Will Hay and the Stars

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  • Опубліковано 6 лис 2016
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    As well as being one of Britain's most popular stage and screen comedians, Will Hay was an avid astronomer and made history in 1933 when he discovered a spot on Saturn.
    This film was first shown at the Will Hay Appreciation Society's event 'Will Hay Day the ThIIIrd', on 5th November 2016 at The Electric Cinema, Birmingham. The event raised over £2300 for MNDA.
    Special thanks go to Dale Holt, Martin Mobberley and Alan Moore.
    www.chippingdaleobservatory.com
    Join the Will Hay Appreciation Society at
    www.buggleskelly.co.uk
    Voiceover - Alan Moore
    Music - Louis Levy
    Interviewer - Steve Godwin
    Camera - Tom Marshall & Steve Godwin
    Edited by Tom Marshall
    Archive material used for educational purposes only.
    BBC (The Sky at Night)
    BBC Radio 4
    Gainsborough Studios
    Martin Mobberley martinmobberley.co.uk/
    'Will Hay' by Graham Rinaldi
    'Through My Telescope' by W.T. Hay
    British Paramount News
    Colourised Images ©Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) 2016
    © Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) 2016
    Selected footage/images © Steve Godwin 2016
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 43

  • @kat71580
    @kat71580 3 роки тому +7

    Just wonderful, an absolute gem of a film, I love Will Hay, have all his dvd,..
    with his autobiography..such an interesting, intelligent man., little was known how Will Hay was an authority of astronomy.
    Loved his on screen buddies, Moore Marriott & Graham Moffatt..Happy days!.

  • @karaperrio-du5gs
    @karaperrio-du5gs 2 дні тому

    Amazing I was born in the 60's but I always adored Will Hay as one of our greatest comedians and expert astronomer

  • @1aberbeeg
    @1aberbeeg Рік тому +4

    Thank's for a most interesting video of Mr. Will Hay, much appreciated.

  • @garysmith1156
    @garysmith1156 5 років тому +10

    Will hay was a lovely funny comedy actor, god bless and god rest his soul

  • @abrokenframe82
    @abrokenframe82 6 років тому +20

    As a small boy back in the mid 70s I would watch all his films on BBC2 in the school holidays. I remember I would be hardly able to breath through laughing so much and now I find out he was multi talented. What a true legend.

    • @jiggermast
      @jiggermast 6 років тому +4

      Exactly the same here!

    • @hallee68
      @hallee68 4 роки тому +2

      I was watching too.

    • @patriciapoole2571
      @patriciapoole2571 4 роки тому +3

      My father absolutely loved him, we'd watch the films together, same time as you, though I was a young teenager and I too would be laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe! How odd, when you think about it, for a teenage girl whose other interests were T.Rex and the opposite sex! 😂😂😂

    • @countofdownable
      @countofdownable 3 роки тому +2

      Same here. I recently got the Blu-Ray for The Goose Steps Out. It is uncut unlike the DVD.

    • @willhay6148
      @willhay6148 3 роки тому +1

      3/4 channels in those days. I make you right though. Boys In Blue or Ask A Policeman. Which is best. There's only one answer.

  • @williamr.hutcheson2011
    @williamr.hutcheson2011 4 роки тому +5

    The "Radio Parade of 1935" was a masterpiece, featuring a colour finale, photographed in Dufaycolour by Freize-Green, a pioneer of colour filming. I have it on VHS tape from a BBC TV broadcast but also on DVD in a restored copy. It's a masterpiece and a satire on the BBC's reluctance to follow technology at the time. Claude Dampier as the piano tuner is a gem.

  • @Steven_Rowe
    @Steven_Rowe 4 роки тому +5

    I loved the bumbling Will Hay in Oh Mister Porter, I didn't know anything about his life, if you think about it, acting is just a job but a good actor convinces you that what you see is what they are.
    I found this video very interesting. Oh Mister Porter what a clever man you really are.

  • @AnjaneshBabu
    @AnjaneshBabu 5 років тому +6

    Thank you highlighting one of my favourite actors.

  • @saxon_man
    @saxon_man 7 років тому +16

    Great to something 'new' about Will Hay. Thank you.

  • @wordsmith52
    @wordsmith52 6 років тому +11

    Good account. His last residence in North West London (Hendon) was recently pulled down and a hideous block of flats put up in its place - a shame really - maybe it could have been
    turned into a museum in memory of him... The original drive way ( in and out) can still be made out however and his car must have driven in and out of this many times when he was living there (1935 to 1949)...

