As of 1 march 2020, 861 episodes of doctor who have aired, concluding the twelfth series. Season 4 of doctor who ran between 10 september 1966 and 1 july 1967. They travel back to pompeii in ad 79, investigate a series of grisly murders with the help of agatha christie, and journey to the home world of the sinister ood. I thought i watched them all, and i go back to find episodes i have never seen before. Instead of dying, the doctor is able to regenerate into a new body, taking on a new personality with each regeneration. It was recorded with galaxy 4 as part of the series second recording block.
Who several seasons to recover from the mediocrity of the early 80s seasons, but the wait was worth it. In addition, a mini episode entitled music of the spheres was shot on 3 may 2008 for series 4 and was premiered at the doctor who prom on 27 july 2008, with the audio being broadcast simultaneously on bbc radio 3. The following is a list of doctor who televised stories. The most complete serial of the season, the tenth planet, is missing only its last episode.
The appropriately dubbed doctor who missing episodes are a collection of 147 episodes of the british scifi television series that were wiped by the bbc between 1963 and 1974. List of doctor who television stories tardis fandom. In addition, a mini episode entitled music of the spheres was shot on 3 may 2008 for series 4 and was premiered at the doctor who prom on 27 july 2008, with the audio. Supposedly one of the two episodes is from the 1975 australia return. The dalek masterplan is also hard to watch because there are missing stories in between the episodes i am guessing the missing stories are completely lost stories so they dont even exist in any shape or format. What happens between season 4 and 5 that makes the doctor. The family finds matthew chad allen working at a railroad camp, where his grief drives him to volunteer for a dangerous blasting job. A missing episode is generally considered to be a televised episode of doctor who which no longer exists in its entirety. Oct 12, 2019 doctor who is owned by the bbc in the 1960s and 70s doctor who episodes where recorded over or destroyed due to lack of storage and rebroadcast rights. This season never gets old and was just as good watching a second time as the first. The nexus chit chat inside the spaceship general doctor who moderators motel. Is a clue to a missing episodes recovery hiding in plain. Jan 24, 2019 today we discuss galaxy 4, mission to the unknown and the myth makers.
In the 1960s and 1970s, a large number of episodes from the shows early years were destroyed to clear out room in the bbc archives. In season four awardwinning actor catherine tate returns as the doctors new companion, reprising her role as donna noble from the 2006 christmas special the runaway bride. I started watching doctor who from season 5 and onward and just finally got back to watching from season 1. From marco polo to the space pirates, we discuss every single missing episode. How to watch doctor whos 97 missing episodes digital spy. Nine missing doctor who episodes from the 1960s featuring patrick troughton were recovered in nigeria and have been made available for fans to watch. This is the official facebook page for the doctor who missing episodes discussion group. If you know your doctor who history, youll be aware that nearly 100 episodes of the classic series from the 1960s are missing from the archives.
Unlike fellow historical adventure marco polo, the crusade is perhaps more easily forgotten as it at least survives in part. List of doctor who episodes 19631989, a list of the 19631989 episodes and 1996 film of doctor who. Names used are those given by the bbc as of january 2020. I just finished season 4 and am slightly confused as to what happens in between the time from the end of season 4 and the beginning of season 5. For future questions regarding this series, post them in the movies section, not in comics and animation. Doctor who lost in time collection of rare episodes. Season 4 19661967 the smugglers and the tenth planet were the last serials to star the first doctor, his regeneration to the second occurring in the latter. For the british sciencefiction television programme doctor who, list of doctor who.
Doctor who is a british science fiction television programme produced by the bbc. Perhaps the most famous example of a tv series with missing episodes is doctor who. The unicorn and the wasp and turn left belong to my favourites and explain what doctor who is really about. Mar 28, 2018 while the enemy of the world was completed, the web of fear still has one episode missing. Overall, this is an great product for true doctor who fans containing rare episodes. Im not sure if it is licensing or what, but i found the abrupt end to frontier in space was awful and britbox is missing the day of the daleks episodes. Apr 12, 2012 between season 4 and 5 there were another 4 episodes 199202.
Series 6, episodes 8 prequels to episode 8 lets kill hitler and episode the wedding of river song were also released online. I assume that netflix only has the right to most of the episodes. By contrast, the less wellsold season 4 has no complete. Doctor who classic episode guide the missing episodes. Theres tons of lost doctor who episodes waiting to be discovered what happened to the missing bbc archive.
