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SPOOKYFOXMULDER · 05-02-2006, 10:07 AM

Looking for the short lived 1960 British sci-fi series

http://www.tv.com/a-for-andromeda/sh...7/summary.html

All 8 episodes-

debwalsh · 05-02-2006, 11:20 AM

This is one of the series the Beeb wiped. Only fragments are known to exist, and recently the Beeb recovered a whole episode from a collector (#5, I think, which they had apparently known about for some time). It's one of the reasons they did a remake of it, because the original doesn't exist in its entirety - and hasn't for decades.

Some brilliant classic SF was aired by the BBC, some of it live (like the original Quatermass), and far too much of it was either dumped or never recorded to kinescope. :<

debwalsh · 05-03-2006, 08:36 AM

The remake was recently aired. I think it was recorded rather than done live as the Quatermass remake was. It'll air again, I"m sure. I downloaded it from UKNova, haven't had a chance to watch it yet. I've read varying reviews.

Love Dreamwatch, although TV Zone is probably my favorite. :>

Ahmed · 05-03-2006, 08:53 AM

I capped the the new version of A for andromeda which aired. Not watched it either lol

05-02-2006, 10:07 AM	#1
SPOOKYFOXMULDER Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 03, 2005 Posts: 73	wtd: A FOR ANDROMEDA Looking for the short lived 1960 British sci-fi series http://www.tv.com/a-for-andromeda/sh...7/summary.html All 8 episodes-

05-02-2006, 11:20 AM	#2
debwalsh Ancient Archivist Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 23, 2004 Location: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Posts: 503	This is one of the series the Beeb wiped. Only fragments are known to exist, and recently the Beeb recovered a whole episode from a collector (#5, I think, which they had apparently known about for some time). It's one of the reasons they did a remake of it, because the original doesn't exist in its entirety - and hasn't for decades. Some brilliant classic SF was aired by the BBC, some of it live (like the original Quatermass), and far too much of it was either dumped or never recorded to kinescope. :<
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05-03-2006, 08:36 AM	#3
debwalsh Ancient Archivist Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 23, 2004 Location: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Posts: 503	The remake was recently aired. I think it was recorded rather than done live as the Quatermass remake was. It'll air again, I"m sure. I downloaded it from UKNova, haven't had a chance to watch it yet. I've read varying reviews. Love Dreamwatch, although TV Zone is probably my favorite. :>

05-03-2006, 08:53 AM	#4
Ahmed Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 24, 2004 Location: UK Posts: 34	I capped the the new version of A for andromeda which aired. Not watched it either lol