The Liver Birds is a British sitcom, set in Liverpool, North West England, which aired on BBC1 from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met at a local writers club and decided to pool their talents. Having been invited to London by Michael Mills, the BBC's then Head of Comedy, and asked to write about two women sharing a flat, Mills brought in sitcom expert Sydney Lotterby to work with the writing team.
Lotterby had previously worked with Eric Sykes and Sheila Hancock, and on The Likely Lads. Carla Lane wrote most of the episodes, Taylor co-writing only the first two series. The pilot was shown in April 1969 as an episode of Comedy Playhouse, the BBC's breeding ground for sitcoms at the time.
Outline
The series charted the ups and downs of two 'dolly birds' sharing a flat on Liverpool's Huskisson Street, concentrating on the two young single women's dealings with boyfriends, work, parents and each other. Dressed in the best 1970s fashions, they looked for romance in a loose female equivalent of The Likely Lads.
The liver bird/ˈlaɪvərbɜːrd/ is the symbol of the city of Liverpool, England. The use of a bird to represent the city dates to the medieval era, but the idea that the "liver bird" is a mythical creature specific to Liverpool evolved in the 20th century. The bird is normally represented in the form of a cormorant holding a branch of laver in its mouth, and appears as such on Liverpool's coat of arms.
History
The earliest known use of a bird to represent the then-town of Liverpool was on its corporate seal, dating from the 1350s. The seal is now held by the British Museum. In 1668 the Earl of Derby gave the town council a mace "engraved with ...a leaver", the first known reference to a liver bird by this name. In 1797 the College of Arms granted official arms to Liverpool, which depicts the bird in pride of place.
Since then the bird has been portrayed in many forms to represent the city. Two birds top the clock towers on the Royal Liver Building, at Liverpool's Pier Head, overlooking the River Mersey. The building, headquarters to the Royal Liver Assurance, is probably the best-known in the city and was opened in 1911. Each tower is topped by a metal sculpture of a cormorant-like liver bird, designed by Carl Bernard Bartels and constructed by the Bromsgrove Guild.
A Liver Birds Festive short First broadcast On 25 December 1972 as part of Christmas Night with the Stars, a programme shown annually on Christmas night,
published: 29 Nov 2017
Liver birds 1977 christmas special 1st few minutes missing
This is the Liver Birds 1977 Christmas special - note first few minutes are missing
published: 15 Oct 2018
The Liverbirds- For Your Love
From their 'More Of The Liverbirds' LP. Not their usual style, but nonetheless a superb take on the Yardbirds classic
published: 16 Aug 2011
The Liver Birds S04E05 Girl Saturday Part1
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series "The Liver Birds"
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series The Liver Birds Episodes from series .
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series "The Liver Birds" And here is Part 2 of .
published: 04 Dec 2017
The Liver Birds S04E05 Girl Saturday Part2
And here is Part 2 of the episode...
I will try and upload the next episode a bit quicker
published: 25 Feb 2014
We're Britain's First Female Rock Band. This is Why You Don't Know Us. | 'Almost Famous' by Op-Docs
It’s hard to say what, exactly, was in the water in Liverpool in the early 1960s that wound up producing the Merseybeat sound and hundreds of groups of varying success. Four teenagers caught the scene by surprise and found screaming fans at every turn. Their names were Mary, Sylvia, Pam and Val.
It wasn’t only their sound that turned heads. They were The Liverbirds, Britain’s first all-female rock ’n’ roll band. Sitting down with surviving members Mary McGlory and Sylvia Saunders, you’d never know these two exceedingly charming Scouse (that means they come from Liverpool) matriarchs rocked a tour with The Rolling Stones. Lent their instruments to The Kinks. Rolled joints for Jimi Hendrix.
John Lennon himself told them that girls don’t play guitar. Well, John, they did. Imagine that.
“...
A Liver Birds Festive short First broadcast On 25 December 1972 as part of Christmas Night with the Stars, a programme shown annually on Christmas night,
A Liver Birds Festive short First broadcast On 25 December 1972 as part of Christmas Night with the Stars, a programme shown annually on Christmas night,
A Liver Birds Festive short First broadcast On 25 December 1972 as part of Christmas Night with the Stars, a programme shown annually on Christmas night,
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series "The Liver Birds"
After a long ...
