Orson Welles in "The Third Man" - '49 - HQ


This is ALL the footage of Awesome Orson (apart from the chase round the sewers at the end - and half of that used doubles) in the film. His total on-screen time is less than ten minutes. And yet it is a measure of the man that if you ask any film-fan who starred in The Third Man, almost all will answer "Orson Welles" - despite the fact that during its one hundred and four minutes (97 in the US version) Joseph Cotten was in nearly every shot! Shame!!! Oh and anecdotally, this uploader has RIDDEN that big wheel. Four were made, for assorted expositions, but only the Vienna one survives. It took heavy damage during WW2, but since it was to the Viennese what the Eiffel Tower is to Parisians - it was restored. You get a great view from the top. [two footnotes (if you've reached this far!): Orson improvised the "cuckoo-clock" tag - Graham Greene was on set and approved it. In fact, he said he wished HE'D thought of it! And notice Mr Welles' trademark Overlapping Dialogue, Rare in those days - and even now.]


Joseph Cotten Vienna Big Wheel morpheusatloppers

STEVEN WRIGHT - The COMPLETE Works - stereo HQ - (pt.1 of 5)


FORTY-FOUR MINUTES of the King of Surreal Standup, in 1985, delivering pretty much the WHOLE BOOK! This is part ONE of FIVE - for part TWO, see "video responses" below... And for another quick laugh, hit damienatloppers.wordpress.com


Steven Wright standup comedy morpheusatloppers

Peter Falk as "Columbo" at Dean Martin Roast: Frank Sinatra - HQ


Peter was a great actor. He managed to improvise this great bit without dropping out of character for a SECOND. Sinatra showed he was no mean actor either, playing right along. TV magic!


Peter Falk Columbo Frank Sinatra morpheusatloppers

The Beatles - LIVE in Australia (FULL recording) - 1964 - (pt.1 of 2)


The Fab Four in full flow (alliteration!) The World's Greatest Pop Band toured Oz in '64 and SOMEONE kinescoped everything that was shown on local TV - including this enthusiastic live performance (whoever it was, they must have been connected to The Industry - you could hardly buy a kinescope at Woolworth's). The bootleg recordings remained hidden for nearly four decades, but about seven years ago, they finally came to light and a couple of the numbers are here on The Tube - but this is the WHOLE THING! ENJOY!!! (Oh, and don't forget part two - www.youtube.com - where John lets rip with "Twist And Shout"!)


The Beatles live Australia tour 1964 Saw Her Standing There You Can't Do That All My Loving She Loves morpheusatloppers

Monty Python - The Parrot Sketch and The Lumberjack Song - the movie versions - HQ


Anecdotally, I once found myself IN this pet shop. It was in the Caledonian Road, North London. I wandered in - I was passing and needed something or other - and realised it looked familiar. Then I saw the signed picture behind the counter. It was a still of John and Michael in that "very boutique". The shop-owner explained that when they'd done the bit on TV, they'd HAD to do it in the studio - for the audience reaction. But since this was for the FILM ("And Now For Something Completely Different") there would be no live audience. And with the superior definition of a film, a set just wouldn't MAKE it. Real pet shops have CLUTTER. And so they'd gone and found one - HIS. I don't know if the shop is still there - if it is, the guy has probably made more money letting people be photographed there (like on the crossing outside the Abbey Road studios) than he has selling Norwegian Blue parrots! ps xmichelledd asked me if I'd post the following URL - for good karma! I've checked it out and it is what she said it was - a huge DVD set of ALL the Monty Python sketches, on Amazon - so fair enough. The URL is: urlsnippy.com But please note: Amazon are only able to ship to certain countries - however, if you live in one they DON'T ship to, you should still be able to find a NEW example of this set on EBAY - whose merchants can usually ship ANYWHERE. Just AVOID their "third-party" shipper - "Channel Advisor" - and use the merchant's OWN shipping service. Good luck.


Monty Python's Flying Circus John Cleese Michael Palin Parrot Sketch Lumberjack Song morpheusatloppers

Fart Gag - John Sparkes as "Frank Hovis On The Lavatory" - HQ and stereo


Last (and BEST) appearance of the character in Scottish sketch show "Absolutely". John Sparkes is brilliant. In HQ and stereo. Enjoy! For more absurdity, visit morpheusatloppers.wordpress.com


John Sparkes Frank Hovis Absolutely fart gag HQ morpheusatloppers

Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin medley - hilarious! - original VT - HQ


This is as good as it gets. Frank and Dean rip through a bunch of classics on Dean's TV show. One of the great moments of Sixties TV. For more fun, check out corneliusatloppers.wordpress.com


Frank Sinatra Dean Martin morpheusatloppers

STEVEN WRIGHT - The COMPLETE Works - stereo HQ - (pt.2 of 5)


...and this is part TWO of FIVE - for part THREE, see "video responses" below...


