1971, Music: Belgian Single Charts 02/01/1971

N° 30

Mick Jagger with "Memo From Turner"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

- Highest Position: N° 22

- Weeks in the charts: 7

- Video Clip

N° 29

J. Vincent Edwards with "Long Live Love"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: J. Vincent Edwards

- Highest Position: N° 24

- Weeks in the charts: 3

- Video Clip

N° 28

The Cats with "Where Have I Been Wrong"

- Country: Netherlands

- Music/Lyrics: Piet Veerman

- Highest Position: N° 9

- Weeks in the charts: 11

- Video Clip

N° 27

Marva with "Nieuwe liefde nieuwe dromen"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: ?

- Highest Position: N° 17

- Weeks in the charts: 11

- Video Clip

N° 26

Black Sabbath with "Paranoid"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward, Terry "Geezer" Butler, Tony Iommi

- Highest Position: N° 2

- Weeks in the charts: 13

- Video Clip

N° 25

The Rattles with "The Witch"

- Country: Germany

- Music/Lyrics: Herbert Hildebrandt, Harald Winhauer, Herbert Hildebrandt-Winhauer

- Highest Position: N° 20

- Weeks in the charts: 9

- Video Clip

N° 24

Badfinger with "No Matter What"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: Pete Ham

- Highest Position: N° 13

- Weeks in the charts: 5

- Video Clip

N° 23

Deep Purple with "Black Night"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

- Highest Position: N° 6

- Weeks in the charts: 11

- Video Clip

N° 22

Elvis Presley with "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me"

- Country: USA

- Music/Lyrics: Vito Pallavicini, Pino Donaggio, Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell

- Highest Position: N° 13

- Weeks in the charts: 5

- Video Clip

N° 21

John Woolley & Just Born with "Ruby Baby"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

- Highest Position: N° 13

- Weeks in the charts: 5

- Video Clip

N° 20

Les Humphries Singers with "To My Father's House"

- Country: Germany

- Music/Lyrics: Traditional, Les Humphries

- Highest Position: N° 2

- Weeks in the charts: 12

- Video Clip

N° 19

Joe Cocker with "Cry Me A River"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: Arthur Hamilton

- Highest Position: N° 15

- Weeks in the charts: 5

- Video Clip

N° 18

Anja with "Nu dans je nooit meer met mij"

- Country: Netherlands

- Music/Lyrics: Johnny Blenco, Noël Lambre

- Highest Position: N° 18

- Weeks in the charts: 11

- Video Clip

N° 17

Ricky Gordon with "Heimwee naar jou"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: Eddy Govert, Ricky Gordon, Johan De Graeve

- Highest Position: N° 13

- Weeks in the charts: 18

- Video Clip

N° 16

Rocco Granata with "Sarah"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: Rocco Granata

- Highest Position: N° 4

- Weeks in the charts: 14

- Video Clip

N° 15

Marc Hamilton with "Comme j'ai toujours envie d'aimer"

- Country: Canada

- Music/Lyrics: Marc Hamilton

- Highest Position: N° 1

- Weeks in the charts: 17

- Video Clip

N° 14

Shocking Blue with "Hello Darkness"

- Country: Netherlands

- Music/Lyrics: Robbie van Leeuwen

- Highest Position: N° 14

- Weeks in the charts: 10

- Video Clip

N° 13

Bee Gees with "Lonely Days"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb

- Highest Position: N° 8

- Weeks in the charts: 9

- Video Clip

N° 12

The Who with "See Me, Feel Me"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: Pete Townshend

- Highest Position: N° 7

- Weeks in the charts: 9

- Video Clip

N° 11

Paul Severs with "Geen wonder dat ik ween"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: Nelly Byl, Paul Severs

- Highest Position: N° 11

- Weeks in the charts: 19

- Video Clip

N° 10

The New Inspiration with "Rainbow (I Love You)"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: Jacques Velt

- Highest Position: N° 2

- Weeks in the charts: 13

- Video Clip

N° 9

Rotation with "Ra-Ta-Ta"

- Country: Germany

- Music/Lyrics: Christian Heilburg, Chris Juwens

- Highest Position: N° 9

- Weeks in the charts: 8

- Video Clip

N° 8

Dave Edmunds with "I Hear You Knocking"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew

- Highest Position: N° 4

- Weeks in the charts: 12

- Video Clip

N° 7

George Baker Selection with "Over And Over"

- Country: Netherlands

- Music/Lyrics: Hans Bouwens

- Highest Position: N° 7

- Weeks in the charts: 12

- Video Clip

N° 6

Will Tura with "Linda"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: Will Tura, Nelly Byl

