Podcasts don't delete

Hi,
I've searched through and can'tfind anyone with a similar problem. I have long-deleted podcasts that still show up in smart playlists (songs only played once, for example) but don't appear in the main 'Music' folder, or, crucially, in the subscribed podcast section where first they appeared. Right clicking them in the smart playlist gives no 'delete' option. Selecting them just sticks an exclamation mark next to them and being asked if I'd like to find the file (er, no, it doesn't exist). I tried changing the smart list options, switching itunes on and off, doing that and restarting, unsubscribing fromthe podcast, toggling auto-delete, updating and refreshing podcasts. No. There they are in my smart playlists and, annoyingly, I get told the files can't be found (you don't say) every time I sync my ipod.
imac Mac OS X (10.3.9) imac G4

Mark
I solved my issues by re-building my iTunes library (see Apple's instructions here) and manually editing it. I followed Apple's instructions but after step 5 and before step 6 I opened the .xml file with a text editor and did text searches for the offending podcasts and music, deleted them manually, then saved the .xml file and THEN imported it into iTunes.
Note that you will lose your 'last played' and 'play count' metadata (or at least I did when I did it).
Hope this helps.
regards
Raf

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