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Post by John Green on Jun 6, 2013 15:08:09 GMT
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jun 6, 2013 15:32:41 GMT
Thanks for pre-empting me, jgreen. I have asked for permission to post the information here, but you got there first. I'm one of the authors of this book.
Feel free to ask me any questions about it, or our future plans.
Cheers
Alan
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jun 6, 2013 15:43:20 GMT
Thanks to Laurence for granting me permission. Very kind! Here's the PR... It's publication day for the Avengers book I've co-written with Richard McGinlay and Alys Hayes... THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MISSING EPISODES - The Lost Stories of The Avengers Series 1Available in deluxe hardcover and paperback editions. Save 20% on the book cost with the code GLOW until midnight Friday 7th June 2013.Quick links: Details at Hidden TigerOrder the HardcoverOrder the PaperbackIn the mid-Sixties, The Avengers proved itself to be a cultural phenomenon. Despite its quintessential Englishness, it transcended international barriers, and established itself as British television’s most successful export of the day. Today, it remains hugely popular, perhaps because of the schizophrenic nature of the show as it developed; it was a series of many colours, with something for everyone. But the earliest episodes of the show have, since their 1961 broadcast, disappeared from view, the vast majority of the recordings lost forever. The Strange Case of the Missing Episodes lifts the lid on that first year, and retells the stories in extended synopsis form, covering twenty-four episodes, often with script extracts, in greater depth than ever before. The book also boasts a detailed introduction, which explores how these much sought after programmes came to be lost, and a detailed retelling of an alternative, untransmitted version of the episode Double Danger. This title is available in two editions: • Deluxe Hardcover with Dust Jacket £19.99 • Perfect Bound Paperback £14.99 228mm x 152mm - US Trade Size 296 pages - English language Published 6th June 2013
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jun 6, 2013 15:44:15 GMT
N.B. If ordering hardcovers of this book, please note that these are exclusively printed in the USA and take as much as three weeks to arrive. Paperbacks are printed all over the world at local Lulu print hubs. Also, the promo code appears not to be working everywhere. If it doesn't work for you, please check the www.lulu.com front page in your area - there may well be variant codes globally. Cheers!
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jun 7, 2013 17:09:31 GMT
Just a quick reminder that the GLOW 20% promotion code expires at midnight tonight.
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Post by Andrew Haddow on Jun 8, 2013 22:47:45 GMT
The Strange Case of the Missing Episodes lifts the lid on that first year, and retells the stories in extended synopsis form, covering twenty-four episodes, often with script extracts, in greater depth than ever before. The book also boasts a detailed introduction, which explores how these much sought after programmes came to be lost, and a detailed retelling of an alternative, untransmitted version of the episode Double Danger. To what extent does the book cover the story of the missing episodes? That is the subject that interests me. I'm less interested in a general series 1 guide to The Avengers. Just want to be sure.
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jun 9, 2013 8:34:32 GMT
Well, I can't deny that the major thrust of the book is explaining what viewers saw on screen, in extended synopsis form with script extracts. A 296 page book mostly about the missing episodes angle wouldn't work with The Avengers, as there's not the number of episodes missing that there are with Doctor Who, the series never got broadcast overseas or repeated in the UK (bar two episodes which were shown in different regions at different times). It worked for Wiped! the Doctor Who Missing Episodes book because there was a lot to talk about on the destinations of film prints etc. The book does have a detailed introduction which deals with the missing episodes and the questions surrounding them, but the real point of this book is to bring Series 1 back to life, which is surely more interesting than focusing on what we've lost and how tragic it all is that they're gone.
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jun 9, 2013 10:40:05 GMT
By the way, when I said "the series never got broadcast overseas or repeated in the UK" I meant Series 1, not The Avengers in general, of course!
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Post by Tony Ingram on Jun 10, 2013 7:30:16 GMT
By the way, when I said "the series never got broadcast overseas or repeated in the UK" I meant Series 1, not The Avengers in general, of course! Glad you cleared that up. As I recall, the later episodes of the Avengers were eventually broadcast all over the world, but I don't think it really took off in places like America until it went into colour.
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Post by Simon Exton on Jun 12, 2013 18:00:10 GMT
Out of curiosity, how did the episode and a half that was recovered from America end up there?
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jun 12, 2013 23:48:09 GMT
That's still a mystery that we attempt to explain in the introduction to the book, but which is honestly as clear as mud.
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jun 17, 2013 17:22:32 GMT
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Post by John Green on Jun 17, 2013 18:08:32 GMT
Thanks,Alan.Very nice!
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jun 18, 2013 8:12:56 GMT
Thanks for the thanks, John!
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jul 5, 2013 9:21:06 GMT
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