The Legend of the Lost Keys

 

Year published/aired: 1998

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10

Grade: 2-4

Genres: Adventure

Sub-subject: Fantasy

Broadcaster: BBC, CBBC

Production company:

Producer: Cas Lester

Story: Jim Eldridge

Editor:

Director: Colin Cant

Media: VHS, DVD

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Additional media: books, poem, audio cassette, software, song book,...

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Novel available: yes

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Plot (short): Fantasy adventure including time travel with twins Mark (Jonathan Kitchens) and Lisa Astor (Abigail Ansell) visiting their uncle George (Andrew Sachs). There is a gateway to another, ancient, Roman-like, extraterrestrial world called Heritron.

Part of the Look and Read series.

Episodes: 20 minutes each

1. The Box

2. The First Key

3. The Watchers

4. Kidnap

5. The Crystal Connection

6. The Trap

7. The Box is Opened

8. Into the Box

9. Betrayed

10. The Final Hour

Welcome to English

Year published/aired: ~1998

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 11 

Grade: 5-10

Genres: Documentary

Sub-subject: Geography

Broadcaster:

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Story:

Editor:

Producer: Andrew Bampfield

Director: Andrew Bampfield

Media: VHSx1

Additional media: books

Working material:

Material publisher: Cambridge University Press, Klett (Germany)

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Plot (short): English For School series. Prequel is A World of English. Short documentaries.

Presenters:

Episodes: ~60 in total

THE NATURAL WORLD Sequence 2 Follow the seals; Sequence 3 A trip to the zoo; Theme C: THE WAY WE LIVE Sequence 4 Two families; Sequence 5 You're the cook; Theme D: PLANET EARTH Sequence 6 A space adventure; Sequence 7 A day at the seaside; Theme E: NATURAL FORCES Sequence 8 Today's weather; Sequence 9 Young surfers; Theme F: LIVING HISTORY Sequence 10 Looking for fossils: Sequence 11 Around Sydney

USA - The Sound of ...

 

Year published/aired: 1998

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 12

Grade: 5-13 (8) *

Genres: Music

Sub-subject: USA, culture, politics, history

Broadcaster: SWR

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Media: DVDx1

Additional media: sheets, film scripts, song texts, ...

Working material: Wolfgang Biederstädt

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Novel available:

Other literature: yes

Plot (short): Awarded documentaries, people of different regions and their music. German and English language. DVD for grade 8+. A Bildungsserver says 11th grade. Planet Schule says grade 5-13. Maybe german version for grade 5 or maybe even depending on episode. Or they later changed the rating. Mainly grown-ups shown, depending on episode High School students and maybe some kids (families).

Episodes: 30 minutes each

Mexicans in California

The Dust Bowl in Oklahoma

Cajuns in Lousiana

Hip Hop in the Bronx

Blues in New Orleans

Motown in Detroit

Highschool Kids in North Carolina

Navajos in Arizona

Gothic in Boston

Skyscrapers in Manhattan

Money in Las Vegas

Love and Peace in San Francisco

An Ocean Apart

 

Year published/aired: 1998

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# of episodes:

Grade: ~7, Elementary, pre-intermediate

Genres: Drama film

Sub-subject: teen life

Broadcaster: BBC ?

Producer: Denise Lesley

Production company: BBC English/British Council

Story: Anna McHugh

Editor:

Director: Mike Raggett

Media: VHSx1

Media Publisher: Longman ELT

Additional media: books

Working material: Denise Lesley, Mike Raggett

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Plot (short): Real-life issues and drama of a group of friends in London and at a Summer camp in Boston.

Episodes:  59 min total

Actors: Chris Talyo (Richard Burke), Ed Morris (James Cohen), Kim Perry (Ker Cook), Adam Scott (Oliver Crig)

Info: Also used in Spain and Italy

English Channel

 

Year published/aired: 1998

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 8 x3

Grade: Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate?

Genres: Comedy

Sub-subject: Everyday's situation

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Story: Peter Viney, Karen Viney

Editor:

Director:

Producer: Robert Maidment ?

Media: 2 VHS x3

Media Publisher: Oxford University Press

Additional media: books

Working material: Peter Viney

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Novel available:

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Plot (short): 8 comedy vignettes each. Also see Grapevine and other series by Viney; partly same actors like Steve Steen. Part 3 is a Comedy Thriller called: English Channel Three: Double Identity. Filmed in Oxford. IVCA Silver Award.

Episodes: 60 min total x3 ?

Info: Also used in Spain.

Bus stop

Year published/aired: 1998

Year produced/filmed:

Country production: UK

# of episodes: 5

Grade: 5 ?

Genres: Geography

Sub-subject: Wales

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Media: VHSx5

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Plot (short): 2 groups of elementary kids present their home towns in Wales.

Found on a German library inventory list. Produced in the UK. Although 1998 is not that early, I can't find anything more on the web. Maybe in Welsh?

Episodes: 15 minutes each

1. Town life (Wrexham) Acton Park and shopping street High Street

2. A village in the valleys (Gelli) comparison and interview about the history (mine town)

3. At the Foot of the mountain (Llanberis) disadvantages of tourism

4. Out in the country (Trefeglwys) interview about history, mill, forge, traffic

5. Capital City (Cardiff) city, Bay, museum