BBC Betamax videos-BBCBBetamax (also called Beta, as in its logo) is a consumer-level analog-recording and cassette format of magnetic tape for video. It was developed by Sony and was released in Japan on May 10, 1975. The first Betamax device introduced in the United States was the LV-1901 console, which included a 19-inch (48 cm) color monitor, and appeared in stores in early November 1975. The cassettes contain 0.50-inch-wide (12.7 mm) videotape in a design similar to that of the earlier, professional 0.75-inch-wide (19 mm), U-matic format. Betamax is obsolete, having lost the videotape format war to VHS. Despite this, Betamax recorders would not be discontinued until 2002, while new Betamax cassettes were available until March 2016, when Sony stopped making and selling them. | ||
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| BBCB 2003 Title - Doctor Who - Revenge of the Cybermen Artist(s) - Gerry Davis Ratings: 3 | ||
| BBCB 2012 Title - Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius Artist(s) - Robin Bland Ratings: 3 | ||
| BBCB 2014 Title - Doctor Who - Pyramids of Mars Artist(s) - Bob Baker / Dave Martin Ratings: 3 | ||
| BBCB 2019 Title - Doctor Who - The seeds of death Artist(s) - Robert Banks Stewart Ratings: 3 | ||
| BBCB 2030 Title - Doctor Who - The robots of death Artist(s) - Chris Boucher Ratings: 5 | ||
| BBCB 2036 Title - Doctor Who - The day of the Daleks Artist(s) - Louis Marks Ratings: 3 |
BBC Cartridges-RCTThe 8-track tape (formally Stereo 8; commonly known as the eight-track cartridge, eight-track tape, or simply eight-track) is a magnetic tape sound-recording technology that was popular in the United States from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, when the Compact Cassette format took over. The format is regarded as an obsolete technology, and was relatively unknown outside the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, West Germany and Japan. Stereo 8 was created in 1964 by a consortium led by Bill Lear of Lear Jet Corporation, along with Ampex, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Motorola, and RCA Victor Records (RCA - Radio Corporation of America). It was a further development of the similar Stereo-Pak four-track cartridge introduced by Earl "Madman" Muntz (marketing and television set dealer), which was adapted by Muntz from the Fidelipac cartridge developed by George Eash. A later quadraphonic (four-channel sound as opposed to earlier more widely used stereo/two channel sound) version of the format was announced by RCA in April 1970 and first known as Quad-8, then later changed to just Q8. | ||
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| RCT 8000 Title - The last Goon show of all Artist(s) - Spike Milligan Ratings: 5 | ||
| RCT 8002 Title - Unique Hancock Artist(s) - Tony Hancock Ratings: 3 | ||
| RCT 8003 Title - Radio 2 presents BBC top tunes Artist(s) - Various Ratings: 3 | ||
| RCT 8005 Title - Top of the pops - Volume 1 Artist(s) - Various Ratings: 3 | ||
| RCT 8006 Title - Top of the pops - Volume 2 Artist(s) - Various Ratings: 3 | ||
| RCT 8007 Title - Goon show classics - Volume 2 Artist(s) - Various Ratings: 3 | ||
| RCT 8009 Title - Goon show classics Artist(s) - Spike Milligan Ratings: 3 | ||
| RCT 8012 Title - Old grey whistle test Artist(s) - Various Ratings: 3 | ||
| RCT 8014 Title - Top of the pops - Volume 3 Artist(s) - Various Ratings: 3 | ||
| RCT 8015 Title - The cinema and the songs Artist(s) - Various Ratings: 3 | ||
| RCT 8018 Title - Hancock - The lift / Twelve angry men Artist(s) - Various Ratings: 3 | ||
| Y8F 8019 Title - BBC TV's best of top of the pops - Volume 4 Artist(s) - Various Ratings: 3 |
LaserDiscsLaserDisc (abbreviated as LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in the United States in 1978. Although the format was capable of offering higher-quality video and audio than its consumer rivals, VHS and Betamax videotape, LaserDisc never managed to gain widespread use in North America, largely due to high costs for the players and video titles themselves and the inability to record TV programs, though it eventually did gain some traction in that region to become somewhat popular in the 1990s. It was not a popular format in Europe and Australasia. By contrast, the format was much more popular in Japan and in the more affluent regions of Southeast Asia, such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, and was the prevalent rental video medium in Hong Kong during the 1990s. Its superior video and audio quality made it a popular choice among videophiles and film enthusiasts during its lifespan. The technologies and concepts behind LaserDisc were the foundation for later optical disc formats including Compact Disc (CD), DVD and Blu-ray (BD). | ||
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| 5799 - 80 Title - The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy Artist(s) - Douglas Adams Ratings: 3 | ||
| EE 1158 Title - Doctor Who - The ark in space Artist(s) - Robert Holmes / John Lucarotti Ratings: 3 | ||
| EE 1202 Title - Doctor Who - The day of the Daleks Artist(s) - Louis Marks Ratings: 3 | ||
| EE 1203 Title - Doctor Who - Terror of the Zygons Artist(s) - Robert Banks Stewart Ratings: 3 | ||
| BBCL 2003 Title - Doctor Who - Revenge of the Cybermen Artist(s) - Gerry Davis Ratings: 3 | ||
| BBCL 2012 Title - Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius Artist(s) - Robin Bland Ratings: 3 | ||
| 5092 - 80 Title - Doctor Who - The day of the Daleks Artist(s) - Louis Marks Ratings: 3 | ||
