Gaumont News
7th-August-1952 ---- Beeston Castle Motor Cycle Hill Climb.
Batetsy develops rockets ---- for real..... the footage appears to exist
Beeston Castle Motor Cycle Hill Climb... shots of bikes rearing up etc.. falls etc etc.. One rider uses rocket propulsion etc.. fall off in cloud of dust
CHESTER MOTOR CYCLE HILL CLIMB:

Story CHESTER MOTOR CYCLE HILL CLIMB:
Reference GB 39368
Tape 00
Issue 1940
Can
Source REUTERS
Restrictions Restrictions on certain uses may apply, and may vary from those listed. Gaumont British stories dated before 1952, without Can or Tape numbers will not be readily available.
Date original Released: 07 August 1952
Duration 62ft 35mm (41 seconds)
Technical
Subset Reuters TV - Gaumont British
Sound COMMENTARY
Colourbw B/W
MOTOR CYCLING.
Motorcycling; Sport
Initials
1940(4)
Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved

BBC


08-March-1966 24 Hours LCA7927J.
Nelson's Column in Dublin blown up, after the top was blown off. Reporter Alan Whicker. Compilation on demolition.
(Blaster footage in the compilation)


13-March-1967 It takes all sorts 19SX8562. (Radio interview)
Blaster talks about his career. Includes many of his amusing anecdotes. Interviewer: John Hosken.
Now aged 43. Got into demolition by accident. In RAF during the war & learned about explosives there. Now blows up all sorts of things:
"I've got a touch like a midwife".
Art of getting chimneys to drop in exactly the right place.
Has blown himself up - was playing about.
Has put rockets on the back of a motorcycle.


14-December-1970 Look North A:RNL5186T.
Blaster talks to David Seymour about his career and about how many chimneys he's blown up.


7th-November-1971 The Parkinson Show LLV1017S.
Chat show hosted by Michael Parkinson with guests Blaster Bates, Henry Higgins, Jackie Stewart and Don McCullin.


25-March-1974 Nationwide A:LCA3413R.
Blaster demolishes three chimneys.
Old factory chimney, camera pans from l to 2 others.
Blaster arrives, Danger Demolition signs.
Crowd watch.
Blaster retreats.
Blast & 1st chimney falls.
Crowd reaction.
Blaster & assistant run from behind stack.
Blast & it falls neatly behind wall.


06-May-1974 Look Stranger - The world of Blaster Bates LGF6321T.
Film about Derek 'Blaster Bates' one of England's leading professional destroyers, who travels the country blasting chimneys, bridges & redundant factories, clearing trenches & canals; he is also a comedian using experience as a blaster.


11-May-1979 The Fivepenny piece show NMRD805R.
An Outside Broadcast concert from the Poco-a-Poco Theatre Club in Stockport. Fivepenny Piece sing some of their own songs with Blaster as guest.


17-March-1983 Nationwide D:LCAC311E.
Hugh Scully reports on how Blaster makes a living by blowing up chimneys.


30-September-1983 News ANBC773T.
Blaster demolished a chimney which has been part of Sheffield skyline since 1870.
Sheffield: ms chimney with group of people standing nearby.
Man starts dominos falling on model of chimney, the dominos set off some gelignite which demolished model chimney.
Actual chimney being demolished.


30-September-1983 Look North RNLF739L.
John Thirlwell reports from Sheffield where a former BSC chimney is being demolished for an extension to Whitbread's Brewery.
from chimney, Bridge Street, Sheffield to marquee.
Inside of marquee with Michael Cairney preparing dominoes.
Blaster explaining charges & spectator.
Blaster saying he does not like dominoes.
Dominoes falling in chair & igniting.
Chimney falls.


25-October-1985 Pebble Mill at One E:NBMH111D.
Josephine Buchan talks to Blaster about the 75th Anniversary of the motorbike & the present exhibition at the NEC.


03-November-1985 Windmill-House and home LCHE133D.
Demolition montage and clip of a Blaster's after dinner speech.


25-November-1985 Look North RNLH348L.
Ken Cooper reports from Sharlston where Blaster demolished a large chimney - including interview with Blaster.


15-May-1987 Gosling's Ganders RNWC738D.
Gosling meets Blaster at Sandbach & explodes marsh land to make a pond. Blaster tells jokes and clip from The Fivepenny Piece Show.


