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Post by Mark Hill on Feb 19, 2012 9:03:18 GMT
I don't know if this makes sense or is even possible, (or even if it has already been done). When contacting the foreign stations that had the prints is it possible to ask to get in contact with the individuals who were responsible for passing them on, destroying them, making copies, etc.? Obviously only official representatives would do this as it could easily be construed as harassment, but is it too far-fetched that these individuals may have something in their possession? Cheers.
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Post by Anthony Clark on Feb 19, 2012 9:23:30 GMT
There's a very good chance that these people will have retired by now. Some could be dead...
It all happened a long time ago, remember.
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Post by Mark Hill on Feb 19, 2012 9:26:29 GMT
Fully understand that. Still, thought that it might be a possible, though faint, option.
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Post by John Wall on Feb 19, 2012 9:39:45 GMT
It's only relatively recently that this sort of thing has been seen as important/valuable. There have been threads about contacting production staff, etc who worked on the programme in the 60s - which has been done a long time ago. For virtually all of them it was just another job; they worked on Dr Who one week and something completely different the next week. It's the same with most of the actors and actresses.
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Post by Mark Hill on Feb 19, 2012 9:41:12 GMT
Fair enough. Thanks, John, for the reply. Cheers.
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Post by Richard Develyn on Feb 19, 2012 10:51:31 GMT
I'll repeat what I said in the other thread because I think that there is an avenue of enquiry that amateurs could pursue.
If films were taken by employees, those film cans are more than likely lying forgotten somewhere either in their houses or the houses of their children.
Although this could be *anywhere* in the world, it's not uncommon for people to move to where their work is and then not bother moving away when they retire, or for their children to set up home in the same town that they grew up in.
So the *best* bet to locate this forgotten material from ex-employees, IMVHO, is to advertise in a local paper in the town/city where the TV stations are (or were, if they're now gone).
People are always happy to get rid of their old junk for a bit of cash. As long as you don't invite them to think that they've got the Mona Lisa sitting there you might strike lucky.
It's a long shot, but the thing about long shots is that if enough people have a go at it it becomes a bit of a closer shot.
I also think it's a significantly better shot than trying to follow 30 year route of some employee - unless you really are a private detective. Companies of any sort aren't going to want to give away personal employee information even if they have it.
Richard
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Post by John Wall on Feb 19, 2012 14:03:34 GMT
I agree - the odd can of film, etc could be lying around almost anywhere. Keep checkingcar boot sales, etc. Additionally, what about people that do house clearances ?
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Post by andybell on Feb 19, 2012 15:58:54 GMT
Do BBC shows such as Cash in the Attic, Car Booty etc have a memo for production crew saying "Keep an eye out for 16mm film cans"?
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Post by Brad Phipps on Feb 19, 2012 19:35:34 GMT
For virtually all of them it was just another job; they worked on Dr Who one week and something completely different the next week. It's the same with most of the actors and actresses. Probably one of the reasons why Dr Who is missing so much. Unless your name was Jimmy Perry you probably wouldn't care about what happens to the episodes after they were broadcast. Similarly, didn't Terry Gilliam purchase all the master tapes for Monty Python when he heard they were under threat from wiping?
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Post by John Wall on Feb 19, 2012 20:06:17 GMT
For virtually all of them it was just another job; they worked on Dr Who one week and something completely different the next week. It's the same with most of the actors and actresses. Probably one of the reasons why Dr Who is missing so much. Unless your name was Jimmy Perry you probably wouldn't care about what happens to the episodes after they were broadcast. I don't think the survival rate for Dr Who is significantly different from many other shows of the pre-wiping era.
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Post by Richard Molesworth on Feb 19, 2012 20:14:59 GMT
Probably one of the reasons why Dr Who is missing so much. Unless your name was Jimmy Perry you probably wouldn't care about what happens to the episodes after they were broadcast. I don't think the survival rate for Dr Who is significantly different from many other shows of the pre-wiping era. Doctor Who's surivial rate is considerably better than a lot of other programmes. Look at Z-Cars for instance: www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/zcars.htmRegards, Richard
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Post by John F Brayshaw on Feb 19, 2012 21:34:00 GMT
Z Cars was totally decimated we are only looking for 106 or less on how you look at it....and reconstructons can be done because there is enough material left audios and pics....
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Post by Jeremy Williams on Feb 20, 2012 21:34:46 GMT
Z-Cars was shown live for most of it's early days, why bother to record it?
Attitudes back in the 60's were vastly different than they are today, nobody knew the importance of keeping copies of shows.
I'd love to ask Biddy Baxter what her reason was for keeping Blue Peter episodes from being wiped in the 60's!
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Post by Rob Moss on Feb 20, 2012 22:53:11 GMT
Z-Cars was shown live for most of it's early days, why bother to record it? Attitudes back in the 60's were vastly different than they are today, nobody knew the importance of keeping copies of shows. I'd love to ask Biddy Baxter what her reason was for keeping Blue Peter episodes from being wiped in the 60's! It's well known - Blue Peter often referred back to old features, so previous editions were kept in case something needed to be reused.
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Post by John F Brayshaw on Feb 21, 2012 4:28:59 GMT
Yes
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