Category Archives: Radio
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARCHIVE 2011 & LOST SHOWS APPEAL FINDS
CLASSIC TV organisation Kaleidoscope has unveiled its latest list of finds made as part of its annual Raiders of the Lost Archives campaign, detailing all the missing British TV and radio material located in the last 12 months by the … Continue reading
Filed under Appeals, Finds, Kaleidoscope, Missing Episodes Hunting, Radio, Television
Kaleidoscope launch Treasure Hunt appeal to track down domestic recordings of TV and radio shows
TV RESEARCH organisation Kaleidoscope has announced the launch of its appeal to recover long-lost television and radio programmes. The purpose of the appeal is to get members of the general public searching through their attics, cellars, garages and sheds looking … Continue reading
Filed under Appeals, BBC, Kaleidoscope, Missing Episodes Hunting, Radio, Television
Some of Our Archives Were Missing repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A SELECTION of previously-missing radio shows including the untransmitted pilot of It Sticks Out Half a Mileare currently on the BBC iPlayer. Some of Our Archives Were Missing, presented by Stuart Maconie, offers a selection of shows previously thought lost, … Continue reading
Filed under BBC, Broadcasts, Finds, Radio
Morecambe and Wise: The Garage Tapes
PREVIOUSLY lost recordings featuring celebrated comedy duo Morcambe and Wise are to be aired for the first time in over 50 years. Morcambe and Wise: The Garage Tapes documents the rediscovery of 45 hours’ worth of material – including episodes … Continue reading
Filed under Audio, Broadcasts, Comedy, Radio, Television
Garage Find Brings Us Sunshine
LOST recordings from the early career of legendary comedy due Morecambe and Wise have been unearthed in a garage. Around 45 hours’ worth of material was discovered by Ernie’s widow Doreen while preparing to move home six months ago. The … Continue reading
Filed under Broadcasts, Comedy, Discoveries, Radio
‘Lost’ Kenneth Williams Script Gets Radio Airing
A NEW BBC production based on a ‘lost’ Kenneth Williams radio script gets its first broadcast this September. Twice Ken Is Plenty was written in 1966 by Kenneth Horne and his ghost writer, Mollie Millest, and was intended to be … Continue reading
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More Missing Hancock Set For Release
THIS year is turning out to be a treat for fans of Hancock’s Half Hour, with two new releases featuring missing episodes set to hit the shops in time for Christmas. Hancock: The Lost Radio Episodes: Sid James’s Dad and … Continue reading













