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Lock_Keeper · Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 10:29 am Post subject: Missing Part

As a new member I would like to thank the people that run this site
Superb!
Minor problem - the 3rd part of Bomber in British Radio Shows Collection seems to be missing and I'm left hanging, to hear the out come of the tale
Thanks All
Mike

Brad · Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: Missing Part

crich70 · Joined: 19 Sep 2008 Posts: 316 Location: Monroe Wisconsin

It's also possible that the third part doesn't exist (or isn't known to exist). I know of at least one multi-part story (I think of Superman) that is missing a part, and some series like Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe are missing episodes though they are said to be as complete as possible (OTRRG did some work on versions of their collections I believe) so it might be that the missing part is just not available rather than having been missed by accident. Hard to say sometimes with OTR programs I think. Sometimes I think it's a minor miracle that we have any of the OTR series programs at all.

Brad · Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 8:36 pm Post subject:

crich70 · Joined: 19 Sep 2008 Posts: 316 Location: Monroe Wisconsin

Thanks for the link Brad. I've heard of the disks. Some were also saved because the stations taped them I understand. And in some cases people did try to tape episodes on early tape recorders I imagine too. I remember hearing that some shows were also on a record like disk that would be shipped out to stations (I think it was different from the transcription disks) and often studios would just break the recording and toss it in the trash afterward. Can't recall where I read/heard that right off hand.