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JUST WILLIAM

    • 24.01.1951 First Performance (missing, believed never to have been recorded)
    • 28.01.1951 Second Performance (missing, believed never to have been recorded)

    • WILLIAM

  • Series 1
    • 26.05.1962 William and the Wonderful Present (missing)
    • 09.06.1962 William Finds a Job (missing)
    • 16.06.1962 William the Counterspy (missing)
    • 23.06.1962 William and the Parrots (missing)
    • 30.06.1962 William and the American Tie (missing)
  • Series 2
    • 30.03.1963 William the Peacemaker (missing)
    • 06.04.1963 William and the Little Girl (missing)
    • 13.04.1963 William and the Three Bears (missing)
    • 20.04.1963 William and the Sleeping Major (missing)
    • 27.04.1963 William and the Real Laurence (missing)
    • 04.05.1963 William Goes Shopping (missing)

    • OVER TO WILLIAM

    • 20.09.1956 Violet Elizabeth Wins (missing)
    • 27.09.1956 Claude Finds a Companion (missing)
    • 04.10.1956 William and the Ebony Hairbrush (missing)
    • 11.10.1956 The Brown Check Sports Coat (missing)
    • 18.10.1956 Aunt Louie's Birthday Present (missing)
    • 25.10.1956 William and the Three-Forty (missing)
    • 01.11.1956 William the Bold (missing)
    • 08.11.1956 William's Lucky Day (missing)
    • 15.11.1956 William and the Tramp (missing)
    • 22.11.1956 Cats and White Elephants (missing)
    • 29.11.1956 Esmeralda Takes a Hand (missing)
    • 06.12.1956 The Begging Letter (missing)
    • 13.12.1956 William Meets a Professor (missing)

    • THE SAGA OF WILLIAM MCGONIGAL

    • Episode No. 1 (missing, but was probably never made in the first place)

    • THE EAMONN ANDREWS SHOW

  • Series 1
    • 04.10.1964 With Honor Blackman, The Nocturns, Sugar Ray Robinson, William Rushton, Sandie Shaw (missing)
    • 09.05.1965 With Pierre Salinger, Sandie Shaw, The Silkie, William Rushton, Zsa Zsa Gabor (missing)

    • A VISIT TO THE GRANVILLE THEATRE, WALTHAM GREEN

    • 23.12.1946 Just William (missing, believed never to have been recorded)

    • MINIATURE BIOGRAPHIES (RADIO)

    • 23.10.1929 I: William Fletcher (missing, believed never to have been recorded)

    • LATE NIGHT HORROR

    • 26.04.1968 William and Mary (missing)

    • ERIC ROBINSON PRESENTS

    • 17.05.1968 With Semprini, Lucette Aldous, Paul Clarke, Barbara Parks, William Elvin (missing)
    • 02.09.1968 With Semprini, Moira Anderson, Georgina Parkinson, William Elvin, Anabel Damadian (missing)

    • SID CAESAR INVITES YOU

    • 08.07.1958 With Imogene Coca, Cliff Norton, William Lewis, The Irving Davies Dancers, Jeremy Hawk (missing)
    • 22.07.1958 With Imogene Coca, Cliff Norton, William Lewis, The Irving Davies Dancers, The Mike Sammes Singers (missing)
    • 02.09.1958 With Imogene Coca, Cliff Norton, William Lewis, Laurie Webb, Maggie Fitzgibbon (missing)
    • 23.09.1958 With Imogene Coca, Cliff Norton, William Lewis, The Irving Davies Dancers, The Mike Sammes Singers (missing)

    • CALL MY BLUFF

  • Series 1
    • 24.10.1965 With Robert Morley, Rosalind Chatto, William Douglas Home, Frank Muir, Hermione Gingold (missing)
  • Series 6
    • 13.09.1971 With Patrick Campbell, Suzanne Neve, William Mervyn, Frank Muir, Tamara Ustinov (missing)
    • 20.09.1971 With Frank Muir, Honor Blackman, William Davis, Patrick Campbell, Hannah Gordon (missing)
    • 04.10.1971 With Frank Muir, Jenny Agutter, William Franklyn, Patrick Campbell, Dawn Addams (missing)
  • Series 8
    • 07.01.1974 With Frank Muir, Prunella Gee, Patrick Garland, William Franklyn, Nemone Lethbridge (missing)
    • 14.01.1974 With William Franklyn, Nemone Lethbridge, Robin Nedwell, Frank Muir, Prunella Gee (missing)

