Missing Classic Doctor Who Episodes Found!

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Chris

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In some exciting news, the BBC today announced that two previously missing episodes from Classic Doctor Who have been returned to the BBC archives!

Air Lock, episode 3 from Galaxy 4, a story which was previously completely missing (save a few minutes presented on the Lost In Time DVD set), has been located and returned to the BBC along with episode 2 of the Patrick Troughton story The Underwater Menace.

The Radio Times has a great article about the find, and the BBC itself has posted a lovely piece. The discoveries were presented at the Missing Presumed Wiped event in London.

Given it’s been more than 7 years since the last announced recovery of a missing episode we’re more than a little excited by the news even if the stories in question aren’t exactly classics.

Only 106 missing episodes left to go…

And to whet the appetite, here’s a clip from Galaxy 4:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/external/player.swf

And a clip from the newly-returned episode of The Underwater Menace:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/external/player.swf

Additionally, Classic DVD Extras producer Ed Stradling compiled a report on today’s announcement/event:

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