Missing Doctor Who Episodes
Between 1972 and 1978, the BBC destroyed many of the early episodes of Doctor Who, believing them to be of no commercial value. When this mistake was finally realized, it was learned that well over 100 episodes were junked and possibly lost forever. In the ensuing years, the hunt has been on to locate the missing stories in the hopes that somewhere, someone has recorded or perhaps acquired copies of these lost treasures. If you have any information regarding the location of any of the following stories (even if it is simply a “clip” or scenes acquired by pointing a video camera at a television set), e-mail Steve Roberts at steve.roberts@bbc.co.uk (you could become an international hero)!
The First Doctor (1963-1966) WILLIAM HARTNELL
MARCO POLO (All episodes missing)
The Roof of the World (Episode 1)
The Singing Sands (Episode 2)
Five Hundred Eyes (Episode 3)
The Wall of Lies (Episode 4)
Rider from Shang-Tu (Episode 5)
Mighty Kublai Khan (Episode 6)
Assassin at Peking (Episode 7)
THE REIGN OF TERROR (Episodes 4, 5 missing)
A Tyrant of France (Episode 4)
A Bargain of Necessity (Episode 5)
THE CRUSADE (Episodes 2, and 4 missing)
The Knight of Jaffa (Episode 2)
The War Lords (Episode 4)
GALAXY FOUR (All episodes missing)
Four Hundred Dawns (Episode 1)
Trap of Steel (Episode 2)
Airlock (Episode 3)
The Exploding Planet (Episode 4)
MISSION TO THE UNKNOWN (Single episode story – Missing)
THE MYTH MAKERS (All episodes missing)
Temple of Secrets (Episode 1)
Small Prophet, Quick Return (Episode 2)
Death of a Spy (Episode 3)
Horse of Destruction (Episode 4)
THE DALEKS’ MASTER PLAN (Episodes 1, 3, 4, 6-9, 11, 12 missing)
The Nightmare Begins (Episode 1)
Devil’s Planet (Episode 3)
The Traitors (Episode 4)
Coronas of the Sun (Episode 6)
The Feast of Steven (Episode 7)
Volcano (Episode 8 )
Golden Death (Episode 9)
The Abandoned Planet (Episode 11)
The Destruction of Time (Episode 12)
THE MASSACRE (All episodes missing)
War of God (Episode 1)
The Sea Beggar (Episode 2)
Priest of Death (Episode 3)
Bell of Doom (Episode 4)
THE CELESTIAL TOYMAKER (Episodes 1-3 missing)
The Celestial Toyroom (Episode 1)
The Hall of Dolls (Episode 2)
The Dancing Floor (Episode 3)
THE SAVAGES (All episodes missing)
THE SMUGGLERS (All episodes missing)
THE TENTH PLANET (Episode 4 missing)
The Second Doctor (1966-1969) PATRICK TROUGHTON
THE POWER OF THE DALEKS (All episodes missing)
THE HIGHLANDERS (All episodes missing)
THE UNDERWATER MENACE (Episodes 1, 2, 4 missing)
THE MOONBASE (Episodes 1, 3 missing)
THE MACRA TERROR (All episodes missing)
THE FACELESS ONES (Episodes 2, 4-6 missing, episode 3 badly damaged)
THE EVIL OF THE DALEKS (Episodes 1, 3-7 missing)
THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN (Episodes 1, 3-6 missing)
THE ICE WARRIORS (Episodes 2, 3 missing)
THE ENEMY OF THE WORLD (Episodes 1, 2, 4-6 missing)
THE WEB OF FEAR (Episodes 2-6 missing)
FURY FROM THE DEEP (All episodes missing)
THE WHEEL IN SPACE (Episodes 1, 2, 4, 5 missing)
THE INVASION (Episodes 1, 4 missing)
THE SPACE PIRATES (Episodes 1, 3-6 missing)
The Third Doctor (1970-1974) JON PERTWEE
THE AMBASSADORS OF DEATH (Better color copy needed of episodes 2-7)
THE MIND OF EVIL (Color copy needed)
PLANET OF THE DALEKS (Color copy needed of episode 3)
INVASION OF THE DINOSAURS (Color copy needed of episode 1, simply entitled “INVASION”)