The studio and stations did not want to record or keep censortroubled episodes. The total holdings at the bbc were around 116 episodes and the unaired pilot version of an unearthly child. A new doctor who story written by praxeus writer features the return of the doctors. Watch all 43 doctor who 1963 episodes from season 4,view pictures, get episode information and more. If last weeks episode rosa was an emotional heavyhitter about justice and the civil rights movement, arachnids in the uk returns doctor who to a far sillier place. The doctor and donna catherine tate travel back to pompeii in 79 ad on the eve of the infamous eruption where people are slowly turning to stone, journey to the home world of the sister ood and come face to face with an old enemy of the doctors. It starred william hartnell as the first doctor in the first two stories and then patrick troughton as the second doctor and michael craze as ben jackson, anneke wills as polly wright and frazer hines as jamie mccrimmon. Below is a list of episodes that have footage missing, and why. Angus has gone to meet rhona at the airport on her return from america, so janet joins.
A guide to the missing episodes of doctor who io9 gizmodo. But its the lost episodes of doctor who that have generated most interest over the years. Its possible more episodes will turn up, but it isnt likely they all will. For the 1963 version of the programme, this means that the list employs the dvd release name in most cases, which may differ for some titles, particularly those broadcast from 1963 to 1965. Shaun ley investigates why the tapes were wiped and how dedicated fans hunted down copies of other episodes in film. This story was also notable for being the only onepart serial in the classic era. Series 4 was released on bluray steelbook on 27 may 2019. List of doctor who episodes 2005present, a list of the episodes starting from 2005 of doctor who.
The effort failed of course because the themes are extremely violent, disturbing and frightening which led to heavy censorship of episodes and explains why season 4 is entirely missing and seasons 3 and 5 are skeletal. The reign of terror episodes 4 and 5 out of six missing. For example, the brady bunch season 1 skips from episode 4 to 7. The fifth season of british science fiction television series doctor who began on 2 september 1967 with the first story of season 5 the tomb of the cybermen and ended on 1 june 1968 with the wheel in space.
Fury from the deep all six episodes missing the wheel in space episodes 1, 2, 4 and 5 out of six missing the invasion episodes 1 and 4 out of eight missing but reanimated the space. Doctor who partially lost episodes of british science. Episodes 2, 4, 5 and 6 are now back in the bbc archive. The following 97 episodes of doctor who are currently missing from the bbc. In 1967 one of the worlds biggest, and most revered, broadcasters were not. Doctor who season 4 the fourth season of british science fiction television series doctor who began on 10 september 1966 with the 1st doctor william hartnell story the smugglers and, after a change of lead actor patrick troughton partway through the series, ended on 1 july 1967 with the evil of the daleks. What were they about, where they were last seen, and how you can watch them today. Bull aims to convince a jury to put the law aside, when he represents a woman guilty of kidnapping her niece years ago to stop the girls father from abusing her. Doctor who the missing episodes part 5 power of the. Bull is hired by a doctor accused of bribing his way into college, just as bulls exwife is due to give birth. Though many episodes have been recovered over the years, 97 remain missing. Salvo is called to the scene of a dead blind man and finds himself taking responsibility for his guide dog. The main mission of tv to entertain has been completed. Between 1973 and 1994, each missing doctor who serial was novelised and published by target books.
The next doctor appears after those when the actual season 5 starts. Season 4 19661967 the smugglers and the tenth planet were. Is a clue to a missing episodes recovery hiding in plain sight. Posted on july 3, 2017 by dan stafford before venturing into this post, i must warn that this article contains spoilers about the end of series 10 of doctor who. The doctor is an alien time lord from the planet gallifrey who travels through all of time and space in thetardis with a companion. Doctor, season, episodes missing, total by doctor, grand total, serials. Why are some episodes missing from tv series on hulu. Doctor who s missing episodes telos publishing, 2010 explores in detail the paper trail and recovery efforts surrounding the hunt for missing episodes. Season 4 is notable for being the only season of doctor who from which not a single complete serial survives. In this 9 part series, we explore what exists of each missing episode. It is also notable as the season with the most missing episodes, with not one serial existing in its entirety. A while back i wrote a lengthy article covering all the doctor who season 9 news and rumors.
Doctor who is the longestrunning science fiction tv series in history, airing initially from 1963 to 1989. To visit the group, now with over 6,200 members, either click the link below or the blue sign up button. We discuss the 60s era of doctor who only, with a special focus on the missing episodes. Only episode 3 remains of this fourpart story about two warring alien races from doctor whos third season in 1965. Complete series 17 bluray boxset, released on november 5, 20 in the us and november 4th, 20 in the uk, split into the complete fourth series and the complete specials sets respectively. Even with missing episodes, i cant give it less than five stars with good conscience. Technically, all 1960s episodes of doctor who are missing, in that the original. Some clever fans put the stills and audio together to fill in the gaps of stories with missing visual recordings for some episodes. Jan 17, 2019 in this 9 part series, we explore what exists of each missing episode, how we can find original prints, animations, reconstructions and fun behind the scenes facts. It pioneered sophisticated mixedlevel storytelling. This includes one television movie and multiple specials, and encompasses 295 stories over 38 seasons. Back in february the doctor who restoration team confirmed that there are two missing episodes in the hands of a private collector looking to turn them over to the bbc.
