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

This Is My Country

Year published/aired: 2005

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 52

Grade: 3-

Genres: Documentaries

Sub-subject: Geography

Broadcaster: -?

Production company: Marathon, now: Zodiak Media, (Pixcom, Storm)

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Director: C.A. De Rouvre, R. Duhamel, S. Bergerot, others

Media: DVD x52 ?

Media distribution:  Kunskapsmedia (Sweden)

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Plot (short): French documentaries about kids' lives in different countries. One local kid as a guide. Language, flag, capital and customs.

French and English. Swedish version Det här är mitt land in Swedish and English.

There are 2 similar series by Marathon Media: I Love My City (Montre-moi ta ville, 26 episodes, with Canal J) and My Family and Me (26 episodes), shown in catalogues of Zodiak Media. More infos coming soon.

Australia: Jesse from Sydney likes sports, Oz tag (Tag rugby), Cricket and swimming and especially surfing. After eating Fish&Chips, he visits The Rocks, where the first settlers arrived in 1788. In the Blue Mountains he and his family searching for Koalas and kangaroos.

Episodes: 13 minutes each

-Australia (guide kid Jesse from Sydney, pictured)

-Canada

-Ireland

-USA

and several other countries around the world

Ghost Stories

 

Year published/aired: 2001 

Year produced/filmed: 2000

# of episodes: 6

Grade: Lower intermediate (11-14 yo)

Genres: American folklore

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: NOT (The Netherlands)

Production company: Tellus Vision

Media publisher:

Story: 

Editor:

Director: Anna Nordqvist

Media: VHSx1, DVD

Additional media: transcripts, teacher's book

Working material: Robert Long

Material publisher: Klett (Germany)

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): 6 funny ghost stories. Filmed in Ireland. Pic from the official PDF showing episode 1+3. Very rare, few infos found. I found a reader by M. R. James, but probably is unrelated. English Video Library. Starring Charlene McKenna. At least aired in the Netherlands. Kijkwizer rating age 6+. Also in "RAAbits English" 2003.

 

Episodes: 13 minutes each, 78 minutes total

1. The Hook

2. The Girl Who Dared

3. Haunted House

4. Halloween

5. Footsteps

6. Two Spooky Characters

Crossing Borders

Year published/aired: 1988

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 3

Grade: 9-13

Genres: documentary

Sub-subject: culture

Broadcaster: WDR

Production company:

Media publisher: 

Story: Stuart Marlow

Editor: Dieter Buttjes

Director: Stuart Marlow ?

Media: VHSx3 

Additional media:

Working material: Dieter Buttjes ?

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Novel available: 

Other literature: yes

Plot (short):  Documentary.  A young American lady discovering some parts of Britain.

Hard to find infos especially with titles like this. Some basic infos I found on fachportal-paedagogik (main plot, broadcaster, grade).  Episode titles, release year, (amount) of media and people on worldcat.

 

Episodes: 18-19 minutes each

1. Up the Thames and down Portobello Road

2. Growing Up with different languages

3. Views of Belfast and kids in Derry

That's me

 

Year published/aired: ~2006

Year produced/filmed: 2004 ?

# of episodes: 6

Grade: 6

Genres: Teen lives

Sub-subject: culture/geography

Broadcaster:  WDR

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Media: VHSx6

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Plot (short):  6 teens of UK and Ireland presenting their towns, also showing families and schools. Scottish Highlands, Irish Connemara, Pembrokeshire (Wales).

Episodes: ~10 minutes each

1. Amy in Milford Haven (Girl + 2 brothers in Wales), Motorbike and Jazz band, brother drummer.

2. Dominic in Cam (10th grade boy, Gloucestershire, rowing, paper round. Father Mick Jagger double

3. Roisin in Carna (Ireland) girl+brother and sister, Religion, Basketball, actress

4. Naela in Bristol (girl+2 younger sisters)

5. Graham in Inverness (Scotland, sports, Football, traditional Scottish music, Graham in kilt, Gaelic) pictured

6. Georgina in Bournemouth (16 yo girl with 1 twin sister)

Info: Also used in Sweden

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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Material publisher: Lensing

Novel available:

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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.

Bye-Child

 

Year published/aired: 2003

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 1

Grade: 11

Genres: Film/drama

Sub-subject: Ireland

Broadcaster: WDR

Production company:

Story: Seamus Heaney (poem)

Editor:

Director: Bernard Maclaverty

Media: VHS

Additional media:

Working material: foil, worksheets

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): In rural Ireland: A woman hides her son to protect him but he has no contacts.

Episodes: 1 (short film, 15 minutes)

Infos:

The Ballinish Bowl

Year published/aired: 1985

Year produced/filmed: ~1984

Number of episodes: 4

Grade: 8-10

Genres: Crime

Sub-subject: Geography, Religion

Broadcaster: WDR

Story: Jane McCulloch, Hanna and Edward Broadbridge

Editor or Producer:

Director:

Media: VHSx1

Additional media: Material for Teachers

Working material (teacher): Hans Bebermeier

Novel available: yes ?

Other literature: yes, see below

Plot (short): Catholic family Mulvaney lives on an Irish Farm. Kids Daneal, Bridget, Kathleen, 13 yo. They want to sell the farm, but one daughter finds a valuable bowl. An American who wants to buy the farm, stole the bowl and later kidnapped Kathleen. She escaped. The thief was arrested and as the bowl is ancient according a museum, there's a reward so that the family can keep the farm.

Episodes: ~15 minutes each, total 58 minutes 

1. Discovery, 2. The Loss, 3. The Chase. 4. Reward

Actors:

Jill Doyle (*1965) as Bridget

Book or material by Klett Verlag. Another publisher 35 pages Danmarks Radio.

Should be a classic like Moving to Marlborough. Aired 1985 or 1984. VHS/other media 1986 (and 1999).

No pics found. Book for teachers somewhere available.