1972, Music: Belgian Single Charts 05/02/1972

N° 30
Redbone – The Witch Queen Of New Orleans

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Lolly Vegas, Pat Vegas
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 15
- Video clip

N° 29
Roy Black & Anita – Schön ist es auf der Welt zu sein

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Werner Twardy, Lilibert
- Highest Position: N° 4
- Weeks in the charts: 19
- Video clip


 

N° 28
Tom Jones – Till

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Carl Sigman, Charles Danvers, Pierre Buisson, Carla Gaiano
- Highest Position: N° 7
- Weeks in the charts: 12
- Video clip

N° 27
Sylviane – Ik bewonder jou

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Ralph Bernet, Guy Mardel, Pi Veriss
- Highest Position: N° 23
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 26
George Baker Selection – Mama Oh Mama

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Hans Bouwens
- Highest Position: N° 21
- Weeks in the charts: 6
- Video clip
 

N° 25
Jonathan King – Hooked On A Feeling

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Mark James
- Highest Position: N° 8
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 24
Tee Set – A Sunny Day In Greece

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Peter Tetteroo, Hans van Eijck
- Highest Position: N° 19
- Weeks in the charts: 3
- Video clip

N° 23
Mike & Michael – Let's Stop

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Roek Williams, S. Gee
- Highest Position: N° 20
- Weeks in the charts: 3
- Video clip

N° 22
Rod Stewart – (I Know) I'm Losing You

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Norman Whitfield, Cornelius Grant, Edward Holland Jr.
- Highest Position: N° 17
- Weeks in the charts: 6
- Video clip

N° 21
Paul Severs – 'k Hou zo van jou

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Paul Severs, Johan De Graeve
- Highest Position: N° 8
- Weeks in the charts: 14
- Video clip

N° 20
The Pebbles – Beggar

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Fred Bekky
- Highest Position: N° 20
- Weeks in the charts: 5
- Video clip

N° 19
T. Rex – Jeepster

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Marc Bolan
- Highest Position: N° 19
- Weeks in the charts: 2
- Video clip

N° 18
Stone & Eric Charden – L'avventura

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: Franck Thomas, Eric Charden, Jean-Michel Rivat
- Highest Position: N° 5
- Weeks in the charts: 13
- Video clip

N° 17
Paul Severs – Ieder mens

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Paul Severs, Johan De Graeve
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 18
- Video clip

N° 16
Tony Marshall – Schöne Maid

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Jack White
- Highest Position: N° 2
- Weeks in the charts: 14
- Video clip

N° 15
Two Man Sound – Copacabana

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Lou Deprijck, Sylvain Vanholme, Penny Els, Alfonso Alpin
- Highest Position: N° 10
- Weeks in the charts: 14
- Video clip

N° 14
Shocking Blue – Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Robbie van Leeuwen
- Highest Position: N° 13
- Weeks in the charts: 7
- Video clip

N° 13
Isaac Hayes – Theme From "Shaft"

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Isaac Hayes
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 11
- Video clip

N° 12
Springwater – I Will Return

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Phil Cordell
- Highest Position: N° 12
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 11
Mireille Mathieu – Acropolis adieu

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: Christian Bruhn, Catherine Desage
- Highest Position: N° 6
- Weeks in the charts: 18
- Video clip

N° 10
Will Tura – Alle wegen leiden naar Rome

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Will Tura, Nelly Byl
- Highest Position: N° 7
- Weeks in the charts: 15
- Video clip

N° 9
Peter en zijn Rockets – Kom van dat dak af

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Peter Koelewijn
- Highest Position: N° 9
- Weeks in the charts: 11
- Video clip

N° 8
Slade – Coz I Luv You

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Noddy Holder, Jimmy Lea
- Highest Position: N° 7
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 7
Herman van Keeken – Pappie loop toch niet zo snel

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Peter Callander, Peter Koelewijn, Geoff Stephens
- Highest Position: N° 7
- Weeks in the charts: 14
- Video clip

