Blog of March 2007 to 2009 leading up to the
Official  DVD Releases of 'Dear Ladies'
&
'Gala Evenings'
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March 7th 2007
I receive a letter
from Tom Webley, Litigation Solicitor at the
BBC
Dear Mr Dunford,
Please see the attached
letter.
Kind regards
Tom Webley
Solicitor
BBC Litigation Department
Room MC3 C6 Media Centre
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TQ
click
here to
read it
I Immediately e-mailed the following to
George Logan
Dear George,
This was the day I was dreading happening.
Would you be able to get
in touch with them and ask them to send me
more details to put on the website please,
such as when this stuff will be released etc
so I can inform all of the fans.
Hope you are both doing
well.
Best Wishes
Paul
I then e-mailed Tom Webley the following
Dear Mr Webley,
I have received your e-mail today regarding
the Hinge & Bracket Material on my website.
I would love to work
alongside the BBC on this if possible as
this is what I have been trying to achieve
for years with no luck, until now.
I will just point out
that I have made no money on any of these
sales but I have put thousands of hours of
my time into this project for all of the
fans of Hinge & Bracket and even had
approval from Mr George Logan (Dr Evadne
Hinge) to run the site as an official site
which came online on the 11th May 2004 (The
second Anniversary of Patrick Fyffe's (Dame
Hilda Bracket) Death))
I would much appreciate
you sparing some of your time to maybe
contacting me regarding the e-mail request
so that I can have it clear for myself and
the devoted fans. I have been in touch with
George Logan and I am awaiting a response on
this matter as it has been confirmed that
the BBC sold the rights to a cable company
in 2003/2004.
I am not sure if this is correct, but this
is what George told me when I first met him
on the 10th January 2004.
I of course welcome the
fact that the "Dear Ladies" are FINALLY
going to be officially released by a BBC
distributor as this is what I and the yahoo
group members have campaigned for since
Patrick Died.
Many of us have e-mailed
the BBC for years regarding a release of
these treasures but all we ever got told was
to contact BBC Worldwide who then said there
are no intentions to release this material.
I even ventured into asking many companies
to contact yourselves in regard to buying
the copyrighted material and release it, but
many of them didn't even bother answering
and those that did, said No.
So on the fact I got
negatives from everybody we all got together
to compile our recordings onto DVD which
another fan originally started in 2004, he
later gave it up as his work hours changed
and family life came first.
I have had no interest in
making money from this, all we have ever
wanted is to buy the official merchandise
from the said companies.
My main intentions were
and are to keep the memory of Hinge &
Bracket alive for all to see for years to
come.
With your help I hope
this can still happen.
All I request is that I
can be kept informed of release dates of
"Dear Ladies" and also any details of how we
can get all of the Radio shows released too.
It has taken years to get hold of fans
recordings of these classic radio shows, and
yes it has been nice to hear a few episodes
on BBC7 which I have advertised on my site
each time they were being aired.
Please feel free to
contact me on 01795
** to talk further on this
matter as you will agree it is in the fans
and the BBC's best interest to support these
official releases.
May I just add that
everybody that has bought these DVDs from me
WILL buy official releases and I am more
than willing to advertise this all for you.
Yours Sincerely
Paul Dunford
I Informed the hingeandbracket_forever
Yahoo! group of this immediately.
(Now No Longer Exists)
The following e-mails came in from fans
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I was really shocked to read your email, but happily I think
that the BBC are just saying don't sell the CDs and DVDs and
aren't saying close the site down or even stop the club.
They're just saying don't sell anything anymore.
And even though they have obviously been tipped off... think
of it this way. It's a triumph for you and your site. After
all, if the Beeb do get the ladies released commercially it
will be in no small part to all of your efforts. So if the
price you pay for having them released nationally is that
you stop selling Cds and DVDs, that's a major triumph that
fans all over the UK, even the world, will benefit from.
Lets make sure they stay true to their word and when they do
you can sit back in pat yourself on the back for a job very
well done.
Mark
Spot on Paul!
Hope all goes calmly with the BBC and they just realise that
you and George have maintained the records . . . . .
the BBC no doubt will go through their archives to see what
they haven't got and what you have! If this is the
case who's helping who to continue the good ladies work.
