10-09-2022, 11:54 PM
Just seen a bit of the documentary that ITV are showing, just said that the 1969 Royal Family documentary was shown "once, and only once". That's some top notch research there....
I can find of at least 6 occasions it was broadcast (the original BBC1 screening, repeated on ITV the next week, again on both BBC1 and 2 on Christmas day 1969 and showings on BBC2 in 1971, 72 and 77). May well even be more occasions I couldn't find, especially as ITV schedules aren't easily available in the way the BBCs are, but even 6 showings over an 8 year period is a lot more than "only once".
While it indeed was put into the vaults after that and they've refused any more than short clips to be shown since, that's still a lot more than the once that they claimed.
I can find of at least 6 occasions it was broadcast (the original BBC1 screening, repeated on ITV the next week, again on both BBC1 and 2 on Christmas day 1969 and showings on BBC2 in 1971, 72 and 77). May well even be more occasions I couldn't find, especially as ITV schedules aren't easily available in the way the BBCs are, but even 6 showings over an 8 year period is a lot more than "only once".
While it indeed was put into the vaults after that and they've refused any more than short clips to be shown since, that's still a lot more than the once that they claimed.