Posted by James Gibbon on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Another-Tyne-Tees-UFO-introduction-tp4022371p4022373.html

On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:26:44 -0800
Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Thanks, James!  Going through old videotapes?  :-)
>

I went through them a couple of years ago, transferring them
indiscriminately to DVDs. I'm now decommmissioning the DVDs
by transferring their contents to a hard drive, where they'll
take up less space! And hopefully be a bit easier to organise.

I had about 250 VHS tapes of stuff recorded from TV broadcasts.
It's ironic that the most interesting content turned out to be
the things I never particularly wanted to record, that got
picked up because I left the tape running - news programmes,
adverts, continuity announcements. I feel a bit like an
archeologist.

That ITN news report was only recorded because it took the
place in the schedules of UFO, which was then shown later than
advertised. I think I set the timer for that one.