One morning in Bangkok (AKA I am not Phil Morris)
Aug 9, 2015 12:02:18 GMT
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Post by RWels on Aug 9, 2015 12:02:18 GMT
Although I myself don't consider DW the best of British television, or the one that needs saving most, for once I have a small story to tell about how I lost one morning in Bangkok:
While on holiday in Thailand, I'd noticed that Bangkok has a small Broadcast Museum, as mentioned in this journal: thailand.prd.go.th/thailand_illustrated/content.php?s_id=317
The well-informed of you will see where this is going, thinking: Thailand? Hartnells! Their army operated Channel 7 reportedly showed Marco Polo and Reign of Terror: gallifreybase.com/w/index.php/Thailand
Now that newsletter was written in 2007, so was the place still in operation? After a long and troubled taxi ride, I managed to find it, as described, on the grounds of the ministry of public relations. Actually the taxi ride was so complicated (the final street was hidden better than platform nine and three quarters) that it took more time to find it than to visit the actual museum, which was a sweet little place with English explanations and too small to tire anyone, that is, providing you are interested in the history of Thai radio and television.
Which is perhaps why I was the only visitor at the time and a surprise for the staff, two friendly ladies who were not very fluent in English. Well, neither were the taxi drivers.
So, having found this place through sheer stubbornness, I had a look and took some pictures. So... Did they know if many shows from the '60s still existed somewhere? Well, they were not an archive, beyond the old records and TV cameras and film projectors that were on display, there was nothing else. Plus, the language barrier. So, although I believe that their English speaking colleague may perhaps still email me, I didn't get anywhere.
It said, by the way, that Channel 7 only started in 1967, while other sources say that it started DW in 1966: gallifreybase.com/w/index.php/Thailand#Transmission I may post a few pictures if people are interested.
Note/disclaimer: I went there out of curiosity, I knew that it would very very probably be a waste of time going there in person. It got me off the beaten track, but I wouldn't recommend it. Going around asking "have you any doctor who" (by mail or in person) is not always a good idea. Archives that are open to the general public may answer questions from individual researchers, but others (company archives) may not. Philip Morris went well-prepared and there are better things you can do to help. Also, as others may say, messing around may hinder the official ongoing search.
While on holiday in Thailand, I'd noticed that Bangkok has a small Broadcast Museum, as mentioned in this journal: thailand.prd.go.th/thailand_illustrated/content.php?s_id=317
The well-informed of you will see where this is going, thinking: Thailand? Hartnells! Their army operated Channel 7 reportedly showed Marco Polo and Reign of Terror: gallifreybase.com/w/index.php/Thailand
Now that newsletter was written in 2007, so was the place still in operation? After a long and troubled taxi ride, I managed to find it, as described, on the grounds of the ministry of public relations. Actually the taxi ride was so complicated (the final street was hidden better than platform nine and three quarters) that it took more time to find it than to visit the actual museum, which was a sweet little place with English explanations and too small to tire anyone, that is, providing you are interested in the history of Thai radio and television.
Which is perhaps why I was the only visitor at the time and a surprise for the staff, two friendly ladies who were not very fluent in English. Well, neither were the taxi drivers.
So, having found this place through sheer stubbornness, I had a look and took some pictures. So... Did they know if many shows from the '60s still existed somewhere? Well, they were not an archive, beyond the old records and TV cameras and film projectors that were on display, there was nothing else. Plus, the language barrier. So, although I believe that their English speaking colleague may perhaps still email me, I didn't get anywhere.
It said, by the way, that Channel 7 only started in 1967, while other sources say that it started DW in 1966: gallifreybase.com/w/index.php/Thailand#Transmission I may post a few pictures if people are interested.
Note/disclaimer: I went there out of curiosity, I knew that it would very very probably be a waste of time going there in person. It got me off the beaten track, but I wouldn't recommend it. Going around asking "have you any doctor who" (by mail or in person) is not always a good idea. Archives that are open to the general public may answer questions from individual researchers, but others (company archives) may not. Philip Morris went well-prepared and there are better things you can do to help. Also, as others may say, messing around may hinder the official ongoing search.