BBC Store

[Andy Turnbull]

It's now online

store.bbc.com/

Sadly Micro Men is not on it yet, but there is plenty on it now and there is a discount code.

Andy

[Philip Ayres]

Are all the missing episodes there?

[The Doctor]

Of course.

I can't find Blake's 7 on there

-Ralph

[Andy Turnbull]

I imagine there will be chunks of new content added regularly as and when rights clearances are sorted out.

Andy

[blueshift]

It's all very expensive isn't it!

Does anyone know yet if the Dr Who is the cleaned up dvd versions or the sh*tty vhs rips found on itunes and the like

[The Doctor]

I'm waiting for Turnbull to blink first so we can all find out.

The remastered versions of DW are owned by BBC Worldwide and not the rest of the BBC (as an aside). This is why clips of old Who can often look crappy (even on BBC shows) when shiny restored copies are available: they have to be ordered from Worldwide.

-Ralph

[Andy Turnbull]

Well I would suggest that we will get the shiny remasters then.

Andy

[blueshift]

The store is owned by BBC Worldwide through, so it might be the same prints? I've not seen it confirmed anywhere yet

[The Doctor]

I'd also like to know if the site supports deinterlaced video. The likes of Itunes don't which is why videos on there don't have Vidfire applied. The DVD's of DW Web of Fear and Enemy of the World may be bare-bones but have higher quality video playback.

-Ralph

[Andy Turnbull]

No idea.

You could brave GallifreyBase and find out for us chum.

Andy

[The Doctor]

I had a look but they were too busy arguing about the DW Missing Episodes not being there.

-Ralph

[Andy Turnbull]

Nov 6, 2015 12:31:31 GMT The Doctor said:

I had a look but they were too busy arguing about the DW Missing Episodes not being there.

-Ralph

Try harder chum!

VICTORY OR DEATH!!!!

[Philip Ayres]

The four episodes of the Adventuire Game series one which exist off their broadcast tapes are now available at the BBC store

store.bbc.com/the-adventure-game

Gronda, Gronda!

[Pinwig]

And for the first time Pinwig is interested in this new fangled download service. There has been a slight, almost imperceptible shift in perspective. The wheels want to turn.

So, BBC store then. Is it DRM free? What video format? Resolution? It's download and keep isn't it? Not stream?

[Philip Ayres]

No idea, not been tempted to use it before now!

[Philip Ayres]

Streamed, or downloaded to dedicated app it seems

store.bbc.com/welcome-to-bbc-store#WatchOnAllYourDevices

[Pinwig]

Hrrmmm.

I must look and see if anyone's yet written a convertor so downloaded files can be converted to DVD. I might buy these a test to see how good proper video looks in whatever deinterlaced format they've chosen to use for this.

[The Doctor]

I haven't used the BBC Store. I don't like the 'download to an app' type affair. However, I will trying it out when THE POWER OF THE DALEKS animation is up.

I have never seen The Adventure Game.

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

WHAT.

[The Doctor]

I have no memory of it being on telly. I had never heard of it until I got online.

-Ralph

[legios]

In fairness it only aired up until 1986, and I don't have a recollection of the BBC One airings myself - only the BBC2 ones, and back in the day BBC2 was very much a minority channel and a lot of people didn't pay it any attention at all.

(Looking on Wikipedia I see that one of my strongest memories of the show comes from an officially missing episode. Typical.)

Karl

[Andy Turnbull]

Only aware of it's existence.

Never saw it myself.

Andy

[Philip Ayres]

Rentaghost S2!

store.bbc.com/rentaghost/series-2

[Andy Turnbull]

Still has none of the documentaries I want.

Comics Britannia, In Search of Steve Ditko and What Do Artists Do All Day: Frank Quitely.

Andy

[Philip Ayres]

BBC Store to close

store.bbc.com/

Sadly, BBC Store will be closing on 1st November 2017

Although you will still be able to watch your purchases until then, from now on we are no longer making programmes available to buy on BBC Store.

If you are a BBC Store customer, you can find out all you need to know here.

If you recently purchased a series pass, those remaining episodes will still appear in My Programmes.

The BBC will continue to find new ways of making BBC archive content available. And do remember that programmes on BBC iPlayer are now available to watch for up to 30 days after broadcast, alongside a range of complete series and fascinating collections.

Our sincere thanks for being part of BBC Store. We do hope you enjoyed discovering some wonderful programmes, old and new!

[Pinwig]

Well that wasn't a complete waste of time then.

I look forward to the Media Show explaining why.

[Pinwig]

You'll still be able to watch your purchases until November?! That's fucking rubbish! They should be damn well offering DRM free downloads of what you've bought if they're pulling the plug.

That's complete shite.

[Pinwig]

www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-05-25/bbc-store-to-close-as-corporation-admits-defeat-in-the-face-of-streaming-service-rivals

People prefer streaming services to buying and keeping.

My rage has been abated by the clarification that the BBC will refund purchases. That at least is something.

But doesn't excuse the fact this is a monumental fuck up, not helped by the fact the delivery mechanism was crap anyway.

[Andy Turnbull]

If they'd had the balls to go for DRM free downloads right from the off, they'd have been on to a winner.

Still at least I can get my money back.

Andy

[The Doctor]

The popularity and cheapness of streaming services will not have helped the Store. There is still a market, however, for buying digital downloads which is where the service really fell down. Folk want to buy files they can port to wherever they want, not to buy something that can only be viewed through an app. That's a rental model, not a sales model.

I asked for a refund and a few days later got a standard email that said I couldn't have it. So I have made a complaint.

-Ralph