Doctor Who
Summary
Two classicDoctor Whoepisodes have been find , but they may never reach the populace . The hunt for the long - lost sequence has been on-going since the BBC purged their copies of many episodes from the William Hartnell , Patrick Troughton , and Jon Pertwee eras . There has been an ongoing effort to hearten the episodes through animated reconstruction , but some confidential transcription have been discovered over the days .
Just a few calendar week before theDoctor Who60th Anniversary special , TheGuardianhas revealed that two more lost episode have been found . The episodes , which both feature Hartnell as the Doctor , have been lost for decennium . While other episodes have been given to the BBC for distribution , the owners of these recording , who have not revealed their names , will not be distributing them . As former BBC employees , they fear that they could face prosecution from the BBC for stealing the episodes .
How Many Lost Doctor Who Episodes Are There?
In the first six long time of the show ’s history , there were 253 episodes produced and free . Unfortunately , 97 of them are still overlook . These new discoveries would bring the sum down to 95 , but only if the BBC offers the right assurances to the owner . The recover episodes would be another step toward reviving thelost chronicle ofDoctor Who .
The original episodes were divide into serials , rather than the single - episode format of the modernistic era . A bowed stringed instrument of episodes be referred to as a serial , and many of these serials are incomplete . Some missing footage is in the centre of a passel , and some entire series , including " Marco Polo " , have been all miss . Even " The Celestial Toymaker " , a serial revolve around areturning sixtieth AnniversaryDoctor Whovillain , is missing three episodes .
Doctor Whois not the only show absent installment , as the BBC ’s policy was to efface unnecessary archival footage until as tardily as 1978 .
The script themselves still exist and are in the BBC ’s possession , but the footage has been fully purged from the BBC archives . The scripts existing allows for alive reconstructions , but it entail that viewer are unable to in full appreciate the original vision of its creators . If the BBC chooses to promise to protect collectors from prosecution , moreDoctor Wholost episode could shortly be reveal .
Source : The Guardian