Steven Wright standup comedy morpheusatloppers

Ray Alan with "Lord Charles" - World's Greatest Ventriloquist - 1986


Ray's skill and years of practice make his classic routine look EASY - but it's NOT! Whilst working TWO dummies, he manages to convince us the first one is REAL and is working the SECOND. Note the "in-jokes" - and a poke at "Orville"... Oh, and for another laugh, check THIS out... damienatloppers.wordpress.com


Ray Alan Allen Lord Charles ventriloquist morpheusatloppers

Bob Newhart and Dean Martin - "Hairpiece" sketch - '65 - original VT - HQ


Dean tries to hold it together on his Sixties TV show as Bob turns his famous routine into a two-hander. I couldn't!


Bob Newhart Dean Martin morpheusatloppers

STEVEN WRIGHT - The COMPLETE Works - stereo HQ - (pt.3 of 5)


...and this is part THREE of FIVE - for part FOUR, see "video responses" below...


Steven Wright standup comedy morpheusatloppers

STEVEN WRIGHT - The COMPLETE Works - stereo HQ - (pt.4 of 5)


...and this is part FOUR of FIVE - for part FIVE, see "video responses" below...


Steven Wright standup comedy morpheusatloppers

STEVEN WRIGHT - The COMPLETE Works - stereo HQ - (pt.5 of 5)


...and finally, here is part FIVE. (It'll be interesting to see what the "decay rate" in hits is like, over the whole arc!)


Steven Wright standup comedy morpheusatloppers

Gene Krupa in a 1945 movie - COOL!! - HQ


Buddy Rich, of whom this uploader has up- and down-loaded a NUMBER of pieces, was undoubtedly TECHNICALLY the Greatest Drummer In The World - but Gene had PIZZAZZ!


Gene Krupa big band drummer morpheusatloppers

Peter Sellers - fart-gag outtakes (bloopers) - HQ


In '79, Peter was making another entry in the "Pink Panther" saga, when Blake Edwards had a silly idea... For more on Peter, check out damienatloppers.wordpress.com


Peter Sellers Pink Panther outtakes bloopers fart gags morpheusatloppers

The Beatles - LIVE in Australia (FULL recording) - 1964 - (pt.2 of 2)


(see part one - on www.youtube.com )


The Beatles live Australia tour 1964 Roll Over Beethoven Can't But Me Love Twist And Shout Long Tall Sally morpheusatloppers

BBC Fifties Radio Themes - (pt.2 of 2) - plus the "Ovaltineys Song"


THIS one begins with the "Ovaltineys Song" - which was NOT on the Beeb. Rather, LUXEMBOURG, 'cause it had ADVERTS (Auntie did not allow such things) but I've included it, as it's contemporaneous (THERE'S a word I don't use often!) And don't forget part ONE - it's on www.youtube.com


BBC Fifties '50s radio themes Ovaltineys Song Desert Island Disks Listen With Mother Music While You Work The Archers morpheusatloppers

Adele Girard Trio - "Harp Boogie" - original "video" (soundie)


A "pop video" from the late Forties - made on film cartridges, these inhabited the Forties equivalent of today's video juke boxes. Classically-trained harpy... sorry, HARPIST Adele Girard appeared with her husband, Joe Marsala and his band, on a number of these - but here she plays with just a trio (and a sexy dancer, thrown in for the juke box crowd). She had a low-key but long career, finally leaving us in 1993. Viva Adele!


Adele Girard Harp Boogie soundie morpheusatloppers

(in STEREO) Cilla Black cutting "Alfie" at Abbey Road, in 1965


This comes from a British documentary on Burt Bacharach - sadly now only existent on kinescope - and yours truly dubbed the ACTUAL record that was being made onto the soundtrack (sorry it's a bit scratchy at the start) giving us a unique look into an historic event.


Cilla Black Alfie Burt Bacharach Abbey Road studio morpheusatloppers

Chaka Khan - LIVE - '85 - HQ


Two "in concert" numbers from the girl with the enormous... hair.


Chaka Khan morpheusatloppers

Jerry Lee Lewis - LIVE (very!) on RSG - "High Heel Sneakers"/"Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"


Watch Jerry rip the roof off the Kingsway studio! Anecdotally, in '72, I was THERE when he did the same thing at Britain's first STADIUM gig. Me and fifty thousand others. The man was a force of NATURE!


Jerry Lee Lewis High Heel Sneakers Whole Lotta Shakin' RSG morpheusatloppers

Darude - "Sandstorm" - STEREO video - HQ


Some couples have "The Lady In Red" as "Our Tune", others have "Unchained Melody" - me and MY Lady have THIS...


