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Post by richardwoods on Jun 1, 2013 9:05:45 GMT
Apologies if this has been covered before, but as a relative newbie to the forum I missed it if it was. In a recent thread someone (possibly Paul V, apologies if it wasn't) mentioned that as well as the sports day Macra Terror reports from NZ, there were similar reports for Troughton Yeti episodes being screened privately some where in Africa. What's the story here? This one passed me by and as these two serials are top of my personal wish list for returns, it would be really interesting to know a bit more about what has been reported.
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Post by Daniel Hornby on Jun 1, 2013 12:21:22 GMT
Apologies if this has been covered before, but as a relative newbie to the forum I missed it if it was. In a recent thread someone (possibly Paul V, apologies if it wasn't) mentioned that as well as the sports day Macra Terror reports from NZ, there were similar reports for Troughton Yeti episodes being screened privately some where in Africa. What's the story here? This one passed me by and as these two serials are top of my personal wish list for returns, it would be really interesting to know a bit more about what has been reported. Well I'm not a newbie, but this story is new to me. I'm guessing someone will come and debunk it within a few hours!!! With regards to the Yetim I did just recently listen to The Abominable Snowmen audio, and I think it's up there with some of the best stories. I did do a classic DW marathon a few years ago but I thought it would be good to really take my time on this occasion. The Web of Fear is the next one to listen to (I'm on The Enemy of the World) but I haven't noticed a weak Troughton that's missing. I just remember the music being excellent in Web but am going to enjoy it after listening to Pat work his magic with his dual role |
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Post by richardwoods on Jun 1, 2013 13:45:41 GMT
Almost certainly they will debunk it as its far too good to be true I guess. I have been searching recent threads but can't find the relevant bit. It was mentioned in the same sentence as the Macra search in NZ but looks like no one else picked up on it at the time.
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Post by Stephen Neve on Jun 1, 2013 16:00:46 GMT
Almost certainly they will debunk it as its far too good to be true I guess. I have been searching recent threads but can't find the relevant bit. It was mentioned in the same sentence as the Macra search in NZ but looks like no one else picked up on it at the time. Nothing to debunk. The Web of Fear screening is mentioned in wiped. |
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Post by richardwoods on Jun 1, 2013 16:14:49 GMT
Ah, right. Not much detail though. Does anyone have the full story?
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Post by Stephen Neve on Jun 1, 2013 16:54:08 GMT
Ah, right. Not much detail though. Does anyone have the full story? Richard Molseworth was asked about it on missing epsiodes forum last year but he was quite vague about it and said that is was an unoffical screnning by the afrcian tv station (shouwn when the stations rights to screen it had expired). Which conflcits with what has been written in wiped. |
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Post by Nicholas Fitzpatrick on Jun 1, 2013 17:22:48 GMT
Richard Molseworth was asked about it on missing epsiodes forum last year but he was quite vague about it and said that is was an unoffical screnning by the afrcian tv station (shouwn when the stations rights to screen it had expired). Which conflcits with what has been written in wiped. I'd guess then, that the information has improved since the book was first written. In which case I doubt there'd be any clarification until this whole Africa search is completed, as the last thing they'd want to do is imply that anyone did anything wrong back then ... |
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Post by Greg H on Jun 1, 2013 18:15:24 GMT
Richard Molseworth was asked about it on missing epsiodes forum last year but he was quite vague about it and said that is was an unoffical screnning by the afrcian tv station (shouwn when the stations rights to screen it had expired). Which conflcits with what has been written in wiped. I'd guess then, that the information has improved since the book was first written. In which case I doubt there'd be any clarification until this whole Africa search is completed, as the last thing they'd want to do is imply that anyone did anything wrong back then ... Feel free to correct me if I am wrong anyone, I thought the Africa search, i.e. searching archives etc was a done deal already? Is that not the case? |
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Post by Nicholas Fitzpatrick on Jun 1, 2013 18:45:13 GMT
Feel free to correct me if I am wrong anyone, I thought the Africa search, i.e. searching archives etc was a done deal already? Is that not the case? It certainly wasn't last year when Richard Molesworth made those comments. In a podcast about 10 weeks ago, Richard indicated the search was still ongoing - www.radiofreeskaro.com/2013/03/10/radio-free-skaro-357-wiped-clean-by-the-wrath-of-pamela-nash/So presumably he'd be reluctant to say anything detailed or negative about African broadcasters until it's completed. |
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Post by richardwoods on Jun 1, 2013 19:14:40 GMT
Sounds like I will have to wait and see then, unless anyone has any more info? Difficult not to want to find out more as I said before The Web of Fear would be my personal No1 Dr Who serial to find. Everyone always says that the Invasion was the template for the Pertwee era but to be honest the Web has an earlier claim for this, it had all the hallmarks, alien invasion, the Brig, (well Col, I know), contemporary setting etc and is probably overlooked as so much of it is inconveniently missing from the archives.
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Post by Greg H on Jun 1, 2013 19:18:37 GMT
The episode that does exist is one of the high points of who imo.
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Post by richardwoods on Jun 1, 2013 19:26:19 GMT
Too true. The Yeti waking up in the Antique shop and killing the guy with the glasses scared the wits out of me when I watched it as a kid and still has a great hammeresque atmosphere, the production values, Pats acting, the sets, great stuff. Sorry, I could bore for Britain about this serial.  |
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Post by richardwoods on Jun 1, 2013 19:27:39 GMT
The censor clips are pretty good too....
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Post by steveb on Jun 1, 2013 20:43:39 GMT
Web of Fear is one of the best whos ever - I saw it first time round and was glued to the screen, and it was the story everyone remembered at school even years later. So if any of that turned up, it would be the best thing ever :-)
Snowmen is also a very decent story.
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Post by Jon Preddle on Jun 1, 2013 20:48:39 GMT
...there were similar reports for Troughton Yeti episodes being screened privately some where in Africa. What's the story here? IIRC, there were "eye-witness" reports (i.e. someone told someone, who told someone, who told someone else, that their neighbour's first cousin's wife's brother) had seen Web of Fear shown at a cinema in Nigeria in the early 1980s. |
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