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Radio Times: Doctor Who missing episodes addressed as Film is Fabulous founder explains preservation project. “Film is Fabulous founder John Franklin has shared an update on the charitable trust’s work to catalogue and preserve private film collections, while also clarifying its current position on missing Doctor Who episodes.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/27/radio-times-doctor-who-missing-episodes-addressed-as-film-is-fabulous-founder-explains-preservation-project/

Radio Times: Doctor Who missing episodes addressed as Film is Fabulous founder explains preservation project

Radio Times: Doctor Who missing episodes addressed as Film is Fabulous founder explains preservation project. “Film is Fabulous founder John Franklin has shared an update on the charitable tr…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Strange Quark Apr 5

Watched the first three episodes of the #Daleks Master Plan back-to-back.

I enjoyed seeing #NicholasCourtney 's first on-screen appearance in #DoctorWho. Unfortunately Bret Vyon's story arc remains incomplete — the character dies in still-missing episode 4.

#SpecialEffects and model shots were pretty good for the 1960s but not referenced at all in the end credits.

#Dalek #DrWho #lostepisodes

CBC Arts Enterainment Mar 18

Doctor Who fans get to step back in time with the discovery of 2 long-lost episodes
For decades, dozens of early Doctor Who episodes were feared to be lost forever — until two of them turned up recently in the garage of a deceased collector.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/doctor-who-lost-episodes-9.7131796?cmp=rss

CBC World Mar 17

Show thread

ShadowPlay Mar 13

"Written by the creator of the #Daleks, #TerryNation, the serial starred Hartnell and Purves alongside an early appearance by #NicholasCourtney as Bret Vyon, Adrienne Hill as Katarina, and Kevin Stoney as Mavic Chen.

"Courtney would go on to play recurring character, #TheBrigadier.

"But the 'dark and gritty' 12-part storyline was ordered to be wiped, and more than half of it remains missing."

#DoctorWho #LostEpisodes

ShadowPlay Mar 13

Lost #DoctorWho episodes found in 'eclectic' collection

Isaac Ashe and Simon Ward, March 12, 2026

Excerpt: "A cardboard box found in a collector's 'ramshackle' collection of vintage films contained two episodes of Doctor Who that have not been viewed since airing in the 1960s.

"The episodes feature the first incarnation of the Doctor, played by #WilliamHartnell, tackling a #Dalek plan to take over Earth, the solar system and the galaxy in a storyline only ever shown in the UK.

"#PeterPurves, who played the Doctor's assistant Steven Taylor, was invited to the Phoenix Cinema in Leicester on Wednesday under false pretenses to view the two episodes, and he said: 'My flabber has never been so gasted.'

"Restored versions of the episodes will be released on BBC iPlayer this Easter."

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/nFWOb

#LostEpisodes #Who #DrWho #DayOfArmageddon

Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection

The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

Science Fiction Club Deutschland e.V.Mar 13

A cardboard box found in a collector's "ramshackle" collection of vintage films contained two episodes of Doctor Who that have not been viewed since airing in the 1960s. #sfcd #sciencefiction #doctorwho #BBC #lostepisodes

Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks...

Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection

The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

Hacker News Mar 13

Lost Doctor Who Episodes Found

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g7kwq1k11o

#HackerNews #DoctorWho #LostEpisodes #TVHistory #BBCNews #SciFi

Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection

The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

BBC News

Calico Jesse Mar 13

I’m always excited when “new” Doctor Who drops.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g7kwq1k11o

#DoctorWho #ClassicWho #LostEpisodes #Daleks #DalekMasterPlan #WilliamHartnell

Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection

The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

Calico Jesse Aug 21, 2025

Found a great info graphic on Reddit showing the status of the Doctor Who lost episode restorations. It’s out of date, as the Smugglers has been animated since then.

I haven’t been able to track down an announcement of which they are working on next, only that they want to start working on more than one in parallel.

I’m a little surprised the Crusade hasn’t been knocked out yet. It’s the only one with 2 or fewer missing episodes left.

#DoctorWho #ClassicWho #LostEpisodes #MissingEpisodes