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joelhaasnoot
I'm assuming they were sold to Ethiopia for the reusable tape, not to air the show. Then again ETV (the ethiopian state-run TV station) does air random stuff every once in a while.
ytadesse
That's a rather uninformed comment. Dr. Who was actually extremely popular in Ethiopia so this news doesn't surprise me one bit.
joelhaasnoot
You are absolutely correct - I have no idea what ETV was like in the 70s, 80s and early 90s. Was it less government controlled during the Derg? Or is this post-1991 era?
ytadesse
Fair question. ETV was certainly more controlled during the Derg regime since it was an openly totalitarian government. That's not to say that this current regime doesn't have a tight grip on ETV although it sounds like you're already well aware of that.
epo
It's a 2nd hand account of a "my friend told me" anecdote published in newspapers which have, at best, an accidental relationship with the truth. I'm not saying it isn't true but given the messengers I'd be astonished it it was.
valinor4
A friend of an "expert" says so. Meanwhile, BBC does not say anything. Hum...
hnha
they would have never been lost if sane copyright laws had allowed people to safe their cultural media.
mooism2
How widespread were home VCRs in the UK in the 60s?