RWels
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Post by RWels on Jun 14, 2024 14:32:58 GMT
Uhm yeah we were not trying to start urban legends I thought? Don't agree with that - if the BBC still hold a programme, it may still come out in some form on iPlayer, Streaming, BBC4 or a commercial release if someone thinks they can make money out of it. Oh, I meant just the fact (the information) that it's not missing. The BFI catalogue is open access and can be verified by anyone, so that's that question answered definitively. Although the 'viewability' works along the same lines I guess: One could request a viewing session at the BFI. You have to be in London, or near some other affiliated institution, so it's not that easy for most people. But even so, if someone is hell-bent on seeing this program, then they can do it. |
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Post by sonnybh on Jun 14, 2024 20:41:26 GMT
Oh there's surely some incomplete or missing costume drama too? Like the 1950s Pride and Prejudice, while the 1960s version exists; and almost the exact opposite for Jane Eyre, the 1960s adaptation is incomplete, but the 1950s version is accounted for! And some Charles Dickes series are missing, even though it was still shown in East-Germany of all places at a very late date! It does seem a little inconsistent at times. |
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Post by RWels on Jun 15, 2024 7:29:07 GMT
Oh there's surely some incomplete or missing costume drama too? Like the 1950s Pride and Prejudice, while the 1960s version exists; and almost the exact opposite for Jane Eyre, the 1960s adaptation is incomplete, but the 1950s version is accounted for! And some Charles Dickes series are missing, even though it was still shown in East-Germany of all places at a very late date! It does seem a little inconsistent at times. I almost want to write "no stinky plops, sherlock", but I don't mean that unfriendly. Many cases that you'll hear about seem to have a random factor about them, don't they. Earlier seasons (or even versions) surviving better than later; foreign sales for several years, but no copies left now. That sort of thing. I guess if telerecordings (films) got junked without any system, then that's what you'll get. At the end of the day, no matter how much context it's given, it was often still the wrong decision. |
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Don't agree with that - if the BBC still hold a programme, it may still come out in some form on iPlayer, Streaming, BBC4 or a commercial release if someone thinks they can make money out of it.Oh, I meant just the fact (the information) that it's not missing. The BFI catalogue is open access and can be verified by anyone, so that's that question answered definitively. 