Telephone Exchange Song & Video? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

camtechman · 25th Feb 2011, 12:01 am

Last year I came across a monochrome video clip of a 1930's(?) British telephone exchange, in which the female operators sang a 'telephone' song, one of the lines was: "Just Dial The Operator & We Will Put You Through".

I've searched high & low for it but cannot find it again. Does anyone know the video I'm talking about and even better, can you provide a link to it?

Cheers,

Tony

jjwayle · 25th Feb 2011, 1:48 pm

Could this be the video, its an edited down version of "The Fairy Of the Telephone", a short film to teach people how you work the "new fangled" automatic telephones. It is shortened, possibly the British Film Institute may be able to help?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDStLml4mYA

Jason

camtechman · 25th Feb 2011, 3:32 pm

Thanks Jason,

That's the very one!

Well done and I owe you a favour.

Tony

Dave Moll · 25th Feb 2011, 5:38 pm

Wasn't it used recently for a television advertisement? I don't remember what it was advertising, though.

bobsterkent · 4th Mar 2011, 10:52 am

BFI issued this film last year on one of their GPO film set DVD's

25th Feb 2011, 12:01 am	#1
camtechman Nonode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks. UK. Posts: 2,552	Telephone Exchange Song & Video? Last year I came across a monochrome video clip of a 1930's(?) British telephone exchange, in which the female operators sang a 'telephone' song, one of the lines was: "Just Dial The Operator & We Will Put You Through". I've searched high & low for it but cannot find it again. Does anyone know the video I'm talking about and even better, can you provide a link to it? Cheers, Tony __________________ When I die, please don't let my Wife sell my collection for the amount I told her I paid for it! Last edited by camtechman; 25th Feb 2011 at 12:02 am. Reason: missing word

25th Feb 2011, 1:48 pm	#2
jjwayle Tetrode Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bromley, London, UK. Posts: 66	Re: Telephone Exchange Song & Video? Could this be the video, its an edited down version of "The Fairy Of the Telephone", a short film to teach people how you work the "new fangled" automatic telephones. It is shortened, possibly the British Film Institute may be able to help? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDStLml4mYA Jason

25th Feb 2011, 3:32 pm	#3
camtechman Nonode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks. UK. Posts: 2,552	Re: Telephone Exchange Song & Video? Thanks Jason, That's the very one! Well done and I owe you a favour. Tony __________________ When I die, please don't let my Wife sell my collection for the amount I told her I paid for it!

25th Feb 2011, 5:38 pm	#4
Dave Moll Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Cumbria (CA13), UK Posts: 6,130	Re: Telephone Exchange Song & Video? Wasn't it used recently for a television advertisement? I don't remember what it was advertising, though. __________________ Mending is better than Ending (cf Brave New World by Aldous Huxley)

4th Mar 2011, 10:52 am	#5
bobsterkent Hexode Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Medway towns, Kent, UK. Posts: 271	Re: Telephone Exchange Song & Video? BFI issued this film last year on one of their GPO film set DVD's __________________ "Oh yes I love television, all those wiggly lines"!