Beautiful, relaxed, happy shot of Victoria Wood, taken by the great Don Smith for Radio Times in 1994. Much missed. #legend #VictoriaWood @radiotimes.bsky.social

Yes. Everything released on home video.

Remembering how for several years The Daleks' Master Plan was shrouded in mystery for those who hadn't seen it. And it was a 12-ep serial called The Nightmare Begins, according to Radio Times's sketchy synopsis in 1973. The original photo "trim" of Nick Courtney from the RT Archive here. #DoctorWho

Why were TV programmes and films destroyed? - BBC Bitesize There are huge gaps in television archives affecting shows like Doctor Who and Dad's Army, while over 70% of silent era films no longer exist! Find out why.

Interesting article:

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One of the big Dr Who surprises of today - pointed out by @eddierobson.bsky.social - is there are women on the planet Desperus - and they are in a very unenviable position. They're played by Beatrice Greeke - misspelt as Greetz in the paperwork. And Rene Heath.

Finding Doctor Who – Peter Purves explores recovered episodes Ahead of two newly recovered episodes of Doctor Who being released on iPlayer BBC Archives spoke to Peter Purves, who played the Doctor’s companion Steven Taylor, about the story, the missing episodes...

In case you haven't had enough of the newly recovered Doctor Who episodes, BBC Archives are sharing the joy with a look at what was left behind of The Daleks' Master Plan.

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Celebrating Classic Doctor Who

Special screening of recovered eps of ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ will be held at Riverside Studios on Sat, 4th April. The episodes starred Peter Purves as companion, Steven Taylor & Film is Fabulous! are thrilled Peter will be our guest at the event

Recovered Doctor Who Special - Riverside Studios Film is Fabulous! presents at Riverside Studios - once a BBC Doctor Who production studio itself - a very special event showcasing cinema screenings of the first three episodes of “The Daleks’ Master ...

I'll be at the @filmisfabulous event tomorrow at Riverside Studios to discuss Douglas Camfield's newly recovered episodes. Who else will be there?
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A short silent movie, made by Edison Studios, has been found in a brick outhouse in the north of England. More remarkable is the fact that the film has spent the last sixty years in this dank haven.

It is: 'The Actress' (1913)

Moonstrike: He Who Tells (63)

Is there a traitor in the village betraying the resistance, informing Germans of their plans? Speculation is rife.

A small group of villagers are determined to identify the person responsible, even if it’s someone they love.

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Recovered - Event Program Announced

'The Third Man' 2 of the eps found (The Man Who Wouldn’t Talk’ & ‘The Man With Two Left Hands’) feature guest star Rupert Davies

Rupert will be well known due to roles in Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Witchfinder General & more

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Image from the ITV Playhouse: Each Wind That Blows 15th April 60

ITV Playhouse Recovered!

Film is Fabulous! & De Montfort University’s Cinema & Television History Research Group are pleased to announce the recovery of an episode of vintage Associated-Rediffusion television

ITV Playhouse: Each Wind That Blows 15th April 60

filmisfabulous.org.uk/itv-playhous...

Film is Fabulous! is an initiative to save vulnerable film treasures for future generations.

More information, news and details of the latest cultural treasures to be saved can be found by visiting

filmisfabulous.org.uk

Today - 04/02/2025 - BBC Sounds News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Here, around 1 hour and 13ish mins in...
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An embarrassing interview with Nigel Farage this morning on BBC Radio 4's Today programme in which he proved that 1: He's just a political opportunist and 2: Reform have no actual policy on how they will 'do Brexit properly'. Was Musk right when he said Farage is the wrong person for the job?

Sometimes a Nazi Salute Is a Nazi Salute Did Elon Musk intentionally "sieg heil" at Donald Trump's inauguration rally? Sometimes it only matters what you do, not what you intend.

“…when you execute a near perfect-looking Nazi-esque salute on stage at a Trump rally … guess what? Whether you intend it or not, or think the reaction is silly or not, it doesn’t necessarily matter.”

Just in from mammoth interview session to two bits of news. One that a DV perp got locked up because of something I did and that a vulnerable constituent had a a massive wrongful debt written off after our intervention. This is why I came to politics, this is why I'll just keep cracking on.

Doctor Who In Memoriam 2024 | Toby Hadoke Get more from Toby Hadoke on Patreon

Ad free Doctor Who In Memoriam vid on my Patreon Page - free to view for everyone.

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The Russian Economy Remains Putin’s Greatest Weakness Harsher Sanctions Could Push Him to Negotiate With Ukraine

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Heading into London for Missing Believed Wiped 2024. Lots to see. Grab a ticket from the BFI South Bank box office if you can!

Women do not exist to be palatable to men who might want to fuck us, we’re not concepts or objects, we don’t exist to be thoughtlessly used as wank fodder. We are human beings who deserve better than the shit that society forces us to endure, shit that that far too many men choose to blindly defend.

It's called ringing, an artefact created in camera by the EMI 2001 cameras in use at the time. Although it's really a PAL encoding artefact. It's made worse when copied analogue PAL to other PAL machines. This can be improved using the BBC Transform decoder but it's impossible to completely remove.

"South Korea’s struggle is a powerful reminder that democracy is not self-sustaining—it requires active vigilance"

Hey, the clips here seem to be quite limited time-wise so I’m also over in Instagram posting stand-up videos, as @thedaraobriain

OMG I've been on BlueSky for two weeks now & haven't introduced myself! How rude! I am...
-a Black woman based in New Orleans (from MS/AL)
-a writer who focuses on climate change and the Black experience
-the author of two books both published this year! bookshop.org/contributors...

Britain is knee deep in an information war. Young men radicalised at shocking rates, conspiracy trumping facts, swathes willingly participating in subterfuge that goes against their interests. The usual fake patriots at the helm. Our system, lacking checks and balances, exploited.

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Hannah is here! @fryrsquared.bsky.social

Do we do media regulation stuff here? Some good points in today's report from the Lords Communications & Digital Committee. This seems a wise remark. Sky, BBC, C4, ITV should take note. But how could GB News follow this advice, when it regularly taunts Ofcom on air and does not accept its rulings?

Dara O Britain’s 2025 tour “Re:Creation” will be at the Marquee in Cork on June 29th 2025

People of Cork and Drogheda! New shows added to the Irish tour with tickets on sale today! Full details of all dates for Ireland and UK on daraobriain.com

Crypto miners double down on AI hosting for more reliable cash flow The all-out search for electricity to sustain the insatiable appetite for artificial intelligence is providing a lift to another industry with considerable energy usage: crypto mining.

Even as $BTC inches closer to the $100k level, crypto miners are doubling down on AI hosting . One miner tells me it's a simple calculation "consistent and reliable cash flow" finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-...