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In 2001, Channel 4 created a children's series called Gather 'Round in which a city called "Round Town", created by mature kids, would be shown on screen. The series didn't have any dialogue (1 episode did have dialogue, but it was pure gibberish and was barely heard due to the narrator), only live action footage while an off-screen narrator (voiced by Bernard Cribbins) explained what would happen in the show. I remember seeing this show sometime during 2003 and 2004, and I think the series lasted for 6 seasons and ended in 2007. Even after many attempts to find the series, only a single image of the show has been resurfaced (albeit with a watermark for UKids.com, a closed website from Ireland). I remember the show having a Persian dub that aired on YouTube, but got delisted sometime in 2019, making the whole show fully lost asides from an image.
Submitted 10 months ago by Whopper1
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It's really tragic when shows like Gather 'Round fall into obscurity and become lost media. Makes ya think about all the other shows we might be losing without realising... I did hear rumor of a private collector in Bristol who collects stuff like this, anyone got any deets on that?
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I actually uploaded the Persian dubs on YT! never thought they'd be so crucial for preservation. got a strike for copyright stuff so had to delete them, still kick myself for not keeping backups somewhere. If I'd known they'd be completely lost, I would've kept them up danger be damned!
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Hey everyone! For fans of Gather 'Round, I've been compiling a list of possible leads, like old broadcasting schedules, former Channel 4 employee testimonials, and even reaching out to UK universities for their media archives. If anyone remembers which production company was in charge, maybe we can petition for a release or hunt down any surviving master tapes - sometimes these things are sitting in a warehouse collecting dust. Let's not give up yet!
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omg Gather 'Round brings back memories! i remember coming back from school and watching it with my siblings. can't believe it's considered lost media now... would LOVE to watch it again for the nostalgia trip. sucks about the Persian dubs getting delisted, that could have been our last hope 😔