Well here we go. It seems the BBC doesn't want me to contact them at that
address, and just generates some bot auto-reply.
Looks like I'm going to have to dig around to find some human I can talk to
at the Beeb, shields seem to be up on a personal level.
How different from a few years ago when you got a nice reply off someone, I
suppose the £3.5 billion per year they get off us in licence fees is not
enough to fund some personal attention to its customers anymore?
That telephone number looks like it might be a premium rate one too?
Here's the reply I just got from them:
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This is an automated response from BBC Information.
We are sorry, but our email system can only receive your email if it is
submitted using our pre-formatted webforms. We realise this is an
inconvenience, but webforms allow us to manage the many emails we receive
each day more efficiently and this makes best use of the Licence Fee.
Please contact us using our website
http://faq.external.bbc.co.uk/questions/contact/. If we have previously
given you a reference number, please include this.
At http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/ you can find answers to common questions we
are asked about our programmes, history, policies and structure, the BBC
Trust and complaints. We also provide documents such as our Annual Report or
other reports and publications online.
Alternatively you can telephone us on 03700 100 222 at any time to comment,
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may be recorded for training purposes.
If your query relates to BBC Studio Audiences please resend your message in
the format provided by one of our online webforms. All are available at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/tickets please choose which one applies best to you.
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Thank you
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—– Original Message —–
From: "Bill" <william.whittaker1@ntlworld.com>
To: <shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 11:59 AM
Subject: [shiponedingroup] Re: [was Onedin 8 DVD] BBC Drama Playhouse
production – original pilot show turned up at the US Library of congress>I mailed the BBC at this address:
> info@bbc.co.uk
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> A copy of it is reproduced below, I suggest everyone who has an interest
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> this to take a few seconds to do the same thing.
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> Use my text if you don't want to compose something yourself, do remeber to
> use your own name though! 🙂
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> To the BBC.
> Re:The Onedin Line – original pilot show turned up at the US Library of
> congress.
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> I wonder if the BBC is aware of this?
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> This was screened as a one-off BBC Drama Playhouse production transmitted
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> the 7th December 1970. No recording of this was thought to have survived,
> now however it appears it has, and there is a copy at the US Library of
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> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074035/board/nest/170653245
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> I was wondering what the position of the BBC is, in respect to this
> important part of TV history.
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> Is there likely to be a showing of this on the BBC at sometime or even
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> Thanks,
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> W Whittaker.
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> From: "Chris J Brady" <chrisjbrady@yahoo.com>
> To: <shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 12:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [shiponedingroup] Onedin 8 DVD
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> Wonder if Memphis Belle will re-issue the 'lost' pilot? Anyone with
> contacts
> might suggest this to them. Chris B.
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> — On Mon, 14/3/11, vivdodd456@btinternet.com <vivdodd456@btinternet.com>
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> From: vivdodd456@btinternet.com <vivdodd456@btinternet.com>
> Subject: [shiponedingroup] Onedin 8 DVD
> To: shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, 14 March, 2011, 12:30
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> Website about the Onedin Line
> http://www.sound-research.co.uk/onedin_line.htm Yahoo! Groups Links
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> http://www.sound-research.co.uk/onedin_line.htm Yahoo! Groups Links
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