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Post by David Sugden on Apr 8, 2006 15:49:48 GMT
It has been reported in newspapers on a number of occasions since the 1950s that copies of tv shows are sent to Buckingham Palace at the request for the Royal Family for them to watch at their leisure. Does this mean that there are copies of missing episodes stored away there? I know that quite recently the new Doctor Who series was supplied to Her Majesty on DVD. Would it be too much to hope that the missing 100+ episodes are also held there? Have the BBC kept a record of what was supplied and have they attempted to recover anything?
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Post by Joe Cole on Apr 8, 2006 16:31:07 GMT
Why not phone then on 020 7766 7300 and ask.
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Post by ANonny Mose on Apr 9, 2006 0:09:45 GMT
Actually,this is something that the BBC archive staff should look into- An offical request.
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Post by Greg H on Apr 9, 2006 4:33:42 GMT
wtf? are you guys serious? Well give em a shout, I would become a hardcore monarchist overnight. They did enjoy the cushing 1984 so im told so who knows, but it would be a bit unlikely I figure  |
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Post by Mark Smith on Apr 9, 2006 14:03:45 GMT
If stuff was supplied to Lizzy and Phil the Greek, I would have thought it would have been returned.
Royalty collects lots of things, but vintage telly ain't one of 'em.
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Post by Camilla on Apr 9, 2006 16:25:47 GMT
Just had a hunt around downthere. Only a few Sex Pistols films and an episode of Tiswas.
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Post by Joe Cole on Apr 9, 2006 19:03:51 GMT
The Queen is a big Coronation Steet fan and Granada hold all the episodes just in case she wants to watch a repeat of one.
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Post by Greg H on Apr 9, 2006 20:02:39 GMT
Well I never Camilla at our little site. lol! Is that true about coronation street being held for her?!??!? Wow imagine that! Sorry, I am being serious here |
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Post by Mark Smith on Apr 10, 2006 8:07:02 GMT
The Queen is a big Coronation Steet fan and Granada hold all the episodes just in case she wants to watch a repeat of one. I would very much doubt that's the reason Granada hold onto their archives. The phrase 'old wives tale' springs to mind here...  |
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Post by Greg H on Apr 10, 2006 10:18:08 GMT
Yeah, it probably is BS! It would be good if they had been into Dr who and Z cars though.........
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Post by Chris Gilbert on Apr 10, 2006 10:48:43 GMT
However bizarre this idea might seem, I think its worth a look, nothing ventured e.t.c.
The royal household is the most efficiently run "business" that I have ever dealt with. They will always acknowledge letters and give a timely response.
Also, we can be sure of one of two things "IF" the Palace were supplied with any tv episodes, due to their good organisational skills they would have either returned the episodes to the BBC, or if they did keep them I am sure they would still have them as all things are rigourously listed and kept.
During 1963 to 1969 the Queen had two very young children and who knows what TV may have been supplied to them by the BBC?
Maybe the Restoration guys could write officially? If not lets get writing!
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Post by URA Burke on Apr 10, 2006 11:20:20 GMT
I bet they haven't got copies of "Edward and Mrs Simpson" .. or those trashy US TV Movies about Charles and Diana
.. or a news report from China which mentions slitty eyes.
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Post by Chris Gilbert on Apr 10, 2006 11:29:55 GMT
Or "Its a Royal Knockout!"  |
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Post by Mark Smith on Apr 10, 2006 12:01:40 GMT
Or indeed Martin Bashir's Panorama interview with Princess Di... ;D
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Post by Michael Derbyshire on Apr 10, 2006 12:32:55 GMT
During 1963 to 1969 the Queen had two very young children and who knows what TV may have been supplied to them by the BBC? The young Prince Charles and Princess Anne were huge fans of Crackerjack. So much so that when visiting BBC Television Centre around 1964, HM The Queen insisted on being taken to the Crackerjack studio. There are photos in existence of her meeting Leslie Crowther, Peter Glaze et al. Given the sorry state of 1960s Crackerjack in the BBC archives, perhaps an enquiry to the Royal TV Archives might be worthwhile... |
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