  • @billygillan821
    @billygillan821 6 років тому +42

    What a Genius, and great human, if only they put his films on TV to remind us what true talent was unlike the rubbish on now.

    • @EnglishLaw
      @EnglishLaw 4 роки тому

      Get the DVDs from ebay. You won't regret it.

    • @mikekemp9877
      @mikekemp9877 4 роки тому

      was the inspiration as galton and simpsons hancock and when asked if the three idiots inspired dads army croft and perry just laughed and perry said only about a hundred percent!

  • @lashbonnett8574
    @lashbonnett8574 5 років тому +5

    Will hay. A. Very. Funny. Actor. And. Interesting. Man. Enjoy. His. Films. Pure comedy. From a. Great. Actor

  • @jungfraujoch11333
    @jungfraujoch11333 5 місяців тому +1

    First time I’ve seen any detail on Will Hay’s telescope (a beast!) and his discovery of the great white spot .
    Excellent work, thanks

  • @johnrushworth360
    @johnrushworth360 6 років тому +7

    THE VERY BEST OF BRITISH

  • @choiceyboyz6699
    @choiceyboyz6699 6 років тому +7

    Great little short on one of our finest entertainers really enjoyable thank you

  • @GEricG
    @GEricG 7 років тому +17

    Thank you for this. Amazing man.

  • @angelsone-five7912
    @angelsone-five7912 10 місяців тому +1

    I often wondered if Will`s telescope still existed, now I know. Respect.

  • @roddmatsui3554
    @roddmatsui3554 3 роки тому +2

    The Georges Melies shirt design is fun.

  • @Davy.J.Y
    @Davy.J.Y 2 місяці тому

    This is a wonderful vide and story of the Great Will Hay and his passion for Astronomy.
    Loved watching it.

  • @deeppurple883
    @deeppurple883 Рік тому +1

    The old gags we're the best, Bil was the man. ✌️☘️

  • @FP51DPO
    @FP51DPO 7 років тому +9

    Great film very informative...

  • @billygillan2217
    @billygillan2217 6 років тому +9

    Truly interesting such great man and great video

  • @keithnaylor1981
    @keithnaylor1981 4 роки тому +4

    Fascinating!
    Got his films on DVD.
    Can not get enough of
    Oh Mr Porter!
    What was the power of the telescope at 4:25?

  • @pauljones1350
    @pauljones1350 2 роки тому +1

    What an honour Patrick Moore mentioned will hays astronomy work .wow you have is telescopes wonderful hope your still well my dear fellow a true fan

  • @michaelsandford1015
    @michaelsandford1015 6 років тому +3

    Great man, will hay was, we will like him

  • @Nina5144
    @Nina5144 6 років тому +4

    Interesting film. Thanks. Love Will Hay films.

  • @Colin399
    @Colin399 6 років тому +3

    Fantastic, very interesting.

  • @Hateious
    @Hateious 5 років тому +2

    Used to watch will hey with my dad the good old times never knew he was into astrology.

  • @trevordance5181
    @trevordance5181 5 років тому +7

    In many of his films Will Hay wore a special wig to make him appear balding as that look suited many of the characters he played much better. In real life however he had a full head of hair.

  • @drinkwater319
    @drinkwater319 5 років тому +3

    ....” He discovered a spot on Saturn that hadn’t been spotted before”...lol

  • @Lizzy-fp7uc
    @Lizzy-fp7uc Місяць тому

    My dad said he was taught astromony by Will Hay and one of his daughters as part of preoaration for D-Day

  • @exgren
    @exgren 3 роки тому +1

    3:51 a young roddy mcdowall, I do believe

  • @brucehamilton5609
    @brucehamilton5609 Місяць тому

    Will I never!

  • @davids8449
    @davids8449 Рік тому

    Not quite true......If Will Hay did have Moore Marriott or Graham Moffatt to bounce off he would have been nothing

    • @StreetFreak9000
      @StreetFreak9000 Рік тому +2

      Rubbish. He has other excellent films without them or with others. Their films were superb…but so is stuff like “Ghost of St Michaels” & “My Learned Friend”.

    • @marksangster-cj6ld
      @marksangster-cj6ld Рік тому

      Don't talk shit fool