27-February-1998 Coast to Coast - Wild boars, a shooting star and a Norman Knight NMYK291D.
In June last year Janet Street-Porter set off on the longest walk of her life crossing England and Wales, a total of 516 miles. This week she starts off in Dungeness, immediately gets lost, encounters a plague of wild boars, etc
Janet also meets a Norman Knight at Battle Abbey, is late meeting comic Vic Reeves at Camber Sands. Then it's off to Ringmer to meet some women behaving badly.


15-September-2006 Last word (Radio 4) - No program Number
Matthew Bannister tells the life stories of people who have died recently. This week: Joachim Fest, Khadambi Asalache, Warren Mitofsky, Patty Berg and Blaster Bates.


ITV
Some entries seem to be duplicates but they are probably re-edits and are all listed for completeness as they have different Clip/Tape ID's


01-April-1966 - 238632
Explosives expert, Blaster Bates, using gelignite and blowing up poles on the new site for the Guardian/Evening news buildings in Manchester. Talks about experience in blowing up chimneys, buildings etc. for demolition purposes.

Clip ID: 238632
Gm library type: GRA OTHER CLIPS
TX date: 1966-04-01
RX date: 1966-04-01
Running time - minutes: 4 seconds: 16
Administrator: GRANADA TELEVISION
Production area: FACTUAL PROGRAMMES
Clip type: STOCKSHOT
Format ID: 77/1/1
77/1/1
70/47/2
70/47/2
70/47/2
Format type: 16MMMAGTRACK
16MMBWPT
16MMBWSTRNEG
16MMBWPT
16MMMAGTRACK


12-December-1972 - 1056280
BLASTER BATES TURNS BLASTING INTO SHOW BUSINESS.
Man probing soil. Men pulling thing into trench. Men with drill.
CU drilling hole.
INTERVIEW man with dynamite.
CU drilling hole.
MCU man on drill.
INTERVIEW man re: Healthy regard for explosive, what was the biggest thing you blew up?
CU putting explosive in hole.
GV explosion. Cross

Clip ID: 1056280
Gm library type: ANG NEWS CLIPS
TX date: 1972-12-12
Approx TX date: N
RX date: 1972-12-12
Running time - minutes: 5
Running time - seconds: 20
Administrator: ANGLIA TELEVISION
Production area: LOCAL
ref: EXPLOSIONS.
KEYWORD ARCHIVE CARD - STUNTS
LOCATION NORFOLK
Credits text: MALCOLM ALLSOP
Format ID: 2965/72
Format type: SEE COMMENTS
Format comments: GEVA ORIG
Format timecode in: 00:00:02:24


12-December-1972 - 1065600
BLASTER BATES TURNS BLASTING INTO SHOW BUSINESS.
Man probing soil. Men pulling thing into trench. Men with drill.
CU drilling hole.
INTERVIEW man with dynamite.
CU drilling hole.
MCU man on drill.
INTERVIEW man re: healthy regard for explosive, what was the biggest thing you blew up?
CU putting explosive in hole.
GV explosion. Cross

Clip ID: 1065600
Gm library type: ANG NEWS CLIPS
TX date: 1972-12-12
Approx TX date: N
RX date: 1972-12-12
Running time - minutes: 5
Running time - seconds: 20
Administrator: ANGLIA TELEVISION
Production area: LOCAL
Clip type: NEWSITEM
ref: STUNTS.
KEYWORD ARCHIVE CARD - EXPLOSIONS
LOCATION NORFOLK
Credits text: MALCOLM ALLSOP
Format ID: 2965/72
Format type: SEE COMMENTS
Format comments: GEVA ORIG
Format timecode in: 00:01:00:24


16th-August-1976 - THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT (EPISODE 0006)
"Blaster Bates telling jokes"

and tape Number of 9171 are all the same.
TX date: 16.8.76
RT:4.13
TX date;17.8.76
RT: 3.30
TX date: 18.8.76
RT:4.24
TX date: 19.8.76
RT:3.08
TX date: 20.8.76
RT: 3.46
Series title THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT (SERIES 1)
Programme title THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT
Production title EPISODE 0006
Credits Producer, A Taylor, Director, P Walker
Production companies GRANADA TELEVISION
Production area ENTERTAINM
Gm library type GRA Production
Paris company GRANADA TELEVISION
Genre ENT
Production type PROGRAMME
Version type UK VERSION
Picture style Colour
Sound style Mono
Slot time 5
Commissioner THE ITV NETWORK
Production ID 1/0867/0006
Programme ID 1/0867


30th-April-1977 - THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT (EPISODE 0020)
Mike Harding features with Blaster Bates, Wilf Lunn, Paul Daniels and Bryan Pringle.

