magazine PDFs (Japanese JALT) with some ads. Nelson is the early Edinburgh publisher Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd. Later, I think in the late 80s (eg 1986), maybe depending on the countries, there was Filmscan/Lingual House (USA) with that speech balloon. The best online source is still Worldcat. 

 

Update: The London Outing

 

Like for Bridges, I found the 2 VHS/leaflet covers on my backups taken in 2007 from the FWU archives. Now lost and there are no pics on the web. Pic 2 I had before, but pic 1 is new. 1983 series. 2 VHS for 5 episodes.

Main post

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-london-outing.html

Info: Moving to Marlborough

 

I've started to upload the full series on YouTube.

Main post here

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/moving-to-marlborough.html

Fair Ground!

Year published/aired: 1983

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10

Grade: 2-4

Genres: Adventure

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: BBC, CBBC

Production company:

Producer: Sue Weeks

Story: Christopher Russell

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHS

Media publisher:

Additional media: Pupil's pamphlet, ...

Working material:

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): Adventure about a boy called Ozzie and sabotage at a funfair.

Part of the Look and Read series.

Episodes: 20 minutes each

1. Trouble in the Tea-Leaves

2. Comings and Goings

3. Hired Hands

4. In the Dark

5. Come to the Fair!

6. Where is Rachel?

7. Ozzie Thinks Again

8. A Piece of Cake!

9. Talk or Ride...

10. Mixed Fortunes

Zoom - Your English Magazine

 

Year published/aired: 1983 ?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 

Grade: 7

Genres: magazine

Sub-subject: culture

Broadcaster: SWR, WDR, FR3, others

Production company:

Story:

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHS

Additional media:

Working material: 

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): Magazine / documentaries

Episodes: 30 minutes each (60 min on each VHS)

1-3 Workshop for workless teens, Owner of a Fish and Chips shop, an US broadcaster, Shakin Stevens

4-6 Technology in Wales, Cricket, St. Louis, Interview of Chris de Burgh and Helen Schneider

7-9 Milk man, gold digger in Wales, Mark Twain's Birth house, theatre workshop for workless teens

Literature:

Exam works: Sigrid Mooney 1986, Anke Wittich 1983

Info: Also used in the Netherlands (at least 1988-1991) and France. Aired in Germany one a month on different channels

Reporters

 

Year published/aired: 1983

Year produced/filmed: 

# of episodes: 5

Grade: 5 ?

Genres: 

Sub-subject: 

Broadcaster: SVT 1, SWF/SWR (Germany)

Production company:  UR

Production country: Sweden

Story: Kerstin Bäckström

Script: Doug Case, Eskil Garpebring

Director,producer: Eskil Garpebring

Media: VHSx1, SECAM

Media publisher:

Additional media:

Working material: Morgens Hoirup, Poul Otto Mortensen, Gill Sturtridge

Book illustrator: K. Edwards

Material publisher: Munksgaard, BBC, SIRS-Omnivox (France)

Novel available: 

Other literature:  

 

Plot (short):  Kid reporters of a local newspaper (The New Reporter) (not documentary) Anna, Ben (Joe Greco) and Lucy. Pic from ep 2. Music: The Human League.

Episodes: 11-12 minutes each

1. The New Reporter

2. Stories and Photos

3. Interviews

4. Questions

5. The Paper

 

Info: New post, previously not on my wiki. More infos, actors and clip link on Swedish Wikipedia.

Norwich Now

Title: Norwich Now - Views of an English Town

Year published/aired: 1983

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10 ? (2)

Grade: 

Genres: Documentary

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: WDR ?

Production company:

Story:

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHSx2

Additional media: Teacher's Resource pack with sheets

Working material: Patricia Mugglestone, Keith Jones

Material publisher: Hueber Verlag

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): Documentaries about single persons of Norwich. Part 1: City and market; local politician; History of economy; City planning; theatre group. Part 2: Soul Band; female student; puppetry; making of of a local BBC documentary; artist.

Episodes: ~15 minutes each (or 2x76 minutes)

8. The Soulband

The London Outing

Year published/aired: 1983

Year produced/filmed: 

# of episodes: 5

Grade: 5-6

Genres: Sightseeing

Sub-subject: London

Broadcaster: RB

Production company: FWU

Story: 

Editor: Lothar Humburg, Hans Bergmann

Director: 

Media: VHSx2

Additional media:

Working material: Teacher's note

Material publisher: Schroedel

Novel available: 

Other literature: yes

Plot (short): 12 yo homesick Emma from Wales moved to a suburb of London. With her pal Stan she made an awarded photo safari for school on foot as they missed the bus. A 2nd group made a Sightseeing tour in London by bus. They all met at Piccadilly Circus. In the final episode a slide-show of them is shown.

Episodes:

Unit 1: The New Girl, 40 minutes (Units 1-2)

2. Making Plans

3. Riding on a Bus, 45 (or less likely 54) minutes (Units 3-5 )

4. Open Day

5. Tape-Slide Show

Literature:

Monograph: Michael Legutke (RPZ): The London Outing: Unterricht-Fernsehkurs im Medienverbund... 