You could point out, in a very H & B caring way, that the
BBC did little of anything on Patrick's anniversary.
You and the club have kept the "market" alive for the
material.
Good luck and many thanks for your
efforts and loyalty to the club membership.
The ladies will live on - perhaps the BBC might have the
intelligence to utilize your knowledge to commence the
"production" of BBC material.
Best regard
Rob & Michael
Dear Mr. Webley
I have enjoyed Hinge and Bracket for many
years. Attempts to obtain any of their work was near
impossible until Paul Dunford commenced the official club.
Through the dedication of Paul and the members of the club,
he has been able to create an excellent archive of the Hinge
& Bracket products, both BBC and others.
Some of the fans have worked with, or
been in associated with the Hinge and Bracket.
Without their support the material would possibly have been
lost for ever. If the archive processes in the BBC have
been anything like those in Australia during the 1970's -
1980's, thousands of hours of excellent material has been
lost as broadcasters decimated their archives. If was
not for the dedication of the general public excellent
material would have been lost for ever.
Paul has performed his duties as the
moderator of the Club with the full knowledge and support of
George Logan (Evadne Hinge). Along with Paul's
determination and the generous support by George Logan in
providing material, the legend and material of Hinge &
Bracket lives on.
The club is not being run on a commercial
basis. It a group of fans who have enjoyed the
entertainment provided by "The Dear Ladies" and have a
need to obtain copies of their work. Much of the
collect has been donated by fans and other devotees of Hinge
& Bracket.
The BBC may not be aware of the diligent
and hard work Paul has put into the following:
A
plaque has been made and is now resides at Patrick's grave
site.
A bench has been built and installed
at the grave site.
Floral arrangements are made each year
on the anniversary of Patrick's death. Please refer to:
www.hingeandbracketofficial.co.uk
In Australia, we have the National
Film & Sound Archive. I assume you have a similar
government / private organization.
May I suggest that BBC utilize Paul
and the members to officially make all the Hinge & Bracket
performances and memorabilia preserved for all to enjoy.
The club has many recordings that are not BBC orientated,
e.g. Pantomimes etc. These need to be recorded
officially for prosperity. There was no better
performers than George & Patrick. Costume and set
designs, visual and verbal material needs to be maintained
for those who follow them.
Regards
Rob Robilliard
Well done Paul – it looks hopeful that the BBC may at last
be going to do something about bringing back the Dear
Ladies.
Your persistence seems to have paid off. These things do
happen though.
For years I tried to find a copy of a very funny film
called “Futtocks End” made by David Frost’s Paradine Films
company and starring Ronny Barker. I bought an 8 mm film
copy from eBay and an old film projector to show it – only
to find that it was only “edited highlights” running for 14
minutes rather than the full film. Then I managed to get a
DVD version which was very low quality from eBay again –
taken from someone’s VCR recording – better than nothing.
But I emailed the film company and their original
distributor saying it was a pity it wasn’t available on DVD
– and a few months later – it was made available and I now
have a proper DVD and a good quality one at that – no
flickering or jumping and crackling!
So fans CAN sometimes win over big corporations.
I'm so sorry to read of all this bother.
Chin up.
Love Ruth
I agree with everyone Paul. It seems that the BBC are only
concerned
about you selling material to which they own the copyright
without
their permission. They haven't said that the site has to
close down.
I know this may seem a terrible set back for you but there
is no reason
why this one big happy family can't continue to chat and
share ideas.
If any good is to come from all this it would be if the BBC
do at last
release Dear Ladies officially on DVD. This is of course
something
which you have campaigned for from the very
beginning. Everyone
supports you Paul - don't forget that!
Hello Paul,
If it is not one hassle, it's another. I really do
sympathise.
You should feel very proud of everything you've achieved.
Cheers!
Steph xxx
My dear Paul,
I have just logged on and found all the dialogue re the BBC
solicitors'
letter. Far more vocal and useful members of the group have
said all of
this before me but you should be so immensely proud of
yourself for all that
you have achieved, especially with the added leverage on the
BBC for
commercial release. I only wish that I had a fraction of
your commitment and
determination. I really admire all that you have done. Even
though I am not
a hugely participating member of the group please don't even
consider
closing it down. That guy referred to 'banal chat' between
members; well
that may be true to some peoples' eyes. But that 'banal
chat' is so
important to all those people across the world who really
enjoy
communicating about many things. It would be a real shame to
take that away. Alistair McArthur
Dear Mr Webley
as a member of the Hinge and Bracket Official website, I was
delighted to hear that the BBC finally intend to
commercially release some of the Dear Ladies material of
which copyright is owned by the BBC. Do you have any idea of
what form these will be released and indeed which material
specifically.
