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The BBC stupidly recycled the tapes because they didn't give much credence at the time to how important their archive would become.
This was a common practice, especially during a certain decade but I forget which. Old tapes were erased to be used again. No thought was given to preserving what was being wiped.
It was a cost-cutting measure to save money on tapes by reusing the old ones.
People absolutely do care. These lost media include the origins of shows that are still relevant today. But backups weren't exactly treated with much care until relatively recently.
I highly doubt it would have cost much to preserve a few of the original tapes.
You got that right.