L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that the BBC had no archival policy until 1978, and many of its old broadcasts were only aired live. A number of BBC broadcasts are lost, including a show featuring a then-unknown Bob Dylan; 97...en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the BBC had no archival policy until 1978, and many of its old broadcasts were only aired live. A number of BBC broadcasts are lost, including a show featuring a then-unknown Bob Dylan; 97...en.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe tapes were huge, expensive and storage was limited. The tapes tended to get reused.