News about some Doctor Who lost episodes is reaching us from a high profile source. And by that we mean The Mirror. Now before you get excited, we're talking about animated versions. (Okay, you can get a little bit excited.) According to The Mirror, the next Doctor Who lost episodes to get the animation treatment will be 'The Evil of the Daleks' and 'The Abominable Snowmen' … [Read more...] about Doctor Who lost episodes: Is The Evil of the Daleks coming to DVD?
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide to the Fourth Doctor
Tom Baker became the Fourth Doctor in 1974, taking over from the immensely successful Jon Pertwee who'd been the incumbent Time Lord for five years. This was the first time in the show's history that an actor had been leaving Doctor Who at a time of peak popularity; the Third Doctor was regularly attracting audiences between eight and 10 million, so the prospect of following … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide to the Fourth Doctor
The Tenth Planet: Can we complete the original Cybermen story?
The original Cybermen story, 'The Tenth Planet,' no longer exists in the BBC archives. At least, not in its complete form. Frustratingly, Doctor Who was the victim of the BBC's mass junking policy in the 60s and 70s, and the final episode of this classic adventure has fallen through a crack in time. I've written about this in a bit more detail in another piece - 'Can we … [Read more...] about The Tenth Planet: Can we complete the original Cybermen story?
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide to the Seventh Doctor
The Seventh Doctor arrived during a turbulent period in Doctor Who's history. Indeed, the axe was looming over the programme after the hiatus of 1985 / 86. The script editor (Eric Saward) had left the show before the end of Season 23 - and, unexpectedly, this turned out to be the last series for the Sixth Doctor, played by Colin Baker. The producer found himself without a … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide to the Seventh Doctor
Lost Doctor Who: What’s the best way to enjoy Shada?
There are currently 97 episodes of classic Doctor Who missing from the archives, but one story that's never counted in this tally is the 1979 adventure 'Shada.' This is because, frustratingly, it was never completed. Strike action at the BBC halted its production, and although multiple attempts were made to remount the recording and complete the serial, 'Shada' has – for many … [Read more...] about Lost Doctor Who: What’s the best way to enjoy Shada?