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Where do you get the data from?

Joseph Krol wrote:Where do you get the data from?

If you go to the start of this thread, you'll find your answer there.

Just say which you want to do, and put it down here.

I would start at Series 39, since 41 and up are more or less all done, and I'm more or less finishing off 40.

Or start Series 38, to make sure you don't collide with anyone.

I'll do Robert Muir 55 -32 Arthur Barrow (Series 39) to start with, might well do more if I like it.

Please leave feedback!

Joseph

Joseph Krol wrote:I'll do Robert Muir 55 -32 Arthur Barrow (Series 39) to start with, might well do more if I like it.

I think you'll find that Rhys has already booked that one, Joseph.

The earliest Series 39 that is unbooked is Clive Freedman 42-48 Jackie Anderson.

So, probably best that you start there.

James Robinson wrote:

Joseph Krol wrote:I'll do Robert Muir 55 -32 Arthur Barrow (Series 39) to start with, might well do more if I like it.

I think you'll find that Rhys has already booked that one, Joseph.

The earliest Series 39 that is unbooked is Clive Freedman 42-48 Jackie Anderson.

So, probably best that you start there.

Speaking of which, I'm afraid I've got to pull out due to ever-lasting school work

I just did it anyway. Hope Rhys will forgive me for doing his work for him. Please leave comments about how I can improve!

Joseph

James Robinson wrote:I would start at Series 39, since 41 and up are more or less all done, and I'm more or less finishing off 40.

James, I'll be quite happy if you deal with the week I booked but haven't done yet (15-19 March 1999). Not that I don't enjoy it or think it's worthwhile - quite the opposite. I think the expression is "needing to spend more time with my family". The main thing is that I've found out what's involved in historical recapping and I'll come back when I feel able.

One question though: apart from the two obvious places (the forum entry linked from the database and the wiki page), is the data entered into the recapper stored anywhere else? From the odd comment here and there I feel it must be.

Clive Brooker wrote:James, I'll be quite happy if you deal with the week I booked but haven't done yet (15-19 March 1999). Not that I don't enjoy it or think it's worthwhile - quite the opposite. I think the expression is "needing to spend more time with my family". The main thing is that I've found out what's involved in historical recapping and I'll come back when I feel able.

Not a problem, Clive.

Clive Brooker wrote:One question though: apart from the two obvious places (the forum entry linked from the database and the wiki page), is the data entered into the recapper stored anywhere else? From the odd comment here and there I feel it must be.

I honestly don't know. Probably best to ask Charlie or Mike.

Clive Brooker wrote:One question though: apart from the two obvious places (the forum entry linked from the database and the wiki page), is the data entered into the recapper stored anywhere else? From the odd comment here and there I feel it must be.

If you're talking about the Wiki text, that is stored here: http://www.apterous.org/cdb/wikicap.php

I don't think the recap text is stored anywhere.

I just completed Clive Freedman 42-48 Jackie Anderson as James advised me to.

Please do Prelim 5 please.

Rhys Benjamin wrote:Please do Prelim 5 please.

I think you missed out a "please".

Rhys Benjamin wrote:Please do Prelim 5 please.

Sure. Might have to wait till tomorrow though, have a scout meeting tonight.

I'm booking out 22-26 August 1996. All will become clear very quickly.

James Robinson wrote:I'm booking out 22-26 August 1996. All will become clear very quickly.

But look at 9th August!

I went through the old scans and noticed that some of the episodes in Series 30 are audio only and don't have the conundrum scrambles. I'd like to book the last three weeks of Series 30 (11-29 September 1995), mainly as an excuse to test out my new conundrum convention on the wiki. It may seem a bit counter-intuitive, but really, it's no less so than a few other conventions we have (e.g., putting asterisks after words not mentioned by DC), and it helps people who want to play along with old episodes.

Incidentally, what's the first series for which you have written recaps? I heard it was sometime in 1990.

BTW, thanks for adding me to CDB.

Johnny Canuck wrote:Incidentally, what's the first series for which you have written recaps? I heard it was sometime in 1990.

If you mean how far back do I have handwritten notes, there are some as far back as Series 2, so no slacking at the back.

BTW, thanks for adding me to CDB.

That would have been Charlie, but I'm sure you're welcome.

Since Series 24 was put up today, I'm going to do a one-shot recap for Monday 6 July, an episode that is notable for two reasons.

James Robinson wrote:17 May - 11 June 1999 for me next. That's another 20.

Done.

Just 10 left, although 2 of them have already been done. So just 8 left then.

James Robinson wrote:Just 10 left, although 2 of them have already been done. So just 8 left then.

That didn't take long.

