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Post by John Green on Oct 30, 2023 16:37:32 GMT
More info: "MOGUL [The Troubleshooters] – Is That Tiger, Man? (Broadcast: 30th April 1966) The three ‘finds’ will be returned to the BBC Archive for scanning shortly. They are part of a series of discoveries made by the Film is Fabulous! team in recent months. More classic British television recoveries will be announced in the coming days." and a video at filmisfabulous.org.uk/bbc-tv-treasures-found/
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Oct 30, 2023 23:58:15 GMT
Hi all,
No idea where the talk of 20 finds came from. Not from me.
Certainly the plan was to announce all the finds during the event (the six finds we announced up to and including on the day of the event) plus anything that was brought in on the day, but it was decided to announce most of the finds during the two weeks before the event to drum up some publicity. That worked and we got a lot of feedback regarding film collections.
In advance of the event, we spoke to a few collectors who said they would bring some UK TV titles with them. I checked the titles I was given and most of these were missing, a few with question marks over them. This amounted to a total of 17 missing programmes in addition to the six titles that we eventually announced. In the end, three of the collectors weren't able to attend and one only brought a single film with him. However, it did turn out to be a missing programme. That will be announced soon I hope, but not until the end of November because I think there is more from that series to come.
Please don't read into what I have said and think it's a Doctor Who film. It isn't.
I want to be clear though that 'Film is Fabulous' is an initiative to raise awareness with collectors and the families of collectors of the vulnerability of their collections. The aim is to save film. But it's not a treasure hunt and anything that is currently missing which can be put back in an archive is just a bonus.
Paul
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Post by George D on Oct 31, 2023 13:20:12 GMT
I only saw the 3 on the web page
Where are the 20?
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Post by deanreynolds on Oct 31, 2023 14:03:57 GMT
This is fantastic. So instead of the rumoured 20 finds, we have the 6 confirmed and then 17 potential other finds? Thats even better by the sounds of it. Plus there's the liklihood of future finds too.
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Post by Tim Burrows on Oct 31, 2023 16:46:34 GMT
The figure of 20 was described to me by one of the organisers and I repeated this as requested.
But just to be absolutely clear as this figure came into the public domain from me, and as I said at the time, these were not necessarily 20 TV shows. These would include trims, oddments, mute sections of things. The only TV I was told about specifically and repeated on a podcast was a mute section of an episode of Grandstand. Off the top of my head this was about 6 weeks ago, which is a long time for plans to go awry or for plans to change. Given the shape of the panels as they turned out, I can’t envisage an opportunity for these all sorts to have been discussed anyway.
So we’ve had 4 (with another one pending) entire missing TV shows and a 103 year old missing feature. Isn’t that great?
The event was excellent and the initiative remains extremely hopeful.
Let’s hope more comes out in the wash.
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Post by John Green on Oct 31, 2023 17:56:02 GMT
A belated, though genuine, Thank You to everyone involved, especially those collectors who've looked after the prints so long.
I remember these shows from the 60s, and am always pleased when more appear!
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Post by Mark Berry on Nov 2, 2023 2:19:18 GMT
Great to hear there were so many finds (and further potential leads on missing materials) at the Film is Fabulous event – congrats to all those involved. I'm very much hoping there will be a similar get-together next year, as I missed out this time. (Currently on the wrong continent.)
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Post by John Green on Nov 3, 2023 1:39:44 GMT
An update: "Film is Fabulous! intend to announce lost British feature films from the 1930s and 40s, children’s television programmes from the 1960s, and all manner of film off-cuts, mute negatives and trims. These include a missing television episode that was returned by a private film collector at the event in Leicester on Sunday. The print, together with the other missing material, can now be preserved and stand as a legacy to the collectors who have cherished the films for many years." filmisfabulous.org.uk/update-on-missing-film/
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Nov 3, 2023 13:44:35 GMT
An update: "Film is Fabulous! intend to announce lost British feature films from the 1930s and 40s, children’s television programmes from the 1960s, and all manner of film off-cuts, mute negatives and trims. These include a missing television episode that was returned by a private film collector at the event in Leicester on Sunday. The print, together with the other missing material, can now be preserved and stand as a legacy to the collectors who have cherished the films for many years." filmisfabulous.org.uk/update-on-missing-film/It's really good to see film collectors getting the praise they deserve for keeping hold of these shows. Too often (more in the past than now to be fair), I used to see people slagging them off as hoarders etc.
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Post by davetudor on Nov 3, 2023 14:28:41 GMT
An update: "Film is Fabulous! intend to announce lost British feature films from the 1930s and 40s, children’s television programmes from the 1960s, and all manner of film off-cuts, mute negatives and trims. These include a missing television episode that was returned by a private film collector at the event in Leicester on Sunday. The print, together with the other missing material, can now be preserved and stand as a legacy to the collectors who have cherished the films for many years." filmisfabulous.org.uk/update-on-missing-film/It's really good to see film collectors getting the praise they deserve for keeping hold of these shows. Too often (more in the past than now to be fair), I used to see people slagging them off as hoarders etc. Agreed - they need to be shown more appreciation for without their hard work we probably wouldn't have half the stuff we have back in the archives now. I hope this initiative helps that appreciation and understanding grow and that more collectors will be keen to share their treasures.
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Post by Angel Amezquita (Angelgreat) on Nov 7, 2023 16:19:23 GMT
Hi all, No idea where the talk of 20 finds came from. Not from me. Certainly the plan was to announce all the finds during the event (the six finds we announced up to and including on the day of the event) plus anything that was brought in on the day, but it was decided to announce most of the finds during the two weeks before the event to drum up some publicity. That worked and we got a lot of feedback regarding film collections. In advance of the event, we spoke to a few collectors who said they would bring some UK TV titles with them. I checked the titles I was given and most of these were missing, a few with question marks over them. This amounted to a total of 17 missing programmes in addition to the six titles that we eventually announced. In the end, three of the collectors weren't able to attend and one only brought a single film with him. However, it did turn out to be a missing programme. That will be announced soon I hope, but not until the end of November because I think there is more from that series to come. Please don't read into what I have said and think it's a Doctor Who film. It isn't. I want to be clear though that 'Film is Fabulous' is an initiative to raise awareness with collectors and the families of collectors of the vulnerability of their collections. The aim is to save film. But it's not a treasure hunt and anything that is currently missing which can be put back in an archive is just a bonus. Paul If it's not a Doctor Who, then I hope it's either Dad's Army, Z-Cars or Dixon of Dock Green.
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Post by John Green on Nov 7, 2023 18:05:11 GMT
"Screen One of the Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre in Leicester was the setting for a panel discussion on Television. Hosted by Sue Malden, with guests Dick Fiddy (BFI), Paul Vanezis (Producer), and Mark Stuckey of the BBC’s Repair Shop." filmisfabulous.org.uk/television-panel/
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Post by Robert Mammone on Apr 23, 2024 4:57:14 GMT
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Post by stevehoare61 on Apr 23, 2024 5:53:25 GMT
Its all excellent progress and Im sure a few treasures will emerge soon.
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Post by Robert Mammone on Apr 25, 2024 5:57:46 GMT
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