N° 6
Rocco Granata – Jessica

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Rocco Granata, Marius Johannes McPhail
- Highest Position: N° 4
- Weeks in the charts: 25
- Video clip

N° 5
Willy Sommers – Sympathie is geen liefde

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Armath
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 17
- Video clip

N° 4
Samantha – Eviva España

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Leo Caerts, Leo Rozenstraten
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 20
- Video clip

N° 3
Tony Christie – (Is This The Way To) Amarillo

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 16
- Video clip

N° 2
Middle Of The Road – Sacramento

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Rubirosa, Mario Capuano, Giosy Capuano, Lally Stott
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 18
- Video clip

N° 1
Mouth & MacNeal – How Do You Do

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Harry van Hoof, Hans van Hemert
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 17
- Video clip

1971, Film and Television Awards: British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)

Best Film
Winner: "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
(George Roy Hill , William Goldman, USA / Mexico, 1969)

Nominees:

• "Kes" (Kenneth Loach, Barry Hines, Tony Garnett, UK, 1969)  
• "M*A*S*H" (Robert Altman, Richard Hooker, Ring Lardner Jr., USA, 1970)
• "Ryan's Daughter" (David Lean, Robert Bolt, UK, 1970) 

Best Actor
Winner: Robert Redford

• As Sundance Kid in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (George Roy Hill , William Goldman, USA / Mexico, 1969)
• As David Chappellet in "Downhill Racer" (Michael Ritchie, James Salter, Oakley Hall, USA, 1969)  
• As  Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper in "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" (Abraham Polonsky, Harry Lawton, USA, 1970)

Nominees:

• Elliott Gould as Ted Henderson in "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker, USA, 1970)  
• Elliott Gould as John Francis Xavier Mclntyre in "M*A*S*H" (Robert Altman, Richard Hooker, Ring Lardner Jr., USA, 1970)
• George C. Scott as Major General George S. Patton in "Patton" (Franklin J. Schaffner, Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North, Ladislas Farago, Omar N. Bradley, USA, 1970)  
• Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (George Roy Hill , William Goldman, USA / Mexico, 1969)

Best Actress
Winner: Katharine Ross

• As Etta Place in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (George Roy Hill , William Goldman, USA / Mexico, 1969)
• As Lola in "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" (Abraham Polonsky, Harry Lawton, USA, 1970)

Nominees:

• Goldie Hawn as Toni Simmons in "Cactus Flower" (Gene Saks, Abe Burrows, Pierre Barillet, Jean-Pierre Grédy, I.A.L. Diamond, USA, 1969)
• Goldie Hawn as Marion in "There's a Girl in My Soup" (Roy Boulting, Terence Frisby, Peter Kortner, UK, 1970)  
• Jane Fonda as Gloria Beatty in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (Sydney Pollack, Horace McCoy, James Poe, Robert E. Thompson, USA, 1970)    
• Sarah Miles as Rosy Ryan in "Ryan's Daughter" (David Lean, Robert Bolt, UK, 1970)

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Colin Welland as Mr. Farthing in "Kes"
(Kenneth Loach, Barry Hines, Tony Garnett, UK, 1969)

Nominees:

• Bernard Cribbins as Albert Perks in "The Railway Children" (Lionel Jeffries, E. Nesbit, UK, 1970)  
• Gig Young as Rocky in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (Sydney Pollack, Horace McCoy, James Poe, Robert E. Thompson, USA, 1970)
• John Mills as Michael in "Ryan's Daughter" (David Lean, Robert Bolt, UK, 1970)

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Susannah York as Alice LeBlanc in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"
(Sydney Pollack, Horace McCoy, James Poe, Robert E. Thompson, USA, 1970)

Nominees:

• Estelle Parsons as Althea Gerber in "Watermelon Man" (Melvin Van Peebles, Herman Raucher, USA, 1970)  
• Maureen Stapleton as Inez Guerrero in "Airport" (George Seaton, Arthur Hailey, USA, 1970)  
• Evin Crowley as Moureen Cassidy in "Ryan's Daughter" (David Lean, Robert Bolt, UK, 1970)