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series "The Liver Birds"
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series The Liver Birds Episodes from series .
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series "The Liver Birds" And here is Part 2 of .
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series "The Liver Birds"
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series The Liver Birds Episodes from series .
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series "The Liver Birds" And here is Part 2 of .
It’s hard to say what, exactly, was in the water in Liverpool in the early 1960s that wound up producing the Merseybeat sound and hundreds of groups of varying ...
It’s hard to say what, exactly, was in the water in Liverpool in the early 1960s that wound up producing the Merseybeat sound and hundreds of groups of varying success. Four teenagers caught the scene by surprise and found screaming fans at every turn. Their names were Mary, Sylvia, Pam and Val.
It wasn’t only their sound that turned heads. They were The Liverbirds, Britain’s first all-female rock ’n’ roll band. Sitting down with surviving members Mary McGlory and Sylvia Saunders, you’d never know these two exceedingly charming Scouse (that means they come from Liverpool) matriarchs rocked a tour with The Rolling Stones. Lent their instruments to The Kinks. Rolled joints for Jimi Hendrix.
John Lennon himself told them that girls don’t play guitar. Well, John, they did. Imagine that.
“Almost Famous” is a special Op-Docs series of short films directed by Ben Proudfoot featuring people who nearly made history — only to fall short. These are tales of overcoming disappointment at its most epic, from an astronaut who never flew to a superstar who never was.
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Credits
Director: Ben Proudfoot
Featuring: Mary Dostal, Sylvia Wiggins
Producers: Gabriel Berk Godoi, Abby Lynn Kang Davis
Co-Producer: Jeremy Lambert
Cinematography: Brandon Somerhalder
Editor: Monica Salazar
Composer: Nicholas Jacobson-Larson
Assistant Editor : Lisset Mendoza
First Assistant Camera: Haley Watson
Production Sound Recordist: Geoffrey Fyfe
Colorist: Stephen Derluguian
Re-Recording Mixer: Sean Higgins
Archival Coordinator: Sarah Stewart
Associate Producer: Caley Fox Shannon
Post-Production Supervisor: Dillon Brown
Post-Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Brooke
Supervising Editor: Federico Conforti
Sound Effects Editor: Tom Boykin
Additional Orchestration L Roger Julià Satorra
Scoring Mixer: Brad Haehnel
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It’s hard to say what, exactly, was in the water in Liverpool in the early 1960s that wound up producing the Merseybeat sound and hundreds of groups of varying success. Four teenagers caught the scene by surprise and found screaming fans at every turn. Their names were Mary, Sylvia, Pam and Val.
It wasn’t only their sound that turned heads. They were The Liverbirds, Britain’s first all-female rock ’n’ roll band. Sitting down with surviving members Mary McGlory and Sylvia Saunders, you’d never know these two exceedingly charming Scouse (that means they come from Liverpool) matriarchs rocked a tour with The Rolling Stones. Lent their instruments to The Kinks. Rolled joints for Jimi Hendrix.
John Lennon himself told them that girls don’t play guitar. Well, John, they did. Imagine that.
“Almost Famous” is a special Op-Docs series of short films directed by Ben Proudfoot featuring people who nearly made history — only to fall short. These are tales of overcoming disappointment at its most epic, from an astronaut who never flew to a superstar who never was.
See more from the "Almost Famous" series: https://nyti.ms/2EuGTsK
Credits
Director: Ben Proudfoot
Featuring: Mary Dostal, Sylvia Wiggins
Producers: Gabriel Berk Godoi, Abby Lynn Kang Davis
Co-Producer: Jeremy Lambert
Cinematography: Brandon Somerhalder
Editor: Monica Salazar
Composer: Nicholas Jacobson-Larson
Assistant Editor : Lisset Mendoza
First Assistant Camera: Haley Watson
Production Sound Recordist: Geoffrey Fyfe
Colorist: Stephen Derluguian
Re-Recording Mixer: Sean Higgins
Archival Coordinator: Sarah Stewart
Associate Producer: Caley Fox Shannon
Post-Production Supervisor: Dillon Brown
Post-Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Brooke
Supervising Editor: Federico Conforti
Sound Effects Editor: Tom Boykin
Additional Orchestration L Roger Julià Satorra
Scoring Mixer: Brad Haehnel
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A Liver Birds Festive short First broadcast On 25 December 1972 as part of Christmas Night with the Stars, a programme shown annually on Christmas night,
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series "The Liver Birds"
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series The Liver Birds Episodes from series .
