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December 4

Kitty Clive 1956 (TV play) Critics Response

I'm looking to try and find what critics thought about the 1956 TV play Kitty Clive but struggling to find any newspaper articles about the TV play. So can any of you try and find out what critics thought about the TV play as well as a link so then I can include in a draft I'm making about the TV play/TV movie. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 00:07, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Kids International Show 1982 plot

can any of my guys try and find out what the plot is of the 1982 tv mini series The Kids International Show produced by the BBC. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 00:32, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Does this help? https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/07d22f93bc2f44158381f8934b9584c0 TrogWoolley (talk) 07:43, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes Matthew John Drummond (talk) 15:30, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December 5

Strange Experiences (1955-1962) made by which company

Strange Experiences was a series that ran from 1955-1962 however on IMDB it's not been confirmed which company produced the series so can any of you guys try and find out which company produced the series. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 17:12, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Mysterious tales introduced by Peter Williams, and produced by Derick Williams, that were screened on ATV London from the very first week it was broadcasting."^[1] (ATV London was part of the ITV network.) Look up Derick Williams on IMDb: [2]. --Lambiam 03:54, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That doesn't answer the question. It names the individual producer and the distribution company, but not the production company, which may or may not be the same as the ~~production~~ distribution company. (For example, for Star Trek during at least part of its original run, NBC was the distribution company, Gene Roddenberry was the executive producer and other people were also producers, but the production company was Desilu. The question asks for the company corresponding to the latter. In the IMDB it would be under "company credits", but as Matthew said, it isn't.) --142.112.149.206 (talk) 03:01, 7 December 2024 (UTC) (edited later)[reply]

But Derick Williams' IMDb entry says "Headed his own production company in the 1950's", which is suggestive.

The Series' entry has a link "See production info at IMDbPro": I am not signed up to IMDBPro, but is the querant and has he followed this up? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.1.211.243 (talk) 17:39, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December 6

"The Boxer"

Starting ~0:36, that song features a raspy, low-pitched reed (?) instrument; what is it? Bassoon? The sources that I find only mention guitars and the piccolo trumpet (that's not it). -- 136.56.165.118 (talk) 19:01, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Our article mentions a bass harmonica, and judging from, e.g., this video I don't see any reason to doubt that. --Wrongfilter (talk) 19:18, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds like it; thanks! --136.56.165.118 (talk) 19:21, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here is an interview with the fellow who played it on the record. --Wrongfilter (talk) 19:21, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again! --136.56.165.118 (talk) 20:50, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ITV 60 DVD episodes

I've been wanting to know what ITV episodes from which shows are on the ITV 60 DVD. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 19:59, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This has a listing. Is that good enough? --Wrongfilter (talk) 20:19, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December 9

A Jar of Cranberry Sauce; or, The Crime in Room 13

A Jar of Cranberry Sauce; or, The Crime in Room 13 may have been a silent film, but I cannot find any information about it or its plot. If anyone has any knowledge about this possibly non-existent film, I would be delighted to hear. Thank you in advance. Oleeveeya (talk) 13:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It has an entry, with plot, in the IMDb, here, and a mention (in Polish) on Filmweb, here. Evidently one or more computer games have recently been based on it, or reports of it. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.1.211.243 (talk) 14:32, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Swiss TV listings magazines in the 1970s

Hello. What TV listings magazines existed in Switzerland in the 1970s? And are they archived anywhere online? List of magazines in Switzerland is no help, unfortunately. Thank you, --Viennese Waltz 15:30, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Viennese Waltz! You may want to check with Sluzzelin, who is Swiss (if I remember correctly). Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 06:53, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You may also check a library in Genf / Geneva. I believe that they are required to hold all publications, including ephemeral periodicals. Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 07:10, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December 10

Set building articles for a musical

Note: I've written a similar, but different post over at Wikimedia Commons here: commons:Commons:Help_desk#How_to_effectively_use_search_-_example_given.

