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Post by allthingshorror on Apr 27, 2009 11:52:04 GMT
As if my head couldn't get any more cluttered, I've now got to get it around this: The British dramatic anthology Tales of Unease was based on a trio of horror-story anthologies, edited by John Burke and published between 1960 and 1969. The series' seven half-hour installments used the cream of Burke's crop, inducing goose-bumps by using mood, atmosphere, and insinuation rather than outright "scare" tactics. Tales of Unease aired over London Weekend Television from October 30 to December 11, 1970.
Plus he also did a series called Late Night Horror with Robert Aickman that ran for one series from 19 April 1968. Don't know what this channel would have bee for it though. Know anything about either of them, have copes (!!!) screengrabs etc...  |
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Post by benedictjjones on Apr 27, 2009 12:18:15 GMT
weren't they reshowing tales of unease on ITV3 (or one of those digital channels) - i may be thinking of something else however...
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Post by carolinec on Apr 27, 2009 12:22:01 GMT
Have you tried IMDB, Johnny? I'm going to pop over there now as you've got me curious about it too ... Back again. Here are the IMDB entries if they help you. It looks like neither of them lasted very long. Tales of Unease: www.imdb.com/title/tt0818734/episodes#season-1Late Night Horror: www.imdb.com/title/tt0396335/episodesOh, and London Weekend Television existed at the time when all TV channels were regional and there were loads of them throughout the UK serving the different regions. So LWT served the London region, I had HTV (Harlech Television) where I lived, etc. I don't think I ever saw Tales of Unease as it probably only aired in the London region on LWT. I guess you'll be too young to remember all the old independent TV channels like that, Johnny!  |
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Post by franklinmarsh on Apr 27, 2009 12:32:24 GMT
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Post by allthingshorror on Apr 27, 2009 12:35:47 GMT
Just off the phone and there are copies of Tales of Unease at BBC Norwich of all places, but they want £70 per half hour to copy the episodes from tape to DVD.  |
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Post by carolinec on Apr 27, 2009 12:47:20 GMT
Have they ever been released on video, if not DVD? Might be worth doing a search on amazon or some such (even eBay?). That BFI link of Franklin's might be very useful to you. Does the BFI loan things out if they have them? Mind you, that might cost ..  |
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Post by allthingshorror on Apr 27, 2009 12:51:45 GMT
Only ever produced in Bookform - and it's weird that there were never any reprints with TV tie in covers etc, etc.
BFI - could possibly watch them there, cost quite a bit. Wont do copies.
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Post by carolinec on Apr 27, 2009 14:25:07 GMT
BFI - could possibly watch them there, cost quite a bit. Wont do copies. Hmmm, another thought. Now I know you're miles away from Bradford but the National Media Museum have a "TV Heaven" section where you can watch old programmes, so long as they have copies. Now, I'm wondering if their "sister" museum, the Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI), has the same kind of set-up? If so, if you're going to London some time, that might help? (but only if they have copies, of course) |
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Post by allthingshorror on Apr 27, 2009 14:35:46 GMT
Have found a forum that deals with pulp tv - and put out a cry for help, and someone has promised me two episodes!
Will get screen grabs, and upload episodes onto my John Burke website when I get them!
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Post by carolinec on Apr 27, 2009 15:08:08 GMT
Have found a forum that deals with pulp tv Oooo, that sounds interesting. Do you think Dem would mind if you told us where it is? I wouldn't mind taking a look at that and seeing if I want to join. ;D Glad you got it sorted. |
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Post by allthingshorror on Apr 27, 2009 15:21:37 GMT
If Dem say's that's ok - I'll tell all..
And triple fuck - John Burke was involved in ANOTHER TV series...
Burke was also a regular contributor to the likes of The
Ghost Book series, and Herbert Van Thal’s Pan Book of
Horror anthologies, with Party Games first appearing in the
sixth collection (Pan Books, 1965). Alongside his own work,
he was also a frequent editor of genre anthologies, the best
known being the Tales of Unease collections that appeared
between 1966 and 1976. Notably, the second volume of
this series contained his own story Calculated Nightmare
which later turned up as an episode of the six-part LWT
thriller anthology Tales of Unease in late 1970. Shortly after
this, Burke would also contribute scripts for another series
of half-hour suspense stories broadcast under the umbrella
title The Frighteners (LWT, 1972-73).
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Post by vaughan on Jun 26, 2009 6:49:33 GMT
If anyone has a copy of the episode called "The Banger" then I'd LOVE to get a copy.... that episode is terrific, and I've been looking for it forever....
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Post by marillionboy on Oct 29, 2010 0:15:50 GMT
If anyone has a copy of the episode called "The Banger" then I'd LOVE to get a copy.... that episode is terrific, and I've been looking for it forever.... THE OLD BANGER... someone else who knows about this! This was written by actor Richardson Morgan, and starred Terence Rigby. It was I think slightly tongue in cheek. The BFI do hold a copy of this I'm sure. |
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Jun 11, 2016 19:30:00 GMT
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Post by helrunar on Jun 12, 2016 0:01:55 GMT
Thanks for this great news. I've been catching up with some shows from Honor Blackman's Avengers series and keep feeling struck at what excellent work was done in this series--Britain really produced some exceptional material, generally on a shoestring, in the 1960s and 1970s.
H.
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