The seasonstone group, commits to the research, production and sales of quartz stone products. On 25 december 25 1972, bbc audiences were terrified by a new programme, written by nigel kneale, directed by peter sasdy and starring. Its virtues arent just the main spine of the story, but the way the characters shift, as in real life, the bitter comic conflict between pure and impure science. In an interview, jon stone said about the ecology segments will stress the interdependence of living things and the finiteness of the earths resources. I could only watch it for a limited time before i had to turn it off and try to get back to it later. Technological hysteria in nigel kneales the stone tape 1972. The stone tape, made by the bbc in 1972 by hungarianborn director peter sasdy, who made several fascinating, if uneven, films for hammer around this time, reflects again kneales curious angle on the science versus superstition schism, and commented with.
Sesame street season 3 aired from november 15, 1971 to may 12, 1972. Nigel kneales the stone tape, the tv show changed paranormal. Its typical of kneales macabre sensibility that the stone tape the bleakest of all his works was written in response to a commission for a christmas night ghost story. When team member jill greeley witnesses a ghost, team director peter brock decides not only to analyse the apparition, which he believes is a psychic impression trapped in a stone. Well, ive been looking forward to seeing the stone tape so no thanks for the spoiler, dammit. Following the movies popularity, the idea and the term stone tape were retrospectively and inaccurately attributed to the british archaeologist turned parapsychologist t. When team member jill greeley jane asher witnesses a ghost, team director peter brock michael bryant decides not only to analyze the apparition, which he believes is a psychic impression trapped in a stone wall dubbed a stone tape, but to exorcise it too. The stone tape 1972 stream and watch online moviefone. A brisk and challenging show, the stone tape is well written in the verbose teleplay style, and for a videotaped item from 1972, is extremely wellproduced. The evening standard praised the play, describing it as one of the best plays of the genre ever written. The stone tape has enjoyed a reputation of brilliance since it was first broadcast on christmas day of 1972, so this dvd release, complete with.
The idea draws inspiration and shares similarities with views of 19thcentury intellectualists and psychic. Jun 15, 2017 he also gave us the stone tape 1972, a chilling madefortv film that needs to be seen, as well as the series beasts that he wrote. The stone tape 1972 tv good but unoriginal, bbc four showed a tribute to the great nigel kneale entitled the kneale tapes and followed it with a screening of the 1972 teleplay the stone tape. The main characters seem to be yelling all the time so it became an irritation. Buy it here the stone tape 1972 dvd or watch it below. Robert redford stars as john archibald dortmunder, a. The stone tape was recently revived for radio by the bbc in a production overseen by peter strickland berberian sound studio, the duke of burgundy which well return to at a later date. The stone tape suggests that were largely powerless to escape the psychological residue of the past, and that when we attempt to do so remember that this telefilm was made at the beginning of the seventies we only make the problem worse. The stone tape is an engaging tale of corporate antics, workplace shenanigans, and ghostly terror, and its well worth seeking out for fans of horror stories that find a basis in science before. The stone tape is a television play directed by peter sasdy and starring michael bryant, jane asher, michael bates and iain. When team member jill greeley witnesses a ghost, team director peter brock decides not only to analyze the. When team member jill greeley witnesses a ghost, team director peter brock decides not only to analyse the apparition, which he believes is a.
When team member jill greeley witnesses a ghost, team director peter brock decides not only to analyse the apparition, which he believes is a psychic impression trapped in a stone wall dubbed a. Kneales group of bickering researchers are rowdy and stimulating people, at a time when most shows still depicted any kind of a. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Mar 25, 20 nigel kneal s classic ghost story the stone tape, first broadcast by the bbc in 1972, represents his best work outside of the legendary quatermass series.
When team member jill greeley witnesses a ghost, team director peter brock decides not only to analyse the apparition, which he believes is a psychic impression trapped in. Researchers working for an electronics company set up shop in an old country house and begin experiencing encounters with the paranormal. Preschoolers are extremely curious about the world around them, so we think theyll be very interested in. The stone tape has enjoyed a reputation of brilliance since it was first broadcast on christmas day of 1972, so this dvd release, complete with commentary by writer nigel kneale and film critic kim.
Season of the witch 1982 came from him though it was highly rewritten. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to. When team member jill greeley witnesses a ghost, team director peter brock decides not only to analyse the apparition, which he. Despite the tv movie origins which occasionally show in the dodgyby 1972 standards visual effects, the stone tape is a masterful work of horror that slowly draws the viewer in, with a clever script and strong performances by the actors. Watch mannix episodes online season 5 1972 tv guide. The stone tape a team of scientists visit a haunted victorian mansion in the hope of preserving past events, but their work unleashes a dark force.
Ghostly goingson in a creepy mansion are simulated in this cult classic by the atonal sounds created by the bbc radiophonic workshop, which were highly sophisticated in their time. Season 4s curriculum continues its introduction to spanish language and culture from last season and attempt to teach youngsters positive social attitudes like kindness and generosity. Asked to come up with a christmas play, rather than providing a traditional ghost story which he successfully did later on with the woman in black itv, tx. The stone tape british broadcasting corporation 1972 its friday fright, here at the dungeon heres a rare little british tv movie written by the awesome nigel quatermass kneale. Although reminiscent of kneales own earlier quatermass and the pit bbc, 195758 in the way that science unleashes supernatural forces from the past, the stone tape can also be seen as a dark meditation on charles dickens a christmas carol, with peter as a scrooge figure, basically uncaring of those around him, who eventually learns the.
