Skip to content

Booksellers & Trade Customers: Sign up for online bulk buying at trade.atlanticbooks.com for wholesale discounts

Booksellers: Create Account on our B2B Portal for wholesale discounts

Missing Believed Wiped: Searching for the Lost Treasures of British Television

by Dick Fiddy
Sold out
Current price ₹3,022.00
Original price ₹4,317.00
Original price ₹4,317.00
Original price ₹4,317.00
(-30%)
₹3,022.00
Current price ₹3,022.00

Imported Edition - Ships in 18-21 Days

Free Shipping in India on orders above Rs. 500

Request Bulk Quantity Quote
+91
Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9780851708669
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: British Film Institute
  • Publisher Imprint: British Film Institute
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 140
  • Original Price: GBP 36.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: 2001
  • Item Weight: 376 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Television / History & Criticism

From the Back Cover
A volume for collectors and enthusiasts of British television that explores the history and destruction of celebrated British television programmes. It lists in detail some of the most important missing material. The book reveals the exciting possibilities of recovering such valuable items in the future and tells stories of how programmes once thought lost have been returned, including dome through the British Film Institute's "Missing, Believed Wiped" initiative. Lack of storage space, the high cost of videotape and the (mistaken) belief that black and white television programmes had no commercial future after the advent of colour are all reasons cited for the destruction of the television programmes. However it appears there is a public desire for nostalgia and an appetite for classic, cult television. This has led to a treasure hunt, and this book recounts tales of historical mistakes, serendipitous finds and serious sleuthing. A useful guide to those searching for television material classified as "Missing, Believed Wiped." Programmes disscussed include: the plays of Dennis Potter and David Mercer, "Quatermass," "A for Andromeda," "Dr Who," "The Avengers" and "The Likely Lads."

Fiddy, Dick: - Dick Fiddy is TV Curator at BFI Southbank, UK. He has scripted and researched various TV archive shows including The A to Z of TV, 1001 Nights of TV and TV Heaven and has written many magazines and newspaper features exploring the weird and wonderful world of television.

Trusted for over 49 years

Family Owned Company

Secure Payment

All Major Credit Cards/Debit Cards/UPI & More Accepted

New & Authentic Products

India's Largest Distributor

Need Support?

Whatsapp Us