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Post by Stuart Douglas on Jun 7, 2005 12:22:04 GMT
..sadly nothing of interest on the tape. It contained the Lumberjack episode of Monty Python, dubbed from a transmission tape, with the last few seconds of the Goodies end credits afterwards, again from TX tape. Not even a BBC1 globe! Bummer Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on May 8, 2005 19:30:35 GMT
For goodness sake, constantly asking 'any word yet?' is not going to make things go any faster! Have some patience - Rob clearly has more on in his life than looking at one tape at the moment and I'm sure this forum will be the first place any findings are posted... Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Mar 9, 2005 16:34:38 GMT
The project number is that for the edition of the series "Opinion" transmitted on 8/1/73. The BBC computer has no record of this edition (it's primarily a stock control system, so doesn't list material the BBC doesn't hold by and large - that information is kept separately), which indicates that the BBC didn't have a copy of the programme when that system was set up in 1978. The programme would have been recorded (off-air, it was live) on 2" tape, so if this is a 1" tape it is a bit of a mystery where it came from - unless it is some kind of experimental recording, though that would be a bit odd in itself... I suspect it is possible that this tape is in fact a 2" (hard to tell from the image), and further it is possible that it could well have got into private hands after it was wiped - there's no evidence there is any recording on it (and after all, how many people are going to be able to play a 1" tape, let alone a 2" tape!) And the tape label itself says 'Opinion, 8-1-73' so that would seem to confirm that it did at some point have that show on it. But as you say, whether it still does is more of a mystery... Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Feb 15, 2005 15:57:38 GMT
I've been resident in the UK all of my 33 years. But The Sky At Night is one of those shows that successfully manages to be invisible unless you're actively looking for it, and the last time I can remember seeing it was about six years ago. It just doesn't feature on my radar, so it wouldn't have surprised me if I'd missed an announcement of its cancellation. www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/spaceguide/skyatnight/for all your Sky at Night needs... Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Jul 26, 2005 19:34:15 GMT
Probably the mad woman again! Never considered that - too many words for a start - but yeah, f's posts do have that air of instability about them Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Jul 26, 2005 15:52:29 GMT
hey stuart close your mouth...you should not interfere when it doesnt concern you. i thought you would know that by now? and as far as getting a grip, take your own advice and get a grip on your nosy busy body nature. dont put your nose where it isnt wanted ok mate? cheers f Eh, sorry - either you're a non-native English speaker, in which case I'll happily forgive the fact that you come across as an ignorant, semi-literate moron or you are in fact an ignorant, semi-literate moron. Which is it? Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Jul 25, 2005 16:03:49 GMT
fair enough but its just off putting coming up against all those do and donts we put put up with enough of that shyt in this country as it is,, so thats why i get very wound up with the house rules. cheers f. My God, there's a lot of...ahem...unusual people around lately. Get a grip mate... Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Nov 17, 2004 9:17:11 GMT
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Feb 28, 2007 17:01:31 GMT
The rumour I heard was that the BFI had messed up negotiations so it was dead in the water. Shame. if true, then yes - a great shame. Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Feb 27, 2007 14:58:15 GMT
Is there anymore update on Bobs collection?.... Did anything ever get announced about this? It's been a fair old while now. Cheers Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on May 24, 2005 16:38:00 GMT
The film content of Bob Monkhouse's collection has been assessed now by representatives of the NFTVA - there are some TV titles in it, but it is the movie content which is of most interest. I'm sure an announcement will be made in due course. The tape archive (which may contain some fascinatiiong TV material) is still awaiting assesment, this is largely because Bob's widow has continued the family tradition of wintering outside the UK. Hopefully the tapes will start to be looked at at the end of April/beginning of May. Just wondering if the trawl through the tapes has started yet? Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Feb 18, 2005 17:02:21 GMT
Has anything further come to light re Dick Fiddy looking through the Monkhouse Archive?
Last I heard there was to be an announcement at MBW (I think).
Regards
Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Nov 12, 2004 14:29:36 GMT
Yes, Mad Movies was repeated again later on. But I was referring to the first transmissions in London by Rediffusion in 1966 (which were the ones I recall myself). Someone asked about a Dr.Who clip being used from a 1967 story and I was really just establishing that Mad Movies pre-dated that adventure and so it couldn't have used a clip from it. Not that it counts as actually evidence, but someone on the RT site also remembers seeing that Who clip on Mad Movies. Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Jun 8, 2005 8:49:03 GMT
No, it has to be said that you can throw programmes at archives and they still seem indiffreent - unless it's something that's specifically on their hit list! They should take whatever is offered and be grateful. We need as much returned as is humanly possible and can't afford to pick and choose. As far as NHP is concerned, it was a top ITV crime crime drama for many years and as such should be welcomed back with open arms. Especially as there are pitifully few of them existing officially... This reminds me of the discussion about extracts on Doctor Who: The Missing Years - in the past, the BBC weren't interested, however, now they realise the value of such clips. I can't help feeling that in years to come, the BBC (and other archives) are going to wish they had accepted the lesser quality lost archive material as something is better than nothing in the same way that excerpts are better than nothing. I bet the BBC would jump at the chance to have a video copy of Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet 4 or the Moon landing footage - they should try to think of the future rather than look back in hindsight with regret. This attitude really annoys me and makes me wonder why we're all here [at this board]. It's just fortune that we don't all share the BBC's lack of interest, otherwise so much more material would be missing. It's not fair to prioritise (or even give no priority at all) to missing footage as all series have their fans who adore it. I wonder how many fans of No Hiding Place are being deprived the opportunity to see this episode. If it was one of my favourite series (Doctor Who, Doomwatch, Dixon of Dock Green, Z Cars etc.), I'd be very annoyed! I suspect - and I'm certainly not agreeing - that the BBC and ITV can probably see no way in which to make any money from a copy of NHP. Whilst it may have been popular once, the archive is sufficiently fragmented and the possible fanbase so small (in comparison with TV cult and sf programming) that even a vanilla DVD release through someone like Network or DD might well prove unprofitable. That said, with things like 'Thriller' now seeing the light of day on DVD, anything's possible... Stuart
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Jun 3, 2005 13:05:30 GMT
Is there a chance that he could have, or know the whereaboutsof any missing Doctor Who episodes? You know there are times when this obsession with finding missing Dr Who borders on the impolite Stuart
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