Friday Film Special
Encyclopedia
The Friday Film Special was a slot for children on the UK television network
BBC1, shown between 1985 and 1989.
Every Friday during each season, they showed a children's film, made by the Children's Film Foundation
. The films were mostly from the 1970s and 1980s, with some from the 1960s.
Here is a list of some of the films that were screened:
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
BBC1, shown between 1985 and 1989.
Every Friday during each season, they showed a children's film, made by the Children's Film Foundation
Children's Film Foundation
The Children's Film Foundation was a non-profit-making organisation which made films for children in the United Kingdom, typically running for about 55 minutes. It was founded in 1951. For 30 years it was subsidised by the Eady Levy - a tax on box office receipts, but this was abolished in 1985...
. The films were mostly from the 1970s and 1980s, with some from the 1960s.
Here is a list of some of the films that were screened:
- Sammy's Super T-ShirtSammy's Super T-ShirtSammy's Super T-Shirt is a British film made by the Children's Film Foundation in 1978.-Synopsis:Pint-size Sammy Smith's greatest ambition is to become a sporting superstar. With the aid of his West Indian friend Marvin and the famous Professor Hercules' body-building course, Sammy is training...
(1978) - 4-D Special Agent (1981)
- Tightrope to Terror (1982)
- Cry Wolf (1968)
- Fern the Red Deer (1976)
- Paganini Strikes Again (1973)
- A Hitch in Time (1978)
- Sky Pirates (1976)
- One Hour to ZeroOne Hour to ZeroOne Hour To Zero is a film made in 1976 by Charles Barker Films for the Children's Film Foundation.-Plot:Set in the fictional Welsh village of Llynfawr, the plot centres around some children who get caught in an area that has been evacuated due to the pending meltdown of a nuclear research...
(1976) - Haunters of The Deep (1984)
- The Boy Who Turned YellowThe Boy Who Turned YellowThe Boy Who Turned Yellow is the last film collaboration by the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and the last film directed by Michael Powell. The film was made for the Children's Film Foundation.-Plot:...
(1972)
External links
- A synopsis of One Hour to Zero, retrieved December 9, 2006