Date   : Fri, 01 Mar 2002 10:27:06 +0000
From   : Paul Wheatley <p.r.wheatley@...>
Subject: Re: BBC Domesday on the telly

Paul Wheatley wrote:
> 
> On Wednesday JISC (Joint Information Systems Commitee) is holding a press
> launch for the Digital Preservation Coalition
> (http://www.jisc.ac.uk/dner/preservation/prescoalition.html).
> 
> As part of the launch I produced a press release describing BBC Domesday as
> an example of the loss of digital materials thru hardware and software
> obsolecence (and hence the need for digital preservation work).
> 
> Nick Higham, the Arts correspondent at the BBC has picked up on this (I
> believe he worked on Domesday back in the eighties) and will I believe be
> interviewing me and filming BBC Domesday for a slot on BBC news on Wednesday!
> 
> I imagine its the kind of report that won't be on if theres lots of heavier
> news items going down that day, but keep an eye out in case Domesday gets a
> showing *:-)

We recorded a piece on Domesday, and it was scheduled to be shown on the 10 o
clock news on Wednesday. Unfortunately the death of Spike Milligan took over
that slot. Its possible it may be shown at another time but it seems unlikely
now.

On the plus side, Domesday got a good mention at the Digital Preservation
Coalition press launch at the House of Commons on Wednesday night. One of the
speakers (Lloyd Grossman would you belive) held up a Domesday disc I took
down as an exhibit and talked about some of the digital preservation problems
we are facing.

Paul
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