Monthly Archives: September 2010
David Cassidy Daydreamer 500th Top of the Pops Clip Discovered
A CLIP of David Cassidy performing hit single Daydreamer on the missing 500th edition of Top of the Pops has come to light in Australia. The specially-filmed promo was spotted on YouTube by missing episode hunter Ray Langstone, who arranged … Continue reading
Filed under Clips, Finds, Music, Television, Top of the Pops
Raymond of the Lost Archive
WIPED NEWS is delighted to welcome on board missing episode hunter Ray Langstone as a columnist. As regular readers may know, Ray has made a number of exciting recoveries this year – all by using the internet. His committment to … Continue reading
Filed under Episode Hunting, Opinion, Site Updates
New Feature: Hunting The Lost Episodes of ABC TV’s Countdown
It was repeats of surviving episodes of legendary Australian music show Countdown that got Troy Walters involved in the hunt for missing editions. Wiped News recently caught up with him to see how the hunt for the Oz equivalent of Top of the Pops was going. Continue reading
Filed under Episode Hunting, Features, Interview, Music
Look At The Sun – New Release from Top Sounds Record Label
LOOK AT THE SUN -Precious Seconds Thought Gone From The British Underground 1967 – 1970 is the new release from UK-based vintage British psychedelia and pop Label Top Sounds, packed with unreleased records and long-lost TV and radio performances. Continue reading
Showaddy Waddy Top of the Pops Clips Recovered
MISSING Top of the Pops performances by pop group Showaddy Waddy including UK number one single Under the Moon of Love are heading back to the BBC after being spotted on YouTube. Continue reading
Filed under BBC, Clips, Kaleidoscope, Music, Top of the Pops, Video
Newsnight on new cut of sci-fi epic Metropolis
IN advance of the UK-wide cinema re-release of restored silent sci-fi epic Metropolis later this month, BBC’s Newsnight has reported on how Fritz Lang’s masterpiece came to be reunited with 30 minutes’ of long-lost footage found in an Argentinian film … Continue reading
Filed under Broadcasts, Cinema, Screenings