I'm glad to hear that you are happy for the website to
continue, Paul has worked very hard for us fans and its been
great to relive some happy memories.
Best Regards
Andy Colcombe
Well done Paul for EVERYTHING you have done and will do
in the future - long live H and B FOREVER!!
EUAN
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The following e-mail came
through from George Logan
Hi Paul
I have written to Mr Webley (copy below) - I
hope this helps.
Good news that the Beeb do intend to
eventually put some of our stuff out
commercially - that is, if indeed they
do! If so, I would say it is a large
measure due to your hard work!
Needless to say, you must follow Mr Webley's
instructions regarding stopping selling the
BBC related stuff immediately, although of
course you have my permission to continue
with anything else that doesn't infringe the
Beeb's copyright.
You also have my permission to put this
email on the site, if you think it would be
of interest.
I hope you and Ryner are both well, and
settling into the new house. Hope to see
you soon.
Best wishes
George Logan
Dear Mr Webley
I am George Logan,
formerly Dr. Evadne Hinge of Hinge and
Bracket, and I am in receipt of a copy of
the letter you sent to Mr Paul Dunford
regarding the work he has done in keeping
the name of Hinge and Bracket alive, and in
keeping much material otherwise unavailable
to fans in the public domain. I am aware
that the copyright in some of this material
rests with the BBC, with whom I and my
colleague, Mr Patrick Fyffe, the creator of
Dame Hilda Bracket, enjoyed a long and
fruitful relationship both on radio
and on television between 1974 and 2000.
Needless to say, I have advised Mr Dunford
to comply with your instructions regarding
his distribution of this material forthwith.
I would like to say that
I know Mr Dunford personally, and can assure
you that his work on behalf of Hinge and
Bracket has been in no way motivated by
profit - I understand that his charges just
about cover the cost of postage, blank media
and packaging . He has also raised money to
provide a memorial bench close to the site
of Mr Fyffe's grave, and has worked very
hard for no material reward to continue
promoting the name and work of Hinge and
Bracket during a period when no-one else
seemed to be very interested.
I am pleased to learn
from your letter that the BBC now intend to
release some of this material commercially.
Would you be kind enough to let Mr Dunford
know any details you may have at present, in
order that he can put the information on his
web site for the benefit of those who are
interested? It would be most appreciated.
I'm sure you are aware
that not all of the material that Mr Dunford
sells originates with the BBC - some is
taken from private recordings made by myself
and Mr Fyffe over the 30 years of our career
as Hinge and Bracket, and Mr Dunford has my
permission to copy and distribute this in
any way he sees fit.
Yours faithfully
George Logan
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9th March 2007
Posted by Paul Dunford
The following came through from Tom Webley
Dear Mr Dunford
Thank you very much for your email, and by
copy thank you to all the fans who sent in
supportive messages and, of course, to Mr
Logan. Thank you also for confirming that
you have removed all BBC material from your
website.
Again, we were delighted to see how much
support and enthusiasm there is for the
characters Hinge and Bracket and we are very
excited about the impending release of the
material.
I am afraid that I am not currently in a
position to give many details about what
will be released and when. All I can tell
you at the moment is that BBC Worldwide is
in negotiations with some distribution
companies who are very interested in the
"Dear Ladies" series. The companies are also
keen to distribute the Gala Evenings. While
we are getting there, it will take time for
the distributor who wins the contract to
begin making the material available
commercially.
As it will not be the BBC who will be
distributing the shows, we cannot make any
promises for the third party distributor,
but I cannot see any reason why they would
not want to take full advantage of the
resources that your site offers and the
direct access to so many fans and potential
customers. We will certainly pass details of
your website on to them and ask that they
contact you.
