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Post by Paul Vanezis on Mar 30, 2006 0:10:26 GMT
It seems like the possibility for a who recovery by the end of this year is quite good, with two fantastic recoveries so far from Ian Levine, and it is only the end of March. Plus the audio recovery ( although non-who, not that any are needed ) by Paul Vanezis. We will just have to wait and see what happens. Hi Lance and all. I can't claim credit for the recovery of the audio material; I just was the middle man, in the same way that Ian was one of about 3 middle men for the A for Andromeda episode (I know of no other related recovery by Ian this year). By way of comparison I've had quite a bit of a response from the same request in the BBC newspaper Ariel which includes many film inserts from a drama series and some arts programming, including missing material. It is usual for any recovery of a missing episode to be looked after by more than one person. This is the situation with 'A for Andromeda' which was widely known to be in the hands of a specific person who we were dealing with through many intermediaries at various stages, Ian being just one of them. I should add that many people have given me the credit for returning 'Faceless Ones - 3' and 'Evil - 2' in 1987 even though all I did was negotiate for a screening of the former at my convention TellyCon... although in actual fact I did indeed return a VHS cassette copy to them prior to the film being returned so I guess I could claim credit for that. Like you, I'm hopeful of further recoveries this year, fingers crossed DW although I'll be happy with anything! Regards, Paul
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Post by LanceM on Mar 30, 2006 6:33:48 GMT
I have located a rumored about documentary of significance to the history of Doctor Who. A 16mm black and white interview from BBC TV 1966 of Sydney Newman, and the creation of Doctor Who and The Forsythe Saga. If Sydney was being interviewed in 1966 about doctor who ( The same time when the switch from william to Patrick took place ) it could be possible that a clip or two from some missing who stories were used. Such as from Tenth Planet or Power of the Daleks. The BBC does not seem to interrested in acquiring a copy for thier archives, even if it did not contain any clips it would be a cool extra on a who DVD release. Any ideas from the populace ? And this is not my main lead, that I am following and keeping secret for the time being. So, again, any thoughts ? Please remain civil.
Thanks, Lance.
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Post by Scott J. on Mar 30, 2006 9:06:35 GMT
I have located a rumored about documentary of significance to the history of Doctor Who. A 16mm black and white interview from BBC TV 1966 of Sydney Newman, and the creation of Doctor Who and The Forsythe Saga. If Sydney was being interviewed in 1966 about doctor who ( The same time when the switch from william to Patrick took place ) it could be possible that a clip or two from some missing who stories were used. Such as from Tenth Planet or Power of the Daleks. The BBC does not seem to interrested in acquiring a copy for thier archives, even if it did not contain any clips it would be a cool extra on a who DVD release. Any ideas from the populace ? And this is not my main lead, that I am following and keeping secret for the time being. So, again, any thoughts ? Please remain civil. Thanks, Lance. Are you just saying you have heard a rumour that such a documentary exists, or do you have more proof?
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Mar 30, 2006 9:48:32 GMT
The BBC does not seem to interrested in acquiring a copy for thier archives, even if it did not contain any clips it would be a cool extra on a who DVD release. Hi Lance. I can guarantee I can find a spot for it in the main archive IF it is from a BBC programme. You can always PM me with details if you wish. Regards, Paul
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Post by LanceM on Mar 30, 2006 16:58:57 GMT
I have proof, but would rather not post it here on the forum. Due to security, and my source being swamped by thousands of e-mails to ask about this item. I have contacted the BBC again, and hopefully will have some more news soon.
P.S. Paul I sent you a PM on this subject, please reply back soon.
Lance.
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Post by Bobby Clark (synthpopalooza) on Mar 30, 2006 22:54:40 GMT
This is very good news, especially if the interview contains any footage from missing stories, esp. Tenth Planet or Power of the Daleks. I'll be watching this forum intently ... good luck!
