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Bassie and Adriaan find themselves abandoned by their own circus because they overslept, and with no tour-schedule in sight or any money they're forced to take other jobs -- losing each one. A malicious 'poltergeist' turns out responsible for their misery.
Bassie and Adriaan take a well-earned holiday but find themselves chased by two diamond thieves, referred to as B1 and B2. The crooks mistake Bassie for the go-between who came to collect the key to the vault of the stolen diamonds.
Quaq Quao was an Italian animated television series for children based on the adventures of a duck. The series consisted of 26 episodes of 5 minutes duration. It was filmed using stop-motion with origami figures and was written and directed by Francesco Misseri with music by Piero Barbetti. Quaq Quao was produced by L + H Films in 1978. It was first broadcast in Italy in 1980
In the aftermath of major changes such as divorce and abortion laws, Luigi Comencini conducts his survey of old and young people, from the south and north, rich and poor, to tell love in its most common and most paradoxical facets according to the Italians. Thirty-two intense interviews in five episodes broadcast from November 18, 1978 on the first channel.
Private detective Sexton Blake and Tinker find themselves on the trail of worshipers of an ancient Egyptian cult
Sketch show starring Bernie Winters.
A few kids make a circus show for their sick friend, and get in some trouble along the way.
Canadian Reflections is a Canadian independent short film television series which began on CBC Television in 1978. Early works by David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan were featured during the series run.
The film is based on Gilbert Keith Chesterton's short stories. Father Brown investigates the murder of a bodyguard of industrial magnate Izaokas Hukas.
The Best Ten was a popular music TV program on TBS channel that ran from January 19, 1978 until September 28, 1989, for a total of 603 episodes. It was broadcasted live every Thursday from 21:00 to 21:54. Every week top ten ranking songs were announced from the 10th position to the 1st using a "ranking board", which was inspired by flap displays at international airports. After announcement of the song the artist would usually appear through the "Mirror Gate", chat with the hosts and proceed to perform the song. Some performances were aired from remote locations. The singers were usually accompanied by a live orchestra, although later in the run karaoke also became common. Hosts: 1. 1978.01.19–1985.04.25 (eps. 1–375) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & Kume Hiroshi (久米宏) 2. 1985.05.02–1985.09.26 (eps. 376–397) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & a rotating male host: Matsumiya Kazuhiko (松宮一彦), Ikushima Hiroshi (生島ヒロシ) or Matsushita Kenji (松下賢次) 3. 1985.10.03–1986.09.25 (eps. 398–448) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & Konishi Hiroyuki (小西博之) 4. 1986.10.02–1989.01.05 (eps. 449–565) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & Matsushita Kenji (松下賢次) 5. 1989.01.12–1989.09.28 (eps. 566–603) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子), Watanabe Masayuki (渡辺正行) & Karasawa Akihiro (柄沢晃弘)
After spending six years in Australia, young Englishman George Talboy returns as a successful gold prospector. He wants to start a happy life with his beautiful wife Helen and their son Charles. So the news from his father-in-law that Helen has died comes as a crushing blow. An old friend, Robert Audley, takes George to the mansion of his uncle, Sir Michael Audley, and his wife, Lady Audley. During this visit, George disappears without a trace.
It takes a look at life in a London suburb from the end of the First World War, between the wars and then as World War Two becomes reality.
Lifeline is a documentary television program broadcast on the National Broadcasting Company television network between September 1978 and early 1979. It documented the daily routines of the most successful doctors of the time and its constantly considered as one of the first reality shows, despite the fact that the show was very different from modern realities.
Series of informal masterclasses held at the Wiltshire home of the renowned guitarist Julian Bream.
'Tragic magic' rules in this six-part series from 1978, which saw Tommy Cooper at the height of his fame.
"For too long rabbits and players have been mocked. Now it's come to a stop," declares the long-eared Kukurtaja, captured by the Vihavaino, governor of the castle. A rogue-like adventure story is set in the latter part of 1700s, in an island-fortress.
Two bored teenagers on holiday at an English seaside resort race against time to foil a sinister plot at the local Naval College.
A historical play in three parts. In 1176, Sverre Sigurdsson arrives from the Faroe Islands and becomes leader of the Birkebeiner. The series shows how he became king of Norway.
The Metric Marvels is a series of seven animated educational shorts featuring songs about meters, liters, Celsius, and grams, designed to teach American children how to use the metric system. They were produced by Newall & Yohe, the same advertising agency which produced ABC's popular Schoolhouse Rock! series, and first aired on the NBC television network in September 1978. Voices for the Metric Marvels shorts included Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Bob Kaliban, and Paul Winchell.
"Picture Pages" is an educational television segment aimed at preschool children, teaching lessons on basic arithmetic, geometry, and drawing through a series of interactive lessons that used a workbook that viewers would follow along with the lesson. "Picture Pages" started on a local Pittsburgh children's show in 1974 with the "Picture Pages" puzzle booklets given away at a supermarket chain. It debuted as a national segment of the Captain Kangaroo show in 1978, in which Captain Kangaroo would do the lessons on his "magic drawing board". Later, the segments were taken over by Bill Cosby and the lessons were used with his marker named "Mortimer Ichabod Marker". When the Captain Kangaroo show left CBS in 1984, the segment was adopted as part of Nickelodeon's Pinwheel program until that show was canceled in 1989. The segment was also used as an interstitial program into the early 1990s. The show also aired on Canada's YTV cable network.
Tomei Dori Chan iis a 1978 Magical Girl themed tokusatsu series created by Shotaro Ishinomori. The series ran from January 7 to July 1, 1978 on TV Asahi, ending at 25 episodes.
A talk show featuring people who deserve to talk about their own lives. Focusing on the epochal aspects of their own lives, they talked about episodes that determined the direction of their lives and their personal beliefs that they had gained through experience.
Adapted from the novel Wuthering Heights
"Monsterpiece Theater" is a recurring segment on the American version of the popular children's television series Sesame Street, a parody of Masterpiece Theatre.
Hugh Scully and Arthur Negus look back over six centuries of furniture-making.
You Cannot Be Serious! is a British sports entertainment series on ITV. It began airing on 2 June 2012 and is hosted by impressionist and comedian Alistair McGowan. The show sees McGowan write new sketches and work on brand new impressions for TV for the first time in eight years.