- Highest Position: N° 4

- Weeks in the charts: 10

- Video Clip

N° 5

Neil Diamond with "Cracklin' Rosie"

- Country: USA

- Music/Lyrics: Neil Diamond

- Highest Position: N° 2

- Weeks in the charts: 15

- Video Clip

N° 4

Tim Visterin with "De vogel"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: Tim Visterin, Jean-Claude Darnal

- Highest Position: N° 2

- Weeks in the charts: 15

- Video Clip

N° 3

Tee Set with "She Likes Weeds"

- Country: Netherlands

- Music/Lyrics: Peter Tetteroo, Hans van Eijck

- Highest Position: N° 3

- Weeks in the charts: 14

- Video Clip

N° 2

George Harrison with "My Sweet Lord"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: George Harrison

- Highest Position: N° 1

- Weeks in the charts: 13

- Video Clip

N° 1

Jimmy Frey with "Rozen voor Sandra"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: Nelly Byl, Bobby Sykes, Wayne P. Walker

- Highest Position: N° 1

- Weeks in the charts: 19

- Video Clip

1970, Car spotting: intersection Haarlemmerplein and Marnixstraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands

On the road, bottom to top, left to right

First row:

Opel Rekord P2, Volkswagen 1600 Fastback (Type 3), Fiat 1100 R.

Second row:

Austin A60 Cambridge or Morris Oxford Series VI, Renault 8, Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2), Fiat 238, Ford Capri.

Parked on the square in front of the NSU dealer, bottom to top, left to right

First row:

Plymouth Valiant.

Second row:

Unidentified van, thee unidentified cars, Opel 1200 van (Rekord P1), NSU Prinz 4, two unidentified cars, Opel Kapitän P2, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Renault 8, Simca 1000, unidentified covered car, NSU Prinz 4, Opel Rekord P2, Vauxhall Viva HB Estate.

Third row:

Unidentified estate, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), NSU Prinz 4, Fiat 1100 D, Chevrolet Impala (third generation), NSU Prinz 4, Fiat 124.

Fourth row:

Fiat 850 Coupé, Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2), Simca 1000, NSU Prinz 4.

Parked in front of the Fiat 850 Coupé, left to right

Unidentified car probably Peugeot 404, Honda S600 (or S800) Coupé, around the corner Fiat 600 D and an unidentified American car.

Next to the trams, left to right

First row:

Ford Taunus Transit.

Second row:

Peugeot 504.

Third row:

Fiat 1800/2100, Ford Taunus P5 Turnier.

Parked in front of the “North State” billboard, bottom to top, left to right

First row:

DAF 750 or DAF Daffodil, Austin / Morris Mini (BMC ADO015).

Second row:

Unidentified car probably Austin / Morris Mini (BMC ADO015), unidentified white car, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Renault Caravelle.

1969, Belgian Comics: “Jommeke: Anakwaboe”

The fortieth "De belevenissen van Jommeke" (translation: "The Adventures of Jommeke") album "Anakwaboe" is published in 1969. The comic series was created by Jef Nys in 1955, it was first published in "Kerkelijk Leven" (translation: "Religious Life"). In 1959 the first full length adventure appeared in the newspaper "Het Volk". After the bankrupcy of "Het Volk" in 2010, the stories were published in the newspapers "Het Nieuwsblad", "De Gentenaar" and "De Standaard". The main character is "Jommeke", an 11-year-old boy.

No 40: "Anakwaboe"

• black and white
• story and drawings by Jef Nys
• published by "Het Volk"
• republished in colour, 1979 by "Het Volk"

The main characters in this story are Jommeke, Flip (his parrot), Filiberke (his best friend), Pekkie (Filiberke’s dog), Annemieke, Rozemieke, Choco, the Queen of Onderland, Anatool, Kwak and Boemel.

The Queen of Onderland, Anatool, Boemel and Kwak

Filiberke, Jommeke, Pekkie, Annemieke, Choko and Rozemieke

Synopsis

The queen of Onderland once again takes up her residence in the castle of Achterberg. When Anatool presents himself as a servant, they notice that their hatred of Jommeke binds them. They call in the help of Kwak and Boemel and together they decide to kill Jommeke…

Flip

Jommeke and Filiberke

Trivia

• Jommeke has been translated into French as "Gil et Jo", in English as "Jeremy and Frankie", in German as "Peter und Alexander" and in Swedish as "Peter och Alexander".
• The name of the main character "Jommeke" is based on a folk figure from Wilrijk (near Antwerp), the village where Jef Nys lived.
• The battle cry used by the villans, “Anakwaboe”, is a contraction of the first three letters of the names of Anatool, Kwak and Boemel.

