Recovered Archive TV in 2011

[SiHart]

Here's a list of all the stuff that's been recovered in 2011- it's quite wonderful how much has been found

http://wiped.files.wordpress.com/201...-2010-2011.pdf

I think this, and the reocvery of the two DW episodes gives us hope that there may be more to come.

[Larry]

Doctor Who, is the programm that mainly gets talked about when the subject of missing episodes comes up but when you see a list like that of recovered material you start to really realise just how complete and wide spread the destruction of the BBC archives was.

[Andrew Curnow]

Not actually recovered stuff, but this sort of seemed the obvious thread to put it in:

Hammer studios has issued a public appeal to track down lost scenes that were cut from its films by censors.

The film studio has identified nine missing scenes from six of its best-known films that it is hoping to find.

One of the most sought-after clips is a scene in 1957's The Curse of Frankenstein, where a severed head is apparently dropped into a vat of acid.

They are also seeking missing scenes from films including The Mummy and Rasputin: The Mad Monk.

Hammer issued the public appeal, after it became apparent it had failed to keep the excluded footage.

At the time, the censored scenes were deemed too gory or shocking for British audiences. However, uncut films often survive in film reels sent to other countries.

While Hammer has evidence that the missing footage exists, some of it is only known about from still photographs taken during filming.

"We're fairly sure they exist in private collections, instead of official archives," Peter Naish, Hammer's senior vice-president of distribution, said.

"There's a network of Hammer fans and collectors who snap these things up, so we need to scour the whole world and appeal to the fans at large to see what we can come up with."

Mr Naish said Hammer was particularly keen to find the lost footage from Peter Cushing film, The Curse of Frankenstein, which features the "head in acid bath" scene.

"I think that one's iconic - that would be the one people would most want to see. But if we can find any others, that would be great," he added.

The film studio plans to restore all the cut versions as part of a wider restoration project.

I thought this was quite interesting, if only because I'd no idea Hammer was missing anything before! So I guess, it's understandable that the general public don't actually know we're missing a load of Who either! There's even a list of missing stuff they're particularly after:

The Reptile - an extended "knife in neck/snake bite" scene
The Curse of Frankenstein - the "eyeball" and "head in acid bath" scenes
The Mummy - "under-dressed maidens", "tongue-cutting" and/or the "tongue wriggling" scenes
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell - extended "glass-in-throat" and "body falling into grave" scenes
Rasputin: The Mad Monk - extended fight scene
The Viking Queen - extended, more explicit version

[SiHart]

Perhaps they'll turn up in the ABC archives in Australia...

[Rob McCow]

I've always wanted to see a head in acid bath.

[Zbigniev Hamson]

Part of the original death sequence from Dracula is missing too, so I wonder why that's not on the list? Maybe they know it doesn't exist anywhere at all. Unless I'm mis-remembering.

[Larry]

I've always wanted to see a head in acid bath.

what a strange man you are...

[Stuart Wallis]

I've always wanted to see a head in acid bath.

I'm sure The Lads can arrange something...