Category Archives: Television
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
Pathfinders in Space finally comes to DVD
INFLUENTIAL early sixties TV sci-fi series Pathfinders is to be released on DVD for the first time after the one missing episode was discovered – in the ITV archives. Until recently it was long thought that episode 1 of Pathfinders … Continue reading
Filed under Finds, ITV, Releases, Science Fiction, 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
First TV appearance of Sir Ian McKellen found after 50 years
A LONG-LOST BBC drama starring a young Sir Ian McKellen in his first TV role has been found after nearly 50 years. The veteran actor, currently filming The Hobbit in New Zealand, couldn’t look more different to his role as … Continue reading
Filed under BBC, Finds, Kaleidoscope, Television
Audio of Ace of Wands episode Nightmare Gas now online
WIPED NEWS has added an audio recording of Ace of Wands story Nightmare Gas to its YouTube channel. Like all of seasons one and two of the fantasy-based Thames Television children’ show, Nightmare Gas is missing from the ITV archives. … Continue reading
Filed under Audio, Children's TV, ITV, Television, YouTube
UnLOCked: The Library of Congress Discoveries at the BFI
SELECTED highlights from the treasure-trove of early British TV dramas unearthed at the Library of Congress are to be screened by the BFI. Over 100 hours of lost British TV dramas were discovered in the archives of The Library of … Continue reading
Filed under BBC, BFI, Culture, Drama, Events, Screenings, Television
New Feature – STV Archives Come To YouTube
SINCE AUGUST of last year, websufers have been able to watch gems from the archives of Scottish Televison on video sharing site YouTube. Among the classic STV programmes made viewable on demand are popular drama Take The High Road, music … Continue reading
Filed under Episode Hunting, Features, ITV, Television, YouTube
Doctor Who Story The Ambassadors Of Death Restored Back To Colour
CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO adventure The Ambassadors of Death is set to be seen in colour for the first time in 40 years. Restoration experts are in the final stages of converting all seven episodes back from black and white, and … Continue reading
Filed under Doctor Who, Restoration, Science Fiction, Television
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
A NEW documentary on Bob Monkhouse featuring a wealth of archive material the performer himself rescued from destruction is to be screened on TV. The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse tells the “extraordinary story” of comedian Bob Monkhouse’s life and … Continue reading
Filed under BBC, Comedy, Kaleidoscope, Programmes of Interest, Television
