Michael Askin wrote: > On 3/24/08, Ron Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have found my old BetaMax recorder (backed the wrong horse, I >> know...) along with a 20 year old tape containg the last 4 of the 5 >> parts of "Boating Butler" > > Hi Ron, > > I've found it in the BBC archives - sorry I can't let it out of the > building! But a bit of useful information: > > BOATING BUTLER:1:GLOUCESTER TO THE MALVERNS > 1st of 6 part series in which irrepressible Brummie Tony BUTLER takes > a highly individual look at life on and alongside the rivers and > canals of the Midlands, travelling by narrowboat with his own skipper > & a dog called Rags. > First Broadcast: 11/08/1988 > > BOATING BUTLER:2:UPTON-UPON-SEVERN TO STOURPORT > > BOATING BUTLER:3:THE STAFFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE CANAL > > BOATING BUTLER:4:THE BLACK COUNTRY AND BIRMINGHAM > > BOATING BUTLER:5:WARWICKSHIRE AND LEICESTERSHIRE > > BOATING BUTLER:6:JOURNEY'S END > > Cheers, > > Mike > > ps. If anyone has loads of money to spend, I do believe it should be > possible to bother the following to get a viewing copy: > > http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/Customer/index.aspx > > pps. BetaMAX was dead long before 1988!
Damn. That means I only have 4 of 6 rather than 4 of 5 :-( The first one I have is No.3. BetaMax might have been dead before 1988, but my Sony was working very well - and it always seemed a lot better than dad's VHS. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