| ROTC??????? Title - Doctor Who - Revenge of the Cybermen Artist(s) - Gerry Davis Ratings: 3 | ||
| TBOM??????? Title - Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius Artist(s) - Robin Bland Ratings: 3 | ||
| TM?????? Title - Doctor Who - The movie Artist(s) - Matthew Jacobs Ratings: 3 |
BBC Video 2000Video 2000 (also known as V2000, with the tape standard Video Compact Cassette, or VCC) is a consumer videocassette system and analogue recording standard developed by Philips and Grundig to compete with JVC's VHS and Sony's Betamax video technologies. Designed for the PAL colour television standard (some models additionally handled SECAM), distribution of Video 2000 products began in 1979 exclusively in Europe, South Africa and Argentina and ended in 1988. Video 2000 was presented at the International Radio Exhibition in Berlin in 1979 and succeeded Philips's earlier Video Cassette Recording (VCR) format and its derivatives (VCR-LP and Grundig's SVR). Although some early models and advertising featured a mirror-image 'VCR' badge based on the older systems' logo, Video 2000 was an entirely new (and incompatible) format that incorporated many technical innovations. Despite this, the format was not a major success and was eventually discontinued, having lost out to the rival VHS system in the videotape format war. | ||
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| BBCV 2003 Title - Doctor Who - Revenge of the Cybermen Artist(s) - Gerry Davis Ratings: 3 | ||
| BBCV 2012 Title - Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius Artist(s) - Robin Bland Ratings: 3 |
BBC anything_else - Non-BBC labelThe items shown here are quite similar to the "main" BBC Records and Tapes library covering a wide secletion of genres from themes, comedy dramas and others, depending on which format you have selected.The main difference is the record was not released by the BBC directly - this could be because the rights were negotiated with another label or some other reason. | ||
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| FDC-TGS Title - The last Goon Show of all 40th anniversary - Royal Mail first day cover Artist(s) - Norma Farnes Ratings: 3 | ||
| FDC-BA Title - Black Adder - Royal Mail first day cover Artist(s) - Tom Huddleston Ratings: 3 |
Doctor Who - Not released by the BBCDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called "the Doctor", an extraterrestrial being, to all appearances human, from the planet Gallifrey. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Accompanied by a number of companions, the Doctor combats a variety of foes while working to save civilisations and help people in need. | ||
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| PB-TSB Title - Plastic_box - TARDIS sweets box Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| BM-DW-ND Title - Bookmarks - Doctor Who Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| B-DW Title - Daleks bookmarks Artist(s) - Various Ratings: 3 | ||
| BB-DW Title - Bubble_bath - Doctor Who Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| Badge-UNIT Title - U. N. I. T. badge Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| DW-VC Title - Doctor Who - Video cabinet Artist(s) - Unknown Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG448 Title - Doctor Who - An unearthly child - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG462 Title - Doctor Who - The Daleks - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG497 Title - Doctor Who - The Aztecs - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG498 Title - Doctor Who - The web planet - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG547 Title - Doctor Who - The Dominators - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG562 Title - Doctor Who - The invasion - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG585 Title - Doctor Who - The Krotons - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG621 Title - Doctor Who - The war games - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG627 Title - Doctor Who - The Silurians - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG649 Title - Doctor Who - Terror of the Autons - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG650 Title - Doctor Who - The curse of Peladon - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG697 Title - Doctor Who - The planet of the spiders - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG698 Title - Doctor Who - The ark in space - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-BTG699 Title - Doctor Who - Planet of evil - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| PC-PRO120 Title - Doctor Who - Image of the Fendahl - Phone card Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| Plates-Cybermen Title - Plates - Cybermen Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| Pictures-ESK9 Title - Elizabeth Sladen and K9 Artist(s) - Unknown Ratings: 3 | ||
| Models-Dalek Title - Models - Dalek Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| DW-USB Title - Doctor Who - TARDIS USB Artist(s) - Unknown Ratings: 3 | ||
| Watch-Dalek Title - Watch - Dalek Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| DW-IB Title - Doctor Who - Ice bucket Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| DW-TCCJ Title - Doctor Who - TARDIS ceramic cookie jar Artist(s) - Unknown Ratings: 3 | ||
| CAL-DW-2013 Title - Doctor Who - 50th anniversary calendar Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 | ||
