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Post by Ken Griffin on Nov 11, 2014 22:34:04 GMT
This seems to have passed us by but David Frost's estate has signed a deal with a US company called Reelin' In The Years to licence footage from the David Frost estate. A major videotape digitisation process has begun in the US, involving 2" and 1" tape among other formats. An inventory is still being compiled but there have been some hints that the collection may contain lost footage. For those of you on Facebook, you can see an image gallery of some of the content already transfered here. Meanwhile, the announcement (which is extremely brief) can be seen here. |
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Post by Gary Critcher on Nov 11, 2014 22:44:57 GMT
that FB link isn't working.
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Post by John Green on Nov 11, 2014 22:45:45 GMT
Hmm.Interesting!
(And no,the Facebook-I wonder what Dr.Spooner would have made of that?-link doesn't work for me.either.).
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Post by Ken Griffin on Nov 11, 2014 23:14:42 GMT
It should work now - some gremlins crept in when I was placing the link on the forum.
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Post by John Green on Nov 12, 2014 0:25:22 GMT
As well as other formats,there's a reference to PAL 625 material.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2014 9:02:52 GMT
That's a very interesting announcement, Ken. Thanks for sharing. Reeling In The Years are quite a prominent distributor of footage and they previously released the "British Invasion" series of pop DVD releases. They seem to distribute large amounts of archive television footage (including the colour versions of Rediffusion's Hippodrome Show). It will be interesting to see what's in the Frost archive but I'd be very surprised if it didn't include at least bits of his Rediffusion work. I await further news on this one with baited breath..!  |
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Post by Jeff Leach on Nov 12, 2014 17:43:48 GMT
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Post by Rich Cornock on Nov 12, 2014 19:47:38 GMT
Yes please keep us upto date on this, it will be interesting to hear whats in this archive
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 11:16:17 GMT
Will be very interesting to see what comes out of this The Paley Centre certainly seem to have a lot of Frost material Interesting stuff. From the description, the 1948 Show edition is series 1 / episode 6, which already exists (although you never know if this might be a better copy than the one at the BFI). I assume the Stage '67 is an American ABC programme, being in colour (?). Still very interesting content and contributors though. I second the request for being kept up to date on the Frost archive as and when details emerge. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 10:21:18 GMT
Following on from that, I'm curious as to why Paley might have a copy of 1948 Show, which I'm assuming wasn't screened in the U.S. at the time (?). So presumably it's a copy obtained later, in light of Python's success there. If the recording has been sitting there longer though, it begs the question: are any more in the same place?
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Nov 14, 2014 10:50:37 GMT
Following on from that, I'm curious as to why Paley might have a copy of 1948 Show, which I'm assuming wasn't screened in the U.S. at the time (?). So presumably it's a copy obtained later, in light of Python's success there. If the recording has been sitting there longer though, it begs the question: are any more in the same place? In Paley? John Green and myself have had a good old look in there! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 13:51:38 GMT
Never say never!!!!
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Post by RWels on Nov 14, 2014 14:34:10 GMT
Following on from that, I'm curious as to why Paley might have a copy of 1948 Show, which I'm assuming wasn't screened in the U.S. at the time (?). So presumably it's a copy obtained later, in light of Python's success there. If the recording has been sitting there longer though, it begs the question: are any more in the same place? They were well stocked with Python & pre-python shows long before any of the latter made it to DVD. They also have some CUHB and DNAYS. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 15:20:51 GMT
Nothing missing though, I take it? I'd like to see the second series of DNAYS turn up too!
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Post by markboulton on Nov 14, 2014 17:39:52 GMT
I think this could be quite a significant haul! Wouldn't it be great if all of 1948 suddenly turned up in 405-line VT splendour? Or even a 525 conversion would be pretty miraculous.
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