Re: [shiponedingroup] Re: [was Onedin 8 DVD] BBC Drama Playhouse production -…

[galacticprobe]

Done and done!

Dino.

In a message dated 3/21/2011 7:59:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
william.whittaker1@ntlworld.com writes:

I mailed the BBC at this address:
_info@bbc.co.uk_ (mailto:info@bbc.co.uk)

A copy of it is reproduced below, I suggest everyone who has an interest
in
this to take a few seconds to do the same thing.

Use my text if you don't want to compose something yourself, do remeber to
use your own name though! 🙂

Bill.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[galacticprobe]

OK… I did this at that BBC link they gave, but with a 350-character limit
to the comment field, the best I could do was this:

A copy of the original “The Onedin Line” pilot episode from December of
1970 with Sheila Allen portraying Anne Onedin has been found at the US
Library of Congress (see items at _http://www.kaleidoscope.org.uk/_
(http://www.kaleidoscope.org.uk/) , ¾ down the page: and,
_http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074035/board/nest/170653245_
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074035/board/nest/170653245) ). Would the BBC consider releasing this Pilot on DVD?
That's 342 characters. Others in the group may feel free to use this, edit
as you can; just remember the character limit also includes spaces.
Also, the BBC web site says you can enquire about DVD releases by
contacting 2|entertain at this address:
_DVDenquiryline@2entertain.co.uk_ (mailto:DVDenquiryline@2entertain.co.uk)
.
It's an actual e-mail that people read (although you will get an automated
response letting you know that they got your e-mail) so there is no
character limit. You can type any nice letter about this you want. So I did that
as well, and while I was at it I asked about more Region 1 releases.
Dino.

In a message dated 3/21/2011 8:32:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
william.whittaker1@ntlworld.com writes:

Ah!

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:

***********************************

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/._
(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/_ (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,
give your appreciation, make an enquiry, or register a complaint. Calls
from
a BT landline cost up to 8p per minute (some operators and mobiles vary)
and
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_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/tickets) please
choose which one applies best to you.

Alternatively you can telephone us on 0370 9011227 to make an enquiry or
comment, give your appreciation, or register a complaint.

Thank you

BBC Information
*************************************

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[galacticprobe]

Let me try this again because the last post I sent didn't come out
right…
OK… I did this at that BBC link they gave, but with a 350-character
limit to the comment field, the best I could do was this:
A copy of the original “The Onedin Line” pilot episode from December of
1970 with Sheila Allen portraying Anne Onedin has been found at the US
Library of Congress (see items at http://www.kaleidoscope.org.uk/, ¾ down the
page: and, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074035/board/nest/170653245). Would
the BBC consider releasing this Pilot on DVD?
That's 342 characters. Others in the group may feel free to use this,
edit as you can; just remember the character limit also includes spaces.
Also, the BBC web site says you can enquire about DVD releases by
contacting 2|entertain at this address:
DVDenquiryline@2entertain.co.uk.
It's an actual e-mail that people read (although you will get an automated
response letting you know that they got your e-mail) so there is no
character limit. You can type any nice letter about this you want. So I did that
as well, and while I was at it I asked about more Region 1 releases.
Dino.

In a message dated 3/21/2011 8:32:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
william.whittaker1@ntlworld.com writes:

Ah!

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:

***********************************

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/._
(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/_ (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,
give your appreciation, make an enquiry, or register a complaint. Calls
from
a BT landline cost up to 8p per minute (some operators and mobiles vary)
and
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_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/tickets) please
choose which one applies best to you.

Alternatively you can telephone us on 0370 9011227 to make an enquiry or
comment, give your appreciation, or register a complaint.

Thank you

BBC Information
*************************************

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[galacticprobe]

All right… something is wrong with my replies. This is the last time I'll
try this. I'm separating my comments with lines since I can't seem to get
the extra line breaks to come through. So, here goes…
————-
I did this at that BBC link they gave, but with a 350-character
limit to the comment field, the best I could do was this:
————–
A copy of the original “The Onedin Line” pilot episode from December of
1970 with Sheila Allen portraying Anne Onedin has been found at the US
Library of Congress (see items at _http://www.kaleidoscope.org.uk/,_
(http://www.kaleidoscope.org.uk/,) ¾ down the
page: and, _http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074035/board/nest/170653245_
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074035/board/nest/170653245) ). Would
the BBC consider releasing this Pilot on DVD?
————-
The above is 342 characters. Others in the group may feel free to use
this,
edit as you can; just remember the character limit also includes spaces.
————–
Also, the BBC web site says you can enquire about DVD releases by
contacting 2|entertain at this address:
_DVDenquiryline@2entertain.co.uk_ (mailto:DVDenquiryline@2entertain.co.uk)
.
————–
It's an actual e-mail that people read (although you will get an automated
response letting you know that they got your e-mail) so there is no
character limit. You can type any nice letter about this you want. So I did
that
as well, and while I was at it I asked about more Region 1 releases.
————-
Dino.

