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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."

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

Archived version:
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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.

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"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."

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