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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2008 16:51:23 GMT
I'm delighted to read that 18 editions of Top of the Pops have resurfaced, which will hopefully be returned to the BBC eventually, but excellent news that they exist at all! I'm presuming that they're complete editions currently outside the BBC and all visual, rather than sound only, and that the 4 editions from 18/12/69 onwards are in colour?, but like the other shows, these 18 editions will further represent Top of the Pops and music in general from the late sixties into early 1970.  No, they're from Ed Doolan's collection, which is listed above as being audio only. Hmm, methinks I might need to do more amending as this still doesn't seem to be clear what's audio and what's video! I think i'd be throwing a huge party to celebrate if that bunch of TOTP turned up again on video!!! Yesterday at 3:32pm, Greg H wrote:"I think that this thread is an excellent idea. I think it would make a very handy and interesting sticky for this site if at the start of every year a new thread was started by the moderators and updated as things are recovered. It would make for very interesting reading as the years progress". Yes. In fact, if no one else does it first, i'll start one in January 2009 for updating thoughout the year as new recoveries (hopefully) occur. |
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Post by Rich Cornock on Dec 19, 2008 17:55:16 GMT
blowing my own trumpet here im afraid, i started this thread at the start of the year "Topic: Recovered TV 2008 latest news "
hoping people would update it as the year went on. sadly it only got 2 postings. glad someone started a new thread on this though
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 20, 2008 10:21:36 GMT
I don't suppose that among these recoveries, perhaps in the Ed Doolan or Bob Monkhouse collections, there happens to be full version recordings of the two It Ain't Half Hot Mum episodes that wer elost, and which I recoverd in only a shortened, edited state? I'd love it if the full episodes turned up, if even only as a soundtrack.
It's great to see so much material makign its way back to the archives from the land of the lost.
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Post by David Saunders on Dec 20, 2008 13:18:19 GMT
I'm delighted to read that 18 editions of Top of the Pops have resurfaced, which will hopefully be returned to the BBC eventually, but excellent news that they exist at all! I'm presuming that they're complete editions currently outside the BBC and all visual, rather than sound only, and that the 4 editions from 18/12/69 onwards are in colour?, but like the other shows, these 18 editions will further represent Top of the Pops and music in general from the late sixties into early 1970. No, they're from Ed Doolan's collection, which is listed above as being audio only. Hmm, methinks I might need to do more amending as this still doesn't seem to be clear what's audio and what's video! I think i'd be throwing a huge party to celebrate if that bunch of TOTP turned up again on video!!! Some details were initially ambiguous , so I'm probably not alone in coming to my original conclusion but thanks for highlighting literally and in descriptions what's audio only and what's visual. I was so hopeful that the recordings were visual, given the very poor archive status of the 1960s and early 1970s, but having audio only recordings is still very impressive, as these extra additions will further represent Top of the Pops and music itself, and to have anything turn up from 1967-1970 is brilliant. Likewise to the many other shows of music, quizzes, comedies, etc, whose master tapes/films or copies of them will hopefully reach the BBC, and other shows to the BBC and ITV respectively, as it would be fantastic to see and hear at least some of what's turned up and what turns up in the future on future broadcasts. I haven't yet checked through all the Database's transmission dates to see what exists in audio, but among the dates I have looked at, it's good to know that a UK recording of Pink Floyd-See Emily Play (previously outside the BBC only in the USA) and a performance of The Turtles-She'd Rather Be with Me now exist from 15/07/67, but an excellent range of songs per edition. I'll assume that 18/02/70 is a misprint for 19/02/70 unless notified otherwise. |
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Post by David Saunders on Dec 21, 2008 23:01:04 GMT
I've trawled through all the year's posts from various forums to compile this list of 2008 discoveries. I've excluded things not officially returned to the correct archives so no mention of things found on YouTube, things bought off Ebay or things 'my mate's dad swears he saw once at a collector's" - this last one is really to accomodate Doctor Who, a series that gets much more than its fair share of hoaxes. I hope people find it useful, and if I've made errors or missed things out then please let me know. I've had a good look through all the contents of the Recoveries and am most impressed by the recordings from Bob Monkhouse's, Ed Doolan's and other people's collections of visual and sound only recordings of radio and television programmes spanning a wide spectrum of categories - music, quizzes, comedy, continuity, trailers, and so on. Among Bob's collection, it's good to see that more editions of The Golden Shot have turned up!: Two from 1968 One from 1972 (Norman Vaughan) The rest from 1975 (Bob Monkhouse) Are the 1968 editions Jackie Rae or Bob Monkhouse presentations? Editions of Family Fortunes were wiped! I'd thought that 1980s programmes were retained, but it's good that about 60 have since turned up. Chris has also come up trumps. Missing Believed Wiped is a very worthwhile venture and has helped recover many programmes, and hopefully the rate of success will go up and up each year! Let's hope that editions of the music programmes Discotheque, Lift Off and other Lift Off with Ayshea shows can also be recovered one day. Possibly some of these may exist overseas or privately?, but like previous findings, viewing the spectrum of programmes and continuity, etc that's been recovered from 2007-2008 is most impressive indeed and looks very promising for future recoveries. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2008 11:21:05 GMT
I'd assume that the two 1968 Golden Shots were ones with Bob as host, bearing in mind he usually saved stuff that he appeared in himself (more often that not anyway).
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Post by David Saunders on Dec 22, 2008 11:28:55 GMT
I'd assume that the two 1968 Golden Shots were ones with Bob as host, bearing in mind he usually saved stuff that he appeared in himself (more often that not anyway). Thanks for this. I'd first wondered about which presenter it was, as unless it's a misprint, I read somewhere once that Jackie Rae also hosted The Golden Shot during part of 1968, but going by what you've said, much more likely Bob will have been the host of those editions. Also, let's hope that The Golden Shot, like the other recoveries are forwarded (or copied) to the BBC and ITV respectively for future archiving and that up to several recordings from each show can be broadcast one day. Very impressive finds all round! PS: The link on the right hand side under each category is a useful additional idea to quickly access the most recently updated links. |
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Post by gileshill on Jun 7, 2010 6:43:32 GMT
Apologies for bringing up an old thread but I've been told there's an interesting story behind this find. Can anyone explain it please?
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