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Post by Alex Weidmann on Dec 21, 2013 18:59:23 GMT
There are 62 potential returns from Zambia I believe. That's if they kept all the Dr. Who episodes they screened.
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Post by Alex Weidmann on Dec 21, 2013 20:02:07 GMT
Session 2 should've finished at 19.20; but I've heard nothing about what was screened. Very frustrating! Especially as I had a ticket for tonight's MBW; but was reluctantly unable to attend  |
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Post by John Wall on Dec 21, 2013 20:13:21 GMT
Dick Fiddy of the BFI has confirmed that over 10,000 film cans have been returned from Zambia  ykes! plus these are not 'cultural heritage' items, I guess this means that they are not films that TIE are restoring/stabalising for another broadcaster, but returned British programs He said no such thing. At the moment it appears that nobody has any idea as to what has been recovered. Reading between the lines I get the impression that he has basically being going into every film store/archive he can and gathering up everything of UK origin |
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Post by Alex Weidmann on Dec 21, 2013 20:16:24 GMT
Dick Fiddy of the BFI has confirmed that over 10,000 film cans have been returned from Zambia ykes! plus these are not 'cultural heritage' items, I guess this means that they are not films that TIE are restoring/stabalising for another broadcaster, but returned British programs He said no such thing. At the moment it appears that nobody has any idea as to what has been recovered. Reading between the lines I get the impression that he has basically being going into every film store/archive he can and gathering up everything of UK origin So what did he say exactly? And what was screened in session 2? |
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Post by johnforbes on Dec 21, 2013 20:17:13 GMT
'Shipped' as in transported  Iirc, stuff was transported viz Zambia to Nigeria and then on to Liverpool. IF PM found stuff in other countries too, and there was a lot, it would make sense to get it all transported to one place, say Zambia, (where the search may have began and where he may have set up a base of operations) then from there to a place it could all be shipped out. So, from Zambia doesn't necessarily mean all the stuff that PM has, came from there, as we know some has come from Nigeria too. I'd be more than gobsmacked if in 10000 tins or more there was no more missing Who. I've said before now, that Paul V is suspiciously asbent from here these days. And possibly even commented "feverishly working away on restoring stuff" Maybe someone has time to have a look in the Africa threads, but I seem to recall Paul actually posting along the lines of "there is nothing there now" or w/e (re Zambia) Anyway, by the sounds of it, the future looks VERY bright indeed. Just a matter of IF the Who stuff is actually recoverable. |
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Post by Ant Harvison - WIPED NEWS on Dec 21, 2013 20:17:46 GMT
Am I understanding things right? Is this the first MBW event where nothing concrete was announced as found? Nothing but more speculation and mystery?
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Post by John Wall on Dec 21, 2013 20:22:07 GMT
The only mention of Philip Morris, with clips, was in the Session One documentary where talking heads, including Dick Fiddy, speculated - and that's what it was - about what he might have found. They had no definite figures for number of programmes, maybe hundreds/thousands, or what might be there. Christopher Perry, of this parish, might be along later - he was in the documentary.
In the second half there was some BBC3, TOTP, Lulu, Mirkit and Dido, etc.
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Post by Alex Weidmann on Dec 21, 2013 20:22:18 GMT
Yes, I wish we could get a full report of exactly what was said.
Am waiting for a friend who attended the event to get back to me with all the details.
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Post by Alex Weidmann on Dec 21, 2013 20:24:13 GMT
The only mention of Philip Morris, with clips, was in the Session One documentary where talking heads, including Dick Fiddy, speculated - and that's what it was - about what he might have found. They had no definite figures for number of programmes, maybe hundreds/thousands, or what might be there. Christopher Perry, of this parish, might be along later - he was in the documentary. In the second half there was some BBC3, TOTP, Lulu, Mirkit and Dido, etc. Did they in fact mention Zambia? |
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Post by John Wall on Dec 21, 2013 20:24:38 GMT
Am I understanding things right? Is this the first MBW event where nothing concrete was announced as found? Nothing but more speculation and mystery? Yep. Those on the documentary had absolutely no idea as to what PM may, or may not, have found. |
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Post by John Wall on Dec 21, 2013 20:26:11 GMT
The only mention of Philip Morris, with clips, was in the Session One documentary where talking heads, including Dick Fiddy, speculated - and that's what it was - about what he might have found. They had no definite figures for number of programmes, maybe hundreds/thousands, or what might be there. Christopher Perry, of this parish, might be along later - he was in the documentary. In the second half there was some BBC3, TOTP, Lulu, Mirkit and Dido, etc. Did they in fact mention Zambia? Nope. |
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Post by John Wall on Dec 21, 2013 20:27:52 GMT
Yes, I wish we could get a full report of exactly what was said. Am waiting for a friend who attended the event to get back to me with all the details. As there wasn't a lot on the documentary about it that won't take long ! |
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Post by Ant Harvison - WIPED NEWS on Dec 21, 2013 20:28:30 GMT
Glad I didn't get a ticket then! What a damp squib |
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Post by John Wall on Dec 21, 2013 20:32:25 GMT
Glad I didn't get a ticket then! What a damp squib I enjoyed both sessions Just because someone doesn't say that dozens of episodes of Dr Who have come back from Timbukthree doesn't mean it wasn't a good event. |
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Post by John Wall on Dec 21, 2013 20:33:56 GMT
'Shipped' as in transported Iirc, stuff was transported viz Zambia to Nigeria and then on to Liverpool. IF PM found stuff in other countries too, and there was a lot, it would make sense to get it all transported to one place, say Zambia, (where the search may have began and where he may have set up a base of operations) then from there to a place it could all be shipped out. So, from Zambia doesn't necessarily mean all the stuff that PM has, came from there, as we know some has come from Nigeria too. I'd be more than gobsmacked if in 10000 tins or more there was no more missing Who. I've said before now, that Paul V is suspiciously asbent from here these days. And possibly even commented "feverishly working away on restoring stuff" Maybe someone has time to have a look in the Africa threads, but I seem to recall Paul actually posting along the lines of "there is nothing there now" or w/e (re Zambia) Anyway, by the sounds of it, the future looks VERY bright indeed. Just a matter of IF the Who stuff is actually recoverable. As there was no mention of Zambia and no mention of 10,000.... |
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ykes! plus these are not 'cultural heritage' items, I guess this means that they are not films that TIE are restoring/stabalising for another broadcaster, but returned British programs
