AW: AW: HW Video Footage

[William Duffy]

> Nick Lee wrote:
> >
> > One would certainly hope so, but the BBC did have a nasty habit
> of throwing
> > away valuable footage in the '70s.  Ask any Dr. Who fan.
>
> IIRC I read something about their "lost" footage in the SFX magazine
> some time ago (in an Dr. Who article :-). The article stated that BBC's
> film archive burned down some years ago and with it most of its
> content. I can't believe that the BBC throws away any archive
> material intentionally.
>
But it's true! All of the material that used to be in the BBC Archives was
intended for destruction, which is what happened. They weren't destroyed
accidentally!

William