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Post by Brian Denton on Jul 22, 2022 21:29:27 GMT
I noticed that the quality of these programmes shown on BBC4 the other evening was quite ropey, looking like videotapes with dropout, inconsistent colour etc. I have no problem with this, and was glad to see the reminders of my teen television watching. However, does this mean that BBC are not now being so fussy about the quality of stuff they are broadcasting in the nostalgia slots? How much stuff is there which now might see the light of day without the requirement (and cost) of tidying them up to be of broadcast quality?
Here's hoping!
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Post by stevehoare61 on Jul 23, 2022 9:54:44 GMT
Totally agree. Theres a lot of material previously deemed untransmittable, so whats the point of keeping it..? Clearly there is a market for it, as anything is better than nothing and theres a whole generation of us of a certain age that swapped old Doctor Whos in the early 80s which were sometimes dreadfull, but it gave a glimpse and an idea of the original. Theres a lot of Top of the Pops they could show not to mention dramas and comedies.
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Post by paul carney on Jul 23, 2022 12:18:36 GMT
Whoever knew Noel Edmonds could act?😁
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Post by Peter Stirling on Jul 23, 2022 14:00:50 GMT
I suppose with BBC budgets shrinking as people drop the licence etc then it is not the sort of stuff they could warrant spending any time and money on.
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Post by Brian Denton on Jul 23, 2022 19:43:05 GMT
I suppose with BBC budgets shrinking as people drop the licence etc then it is not the sort of stuff they could warrant spending any time and money on. What are the cost issues, just out of interest. Certainly not much in the way of a technological cost! I suppose it must be performance rights, where I don't suppose broadcast quality makes any difference. |
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Post by Ronnie McDevitt on Jul 23, 2022 20:22:15 GMT
I noticed that the quality of these programmes shown on BBC4 the other evening was quite ropey, looking like videotapes with dropout, inconsistent colour etc. I have no problem with this, and was glad to see the reminders of my teen television watching. However, does this mean that BBC are not now being so fussy about the quality of stuff they are broadcasting in the nostalgia slots? How much stuff is there which now might see the light of day without the requirement (and cost) of tidying them up to be of broadcast quality? Here's hoping! Although not really my cup of tea it was good to see the Second City Firsts. The drop out was particularly noticeable on the Toyah Wilcox episode but so what? I am grateful to see such material and it would be a petty mistake to complain about the quality - and I realize you are not complaining, just commenting Brian. Some of a 1970s drama The Roads to Freedom in the same BBC4 slot this Wednesday. Unfortunately, with the imminent demise of BBC4 the decision to show rare archive material has surely come a bit too late. Some interesting bits and pieces on the BBC Rewind channel mind you, but not too many complete shows there. |
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Post by brianfretwell on Jul 24, 2022 9:03:46 GMT
I believe these were domestic Philips N1500 VCR recordings. I read on Roobarbs that this was the case even though one did exist at the BFI on 2". I speculated that the BFI wanted too much to return it or transfer it to a digital file for the repeat.
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Post by Brian Denton on Jul 24, 2022 9:06:38 GMT
I'll be watching Roads to Freedom. IIRC that was a Sunday Night BBC2 job (with Georgia Brown?). I wonder if Germinal with Jerry Booth is still in the can?
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Post by Dan S on Jul 24, 2022 13:10:27 GMT
I watched it the other day. The first one looked to be broadcast quality, the 2nd one with Toyah had a tracking line along the bottom but was decent enough quality, the 3rd one looked to be from a well-knackered tape, lines all over the place, and looks like it'd been cropped to remove any tracking lines, had any wobble stabilised etc. But this is not a complaint merely an observation. It's nice to get to see these things because it serves nobody just to lock them away because they're deemed lower quality.
It made sense to broadcast the best quality ones first, in case anyone was put off by the quality and decided to tune out. Can anyone tell me were any of them preceded by an announcement about the quality? I was out of the room between episodes so missed any announcements that may have been made.
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Post by paul carney on Jul 24, 2022 15:01:38 GMT
The announcer mentioned "a slight visual decline" before the Alison Steadman play.
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