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BBC Update - 2003/12/31 14:31
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Cross posted on Topica and Yahoo: apologies for duplications
I last posted on this subject a year ago and thought it would be worth bringing people up to date.
In 2002 I approached the BBC about getting hold of Jake material. They made it clear that they had commercial rates for that sort of thing but it was not clear what the final sum might be to get hold of the appropriate licences and proceed further. At the time we let the subject fall asleep because (a) it looked like being expensive and (b) the project cds which were the priority project. During 2003 I approached them again and received some comprehensive advice on costs, licencing and the like.
In the meantime, to aid the search for material, I asked on this list if anyone with specific knowledge of Jake's broadcasts (on the BBC or elsewhere) could contact me privately on BBCJake@blueyonder.co.uk and this address is still live. Anyone who didn't eMail me but who has information about broadcasts featuring Jake, please let me know at that address and I'll add it to the list - obviously the more specific the better but don't let vagueness stop you.
Gordon Tennent and myself have, using information previously provided, made inroads into identifying just what does survive and another member of this list also had a home recording of a series which the BBC has either (a) wiped or (b) lost. We shall shortly be looking for radio material.
I have purposely not said much on this forum about these background activities in order to avoid raising false hopes or setting expectations which can't be delivered to. In particular even once the material has been identified it will cost to obtain rights and licences from the BBC and there are other rights issues yet to be resolved. I'll let you know once there is anything to say but it may get quite complex and may (still) take a while before there is anything to say.
Cheers - and Happy New Year
Ian Burdon
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