L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that the BBC had no archival policy until 1978, and many of its old broadcasts were only aired live. A number of BBC broadcasts are lost, including a show featuring a then-unknown Bob Dylan; 97...en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1111
arrow-up1111external-linkTIL that the BBC had no archival policy until 1978, and many of its old broadcasts were only aired live. A number of BBC broadcasts are lost, including a show featuring a then-unknown Bob Dylan; 97...en.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarelapislazuli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoThere are similar examples from other countries as well. TV was seen as a means for making live broadcasts, so back-ups weren’t made and tapes got recorded over. Source: a course on TV history I took.
There are similar examples from other countries as well. TV was seen as a means for making live broadcasts, so back-ups weren’t made and tapes got recorded over. Source: a course on TV history I took.