Missing Believed Wiped is an annual event hosted by the

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that screens previously "

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material from the UK that has recently been recovered. Missing Believed Wiped was founded in 1993 by Dick Fiddy, who remains involved in the event at the

BFI Southbank BFI Southbank (from 1951 to 2007, known as the National Film Theatre) is the leading repertory cinema in the UK, specialising in seasons of classic, independent and non-English language films. It is operated by the British Film Institute. His ...

. There has also been a public effort using television spots and other media to raise awareness. Past events have featured material recovered from the personal collection of comedian

Bob Monkhouse Robert Alan Monkhouse (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including ''The Golden Shot'', ''Celebrity Squares'', ''Family Fortunes'' and '' ''Wipeout'. Early ...

, while the 2010 event featured extracts from drama recordings found at the

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in the United States. The 2011 event on 11 December featured an early

Dennis Potter Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Singing Detective'' (198 ...

play ''

Emergency – Ward 9 ''Emergency – Ward 9'' is a Dennis Potter television play first broadcast on BBC1 in the ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' series on 11 April 1966. Potter had praised the storylines and sense of urgency of the ITV hospital soap ''Emergency – Ward 10 ...

'',John Wyve
"Potter play preserved"
, Illuminations website (blog), 24 October 2011. two rediscovered episodes of ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'', and footage of

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's performance of "

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" on ''

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'' on 4 January 1973, which was believed to have been lost. The two ''Doctor Who'' episodes were part 3 of "

Galaxy 4 ''Galaxy 4'' is the first serial of the third season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by William Emms and directed by Derek Martinus, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in four weekly parts from 11 Septem ...

" (

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era) and part 2 of "

The Underwater Menace ''The Underwater Menace'' is the half-missing fifth serial of the fourth season in the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 14 January to 4 February 1967. In this seri ...

" (

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era).

References

*Dick Fiddy ''Missing Believed Wiped: Searching For The Lost Treasures Of British Television'', 2001,

External links

Missing-episodes.com Report on 2001 eventBBC4 documentary of same nameBBC2 aborted launch night
Arts festivals in England Television preservation British Film Institute Lost television episodes {{UK-tv-stub

See also

References

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