9 Lost Episodes of Doctor Who Found

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www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-10-06/doctor-who-newly-discovered-lost-episodes-to-be-released-for-sale-this-week

In what looks set to be the best 50th birthday present fans could imagine, missing episodes of Doctor Who will be made available for sale to the public this week.

BBC Worldwide will put the previously lost episodes from different stories – both believed to be from the Patrick Troughton era – for sale on digital platforms such as iTunes from Wednesday, RadioTimes.com understands.

They are believed to originate from a haul discovered in Africa and have been digitally remastered for sale, although exact details remain sketchy.

A BBC Worldwide spokesman refused to officially confirm the discovery or the "speculation" around further missing episodes.

It is understood that other episodes have also been found, although it is not yet known whether these will be made available.

The existence of a cache of lost Doctor Who episodes has long been rumoured, although in June the BBC suggested that no tapes existed.

Asked by RadioTimes.com if there were around 90 missing episodes from the 1960s a BBC statement said: “There are always rumours and speculation about Doctor Who missing episodes being discovered – however we cannot confirm any new finds.”

A spokeswoman added: “We can’t confirm because it’s not true, as far as I’m aware."

BBC Worldwide has confirmed it will syndicate the 50th anniversary episode, The Day of the Doctor, simultaneously to more than 75 countries across the world on 23 November.

Daily Mirror are reporting that there is a press conference announced by BBC Worldwide on Tuesday about the haul found.

www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/long-lost-doctor-who-episodes-unveiled-2345526#.UlG4dDRZ2OI.twitter

HOPEFULLY True, although nothing from BBC's end yet.

[Jiren]

I heard it was around 90

[Juice]

This ia not the first time this exact story has been written within months of each other with different numbers. IM not a who fan, but doesn't this happen on a fairly regular basis? And always ends up being unture

[Starshine]

Anyone else getting deja vu?

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

Oct 6, 2013 20:30:10 GMT -5 Starshine said:

Anyone else getting deja vu?

Yes I thought this happened a couple moths ago.

[lovingway]

Oct 6, 2013 20:30:10 GMT -5 Starshine said:

Anyone else getting deja vu?

You mean Deja Who?

[Futureraven: Beelzebruv]

Could be they found the African copies, but these are the only actual new ones, or the one's they've been able to restore by now.

[SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman]

Oct 6, 2013 15:26:04 GMT -5 Jiren said:

I heard it was around 90

The article says more have been found, it's just that only two are going to be for sale for now. Presumably the rest hasn't been fully restored yet.

Assuming the story is true, of course.

[FinalGwen]

This has been floating around for a long time, usually getting more and more exaggerated every time it gets told. The only noteworthy thing about this time is the number has actually dropped rather than risen. A month or two ago, they were saying that every missing episode ever had been found.

I'll always hope for more episodes to be found, but I won't hold my breath. We've found three episodes in the last 15 years.

[Zombie Mod]

thought this had been debunked as a hoax a couple of months ago?

mind you its from the mirror/people so they could just easily be "copy and paste" from online as newz

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Ian Levine, who basically started the whole "Save the Doctor" campaign in the 70's has strongly implied on twitter, before going silent on the subject, that the 2 episodes are legit and that they are part of a bigger haul but that he can't confirm a number.

He's the same dude who quickly shot down the June Bleeding Cool so I am putting some stroke into what he's saying. But, I'll still believe it when I see it

[Deleted]

Apparently, they've cancelled the press conference, according to Ian Levine's twitter. He's angry that it appears that BBC are being mad that the story was leaked, and despite it making no sense financially, are withholding the episodes.

Kinda heading back to hoax on my scale now

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Oct 7, 2013 11:46:55 GMT -5 @kingpatch said:

Apparently, they've cancelled the press conference, according to Ian Levine's twitter. He's angry that it appears that BBC are being mad that the story was leaked, and despite it making no sense financially, are withholding the episodes.

Kinda heading back to hoax on my scale now

Angry is an understatement. Dude lost his damn mind, he completely blacked out on Twitter and the BBC and basically anyone who said he was over reacting.

Also, he seemed to make a very specific reference to the BBC having 9 episodes ready to go with possibly more coming. Weird ass developments regardless

[lildude8218]

Ben Linus is Doctor Who

[A Platypus Rave]

Until something actually comes of this I'm calling hoax.

[Ganon83]

I demand to see more of the 2nd Doctor. I loved Hartnell in the one story I've seen of his so far (The Aztecs), but he didn't really seem to be the same as say a Matt Smith or instance. Troughton in the one serial I've seen of his (The Mind Robber) seems more like the modern Doctor than Hartnell.

[Jiren]

I want troughton's 2 Dalek stories

[FinalGwen]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24448063 - Well, blow me down, there is at least something genuine found. Just a question of what.

[Hassan bin Sober]

I wonder if BBC News ever really knows or if they are just reporting what the other sites are reporting. I'm not seeing a source in that article.

[DiBiase is Good]

Oct 8, 2013 13:12:24 GMT -5 Hassan bin Sober said:

I wonder if BBC News ever really knows or if they are just reporting what the other sites are reporting. I'm not seeing a source in that article.

The missing episodes have been returned to the BBC, I'm pretty sure that BBC News would know. BBC very rarely post sources on articles, seeing as they're just about the most respected broadcaster in the world, people use them as a source.
Besides, I'm not sure why a BBC site would have to quote a source from the BBC.