A research team from an electronics company move into an old. He also gave us the stone tape 1972, a chilling madefortv film that needs to be seen, as well as the series beasts that he wrote. A team of scientists, eager to discover a new recording medium, take over a brooding gothic mansion recently bought and renovated by their employers. The stone tape aired on 25 december 1972 on bbc2 to an audience of 2.
Combining aspects of science fiction and horror, the story concerns a team of scientists who move into their new research facility, a renovated victorian mansion that has a reputation for being. This classic bbc television play from 1972 begins with a research team from an electronics company moving into an old victorian house to start work on finding a new recording medium. Often specialises in handmade releases in very limited runs. The stone tape british broadcasting corporation 1972. Nigel kneale has returned to the ghost story on several occasions in his career, but the stone tape stands as perhaps his finest single work in the genre, and his most typical. Nigel kneale has returned to the ghost story on several occasions in his career, but the stone tape stands as perhaps his finest single work in the genre, and. Released 1972, the stone tape stars michael bryant, jane asher, iain cuthbertson, michael bates the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. A ukbased, independent music collective inspired by the english folk revival, edwardian occultism, norwegian black metal, the bbc radiophonic workshop, 1970s doom rock and the electronic landscapes of detroit and berlin. Transmitted at christmas in 1972 and repeated the following year, nothing has been seen of this classic piece of tv until earlier this year when the bfi released it on both video and dvd. I enjoyed the profile but couldnt help thinking i would have preferred seeing the groundbreaking 1984 or even quatermass 2 but never look a gift. As we have already seen in his baby episode of beasts 1976, nigel kneales writing was plagued by the idea that the past haunts in such a. Both stephen king and john carpenter have cited it as an influence. Peter yates directs the early 70s comedy caper the hot rock, based on the donald westlake novel and adapted for the screen by william goldman. First broadcast on 25th december 1972, the stone tape must have ruined christmas for many viewers, adopting a less is more approach which delivers a handful of spectral apparitions.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The curriculum for season 3 will focus on the subject of ecology. Sesame street season 4 aired from november, 1972 to may 11, 1973. The film takes an interesting case of an old english manors haunted room and shows relatively competent scientists experimenting and devising theories to explain the phenomenon, almost giving the socalled stone tape theory some amount of respectability. The stone tape 1972 1h 30min fantasy, horror, scifi tv movie 25 december 1972. A research team from an electronics company move into an old victorian house to start work on finding a new recording medium. When team member jill greeley witnesses a ghost, team director. Despite the tv movie origins which occasionally show in the dodgyby1972 standards visual effects, the stone tape is a masterful work of horror that slowly draws the viewer in, with a clever script and strong performances by the actors. The stone tape theory is the speculation that ghosts and hauntings are analogous to tape recordings, and that mental impressions during emotional or traumatic events can be projected in the form of energy, recorded onto rocks and other items and replayed under certain conditions. You know, nothing better to do after a nice day of cheer and merriment than. When team member jill greeley witnesses a ghost, team director peter brock decides not only to analyse the apparition, which he believes is a psychic impression trapped in a stone wall dubbed a stone tape, but to exorcise it too with terrifying results. Mar 21, 20 the stone tape has enjoyed a reputation of brilliance since it was first broadcast on christmas day of 1972, so this dvd release, complete with commentary by writer nigel kneale and film critic.
With michael bryant, jane asher, iain cuthbertson, michael bates. Peter sasdy produced on bbc television, december 25, 1972. Contemporarily, the concept was popularized by a 1972 christmas ghost story called the stone tape, produced by the bbc. Kneales group of bickering researchers are rowdy and stimulating people, at a time when most shows still depicted any kind of a scientist as a sober cipher. The stone tape tv movie 1972 the stone tape tv movie. The stone tape was broadcast on christmas 1972, and is regarded as one of nigel kneales best and most frightening television plays, listed on the 100 greatest scary moments. Elsa lanchester as a somewhat dotty patient in a case that has mannix engulfed in paranoia and hallucinations. Were here for the recording of a new radio adaptation of nigel kneales classic 1972 bbc tv play the stone tape, due to air on halloween night as part of radio 4s innaugural annual fright. The stone tape is a television play directed by peter sasdy and starring michael bryant, jane asher, michael bates and iain cuthbertson. A team of scientists, eager to discover a new recording medium, take over a brooding gothic mansion recently bought and. Secrets of the seven seals full episode s1, e7 history duration. The stone tape was broadcast on bbc two on christmas day, 1972. It was broadcast on bbc two as a christmas ghost story in 1972.
The stone tape is a real oddity how can a scififantasy drama of this high standard go unnoticed for so long. The head of bbc drama asked me if i could write him a ghost story for christmas. The play was shot on video in colour, but the tones are muted, bleached browns and greys predominating. However, what they find is an unfinished room within the mansion ripe with strange noises. The stone tape 1972 cast and crew while working on a revolutionary project, a man michael bryant, his former girlfriend jane asher and other team members encounter a ghost. It was released on dvd itself a revolutionary form of memory storage in 2001. The best thing i can say about the stone tape is the design of the scenery was good. Nigel kneal s classic ghost story the stone tape, first broadcast by the bbc in 1972, represents his best work outside of the legendary quatermass series.