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Post by David Buck on Mar 31, 2006 7:31:57 GMT
I have located a rumored about documentary of significance to the history of Doctor Who. A 16mm black and white interview from BBC TV 1966 of Sydney Newman, and the creation of Doctor Who and The Forsythe Saga.Thanks, Lance. I believe you mean the film discussed on this forum years ago : www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020114_e.htmlsearch the database for "sydney newman" - no need for secrecy as this is old news and a secure archive situation. The notion that it might contain clips was dismissed by a former restoration team member who said that he'd try to get a copy anyway.
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Post by LanceM on Mar 31, 2006 7:55:21 GMT
If it was discussed then, and it was tried to get a copy. Then I am assuming that they did not get a copy, which I am in the process of getting made. So, keep your fingers crossed.
Lance.
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Post by Robin Stephenson on Apr 1, 2006 1:18:48 GMT
As a bit of a Who addict, the amount of effort you guys put in to try and track this the lost episodes down is phenomenal. I can only hope that for all Who fans you manage to dig an episode or two up this year as reward for all the hard work!
Best of luck.
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Post by Robin Stephenson on Apr 1, 2006 11:24:43 GMT
Lance- could you tell us whether the lead you are following is for an excerpt or a complete episode?
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Post by wrightblan on Apr 1, 2006 20:42:59 GMT
I have located a rumored about documentary of significance to the history of Doctor Who. A 16mm black and white interview from BBC TV 1966 of Sydney Newman, and the creation of Doctor Who and The Forsythe Saga. If Sydney was being interviewed in 1966 about doctor who ( The same time when the switch from william to Patrick took place ) it could be possible that a clip or two from some missing who stories were used. Such as from Tenth Planet or Power of the Daleks. The BBC does not seem to interrested in acquiring a copy for thier archives, even if it did not contain any clips it would be a cool extra on a who DVD release. Any ideas from the populace ? And this is not my main lead, that I am following and keeping secret for the time being. So, again, any thoughts ? Please remain civil. Thanks, Lance. Is this the thing you've been talking about in very mysterious terms, Lance? Anyway, any Who related stuff discovered might be worth recovering, if only as a nice extra on a future DVD
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Post by LanceM on Apr 2, 2006 4:31:46 GMT
Hey Wright,
No, that is another lead of mine which I am still following.If I can get the BBC to acquire a copy of this film that is. Keep your fingers crossed for clips.
Lance.
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Post by Steve Roberts on Apr 5, 2006 8:01:33 GMT
Hi Lance. I can guarantee I can find a spot for it in the main archive IF it is from a BBC programme. You can always PM me with details if you wish. Paul, Christine isn't interested - I gave her all this info from Lance a couple of months ago. They're happy with the Sydney Newman interview from the BBC Oral History project, they aren't interested in acquiring foreign footage from CBC. Steve
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Post by Greg H on Apr 5, 2006 9:35:22 GMT
Thats a bit of a negative attitude isnt it!! It doesnt really suprise me all that much though. That the fans and general public should even have to be searching beggars belief. The responsibility for searching should really fall with the organisations that had the flakey policy in the first place.
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Apr 5, 2006 11:52:11 GMT
Thats a bit of a negative attitude isnt it!! It doesnt really suprise me all that much though. That the fans and general public should even have to be searching beggars belief. The responsibility for searching should really fall with the organisations that had the flakey policy in the first place. It isn't a negative attitude though. I did say to Lance that if the material was BBC the BBC would be interested. It isn't and they aren't which is fair. What Lance is trying to do is find out more info about the interview to see if there are any clips from missing shows in there. I think it's unlikely but we'll see. However, criticising the BBC Archive for not wanting to get hold of material it doesn't hold the rights to is rather out of order I feel. Please note my original reply to Lance: "Hi Lance. I can guarantee I can find a spot for it in the main archive IF it is from a BBC programme." It isn't. Regards, Paul
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