In the meantime, we will keep you informed
of progress so that you can let all of the
fans know what is happening. I was wondering
if it would be a good idea to create a
waiting list of people who would be
interested in the programmes so that we can
give this to the distributor so that they
ensure everyone gets a copy as soon as
possible? If you think that this would be
useful, please either place such a list on
your website or email it to me and I will
forward it on.
I am sorry that I cannot be more precise or
give more details but this is all we know at
present. We will be in touch as soon as we
hear anything further. But in the meantime,
if you have any questions please do not
hesitate to contact me either by email or by
telephone on 020 8008 1942.
Many thanks again for all your support,
co-operation and hard work.
Kind regards
Tom Webley
My reply is as follows
Dear Mr Webley,
Thank you so much for your reply.
We are all so excited about the future
release of Dear Ladies and as I have stated
before I WILL advertise it on my site for
you so you get maximum sales from it.
I am just about to set up a NEW petition
regarding the radio shows, and also one to
get peoples details to pass on, but I do
need an e-mail address so fans can add their
name to a list. If you could send me the
address I can do that.
I also need an e-mail address so that the
BBC get a copy of each new petition entry if
they need this as well.
I really am so pleased this is finally
going to happen and I would love to be kept
informed with details of who gets
the contract and when production will start
etc, and I will be pleased to hear from the
companies involved as I may have material
here they can use and re master.
Thank you so much for your earlier reply.
Yours sincerely
Paul Dunford
Later that day I got the following from
Mr Webley
Dear Mr Dunford
Thanks again for you co-operation and
support. The person you need to contact is
Rupert Waring who works in BBC Worldwide.
His email address is
rupert.waring@bbc.co.uk. Failing that,
or if there is anything you need, please do
not hesitate to contact me. I am not part of
the commercial deals, but I may be able to
help.
Once again, many thanks and kind regards
Tom Webley
I immediately sent Mr Rupert Waring the
following e-mail
Dear Mr Waring,
As you may have heard I run the official
Hinge & Bracket website on
http://www.hingeandbracket-official.co.uk
I understand from Mr Tom Webley that in
the pipeline is a release of the Hinge &
Bracket TV Series, "Dear Ladies" on DVD when
you have sorted out a contract with a
supplier.
I would just like to let you know that
there is a huge demand for the release of
this material and we look forward in
anticipation to it being released
officially.
I have told Mr Webley that I will give
full support and advertising to this project
on my website.
I have also had a petition running for
nearly a year to which the BBC have noticed
recently and also I have just set up a new
one to thank the BBC for finally getting
round to getting this stuff released.
I have also given your e-mail address to
all of the fans who will be writing in
pledging their support to this project.
Please could you keep me informed of how
things are going with this and details so I
can put it on the site for everyone to see,
as we are all very excited about this
happening at last.
We are also hoping that the BBC will
release "The Enchanting World Of Hinge &
Bracket" & "The Random Jottings Of Hinge &
Bracket" radio shows on CD as you did with
"Round The Horne" etc, this will also have a
huge demand.
Could you please keep an eye on the
petitions via my website and pass on to
whoever needs the details.
Your Sincerely
Paul Dunford |
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15th March 2007
Posted by Paul Dunford
I received the following reply from Mr
Waring
Dear Paul,
Thank you for your email, Tom Webley has
been in touch with me and explained the
situation.
We are indeed currently discussing Dear
Ladies and other Hinge and Bracket titles
with with potential distributors, and we
very much hope that this will result in a
release. I will certainly keep you informed
of our progress and will also look into the
the radio titles you mention.
In the meantime all pledges of support are
most welcome.
Best wishes,
Rupert
Rupert Waring
Commercial Assistant: DVD, Comedy &
Entertainment
Commercial Agency
rupert.waring@bbc.co.uk
Rm 220 Drama Building
Television Centre, Wood Lane
London, W12 7RJ |
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16th March 2007
Andy Colcombe writes the following to Mr
Waring
Dear Rupert
delighted to hear as a Hinge and Bracket fan
club member that there are plans to release
this material. This is indeed excellent news
and I think thanks must go to Paul Dunford
for setting up the club with George Logan's
approval and keeping us fans informed.
I, along with many other members I'm sure
look forward to news of the releases.
Best Regards
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24th April 2007
Hi Paul,
Thanks for the update and great to see there
is so much interest from your supporters.
