JtR Documentaries- Complete the List

[George Hutchinson]

If we're going into audio territory, I could probably make a list of what I have - which could possibly be fairly complete.

Regards the Freemasonry prog, thanks for the nice comms, folks. They were a lovely company - paid well, treated me well at the time, stayed in touch afterwards and sent the promised copy. However, if you've seen it, you'll know they totally mangled the truth. The only thing they can be commended for in the studio was having their Jack dressed normally and not in the classic style. I couldn't believe how they'd misunderstood what I'd told them - they had Stephen Knight writing the Barlow & Watts series, Prince Eddy being the Freemason and Catherine Eddowes being the mother of his child! I did tell them once I saw it. To their credit, they took it in good faith but, of course, it'll never be fixed.

Regarding the unshown Swedish programme, I'll have to have a look and get back to you.

PHILIP

[Rigby]

There's a free audio podcast/doc from the "howstuffworks" people. I think it's called "How Ripperology Works" and is on iTunes now.

[Magpie]

Just to point out that there are actually two versions of the Freemasonry documentary that Phil was featured in--a 3-hour, 3-part series and a 1 hour version. Just for the record, Phil's about the best bit of both versions.

[sdreid]

Are we only considering video here? There must be some radio or audio record documentaries although don't ask me to name any. Also, books-on-tape could be considered sort of a documentary, I think.

[Roy Corduroy]

I also did a piece on JTR for FREEMASONRY SECRETS REVEALED (US) 2006

That was replayed this year, Phillip. Nicely done.

Roy

[jmenges]

Frayling was the host of Shadow of the Ripper, the BBC Timewatch show from 1988. Is this the one you mean?

Looks like he's speaking and presenting the film at the Docklands exhibit in early October.

And Philip,

Thanks for all the info. I'll bring up the Freemasons doc, as it gets replayed continuously here in the US.

Do you happen to have the title of the Swedish Stride documentary handy?

Thanks all, keep em coming...

JM

[Justin]

Does anyone recall a documentary presented by Christopher Frayling, airing about 1994-5? It was fairly good on social history and context (politics, WT Stead, etc.) Frayling appeared inside Wilton's. At the time I appreciated it for going beyond the fact/fact/theory/suspect formula, but it's not listed under Frayling's imdb.

[Graham]

Mike,

Dan Farson's TV series in or about 1959 was called "Farson's Guide To The British".

If you ever find a copy of the piece he did on the Ripper, please let me know, because my interest in the Whitechapel Murders stems from that series.

I've always been an admirer of the late Dan Farson, for all his supposed fauts.

Cheers,

Graham

[George Hutchinson]

Another one!

OMNIBUS : TRACKING THE KILLER (2002) - Patty does her yawnfest. I THINK it's called that - something similar.

PHILIP

[George Hutchinson]

Mike - Alan Sharp and myself and a load of others were in BABYLONE (French TV) in 2007.

I also did a piece on JTR for FREEMASONRY SECRETS REVEALED (US) 2006 and an episode on JTR on the Swedish programme ENDALYST also in 2006. I recently did a piece for another programme that will be shown later this year called BEING JACK THE RIPPER.

There is a Swedish documentary that was never shown about Liz Stride in 1989. Yes, I have a copy. No, I'm not allowed to distribute it so don't even ask me - anyone!

Richard Jones has done more than one JTR programme. It might even be three.

Oh - thought of another one. There was a Discovery Home & Leisure episode in the ROUTES series on JTR in 1998. I've got about 3/4 of it on video.

PHILIP

[Mike Covell]

What was the name of the Farson Doc?
Let me know Jeff and I will have a look, I still have lots of contacts in distribution from my video shop days.

I remember the Richard Jones DVD was actually marketed on this site at one point, think it was on the main page!

I like Mr Jones books, especially the one's he has written on the paranormal.
Philip is a lucky man to have a boss like that, and I would love to hear more about these foreign JTR docs!

Edit- Farson's guide to the British....doh!

[Jeff Leahy]

PS. You don't appear to have included Richard Jones Documentary which I believe was sold to National Geographic? Its certainly on sale at the docklands Museum...I think its one of the better Documentaries I've seen. Certainly better than that 'First serial killer' effort by Atlantic...36 factual errors?

Anyway you should include Richards Jones DVD. Even if the interview is not a kosminski relation.

Yours Jeff

[Jeff Leahy]

Hi Mike

This may be a bit of a cheek. But I'm very interested in finding a copy of the Farson program. To my knowledge there are no copies in existence. There was also a program in this series that featured Lady Abber Conway talking about her Cats. (Mr Diddles?)

I heard that this program was sold and released in Australia, and reals of the program may exist out there somewhere?

The program contains some unique interviews of people long since gone.

Anything that you could turn up would be very helpful indeed.

Well there it is. I'm still searching.

Sounds like a fab podcast..

I still say Barlow and Watts was the best! Hopefully not for much longer...

Yours Jeff

[George Hutchinson]

This might call for a lot of time I don't have to spare.

TO KILL AND KILL AGAIN wasn't 1993, it was 2001.

Likewise, the SECRET HISTORY was, I believe, 1996 (also available as a Channel Four video called THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERS).

Do you want to include generic docs with parts on JTR? Do you want to include sell-thru items that were never intended for broadcast? Finished pieces that never ever got marketed? Foreign language shows? I've been in several foreign ones myself that aren't listed here.

PHILIP

[BillyE]

Oops! Found that thread after I'd made the post. Thanks, Mike. And sorry.