NXGZ@alien.topB to Data Hoarder@selfhosted.forumEnglish · 2 years agoLost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBCarchive.mdexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
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minus-squarecr0ft@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years 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-squareenchantedspring@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years 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.
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