Darude Sandstorm dance Trance morpheusatloppers

Steve Davis - The 147 - HQ


The ginger wizzard posts the first official televised maximum break - and wins a Lada! I wonder who he GAVE it to...


Steve Davis maximum break 147 1982 Lada Classic morpheusatloppers

Goldie Hawn and Dean Martin - "King Kong" sketch - '68 - original VT - HQ


The lovely Ms Hawn on Dean's Sixties TV show. Magic!


Goldie Hawn Dean Martin morpheusatloppers

Otis Redding LIVE - My Girl/Respect - '66 - HQ


As an RSG special, Otis' whole act did a non-stop LIVE half-hour at the Kingsway studio. A defining moment of the Sixties... For more passion, check out johnbellamy.wordpress.com


Otis Redding My Girl Respect RSG Sixties chic morpheusatloppers

Fart Gag - Leslie Nielsen lets rip!


This is my first fart gag on YouTube - it won't be the last!


fart gag Leslie Nielsen morpheusatloppers

Radio Caroline theme - by The Fortunes - '64


Ronan named his ship after Caroline Kennedy - then a cute kid whose picture he saw in a newspaper. The Fortunes' record was just a happy coincidence! For more naustalgia, check out corneliusatloppers.wordpress.com


Radio Caroline The Fortunes free pirate morpheusatloppers

Ryan O' Neal destroys a Merc in "Driver" - '78 - HQ


Ryan O'Neal was permitted to do much of his own driving in this scene. However - for obvious reasons - only AFTER principal photography had wrapped!


Ryan O' Neal Driver morpheusatloppers

Sweet Thai Cartoon


A computer-generated piece, posing as flat animation - but isn't it georgeous? I have NO idea what it's about and nor I suspect will YOU, my viewer. Just enjoy it and be thankful you fluked your way across it!


sweet Thai cartoon morpheusatloppers

Radio Ship On Fire! - the FULL broadcast of RNI - '71


I once MET Alan West. Of course, I asked him about that fateful time and he said he couldn't remember a thing. I said, "Right, I understand. You must get fed up being asked..." He said, "No, really. I LITERALLY can't remember it. My mind has blocked it out. I listen to the recording and it's like it's someone else." Hell of a thing. The theme he is playing is also on this channel (in clear) at www.youtube.com


Mebo II On Fire RNI Radio Noordsee North Sea free pirate morpheusatloppers

Wonderful Radio London theme - "Big Lil" ("Sonowaltz")


From the Austin, Texas, PAMS jingle company, the official title of the MUSIC component of this track is "Sonowaltz" - and not a lot of people know that! If this brings back memories - you are a Child Of The Sixties - like me! See also: "Kenny Everett and Keith Skues wind up a news-reader" at www.youtube.com - also on this channel. For more time-travel, check out dexterbalonious.wordpress.com


Wonderful Radio London Big Lil Sonowaltz free pirate PAMS morpheusatloppers

"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" - ORIGINAL UK version - outtake comp'n - '94 - (pt.1 of 2) - stereo HQ


Features Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Steve Frost and Tony Slattery. For some UNCENSORED Tony Slattery, check out www.youtube.com - and for part two of THIS, hit www.youtube.com


Clive Anderson Ryan Stiles Colin Mochrie Greg Proops Steve Frost Tony Slattery outtakes morpheusatloppers

The Seekers - "The Carnival Is Over" - ORIGINAL HQ VT AND STEREO - 1965


In Britain, the boffins told the technicians that VT would FADE after a few years. They were WRONG - but as a result, most of the Sixties was WIPED. However, someone saved THIS number and yours truly composited it with the RECORD they were miming to. But then YouTube messed up the SYNC! I even tried reloading it, but it's still the same. DAMN! It took me about SEVENTEEN GOES to get it right! It's PERFECT on my recording - but since you can't all come round to MY house, this'll have to DO! For more on the Sixties, visit corneliusatloppers.wordpress.com


The Seekers The Carnival Is Over Judith Durham morpheusatloppers

Spandau Ballet - "Communication" - '85 - ORIGINAL VIDEO - HQ


A tale of intrigue, set against the backdrop of the Woolwich Ferry...


