It's a bit unfair to lump the BBC in with this. What they did - and
virtually every other broadcaster in the world - was be selective with what
they kept. You could say the same about record companies too in regards to
multitracks and out takes. They had no idea it would have worth in the
future. Not exactly the same thing as a natural disaster.

Richard Moore


On 1 April 2015 at 20:29, Marie O'Connell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Beginning in 2010 we endured a series of disastrous earthquakes in
> Christchurch, New Zealand.  Fortunately we have a happy ending and were not
> only able to finally retrieve everything but uncover previously
> undocumented audio.
>
> Here is the story which was published in the January 2015 edition of the
> IASA Journal -
>
> http://www.ngataonga.org.nz/blog/nz-history/day-the-earth-moved-under-our-feet/
>
> Cheers
> Marie
>
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 12:50 AM, Joel Bresler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Dear Friends:
> >
> > I would like to assemble a short list of disasters (and near-disasters)
> > that
> > have befallen multimedia archives. Any help building a short list would
> be
> > much appreciated. To get us started:
> >
> > MGM and Atlantic labels lost holdings in a fire
> > In 1996 a movie lot fire almost demolished the MCA audio archive
> > RCA bulldozed a warehouse in Camden, NJ in the 1960s, with master
> > recordings
> > and other materials still inside
> >
> > (These examples from: "Arts, Inc.: How Greed and Neglect Have Destroyed
> Our
> > Cultural Rights" by Bill Ivey
> >
> > Destruction of Odeon masters at the end of WWII.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Joel
> >
> >
> > Joel Bresler
> > 250 E. Emerson Road
> > Lexington, MA 02420
> > United States
> >
> > 1-781-862-4104 (Telephone & FAX)
> > www.joelbresler.org
> > [log in to unmask]
> > IN CASE OF VERIZON EMAIL PROBLEMS, PLEASE USE MY BACK-UP EMAIL:
> > joelbresler-at-gmail.com
> >
>