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Post by Alan Hayes on Jul 15, 2010 16:51:43 GMT
Nigel kneale's the abominable snowman The TV version was called The Creature (as per my post earlier in this thread) - it's the Hammer adaptation that goes by The Abominable Snowman title.  |
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Post by Greg H on Jul 15, 2010 17:12:15 GMT
Nigel kneale's the abominable snowman The TV version was called The Creature (as per my post earlier in this thread) - it's the Hammer adaptation that goes by The Abominable Snowman title. Oh yeah! of course it was!! I was probably thinking about the hammer adaptation or the Troughton story which has a passing resemblance when I typed that!  |
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Post by iankmclachlan on Jul 15, 2010 17:55:59 GMT
My ideal recoveries would be -
1. Missing Hartnell Doctor Who episodes
2. Missing Troughton Doctor Who episodes
3. 6 part serial The River Flows East
4. 4 part serial Paradise Walk
5. Missing season 2 Adam Adamant Lives plus Ticket to Terror
6. Missing Doomwatch episodes especially Cause of Death and Survival Code
7. The Old Curiosity Shop starring Patrick Troughton
8. A Tale of Two Cities starring Patrick Troughton and John WOod
9. Missing Callan eisodes
10. Missing Public Eye episodes
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jul 15, 2010 21:52:41 GMT
Something else to add to my 'most wanted': the early plays in the ABC Mystery and Imagination strand, which are reputed to be superior to the surviving Thames era entries.
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Post by Ally Wilson on Jul 15, 2010 23:33:48 GMT
Missing Who, especially The Dalek's Master Plan, The Massacre and pretty much any Troughton but especially his first story.
I'm elated if anything turns up these days ^_^
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Post by davemachin on Jul 16, 2010 17:17:09 GMT
Interesting there seems to be a consensus here of what are some of the key missing things. Troughton Who, early Public Eye and Callan, OOTU, Doomwatch, Nigel Kneale, TOTP etc.
I forgot Doomwatch myself until Ian mentioned it. Yes those early episodes are desirable too tho I think the final series was very talky and from what I can remember a travesty of the original premise. So series 3 is not high on my list of most wanted! I would also dearly love to see some early Ace Of Wands as well.
Dave
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Post by simonwells61 on Jul 16, 2010 17:29:03 GMT
Beatles Juke Box Jury and "It's the Beatles" live in Liverpool 1963. I am convinced that telecines of both of these were made. I believe it was likely the Fabs had copies of both shows, but I doubt they survived the years. Having said that, BBC overseas would have surely wanted to flog these abroad, especially as they were the hottest thing on the planet.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2010 17:36:04 GMT
6. Missing Doomwatch episodes especially Cause of Death and Survival Code Yes, Doomwatch is something that has so far slipped through the DVD net, Ian. Having watched the early episodes too, i'd say that Friday's Child as well as Survival Code (both of which I remember) would both be welcome as two of the series' strongest episodes. The former has been particularly forgotten in the shadow of the latter but it really packed a punch. |
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Post by adriane17 on Jul 17, 2010 5:42:45 GMT
It's hard to add to the list above. Troughton Dr Who would be my personal ones to want to see recovered but anything would be worthwhile. A single item being recovered is a cause for celebration. Watching some of the non-cult, non-core stuff at Missing Believed Wiped, etc can be hard going even for the keenest of us but it is great to hear of anything turning up.
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Post by Dave Wood on Jul 17, 2010 7:21:33 GMT
Hancock's half hour, Dad's Army, Till Death us do Part, Dr Who, Out of the Unknown, Adam Adamant. Just hope that any future recoveries hotwing it to DVD pretty sharpish.
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jul 17, 2010 8:12:29 GMT
Just hope that any future recoveries hotwing it to DVD pretty sharpish. A perrennial problem with rediscovered BBC material - programmes can often go from lost to hidden unless they are in the mainstream, as 2|entertain are not known for taking risks on lesser known archive television. People may complain about Network from time to time, but not only do they provide an outlet for obscure and sometimes previously missing television, they also occasionally track down missing programmes themselves - for example, Raven, which was previously incomplete and of a domestic recording standard. If only there was an equivalent for the BBC. Too much of their archive is locked away with little hope of public access. |
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Post by Rob Hutchinson on Jul 17, 2010 9:24:23 GMT
A for Andromeda has to be the 'London After Midnight' of lost television for me.
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Post by Paul Ingerson on Jul 17, 2010 10:30:27 GMT
Most of the things I want recovered are radio programmes, rather then TV (e.g. the Harry Secombe episodes of Hancock's Half Hour) but the TV shows I'd like to see include:
Tales Of A Night-Watchman (starring my great-grandfather in the title role!),
Troughton-era Dr Who (of course),
Hancock's Half Hour (early TV episodes with Kenneth Williams),
Out Of The Unknown,
any non-gimmicky performances of Wagner's Ring,
any good murder mysteries or whodunnits (sorry, I don't know enough about them to know what's missing).
In fact, just about anything except pop music.
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Post by Philip Hindley on Jul 18, 2010 14:15:23 GMT
Top o' my list would be The Quatermass Experiment... now theres a surprise.
A for Andromeda.
The Chopper.
The Road.
The Creature.
Mrs Wickens in the Fall.
Wine Of India
1984' ....ah....the first transmission.1954.
1984'............the 1965 version. WELL HERES ONE THAT CAN BE CROSSED OFF THE LIST, NOW ITS BEEN FOUND?
Year of the Sex Olympics ...colour version.
Jane Eyre.....1956
kidnapped ..........Patrick Troughton 1957
The Trollenberg Terror 1957
The Strange World of Planet X 1956
The Voodoo Factor 1959
The Quarrymen (The Beatles on Caroll Levis Discoveries ) 1959.
The Quatermass Experiment Hammer film version ...original British Theatrical Trailer.
Hancocks Half-Hour....the Horror Serial 1959.eps.
Yesterdays Enemy 1958 BBC TV Play.
Gaslight BBC TV Play 1957.
The Monsters 1962.
The Big Pull 1962.
Night of the Big Heat 1959. itv play
When the Sun goes Down itv 1959.
Bam!Pow! Zapp! 1969
Wuthering Heights 1953 and 1962.
The Escape of RD7 1962
Plateau of Fear 1964
David Copperfield 1956
The Old Curiosity Shop 1962 with Troughtons amazing horrible Quilp character!
The Silver Sword 1957 this one I know exists.
The Crunch 1964 and this exists. NOW how about the other 31 on my list?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2010 14:57:45 GMT
Not that it's ever likely to see release but I'd love to see some episodes of 'Thorndyke' starring Peter Copley recovered. Only the pilot, from the series 'Detective' stills exists in the archives. But that's just my passion for R Austin Freeman's creation of the character.
Other than that I'd love to see some more ABC episodes of Public Eye, some Troughton Dr Who and the missing 1960's BBC Sherlock Homes - though the Peter Cushing ones at least could well still exist in Germany, though possibly with dubbed soundtracks.
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