marco polo idea! (ask david jacobs!)

[cliff hanger]

i have posted this elsewhere but wanted maximum coverage



this has probably been discussed before but here goes. have people with fave tv shows 'recorded at home' encountered top and tailing? it's where you start the recording early due to going out/not wanting to miss the start/tea being ready so catch minutes of the previous broadcast 'topping' or leaving tape to run on after the end of programme thus capturing the start of another programme. loads of people did this in the days before accurate recoring timing process - it aslo relies on manual / electric clocks being ready on time and set to correct time?

i am thinking that jukebox jury used to be on afer dr who in 1964 about the time of maro polo. there must be a small chance that

1. 'dad' went to the match so 'mum' recorded the results 'off of the telly' but left it running so got start of dr who? 'offspring' was into that new beat combo music so recorded 'jukebox' but started recording early 'cos like liked dr who as well?

ok another daft idea but mind in overdrive!!!!

[Richard Bignell]

cliff said:

i am thinking that jukebox jury used to be on afer dr who in 1964 about the time of maro polo. there must be a small chance that

1. 'dad' went to the match so 'mum' recorded the results 'off of the telly' but left it running so got start of dr who?

Left *what* running, exactly?

With a reel-to-reel video recorder costing pretty much an average man's yearly wage back then, I don't think they're items you're going to find in the average household.

Richard

[Daniel O'Brien]

Audio recordings maybe, but all missing 'Who' episodes exist in this format. I don't think domestic video recorders were widespread until the late 1970s/early 1980s. Home video recordings do exist from the late 1960s onward, but the only 'Who' to surface in this format is 'Space Pirates' episode two, already held by the BBC.

To be brutally honest, I think 'Marco Polo' is gone for good. I hope time proves me wrong.

[LanceM]

However, do not forget the old studio Shibaden reels that were used. Mostly in the late 1970's and 1080's. Such example can be seen on the City Of Death DVD release on the Special features. It looks from the article that the tape was very problematic to get a good replay from. Are most tapes of this age in a bad condition ? Where did you find two Shibaden VTR's to playback the material is what I want to know.

I also am looking for a working Shibaden PAL VTR machine for either sale or rental. This is for a friend, can anyone help me here ? Anyone in Australia have anything of interrest, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Lance.

[Daniel O'Brien]

I thought all Shibaden recordings were of episodes that exist in superior formats. Shibaden tapes were murky b/w reference copies that didn't approach broadcast quality, even at the time.