BBC to Reveal a Number of Missing Dr Who Episodes
BBC to reveal a number of missing Doctor Who episodes
From BBC News…
A number of early episodes of Doctor Who, which were believed to have been permanently lost, have been returned to the BBC.
BBC Worldwide is expected to confirm the find at a press conference in London later this week.
It follows weeks of speculation that some lost episodes had been located.
A total of 106 episodes featuring the first two actors to play the Doctor, William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton, are currently missing.
The BBC destroyed many of the sci-fi drama’s original transmission tapes in the 1960s and 1970s.
However, the majority of the episodes had been transferred on to film for foreign broadcasters. It is often these prints found in other countries that are the source of retrieved episodes.
In 1993, all four instalments of the Patrick Troughton adventure The Tomb of the Cybermen were discovered in Hong Kong.
The latest find comes as Doctor Who celebrates its 50th birthday. A special episode featuring the current Doctor Matt Smith and his predecessor David Tennant will be shown on the programme’s anniversary on 23 November.
A raft of other programming to celebrate the long-running drama was also recently announced by the BBC.
Details of how fans will be able to watch the recovered episodes are also expected to be revealed later this week.
Please keep to reasonable speculation until the press conference mentioned in the article has been held and all the facts are known and any embargoes in place are lifted. All comments will be on moderations until then
drjakeyoung
October 10th, 2013 - 3:52pmSome people who went to the conference are tweeting that it’s all the episodes from enemy f the world and 4 episodes from the web of fear that have been found with more on the way.
sammyboi101
October 10th, 2013 - 3:31pmI didn’t know that!
sammyboi101
October 10th, 2013 - 3:22pmI Want:
Mission To The Unknown
The Daleks’ Master Plan
The Celestial Toymaker
The Tenth Planet (episode 4)
And All Of Troughton That Is Missing!
sammyboi101
October 10th, 2013 - 3:17pmMy Bad!!!! LOL
Anonymous
October 10th, 2013 - 2:46pmI hope evil of the daleks is back
Some bloke
October 10th, 2013 - 2:44pmWhat do you mean, you ‘hope’ We are!
booboo
October 10th, 2013 - 2:43pmYes that’s right
booboo
October 10th, 2013 - 2:41pmYes
Cyberking281
October 10th, 2013 - 2:22pmSorry, forgot The Wheel In Space (there is a lot on my list but i will still be happy to what episodes they’ve found)
Cyberking281
October 10th, 2013 - 2:19pmI hope they release Lost In Time 2 dvd with new special features and the newly found missing episodes, im hoping some episodes for The Daleks’ Masterplan, The Celestial Toymaker, The Power Of The Daleks, The Evil Of The Daleks, The Abominable Snowmen and The Web Of Fear (fingers crossed)
Some bloke
October 10th, 2013 - 2:17pmIt is, everyone who was there is saying on twitter that we’ll find out at midnight so…
sammyboi101
October 10th, 2013 - 2:13pmI hope we get some classics back!
Some bloke
October 10th, 2013 - 2:09pmIs it true we have to wait til midnight to find out?
booboo
October 10th, 2013 - 1:27pmWe can hope but let’s be grateful for what we are getting
Never thought I would see the day
Dalek The Supreme
October 10th, 2013 - 1:08pmI hope for episodes from Power of the Daleks, Evil of the Daleks, and The Web of Fear! We NEED complete Troughton era Dalek and Classic Series Great Intelligence stories! 😀
booboo
October 10th, 2013 - 12:51pmYes we know
Some bloke
October 10th, 2013 - 12:39pmTHE CONFERENCE IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!
Some bloke
October 10th, 2013 - 10:36amsounds VERY silly. They will most likely release them on dvd, just probably not within the next year or so
booboo
October 9th, 2013 - 11:55pmall will be revealed
MasterKasterborous
October 9th, 2013 - 11:27pmI think that’s just a phrase. FoS really cannot exist; at least not from an overseas broadcaster.
MasterKasterborous
October 9th, 2013 - 11:24pmI kinda trust Lizo but still have my doubts. He’s a canon Doctor Who character you know…
Anonymous
October 8th, 2013 - 4:30pmSounds like these wont be released on DVD…probably just going to be digital downloads.
HornsOfAzal
October 8th, 2013 - 4:29pmNine ? I thought it was ninety …or was it two…its as bad as trying to guess how many times a timelord can regenerate these days 😀
videogamemad00
October 8th, 2013 - 4:28pmYes I did. I thought it would be better to buy one that is well done than burn it onto a disc and print covers etc myself.
DoctorPlatypus
October 8th, 2013 - 4:28pmI hope it includes a COMPLETED Troughton Dalek serial. Also, from the wording ‘Thought permanently lost’, could it mean that the First ever Christmas Special ‘The Feast of Steven’ is among the found???
HornsOfAzal
October 8th, 2013 - 4:26pmOh dear Lizo is merely repeating all the stuff other people have laughed at and rubbished…..
I suppose he doesnt care the Beeb are paying him no matter what….
matparks08
October 8th, 2013 - 4:26pmI don’t care which episodes are going to be available as this is very exciting news indeed. I think in the last 20 years we’ve seen 8 episodes recovered and the prospect of more was certainly slim. I hope they at least make it onto dvd at some point and I guess the collection will continue. I do wonder if more of the Underwater Menace has been found which is why the dvd release is delayed, possibly even Moonbase for the same reason? If only we were finding out tonight!!! It’s going to be a long week but i’m sure it’ll be worth it. personal preference would see the return of Abominable Snowmen, Power of the Daleks and Web of Fear
DoctorPlatypus
October 8th, 2013 - 4:25pmBrilliant name!
Anonymous
October 8th, 2013 - 4:21pmWhich would explain breaking them up, bring out the ones they can get out now.
booboo
October 8th, 2013 - 4:21pmor they are not all back in their hands yet
we will just have to wait and see
all will be revealed