At Last the 1948 Show

Synopsis

AT LAST THE 1948 SHOW debuted in 1967 and it is now considered a pioneering comedy series. This Collector’s Edition includes all 10 surviving shows, plus two near-complete reconstructions and a partially complete episode with full-length audio: all presented with an array of archive gems and newly filmed extras.
Extras:
-Something About the Year 1948 (2019, 31 mins): John Cleese on working with Humphrey Barclay, David Frost and Graham Chapman, At Last The 1948 Show and the path to Python
-We Just Wanted to Be Silly (2019, 38 mins): Tim Brooke-Taylor recalls his comedy influences and the making of At Last The 1948 Show
-John Cleese in Conversation (2006, 36 mins): John Cleese joins comedy historian Dick Fiddy at BFI Southbank to reflect on At Last The 1948 Show
-Reconstructing At Last The 1948 Show (2000, 44 mins, audio): the BFI’s Steve Bryant in discussion with Aimi MacDonald, Tim Brooke-Taylor and audiophile Ray Frensham
-Now and Then: Marty Feldman (1968, 25 mins): Feldman discusses the nature of comedy in this unedited interview, shot for a never-broadcast Bernard Braden documentary series
-The Humphrey Barclay Scrapbook: rare photos and drawings from the legendary TV producer’s personal archive.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

1967-1969

Subjects

Television studies

Keywords

archive television; comedy

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£29.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

320 minutes

Year

2019

Distributor

Name

BFI Distribution

Email

bookings.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk/distribution External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7957 8938/8935

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1P 2LN

Notes

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