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Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Remastered (Consuming Consumables)Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Remastered Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Remastered - BBC Video [$49.98] Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Remastered BBC; US DVD: 20 Oct 2009; UK DVD: 19 Oct 2009) After... In this article: Fawlty Towers, John Cleese, DVD, Basil Fawlty, Consumables, BBC Video, Michael Scott, David Brent, and Monty Python's Flying Circus |
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TV Squad | 5 days ago
New Doctor Who DVD features new CG-enhanced episode
...like if the BBC bosses of the '70s and '80s could have budgeted more than GBP6 per episode for visual effects. A new Who DVD set from BBC Video features a specially remastered episode that offers you just that experience. Doctor Who:...
In this article: Doctor Who, Peter Davison, Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Michael Moorcock, BbcAmerica, and U.S.
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The Huffington Post | October 22, 2009
Michael Giltz: DVDs -- Rock N Roll Heaven
...who was forever on the wrong side of history but refused to admit it. ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION ($179.98; BBC Video) -- In real life, cranks are tiresome people who would drive Mother Teresa to distraction. But...
In this article: DVD, BluRay, David Mamet, Marlene Dietrich, Joe Mantegna, The Simpsons, Disney, Futurama, Cagney & Lacey, and SpongeBob SquarePants
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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | October 22, 2009
DVD: Interview:John Cleese
...Rat," in which poisoned veal chops are whisked from bewildered diners, and a rodent turns up in a box of chocolates. Newly remastered by BBC Video, the series has an almost classical stature, ranking with the best-executed farces in any...
In this article: Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, Connie Booth, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Life Of Brian, DVD, Graham Chapman, Kevin Kline, and Terry Gilliam
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PopMatters | October 13, 2009
Wuthering Heights (Review)
US release date: 13 October 2009 (BBC Video) Emily Bronte's only published novel, Wuthering Heights, has spawned numerous stage and screen adaptations. Lucky (or unlucky, as the case may be) for British Lit fanatics, made-for-TV movies...
In this article: Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte, Angela Scoular, Bonnie and Clyde, Jane Eyre, and Ian McShane
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HitFix | October 13, 2009
DVD & Games Forecast: 'Uncharted 2' and 'Brutal Legend' rock console gamers
...porn music? Genius. "The Mighty Boosh: Special Edition" (DVD) There's been a whooooole lotta Boosh on DVD this summer, and now BBC Video's compiled all three series of this brain-bending cult comedy into one set, and added a bonus disc...
In this article: BluRay, DVD, Drag Me to Hell, Sandra Bullock, PS3, Sam Raimi, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Tim Schafer, The Proposal, and Wii
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New York Post | October 09, 2009
Starr report
...is having quite a month. In addition to IFC's six-part "Monty Python" spe cial (Oct. 18-23), celebrating the show's 40th anniversary, BBC Video is re-releasing Cleese's masterpiece, "Fawlty Towers," on DVD. It's been digitally re...
In this article: DVD, Sunday, John Cleese, TiVo, Dystrophy, Monty Python, Hugh Laurie, and Prunella Scales
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The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (Review)
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle US release date: 11 August 2009 (BBC Video) UK release date: Available as import The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle is a satirical commentary on sleazy daytime talk-show television, the modern...
In this article: The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle, Jennifer Saunders, Jason Watkins, Miranda Richardson, Islands in the Stream, Conleth Hill, and Dolly Parton
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The Mighty Boosh: Series 1, 2 and 3 (Review)
Cast: Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Michael Fielding, Rich Fulcher, Dave Brown US release date: 21 July 2009 (BBC Video) The Mighty Boosh has been a hit in its native Britain for a few years, and it boasts a slowly growing cult fan base...
In this article: The Mighty Boosh, Julian Barratt, Michael Fielding, Naboo, Noel Fielding, Rich Fulcher, and BBC Three
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National Public Radio | August 13, 2009
America: Prepare To Be Mightily Booshed
...as weird as it is funny. Their show has become a cult hit in the U.K., and now they're trying to win over American audiences. Courtesy of BBC Video Imagine a cross between Monty Python, H.R. Pufnstuf and Flight of the Conchords. What you...
In this article: The Mighty Boosh, Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Monty Python, Adobe Flash Player, Flight of the Conchords, U.K., and Adult Swim
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STARR REPORT
...she's ever eaten. "Dog food. It's like having pate on a cracker," she says. That's good eatin'. Steve Coogan fans will love this one. BBC Video is releasing a massive, 14-disc DVD boxed set encompassing everything the talented British...
In this article: Mehmet Oz, Steve Coogan, Oprah Winfrey, Rachael Ray, I'm Alan Partridge, DVD, Ladies' Home Journal, Alan Partridge, and Jimmy Fallon
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BBC Video is a video company of the United Kingdom and United States. It was established in 1980 as a division of BBC Enterprises with John Ross Barnard as head.
At launch, the BBC had no agreement with British talent unions such as Equity or the Musician's Union (MU), so BBC Video was limited in the television programming it could release. Initial videocassette and laserdisc releases were either programmes with no Equity or MU involvement, such as natural history and other documentaries, or material licensed from third parties, including feature films such as High Noon and the first video release of Deep Purple's California Jam concert.
For the first few years, videos were produced on both VHS and Betamax formats. The BBC also worked with Philips on early Laserdisc releases, including a notable ornithology disc called British Garden Birds, presented by David Attenborough. This disc was published in 1982 and included digital data in the form of teletext, which could be read by any suitably-equipped television. This pioneering use of a data channel on a consumer video led directly to the development of the BBC Domesday Project in 1984-6. Since videos could have stereo soundtracks, BBC Video produced stereophonic versions of many programmes that had been broadcast in mono. These included the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (although release was delayed due to the lack of an Equity agreement) and the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
By 1982 an agreement had been reached with the Musicians' Union and this led to some popular music releases (including compilations by John Martyn and Tom Robinson).
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