Doctor Who: Lost Episodes

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Of the 800+ episodes of the classic (1963-1989) series of Doctor Who, fully 108 are Lost. Like many programs that aired in the 1960s, Doctor Who suffered from the overzealous erasure practices of companies that wished to reuse video tapes that were at the time exceedingly costly.

This mostly impacts the black and white era of the program, particularly seasons 3, 4 and 5, however the color prints of certain episodes from the early 70s are also lost.

1 Reconstructions
2 List of Lost Episodes

Reconstructions

Although home video recorders were unheard of in the 1960s, a handful of fans made audio recordings of the original broadcasts. Due to the dedication of these fans, audio of all 108 missing episodes still exists. By selecting the best audio elements from several available fan recordings, the BBC has released remastered audio for a number of stories.

A number of fans have created reconstructions of several of the missing stories using the existing audio combined with still photographs taken during the production. Although the BBC officially frowns on this practice, they generally do not harass fans who produce and trade such videos as long as they are not sold for profit.

Additionally, the missing two episodes of The Invasion were animated using the original audio for the 2006 DVD release of that story. However, the BBC has not announced any plans to animate additional lost episodes.

List of Lost Episodes

Season 1

Serial	Episodes
"Marco Polo"	all 7
"The Reign of Terror"	4 and 5

Season 2

Serial	Episodes
"The Crusade"	2 and 4

Season 3

Serial	Episodes
"Galaxy 4"	all 4
"Mission to the Unknown"	1
"The Myth Makers"	all 4
"The Daleks' Masterplan"	1, 3, 4, 6-9, 11, 12
"The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve"	all 4
"The Celestial Toymaker"	1-3
"The Savages"	all 4

Season 4

Serial	Episodes
"The Smugglers"	all 4
"The Tenth Planet"	4
"The Power of the Daleks"	all 6
"The Highlanders"	all 4
"The Underwater Menace"	1, 2 and 4
"The Moonbase"	1 and 3
"The Macra Terror"	all 4
"The Faceless Ones"	2, 4-6
"The Evil of the Daleks"	1, 3-7

Season 5

Serial	Episodes
"The Abominable Snowmen"	1, 3-6
"The Ice Warriors"	2
"The Enemy of the World"	1, 2, 4-6
"The Web of Fear"	2-6
"Fury From the Deep"	all 6
"The Wheel in Space"	1, 2, 4 and 5