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Post by Mark Tinkler on Feb 4, 2019 12:19:38 GMT
They've been fine with my stuff. I didn't actually want the VHSs back as they sent me DVDs of them anyway...
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Post by Vaughan Stanger on Feb 4, 2019 12:23:30 GMT
I'm planning to lend some tapes to Kaleidoscope to recover some missing BBC children's shows, news footage, continuity, adverts and the like. Has anyone had any experience of this? Are they good at getting the tapes back to you? I'm very happy to help, but I don't want to lose my tapes. It's probably just me being paranoid! With any arrangement of this kind, it would be wise to have something in writing that covers what the recipient will do to safeguard your property, when they expect to return it to you, also that they will pay the cost of doing so or make arrangements to hand it back in person. (Please note that I'm not having a go at Kaleidoscope!) |
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Post by robertreinstein on Feb 4, 2019 14:38:20 GMT
In general, KAL has limited resources, so please expect delays, but they do come through.
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Feb 6, 2019 0:16:30 GMT
I got everything I gave them back, the Magpie episode, the Saturday Scene bits and bobs, the Young Ones promo, quite a bit else.
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Post by richardmarson on Feb 6, 2019 20:12:02 GMT
Sadly, an irreplaceable tape I entrusted to Chris Perry, who gave me every assurance it would be looked after with upmost care and transferred, was not only not transferred but lost and never returned. This after months and months being told all was fine but with increasingly far fetched stories about why it couldn't yet be returned.
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Feb 6, 2019 22:51:12 GMT
Sadly, an irreplaceable tape I entrusted to Chris Perry, who gave me every assurance it would be looked after with upmost care and transferred, was not only not transferred but lost and never returned. This after months and months being told all was fine but with increasingly far fetched stories about why it couldn't yet be returned. This is not an unfamiliar story. Paul |
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Post by Ronnie McDevitt on Feb 7, 2019 9:40:07 GMT
I have had no dealings with nor any axe to grind with Kaleidoscope who I am sure many people have had satisfactory business with.
However I recall one of Ronnie Gerrards CV2000 music tapes was dismissed by them as having an audio track only and he was subsequently able to capture video from another machine when he might have junked the tape(s) following their advice.
Taking the above posts into account - and with the greatest of respect to KAL - I would not loan the original copy of anything valuable to them.
I once loaned a VHS to ITV Sport who somehow managed to lose it. Ironically the tape had come directly from their archive some years earlier and their master had subsequently been lost so it seemed the right thing to do.
Unfortunately, as in all walks of life, people do lose things when they shouldn't - these things happen.
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Feb 7, 2019 10:22:41 GMT
I have had no dealings with nor any axe to grind with Kaleidoscope who I am sure many people have had satisfactory dealings with. However I recall one of Ronnie Gerrards CV2000 music tapes was dismissed by them as having an audio track only and he was subsequently able to capture video from another machine when he might have junked the tape(s) following their advice. Taking the above posts into account - and with the greatest of respect to KAL - I would not loan the original copy of anything valuable to them. I once loaned a VHS to ITV Sport who somehow managed to lose it. Ironically the tape had come directly from their archive some years earlier and their master had subsequently been lost so it seemed the right thing to do. Unfortunately, as in all walks of life, people do lose things when they shouldn't! Broadcasters often misplace or mislay tapes - mind you, they're dealing with larger amounts! What tape was it Ronnie? |
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