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Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC (www.theguardian.com)
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As sci-fi show’s 60th anniversary nears, a collector pleads for BBC to offer amnesty to those with recordings discarded by corporation

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't he just convert and upload a torrent?

Screw the BBC, archive everything.

[–] pi3r8 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't think the average 80 year old is going to be able to do that. Or even know it's an option.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Ah

If we are not careful they will eventually be dumped again in house clearances, because a lot of the owners of these important collections are now in their 80s and are very wary,”

[–] HowManyNimons 1 points 1 year ago

Surely we could help?