Spandau Ballet Communication Eighties chic morpheusatloppers

"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" - ORIGINAL UK version - outtake comp'n - '94 - (pt.2 of 2) - stereo HQ


Features Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Steve Frost and Tony Slattery. For some UNCENSORED Tony Slattery, check out www.youtube.com


Clive Anderson Ryan Stiles Colin Mochrie Greg Proops Steve Frost Tony Slattery outtakes morpheusatloppers

Udo Lindenberg - "Germans" - ORIGINAL VIDEO, introduced by Max Headroom - '85 - HQ


A taste of the Eighties. Four years later, that wall would come tumbling down. For more on war and peace, check out corneliusatloppers.wordpress.com


Udo Lindenberg Germans Max Headroom Eighties chic morpheusatloppers

John Lee Hooker & Carlos Santana - "Chill Out" - '94 - stereo HQ


Smooth... For more great blues, search "dorianstentorian" on YouTube.


John Lee Hooker Carlos Santana Chill Out morpheusatloppers

London to Brighton in 3 minutes 20 seconds - HQ


This time-lapse piece is a colour, updated version of the Fifties classic. Put it on FULLSCREEN and be MESMERISED!!


London to Brighton time-lapse morpheusatloppers

Equipe Remy Julienne CAR CHASE in "Burglars" ("Le Casse") - '71


You've seen the car-chases in "Robbery", "Bullitt" and "The French Connection" - now check THIS out. Remy and his chums are best known for supplying the vehicular mayhem for "The Italian Job" and several Bonds - but they were STARS in Europe. As here, Remy preferred to use the Fiat 124/5 when possible - for it's inherent INSTABILITY. Today, they are still made (with thicker metal) as Ladas! This Euro-pudding features Jean-Paul Belmondo and Omar Sharif - "Cairo Fred" to his friends! Footnotes: When "Burglars" ("Le Casse") was filmed, all the dialogue scenes were shot twice - once in French and then again in English (by the same actors). And Remy still lives - he's currently 79 - and just three years ago, he worked as stunt coordinator on the car scenes in "The Da Vinci Code" that were shot in Paris. The man's unstoppable!


Remy Julienne Jean-Paul Belmondo Omar Sharif European car chase morpheusatloppers

Depeche Mode - "See You" - LIVE(ish) - '82 - HQ


The Basildon Boys serve up some early Eighties techno.


Depeche Mode live See You morpheusatloppers

Neil Innes - "La Vie En Rose" - ORIGINAL version - HQ


A MASTERPIECE from the king of musical pastiches (he also plays both characters in the video).


Neil Innes Bonzo Dog Doodah Band La Vie En Rose morpheusatloppers

An '80s UK Sitcom Actress Receives More Than She Bargained For! - stereo HQ


When actors mess about too much, directors tear out their hair (either their own or the actor's or both) but a MODERATE amount of horse-play relaxes a set and can be productive. This is Nicholas Lyndhurst, showing his wonderful sense of humour while taping a late-'80s sitcom, "The Two Of Us", with Janet Dibley. Years earlier, I had sent my MUM a present like the one featured in this clip. The best part was - mine was bent in the middle! I wonder what Freud would have made of THAT?


Nicholas Lyndhurst Janet Dibley The Two Of Us morpheusatloppers

Bill Oddie - "Rhubarb Tart" - 1966


Hi, Horse!!!


I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again The Goodies Bill Oddie morpheusatloppers

Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger Trinity - "This Wheel's On Fire" - LIVE - '68


Anecdotally, in 1970, I briefly knew Brian Auger and drove his vintage Bentley a few times. Sadly, I never met Julie. For more naustalgia, check out corneliusatloppers.wordpress.com


Julie Driscoll Brian Auger The Trinity This Wheel's On Fire morpheusatloppers

Thai Lady At The Beach - 2


Achieved using analogue equipment only!


Thai Lady beach morpheusatloppers

The Rolling Stones - LIVE (?) - "Under My Thumb" - '66 - HQ


A rare LIVE performance from the early days. By '66, RSG were permitting those - although artists who relied on heavy studio production still mimed. But Mick and the boys were ROCK 'N' ROLL - they didn't NEED no stinkin' studio production!!! Update: the tag "LIVE" has been called into question - see comments below - so now, it's up to YOU to decide whether I was (unintentionally) speaking with forked tongue! Oh, and check out morpheusatloppers.wordpress.com


The Rolling Stones Under My Thumb dorianstentorian

The Monkees - "Pleasant Valley Sunday" - ORIGINAL VIDEO - HQ


One of the boys' better numbers - but Mike/Michael Nesmith doesn't look too impressed... Hey! hit THIS - morpheusatloppers.wordpress.com


The Monkees Pleasant Valley Sunday davidwrightatloppers

Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie - outtakes (bloopers) - HILARIOUS!


Hit morpheusatloppers.wordpress.com for another laugh! Oh, and is there something we don't KNOW about Hugh Laurie? The reference to "that new high-grade narcotic..."?


Stephen Fry Hugh Laurie House outtakes bloopers slaphead 6000