| A 3431020 Title - Monopoly - Doctor Who 50th anniversary collector's edition Artist(s) - Various Ratings: 3 | ||
| R 8696 Title - Hornby police box Artist(s) - Unknown Ratings: 3 |
The PrisonerThe Prisoner is a 1967 British science fiction-allegorical television series about an unidentified British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village, where his captors try to find out why he abruptly resigned from his job. It was created by Patrick McGoohan and George Markstein with McGoohan playing the main role of Number Six. Episodes covered various plots from spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory and psychological drama. It was produced by Everyman Films for distribution by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment company. | ||
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| Games - TPBS Title - The Prisoner - Board Game Artist(s) - Unknown Ratings: 3 |
The Prisoner JigsawsThe Prisoner is a 1967 British science fiction-allegorical television series about an unidentified British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village, where his captors try to find out why he abruptly resigned from his job. It was created by Patrick McGoohan and George Markstein with McGoohan playing the main role of Number Six. Episodes covered various plots from spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory and psychological drama. It was produced by Everyman Films for distribution by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment company. | ||
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| PMJ Title - Patrick McGooham jigsaw Artist(s) - Ratings: 5 |
Spitting Image jigsawsSpitting Image is a British satirical television puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by 'Spitting Image Productions' for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV network. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including ten BAFTA Television Awards, one for editing in 1989 and two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. | ||
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| SIJ Title - Spitting image jigsaw Artist(s) - Unknown Ratings: 3 |
Star WarsThe Star Wars franchise records! | ||
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| 010242452102 Title - Star Wars Monopoly - Saga edition Artist(s) - George Lucas Ratings: 3 | ||
| 0620F1276102 Title - Star Wars Monopoly - The Mandalorian Artist(s) - George Lucas Ratings: 3 |
The Cure anything_elseThe Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member. The current members are Robert Smith, Simon Gallop, Roger O'Donnell, Jason Cooper and Reeves Gabrels.The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along with several early singles, placed the band as part of the post-punk and new wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s, the band's increasingly dark and tormented music (as well as Smith's stage look) was a staple of the emerging style of music known as gothic rock. | ||
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| BAG-Cure-Wish Title - Wish - Plastic bag Artist(s) - Ratings: 3 |
The Permanent Smilers anything_elseReleases by this set of artists are from a local good friend of mine local to me here in the UK. He is called Richard Brooks. I have watched him from the early years in the beginning of the 1980's up to the present day. He is currently recording new material and has occasionally started playing live again! | ||
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| BSP-PO Title - Back stage pass - The Waterfront Artist(s) - Purple Orange Ratings: 3 | ||
| Pictures-PO Title - Pictures - Purple Orange Artist(s) - Ratings: 5 |
The Stranglers anything_elseThe Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. The current members are Jean-Jacques Burnel, Baz Warne, Jim Macaulay and Toby Hounsham. Past members were Jet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Hans Warmling, Dave Greenfield, John Ellis and Paul Roberts.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning four decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" bands to have originated in the UK punk scene. Formed as the Guildford Stranglers on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, they originally built a following within the mid-1970s pub rock scene. While their aggressive, no-compromise attitude identified them as one of the instigators of the UK punk rock scene that followed, their idiosyncratic approach rarely followed any single musical genre and the group went on to explore a variety of musical styles, from new wave, art rock and gothic rock through the sophisti-pop of some of their 1980s output. They had major mainstream success with their 1982 single "Golden Brown". Their other hits include "No More Heroes", "Peaches", "Always the Sun" and "Skin Deep" and the 2003 Top 40 hit "Big Thing Coming", which was seen as a return to form. | ||
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| TS-BSP Title - Back stage pass - French tour Artist(s) - The Stranglers Ratings: 3 | ||
| Pictures-4stranglers Title - 4 Stranglers Artist(s) - The Stranglers Ratings: 3 | ||
| SIGNEDPICS Title - Pictures Artist(s) - The Stranglers Ratings: 3 | ||
| 96T_Paint Title - 96 tears Artist(s) - The Stranglers Ratings: 3 | ||
| 96T_SH Title - 96 tears Artist(s) - The Stranglers Ratings: 3 | ||
| Pictures-5stranglers Title - 5 Stranglers Artist(s) - The Stranglers Ratings: 3 | ||
| Pictures-5strang-2 Title - 5 Stranglers Artist(s) - The Stranglers Ratings: 3 |