    • ROD MCKUEN

    • 16.01.1971 With Rod McKuen, Mr Kelly, GB, Alyn Ainsworth and his Orchestra, Mary Travers, Carol Grant (missing)

    • BROOME STAGES

    • 01.11.1966 Robert and William (missing)

    • SHAPES AND SOUNDS

    • 06.11.1960 A Conversation with Sir William Walton (existence unknown)

    • PAINTING IN ENGLAND 1700-1850

    • 13.01.1967 William Hogarth and His Generation (missing)

    • FROM THE TOP

  • Series 1
    • 18.08.1977 With Sir William Gray (missing)

    • LIVING MUSIC

    • 17.07.1967 With Clive Lythgoe, William Elvin (missing)

    • SCORE WITH THE SCAFFOLD

  • Series 1
    • 31.07.1970 With The Scaffold, The Fourmost, David Scase, Wendy Padbury, William Rushton (missing)

    • WEDNESDAY THEATRE

    • 04.03.1953 William's Other Anne (missing, believed never to have been recorded)

    • SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE

    • 16.07.1965 With Ronan O'Casey, Anne Nightingale, Dora Bryan, Sylvia Syms, William Lucas (missing)

    • DESIGN FOR LIVING

    • 25.06.1965 William Morris (1835-1896) (missing)

    • TEMPO

  • Series 1
    • 21.01.1962 William Gerhardi / Pop Culture / Christopher Logue
      One or more sequences exist, but the complete programme is lost.

    • CARROLL LEVIS JUNIOR DISCOVERIES

  • Series 1
    • 25.05.1958 With Irene Oakes, William Duffy, Kathleen Rolfe, Brenda Pocock, Ronald England (missing)
    • 19.10.1958 With The Derby Dancers, William Cronin, The Three Witches, The Cumberland Quartet, Peter Uppard (missing)
    • 14.06.1959 With The Vernon Dancers, The Moonbeam Boys, Paul Kahn, Carole Williams, William Duffy (missing)

    • THE LIBERATORS

    • 31.07.1967 William James (existence unknown)

    • WHIGMALEERIE

    • 24.04.1962 William McGonagall Immortal Bard No.2 (missing)

    • PORTRAIT OF A STAR

    • 30.12.1956 William Holden (missing)

    • STOP THE WEEK (RADIO)

  • Series 1
    • 06.09.1975 With William Davis, Instant Sunshine (missing)
    • 13.09.1975 With William Davis, Instant Sunshine (missing)

    • DEE TIME

    • 17.08.1968 With Simon Dee, Roy Castle, Stirling Moss, Captain William Warwick (missing)
    • 02.08.1969 With Bruce Forsyth, William Rushton, Marjorie Proops, Dilys Watling, The Peddlers (missing)

    • THE DAVID FROST SHOW

    • 06.08.1969 William Kunstler (Attorney)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 19.08.1969 William F. Buckley Jr (Author/Politician)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 10.09.1969 William Marks (Law Enforcement)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 29.09.1969 William Wallace Ford (Military)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 02.10.1969 Dr. William Schutz
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 10.10.1969 Dr. William Schutz
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 17.10.1969 William Lear (Inventor/Aviation)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 17.10.1969 William Redfield (Actor/Author)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 23.10.1969 William F. Buckley Jr (Author/Politician)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 23.10.1969 William Vanden Heuvel (Politician/Attorney)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 04.11.1969 William Davis (Journalist)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 24.02.1970 William Rhip
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 02.04.1970 William Wyler (Director)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 13.04.1970 William Rhys (Deaf Interpreter)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 10.07.1970 William Styron (Author)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 18.08.1970 William F. Buckley Jr (Author/Politician)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 19.10.1970 William Scranton (Politician)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 27.05.1971 William Anderson (Politician)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 24.04.1972 William Friedkin (Director/Producer)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 12.05.1972 William Safire (Author/Journalist)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 26.05.1972 William Friedkin (Director/Producer)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 21.06.1972 William Holden (Actor)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.
    • 28.06.1996 William F. Buckley Jr (Author/Politician)
      Holding = NT, Source = NT.

