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Repeat of Poldark Series 1 & 2 on UK TV - June 1st 2009

Starting 1st June 2009 at 4pm and 7pm the Poldark series 1 and 2 is again being shown in its entirety on UK's "Yesterday" TV.

http://uktv.co.uk »

The Forums

Both forums have now re-opened.

Research Forum »
Main Forum »

Memberships

Further specific details regarding FUTURE membership of the Society will be posted in due course.

Poldark - Biographies of the Main Actors

A limited biographical list of all the main actors involved in the 1970's Poldark TV series is now available on the Biographies Page.

Updated Membership Details

Updated details concerning FUTURE membership of the Society, application form, benefits and credit/debit card subscriptions, can now be found on the Membership Page.

Did you or anyone you know appear in, were involved in or watch any of the original '70's Poldark BBC TV series?

The Society is anxious to trace and hear from soonest as many actors, extras, production teams, bystanders etc. as possible who appeared in, were involved in or watched any of the original Poldark BBC TV shoots and scenes during the Seventies. In the event that a new series will be produced, a Forum has therefore been created in which everyone from those memorable days is invited to meet up once again and share all their interesting experiences, memories and thoughts on-line.

Please click on "Original & New Poldark TV/Film Series".

Pictures of the "Flat Rocks/Lech Carrygy" Memorial Seat Ceremony on the 30th June 2006 and a tribute to Winston Graham from the community of Perranporth, North Cornwall.

  In Memoriam page »

Memorial Seat for Winston Graham

With grateful acknowledgements to The Western Morning News Tuesday March 29th 2005. Please click on the image to see the full article.

Memorial for Winston Graham

Poldark Videos to DVD

For those requiring more information on VHS conversions to American DVD formats please click on the mini-forum "Poldark VHS to DVD".

The Winston Graham Archives

As it is eventually intended to create a Winston Graham Archive of relevant donated and otherwise material for future sources of reference and research, the Society would be very interested to hear from anyone possessing, and who would perhaps be willing to share or donate, any correspondence or suchlike from him on this Forum. Alternatively kindly contact the Webmaster direct. Thank you.

Introductions Forum

An "Introductions" forum for new members wishing to join, together with full details of how to initially register has now been opened at the top of the main Forum Page. All are welcome!

Can anyone help please?

Message posted onto Forum - "Society".

"I was wondering whether anyone can help me? I am looking for my uncle Raymond Williams/Jones possibly James Raymond, he had a part time role in Poldark. He passed away in the 1960's - 1970's. I am looking for his family or a picture?

Can anyone help?

Hazel Williams

Research

The Society acknowledges with grateful thanks the following for their kind permission in allowing the display of their Papers. See Research page - Papers.

1. Dr. Mark Stoyle, Senior Lecturer in History, Southampton University, "The Cornish: A Neglected Nation?".

2. Graham Busby, Senior Lecturer, Literary Tourism Research Department, University of Plymouth. "Representations of Cornwall in Fiction: The Influence on Tourism".

3. Dr. Sharron Schwartz, Research Fellow in Migration Studies, The Institute of Cornish Studies, Penryn. Working Papers 1. "A 'Professor' in Peru: Trevithick and the Transatlantic Migration of the Industrial Revolution". 2. "Creating the Cult of "Cousin Jack": Cornish Miners in Latin America 1812-1848 and the Development of an International Mining Labour Market".

As per Article 11 of the Society's Interim Draft Constitution an updated version is now available on the Membership page.

The Institute of Cornish Studies

The Institute of Cornish Studies is an academic Research Centre near Penryn jointly run by Exeter University and Cornwall County Council. Their interesting Cornish Audio Visual Archive (CAVA) was first created in 2000 for the study and documentation of the oral and visual culture of Cornwall. CAVA aims to build on the pioneering work of the Cornish Oral History Forum in the late 1990s and the Cornish Film and Video Archive a decade earlier. (See the Research page for future details).

An Yeth Kernewek (The Cornish Language)

In furtherance of Articles 4 and 5 of the Society's Interim Draft Constitution for those interested in learning more about the Cornish Language or perhaps studying on-line for the examinations of the Cornish Language Board, details can be found here. There's also an interesting Cornwall Links Page as well.

In addition if anyone has any further questions or better still feels like brushing up their Cornish, Symon Harner, the Head Co-ordinator of KDL has very kindly offered to look in from time to time over on the Cornwall Forum - "An Yeth Kernewek (The Cornish Language)".

Kowethas Lyennek Poldark ha Winston Graham
(The Winston Graham and Poldark Literary Society)


Joshua Poldark a verwis mis Meurth 1783. Mis Hwevrer a'n vlydhen na, owth omglywes y dermyn ow mos ha bos berr, ev a dhannvonas rag y vroder dhiworth Trenwydh.

Karlys a dheuth yn unn rambla war y vargh meur dewliw unn dohajydh yeyn ha loes, ha heb lett, Prudie Paynter, gans hy gols divywek ha'y bejeth tewl ha tew, a'n kevarwoedhyas bys y'n chambour may hworwedhas Joshua skoedhys gans pluvogow y'n gweli bras kystyek.

NO prizes for correct translations!


Provisional details of both the "Interim Draft Constitution" and "Memberships" are now available on the Membership page.


Winston Graham's First Commemorative Meeting

Reference the provisional first Commemorative meeting which was due to be held as a final mark of respect and in memory of Winston Graham on the 10th July, 2004, in Truro:

Given such short notice a good number of replies and goodwill messages were received totalling some 34 in all and from just about everywhere it seemed worldwide. So thank you! 5 firm commitments were made to attend, 3 from the U.K. and 2 from Europe with a further 6/7 or so hoping to be able to make it time/family/school/circumstances etc. permitting.

Nevertheless the general consensus was that these numbers were unfortunately too low and the distances just too great to risk going ahead successfully as hoped. London was however suggested as an easier and more economical alternative in the future so sadly it's not to be....

Hopefully July 10th next year?

Thanks once again for all your kind interest and support.


Meeting Demelza is available for £5 (inc p&p) by emailing editor@scryfa.co.uk or writing to: Simon Parker, Editor, Scryfa, Halwinnick Cottage, Linkinhorne, Callington, Cornwall PL17 7NS


The Autobiography Launch Ottakars Truro September 25th 2003

Click here for details and photographs taken at the Autobiography Launch

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