At this stage we are still in the somewhat
lengthy process of examining the costs of a
release. Although we are very much expecting
a successful outcome, we will not be in a
position to give the distributors the
go-ahead until this stage is complete. As
soon as we have any more news I will
certainly let you know.
Just for your information 2 Entertain will
not be the distributors of this title,
so the best place to come for updates is
myself. Please feel free to pass this on to
the group, but rest assured I will be in
touch with any developments.
Fingers crossed we have some good news soon,
Best wishes,
Rupert
Rupert Waring
Commercial Assistant: DVD, Comedy &
Entertainment
Commercial Agency
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21st June 2007
Dear Paul,
I work with a company called Acorn Media and
I am delighted to confirm that we have
successfully licensed from BBC the rights to
Dear Ladies: Series One and the seven
concerts filmed by the BBC between 1978 and
1981. We will be releasing these on two DVDs
in the near future. The exact release date
is dependent upon final confirmation from
BBC, however we hope to be able to release
at least one of these DVDs this side of
Christmas.
George Logan has very kindly agreed to allow
us to film two short interviews with him as
an extra feature for the DVDs.
When we went to the BBC picture archives we
found they hold very few images and the ones
they do have are black and white which are
not suitable for use as cover art. I see
from your website that you have many images
of Hinge and Bracket and we wondered whether
you would be willing to allow us to use any
images for the purpose of the DVD sleeves.
We are also hoping to include biographies of
both George Logan and Patrick Fyffe as extra
features. I wonder whether you would be so
kind as to help us with information for
these biographies as I believe you are the
oracle on all things Hinge and Bracket.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Faye Baker
www.acornmediauk.com
My reply to Acorn Media
Dear Faye,
Thank you so much for getting in touch
regarding the Dear Ladies, it is something I
have longed to see happen for many many
years.
It is very exciting for me that this is
finally going to happen, and I will be
pleased to help out in any way I can.
I will advertise these on my website for you
when they are near release etc.
When will you be doing the interview, as my
partner and I are invited over to France to
stay with George & Louie when we can get
time, I am assuming you will be going to
France to film, and we would dearly love to
be there to see the background of this
happening so I can report it to the fans via
the website.
It would be fantastic to give the fans
details of the making of the interviews and
to get some pictures for them to see on the
site.
It will be an honour to help out with
anything you need to go on these DVD's,
pictures etc, as George endorsed my website
in 2004 and I have spent hundreds of hours
giving people all the information they have
wanted to hear, so it will be a great thing
to add on to the DVDs too.
I hope you have seen the 2 petitions I have
got on the website, which made the BBC get
in touch and realise there is a need for the
Dear Ladies to be reborn on DVD.
I helped raise lots of money to pay for the
bench we got put up at Taunton Deane
Crematorium in 2006, and also the costs
towards the correcting of his mis-spelt
headstone.
It is wonderful knowing that finally a
company is going to release these officially
to all the devoted fans, and it is a fitting
tribute to Patrick, and I am sure he will be
very pleased.
My wishes go with you on this excellent
venture, please do not hesitate to get in
touch either by e-mail or in person.
Alternatively you could call me if you need
to talk.
Kind Regards
Paul Dunford
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22nd June 2007
from Rupert Waring at the BBC
Dear Paul,
I'm very pleased for you, I had wanted to
let you know about the release myself but we
thought Acorn should have that pleasure!
I look forward to seeing this series when it
hits the shelves.
Best wishes,
Rupert
Rupert Waring
Commercial Assistant: DVD, Comedy &
Entertainment
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24th June 2007
Steve Allen mention on LBC 97.3 /
Message from George Logan
Steve Allen mentions the great news of the
DVD releases on his show on Sunday 24th
June.
Thank you Steve!
Following came in from George
Dear Paul
Good old Steve -
bless his heart - he always comes through.
Nice plug, which
should help in lots of ways. Please do give
him my thanks
and my best wishes, and tell him I look
forward to doing another interview
with him when I am next over in the UK for
more than a couple of days (no
idea when that will be!)
George
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28th June 2007
emails from Richard & Faye.
The following emails come in from
Richard......
Hi Paul
I hope you are well.
I just wanted to let you know that I have
received the DVD you sent through. Many
thanks for that - it's making interesting
and entertaining viewing.