    • CELEBRITY SQUARES

  • Series 1
    • 27.07.1975 With Margaret Lockwood, Dickie Davies, Sandra Dickinson, William Franklyn, Bill Maynard
      The only known complete copy was recorded on a domestic video format (e.g. VHS, Beta, Philips 1500).
    • 23.11.1975 With Spike Milligan, William Rushton, Sara Leighton, Barbara Windsor, Pat Coombs (a domestic audio recording exists of the soundtrack, but the programme itself is missing)
    • 14.12.1975 With Spike Milligan, Doctor Magnus Pyke, John Inman, William Rushton, Jimmy Logan (a domestic audio recording exists of the soundtrack, but the programme itself is missing)
    • 28.12.1975 With Danny La Rue, John Inman, Molly Weir, Arthur Mullard, William Rushton (a domestic audio recording exists of the soundtrack, but the programme itself is missing)
    • 21.03.1976 With Arthur Mullard, Dave Prowse, Vince Hill, William Rushton, Irene Handl (a domestic audio recording exists of the soundtrack, but the programme itself is missing)
  • Series 2
    • 12.03.1977 With Doctor Magnus Pyke, Julian Orchard, Nerys Hughes, Linda Hooks, William Rushton (a domestic audio recording exists of the soundtrack, but the programme itself is missing)
    • 09.07.1977 With Ray Ellington, William Rushton, Allan Stewart, The Bachelors, Doctor Magnus Pyke (a domestic audio recording exists of the soundtrack, but the programme itself is missing)
  • Series 4
    • 03.02.1979 With Doctor Magnus Pyke, Lance Percival, Isla St. Clair, John Inman, William Rushton
      The only known complete copy was recorded on a domestic video format (e.g. VHS, Beta, Philips 1500).
    • 24.03.1979 With Don Maclean, Lance Percival, Roy Hudd, Kenny Lynch, William Rushton
      The only known complete copy was recorded on a domestic video format (e.g. VHS, Beta, Philips 1500).

    • IT'S LULU

  • Series 2
    • 24.07.1971 With The Fellas, Dusty Springfield, Alan Price, Georgie Fame, William Franklyn (missing)

    • SIXTH FORM CHALLENGE

  • Series 2
    • 26.07.1967 Christ's Hospital v King William's College (missing)

    • ALFRED MARKS TIME

  • Series 2
    • 20.06.1957 With Paddie O'Neil, Greta Gynt, William Sylvester, Dermot Walsh, Leslie Mitchell (missing)

    • RELEASE

  • Series 1
    • 13.01.1968 William Klein
      One or more sequences exist, but the complete programme is lost.

    • SENIOR ENGLISH (RADIO)

  • 1938-39
    • 02.05.1939 Great Writers of English: William Blake (existence unknown)

    • CLAPPERBOARD

  • Series 2
    • 15.08.1977 William Goldman (missing)

    • THE MASTERSPY

  • Series 2
    • 26.08.1978 With Agent X, Jenny Lee-Wright, William Franklin, David Casey (missing)
  • Series 4
    • 05.04.1980 With William Franklin, Jenny Lee-Wright, Ellis Jones, George Pravda, John Gregg (missing)
    • 12.04.1980 With William Franklin, Jenny Lee-Wright, Ellis Jones, Maurice Kaufmann, Tony Aitken (missing)
    • 19.04.1980 With William Franklin, Jenny Lee-Wright, Ellis Jones, Tony Kenway (missing)
    • 26.04.1980 With William Franklin, Jenny Lee-Wright, Garfield Morgan, Blake Butler, Ian East (missing)

    • A DATE WITH MUSIC

  • Series 3
    • 09.10.1966 William Byrd (missing)
    • 01.01.1967 William Matthias (missing)
  • Series 4
    • 03.03.1968 William Boyce (missing)

    • VIEWPOINT

  • Series 3
    • 18.10.1962 Then and Now: William Temple (missing)
    • 16.05.1963 Then and Now: William Booth (missing)
  • Series 8
    • 08.06.1966 The Life and Work of William Tyndale (missing)

    • JUNIOR CRISS CROSS QUIZ

  • Series 3
    • 15.08.1963 With Mark Kelly, William Bradford, Maureen Richardson (missing)

    • ON THE BRADEN BEAT

  • Series 4
    • 20.11.1965 Episode No. 8 (missing)

    • DETECTIVE

  • Series 3
    • 09.11.1969 William Guppy: Mr Guppy's Tale (missing)