Series title THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT (SERIES 1)
Programme title THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT
Production title, EPISODE 0020
Credits - Producer, A Taylor, Director, P Walker
Production companies GRANADA TELEVISION
Production area ENTERTAINM
Gm library type GRA Production
Paris company GRANADA TELEVISION
Genre ENT
Production type PROGRAMME
Version type UK VERSION
Picture style Colour
Sound style Mono
Slot time 30
Commissioner THE ITV NETWORK
Production ID 1/0867/0020
Programme ID 1/0867


14th-May-1977 - THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT (EPISODE 0021)
Oldham Tinkers perform the 'Cob Coalin' Song'. With the Oldham Tinkers, Bernard Wrigley, Blaster Bates and Spike Milligan in a show of stories, poetry and song.

Series title THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT (SERIES 1)
Programme title THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT
Production title EPISODE 0021
Production companies GRANADA TELEVISION
Production area ENTERTAINM
Gm library type GRA Production
Paris company GRANADA TELEVISION
Genre ENT
Production type PROGRAMME
Version type UK VERSION
Picture style Colour
Sound style Mono
Slot time 30
Commissioner THE ITV NETWORK
Production ID1/0867/0021
Programme ID 1/0867


30th-September-1983 -122800 - BREWER CHIMNEY
BREWER CHIMNEY: Blaster Bates 30.9.83 blows up a 120 ft chimney at Whitbread Exchange Brewery to make way for a new extension. Michael Cairney, a civil engineer and the world domino-toppling champion, triggers the explosion with dominoes.

YTV REPORTER VIDEO YTV
ENGLAND LA Brewery chimney
TILT DOWN to base Sheffield
AV Spectators watch. Whitbread
MS People in nearby factory look out of windows Exchange
MS Blaster Bates gives Brewery signal for dominoes to start
MS Michael Cairney, world Domino toppling champion, starts dominoes off
MS Blaster Bates lights fuse
TS Dominoes toppling
LMS Blaster Bates gets out of range of chimney
TS Toppling dominoes until domino chimney explodes
MS Explosion at base of brewery chimney
PULL BACK as it comes crashing down

VIDEO YTV ARCHIVE TAPE NO 15809
TX'D 30.9.83/C4N V83/Y5452
45.44 to 46.33


30th-September-1983 - DEMOLITION
BLASTER BATES ENDED SPECTACULAR DOMINO TOPPLE WITH DEMOLITION OF 120FT CHIMNEY IN SHEFFIELD
Shot descriptions: 1. int BLASTER BATES, MICHAEL CAIRNEY, Domino champion

Clip ID: 16904
Gm library type: YTV NEWS CLIPS
TX date: 1983-09-30
Approx TX date: N
RX date: 1983-09-30
Administrator: YORKSHIRE TELEVISION
Production area: LOCAL
Clip title: DEMOLITION
Clip type: NEWSITEM
Historic programme title: CALENDAR 1983
Credits text: HUW WEEKES
Format ID: UNKNOWN
Format type: ENG


30-September-1983 - DOMINOES
SPECTACULAR DOMINO TOPPLE ENDED IN SHEFFIELD WITH DEMOLITION BY BLASTER BATES OF 120 FT HIGH CHIMNEY
Shot descriptions: 1. int BLASTER BATES, MICHAEL CAIRNEY, domino champ

Clip ID: 17285
Gm library type: YTV NEWS CLIPS
TX date: 1983-09-30
Approx TX date: N
RX date: 1983-09-30
Administrator: YORKSHIRE TELEVISION
Production area: LOCAL
Clip title: DOMINOES
Clip type: NEWSITEM
Historic programme title: CALENDAR 1983
Credits text: HUW WEEKES
Format ID: UNKNOWN
Format type: NO LONGER EXISTS
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31-March-1982
Blaster on (Probably) Weymouth beach.
Blaster buys a fishing rod but is only catching Seaweed....

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