Best Direction
Winner: George Roy Hill with "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
(George Roy Hill , William Goldman, USA / Mexico, 1969)

Nominees:

• David Lean with "Ryan's Daughter" (David Lean, Robert Bolt, UK, 1970)
• Ken Loach with "Kes" (Kenneth Loach, Barry Hines, Tony Garnett, UK, 1969)
• Robert Altman with "M*A*S*H" (Robert Altman, Richard Hooker, Ring Lardner Jr., USA, 1970)

Best Screenplay
Winner: William Goldman for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
(George Roy Hill , William Goldman, USA / Mexico, 1969)

Nominees:

• Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker for "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker, USA, 1970)
• Barry Hines , Ken Loach and Tony Garnett for "Kes" (Kenneth Loach, Barry Hines, Tony Garnett, UK, 1969)
• James Poe and Robert E. Thompson for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (Sydney Pollack, Horace McCoy, James Poe, Robert E. Thompson, USA, 1970)

Best Cinematography
Winner Conrad Hall for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
(George Roy Hill , William Goldman, USA / Mexico, 1969)

Nominees:

• David Watkin for "Catch-22" (Mike Nichols, Joseph Heller, Buck Henry, USA, 1970)  
• Freddie Young for "Ryan's Daughter" (David Lean, Robert Bolt, UK, 1970)
• Armando Nannuzzi for "Waterloo" (Sergei Bondarchuk, H.A.L. Craig, Vittorio Bonicelli, Mario Soldati, Italy / USSR, 1970)

Best Costume Design
Winner: Maria De Matteis for "Waterloo"
(Sergei Bondarchuk, H.A.L. Craig, Vittorio Bonicelli, Mario Soldati, Italy / USSR, 1970)

Nominees:

• Margaret Furse for "Anne of the Thousand Days" (Charles Jarrott, Bridget Boland, John Hale, Richard Sokolove, Maxwell Anderson, UK, 1969)  
• Vittorio Nino Novarese for "Cromwell" (Ken Hughes, UK / USA, 1970)
• Jocelyn Rickards for "Ryan's Daughter" (David Lean, Robert Bolt, UK, 1970)

Best Film Editing
Winner: John C. Howard and Richard C. Meyer for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
(George Roy Hill , William Goldman, USA / Mexico, 1969)

Nominees:

• Danford B. Greene for "M*A*S*H" (Robert Altman, Richard Hooker, Ring Lardner Jr., USA, 1970)
• Norman Savage for "Ryan's Daughter" (David Lean, Robert Bolt, UK, 1970)
• Fredric Steinkamp for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (Sydney Pollack, Horace McCoy, James Poe, Robert E. Thompson, USA, 1970)

Best Sound Track
Winner: Don Hall, David Dockendorf and William Edmondson for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
(George Roy Hill , William Goldman, USA / Mexico, 1969)

Nominees:

• Don Hall, David Dockendorf and Bernard Freericks for "M*A*S*H" (Robert Altman, Richard Hooker, Ring Lardner Jr., USA, 1970)
• Don Hall, Douglas Williams and Don Bassman for "Patton" (Franklin J. Schaffner, Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North, Ladislas Farago, Omar N. Bradley, USA, 1970)
• Winston Ryder and Gordon McCallum for "Ryan's Daughter" (David Lean, Robert Bolt, UK, 1970)

1970, Car Spotting: Knisja tal-Vittorja, Valletta, Malta

First row only, left to right

Ford Anglia 105E, Ford Cortina Mk II, Austin A30/A35, Ford Escort (Mk I) RS 1600, Ford Escort (Mk I), Triumph Herald Courier, Simca Aronde P60, Ford Prefect 107E, Ford Anglia 105E, Rover P6 Mk I, Morris Minor 1000, Rover P6 Mk I, Hillman Minx Series V, Ford Anglia 105E, Ford Anglia 105E.

