General : lost episodes of Dr Who found

Doctor Who fans are getting a fresh opportunity to travel back in time with the discovery of two missing episodes from the long-running BBC series.
The 1965 and 1967 episodes star William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton, the first two actors to play The Doctor.

The latest two episodes to be found were in the private collection of a former TV engineer, Terry Burnett, who bought them at a school fete in Hampshire in the 1980s.
Mr Burnett had no idea the BBC did not have the recordings - it was only when he mentioned them casually in conversation to Ralph Montagu, head of heritage at Radio Times, that their significance was recognised.

Among other items recovered and shown at Sunday's event were Emergency Ward 9, a play by Dennis Potter, and a comedy sketch featuring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

I wonder if the Beeb will have a special showing ,

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Originally Posted by martyh

I wonder if the Beeb will have a special showing ,

No they will stick em on DVD and try and make as much money as possible out of them.

I think the exciting thing about these episodes from a TV history point of view is not at that they were lost, but that they have never been seen in the UK since their original airing. There were no repeats, something we take for granted in this digital age. The only Brits who have ever seen them are the ones who sat down in front of their TVs those Saturday teatimes in 1965 and 1967 (and a few people who watched a private screening in the mid 1980s when the spools found their way into a film enthusiasts hands).