Hi Guys,
Seems like this archive business has caught ur attention, heres Tim's reply in full. Might go well on the website.
Stephen,
thanks for your mail.
Sometime this year we are going to try and record all the series onto a DVD master as a public archive. If we record this at below transmission quality (say VHS), trim off replications of opening and closing titles, then we can probably compress down enough to fit the material onto 2 discs at the most.
The next problem is distribution. We would not be able to sell anything - even to recover the duplication costs, because we have no rights to distribute the work of the actors involved without their permission or payment. Over the years it was a big cast, and although almost all became - and still are - personal friends - there will always be those who will decline to sign a disclaimer, or perhaps their agents will decline for them. What I would like to do is eventually put the whole archive in the public domain, so anyone can access it for viewing..
As I guess you now understand - that's not going to be easy.
In the meantime, it should be obvious that I cannot sell anyone copies of the programmes, for legal reasons. Even when I give them away - as I have to individuals, I am probably breaking the law.
The support of yourself and the other knightfans is a continuing pleasure for me.
thanks
TC
