Lost doctor who episodes found in storeroom in africa. Doctor who missing episodes latest news, opinion, features. List of doctor who episodes 2005present, a list of the episodes starting from 2005 of doctor. The doctor who fans saving the episodes once thought lost. Ive written about them before, because theyre the lifeblood of a doctor who fan, and im a doctor. Oct 11, 20 bbc says 9 episodes about the time lord missing since the 1960s were located and restored, now available for download. Doctor who missing episodes found, bbc calls press conference. Recovery dates listed either refer to when that particular item became public knowledge or when the discoverer of the item found it.
Many a fan turned up to work exhausted or consequently. Many episodes were destroyed by the bbc during the 1960s and 1970s for spacesaving and economic reasons. Bbc news entertainment bbc finds missing dalek episode. While working on the rig bulford dolphin in 2006 as a crane operator, morris was taken hostage along with eight others six british, one american, one canadian. Paul vanezis speaks about the doctor who missing episodes omnirumour.
Oct 08, 20 a number of early episodes of doctor who which were thought to have been lost have been located. Doctor whos missing episodes telos publishing, 2010 explores in detail the paper trail and recovery efforts surrounding the hunt for missing episodes. Lost doctor who episodes have been recovered, now available. There could be more missing doctor who episodes coming. Five years ago doctor who fandom gave a collective scream of ecstasy. Doctor who archivist says there is hope for the 97 lost episodes fans must play a waiting game until private collectors are ready to share the missing instalments of doctor who share on facebook. The discovery in nigeria of nine lost episodes of 1960s doctor who. A number of episodes from the first series of doctor who were lost as a result of bbc archive spacesaving measures and there are still 27 doctor who stories that are missing or have incomplete episodes. The lost missing episodes bounty of sierra leone the. Bbc says nine episodes not seen on tv for 40 years including the web of fear were found in nigerian tv studio. A while back i wrote a lengthy article covering all the doctor who season 9 news and rumors. In what looks set to be the best 50th birthday present fans could imagine, missing episodes of doctor who will be made available for sale to the public this week. Between 1973 and 1994, each missing doctor who serial was novelised and published by target books. Doctor who all 97 missing episodes have been found but.
Lost doctor who episodes found in storeroom in africa cbs. Nov 20, 2017 if you havent learned something new today, youre missing out. Keep checking this article for doctor who news and rumors, including season 11 info, links to the missing episodes news, and what the future holds for dw. I upload missing episodes that have been either reconstructed or animated. The episode of the daleks master plan, from 1965, was returned by francis watson who worked at the bbc when episodes were thrown out to make space. The doctor who missing episodes group news page home. Oct 11, 20 a treasure trove of doctor who episodes have been found in a nigerian tv stations store room the 11 episodes all from the late 1960s make up two stories, the enemy of the world, in. We discuss the 60s era of doctor who only, with a special focus on the missing episodes, in a friendly and welcoming manner. Missing doctor who episodes discovered now official news. Over 100 longlost doctor who episodes found by dedicated fans in ethiopia. For example, the trailer for power of the daleks was found as well as film trims from fury from the deep.
A group of diehard doctor who fans has discovered more than 100 longlost episodes of the popular bbc program gathering dust in africa. For over 45 years now, doctor who has been missing many of its adventures from the eras of william hartnell as the 1st doctor and patrick troughton as the 2nd doctor. Its a tale of dangerous expeditions to africa, of financial intrigue in. The rediscovered episodes feature patrick troughton as the second. Two lost doctor who episodes to be made available this. Last year, the doctor who fan world was treated to a great surprise when 11 missing episodes were recovered.
Bbc to reveal a number of missing doctor who episodes. The sites of these recoveries have been wildly varying, but all point to the. Early episodes of doctor who which were believed to have been lost have been returned to the bbc, the corporation has said bbc worldwide is expected to confirm the find at a press screening in. Missing doctor who episodes found jump to media player nine missing episodes of 1960s doctor who have been found at a tv station in nigeria, including most of. In total, 11 episodes were returned from nigeria, in africa, although two of them already. Oct 06, 20 lost doctor who episodes featuring william hartnell found in africa. Missing doctor who episodes discovered now official news from the bbc. Nine missing episodes of 1960s doctor who have been found at a tv station in nigeria, including most of the classic story the web of fear. Oct 11, 20 whovians across the world can rejoice as the bbc confirms the discovery of nine lost doctor who episodes from the 1960s in africa. I was aware that after the discovery of the previously missing the time meddler and the war machines in africa in 1984 that the bbc had sent telexes to all countries that had screened doctor who, including new zealand, asking them to check whether they still held any episodes. The magazine has also set up an email address specifically for doctor who missing episodes that the public can use to contact it if they have any information. As a massive early doctor fan i cannot verbalise what this means to me. Television international enterprises archive tiea morris founded the television international enterprises archive, a company that searches for lost television. Verified missing doctor who episodes finally unearthed doctor who it seems like there are a never ending parade of missing doctor who episodes that are rumored to be suddenly found, and then.
