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Post by Jon Preddle on Jan 10, 2014 19:34:34 GMT
Does anyone have an accurate list of the overseas rights expiry dates for Sixties stories? It was normally five years after the first overseas sale wasn't it? Some were renewed for an additional five years. I'm not sure that any were. An extension was sought from John Lucarotti's agent for Marco Polo -- the paperwork for that request exists -- but there is no record of what his response was! It way well have been 'no'! Ethiopia was the last to air the serial -- in Jan 1971, which is still within the five + three scenario I described up thread. |
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Post by John Wall on Jan 10, 2014 19:51:42 GMT
I hope Philip Morris goes to Ethiopia  |
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Post by Sue Butcher on Jan 10, 2014 23:33:37 GMT
He's got it on his list, I'm sure!
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Post by John Wall on Jan 10, 2014 23:52:44 GMT
He's got it on his list, I'm sure! Sounds like a cue for a song (with apologies to W.S. Gilbert): I've got a little list Of interesting countries with episodes to be unearthed That have repeatedly been missed That have repeatedly been missed Anybody better at parodying parodies than me ? |
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Post by Simon Collis on Jan 11, 2014 1:41:28 GMT
He seeks 'em here, he seeks 'em there
The rumour's loud, but he doesn't care
It will make or break fans, so he's got to find them all
'Cause he's a dedicated finder of the missing
And when he does his little rounds
'Round the archives in African towns
Eagerly pursuing all the latest clues and leads
'Cause he's a dedicated finder of the missing
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
He wants to get them all back to be looked at,
And when he packs those film cans up nice and tight,
He feels a dedicated finder of the missing
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
There's one thing that he loves and that is missing episodes
One week he's in Nigeria, the next week in Zambia
'Cause he's a dedicated finder of the missing
They seek 'em here, they seek 'em there,
In Ethiopia and who-knows-where?
Everywhere the dedicated army marches on,
Each one an dedicated finder of the missing
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
His world is built 'round searching through old archives
This episode-seeking individual always tries his best
'Cause he's a dedicated finder of the missing
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
He flits from town to town just like a bloodhound
In matters of TV he is as dogged as can be,
'Cause he's a dedicated finder of the missing
He's a dedicated finder of the missing
He's a dedicated finder of the missing
tl;dr: I suck at filk.
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Post by John Wall on Jan 11, 2014 9:45:10 GMT
Brilliant |
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Post by Simon Collis on Jan 11, 2014 14:15:16 GMT
Shame the the original sense of the song is intended as a parody of the person it's talking about. No offence intended here, of course, it's just that the words just seemed to fit so well (most of the time) |
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