By contrast, the less well sold season 4 has no complete. Season or rather series 4 made my laugh and cry many times. Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes aired, starting with partners in crime on 5 april 2008 and ending with journeys end three months later on 5 july 2008. It is distinct from an episode which was never made, such as those which would have comprised the original season 23, as well as from an episode which was partly produced but ultimately unfinished, i. The doctor who missing episodes group news page home. Today we discuss galaxy 4, mission to the unknown and the myth makers. There could be more missing doctor who episodes coming. Netflix will automatically play a whole season so i dont think i skipped any episodes. Mission to the unknown was the second serial of season 3 of doctor who. All episodes of series 4 were released between 2008 and 2010. Lost doctor who a forum dedicated to locating missing episodes of doctor who, including interviews with sue malden the corporations first archive selector and bruce grenville the new zealand film collector who returned the lion in 1999, newspaper clippings with foreign broadcasts, details of currently missing episodes, and more. We also look at audio recordings of missing episodes. What happened to the 108 missing episodes of doctor who from the 1960s. The 3rd doctor was always my favorite of all the doctors and its great to be able to watch these again.
As the bbc slowly begins bringing entire seasons of classic doctor who to bluray and. In season four awardwinning actor catherine tate returns as the doctors new. I think the best bet lies in the realm of science fiction for instance, a technology that enables r. Episodes 2 and 4 of this fourparter are missing from the archives. It is a strange twist of providence that season 2 of doctor who is the one that has best survived out of the first six. For the worst that this tv show had to offer though, here are the episodes. Is there a chance the missing doctor who episodes will ever be found.
Also, for an excellent indepth roundup of everything related to doctor who in the archives, please see richard molesworths book wiped. Carly lever, will not be a series regular moving forward, tvline has learned exclusively. But the crusade, charting a holy war between the forces of king richard the lionheart and the saracen ruler saladin, was. In 1981 doctor who who magazine printed a list of missing doctor who episodes, informing many fans for the first time about the scale of the losses.
Due to bad practices in the 70s, 97 episodes of doctor who are missing. Only 22 out of 40 episodes are held in the bbc archives. I hope that britbox will present the missing dalek episodes in the future including the previous doctors missing dalek episodes also. The second season of british science fiction television series doctor who began on 31 october 1964 with the story planet of giants and ended on 24 july 1965 with the time meddler. The savages all four episodes missing the smugglers all four episodes missing the tenth planet episode 4 out of four missing.
More missing doctor who episodes will return via animation. Feb 14, 2019 today we discuss the power of the daleks, the highlanders and the underwater menace. The lost stories was a range of doctor who audios released by big finish productions starting in 2009 it took scripts or story treatments that had been officially proposed to the bbc from 1963 to 1990, converted them into audioappropriate scripts and. In this 9 part series, we explore what exists of each missing episode, how we can find original prints, animations, reconstructions and fun behind the scenes facts.
Doctor who s missing season cult spy looks at the mystery of the aborted season of doctor who in 1985. We also look into what a 16mm35mm film print is, and how it is different to a telerecording. Once the investigation determines that the man was murdered, a course of events lead salvo to deceive livia into taking a working vacation weekend to visit the mans sister and finding that they are in debt with the loan sharks. May 04, 2019 from marco polo to the space pirates, we discuss every single missing episode. Is there a chance the missing doctor who episodes will.
Only two episodes from the whole are missing, both falling in historical adventure the crusade. In that article i also included plenty of information about other doctor who news, including a section on the doctor who missing episodes. Watch all doctor who episodes from season 4,view pictures, get episode information and more. Theres tons of lost doctor who episodes waiting to be. The fourth series of british science fiction television programme doctor who was preceded by the 2007 christmas special voyage of the damned. The tenth planet episode 4 of 4 total animated recreation exists the power of the daleks all 6 episodes animated recreation exists the highlanders all 4. The doctor and donna catherine tate travel back to pompeii in 79 ad on the eve of the infamous eruption where people are slowly turning to stone, journey to the home world of the sister ood and come face to face with an old enemy of the doctor s. It is the only doctor who television story not to feature the doctor, any of their companions, or the tardis. Heres how to watch doctor whos entire whoniverse in. Doctor who clips on youtube did i discover that those missing episodes existed.
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