My next lot will be from Series 39. July 7 - 31 1998. That's 19 episodes.

James Robinson wrote:My next lot will be from Series 39. July 7 - 31 1998. That's 19 episodes.

Done.

Next up: August 3 - 28 1998. 20 episodes.

I'll book out the first five epiodes of series 29.

James Robinson wrote:Next up: August 3 - 28 1998. 20 episodes.

Done.

I'll take the episodes between August 31 and October 2, with the exception of Setpember 4, 21 & 22, which have already been done, so that's 22 episodes.

I'll take the first one in Series 22.

James Robinson wrote:I'll take the episodes between August 31 and October 2, with the exception of Setpember 4, 21 & 22, which have already been done, so that's 22 episodes.

Done.

Next up. October 5 - 30. Back to 20 episodes.

James Robinson wrote:Next up. October 5 - 30. Back to 20 episodes.

Done.

Already well into the next 20, as you might have noticed.

That's November 2 - 27.

James Robinson wrote:That's November 2 - 27.

Done.

Time to wrap up Series 39, with November 30 - Xmas Day 1998.

James Robinson wrote:

James Robinson wrote:That's November 2 - 27.

Done.

Time to wrap up Series 39, with November 30 - Xmas Day 1998.

Series 39, DONE & DUSTED.

Next up, the first 20 of Series 38. That's January 19 - February 13 1998.

Luckily, after this one, the other series should be brought up much faster, as all the other series are just 3 months long.

James Robinson wrote:Series 39, DONE & DUSTED.

Excellent work James, and much appreciated, as always.

Mike Brown wrote:

James Robinson wrote:Series 39, DONE & DUSTED.

Excellent work James, and much appreciated, as always.

Thank you, Mike. Although, in fairness, without your contributions, none of this would be possible.

I'll continue work on series 29, and take the next five episodes. (Prelims 6-10)

James Robinson wrote:Next up, the first 20 of Series 38. That's January 19 - February 13 1998.

Done.

Next up: February 16 - March 13 1998.

And again the next five of series 29. (Prelims 11-15)

Joseph Krol wrote:And again the next five of series 29. (Prelims 11-15)

Done.

I'll be adventurous and take the next ten (Prelims 16-25) of series 29

James Robinson wrote:

James Robinson wrote:Next up, the first 20 of Series 38. That's January 19 - February 13 1998.

Done.

Next up: February 16 - March 13 1998.

Done, although I actually forgot that the last one was done about a year ago by Mauro Pratesi.

So was the next one I was going to do.

Oh well, next up then will be March 17 - April 17. 24 episodes worth.

I'll take the next 10 of Series 29, prelims 26 to 35, although prelim 27 is already done. So I'll do just nine then.

Joseph Krol wrote:I'll take the next 10 of Series 29, prelims 26 to 35, although prelim 27 is already done. So I'll do just nine then.

Done.

I'll mix it up a bit and take all the ones still to be done from CoCV. That's six episodes. I suppose it would feel good to finish a series off!

JK

Joseph Krol wrote:

Joseph Krol wrote:I'll take the next 10 of Series 29, prelims 26 to 35, although prelim 27 is already done. So I'll do just nine then.

Done.

I'll mix it up a bit and take all the ones still to be done from CoCV. That's six episodes. I suppose it would feel good to finish a series off!

JK

Done.
Back to regularity then, I'll take Prelims 36-45 of Series 29. Not being rude or anything, but Series 29, and CoCs V and VI have excess entries to be deleted.

James Robinson wrote:Oh well, next up then will be March 17 - April 17. 24 episodes worth.

Done.

Next up, April 20 - May 15 1998. 20 episodes again.

This probably isn't the right place to post it, but the final of CoCV has a max of 129, so this can be added to the database.

James Robinson wrote:Next up, April 20 - May 15 1998. 20 episodes again.

All done.

I think I'll now finish the job off with the last 30 episodes. May 18 - June 26 1998.

Since COC4 came out today, I'm going to book it, and then after that maybe I'll finally get around to those Series 30 episodes I talked about earlier.

Joseph Krol wrote:This probably isn't the right place to post it, but the final of CoCV has a max of 129, so this can be added to the database.

Actually, it was only 119 (no BASILECTS in those days, I'm afraid). It's now been added, although Charlie will need to remove the previous entry at some point.

Mike Brown wrote:

Joseph Krol wrote:This probably isn't the right place to post it, but the final of CoCV has a max of 129, so this can be added to the database.

Actually, it was only 119 (no BASILECTS in those days, I'm afraid). It's now been added, although Charlie will need to remove the previous entry at some point.

Sorry, just automatically assumed the dictionary was always right.

