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Graham Ritchie
Film God

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From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006

posted January 24, 2016 01:10 PM

This might be going to far back for most here, but who can remember the TV series from the early 1970s "A Family at War"? The outstanding music during the credits and for anyone that watched it like me its was engraved on our memories.

I did watch the series on a old B/W TV, but have never heard the music or watched the series since the 70s. Last night I came across those credits on you-tube, here it is once again...amazing.
https://youtu.be/0y11bhs21Ek

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Tom Photiou
Film God

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From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted January 24, 2016 02:40 PM

Yep, my Mummy use to watch this so we all to as well [Wink]

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Claus Harding
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006

posted January 24, 2016 03:27 PM

Before I moved to the US, we used to have it on Danish TV. It's a pity WETA/Public Television here hasn't gotten the distribution rights to show it; it seems very hard to come by in general (DVDs and such.)
I would love to re-visit the Ashtons....

Claus.

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Clinton Hunt
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Waharoa,North Island,New Zealand
Registered: May 2010

posted January 24, 2016 04:06 PM

I still knew the theme music from years ago before I played the YouTube video :-)

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David Hardy
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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015

posted February 02, 2016 07:07 AM

I used to watch FAMILY AT WAR weekly when it was first shown on TV here in the UK away back in the 1970s.
It was this theme that got me into the music of R.V.WILLIAMS.
Quality music in a quality television drama series.

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Trevor Adams
Jedi Master Film Handler