Its being reported that a group of doctor who fans have uncovered a cache of 106 longlost doctor who episodes in ethiopia. In recovering the past the search for the enemy of the world, television archive specialist philip morris explained how he tracked down missing film copies of doctor who episodes in africa. To visit the group, now with over 6,200 members, either click the link below or the blue sign up button. Collector denies he has 90 missing doctor who episodes. Verified missing doctor who episodes finally unearthed. Oct 07, 20 after many months of speculation, the bbc is now tantalisingly close to officially announcing the discovery of missing episodes of doctor who from the 1960s following yesterdays inaccurate report from the mirror newspaper quoting from the original sunday people article that 106 doctor who episodes have been uncovered in ethiopia, dwo took to twitter to clarify some of the misleading. Apr 04, 2020 in june 20, bleeding cool ran a story reporting gossip that a bunch of doctor whos missing episodes had been discovered by an engineer touring the broadcasters of africa. Oct 06, 2015 theres tons of lost doctor who episodes waiting to be discovered. He was derided and mocked but i alone stood up for him and arranged to meet him. Aug 08, 2017 although fans of doctor who have virtually guaranteed that the most zealous searches will be reserved for the remaining 97 episodes of the series that are still missing, the bbc doesnt play. During the 1960s and 1970s the bbc destroyed many of the dramas original transmission tapes. On november 23, 20, doctor who celebrates 50 years since the very first episode, an unearthly child, aired on bbc television. This is the official facebook page for the doctor who missing episodes discussion group.
And its endeavoring to collect as many of the missing episodes as. Two lost doctor who episodes to be made available this week, more on the way. The doctor who fans saving the episodes once thought. Tiea and morris were working on project genesis, cataloging. Lost doctor who episodes brought to life jump to media player a team of animators have taken seven months recreating a lost doctor who episode, using the original audio soundtrack. In this case, 11 doctor who episodes were discovered, nine of which were missing, in the nigerian city. Oct 07, 20 doctor who missing episodes found, bbc calls press conference. A group of diehard doctor who fans has discovered more than 100 longlost episodes of the popular bbc program gathering dust in. Which makes the case of the missing episodes all the more frustrating. Theres tons of lost doctor who episodes waiting to be discovered.
Many missing episodes of doctor who and certainly missing episodes of other bbc shows were sent to african nations. The doctor who missing episodes a brief, frustrating history. I think the best bet lies in the realm of science fiction for instance, a technology that enables r. But if youre a fan hoping that all the shows missing episodes might. The episodes were part of two second doctor played by patrick troughton stories. Found at a tie distribution hub in africa the tenth planet 4. Has an archive of lost doctor who episodes been found. Those included the entirety of the enemy of the world and all but one episode of the. Posted on may 3, 2017 by dan stafford it has been a while since my last post on missing episodes, principally because there has been little by way of substantive rumour to report. Maybe some of those black and white episodes of doctor who and pete and dud have survived after all.
I had always hoped against the odds a few more clips might pop up here and there but had pretty much given up hope in finding anything more than that. Is there a chance the missing doctor who episodes will. Jun 22, 20 as for the bbc, rumours suggest that many black and white prints have been found in tv stations across africa. As two doctor who episodes lost by the bbc are unearthed by a collector, a doctor who archivist tells channel 4 news it is a find of cultural significance. Lost doctor who episodes found in storeroom in africa cbs news. Theres tons of lost doctor who episodes waiting to be.
Nine of the 11 episodes found at a small tv facility in jos, nigeria, were among the 106 lost 1960s episodes of doctor who that feature troughton and the first time lord, william hartnell. At least two longlost doctor who episodes have been found in ethiopia and will be available to watch online soon. Ill be thrilled if theyve found just one missing episode, let alone 90. A longlost dalek episode of doctor who has been returned to the bbc by an engineer who rescued the film from destruction in the early 1970s. Doctor who archivist says there is hope of recovering some. List of doctor who episodes 19631989, a list of the 19631989 episodes and 1996 film of doctor who. Already stoked by the 50th anniversary celebrations, the wonderful news broke that archive television hunter philip morris had successfully recovered nine missing episodes from the enemy of the world and the web of fear. Doctor who lost episodes found with the enemy of the world. Nine missing episodes of doctor who, filmed in the 1960s, have been found at a tv station in africa. List of missing episodes found the complete list marco polo found in both hong kong and ethiopia h. Is there a chance the missing doctor who episodes will ever be found. It is often these prints found in other countries that are the source of retrieved episodes. In all, 12 episodes and two complete stories have been found, but one of those lost episodes happened to go missing again when the third installment of the web of fear, featuring.
In that article i also included plenty of information about other doctor who news, including a section on the doctor who missing episodes. These are the doctor who missing stories that might never. Oct 11, 20 after days of speculation, the bbc has revealed details of the return of nine doctor who episodes from the 1960s, previously missing from their archives. Eleven doctor who episodes were discovered nine of which have not been. Weve heard this story before, but this time it just might be true. In various archive audits and clean ups at the bbc, missing doctor who footage has turned up. Lost doctor who episodes featuring william hartnell found in africa. A group of diehard doctor who fans has discovered more than 100 longlost episodes.