1969, Film: L'Arbre de Noël

The French film, co-produced by Italy, "L'Arbre de Noël" (English: "The Christmas Tree") was released on 15 October 1969 in France. The film, directed by Terence Young, was written by himself based on the novel with the same name by Michel Bataille. Main stars are William Holden, Virna Lisi and Bourvil. The music was composed by Georges Auric.

"L'Arbre de Noël" Poster

Synopsis
Since the death of his mother, Pascal (Brook Fuller), spends his holidays with his father Laurent Segur (William Holden). One day, when diving near the shores, an aircraft falls into the sea. The holiday goes on happily with Catherine Graziani (Virna Lisi), the young and pretty girlfriend of Laurent…

Virna Lisa, William Holden, Bourvil, Terence Young

Virna Lisi, William Holden, Brook Fuller

Brook Fuller, William Holden and Bourvil

Main cast

• William Holden as Laurent Ségur
• Virna Lisi as Catherine Graziani
• Bourvil as Verdun
• Brook Fuller as Pascal Ségur
• Mario Feliciani as Paris doctor
• Madeleine Damien as Marinette
• Friedrich von Ledebur as Vernet
• Georges Douking as Pet owner
• Jean-Pierre Castaldi as The motorcycle policeman
• Yves Barsacq as Charlie Lebreton

Bourvil

Trailer

1968, Car Spotting: De Lairessestraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Left to right

Two unidentified cars, Ford Taunus 12M Coupé (P4), Daf 600 or 750, Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Ford Taunus 17M or 20M (P5), Rootes Arrow (Probably Sunbeam Arrow), Simca 1000, Fiat 850, unidentified car, Daf 600 or 750, Opel Rekord B, BMW 1500, NSU Prinz 4, Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Ford Cortina Mk II.

1967, Best selling cars: United Kingdom

Top 10 of the best sold car models in the UK. There are no foreign models in the top 10, as imports accounted for only 8.3% of sales. (source: AROnline, UK)

N° 10: Morris Minor 1000
(2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, 2-door convertible, 2-door estate) 34,565 units sold

Morris Minor 1000

N° 9: Ford Corsair V4
(4-door saloon, 2-door saloon, 2-door cabriolet, 5-door estate) 35,993 units sold

Ford Corsair V4

N° 8: Vauxhall Victor FC/FD
(4-door saloon, 5-door estate) 38,517 units sold

Vauxhall Victor FC

Vauxhall Victor FD

N° 7: Rootes / Chrysler Europe Imp range
(Hillman Imp, Singer Chamois, Sunbeam Imp, Commer Imp, 2-door saloon, 2-door coupé, 3-door estate, 3-door panel van) 40,858 units sold

Hillman Imp

N° 6: Ford Anglia 105E/123E
(2-door saloon, 3-door estate, 3-door van) 55,735 units sold

Ford Anglia 105E

N° 5: Rootes / Chrysler Europe Arrow range
(Hillman Minx, Hillman Hunter, Singer Vogue, Singer Gazelle, Sunbeam Arrow, Sunbeam Rapier, Humber Sceptre,  4-door saloon, 5-door estate, 2-door coupé, 2-door pick up) 79,376 units sold

Humber Sceptre

N° 4: BMC Mini
(Austin 850, Austin Mini, Morris 850, Morris Mini, Riley Elf, Wolseley Hornet) 82,436 units sold

Austin Mini

N° 3: Vauxhall Viva HB
(2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, 3-door estate) 100,220 units sold

Vauxhall Viva HB

N° 2: BMC ADO16 1100/1300
Austin 1100/1300, MG 1100/1300, Morris 1100/1300, Riley Kestrel, Vanden Plas Princess 1100/1300, Wolseley 1100/1300, 4-door saloon, 2-door saloon, 3-door estate) 131,382 units sold

Morris 1100

N° 1: Ford Cortina Mk II
(2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, 5-door estate) 165,300 units sold

Ford Cortina Mk II