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BBC steps up hunt for lost Dr Who episodes
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<blockquote data-quote="Analoguesat" data-source="post: 120392" data-attributes="member: 176362"><p>It seems heard hearted now, but I believe the clearout was sparked by a storage "archive" room failing its fire certificate in the early1970's (It was full of cans of films all over the place!)</p><p></p><p>Some film cans were rescued for examples of programming, the rest was thrown in skips.</p><p></p><p>Remember this was long before the era of video tapes or satellite channels full of heritage material (aka repeats;)) And the UK had just gone over to colour transmissions in a big way, no-one could imagine anyone wanting to watch B&W again....</p><p></p><p>I'd guess a handful of episodes will turn up over the next few years (collectors seem to have a reasonable amout of stuff stashed away) but the chances of getting all 108 episodes back are nil.</p><p></p><p>This web site is worthwhile if you are interested in some of the Dr Who restoration work:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.restoration-team.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.restoration-team.co.uk/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Analoguesat, post: 120392, member: 176362"] It seems heard hearted now, but I believe the clearout was sparked by a storage "archive" room failing its fire certificate in the early1970's (It was full of cans of films all over the place!) Some film cans were rescued for examples of programming, the rest was thrown in skips. Remember this was long before the era of video tapes or satellite channels full of heritage material (aka repeats;)) And the UK had just gone over to colour transmissions in a big way, no-one could imagine anyone wanting to watch B&W again.... I'd guess a handful of episodes will turn up over the next few years (collectors seem to have a reasonable amout of stuff stashed away) but the chances of getting all 108 episodes back are nil. This web site is worthwhile if you are interested in some of the Dr Who restoration work: [url]http://www.restoration-team.co.uk/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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