Also, I wanted to see if you have
received any response yet to the request for
questions from the fan-base. If you have had
replies would it be possible to get these
over to me by the end of tomorrow so I can
begin to get a feel of what the fans may
like to know.
Thanks again Paul and I look forward to
hearing from you.
Best wishes
Richard
Richard Adamson
Producer
Phoenix Film & Television Productions Ltd
& Faye.
Dear Paul,
Please accept my apologies for the delay in
replying. We have been extremely busy and I
am just catching up!
I believe Richard Adamson has been in touch
regarding questions for the interview – we
look forward to seeing his final selection.
Thank you for sending through the sound clip
of Steve Allen’s show mentioning the DVDs,
it is good to hear we are getting publicity
already.
Thank you for your help so far. We will be
in touch soon regarding any other
information we require.
Best regards,
Faye
Missed Richard's call.
I replied and gave him my number, but
forgot to pick my phone up as I went out and
missed the call, DOH!
Hi Paul
Many thanks for getting back to me so
quickly. I have left a brief message on your
mobile and will try calling again on Monday.
If there's a good time to catch you on
Monday please just drop me a quick reply to
let me know. Also if there's any information
you wish to send through over the weekend or
anything you feel would be worth me knowing
before I call please do not hesitate to
e-mail me.
Many thanks and I'll hopefully speak to
you on Monday.
Best wishes
Richard
Richard Adamson
Producer
Phoenix Film & Television Productions Ltd
From Richard Adamson at
Phoenix Film & Television Productions Ltd.
Also this came through from Richard
Adamson at Phoenix Film & Television
Productions Ltd.
Dear Paul
I have been given your e-mail address by
Faye Baker at Acorn Media with regard to the
forthcoming Hinge & Bracket DVD releases.
I will be producing the DVD extras and
feel that, given your remarkable knowledge
and dedication to the Hinge & Bracket cause,
it would be worth us speaking/e-mailing so I
can identify what would be of greatest value
to the fans. If you have a contact tel. no.
that you would be happy for me to call you
on we can perhaps speak next week. If not,
then hopefully we can communicate via
e-mail.
Many thanks Paul and I look forward to
hearing from you.
Kind regards
Richard
Richard Adamson
Producer
Phoenix Film & Television Productions Ltd
My reply to Faye
Dear Faye,
Thank you also for your prompt reply.
I have asked George for any proper &
correct biographies of both of them, which I
will send to you as soon as I get them.
I have also asked him if he has anymore
slides/negatives that I can scan for you to
use or pictures I can send on to you.
Are there any pictures on the site you
would like to use?
If you have a look in the Gallery and
right click and save the thumbnail pictures
and e-mail them to me, I will see if I have
got the full size pictures and will put any
of them onto disc for you to use.
Would you be putting the H&B official
website address on the DVDs too?
I would love to help out in anyway
possible on this venture as I have
campaigned for years to see the "Dear
Ladies" Series' released on DVD.
I would love to put my two penneth in to
say a big thank you to George & Patrick and
the BBC for finally going ahead and
realising that Hinge & Bracket were an act
that can never be replaced and should live
on forever, hence all my hard work over the
years.
I have also asked George if it is ok for
both of us to go over and stay with them
when the filming is done.
Would you also be filming a bit at
Patrick's Grave in Taunton to show the Grave
and Bench we all donated? It would be good
if George could come over for that as he
hasn't seen the grave yet, and it would be
such a nice thing for him to finally see it.
I can assure you that Steve Allen on LBC
97.3 will be plugging these DVDs for you and
the run up to the releases. He always
mentions H&B and my site.
I have added a link on the website to
yours and a copy of the e-mail you sent
yesterday for fans to read, and I can tell
you the fan club members and yahoo group
members are absolutely delighted.
I will also add everything on the Blog that
they can read, I can assure you of good
sales of these DVDs, so make sure you have
enough made up, and don't stop making them
after a little while as the interest is
always going to be there.
I also have the 5 Specials DVDs which I
produce, so if you ever need anything to add
as special features on the DVDs do let me
know if there is anything you wish to use.
I am looking forward to hearing from you
both.
Kind Regards
Paul Dunford
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29th June 2007
I e-mailed Richard Adamson the questions for
him to think about asking when he interviews
George.
