L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years 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-square1linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 3 years agomessage-square1linkfedilink
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoThe tapes were huge, expensive and storage was limited. The tapes tended to get reused.
