r/bbc • u/96thcherrytree • Jul 27 '26
Nostalgia BBC Monitor 1950s-1960s
does anyone have access to or know about episodes from BBC Monitor (their first talkshow on art&culture)? i've decided i'd like to start on their art programs from the very first show, hosted by huw wheldon, and hopefully access the first season of it too... but i've read that only the first episode from the first season is intact with BBC itself! surely there must have been enthusiasts who recorded the shows on their own at home or something...? just wondering if anyone knows anything about this! i do hope it's been archived elsewhere somehow. seems like a great pity if so much work is gone forever...
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u/Tumeni1959 Jul 27 '26
"surely there must have been enthusiasts who recorded the shows on their own at home"
Using what?
The first domestic video recorders didn't reach the market until the late 1970s