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On 9th January 2020, the 1993-94 BBC puppet comedy-drama series Mortimer and Arabel, based on the 1972 book Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken, was uploaded in full on YouTube by the site's then-user "British Yesterdays", but after just a month, their account was terminated due to multiple third-party notices of copyright infringement; as such, it might never be seen (at least, in English) again, because even though its first series was released on VHS in 1994, it is now out of print and extremely hard to find these days. This petition is for you to sign if you also enjoyed this series during its brief time on BBC television in the mid-1990s, and are saddened by the fact that it is no longer available to watch in its original format on YouTube after such a short time - after all, a later BBC drama series based on a now-deleted book, The Demon Headmaster (1995-98, but only its first and second series from 1995-96 were good, because of the rebrand) was released on DVD in 2018, so why cannot this one be?
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June 11, 2025
I set this up just hoping a few people remembered the raven as fondly as I did. Seeing so many of you share your own memories has been truly humbling and it is your passion that keeps this conversation alive.
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Want this make available to rewatch as it was a great series with me watching with my children when they were young... Please... Please... Please...
Bring it back!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING THIS BACK!! I have never before seen a tv show that I would consider to be a masterpiece like this. It is not right that people are not able to see this tv programme in all its glory!
It's high time this was shown again
Please BBC bring this to DVD!
My fave show!
+Matthew and Luke OSullivan
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
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On 9th January 2020, the 1993-94 BBC puppet comedy-drama series Mortimer and Arabel, based on the 1972 book Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken, was uploaded in full on YouTube by the site's then-user "British Yesterdays", but after just a month, their account was terminated due to multiple third-party notices of copyright infringement; as such, it might never be seen (at least, in English) again, because even though its first series was released on VHS in 1994, it is now out of print and extremely hard to find these days. This petition is for you to sign if you also enjoyed this series during its brief time on BBC television in the mid-1990s, and are saddened by the fact that it is no longer available to watch in its original format on YouTube after such a short time - after all, a later BBC drama series based on a now-deleted book, The Demon Headmaster (1995-98, but only its first and second series from 1995-96 were good, because of the rebrand) was released on DVD in 2018, so why cannot this one be?
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June 11, 2025
I set this up just hoping a few people remembered the raven as fondly as I did. Seeing so many of you share your own memories has been truly humbling and it is your passion that keeps this conversation alive.
19 Comments
This petition started 5 years ago and so far has only 23 signatures. I’m proud to make it 24 and so truly desperate for a dvd release. How will we share this with the next generation if we don’t stand together on this?
Want this make available to rewatch as it was a great series with me watching with my children when they were young... Please... Please... Please...
Bring it back!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING THIS BACK!! I have never before seen a tv show that I would consider to be a masterpiece like this. It is not right that people are not able to see this tv programme in all its glory!
It's high time this was shown again
Please BBC bring this to DVD!
My fave show!
+Matthew and Luke OSullivan
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This petition started 5 years ago and so far has only 23 signatures. I’m proud to make it 24 and so truly desperate for a dvd release. How will we share this with the next generation if we don’t stand together on this?