Let's Read with Basil Brush (1982)

Let's Read with Basil Brush (1982) - partial episode

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10 жыл бұрын

Here's a programme that really means a lot to me - I quite literally did learn to read with Basil Brush all those years ago. I must give an extremely grateful shout out to Scott for providing me with this recording, and the thinking behind uploading it is to see if anyone else has any of this show on video. Please get in touch if you do! Sadly, the beginning of this particular episode is missing, but there must be some full ones out there somewhere. It does seem a pity that such a fondly-remembered show should basically fall off the bottom of the internet...
It appears that, although this particular episode is dated 1982 at the end of the credits, it was actually first broadcast on Thursday, 13th January, 1983.
(Please remember that this is an off-air video recording, so don't go expecting 1080p HD quality. I'm fairly certain that this video isn't commercially available, and I've uploaded it for its historic interest only. That said, if you are a copyright holder and object, please don't hesitate to contact me.)

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@cerinolancerinolan7148 5 жыл бұрын

Basil Brush had me in stitches with his interruptions and wise cracks.

@malcolmjawohowelll2892 11 ай бұрын

ivan owen was brilliant operating Basil and the terry thomas voice ..great fun

@doodah111 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic comedy, Basil was a true legend

@trudilouise9368 3 жыл бұрын

Roland Rat and the other imitators didn't come within a hundred miles of Basil. Great days.

@ayyaz8179 4 жыл бұрын

I remember this. I talk to my kids about how interesting this was... 😉

@magnetdance 9 жыл бұрын

I remember this episode! We used to get Basil Brush in Dubai during the 80s-90s. Great memories :)

@VideotapeFTW 9 жыл бұрын

magnetdance Dubai? I had no idea Basil and his shows had travelled so far! :-)

@krazyq00 9 жыл бұрын

Yup, CH 33!

@AbCd-xg2rr 8 жыл бұрын

+magnetdance Do you have any videos from ch 33?

@AbCd-xg2rr 8 жыл бұрын

do you have any videos of ch 33?

@magnetdance 8 жыл бұрын

Nah, was way to young to record

@PaulNat360 4 жыл бұрын

fish+chips lol this still cracks me up

@bhanani5480 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this programme growing up in the 80's in New Zealand, this show and Sooty n Sweep. Basil was so funny, I loved his laugh. Every time I hear that Jimmy Carter laugh, it reminds me of Basil Brush 🥰😆🤣

@VideotapeFTW 4 жыл бұрын

Wow - I had no idea how many countries this went out in, but it seems to have travelled most of the planet. It's actually quite heart-warming to hear that!

@kathrynhewitt7972 Жыл бұрын

The great Basil, he really did make me laugh. Perfect

@zrasheed 10 жыл бұрын

I've been looking for these videos on KZfaq for years! Thank you for posting! Please upload more if you can!

@VideotapeFTW 10 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. :-) I'm afraid this is all I have, but the search is on for more. If I come across any other episodes, I'll upload them, and hopefully if someone out there who's reading this has any, they will too.

@Yeediatable 7 жыл бұрын

Oh boy....watching this brings back memories of a time when life seemed simpler and more fun ...lol....Channel 33....coming back from school and watching this with my family...My late father used to love Basil's laughter...cracked him up.....we used to think Basil was so naughty and such a truant.....and yet so funny....growing up in the UAE in the eighties was a blast...just one channel to watch (plus Aramco which aired from Saudi Arabia...but the transmission sucked..I loved the Superhero cartoons they had on Aramco and would strain my eyes trying to make out the stuff on TV through the frustrating static...lol..).....we used to play with our friends outside more.....life is so complicated for kids nowadays...lol..I sound like a seventy year old...but dammit..how things change!....

@VideotapeFTW 7 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right: simpler times, simpler pleasures, more fun!

@ritualentertainment 2 жыл бұрын

YES!! Channel 33!! Memories!!

@louisejaneburrell6506 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love basil brush when I was a kid I was born in 1970 thank you so much for bringing back the brilliant children's programmes in a better era I am 50yr can someone out there put on you tube programmes with Freddie davies comedian parrot face and actor I absolutely love him

@rachael8993 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qbl2aZdyrKrQaZs.html

@clivejoseph9174 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh.... brings back my childhood in DXB..