Lifted from a Series 25 recap (as it might not get spotted there):

Johnny Canuck wrote:

Jacob Sutton wrote:C2: Challenger Ray Johnston.

According to the wiki, it's Ray Johnstone. Just noticed because he had the highest score of the series.

For the benefit of any historical recappers: It's worth noting for the record that once we get into regular audio recap territory (lots of the pre-1991 stuff, basically), it's worth checking the wiki for spellings rather than just relying on the notes as I often only discovered the correct spelling several appearances down the line (a good example of this is where I was spelling Gino Corr with an 'e' for several editions before discovering it was wrong).

James Robinson wrote:I think I'll now finish the job off with the last 30 episodes. May 18 - June 26 1998.

SERIES 38 DONE AND DUSTED.

I'll take the first 20 from Series 37 then. That's September 29 - October 24 1997.

Luckily, as I've mentioned before, these earlier series weren't on for as long, so these should be done much quicker.

James Robinson wrote:I'll take the first 20 from Series 37 then. That's September 29 - October 24 1997.

Done.

I'll take the next 20. That's October 27 - November 21 1997.

James Robinson wrote:I'll take the next 20. That's October 27 - November 21 1997.

Done.

I'll take the last 20.

That's November 24 - December 19 1997.

James Robinson wrote:That's November 24 - December 19 1997.

SERIES 37: COMPLETED

Next up: The first 20 in Series 36. That's June 30 - July 25 1997.

James Robinson wrote:Next up: The first 20 in Series 36. That's June 30 - July 25 1997.

Done.

Next up: July 28 - August 22 1997. 20 more.

I'm making a final push to finish off Series 29, so I'm booking out all that remain to be done (eleven episodes I think).


JK

James Robinson wrote:Next up: July 28 - August 22 1997. 20 more.

All done.

Next up: The final 25 from Series 36. That's August 25 - September 26 1997.

James Robinson wrote:Next up: The final 25 from Series 36. That's August 25 - September 26 1997.

SERIES 36: DONE

Next up: The first 20 from Series 35. That's March 31 - April 25 1997.

James Robinson wrote:Next up: The first 20 from Series 35. That's March 31 - April 25 1997.

Done.

Next up: 20 more episodes. April 28 - May 23 1997.

Bit out of the loop with this now but if we get these two filled in:-

S42. Wed 1-Mar-00 Andy Brown 39 - 56 Russell Gaines
S36. Wed 9-Jul-97 Joy Hill 42 - 22 Allen Horn

then we'll have a complete run back to 27 June 1997, which would be pretty cool.

Charlie Reams wrote:S42. Wed 1-Mar-00 Andy Brown 39 - 56 Russell Gaines

I believe Rhys did the wiki, but forgot to do the recap on here, so maybe you might want to ask him about that.

Charlie Reams wrote:S36. Wed 9-Jul-97 Joy Hill 42 - 22 Allen Horn

This episode, as I mentioned in the episode before that, was never actually broadcast, because Mr. Horn was revealed to be a convicted child molester.

So, I'm not sure what you want me to do with that one....

James Robinson wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote:S36. Wed 9-Jul-97 Joy Hill 42 - 22 Allen Horn

This episode, as I mentioned in the episode before that, was never actually broadcast, because Mr. Horn was revealed to be a convicted child molester.

Hahaha seriously?

James Robinson wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote:S42. Wed 1-Mar-00 Andy Brown 39 - 56 Russell Gaines

I believe Rhys did the wiki, but forgot to do the recap on here, so maybe you might want to ask him about that.

That's fine, I'll just link to the wiki version.

James Robinson wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote:S36. Wed 9-Jul-97 Joy Hill 42 - 22 Allen Horn

This episode, as I mentioned in the episode before that, was never actually broadcast, because Mr. Horn was revealed to be a convicted child molester.

So, I'm not sure what you want me to do with that one....

Maybe just put a placeholder, with the normal header and then a note about why it was never broadcast.

Ryan Taylor wrote:

James Robinson wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote:S36. Wed 9-Jul-97 Joy Hill 42 - 22 Allen Horn

This episode, as I mentioned in the episode before that, was never actually broadcast, because Mr. Horn was revealed to be a convicted child molester.

Hahaha seriously?

http://www.thecountdownpage.com/scans/series36pt1.pdf

Go to Page 15.

James Robinson wrote: http://www.thecountdownpage.com/scans/series36pt1.pdf

Go to Page 15.

Awesome! (Well, not awesome, but you know what I mean). You will be shocked at how many paedophiles come from Bridlington. Seriously. Bridlington secondary school is "often" in the papers exposing teachers as paedos. Amazing stuff.