I now found both leaflet covers 

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2025/03/update-london-outing.html

Let's Watch

 

Year published/aired: 1983

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 1 ?

Grade: ~7

Genres: Culture

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster:

Production company:

Producer: Peter Hort, Malcolm Hossick

Story: 

Editor:

Director: Malcolm Hossick

Media: VHSx1

Media publisher: Nelson Filmscan

Additional media: 2 books, audio cassette (60 min), sheets

Working material: Gill Sturtridge, Ron White, Eddie Williams

Material publisher:

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short):  "English by Video" series (at least 5 units). Also used in Hungary. Let's Watch: (Probably a movie). Lives of 2 British families Webster and Burton. 60 minutes. More info currently unknown.

Malcolm Hossick also directed The Visitor 1984, "Visite en France", "Bonjour les amis!" and an American Authors Collection (Famous authors series), Famous Composers.

Additional credits (working material ?) Saxon Menne. 

Actors: Jenny Seagrove (*1957),

Episodes: Total 60 minutes video

Another, different looking cover and some more info including info about Nelson Filmscan

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2025/10/update-lets-watch-nelson-filmscan.html

At Home in Britain

 

Year published/aired: 1983

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:

Grade:

Genres: 

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: 

Production company: BBC English

Story: Terry O'Neill

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHSx1, DVDx1

Additional media: 1 audio cassette, student's books, teacher's guide

Working material: Peter Snow

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): Subtitle: Living with a British Family. Family Johnson. "BBC English by Television".

Actors: Kari Heiskanen, Maria Stengard, Heather Taylor, Granville Lee-Warner

Episodes: Total 60 minutes

Moving to Marlborough

Title: Moving to Marlborough

Year published/aired: 1/1983

Year produced/filmed: ~1982

# of episodes: 4

Grade: 8-10

Genres: Drama/runaway

Sub-subject: Geography

Broadcaster: WDR

Story: Stephen Speight

Editor and Producer: Lothar Humburg

Director: John Sichel (1937-2005)

Media: VHSx1

Additional media: Material for Students, Teachers

Working material: Hermann J. Weiand, Dieter Buttjes, Cornelia Strack

Novel available: no

Other literature: yes, see below

The first entry goes to my favourite series.

Plot (short): German boy, 14 and his older sister and mom moved from Cologne, Germany to Marlborough after their dad died by an accident. Especially the boy has problems integrating in the different culture.

Episodes: ~14 minutes each

1. A New Start

2. Martina and Mark

3. Andy

4. Found - and Lost

Actors: Liz Becker (mom) Elizabeth Morgan

Martina Becker, 16 yo daughter Sharlie McGurk

Andy Becker, 14 yo son Christopher Humburg

Aunt Vera Kathleen Kelly

Teacher Mr Hadden John Griffith

Headmaster Nicholas Courteney

Mark Fraser (friend of Martina) Andrew Ashby

Mr. Chapman Arnold Peters (ep 2)

Miss Prichard Carol Johnson

Singer Wendy Callister

Mr. Walker Ian Cullen (ep 3)

Ian Walker Richard Gray

John Fenton John Rumney

College boys Andrew Montague, Adam Lee

Paul Richard Mayes (ep 4)

Shirley Beryl Mayes

Ferry Officer Richard Corber

Booking Clerk Collin Blumeneau

Jackie Jaqueline de Peza

Staff: Music Don Fraser

Production Manager Lothar Schulz

Unit Manager Bernhard Hoppe

Production Assistant Deborah Gudgeon

Graphic Design Norbert A. Moucha

Editor Ruth Jenkinson

Literature: (incomplete)

Praxis Schulfernsehen (magazine for teachers) several mentionings

Herrmann J. Weiand: Moving to Marlborough - Schulfernsehen im Englischunterricht, 1982

Ute Rampillon: RPZ-Informationen 1/85 (monograph) scripts, additional material, suggestions

Nadja Reimann: Erarbeitung einer engl. Landeskundeserie des Schulfernsehens des WDR... (exam work) 1987

Video: In 2007 I only found one VHS available at University Bonn (for students only)

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2024/10/info-moving-to-marlborough.html

30 minutes

Title: Thirty minutes. CBS im Dritten. Amerikanisches Englisch am Beispiel einer Nachrichtensendung

Year published/aired: (1978-1982) 1984

Year produced/filmed: 

Number of episodes: 1 ? *

Grade: 

Genres: News magazine

Sub-subject: American English

Broadcaster: (CBS) WDR

Story: 

Editor and Producer: 

Director: 

Media: VHSx1 ?

Additional media: no

Working material:

Novel available: no

Other literature:

Plot (short): 

Episodes: 

(1984 series, 1 episode, WDR). Original series by CBS.

More info on Wikipedia. 

Should have been aired in Germany since July 1983 on ARD as Sunday Morning. Original since 1969 or 1968. Aka 60 minutes. 1,546+ episodes, still running. 

I think there was one selected episode chosen (1984 ?) for the German schools.