@pamrush5078 9 ай бұрын

Basil Brush is so funny i have liked him since i was a kid

@colonelbarker 9 жыл бұрын

These episodes aired in 1992 in Australia or so, directly before Dr Who at about 4am or so, so I *used* to have most of them on tape as the VCR would always catch this right before catching a repeat. Although I am afraid I don't have any of them these days.

@VideotapeFTW 9 жыл бұрын

Oh, really? That's good news - if these shows were still being broadcast into the 90s, I suppose that heightens the chances of recordings being "out there" somewhere. Thanks for the info. :-)

@lincolnfleetwood5291 4 жыл бұрын

They sure were. Used to be I love Lucy, basil then dr who at 3am. Used to tape Lucy every day then discovered basil by chance.

@diskgrinder 3 жыл бұрын

Leslie Phillips, basil brush. Same person. Ding Dong, mr. Howard

@johnsmith-brown-jones7844 3 ай бұрын

Basil Brush was "bigger than the Beatles" brought me here in 2024 from 1974/1964 too. Gorr - that is a load of old bloomin codswallop of a saying isn't it? "bigger than the Beatles" Millenniums nailing Baby boomers in 2024 Basil's brush says don't get your brush in a binary twist. Ivan was a self proclaimed "failed actor" which is pretty harsh considering he started out well but decided upon his voice with Fred Barker. His national service was excellent in disguise and non celebration of such a huge hit. TERRY of June was his pal from de-mob. What a brilliant gift he gave to us all. Basil says. Their is no way possible Basil is a "Leicester" Fosse fan, as his whole life comes from Ivan and Peter Firmins brilliant carnation in the south of england. UTBB (Up The Basil Brush) the 68-80 one please.

@doodah111 4 жыл бұрын

Fish 'n ships! Classic

@ritualentertainment 10 жыл бұрын

I love Basil Brush. While looking for DVD releases of this show I came across an amazing fact about this particular episode: it was broadcast exactly one day before my birthday.

@VideotapeFTW 10 жыл бұрын

What a coincidence that is! And now you've got me searching for stuff broadcast around my date of birth... No luck with your search for DVDs, I presume? It seems that Let's Read with Basil Brush has been fully swept under the carpet by whoever owns the rights, and our only hope is off-air recordings. So spread the word! :-)

@msm9430 5 жыл бұрын

I remember this episode and many more. Growing up in Dubai. The Channel 33 days. I think I find it funnier now... I'm 33. Miss those days.

@stingray4real Жыл бұрын

RIP Mr Howard.

@Slashkamr 5 жыл бұрын

4:04-4:06 Brilliant bit of comedy

@itsjemmabond 10 жыл бұрын

I remember this programme! During my second year at primary school, we used to watch this show every Friday and we had the books, but we constantly annoyed the teacher when we pretended to laugh like Basil! It has to be said, though, that I didn't really learn to read from this unlike you - I prefered Words and Pictures on BBC ("Top to bottom...").

@VideotapeFTW 10 жыл бұрын

I've always said that the very best educational shows are the ones that at the time seemed more entertaining than educational - and that certainly applies to Let's Read with Basil Brush! We used to watch Words and Pictures as well, then Look and Read when a little older. I've got happy memories of them all. :-)

@itsjemmabond 10 жыл бұрын

You're right - the best educational programmes are those that entertain as well as teach - I call it edutainment! Unfortunately, apart from Think of a Number and, of course, Horrible Histories, there aren't that many of them.

@VideotapeFTW 10 жыл бұрын

itsjemmabond It's a sad fact that whenever TV costs need to be cut, the budgets for kids' shows are the first to suffer. Not a great deal of thought seems to go into children's programming in the UK today, now that it's so much easier and cheaper to import any old rubbish from overseas...

@ruthrow5086 2 жыл бұрын

My mum used to watch the show

@TheGenerus1 10 жыл бұрын

I vaguely remember this Basil Brush show, was it a lunch time or an afternoon show. For some reason I can remember coming home at lunch time from school and seeing this show, I may be wrong.

@VideotapeFTW 10 жыл бұрын

It was a Granada Schools programme, and if you remember watching it, you must have been off ill or something, because it aired in a mid-morning slot. :-)

@staceyperriman5843 7 жыл бұрын

memories

@infinitygames9317 6 жыл бұрын

Bloody hell, what is it with Basil Brush episodes and not being released on home media. Both the 68-80 series and the 2002-2007 series have this problem. And I'm pretty certain his Blue Peter appearances and Swap Shop have been lost too. Sad fate for as good comedian

@VideotapeFTW 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, poor Basil just doesn't seem to get proper releases, despite everyone loving him. No idea why.

