I was wondering whether this sort of information once electronic
ever truly dies.
Anything that was once broadcast must be travelling out into space
and maybe the radio waves are still detectable.
Twenty light years from here Little Green Men in anoracks are probably
trading MPG warez of "lost" Dr Who and Monty Python.
On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 07:16:39PM +0100, Paul Mison wrote:
> On 23/10/2000 at 19:12 +0100, Dave Cross wrote:
>
> >This happened with Dr Who. There are still a large nubmer of episodes
> >>missing following a purge in the 1970s.
> >
> >Every so often a missing episode turns up at some far-flung
> >broadcasting company that bought it years ago.
>
> This almost happened to Monty Python too, at which point one of them
> smuggled out some then state-of-the-art VHS-style copies (which were
> obviously of really poor quality) as a final record once the masters
> were wiped.
>
> Then some US company bought the rights, and the BBC decided it might be
> a good idea to have something to sell them.
>
> Apparently it was a close call.
>
> --
> :: paul
> :: our conviction is like an arrow already in flight.
> :: your life will only last until it reaches you.
>
>
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