Monthly Archives: April 2009
Missing Top Gear Session Freed From Oblivion
Fans of ’60s English blues rock band Free might have been saddened to learn one of their sessions for a seminal music show was missing from the archives, but it’s all right now thanks to the work of one radio … Continue reading
Hancock’s Half Hour Article/CD Releases Update
I have written an article about the recent discovery of soundtracks to six missing TV episodes of Hancock’s Half Hour for comedy website Chortle. You can read it by clicking here. In addition to the forthcoming release of ‘The Flight … Continue reading
Filed under Features, Journalism, Releases, Television
Tyrannosaurus Rex: Missing Top Gear Session Discovered
A previously missing 1960s BBC session by psychedelic rock/folk band Tyrannosaurus Rex has been discovered. The session by the group – which would evolve in to legendary glam act T-Rex in the 1970s – was broadcast on March 23rd, 1968 … Continue reading
Filed under Music
Top 10 Missing Cult TV Shows
More of a plug than a news story: I’ve just written a top 10 missing cult TV shows list for website Den of Geek and it can be found by clicking here.
Filed under Doctor Who, Television
Unearthed Tapes Reveal Flashez Of Brilliance
Several complete episodes of fondly-remembered Australian pop show Flashez have been discovered. The weekday youth magazine-style show, which ran from 1976-7 on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), featured home-grown talent from across the worlds of music, TV and sports, such as … Continue reading
Filed under Music
