Inside the British Isles

Year published/aired: 1995-1998

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 13

Grade: advanced

Genres: geography

Sub-subject: culture

Broadcaster: BR

Production company:

Producer:

Story: Hannelore Gottschalk

Editor:

Director: Joe Hambrook

Media: -?

Media distribution:  

Additional media: book

Working material: Hannelore Gottschalk

Material publisher: TR-Verlagsunion

Novel available: yes

Other literature: 

Plot (short):  A course for advanced students. 13 episodes, ~30 minutes each. Documentaries. I haven't checked them all. Pic from ep 2. Also shown choir boys in Cambridge King's College Choir Boys. Culture, Jobs, Family, hobbies, ... Ep 8 also have playing Golf at St. Glen. Ep 9 making Whisky. Ep 10 about politician Glenys Kinnock. Ep 11 author Bernhard Farrell. Ep 13 also has playing Cricket.

I think few kids/family scenes.

 

Episodes:

1. A Journalist in London

2. Teachers in Cambridge

3. A Publican in the New Forest

4. An Apprentice in Cornwall

5. A Tourist in Jersey

6. A Student in Birmingham

7. A Senior Conductor in York

8. An Electronics Engineer in Silicon Glen

9. An Environmental Official in the Highlands

10. A European Politician in Wales

11. A Playwright in Dublin

12. Mussel farmers in Bantry

(12. Leben und Arbeiten in Großbritannien und Irland ?)

13.  An Advertising Executive in London

LRTV

 

Year published/aired: 1995

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 8

Grade: 2-4

Genres: magazine

Sub-subject: grammar

Broadcaster: BBC, CBBC

Production company: Double Exposure

Producer: Andrew Bethell

Story: Colin Izod, others

Editor:

Director: Colin Izod

Media: VHS

Media publisher: 

Additional media: 

Working material: 

Material publisher: 

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Kids magazine with comic dramas set at a Breakfast TV station. 1st Look and Read Special. More infos on BFI and broadcastforschools. Pic captured from a YouTube clip called "BBC Schools Continuity - 17th May 1996".

Part of the Look and Read series.

Episodes: 20 minutes each 

1. Welcome to LRTV

2. LRTV gets Moving

3. Kitchen Capers

4. A Soap Square Sizzler

5. ...and Action! 

6. Follow that Frog

7. LRTV Gets it Together

8. Happy Birthday LRTV!

Pacific Horizons

Year published/aired: ~1995

Year produced/filmed: 1989,

# of episodes: 4

Grade: 9-13

Genres: Documentary

Sub-subject: Geography

Broadcaster: WDR

Production company: Close Up Foundation ?

Producer: Peter Ettinger

Story: Jeffrey Miller, George Karlsson

Editor: Jörg Goralewski (WDR)

Director: 

Media: VHS *

Media publisher: 

Additional media: books, mikrofiche

Working material: 

Material publisher: 

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Documentary, geography, social, see episodes. There is a 2 part 1990 series with 2 VHS (14+11 minutes), other is about Japan, by the Close Up Foundation. First I thought, that this might be the same, but then I read that the production was still not finished in 1993 or 1994. Aired in 1995 or (confirmed) 1996.Few infos of both. (But documentaries are less of interest). Subtitle is: Pacific Horizons: In the shadow of the skyline (WDR) but might be another one.

Episodes: 30 minutes each

1. Alaska (oil spill of tanker Exxon Valdez, 1989)

2. Washington (agriculture in Yakima Valley, wine, fruits)

3. Hawaii (tourism, Isle Molokai)

4. Los Angeles (house renovation)

Young Britain

 

Year published/aired: 1995 

Year produced/filmed: 

# of episodes: 1 ?

Grade:

Genres: Teen lives documentary ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: 

Production company:

Story: 

Editor: 

Director:

Media: VHSx1

Media publisher: Santillana (Spain)

Additional media:

Working material: Diana Goodey

Material publisher: Richmond

Novel available: 

Other literature:  

Music:  Lars Beijbom (Sweden)

Plot (short):  Obviously a documentary. Maybe used in Spain only or mainly? Teen lives

 

Episodes: 61 minutes in total

Info: New entry previously not on my wiki. Diana Goodey also wrote series "Messages 1-3"

Only in America

 

Year published/aired: 1995

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 8

Grade: Beginner

Genres: Comedy, Everyday's situations

Sub-subject: American English

Broadcaster:

Production company:

Story: Peter Viney

Editor:

Director: Robert Maidment ?

Producer: Robert Maidment ?

Media: VHSx2, DVD

Media Publisher: Oxford University Press

Additional media: books

Working material: Peter Viney

Material publisher:

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): 8 comedy vignettes set in New York City, Long Island and New Jersey. Introducing Edward Norton. Every actor playing different characters. Similar like Grapevine and other series by Peter Viney.

Actors: Edward Norton, Barbara Gulan, Dani Klein,

Episodes: 60 min total (2x30)

1. Duane and Donna in New York (pictured)

2. First Day (cook)

3. Strange Encounter

4. Big Deal! (barber)

5. Office Blues

6. The Websters

7. Good Morning Greenstown (DJ)

8. The Artist (museum)

Info: More infos on IMDb and Peter Viney's sites.

In the Picture

Year published/aired: 1995

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 3

Grade: 7

Genres: Soap

Sub-subject: jobs

Broadcaster: SWR

Production company:

Producer: 

Story:

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHSx3

Media publisher:

Additional media:

Working material:

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): Soap about a group of 4 young people in Bristol. Reporter Mina of Asian origin, workless and drug abused Jake, motor cycle courier Tommy and ferryman Ben.

Episodes: 30 minutes each

1. Episode One - A task-based approach to working with video material

2. Episode Two - The Work experience, dreams and or nightmare

3. Episode Three - Prejudice and stereotypes, Bristol Soap 

 

Update: 1995 instead of 1999, grade 7