So she went on, wondering more and more at every step(Art by Blanche McManus, via illustratedlookingglass)
You might remember that a long while ago my good friend Phantomwise dug up some information on the 1973 Thames TV adaptation of Through the Looking Glass (not to be confused with the BBC adaptation from the same year)
Information on this version is still extremely difficult to come by (still haven't found any photos or clips) but I have found a possible potential lead on where it might be stored archive wise.
The story of this Alice is complicated by the fact that the company which produced and financed it no longer exists in a technical form.
Thames TV was dissolved due to financial problems in 1992, with their programme archives going to Pearson Television. Several takeovers and distribution deals later, its safe to say that Thames TV's Alice might be either in Fremantlemedia's archive or Boat Rocker Media's
After Thames was acquired by FremantleMedia it was merged with another Fremantle company, Talkback Productions, to form a new independent production company Talkback Thames; consequently Thames ceased to exist as a separate entity. However, on 1 January 2012, the Thames brand was revived and Talkback Thames has now been split into four different labels; Boundless, Retort, Talkback and Thames within the newly created FremantleMedia UK production arm. [1]
In November 2011, it was announced that, from 1 January 2012, the Talkback Thames brand would be split into four different labels within the newly created FremantleMedia UK production arm. [2]
I've listed both companies here because in 2018 Canadian company Boat Rocker Media
brought a large stake of children's programming and archives from Fremantlemedia,
and I don't know if Thames's Alice was among them or not.
In January 2018, Fremantle sold its children's production studio and library to Canadian studio Boat Rocker. [3]
If anyone else can shine a light on which archive its in (I'm not really sure if its in either!) it would be extremely helpful.
References:
Thames Television, (2019, august 9th) Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Television
Talkback Thames, (2019, May 20th) Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talkback_Thames
Fremantle (Company), (2019, September 9th) Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremantle_(company)
Fremantle Archive, (N.D) Retrieved from: https://www.focalint.org/footage-and-content-gallery/directory/member/1199/fremantlemedia-archive
Boat Rocker Media (N.D) Retrieved from http://www.boatrocker.com/contact/
