From #104 above.
The second (and final, you'll be glad to know) episode.
What to do about a tape copy I made and removed of The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult?
Its not a Thames Tv production, the originating company is long gone. Gets worse, Pearson International, a UK publishing company decided they wanted the Thames library, so they buy Thames, including the staff on the same terms and conditions. I have to move to a new site.
Lose contact with the old TTI sales staff who remain at the old site.
Quandary now, I'm the only one who knows about the tape. If I confess to my new employer they might take a dim view of me copying material and taking it off site. I would.
Tip off the LSO anonymously? They will think its a hoax, or if they believe it and Peasron go looking they will soon find out I was the only ex Thames staff involved.
I had responsibilities and a wage and a good pension coming. Commercial television paid very well, and it was very unionised. Industrial disputes were settled with money, but not for long after the 80's
so I waited and.....waited to figure out what to do about "The Boult Tape"
Eventually my responsibilities declined and I retired. Thought I had better do something in case I fell under a bus.
Contacted the LSO in 2018, at first they were dubious and lukewarm. Can't say I blame them. Videotape recordings were very expensive as was studio time in 1964.
When they did go through their records, there it was. February 11th 1964, Studio Five Associated-Rediffusion Television, Wembley. With call times, rehearsals, and "transmission" .
No mention of a videotape recording though.
Sent them a DVD and that concentrated their minds.
They went through various options of how to market this performance. Seems it doesn't fit into the normal LSO market and brand.
Then Covid came along and the orchestra and their home, The Barbican Centre shut down.
Glad to say they eventually authorised a specialist dealer to market the DVDs.
This is them:
CRQ Editions
About a third down the page under "New DVDs and DVD-ROMs"
Glad to see the LSO got their material back, and its out there for the public to buy.