- Hardcover: 140 pages
- Publisher: BFI Publishing; New title edition (1 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0851708676
- ISBN-13: 978-0851708676
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 19.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,518,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
| |||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
Product Description
Product Description
A volume for collectors and enthusiasts of British television that explores the history and destruction of celebrated British television programmes. It lists in detail some of the most important missing material. The book reveals the exciting possibilities of recovering such valuable items in the future and tells stories of how programmes once thought lost have been returned, including dome through the British Film Institute's "Missing, Believed Wiped" initiative. Lack of storage space, the high cost of videotape and the (mistaken) belief that black and white television programmes had no commercial future after the advent of colour are all reasons cited for the destruction of the television programmes. However it appears there is a public desire for nostalgia and an appetite for classic, cult television. This has led to a treasure hunt, and this book recounts tales of historical mistakes, serendipitous finds and serious sleuthing. A useful guide to those searching for television material classified as "Missing, Believed Wiped". Programmes disscussed include: the plays of Dennis Potter and David Mercer, "Quatermass", "A for Andromeda", "Dr Who", "The Avengers" and "The Likely Lads".
About the Author
Dick Fiddy is a TV consultant contracted to the bfi. He has scripted and researched various TV archive shows including The A to Z of TV, 1001 Nights of TV and TV Heaven (all for C4) and has written many magazines and newspapers features exploring the weird and wonderful world of TV.
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this in London a few years back and have returned to it as a source of reference on many occasions. In a nut-shell, both the BBC and ITV went through a process in the early 70s of either junking tapes of screened tv programmes or re-using them, seeing little value in the material they were destroying. Of course, in these enlightened times, we know the value of this material and can measure it in the emotions such a myopic process carried out back then now envokes. This lists the majority of the most desired programmes now unlikely to be seen again. Unlikey, as some may have been copied and may currently be languishing in the vaults of foreign studios. Dick Fiddy has done a wonderful job; it would be nice to see an update as more are found (hopefully).
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
