![]() ![]() Sure we won’t be able to watch the actual episode as seen on the original broadcast, but at least we can see it in some form. That way we get to see those wonderful adventures. I thought about this issue long and hard and what I believe they should do is to bring them out as animations like they did with the reconstructed Episode 1 and 4 of ‘The Invasion’. Luckily his last season almost completely remains but that still doesn’t alter the fact the rest of his adventures before that, apart from ‘The Tomb of the Cybermen’, are missing. I would also love to see Patrick Troughton’s brilliant Second Doctor, the cosmic hobo, progress from his first adventure in ‘The Power of the Daleks’ all the way up to his forced regeneration and exile in ‘The War Games’. The final end.” I really want to see the epic 12-part Dalek masterpiece that was ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’. I want to see the Second Doctor bring the almost extinction of his greatest enemy, “This is it. There are so many episodes that I want to see. Luckily it stands as one of the few episodes with the least damage and the biggest relief of all is that those final precious seconds of the episode remain and hopefully will one day be released on DVD. The biggest one of them all is of course the very first regeneration scene the most iconic moment of the show’s history and its final episode was lost. ![]() To think of all the iconic moments that I may never get to see: Steven Taylor’s departure, Ben and Polly’s first adventure, the Second Doctor’s first encounter with the Daleks, Jamie McCrimmon’s first story, the first ever Ice Warriors episode, the attack of the Yeti’s, the Cybermen in their prime, nor will I ever see Lethbridge-Stewart’s debut in Doctor Who. ![]() Fortunately there has been a recovery mission that still goes on today the quest to reclaim what was lost or destroyed. Looking at this long list upsets me, knowing too well myself and other Whovians of the last few generations may never see these episodes in their original forms. What parts/episodes remain can be bought on the DVD ‘Lost in Time’. This is the current list of the episodes which have been lost in time: ‘Marco Polo’, ‘The Crusade’, ‘Galaxy 4’, ‘Mission to the Unknown’, ‘The Myth Makers’, ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’, ‘The Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Eve’, ‘The Celestial Toymaker’, ‘The Savages’, ‘The Smugglers’, ‘The Tenth Planet’, ‘The Power of the Daleks’, ‘The Highlanders’, ‘The Underwater Menace’, ‘The Moonbase’, ‘The Macra Terror’, ‘The Faceless Ones’, ‘The Evil of the Daleks’, ‘The Abominable Snowmen’, ‘The Ice Warriors’, ‘The Enemy of the World’, ‘The Web of Fear’, ‘Fury from the Deep’, ‘The Wheels in Space’ and ‘The Space Pirates’.Įither these serials have episodes missing or they have been totally destroyed. This scandal went on for many years, 1967 to 1978 respectfully, and was finally put a stop to by Ian Levine, a line producer and fan of the show. So many brilliant stories were destroyed, wiped from existence like Rory Williams in ‘Cold Blood’ after he fell through the Time Crack. The BBC at the time didn’t look at things in the long run of marketing sales. This resulted in William Hartnell’s final full season and most of Patrick Troughton’s episodes to be deleted. This began with a basic policy the BBC had in which the master-tapes of archive episodes of shows would be deleted once they had no further usage in promotion or sales. It is frustrating to know that the BBC were so careless by deleting such fine pieces of brilliance. Guest contributor John Hussey takes a look back at the missing episodes of Doctor Who.Įvery time I look at my Doctor Who DVD collection and see all the missing episodes of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton, it saddens me to think I may never get to see them. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on E-mail
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