Monthly Archives: July 2009
Kaleidoscope September Event Announced
CLASSIC TV organisation Kaleidoscope has announced details of its next event, due to be held in September. Confirmed guests for the occasion, taking place on Saturday, September 5th, 12pm – 7pm, are playwright Peter Terson and musical director/actress Gillian Brown. … Continue reading
Wiped Helps With Recovery Of Missing Material
THIS website has proven instrumental in helping previously missing TV material find its way back to the archives for all to enjoy. Back in April, Wiped ran a feature – John Williams On Finding Flashez – looking at the recovery … Continue reading
Filed under Discoveries, Music, Releases, Television
New Insights Into Life Of Composer Thanks To Film Discovery
NEW insights into the life of one of Britain’s greatest composers have come to light with the discovery of reels of film intended for a documentary that was never finished. The colour film reels, dating back to the 1970s, contain … Continue reading
Filed under Discoveries, History, Music
NASA Over The Moon With Hollywood Enhancement
The original high resolution Moon landing tapes might still be missing, believed wiped, but NASA has unveiled the next best thing to getting them back. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, the space agency has … Continue reading
Filed under History, Restoration, Television
Forthcoming Raiders Of The Lost Archive TV Broadcasts
The final two parts of ITV’s Raiders of the Lost Archive are set to be broadcast this month – two years after the screening of the first episode. Raiders of the Lost Archive, dubbed ‘an indulgent trawl through the archives’, … Continue reading
Filed under Broadcasts
