Why are there so many missing Doctor Who episodes?
Why are there so many missing Doctor Who episodes?
Many portions of the popular long-running British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who are no longer held by the BBC. Between 1967 and 1978 the BBC routinely deleted archive programmes, for various practical reasons (lack of space, scarcity of materials, a lack of rebroadcast rights).
How many Doctor Who episodes are missing?
97
Of the 253 episodes of Doctor Who produced by the BBC between 1963 and 1969, 97 are missing.
What are missing episodes?
In a practical sense, then, a “missing episode” is one without either an extant videotape master or a filmed or digital duplicate. As of January 2022 [update], there are 97 episodes missing from the BBC Archives.
Why is BritBox missing Doctor Who episodes?
They did not have The TV Movie, the animated stories, nor the missing stories. On 24 February 2020, a large number of episodes were removed from BritBox temporarily due to “technical issues”. They were later restored after this had been fixed.
Will all missing Doctor Who episodes be animated?
Animated reconstructions of missing Doctor Who serials from the 1960s have been scrapped after BBC America has reportedly pulled its funding.
Do lost episodes exist?
You’d be amazed how many TV shows have episodes you’ve never seen – these “lost episodes” were either never aired or later misplaced! A surprising number of TV shows have “lost episodes” – broadcasts that either never aired or were later misplaced after their initial broadcast.
Where can I watch Doctor Who missing episodes?
The lost episodes were reconstructed earlier this year using stills and the surviving audio, though this ‘complete’ version of the story is only available in the US via streaming service Britbox.
How many episodes of Doctor Who are there on BritBox?
558 episodes
129 complete stories, which totals 558 episodes spanning the first eight Doctors from William Hartnell to Paul McGann, form the backbone of the collection.