Hi Paul
Many thanks for
sending through the questions - there's some
nice ones in there that I hadn't thought of
myself so I'll see how I may be able to
incorporate them, but for the large part
what the fans appear to want to know are
things I want to know myself, which is good
.
With regards to
photos etc. I've gone through the gallery
and there's some excellent ones in there.
I'll pull together a list of any that I may
want to use and will be back in touch.
Many thanks Paul
and best wishes
Richard
Richard Adamson
Producer
Phoenix Film & Television Productions Ltd
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14th August 2007
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8th October 2007
Series One is released on DVD
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11th October 2007
Dear Paul,
Thank you for
sending me the mp3 of the interview with George Logan. We too
are delighted to see the release of Dear Ladies Series 1, and thank
you for your continuing support. I'm sure there are many fans who
will be grateful to you for part in campaigning to make this release
happen.
Regarding the
Hinge & Bracket concerts I can tell you that Acorn have picked up
the rights to these. Regarding Dear Ladies series 2 and 3 I suspect
Acorn will wait and see how sales of the first series go.
Good luck and
best wishes,
Rupert
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1st November 2007
Hi Paul,
We will have the cover art for the Gala Evenings soon and it is
being released in February.
Initial sales on series one are very good so fingers crossed it
keeps going!
Best
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27th November 2007
Hi Paul,
I hope you are well. Apologies for the delay in replying I have
been unwell and so not in the office.
I have attached a copy of the sleeve for the Gala Evenings DVD
so you can use the approved copy on the back. The release date for this is the 4th February and
it is a double DVD priced at £19.99.
Thank you very much for putting this on your site and for the
continued support for Series 1.
Best
Faye
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14th December 2007
Hi Paul,
I don’t appear
to have a huge amount of information to hand on the Gala Evenings, I
have transcribed the back of the inlay for you below, this may be of
some use to you.
After many
years of entertaining the inhabitants of Stackton Tressel with
their Gala Concerts, Dame Hilda Bracket and Dr. Evadne Hinge were
thrilled to be invited by the BBC to take their very individual
style of concert performances to a wider audience. These events,
recorded between 1977 and 1981 at the Royal Hall, Harrogate and the
Opera House, Buxton feature the ladies with full orchestral and
choral support.
The ladies
perform a wide range of music from Gilbert and Sullivan to Verdi. Of
course, Dr Hinge has a few pithy remarks to make, while Dame Hilda
remains her usual irrepressible self.
I am sure this
will be just as popular as Series One of Dear ladies.
With best
wishes,
Noel
Noel Maher
Acorn Media UK
Ltd
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5th March 2008
Thought you'd like to know Acorn have
announced the release of Series Two for Dear Ladies as Monday the
8th of September 2008.
You might like to add the news to your
website.
Regards,
Mark Smith.
I then e-mail Faye at Acorn Media to
confirm it and she replies with
Hi Paul,
Wow that was quick – the deal was only signed yesterday! This
release date is very tentative as it is dependent on clearances
etc but as soon as we know any more or have artwork we will let
you know.
Many thanks,
Faye
I thanked
Mark for letting me know and he replied with
No worries. In fact, HMV have
been very quick off the mark this time around, and one can
pre-order the title at a very fair price already.
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18th June 2008
Posted by Paul Dunford
Have you
got the front cover art for Dear Ladies
- Series Two yet?
I would like to get it
advertised on the website for you as
soon as I can.
Hope the
DVD sales for Series one and Gala
Evenings have gone well, still
advertising it for you on the site.
All the
best
Hi Paul,
I hope you are well. We don’t have the
cover art for series 2 yet but we will
let you have it as soon as we do.
Series one and Gala Evenings are still
going strong!
Best
Faye
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20th October 2008
Posted by Paul Dunford
Series Two is Released
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March 2009
Series 3 of "Dear Ladies is released
on DVD on the 6th April 2009
Thank you so much to the BBC and Acorn Media and all of the fans that
signed the petitions.
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November 2015
Posted by Paul Dunford
Series 1, 2 & 3 plus the double DVD of Gala
Evening is now in a box set
Click on the picture to go to
www.find-dvd.co.uk for
seller and prices
Ranging from £21 or less
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