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The Black Cat Cinema was at the corner of Springfield road and Dechmont street. Some time in the 1950s it was bought over by the BBC and made into a recording studio. There was an outdoor kids show that the BBC had touring around Scotland, I think it was called "Caravan" and it was a bit like the later "Crackerjack". Anyway I remember one time they were supposed to be puting on a show in Tollcross Park but it poured from the heavens all day, so they abondoned the park and decided to have it in the Black Cat Studios. But of course they did not have a live audience to hand, so they came over to Newlands school to see if they could borrow all of the children to make up an audience. We were all trooped over to the studio to see the live show which was great. Imagine my mothers surprise when she came home from work that afternoon and sat down for a cuppa in front of the telly only to see me and my brother jumping up and down live on T.V. in the front row.
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The Black Cat Cinema was at the corner of Springfield road and Dechmont street. Some time in the 1950s it was bought over by the BBC and made into a recording studio. There was an outdoor kids show that the BBC had touring around Scotland, I think it was called "Caravan" and it was a bit like the later "Crackerjack". Anyway I remember one time they were supposed to be puting on a show in Tollcross Park but it poured from the heavens all day, so they abondoned the park and decided to have it in the Black Cat Studios. But of course they did not have a live audience to hand, so they came over to Newlands school to see if they could borrow all of the children to make up an audience. We were all trooped over to the studio to see the live show which was great. Imagine my mothers surprise when she came home from work that afternoon and sat down for a cuppa in front of the telly only to see me and my brother jumping up and down live on T.V. in the front row.
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I remember the black cat well, ' ma aunty Ina took us tae see calamity jane in there she was a rather young aunt not much more than a teenager aboot 18 or so, we settled into watch the picture and this big fat wummin sat right doon in front of Ina blocking oot the whole screen and to make matters worse she was wearing a hat with
big feathers in it Ina was beside herselfe as the big wummin settled doon tae see Doris Day Ina fidgited about and seemed to settle doon, at the end of the picture we all trooped oot in a single file when Ina calm as a mill pond tapped the big wummin oan
the shooder and handed her the feathers or what ever the decoration wis oan the hat the wummins face turned awe shades of red and we took aff running like
the boaggy mas win efter us it seems what Ina was looking for in her Bag was her nail scissors and
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awe ra best seen by us and all eround cropped the big wummins hat as if
she were cuttin floowers fur
the hoose ma wee aunty Ina was and still is a riot and a force to be recond with
awe ra best
Boaby Irvine
Black Cat/BBC Studios
I remember that day as well now that you've brought it back to me.
We all got off school to go across the road to Dechmont Street studios to make up an audience in the BBC. Everbody was trying to wave to their mothers whenever the camera would point our way at the start up for the show.
I was that star-struck myself that I forgot what the show was all about. Me and my pal just spent the whole time watching and waiting for that camera to come back towards us. We had high hopes for gettin on t.v. that day. But it was a rerr day for us tae get off school for the afternoon and see inside a whole different world. Do you mind of Kenneth McMurray or Gary Nolan? I think they probably there that day as well.
Hi Linda, why dont you e-mail "scotbandit" she is one of our Admin Team and was known at school as "June MacWilliam" but now uses her middle name of "Liz". I know for a fact that she knows Gary Nolan and Ken McMurray.
Linda McGregor as i live and breath great to hear from you A long time from Glamis rd or dunkeld st and strath bran st allways wondered how you were
Bobby
Linda when we went to the Black Cat that day it was for A Crackerjack show I remember it well
Carol Wojtas
I remember the back gate of the black cat there used to be a replica of a western stage coach
maybe Ken McMurray might remember it you could see it from his windae the boy's were allways climbing over the gart to get on it it was magic so it wis
Boaby
Carol,
now that you mention it, i seem to rember it was Cracker Jack that they were filming that day we were taken over to the BBC to make an audience. Funny I couldnt just bring that name back to mind until you mentioned it. It was such great fun for us, hoping our mammies would see us on the telly Carol.
Bobby your memory seems really good. I have a wee look in now and then to see wht other stories have been added that I can remember as well. Im not good with writing myself but enjoy reading about our school days so thanks a million, hope you are all well.
Linda
If you guys look at my original post again, you will notice that I mentioned "Crackerjack" but I think the show we saw was a forerunner called "Caravan" or something like that.
Regards, Brian C.
I can remember that afternoon the chance of being"on the telly", I also remember 2 cid men sitting in our front room keeping obs as some star (think it was andy stewart) had been threatened because he was doing the nerday show from there. Because our house overlooked the place we used to see all the scenery going in those gates that oor boaby mentioned. before it was a tv studio my dad was a " chucker oot" or usher in the cinema part time after his day job. meant we got onto see films for free sometimes, depending who was duty manager at the time
Who else remembers the compare / presenter of this show (definate maybe for Crackerjack).
I am up for correction if anyone remembers different - it was the ex-boxer Freddie Mills whoe had a career in TV after he gave up the fisticuffs. I am also sure that the star on that day was Mr Pastry (aka Richard Hearn???).
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