Rare US Steptoe pilot etc. from Simply.

[John Green]

Kaleidoscope: From the Archive Collection - Simply

Rare Chills: www.simplyhe.com/collections/coming-soon/products/rare-chills-dvd

Steptoe and Son 1965 American Pilot: www.simplyhe.com/collections/coming-soon/products/steptoe-and-son-the-offer-dvd

Wolfshead Pilot: www.simplyhe.com/collections/coming-soon/products/wolfshead-the-lost-robin-hood-tv-pilot-dvd

The Frankie Howerd Pilots: www.simplyhe.com/collections/coming-soon/products/the-frankie-howerd-pilots-dvd

Thanks to Ceri at Roobarb for passing this on.

Anyone got details of these shows?

[Barry Hodge]

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Frankie's is : www.simplyhe.com/products/the-frankie-howerd-pilots-dvd

[John Green]

Thanks,Barry. Hopefully,they're fixed now.

[Nigel Lamb]

The steptoe one is here....


www.simplyhe.com/products/steptoe-and-son-the-offer-dvd

[Nigel Lamb]

wolfshead is here...

www.simplyhe.com/products/wolfshead-the-lost-robin-hood-tv-pilot-dvd

[Nigel Lamb]

Rare chills is here....

www.simplyhe.com/products/rare-chills-dvd

[Paul Vanezis]

Always great to see fresh unseen archive released to the public.

I assume of course that the rights have been cleared.

Paul

[John Green]

It's been pointed out on Roobarb that the new Woolfshead link no longer works, and someone's received an email saying that it's sold out.

[Paul Vanezis]

Feb 26, 2018 18:14:19 GMT John Green said:

It's been pointed out on Roobarb that the new Woolfshead link no longer works, and someone's received an email saying that it's sold out.

I very much doubt John that they have sold any.

Paul

[Gary Wilson]

And indeed as perhaps expected these seem to have been pulled from the schedule by Simply

[Nigel Lamb]

Don't worry they are still coming.

[Paul Vanezis]

May 4, 2018 12:56:54 GMT Nigel Lamb said:

Don't worry they are still coming.

I admire the enthusiasm. Wolfshead may indeed be coming, but not from Kal/Simply. As for the rest, well, like missing episodes, I'll believe it when I see them.

I think the lesson here is that when it comes to DVD rights (which is in fact publishing) you need to have acquired the rights and cleared the third party rights as well. Speaking hypothetically, just because you have the DVD rights doesn't mean you have permission to release the content. You must first get the agreement from the writers, you must clear the music and the actors/entertainers etc... Tricky in the absence of contracts.

You have to do all of those things before you can consider a release.

Of course, this all assumes that you actually have acquired the rights in the first place...

Are they still coming? I don't think they are.

Paul

[John Green]

The three DVDs are out now!

[Paul Vanezis]

Aug 12, 2018 13:09:31 GMT John Green said:

The three DVDs are out now!

Saw that. Not quite the complete set initially promised, but that was never going to happen.