A round with Aliss?

[billyg]

Maybe one of you gents/ladies can help me refresh my memory a little. In the late seventies I seem to remember catching a programme that featured Peter Aliss , microphone in hand, having a casual stroll round a parkland course in the company of Sandy Lyle. My rusty memory suggests it was teeming down for the most part but this didn't deter them from having a nice little convivial chat between semi-instructional golf shots.

My abiding memory of this programme is of something quite sedate, cathartic and civilized - worlds away from the moronic, skynewsification and putt-fest that is contemporary US golf coverage.

I'm going to do my own research obviously(including on here) but if anyone can come up with a source where this programme/series can be still be bought them I would be most grateful if you could let me know.

Thanks,

bill

 

[toonarmy]

I too remember with great fondness this programme (the likes of which would never stand a chance these days) but I would consider the chances of you finding this via download or the BBC somewhere between slim and none...


...and slim just left town.

 

[madandra]

Just found this from Google



http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/5412

 

[Marko77]

In recent months it has been shown on the Setanta Golf Channel, sure it will be repeated if your a subscriber to that, you can record it.

 

[geronimo]

Maybe one of you gents/ladies can help me refresh my memory a little. In the late seventies I seem to remember catching a programme that featured Peter Aliss , microphone in hand, having a casual stroll round a parkland course in the company of Sandy Lyle. My rusty memory suggests it was teeming down for the most part but this didn't deter them from having a nice little convivial chat between semi-instructional golf shots.

My abiding memory of this programme is of something quite sedate, cathartic and civilized - worlds away from the moronic, skynewsification and putt-fest that is contemporary US golf coverage.

I'm going to do my own research obviously(including on here) but if anyone can come up with a source where this programme/series can be still be bought them I would be most grateful if you could let me know.

Thanks,

bill

Ask the editor if he can have a word with peters son, He is a GM profiled pro and if anyone would have a copy of Mr Aliss's tv stuff you would imagine it would be his son.

A top bloke that Mr Aliss can listen to him all day.

setanta golf have a series with Aliss that airs now and then, think it was made a few years ago. It is Aliss with various guests.

 

[golfcitydweller]

i think it was filmed at `letham grange` but i might be wrong.have played there a lot and i can recommend it ..great course.

 

[The_Squire]

Was it called 'Pro-celebrity golf' ? I think it has been aired on sky channel 442, ESPN Classic.

 

[billyg]

Thanks all,

sadly i'm not part of the Setanta/Sky+ tellybox generation yet so don't have that avenue available to me.

I would be slightly reticent about trying to contact the Ed. of GM about something like this and would justifyably expect short shrift if I suggested passing such a request onto to Mr. Aliss junior.

Nice thinking though.

If anything turns up i'll post it on here.

bill

 

[viscount17]

billy, why not just contact the BBC? If the tapes exist, as they must for Setanta to air them, then you may be able to get copies.

I know it's not in the current catalogue, http://www.bbcprograms.com/pbs/catalog/alpha.htm, but it's a start point and you should find a contact address.