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GMT Out of the picture BBC tape library The library houses
thousands of tapes In a basement at BBC TV Centre is a storeroom
that houses 150,000 library tapes. These are used by reporters
and producers compiling news reports and range from footage of
specific incidents to general pictures of people doing everyday
things.  They're often known as "wallpaper shots" but every now
and then problems crop up over pictures that may on face value
seem perfectly innocent.  For example, one couple were filmed
simply walking in a park - they were aghast to see the pictures
on TV as they were in hiding on a witness protection programme
and were concerned the footage could give away their location.
In order to avoid repeating any offence, the BBC tries to track
down every instance when those particular pictures have been
used. That's no mean feat because as well as the 150,000 tapes
in TV Centre, the full