Out of Town Website Launch

Last week we launched the out of town website to accompany the newly released and discovered dvd box sets.

Lovers of rural England and nostalgic outdoor enthusiasts will be delighted to learn of the discovery of a series of episodes of the hugely successful ‘Out of Town’ television series. The 34 episodes were feared lost forever when Southern Television closed in the early 1980s.

Recently discovered and remastered to digital format, Delta Leisure Group are excited to announce the launch of two unique collectors box sets celebrating the fondly remembered series.

The Water Boatman

Available from Amazon & Deltamusic.co.uk

THE WATER BOATMAN 

In this new series, canal enthusiast ALAN HERD travels a popular inland waterways route – The Stourport Ring in central England. It will take him through the cities of Birmingham, Worcester and Wolverhampton and on six waterways, including a stretch of the River Severn.

Along the way, Alan will be catching lifts on a variety of boats and visiting boat yards and industrial heritage sites.

 Episode 1: Alan begins his journey in the heart of Birmingham, known during the Industrial Revolution as the workshop of the world.

Episode 2: Alan travels on an innovative hydrogen boat from the University of Birmingham, down the Worcester and Birmingham canal into Bournville and stops off to find out more about the home of Cadbury chocolate.

Episode 3: Alan catches a ride to Alvechurch Marina where he looks around a busy working boatyard.

Episode 4: Alan arrives at Tardebigge, an area full of boating heritage and a boaters’ rite of passage because it has thirty locks to negotiate.

Episode 5: Alan catches a boat from Stoke Wharf in the direction of Hanbury and finds out why this area is famous for salt water even though it’s so far from the sea.

Episode 6: Alan is travelling from Dunhampstead to Oddingly on the Worcester and Birmingham canal. He helps with some boat painting at a boat yard and meets an artist who is fulfilling a long-held dream of working in decorative canal crafts.

Episode 7: Alan arrives in the city of Worcester and finds out more about how the arrival of the canal impacted on the porcelain industry that flourished here. 

Episode 8: Alan stops off to try his luck with some river angling before journeying to a busy working boatyard. 

Episode 9: Alan arrives at the very place that The Stourport Ring is named after – Stourport on Severn. This Georgian town was a major port, with both the River Severn and the canal providing the transportation of goods to and from the sea. 

Episode 10: Alan’s journey brings him to Kidderminster. In the 17th century the town was making woollen cloth and with the arrival of the canals in the 18th century, its role in the carpet industry began to flourish. Alan discovers how the industry began.

Episode 11: Alan catches a narrowboat lift along the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal through the picturesque village of Cookley to Kinver.

Episode 12: Alan takes a detour up the Stourbridge canal. He discovers the area’s historical connection with glass-making and tries his hand at glass-blowing.

Episode 13: Alan arrives at the heart of the Black Country, rich in industrial heritage. He journeys along the Dudley canal, discovers more of the area’s history at Cobb’s Engine House and meets local history expert Professor Carl Chinn.

Episode 14: Alan catches a lift on a lock keeper’s narrowboat, visits a historic marina and meets a group of young working boats enthusiasts along his journey.

Episode 15: Alan catches a lift on Glyn and Rosemary Phillips’ old working boat through Wombourne and stops off to visit the amazing old Bratch Pumping station – a fine example of great British Victorian engineering.

Episode 16: Alan has reached the 21 lock flight of Wolverhampton. He journeys through the locks on Duncan Pottinger’s old working boat and stops off to try his hand at an old canal trade - traditional sign writing.

Episode 17: Alan visits a historic working boat gathering at the Black Country Living Museum beside the Dudley canal in Tipton. He finds out about historic boats “President” and “Sharpness” and journeys on a tug up to Tividale.

Episode 18: Alan has reached Oldbury in the West Midlands on his journey round the Stourport Ring in central England. As he motors along the Old line canal, he discovers remnants of its industrial heritage and joins volunteers who are cleaning the Titford Canal.

Episode 19: Alan explores the New Line in Oldbury as he catches lifts on two different narrowboats and travels under one of the busiest spots in England where two canals and a railway line meet a motorway.

Episode 20: Alan is on the last leg of his journey exploring the Stourport Ring. He catches a lift on Martin Jennens’ old working boat through Smethwick and past the Smethwick pumping station. Arriving at Hockley Port Junction, Alan walks off the towpath into Birmingham Jewellery Quarter before taking his final lift on a dining boat into the centre of the city.

