''Clapperboard'' is a 1970s

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programme hosted by Chris Kelly, which covered the

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. The show was made by

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for the

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network and lasted 254

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s. It was produced by

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and broadcast between April 1972 and January 1982. Young herself fronted the show on occasions when Kelly was unavailable. Film edited by Reg Kennington.

References

''Clapperboard'' at the BFI Film and TV Database

External links

* 1972 British television series debuts 1982 British television series endings 1970s British children's television series 1980s British children's television series ITV children's television shows Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Granada Television English-language television shows {{UK-tv-prog-stub