Simon Collis
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I have started to dream of lost things
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Post by Simon Collis on Jun 21, 2014 17:37:27 GMT
Really, the chances of finding any off-air video recordings from the 1960s boil down to two chances: fat and slim. I will have to respectfully disagree with that! If someone could afford a domestic video recorder in the 1960s, they must have been pretty well off and might have had a few quid left over to invest in a few boxes of blank video reels. Quite a few things have turned up via the domestic recordings route, some looking fresh and some looking a little the worse for wear. I feel it imprudent to rule out this particular avenue of research as frankly stranger things have happened. I cite the American off air 35mm recordings of a pre war BBC transmission as an example of something considerably stranger and less likely............... Yes, that's a good point. If it's a small chance, it should still be investigated. I still think checking backwards from the sales records is a hiding to nothing. Ebay is probably more likely. (This means I shall spend the afternoon now looking through eBay at vintage VCRs and tapes and wondering whether my toy budget will stretch to them, so thanks for that edit: don't go there. It's a time hole.
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Post by John Wall on Jun 21, 2014 19:41:16 GMT
It's important, and sobering, to remember that the original transmissions are moving further into the past (I'm writing this on 21 June 2014, exactly 45 years since the transmission of Part 10 of The War Games) and those around with the resources to preserve things at the time are getting older. Anno Domini.
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Post by George D on Jun 22, 2014 3:07:39 GMT
Agreed, but surprisingly Finds continue. Once the full story behind the pm effort comes out, I think we will be closing in on the final number
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Post by John Green on Jun 22, 2014 16:36:47 GMT
Hmmm.There's now a link to the article on Ian's Twitter account. twitter.com/IanLevine No comment on any of our comments/questions,worse luck!
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Post by shellyharman67 on Jun 22, 2014 17:20:34 GMT
Hmmm.There's now a link to the article on Ian's Twitter account. twitter.com/IanLevine No comment on any of our comments/questions,worse luck! He has gone rather quiet John
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Post by Simon Jailler on Jun 23, 2014 6:51:11 GMT
Every now and then the discussion of missing episodes circles back to Ian Levine's side of the story when it comes to Pamela Nash, Sue Malden, "The Daleks", et al. This was originally presented in an interview conducted by Gary Leigh published in two parts across DWB #103 & #104 in July-August 1992. Details from the interview were included in a broader piece on the missing episode saga in an article written by Richard Molesworth for The DWB Compendium published in 1993. But since I'm not aware of the original interview being available anywhere else at this time, I've scanned both parts of it and made it available HERE. Hello Matt. Ian Levine posted this interview over on PMF at the weekend. Not sure whether that was prompted by you and this thread or his birthday on Sunday, to help ease his blues. It's still an interesting read.
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Post by John Green on Jun 23, 2014 7:54:51 GMT
Hello Matt. Ian Levine posted this interview over on PMF at the weekend. Not sure whether that was prompted by you and this thread or his birthday on Sunday, to help ease his blues. It's still an interesting read. [/quote] I think it's too much of a coincidence to be a coincidence.
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Post by shellyharman67 on Jun 23, 2014 7:55:19 GMT
Everybody wants to be the heir apparent to who is the king of finding these things ! 1993 is some time ago now, and many things a lot clearer now. Still a good read though........
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Post by John Green on Jun 23, 2014 8:00:16 GMT
Everybody wants to be the heir apparent to who is the king of finding these things ! 1993 is some time ago now, and many things a lot clearer now. Still a good read though........ What's the saying? Success has many fathers; failure is an orphan.
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Post by shellyharman67 on Jun 23, 2014 8:02:46 GMT
Everybody wants to be the heir apparent to who is the king of finding these things ! 1993 is some time ago now, and many things a lot clearer now. Still a good read though........ What's the saying? Success has many fathers; failure is an orphan. Very true ! Sometimes to fail is to win ! 5 DRS i think
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Post by Matthew Kurth on Jun 23, 2014 12:55:32 GMT
Ian Levine posted this interview over on PMF at the weekend. Interesting! Got a link?
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Post by Hugh Pearson on Jun 23, 2014 14:03:11 GMT
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