NXGZ@alien.topB to Data Hoarder@selfhosted.forumEnglish · 10 months agoLost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBCarchive.mdexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
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minus-squarecr0ft@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIt’s insane that BBC just threw out material. Talk about some short-sighted bullshit. But of course there are immense amounts of material just rotting away out there, I’m sure.
minus-squareplg94@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoNot just thrown out, I think some old Dr. Who episodes are missing because they literally taped over them to user for other shows.
minus-squareRinnosuke@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI think a fire claimed SOME of them (not nearly all though)
minus-squareFar_Marsupial6303@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoStorage takes space and costs money!
minus-squareenchantedspring@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoAgree, applying the standards and beliefs of today to 60-70 years ago is quite tricky though. They needed the space, media was expensive and so reused. They just did not foresee repeated content as being valuable… today… we like repeats! This was common with most major national broadcasters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_television_broadcast
It’s insane that BBC just threw out material. Talk about some short-sighted bullshit.
But of course there are immense amounts of material just rotting away out there, I’m sure.
Not just thrown out, I think some old Dr. Who episodes are missing because they literally taped over them to user for other shows.
I think a fire claimed SOME of them (not nearly all though)
Storage takes space and costs money!
Agree, applying the standards and beliefs of today to 60-70 years ago is quite tricky though. They needed the space, media was expensive and so reused. They just did not foresee repeated content as being valuable… today… we like repeats!
This was common with most major national broadcasters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_television_broadcast