Monthly Archives: March 2009
Kaleidoscope Event Dedicated to Bob Monkhouse Announced
Classic TV organisation Kaleidoscope has just announced it is organizing an event dedicated to comedian’s comedian Bob Monkhouse. Entitled ‘Bob’s Full House‘, the hotly-anticipated event will be a retrospective of the life and work of the hugely-talented comic, writer and … Continue reading
Filed under Events
Lost TV Hancock Half Hours Get Audiobook Release
Soundtracks to two missing episodes of superlative 1950s sit-com Hancock’s Half Hour are set to be released on CD this summer. The season four episodes – The Flight of the Red Shadow (tx 23/01/1959) and The Wrong Man (tx 06/03/1959) … Continue reading
Filed under Releases, Television
The Rat Catchers – The Unwitting Courier Update
The recently rediscovered episode of 60s spy drama The Rat Catchers – The Unwitting Courier (see the original Wiped story about the find here) – is a classic slice of prime-time television at its best. Dark and gritty but with … Continue reading
Filed under Television
Historic Footage of Sir Edmund Hillary Found Just In Time
Rare footage of mountaineer and explorer Sir Edmund Hillary ready to embark on his historic expedition to Antarctica has been saved from oblivion after being found in a loft. The black and white 16mm film was discovered in February in … Continue reading
Filed under History
Legendary Deep Purple Tour Footage Discovered
Unique footage from Deep Purple’s Made in Japan tour has been discovered and is set to be included on a forthcoming DVD. Continue reading
Will There Be More Official Missing Who Animations?
An animated resurrection may be in store for some of the missing adventures of Doctor Who. One hundred and eight episodes of the much cherished sci-fi show are currently missing from the BBC archives. The black and white episodes, dating … Continue reading
Filed under Doctor Who
Rat Catcher Caught: Missing Episode of 60s Spy Show Discovered
A missing episode of 1960s spy drama The Rat Catchers is making its way back to the archives after being discovered on a P2P file-sharing website. The Associated Rediffusion show, which ran for two seasons between 1966 and ’67, concerned … Continue reading
Filed under Television
Missing Hancock’s Half Hour Discovered
Chris Perry of classic TV organisation Kaleidoscope has announced that the group has discovered a previously lost mini-episode of radio sitcom Hancock’s Half Hour. The important find was made while sorting through reel-to-reel recordings that comprise part of the Bob … Continue reading