I'm helping to build the set for an amateur showing of Little Shop of Horrors (musical), set in the early 1960s in poor areas in an unnamed US city, centering around a flower shop. What Wikipedia articles or general information is there on unmaintained city design and material, flower shops, posters of the era, etc.?

Already, I've found and made use of Skid row, Distressing, and Visual merchandising. Cheers. LR.127 (talk) 20:18, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a photo of a 1960s flower shop. For a few posters of that time you can look at the files in commons:Category:1960 posters of the United States through commons:Category:1964 posters of the United States. --Lambiam 10:00, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December 11

what is it, Ponyo

wp:deny

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

A Japanese movie made by Studio Ghibli. 2001:44C8:4703:D1CB:40FE:D654:BB6B:929E (talk) 09:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See Ponyo. Do you have a question? Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:49, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December 13

Small question about sourcing release dates

Hello, I apologize if this is the wrong spot to ask this. I'm currently doing the "suggested edits" from my own home page, to try and gain a bit more practical editing experience, and the first I got was Superhero film.

A lot of the "citation needed" templates seem to be concerning justifying the release dates of each work; right now, I'm looking e.g. at "The following year, the sequel titled Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow premiered." from the "1978–1998: Rising popularity with Superman, Kamen Rider, Batman, and Ultraman Zearth" section, and I'm wondering what's the best practice to source this kind of thing.

I'm assuming that, per WP:IMDB, that website (which on my personal time would be the first source I look at for release dates) doesn't work because it's USERGENERATED; so, where else should I be looking?

Thank you for any help! NewBorders (talk) 17:55, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Two sources for the year 1997: Rotten Tomatoes, Apple TV+. --Lambiam 18:57, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm - I would normally be okay with Rotten Tomatoes, but WP:ROTTENTOMATOES does also state that "There is consensus that Rotten Tomatoes should not be used for biographical information, cast and crew data, or other film and television data, as it is sourced from user-generated and user-provided content with a lack of oversight and verification."

Should I just use Apple TV and be done with it, then? Or do you think RT, in this case, is fine despite the above? NewBorders (talk) 20:00, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Roku, not listed at WP:RSP, also has 1997. --Lambiam 15:32, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again for your help! I think I'll try using the two you mentioned that aren't at RSP, then.

Anyway, if editors looking at the page in the future find issue with these sources, they can always discuss on the talk page, or at WP:RSN. Or better yet, add more reliable sourcing. NewBorders (talk) 17:19, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December 15

BBC Sunday-Night Play DVD

BBC Sunday-Night Play was a British tv series which air on the BBC Television from 1960-1963. A very short amount of the episodes have survived and I've been trying to find out if any of the surviving episodes have ever been released on DVD. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 14:34, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In the cases (perhaps all of them) where the true answer is "no", it may be hard to demonstrate (though it's not logically impossible to prove a negative, it can be impractically difficult), but it would help to try to find answers if you could list the 15 plays in question, by using the references in the series' article to subtract the 123 listed 'lost' plays (Reference 4) from the list of all 138 of the plays (Reference 1). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 17:45, 16 December 2024 (UTC) 94.1.223.204 (talk) 17:45, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

regarding the comparative difficulty of Chopin's etudes

I'm curious: is Op.10 No.1 or Op.10 No.2 commonly considered to be harder?

(I always found Op.10 No.1 much harder, but this is probably because for me stretching beyond an octave hurts.) Double sharp (talk) 18:12, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hard is a somewhat subjective judgement. For me, comparing these two is like comparing one kind of impossible with another. Oh, I can play the notes ok but my speed is ridiculously slow. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 19:22, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

‘Mr. Horowitz, which are the most difficult of the Chopin Etudes?’ — “Ah, all are terrible. [...] For me, the most difficult of all is the C Major, the first one, Op. 10, No. 1. [...] Also, I can’t do the A minor, Op. 10, No. 2. Richter told me he could never do it, either.”^[3] --Lambiam 10:59, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December 18