@SomeHarbourBastard 2 жыл бұрын

Theorising in the case of the original show, it could be due to all of the songs performed by the various guest stars and the copyright issues therein. Looking Stateside, Warner Bros. have a similar problem with the unreleased Hannah-Barbera film _Rock Odyssey._ Aside from production problems causing it not to be released in theatres, they can't broadcast it or release it on home video, because they only paid for the cinema rights to all the songs in the film, they didn't pay for broadcast or home video. The fourth season of _Mork & Mindy_ was held from release for several years because of one Beatles song that Mork sings for ten seconds in one episode.

@justrandom8766 4 жыл бұрын

Watched it at my nans on a saturday night as well as generation game..Bruce....and results of football...and dick emery...funny how I remember all the programmes cuddly toy cuddly toy but can't remember my postcode😜

@anandkirana 3 жыл бұрын

Please upload more episodes

@VideotapeFTW 3 жыл бұрын

If I find any more, I definitely will!

@staceyperriman5843 7 жыл бұрын

his laugh is scary

@Sailorsega 9 жыл бұрын

The yanks got Reading Rainbow and we got Basil Brush. I know which one I prefer. Did you have any luck with your plea for more episodes?

@VideotapeFTW 9 жыл бұрын

Sailorsega A couple of audio recordings have shown up, but sadly this is it so far: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q5OVoLWK1dazhas.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d92Pfa6r0c7Tn3k.html I suppose being an educational programme, it's less likely to have been recorded and kept by fans (unlike CBBC and CITV shows), but I live in hope of more showing up!

@Sailorsega 9 жыл бұрын

Have you thought of contacting the B.B.C. or the C.B.B.C. to see if they have any clips? I'll bet you anything that they have some clips. They probably have full episodes too (which they won't give you).

@VideotapeFTW 9 жыл бұрын

Sailorsega Actually, this particular one was a Granada Schools production (Basil was obviously allowed away from the Beeb for educational purposes). I just wish all these programme makers would put their archives online - it's clear that a lot of people want to see the shows they grew up with, and they'd make more money through the advertising on their sites than they would by just letting them rot in the vaults. Unfortunately, it seems like too much hard work...

@user-qm4oj3ok5q 2 ай бұрын

It's not a Tail it's a Brush Boom Boom...

@razorheadinjapan73 10 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Looking for all of these, so if anyone has them pls., contact me!

@VideotapeFTW 10 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Do you have any at all? They seem to be as rare as rare can be, these shows, and the search is on...

@razorheadinjapan73 7 жыл бұрын

If you want to buy this show, it will cost! From ITV: Thanks for your enquiry and apologies for the long delay in replying. We hold 27 episodes from this series in our archive and it would be possible to produce and supply one-off copies for private & personal use. Prices start at £55.00 for one 10-minute episode. Additional episodes could be added to the same order for £17.50 each. Please let me know if you'd like to proceed and if you have a preference for any particular episodes. I’ll then confirm the price before e-mailing you a Licence Agreement to print off and sign. Regards Robin Bray Programme Copy Sales ITV plc

@VideotapeFTW 7 жыл бұрын

OUCH. As much as I'd love to see these all again, £500+ isn't exactly a tempting price! Oh well, thanks for taking the time to ask... :-)

@razorheadinjapan73 7 жыл бұрын

And the final kick in the teeth today: "There's nothing in the pipeline to commercially-release this series. Regards...."

@VideotapeFTW 7 жыл бұрын

That really gets to me, you know - the fact that they're actually perfectly happy for so much material to simply languish in the archives. Hugely frustrating...

@scottpeacock5492 7 жыл бұрын

I'm Happy just to watch Let Read with Basil Brush on youtube, Havent got that kind of money to throw away, Happy memories watching these episode at School as a child on the School television, brilliant

@VideotapeFTW 7 жыл бұрын

+Scott Peacock Glad you enjoyed it! It brings back great memories for me, too.

@Eltonlaleham 4 жыл бұрын

Basil Brush in this version was a lot better than the Basil Brush of the 2000s Basil in the original series was much better in millions and billions of ways .