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Post by Paul Vanezis on Dec 15, 2004 0:35:26 GMT
Guys.
When going through a room full of 78rpm library discs on Saturday at the very soon to close Pebble Mill, I discovered some master TX discs of 'The Archers from 1953, plus some inserts discs. According to the Archers historian and archivist there are no other surviving episodes from that year. There is one complete episode plus two of four TX discs for another (probably an omnibus edition). There are also several insert discs for missing and existing episodes. Apparently some other episodes were discovered in the radio archive last week at Pebble Mill.
There will be a more thorough search of the soon to be cleared shelves tomorrow!
Regards,
Paul
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Post by William Martin on Dec 17, 2004 15:39:22 GMT
fantastic, just when you think there can't be anyhting left to find. I wonder what else there is.
you have my permission to be smug.
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Dec 18, 2004 0:34:08 GMT
I think it's great to discover something at least as an example and once again it has only survived because it was misfiled. Having survived several moves of the discs, the bulk will be thrown away as they are effects disc copies of what is already in the archive. However, these actual episodes clearly should be in an archive somewhere and the radio archive are reportedly very pleased. Let's hope one or two others turn up.
P
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Post by Simon on Dec 18, 2004 6:37:02 GMT
Any other well known "Gems" Paul?
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Post by William Martin on Dec 21, 2004 16:55:21 GMT
after all this time as well, just shows that nothing can be written off.
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Post by William Martin on Dec 21, 2004 16:55:43 GMT
sorry back to you simon Any other well known "Gems" Paul? |
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Dec 21, 2004 19:17:37 GMT
Any other well known "Gems" Paul? I should find out more in the new year! However, although there were other inserts for other missing shows, these were just effects discs, cars, sheep, etc... played in with a live voice over...and we have all the effects anyway! Cheers, Paul |
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Feb 25, 2005 15:38:18 GMT
I should find out more in the new year! However, although there were other inserts for other missing shows, these were just effects discs, cars, sheep, etc... played in with a live voice over...and we have all the effects anyway! Cheers, Paul Did anything else of interest ever turn up amongst this pile? Cheers, Stuart |
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Post by Ben on Mar 18, 2005 1:32:27 GMT
First time I've spotted this thread and what wonderful news it brings! A great find, indeed. I just hope even more was found since the original post.
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Post by Andrew Doherty on Mar 30, 2005 11:33:51 GMT
I would like to add my delight at reading this news from Paul Vanezis.
What I find very interesting is the fact that there has been a number of discoveries at Pebble Mill and these radio programmes are from the early 1950s.
Is there any known explanation for this? (Was Pebble Mill an unofficial archive for television, radio and recorded music?)
Yours,
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Post by Joe Wilson on Jun 19, 2005 18:49:30 GMT
What are the chances of these being cleaned up and broadcast?
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