Chris, perhaps you can provide evidence of the 'clear out' of the BBC Sound
Archives? If the BBC had planned to clear out its sound archives, the recordings
would first be offerred to other institutions, such as the British Library's
sound archives.
Richard Ranft
Head of Sound & Vision, The British Library
On 03 December 2012 at 13:42 Chris J Brady <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I heard from a contact within the BBC that as well as the massive online
> auction of recording equipment from Broadcasting House in the White City
> (London) when it moved to Salford, the Beeb also has a MASSIVE clear out of
> its Sound Archives.
>
> Does anyone know exactly what recordings were thrown away, sold, saved, etc.?
> Or willwe be due another reasure Hunt to salvage 'lost' recordings from
> hme-tapers like thay had a few year's ago?
>
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