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Post by neilgow on Oct 12, 2018 23:42:35 GMT
Why don't the BBC devote a prime time slot to the missing episodes and appeal to the public to have a look in their attics and sheds for any old film cans? I don't think the wider public are 100% aware of the missing episodes and an hour long appeal would perhaps yield some results. The programme would firstly explain why the episodes no longer exist in the archive, then maybe explain the on going hunt and some of the success stories followed by an appeal for people to look through their old film cans.
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Post by Robert Lia on Oct 12, 2018 23:54:59 GMT
The BBC did something like that with there "Treasure Hunt Campaign" about 10 or so years ago
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Post by neilgow on Oct 13, 2018 0:24:56 GMT
About time the public got a refresher.
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Post by andyeves on Oct 13, 2018 5:56:08 GMT
I think Ed's door-to-door knocking was a far better suggestion
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Post by simonashby on Oct 13, 2018 9:35:56 GMT
The One Show is the obvious candidate, and they have featured every single Doctor Who find since the show started. Not sure if it's prime time material to be honest. As for "why not?": this down to the people in the BBC at the time. Ultimately commissioning comes down to an individual's judgement, and if it's not on their radar (either because they don't really know, or indeed care enough) then it won't happen. A lot of the time things happen (or don't happen) for mundane reasons. Prime time slots need to be scrutinised, and what matters to us won't matter to a lot of people. You never know though - Phil's recent feature on the One Show may spark a producers' imagination. Not that long ago there was a documentary about missing episodes on Radio 4. I believe that the BBC Treasure Hunt campaign in the mid 2000's turned up quite a few things non-Doctor Who. There are ways in which something could be produced that might not seem so bland and dry. Let's be clear: you'll never achieve 100% awareness, and certainly not 100% action. That's just not a realistic goal. More awareness and more action is of course very welcome however. I think Ed's door-to-door knocking was a far better suggestion Nah, the blimp hire was better.
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Post by samnurden on Oct 13, 2018 17:49:19 GMT
I think Ed's door-to-door knocking was a far better suggestion My ribs can't take much more of this, already.
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Post by Jaspal Cheema on Oct 13, 2018 19:04:07 GMT
Why don't the BBC devote a prime time slot to the missing episodes and appeal to the public to have a look in their attics and sheds for any old film cans? I don't think the wider public are 100% aware of the missing episodes and an hour long appeal would perhaps yield some results. The programme would firstly explain why the episodes no longer exist in the archive, then maybe explain the on going hunt and some of the success stories followed by an appeal for people to look through their old film cans. Yeah right-and then those private collectors withholding missing Dr Who episodes that Paul divulged some weeks ago will have a change of heart and definitely come forward...give me a break! 😕
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Post by lousingh on Oct 13, 2018 23:17:25 GMT
Maybe there should be a broader coalition to increase awareness of film preservation and restoration in general. (Ted Turner's networks in the US have filler segments for some shows plus a couple of half-hour "infomercials".) It would require the co-ordination of film collectors, movie historians, media broadcasters, and the like, but would reach far more people who may have random films in storage.
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Post by zaqwilson on Oct 14, 2018 3:21:57 GMT
I think Ed's door-to-door knocking was a far better suggestion I think a petition to force the beep to release items they don't have is a good contender aswell. Or a ballot referendum? Protest with street signs? Maybe the nice folks at CERN could open a viewing portal.... There truly are no bad ideas....
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Post by Señor pinguino on Oct 14, 2018 11:31:05 GMT
I think Ed's door-to-door knocking was a far better suggestion I think a petition to force the beep to release items they don't have is a good contender aswell. Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 21:13:21 GMT
Why don't the BBC devote a prime time slot to the missing episodes and appeal to the public to have a look in their attics and sheds for any old film cans? I don't think the wider public are 100% aware of the missing episodes and an hour long appeal would perhaps yield some results. The programme would firstly explain why the episodes no longer exist in the archive, then maybe explain the on going hunt and some of the success stories followed by an appeal for people to look through their old film cans. Thanks to the continuous work of Phil, Paul, Richard and others (in no particular order), plus the finishing touches by Mark Ayres (through Graham Strong's recordings), we're probably beyond the need of a National TV appeal. As far as the wider audience is concerned they will catch it all on the news/TOS one day (God only knows when), or casually notice the results of those individuals' labours in HMV one day (""). It certainly feels for me like the aforementioned guys are here because, in some strange way, they were always meant to be here, to provide some sort of bookend end to the ME ep story since its publication in Winter 1981. The rest of us, we just talk and moan about the ME situation, or suggest alternative, or sometimes daft (guilty) notions for recoveries, while those guys just get on and do something about changing it. Myself, I will be eternally grateful for these people. Plus the kickstart work by Sue and Ian. God bless them, always
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