After a long delay due to technical difficulties, here at last is Part 1 from another episode of the classic Carla Lane series "The Liver Birds" And here is Part 2 of .
It’s hard to say what, exactly, was in the water in Liverpool in the early 1960s that wound up producing the Merseybeat sound and hundreds of groups of varying success. Four teenagers caught the scene by surprise and found screaming fans at every turn. Their names were Mary, Sylvia, Pam and Val.
It wasn’t only their sound that turned heads. They were The Liverbirds, Britain’s first all-female rock ’n’ roll band. Sitting down with surviving members Mary McGlory and Sylvia Saunders, you’d never know these two exceedingly charming Scouse (that means they come from Liverpool) matriarchs rocked a tour with The Rolling Stones. Lent their instruments to The Kinks. Rolled joints for Jimi Hendrix.
John Lennon himself told them that girls don’t play guitar. Well, John, they did. Imagine that.
“Almost Famous” is a special Op-Docs series of short films directed by Ben Proudfoot featuring people who nearly made history — only to fall short. These are tales of overcoming disappointment at its most epic, from an astronaut who never flew to a superstar who never was.
See more from the "Almost Famous" series: https://nyti.ms/2EuGTsK
Credits
Director: Ben Proudfoot
Featuring: Mary Dostal, Sylvia Wiggins
Producers: Gabriel Berk Godoi, Abby Lynn Kang Davis
Co-Producer: Jeremy Lambert
Cinematography: Brandon Somerhalder
Editor: Monica Salazar
Composer: Nicholas Jacobson-Larson
Assistant Editor : Lisset Mendoza
First Assistant Camera: Haley Watson
Production Sound Recordist: Geoffrey Fyfe
Colorist: Stephen Derluguian
Re-Recording Mixer: Sean Higgins
Archival Coordinator: Sarah Stewart
Associate Producer: Caley Fox Shannon
Post-Production Supervisor: Dillon Brown
Post-Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Brooke
Supervising Editor: Federico Conforti
Sound Effects Editor: Tom Boykin
Additional Orchestration L Roger Julià Satorra
Scoring Mixer: Brad Haehnel
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The Liver Birds is a British sitcom, set in Liverpool, North West England, which aired on BBC1 from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met at a local writers club and decided to pool their talents. Having been invited to London by Michael Mills, the BBC's then Head of Comedy, and asked to write about two women sharing a flat, Mills brought in sitcom expert Sydney Lotterby to work with the writing team.
Lotterby had previously worked with Eric Sykes and Sheila Hancock, and on The Likely Lads. Carla Lane wrote most of the episodes, Taylor co-writing only the first two series. The pilot was shown in April 1969 as an episode of Comedy Playhouse, the BBC's breeding ground for sitcoms at the time.
Outline
The series charted the ups and downs of two 'dolly birds' sharing a flat on Liverpool's Huskisson Street, concentrating on the two young single women's dealings with boyfriends, work, parents and each other. Dressed in the best 1970s fashions, they looked for romance in a loose female equivalent of The Likely Lads.
Spring came far too early this year: May flowers blooming in February. Should I be sad for the months, or glad for the sky? The birds don't know which way to sing and, my friends, neither do I. Two days ago, a girl I truly thought I loved suddenly didn't seem to matter at all. Should I sing sad farewell to things I'm really glad I've left behind? The birds don't know which way to sing and, my friends, neither do I. In another day, heavy snow will lie upon the ground, and buds prematurely bloom shall fail; And every creature living now, then will surely die... The birds don't know which way to sing and, my friends, neither do I. The birds don't know if it's time yet to fly, and they don't know which way to go and, my friend, neither do I. Neither do I. Neither do I.