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Post by Jon Preddle on Dec 11, 2007 5:10:00 GMT
The latest issue of TSV, the journal of the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club, is now available. TSV#75 features "Singapore Who", which delves into the broadcast history of DW in Singapore, from 1965 to 1974. How many channels did DW screen on? What was the last DW story to screen in Singapore? Did Mission to the Unknown screen? What happened to the Singapore film prints? The issue can be ordered via PayPal from here: nzdwfc.tetrap.com/Jon Preddle |
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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Dec 11, 2007 17:18:40 GMT
Sounds good to me, so I've ordered a copy. I don't know much about Singapore - other than the tropical climate and strictly enforced 'no litter' rule - but I'd guess that b/w BBC film prints were dealt with in compliance with the 'return it/pass it on/junk it' clause.
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Post by Greg H on Dec 11, 2007 18:39:24 GMT
U never know!
They probably got sent on to other countries though, if my memory serves correctly. Might be wrong on that though!
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Post by B Thomas on Dec 12, 2007 10:38:35 GMT
U never know! They probably got sent on to other countries though, if my memory serves correctly. Might be wrong on that though! Like "The Tomb of the Cybermen" was? Oh, hang on - dammit... |
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Post by LanceM on Dec 12, 2007 18:12:22 GMT
I had attempted to do some research in the past concerning the past broadcast holdings of TV Singapura, I had seen it was a government broadcaster, and have had some discussions with thier informational archives in relation to TV Singapura documents. I could find little info on where these films were stored and screened on TV however, but would think the Singaporean Government could of made some censor cuts, such as the case of the ABC censor cuts which were found by Doctor Who fan Damian Shanahan a few years ago, were ever so glad to see some lost bits of episodes we may never have a chance to see, or may be able to see somewhere down the line.
It is the lack of funding that many of these tropical or sub-tropic nations have which makes me fear for the fate of any old 16mm prints from the 1960's or 1970's. As film reels of that age, improperly stored can deteriorate as the result of Vinegar Syndrome, a common plight for old film reels, can render entire collections useless if not checked.
Would love to get a copy of this article of Jon's at some point in the near future, looks like a good read. Until Then.
Lance.
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Post by wrightblan on Dec 20, 2007 4:34:01 GMT
From what I've heard about Singapore, there might be tons of censored material, if it still exists.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2008 13:30:48 GMT
Does Sound Interesting , But ( theres always a But)....Is it not unlikely that would have not already been checked by the Treasure Hunt campaign of a few years back & If I recall after the elegance of Tomb in 1992 was a concerted effort not made to contact all broadcasters who had purchased Doctor Who Prints from the BBC
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Post by Jon Preddle on Jan 31, 2008 7:35:00 GMT
From what I've heard about Singapore, there might be tons of censored material, if it still exists. And what have you heard? Do tell! Jon |
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Post by wrightblan on Feb 2, 2008 6:38:35 GMT
From what I've heard about Singapore, there might be tons of censored material, if it still exists. And what have you heard? Do tell! Jon Well I've heard Singapore is pretty heavy on the censoring of material for television. I would wonder if their censorship board kept clips like they did in Australia. |
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Post by B Thomas on Feb 2, 2008 10:02:09 GMT
Only if they had the same or similar "keep the bits we cut out" policy that the Aussies had. A bit of a long shot...
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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Feb 3, 2008 14:58:42 GMT
Wouldn't at least some of the episodes shown in Singapore have been pre-censored for either Australian or New Zealand TV broadcast? I don't know how strict Singapore TV was on horror or violence but there probably wasn't much left to cut by the time they received the more contentious episodes.
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Post by Jon Preddle on Feb 4, 2008 1:03:37 GMT
Wouldn't at least some of the episodes shown in Singapore have been pre-censored for either Australian or New Zealand TV broadcast? I don't know how strict Singapore TV was on horror or violence but there probably wasn't much left to cut by the time they received the more contentious episodes. NZBC sent two batches of cut and uncut eps to Singapore in 1972. One story was The War Machines. When the eps were recovered from Nigeria in 1984/5, it was later discovered these were the old NZBC prints. But someone had cut further footage from eps 2 and 3 than had already been removed by the NZ censors - so it was either Singapore or Nigeria who did this. Jon |
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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Feb 4, 2008 17:48:46 GMT
NZBC sent two batches of cut and uncut eps to Singapore in 1972. One story was The War Machines. When the eps were recovered from Nigeria in 1984/5, it was later discovered these were the old NZBC prints. But someone had cut further footage from eps 2 and 3 than had already been removed by the NZ censors - so it was either Singapore or Nigeria who did this. Jon Interesting. I wonder how Singapore and Nigeria compared on TV censorship. |
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