    • THIS IS SHOW BUSINESS

  • Series 4
    • 23.11.1955 With Jimmy Wheeler, Cyril Fletcher, Eva and Nick, Patricia Bartlett, William McAlpine (missing, believed never to have been recorded)
  • Series 5
    • 28.03.1956 With Eric Barker, Patricia Bartlett, William McAlpine, Peter Haigh, The Six Flying de Pauls (missing, believed never to have been recorded)

    • OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

  • Series 5
    • 19.08.1967 With Ted Brennan, The Conrads, William Stevenson Duo, Kathy, Marion Davies (missing)
  • Series 8
    • 03.02.1969 With The Dee Jays, Helen Randall, William Cullum, Steve and Malcolm, Elmhurst Ballet School (missing)
  • Series 13
    • 16.10.1972 With William Ball, The Emotion, Max Boyce, Annette Martell, The Offerton Extension Youth Theatre Group (missing)

    • SHOW OF THE WEEK

  • Keith Michell
    • 13.07.1972 With Keith Michell, June Bronhill, Elizabeth Seal, Jane Asher, William Relton (missing)

    • TOP OF THE POPS

    • 02.01.1969 With Dusty Springfield, Stuart Henry, Herman's Hermits, Judy Clay and William Bell, Love Sculpture (missing)

    • THE BASIL BRUSH SHOW

  • Series 7
    • 20.01.1973 With The Bachelors, Jon Klox, Sam Kydd, Vic Wise, William Shearer
      A 16mm black-and-white film print exists, but the programme was originally made using 2" colour videotape.

    • THE NEW STARS AND GARTERS

    • 11.10.1965 With Gary Miller, Jill Browne, William Rushton, Dodie West, Arlene Dorgan
      One or more sequences exist, but the complete programme is lost.
    • 18.10.1965 With Jill Browne, Gary Miller, Dodie West, William Rushton, Arlene Dorgan (missing)
    • 25.10.1965 With Jill Browne, Gary Miller, William Rushton, Dodie West, Arlene Dorgan (missing)
    • 01.11.1965 With Jill Browne, Gary Miller, Dodie West, William Rushton, Arlene Dorgan (missing)
    • 08.11.1965 With Jill Browne, Gary Miller, William Rushton, Dodie West, Arlene Dorgan (missing)
    • 15.11.1965 With Jill Browne, Gary Miller, Dodie West, William Rushton, Valerie Curran (missing)

    • HIGHWAY

  • Series 9
    • 23.02.1992 Fort William (existence unknown)

    • THE GOLDEN SHOT

    • 19.01.1975 With Wei Wei Wong, Bob Monkhouse, Anne Aston, William Rushton, Lena Martell
      The only known complete copy was recorded on a domestic video format (e.g. VHS, Beta, Philips 1500).

    • WHAT'S MY LINE?

  • Series 13
    • 23.08.1973 With Kenneth Williams, Isobel Barnett, William Franklyn, Anna Quayle, David Jacobs (missing)
    • 30.08.1973 With Kenneth Williams, Isobel Barnett, William Franklyn, Anna Quayle, David Jacobs (missing)
    • 06.09.1973 With Kenneth Williams, Isobel Barnett, William Franklyn, Anna Quayle, David Jacobs (missing)
    • 13.09.1973 With Kenneth Williams, Isobel Barnett, William Franklyn, Anna Quayle, David Jacobs (missing)
    • 20.09.1973 With Kenneth Williams, Isobel Barnett, William Franklyn, Anna Quayle, David Jacobs (missing)

    • BE MY GUEST (RADIO)

  • Series 13
    • 04.02.1981 William Franklyn (existence unknown)

    • STORY TIME (RADIO)

  • William's Women
    • 04.04.1977 Episode No. 1 (missing)
    • 05.04.1977 Episode No. 2 (missing)
    • 06.04.1977 Episode No. 3 (missing)
    • 07.04.1977 Episode No. 4 (missing)
    • 08.04.1977 Episode No. 5 (missing)

    • JACKANORY

  • Stories and Legends from Switzerland
    • 27.07.1966 The Legend of William Tell (missing)
  • William
    • 17.04.1967 William and the Pop Group (missing)
    • 18.04.1967 William Gets His Fairing (missing)
    • 19.04.1967 The Knights of the Square Table (missing)
    • 20.04.1967 William's Evening Out (missing)
    • 21.04.1967 William's Treasure Trove (missing)
  • Family Tree
    • 19.05.1967 Grandfather William And The Whale (missing)
    • 01.01.1980 Billy and William (missing)

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