Gabby & Debby

Original title: גבי ודבי

Year published/aired: 1976

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 5

Grade: 7

Genres: Adventure/Drama/Sci-Fi

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: 23 TV

Production company: Israeli Instructional Television Centre

Producer: Ann Peck

Story: Robert Barth

Editor:

Director: Michael Greenspan

Media: - ?

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Additional media: books,

Working material: 

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Music: Frank Zappa, 

Plot (short): Taken from IMDb: Gabby and Debby, Israeli teenager siblings, find a magic stick in an old house. By using the magic stick on maps, they travel to far places in the world, and help many people.

There was a sequel called Debby in Hospital. Originally aired in b&w, 1980 a color remake with different actors. Pic taken from Wikimedia commons. More infos on he wikipedia.

Episodes: 25 minutes each

1. The Wrong Treasure

2. The Flying Doctor

3. The Rescue

4. The Secret Room

5. The Stolen Paintings

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

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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!

Info 10: Updates (Challenges)

First, I have again rechecked all remaining missing post on my A-Z list, and haven't found any more infos online. I have to check for them later on databases and offline sources. But I have found some few new series.

There are several new courses on DVD mainly from Oxford and Cambridge University like Messages, but I try to focus on vintage stuff, next search for language lab stuff.

While searching for series by FWU, I have added some plots of 1976 Challenges (sorry, still no pics) and fixed the running length of School Life in England. DVD length is 58 minutes, but that is for both versions (German/English). So length is just the half. Same in London Sights and Sounds. There are even shorter DVDs.

London Sights and Sounds

German title: Unterwegs in London - Sehenswürdigkeiten neu entdeckt

Year published/aired: 2007

Year produced/filmed: 2007

# of episodes: 4

Grade: 3-7

Genres: London

Sub-subject: Geography

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Gregory Hahn

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Editor:

Director: Gregory Hahn

Media: DVDx1 (bilingual)

Media Publisher: 

Additional media: DVD ROM parts (quiz, puzzle, songs)

Working material:

Material Publisher: FWU

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): 4 short films, sightseeing in London

Episodes: 25 minutes in total for each language, (DVD=50 minutes). See episodes. No music (no GEMA). I haven't found any free clips. But no need for general London pics.

Big Ben (7')

Tower Bridge (5')

The London Eye (4')

Portobello Road (5') flea market

A Week By the Sea

 

Year published/aired: ~1987

Year produced/filmed: ~1987

# of episodes: 2x 8x2

Grade: 7-10 (pre intermediate)

Genres: Everyday's situations, Sitcom

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: 

Production company: Moviemaker Film & Television Productions

Producer: Simon Murison-Bowie

Story: Peter Viney, Karen Viney, Bernard Hartley

Editor: Julia Allen

Director: Robert Williams

Media: 2x VHSx2/ DVDx1

Media Publisher: Oxford University, Three Vee

Additional media: Books, Cassettes, CDs

Working material:

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Novel available: 

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Plot (short): Everyday's situations/comedy. Kevin and Sharon (played by David Janson and Debbie Arnold). Different other book series since ~1978. Movies based on Streamline English Departures. Pic taken from the original cover. There is also a DVD containing both series.

Episodes: (2x) 60 min. total

(Streamline English Video:)

A Weekend Away (see Streamline English)

A Week By the Sea (pictured)

1. Summer Holiday

2. Beside the Seaside

3. Good Sports

4. A Ghost in the Castle

5. Trouble in Store

6. The Last Boat Leaves At Six

7. House for Sale

8. A Look Into the Future

Actors: Matt Zimmerman, Sandra Payne, Christian Salari, Avril Angers, Keith Andrews, David Janson, Debbie Arnold. 

Book series:

Streamline English: Departures, Connections, Destinations, Directions

New American Streamline

American Streamline

Streamline Graded Readers (now: Storylines)

Top Show

 

Year published/aired: 1999 ?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 2x7 units

Grade: pre beginners

Genres: Basics/grammar

Sub-subject: British culture

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company: Oxford University

Producer:

Story:

Editor: Richard Hohman

Director: Robert Maidment

Media: DVD (x2)

Media publisher: Oxford

Additional media: books,

Working material: Cathy Lawday

Material publisher: Oxford

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Series: Oxford English Video. TV magazine for kids. Sketches, games, culture, songs, quiz. Based on series I-Spy. 7 units per episode. ~49 minutes per DVD. Also used in Spain with Spanish books. DVD with English subtitles.

 

Episodes: 

Top Show 1:

Favorite Things

School

Birthday

The Countryside

Food

Transport

Pocket Money

Dark Towers

 

Year published/aired: 1981

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10

Grade: 2-4

Genres: Adventure

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: BBC, CBBC

Production company:

Producer: Sue Weeks

Story: Andrew Davies

Editor:

Director: 

Media: -?

Media publisher: 

Additional media: books, song book,

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Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Ghost story. Tracy (Juliet Waley) met young Lord Edward Dark (Gary Russell; Dick in The Famous Five) at a manor to solve a mystery and find a trasure. There are 2 ghost, a friendly and a mean one (The Tall Knight). Also studio scenes in a library with another 3 ghosts. Educational songs. Filmed in Somerset.

Part of the Look and Read series.

Episodes: 20 minutes each

1. Dark Towers in Danger!

2. The Man in the Picture

3. The Old Legend

4. The Clue in the Book

5. The Old Coach House

6. The Tall Knight's Folly

7. The Dark Tree

8. Beware of the Bird!

9. Who Can Help?

10. The Last Laugh