In a message dated 3/21/2011 8:32:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
william.whittaker1@ntlworld.com writes:

***********************************

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/._
(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/_ (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,
give your appreciation, make an enquiry, or register a complaint. Calls
from
a BT landline cost up to 8p per minute (some operators and mobiles vary)
and
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_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/tickets) please
choose which one applies best to you.

Alternatively you can telephone us on 0370 9011227 to make an enquiry or
comment, give your appreciation, or register a complaint.

Thank you

BBC Information
*************************************

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[ivaradi]

I hope the person at the BBC understands what's going in here because it's confusing the hell out of me!

— On Mon, 21/3/11, LambuLambu@aol.com <LambuLambu@aol.com> wrote:

From: LambuLambu@aol.com <LambuLambu@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [shiponedingroup] Re: [was Onedin 8 DVD] BBC Drama Playhouse production -…
To: shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, 21 March, 2011, 17:06

 

All right… something is wrong with my replies. This is the last time I'll
try this. I'm separating my comments with lines since I can't seem to get
the extra line breaks to come through. So, here goes…
————-
I did this at that BBC link they gave, but with a 350-character
limit to the comment field, the best I could do was this:
————–
A copy of the original “The Onedin Line” pilot episode from December of
1970 with Sheila Allen portraying Anne Onedin has been found at the US
Library of Congress (see items at _http://www.kaleidoscope.org.uk/,_
(http://www.kaleidoscope.org.uk/,) ¾ down the
page: and, _http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074035/board/nest/170653245_
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074035/board/nest/170653245) ). Would
the BBC consider releasing this Pilot on DVD?
————-
The above is 342 characters. Others in the group may feel free to use
this,
edit as you can; just remember the character limit also includes spaces.
————–
Also, the BBC web site says you can enquire about DVD releases by
contacting 2|entertain at this address:
_DVDenquiryline@2entertain.co.uk_ (mailto:DVDenquiryline@2entertain.co.uk)
.
————–
It's an actual e-mail that people read (although you will get an automated
response letting you know that they got your e-mail) so there is no
character limit. You can type any nice letter about this you want. So I did
that
as well, and while I was at it I asked about more Region 1 releases.
————-
Dino.

In a message dated 3/21/2011 8:32:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
william.whittaker1@ntlworld.com writes:

***********************************

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/._
(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/_ (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,
give your appreciation, make an enquiry, or register a complaint. Calls
from
a BT landline cost up to 8p per minute (some operators and mobiles vary)
and
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_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/tickets) please
choose which one applies best to you.

Alternatively you can telephone us on 0370 9011227 to make an enquiry or
comment, give your appreciation, or register a complaint.

Thank you

BBC Information
*************************************

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[galacticprobe]

Ignore the double web link addresses and the "mailto:" thing. They are not
in my comments I left at the BBC's web site. For some reason this is being
added to my replies to the group and I have no idea why.

In a message dated 3/21/2011 1:07:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LambuLambu@aol.com writes:

All right… something is wrong with my replies. This is the last time I'll

try this. I'm separating my comments with lines since I can't seem to get
the extra line breaks to come through. So, here goes…
————-
I did this at that BBC link they gave, but with a 350-character
limit to the comment field, the best I could do was this:
————–
A copy of the original “The Onedin Line” pilot episode from December of
1970 with Sheila Allen portraying Anne Onedin has been found at the US
Library of Congress (see items at _http://www.kaleidoscope.org.uk/, ¾ down
the
page: and, _http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074035/board/nest/170653245_
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074035/board/nest/170653245) ). Would
the BBC consider releasing this Pilot on DVD?
————-
The above is 342 characters. Others in the group may feel free to use
this,
edit as you can; just remember the character limit also includes spaces.
————–
Also, the BBC web site says you can enquire about DVD releases by
contacting 2|entertain at this address:
_DVDenquiryline@2entertain.co.uk_ (mailto:DVDenquiryline@2entertain.co.uk)
)
.
————–
It's an actual e-mail that people read (although you will get an automated
response letting you know that they got your e-mail) so there is no
character limit. You can type any nice letter about this you want. So I
did
that
as well, and while I was at it I asked about more Region 1 releases.
————-
Dino.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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