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Plea put out for 'lost' TV shows | Plea put out for 'lost' TV shows |
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A group devoted to the appreciation of vintage television is calling on TV watchers to search their attics for recordings of programmes feared lost. | A group devoted to the appreciation of vintage television is calling on TV watchers to search their attics for recordings of programmes feared lost. |
Episodes of Doctor Who, Dad's Army and The Likely Lads are among those of which no known copies exist. | Episodes of Doctor Who, Dad's Army and The Likely Lads are among those of which no known copies exist. |
"Many people recorded shows off the TV and radio as far back as the 1950s," said Chris Perry of Kaleidoscope, organisers of the Lost Shows appeal. | |
"The purpose of the appeal is to uncover those domestic recordings." | "The purpose of the appeal is to uncover those domestic recordings." |
The BBC Sound Archive and the British Library Sound Archive are among those backing the campaign. | The BBC Sound Archive and the British Library Sound Archive are among those backing the campaign. |
The appeal will be launched on Saturday at a Kaleidoscope event in Stourbridge, West Midlands. | The appeal will be launched on Saturday at a Kaleidoscope event in Stourbridge, West Midlands. |
Four missing episodes of 1950s sci-fi drama The Quatermass Experiment are among the most sought-after shows. | Four missing episodes of 1950s sci-fi drama The Quatermass Experiment are among the most sought-after shows. |
Four Dennis Potter dramas from the '60s are also missing believed to be wiped by broadcaster, as is most of the first series of The Avengers. | Four Dennis Potter dramas from the '60s are also missing believed to be wiped by broadcaster, as is most of the first series of The Avengers. |
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