Out of Step (TV series)
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Out of Step is a documentary series made by Associated-Rediffusion
in 1957, in which presenter Daniel Farson
looks for unconventional opinions' - surrounding a particular topical issue. Episodes lasted approximately 16 minutes, and the show was placed at 10.30pm in ITV
's Wednesday schedule.
When the show returned in 1958 it was retitled Keeping in Step.
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1. Out of Step (TX: 18 September 1957)
Free the Children A. S. Neill's well-known do-as-you-like school.
2. Nudism (TX: 2 October 1957)
Visit a nudist colony, and hear why people go there.
3. Mind Over Matter (TX: 9 October 1957)
Good health, happiness and a saner world that's what Scientology claims to give us.
4. Away With Governments! (TX: 16 October 1957)
Away With Governments! ... and let's all live in a state of complete anarchy-or do they mean chaos?
5. Spiritualism (TX: 23 October 1957)
Is there life beyond the veil? Can the spirits communicate with us after death?
6. No Meat For Dinner (TX: 30 October 1957)
Vegans are super vegetarians. They don't eat drink milk or eat eggs.
7. Down With Marriage (TX: 6 November 1957)
Most people believe marriage to be a scared institution. Some, however, think it a waste of time-or worse.
8. Tune in to Nature's Radio (TX: 13 November 1957)
With a little black box and a lot of thought, it is possible to grow bigger carrots by remote control - or is it?
9. Build Your Own Body (TX: 20 November 1957)
Men! You can make your torso more so! Here are the muscle men. Look at them, and see if you think it's worth the trouble.
10. Down With Work (TX: 27 November 1957)
Do you like work, or would you like to lead an idle life? Is a tramp's life really a happy one?
11. Witchcraft (TX: 4 December 1957)
Meet a witch and hear about "the wickedest man in the world"
12. The Seventh Day (TX: 11 December 1957)
Practically everything is shut on an English Sunday. The Lord's Day Observance Society are campaigning to make the laws about Sunday even more strict than they are now.
13. One Man Against The World (TX: 18 December 1957)
Harold Steele made his courageous protest against atom warfare. It failed - or did it?
, David Kentish, Daniel Farson
, Stanley Craig
Director: Geoffrey Hughes
Edited by: Charles Squires, Bill Morton
Presenter: Daniel Farson
Associated-Rediffusion
Associated-Rediffusion, later Rediffusion, London, was the British ITV contractor for London and parts of the surrounding counties, on weekdays between 1954 and 29 July 1968. Transmissions started on 22 September 1955.-Formation:...
in 1957, in which presenter Daniel Farson
Daniel Farson
Daniel Negley Farson a British writer and broadcaster, was a popular television personality and prominent public figure in the late 1950s and early 1960s.-Early life:...
looks for unconventional opinions' - surrounding a particular topical issue. Episodes lasted approximately 16 minutes, and the show was placed at 10.30pm in ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Wednesday schedule.
When the show returned in 1958 it was retitled Keeping in Step.
Episode guide
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region)
1. Out of Step (TX: 18 September 1957)
Free the Children A. S. Neill's well-known do-as-you-like school.
2. Nudism (TX: 2 October 1957)
Visit a nudist colony, and hear why people go there.
3. Mind Over Matter (TX: 9 October 1957)
Good health, happiness and a saner world that's what Scientology claims to give us.
4. Away With Governments! (TX: 16 October 1957)
Away With Governments! ... and let's all live in a state of complete anarchy-or do they mean chaos?
5. Spiritualism (TX: 23 October 1957)
Is there life beyond the veil? Can the spirits communicate with us after death?
6. No Meat For Dinner (TX: 30 October 1957)
Vegans are super vegetarians. They don't eat drink milk or eat eggs.
7. Down With Marriage (TX: 6 November 1957)
Most people believe marriage to be a scared institution. Some, however, think it a waste of time-or worse.
8. Tune in to Nature's Radio (TX: 13 November 1957)
With a little black box and a lot of thought, it is possible to grow bigger carrots by remote control - or is it?
9. Build Your Own Body (TX: 20 November 1957)
Men! You can make your torso more so! Here are the muscle men. Look at them, and see if you think it's worth the trouble.
10. Down With Work (TX: 27 November 1957)
Do you like work, or would you like to lead an idle life? Is a tramp's life really a happy one?
11. Witchcraft (TX: 4 December 1957)
Meet a witch and hear about "the wickedest man in the world"
12. The Seventh Day (TX: 11 December 1957)
Practically everything is shut on an English Sunday. The Lord's Day Observance Society are campaigning to make the laws about Sunday even more strict than they are now.
13. One Man Against The World (TX: 18 December 1957)
Harold Steele made his courageous protest against atom warfare. It failed - or did it?
Production credits
Script: Elkan AllanElkan Allan
Elkan Allan was a British television producer and print journalist. Allan is best remembered for his creation of the pioneering popular cult 1960s TV rock/pop music show Ready Steady Go!...
, David Kentish, Daniel Farson
Daniel Farson
Daniel Negley Farson a British writer and broadcaster, was a popular television personality and prominent public figure in the late 1950s and early 1960s.-Early life:...
, Stanley Craig
Director: Geoffrey Hughes
Edited by: Charles Squires, Bill Morton
Presenter: Daniel Farson
Daniel Farson
Daniel Negley Farson a British writer and broadcaster, was a popular television personality and prominent public figure in the late 1950s and early 1960s.-Early life:...