{"id":2330328,"date":"2026-03-16T02:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T02:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2330328"},"modified":"2026-03-16T02:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T02:00:57","slug":"two-lost-doctor-who-episodes-broadcast-only-once-in-1965-found-stashed-in-cardboard-box-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/two-lost-doctor-who-episodes-broadcast-only-once-in-1965-found-stashed-in-cardboard-box-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Two lost \u2018Doctor Who\u2019 episodes broadcast only once in 1965 found stashed in cardboard box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Who would have thought it?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two missing \u201cDoctor Who\u201d episodes feared to be lost forever will be broadcast for the first time in 60 years after they were found stuffed in a cardboard box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The episodes of the iconic British science fiction television series were discovered wrapped in plastic in the private collection of a deceased film collector by the charity \u201cFilm is Fabulous!\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4g7kwq1k11o\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to BBC News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;according to BBC News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">according to BBC News<\/a> and a news release.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Two \u2018Doctor Who\u2019 episodes, lost for 60 years, were found and will air this Easter. \u00a9BBC\/Courtesy of Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The trust, run by movie collectors and lovers of vintage TV, approached the BBC Archives, which worked to restore the original 16mm telerecordings of the two black-and-white episodes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The episodes \u2014 \u201cThe Nightmare Begins\u201d and \u201cDevil\u2019s Planet\u201d \u2014 were originally broadcast in November 1965 during the show\u2019s third season starring the late William Hartnell as the Doctor. The episodes are part of a 12-part serial called \u201cThe Daleks\u2019 Master Plan\u201d which is still largely missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both of the recovered episodes will be made available on the BBC\u2019s streaming platform, BBC iPlayer, this Easter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have worked with the team at Film is Fabulous! to bring these lost Doctor Who episodes to viewers on BBC iPlayer this Easter,\u201d said Noreen Adams, director of the BBC Archives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBBC Archives has been working to restore the original recordings and update these to broadcast quality, ensuring fans can enjoy a little extra treat with their Easter Eggs this April,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The world\u2019s longest-running sci-fi series, \u201cDoctor Who\u201d features an eccentric alien main character traveling through time and space in the TARDIS \u2014 a spaceship resembling an old-fashioned British police box. It initially ran from 1963-1989 and continues to air after a 2005 relaunch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The 1965 episodes, starring William Hartnell, were found in a collector\u2019s box and restored. BBC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vJhb3UTcpiVL.qEG4ILULg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ny_post_articles_869\/b62eb9d3ef0e32606b13827292f03e6a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The 1965 episodes, starring William Hartnell, were found in a collector\u2019s box and restored. BBC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the decades, it has built up a cult appeal in the US, thanks to its campy special effects, glamorous assistants, and iconic villains such as the Daleks and the Cybermen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hartnell was the first of 15 actors to play the Doctor, the most recent being\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/ex-companion-billie-piper-resurfaces-140406301.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ncuti Gatwa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ncuti Gatwa&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Ncuti Gatwa<\/a>\u00a0between 2023 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of the 253 episodes aired as part of the 26 seasons in the original \u201cDoctor Who\u201d series,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/11\/11\/news\/sleuths-refuse-to-give-lost-doctor-who-episodes-to-the-bbc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:95 episodes are missing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;95 episodes are missing&quot;}\" class=\"link \">95 episodes are missing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Between 1967 and 1978, the BBC regularly deleted archive programs for reasons of a lack of space and a lack of rebroadcast rights.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The BBC deleted many old episodes; 95 are still missing, with 11 found in Nigeria in 2013.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"1023\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2FYHjaXBXSBUQCy96lEKtA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0ODg7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ny_post_articles_869\/05b1177e3bcf7ff226a98373288e4a61\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The BBC deleted many old episodes; 95 are still missing, with 11 found in Nigeria in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/ailing-doctor-superfan-spends-fortune-125133210.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cDoctor Who\u201d superfans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;\u201cDoctor Who\u201d superfans&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">\u201cDoctor Who\u201d superfans<\/a>\u00a0have worked for decades to try and recover or restore the missing episodes. The last find of any missing installments of the series was in 2013, when copies of 11 long-lost episodes were found in a Nigeria TV station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIn some ways finding missing \u2018Doctor Whos\u2019 is the holy grail,\u201d De Monfort University film professor and Film is Fabulous! member Justin Smith told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>With Post wires<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who would have thought it? Two missing \u201cDoctor Who\u201d episodes feared to be lost forever will be broadcast for the first time in 60 years after they were found stuffed in a cardboard box. 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