The doctor who fans saving the episodes once thought lost to the mists of time and space. Have they been found, or is it all part of some elaborate. Lost doctor who episodes to be released online this. We will finally break our silence on subject by saying missing episodes have been found and some official news will be. Welcome to the home of missing doctor who episodes. Nine lost doctor who episodes discovered in nigeria. Nine lost doctor who episodes from the 1960s have been found in africa. The british broadcasting corporation announced that nine missing episodes were found in the storeroom of a television relay station in nigeria. Its the most fluid doctor who related news story theres been in years and by the time you read this it may well have changed again. Nine of the 11 episodes found at a small tv facility in jos, nigeria, were among the 106 lost 1960s episodes of doctor who that feature troughton and the first time lord, william hartnell the. Over 100 longlost doctor who episodes found by dedicated fans in ethiopia the sunday people can exclusively reveal that 106 bbc programmes. The crusades two missing episodes found in ethiopia t. There might simply be no more tapes to be found, and whats lost will remain lost forever. Paul vanezis speaks about the doctor who missing episodes.
Mar 28, 2018 in 20 perfectly timed for doctor whos 50th anniversary nine previously missing episodes found their way back to the bbc archive. Oct 11, 20 missing doctor who episodes found jump to media player nine missing episodes of 1960s doctor who have been found at a tv station in nigeria, including most of the classic story the web of fear. Lost doctor who episodes to be released online this week. Lost doctor who episodes featuring william hartnell found in. Lost doctor who episodes featuring william hartnell found. He was able to recover nine missing doctor who episodes found in nigeria, from stories the enemy of the world and the web of fear. A dvdful has been cleared by the bbfc for release later this year but its all tightly under wraps.
Loads of missing episodes have been found in tunisia turkey. Oct 07, 20 we first started hearing about whats been dubbed the omnirumour around a year ago, that a huge cache of missing episodes of doctor who, and found episodes as well, along with lots of other bbc. Jul 21, 2017 the doctor who fans saving the episodes once thought lost to the mists of time and space. May 05, 2014 the missing doctor who episodes in 2005 philip morris started a thread on the missing episodes forum, titled ian levine in which he suggested searching for doctor who in africa. Nine missing doctor who episodes from the 1960s featuring patrick troughton were recovered in nigeria and have been made available for fans to watch. Compared with other bbc series broadcast in the 1960s, doctor who is wellrepresented in surviving episodes.
Even sadder to hear is that the sierra leone archives may have been the final stop for the prints through africa, as many were passed from station to station and country to country, a common practice by the bbc in those days and one of the great nuisances for missing episode hunters. Oct 11, 20 40 episodes of doctor who have been found since 1981, leaving 97 left missing, remaining to be found, or, more intriguingly, actually found but yet to be formally announced as rumors circulating around fandom for the past year or two would have it. Apparently they turned up a cache of 8,000 bbc films in africa in 2011, 90 of which are doctor who episodes. Its possible more episodes will turn up, but it isnt likely they all will.
Prior to being taken hostage, philip morris worked on rigs for twenty years all over the world including africa and the americas. A number of early episodes of doctor who which were thought to have been lost have been located. Oct 11, 20 nine of the 11 episodes found at a small tv facility in jos, nigeria, were among the 106 lost 1960s episodes of doctor who that feature troughton and the first time lord, william hartnell the. Grunge is the place to immerse yourself in fun facts and cool tidbits on history, entertainment, science, and plenty more. There was some consternation over the recent dvd release and some description of contract issues.
Ever since the bbc wiped most of their archive of old doctor who episodes in the 1970s because it seemed like a good idea at the time there have been rumors doing the rounds about lost doctor who episodes. Many portions of the longrunning british sciencefiction television programme doctor who are. Oct 11, 20 doctor who lost episodes found with the enemy of the world and the web of fear available on itunes nine episodes recovered in nigeria have been remastered for fans to watch for the first time. The reign of terrors two missing episodes found in both hong kong and ethiopia p. A guide to the missing episodes of doctor who io9 gizmodo.
All recoveries should be listed in chronological order. When the bbc audited its film library in 1977, only 47 episodes were found to exist. The sunday people can exclusively reveal that 106 bbc. The enemy of the world and the web of fear, which aired between 1967 and 1968. Doctor who all 97 missing episodes have been found but the bbc refuse to release them everyone knows that doctor who is the best television show in the world, but many do not realise that the bbc didnt always feel the same way about its golden child. Whovians across the world can rejoice as the bbc confirms the discovery of nine lost doctor who episodes from the 1960s in africa. Doctor who missing episodes found in nigeria digital journal. Bleeding cool ran a story claiming that a significant haul of doctor who episodes from the 1960s had been unearthed in africa and. The timeline below lists major births, deaths, discoveries and events from the show.