10 Lost Doctor Who Episodes That Need To Be Found

Let's be honest, watching Classic Doctor Who episode reconstructions is a bit of a pain. In no way is this meant as an insult to all the hard work that is put into making these restorations. Fans could've had way less or nothing at all if it weren€™t for this dedication, but please point out at least one sane person who can honestly declaim on how great a story Marco Polo is and doesn€™t refer to the novelisation. You can€™t honestly say that you€™ve enjoyed any of the lost episodes of the first two Doctor Who eras unless you were born in time to see them broadcast. Otherwise, you€™re just like the rest of us who, enthralled by the Doctor in his present form(s), decide to have a go at studying the rich and vast history of the longest running sci-fi show of all time. But as if the show didn€™t have enough problems (both aesthetic and narrative) during its beginnings, you then realise that you also have to sit through some episodes that are made of nothing but audio and still frames (with maybe a few awkward clips thrown into the mix, if you€™re lucky). What€™s worse is that, as the show gets substantially better, the reconstructions become more frequent. And sometimes it happens to episodes that sound pretty good, certainly much better than some that survive unharmed. It mkes you wander, "God, why wasn€™t The Web Planet lost instead of... instead of..." But you€™ll just have to click next to find out. Mind you, only episodes with the number of missing parts higher than their surviving ones make the list. Honestly, The Tenth Planet is doing just fine, even having the regeneration scene intact. That€™s luxury for a weary early Who explorer, while some episodes with 2 out of 4 surviving parts (such as The Moonbase or The Underwater Menace) can be at least mildly satisfying.