The Queen of Onderland and Anatool

Kwak and Boemel

1968, Television: “De Fabeltjeskrant” (“The Daily Fable”)

29 September 1968, the Dutch children’s television series “De Fabeltjeskrant” is broadcast for the first time on the Dutch channel NOS. The series, created by Leen Valkenier and produced by Thijs Chanowski, featured a combination of puppetry and stop motion. The first episodes were based upon the fables of Jean de La Fontaine. The main character, the owl "Meneer de Uil", introduces each episode reading a fable. The original series was broadcast on the Dutch channel NOS and the Belgian channel BRT (VRT). After 1041 episodes the series ended on 31 Augustus 1974.

Jacob the Owl

Ed and Willem Beaver

The original characters were Jacob de Uil (the wise Owl), Lowieke de Vos (the cunning Fox), Meneer de Raaf (Mr. Raven) and Juffrouw Ooievaar (Miss Stork). Leen Valkenier added the brothers Ed and Willem Bever (Beaver), Zoef de Haas (Hare), Bor the Wolf, Meindert the Horse and the Hamster sisters. At the start of the series all characters were voiced by Frans van Dusschoten, Ger Smit en Elsje Scherjon.

Miss Stork, Zoef the Hare, Lowieke the Fox and Bor the Wolf

Zoef the Hare, Miss Stork, Jacob the Owl and Gerrit the Carrier Pigeon

The show was adapted in the following countries

• France: “Le petit écho de la Forêt” on Antenne 2 (1982)
• Hungary: “Fabulácskahírek”
• Israel: “Sipurimpo”
• Italy: “Il bosco dei perché” on RaiUno (1980)
• Norway: “Fablenes bok” on NRK TV (1976)
• Sweden: “Fablernas värld”
• United Kingdom: “The Daily Fable” on ITV (1973-1975)
• Peru / Mexico: “Las Crónicas de Fabulandia”
• Japan: “Fachishu shinbun”

Thijs Chanowski, Jacob the Owl and Leen Valkenier
receiving the Golden TeleVizier-Ring in 1969

Awards

• Golden TeleVizier-Ring, Netherlands (1969)

Dutch, original version: "De Fabeltjeskrant"


English version: "The Daily Fable"


French version: "Le petit écho de la Forêt"


Italian version: "Il bosco dei perché"


Swedish version: "Fablernas värld"

1967, Film: "Fantômas contre Scotland Yard"

The French comedy / crime film "Fantômas contre Scotland Yard" premiered on 16 March 1967 in France. The film was directed by André Hunebelle and written by Jean Halain and Pierre Foucaud, based on the novels by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain. Main stars are Jean Marais in the double role as Fantômas and Fandor, Louis de Funès as Le commissaire Juve and Mylène Demongeot as Hélène Gurn. The music was composed by Michel Magne. This is the third and final episode of the Fantômas trilogy after "Fantômas" (1964) and "Fantômas se déchaîne" (1965).

Synopsis

Fantômas (Jean Marais) imposes a head tax on the rich, threatening to kill those who do not comply. Journalist Fandor (Jean Marais), his fiancée Hélène (Mylène Demongeot) and commissaire Juve (Louis de Funès) are invited to Scotland by Lord McRashley (Jean-Roger Caussimon)...

Jean Marais as Fandor, Louis de Funès as Commissaire Juve
and Mylène Demongeot as Hélène Gurn

Jean Marais as Fandor and Louis de Funès as Commissaire Juve

Jean Marais as Fantômas

Main cast

• Jean Marais as Fantômas / Fandor
• Louis de Funès as Le commissaire Juve
• Mylène Demongeot as Hélène Gurn
• Françoise Christophe as Lady Dorothy MacRashley
• Jean-Roger Caussimon as Lord Edward MacRashley
• Robert Dalban as Le directeur du journal

Louis de Funès as Commissaire Juve, Françoise Christophe as Lady Dorothy MacRashley,
Jean Marais as Fandor and Mylène Demongeot as Hélène Gurn

Jean-Roger Caussimon as Lord Edward MacRashley and
Louis de Funès as Commissaire Juve

Trivia

• Only the opening scene was shot in Scotland. The rest was shot between Château de Roquetaillade, near Bordeaux, and Fontainebleau Forest.
• Mylène Demongeot claimed that a fourth episode called "Fantômas à Moscou" ( "Fantômas in Moscow") was planned.

Trailer 1967