The lost treasures

An Anonymous Patron writes The BBC has failed to deliver on its promise to put its archive online, or so says The Independent. One archivist familiar with the BBC’s material says: “The copyright problems are enormous, and digitising old film and audio tape is expensive. At first the bulk of the material will consist of wildlife archives because that stuff has already been digitised and animals don’t get copyright. For children who want pictures of lions and tigers it will be useful. But for anyone hoping to see old drama or documentaries it is going to be a long wait.””