Gerry and the Pacemakers

Available from Amazon & Deltamusic.co.uk

50 Non Stop Party Hits from Gerry & the Pacemakers

1. Party Medley: Let's Dance / Let's Twist Again / Locomotion / Simon Says / Singin' The Blues / YMCA / My Old Man's A Dustman / Agadoo / Knock Three Times / Da Doo Ron Ron

2. 60s Medley: Hi Ho Silver Lining / Doo Wah Diddy Diddy / Keep On Running / Glad All Over / I Like It / How Do You Do It? / Save The Last Dance / You Really Got Me / Young Girl / Ob La Di Ob La Da / Ticket To Ride / Do You Love Me? / I'm The One

3. Lights Down Medley: Might As Well Rain Until September / Most Beautiful Girl In The World / Raining In My Heart / Roses Are Red (My Love) / All You Have To Do Is Dream / If You Leave Me Now / Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' / Ferry 'Cross The Mersey

4. 70s Medley: I’m The Leader Of The Gang / Sweet Caroline / It's A Heartache / Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye / I Hear You Knocking / Get It On / Rockin' All Over The World / Radio Ga Ga

5. Rock ‘n’ Roll Medley: Lucille / Peggy Sue / (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock / Jailhouse Rock / Let's Have A Party / It’s Gonna Be Alright / Long Tall Sally / C'mon Everybody / Rock 'n' Roll Music / Great Balls Of Fire

6. You'll Never Walk Alone

Hello Kitty Stories from Stump Village

Available  from Amazon & Deltamusic.co.uk

Hello Kitty Stories from Stump Village

 A Strange Penguin
Badtz-Maru, a penguin from Hawaii, moves into the Stump Village. When Cinnamoroll holds a party in his Café, the hungry Badtz-Maru sneaks in to try and steal some food, but is spotted by Hello Kitty and her friends.

Shadow Puppet Show
When out foraging for food, Badtz-Maru discovers that Kitty and her friends are putting on a shadow puppet show at her house. When he claps for joy while secretly watching the show, the children capture him, give him food and welcome him into their hearts.

Hoop-A-Doop
Badtz-Maru, PomPomPurin and My Melody are playing with hula hoops, and when they perform their tricks for Cinnamoroll they make a mess in his Café. After being kicked out of the Café they go to Hello Kitty’s house to show her their tricks, where they make a mess all over again!

Playing Games
Badtz-Maru, PomPomPurin and My Melody are playing cards at Badtz-Maru’s house on a rainy day when a strong wind blows the roof off of the house. The naughty trio decide to go to both Cinnamoroll’s Café and Hello Kitty’s house, where they play dominoes with cookies and pots, breaking them and causing their friendship with Kitty to begin to crumble.

Please, Come Back!
Badtz-Maru, PomPomPurin and My Melody don’t want to play with Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll, so the naughty trio leave Stump Village without saying goodbye to them. Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll are heartbroken, so one night they go to look for their friends, and find them sleeping in the middle of the forest, when suddenly they are awakened by the howling of wolves!

Pressing The Grapes
It’s time for the grape harvest, and the children put all the grapes into a huge wine press, which makes it look a like ball pool. The children put on their bathing suits and dive into the wine press to step on the grapes.

The Mask Party
The children have all made cute animal masks, except for Badtz-Maru. One evening they all gather at Hello Kitty’s house, wearing their masks when suddenly the door opens and in walks Badtz-Maru in a monster mask, scaring all the children!

Don’t Be Picky
Cinnamoroll invites his friends to a meal, but is very disappointed with them as they’re picky and won’t eat broccoli, baby carrots or other vegetables he serves them. He decides to change their eating habits by inviting them to another meal and baking a huge loaf of bread with all the vegetables hidden inside it!

The Candy Tree
One day Cinnamoroll picks up some of the sweets lying under a huge candy tree in the forest and makes three sweet medals. He holds three competitions to award the medals to his friends, but when Badtz-Maru doesn’t win one he shakes the tree to get some sweets, until lightning strikes the tree and buries Badzt-Maru inside a heap of sweets!

Wheat Field
PomPomPurin dreams he is being attacked by the bad bird. Badtz-Maru uses an accordion like a pogo stick while Hello Kitty struggles to cheer up My Melody. PomPomPurin designs a new scarecrow to frighten the mean bird away.

The Windmill
The children finish reaping the wheat and move it to a windmil in a truck, but the fan and the grinding machine inside don’t work and the old windmill is about to fall down.

Happy Halloween
‘The Biggest Pumpkin Contest’ is held in Stump Village on Halloween day. Badtz-Maru wins and receives a pumpkin pie as a prize. The children go trick or treating in their costumes, and after receiving lots of sweets at Cinnamoroll’s house, they are sprayed with shaving cream by naughty Batdz-Maru and PomPomPurin who take away their sweets!

A New Friend
The friends meet a frog called Keroppi who lives in a teepee, who splashes them with water making them all catch colds. After a good night’s rest they all feel much better and soon become friends with the frog.