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R.U.R. (lost BBC television adaptations of science-fiction play; 1938; 1948)

« Photo from the 1938 television adaptation.

R.U.R. (Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti) is a science-fiction drama play written by Karel Čapek. A Czech Republic work established in 1920, the play is historic for inventing the English word "robot". In 1938, the BBC adapted the play to television, which is considered by some sources as the earliest science-fiction television program. The BBC also broadcast another adaptation of the play in 1948.

The Beatles live at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire (found recording of British rock band concert; 1963)

« The Beatles performing live at Stowe School. 4th April 1963.

The British rock band The Beatles played a rare engagement at the Stowe School in Buckinghamshire on 4th April 1963. The show was held at in the prestigious boy school's auditorium, Roxburgh Hall in front of the student audience., On 4th April 2023, 60 years after the performance, BBC News reported that a tape of the concert had been unearthed.

The Chamber (partially lost Fox game show; 2002)

« Title card of the series.

The Chamber was an American game show, designed to be a more extreme, "visceral" game show in the vein of programs like Fear Factor, and featured contestants being asked questions while strapped into a torture chamber which subjected them to extremely high or extremely low temperatures alongside other environmental conditions such as simulated earthquakes and high winds.

The Hobbit (lost high-frame rate versions of high fantasy adventure film trilogy based on novel; 2012-2014)

« Cover of The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy.

The Hobbit is a trilogy of high fantasy adventure films based on the J. R. R. Tolkien novel of the same name., In an effort to improve the film viewing experience, Jackson filmed the entire trilogy in 48 frames per second (FPS), double the industry standard of 24 FPS. Despite his efforts the high-frame-rate (HFR) versions never received a home media release and remain lost.

Versailles no Bara "Moetsukita Bara no Shouzou" (lost alternate final episode of anime series; 1980)

« Series poster.

Versailles no Bara, or more commonly called by its English title, The Rose of Versailles, is an anime series, An original episode entitled "Moetsukita Bara no Shouzou" (transl. "Portrait of a Burning Rose") was made and aired once, and was never broadcasted again nor included in any home media release of the series, In multiple regions of Japan, the series was canceled after its 23rd episode

Ōkōchi Gengorō Ikka (lost build of unreleased Nintendo 64 simulation game; late 1990s)

« Title screen.

but it became generally known on April 12, 2007, when Game Tanteidan, a used retro game store in Nihonbashi, Osaka, introduced a prototype ROM of the game on its blog, As of 2023, the game has not surfaced online., Ōkōchi Gengorō Ikka (大河内源五郎一家, lit. "Ōkōchi Gengorō Family" or "Gengoichi Shimoda") is an unreleased Nintendo 64 simulation game. During the N64 era, there was no information about this game

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UPDATE 3.22! LMW PROUDLY PRESENTS: NODDY AND THE MOON! (Added 24 Jul 2020)

First and foremost - a big, BIG thank you to everyone who participated in the ARG - the answer was, as many of you had correctly guessed, "Noddy and the Moon" :P

We're incredibly proud to have been able to bring this episode to light for the first time in over 50 years and I also want to personally thank everybody involved in the process of actually getting the film reel to me and having it digitised.

I hope Noddy fans and lost media enthusiasts get as much of a kick out of seeing this as I had bringing it to you all!

Until next time,

Thank you for tuning in and staying cool!

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• ‎Power Of The Dark Crystal (lost cancelled sequel to "The Dark Crystal" fantasy film; 1982-2014) 16 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎St. Elmo (lost silent drama film based on book; 1914) 15 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Brainsurge (partially found episodes of Nickelodeon game show; 2009-2014) 15 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Superscope Storyteller and Tele-Story series (partially found series of audio cassettes and VHS video storybooks; 1973-1989) 13 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Behind The Music (partially found VH1 documentary series; 1997-2014) 13 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Whew! (partially lost soundtrack of CBS game show; late 1970s) 12 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? (lost Fox reality special; 2000) 12 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Suicide Squad (partially lost deleted scenes of DC superhero film; 2016) 11 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎The Seven Colors: Legend of PSY・S City (found Masaya Matsuura computer game; 1993) 11 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Beat Shazam "Demi Lovato" (partially found unaired segment of Fox game show; 2018) 09 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Cyberchase: The Poddleville Case (partially found pilot of PBS Kids animated educational series; 1999) 07 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎A Licas e o Zé (partially found Portuguese animated TV series; 1957-early 1960s) 06 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Ours, London (lost performance art short film; 1998) 03 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Summer Headrush 2009 Series unreleased albums (lost James Ferraro albums; 2009) 02 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Call My Bluff (partially found NBC game show; 1965) 02 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎SpongeBob SquarePants "Shanghaied/You Wish" (lost English audio from alternate "Patchy the Pirate" segments; 2001) 02 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Azumanga Daioh (partially found Animax English dub of anime series; 2012) 01 Sep 2020 [New]
• ‎Pump It Up 2010: FIESTA - "Let's Go Again, Korea" promotional event (partially lost promotional DLC for arcade game; 2010) 30 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Our House (partially found British sitcom TV series; 1960-1962) 30 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Steely Dan (partially found songs; 1969-2000) 29 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎The Dark Crystal (partially found high quality version of workprint/director's cut of puppet fantasy film; early 1980s) 29 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Magical Suite Prism Nana (partially found anime OVA series; 2015-2016) 28 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Diamanda Hagan Reviews (partially lost online video review series; 2009-2016) 28 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? "Aud Lang Gone" (unproduced episode of PBS children's game show; 1992) 25 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎New Super Mario Bros. (lost early builds of Nintendo DS 2D platformer; 2004-2006) 22 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎You and the World (lost British TV series; 1964-1975) 21 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Shop 'Til You Drop (lost mobile game based on game show; mid-2000s) 21 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Split/Second 2 (lost build of unreleased sequel to racing game; 2010s) 21 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Name That Tune (found unaired pilot for game show; 1990) 21 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Gadgets (partially found showtape recordings of animatronics; 1980s) 21 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Frogger: Ancient Shadow (partially found PC port of puzzle platformer; 2006) 19 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Tails: Cosmic Rush 2.0 (lost continuation of "Tails: Cosmic Rush" fan-made Flash game; 2011) 18 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Completion (unreleased Charles Manson album; 1984) 14 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Kitaro of the Graveyard (partially found artwork from kamishibai street plays; 1930s-1950s) 13 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Smushed (found unaired pilot of USA Network game show; 1996) 13 Aug 2020 [New]
• ‎Castle in the Sky (lost alternate ending of Hayao Miyazaki film; existence unconfirmed; 1986) 09 Aug 2020
• ‎Wheel of Fortune "Matthew Fenwick" episode (lost episode of game show; 1998) 08 Aug 2020 [NSFL]
• ‎The Last Unicorn (lost production materials from unmade film adaptation of Peter S. Beagle fantasy novel; 2005-2015) 04 Aug 2020
• ‎‎‎‎‎SpongeBob SquarePants (partially found incidental model sheets from Nickelodeon animated series; 1999-present) 04 Aug 2020

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