Doctor Who: 10 Lost Stories We Hope Have Been Found
On the 15th June, we wrote about the welcomed revelation that a whole host of classic Doctor Who episodes, missing to viewers since the 1960s, had returned. A whole 90 episodes in fact. There is a lot of speculation to this story, particularly the rumour that the entire William Hartnell catalogue might have been recovered. For me, it seems an awfully big coincidence that in the 50th year of Doctor Who, all those episodes, missing legends, have found their way back again. And apparently the BBC is now denying these missing episodes have turned up at all. The bitter truth? Or denying the rumour so that they can come up with a big surprise announcement last this year? I have no idea. But you know what? If it is true, then there are some fantastic stories to come our way. From all the stories and reviews Ive read, if theres one thing I could say about the 60s black and white Doctor Who, its that it had a scope far greater than anything that came after it. Fantastically constructed historicals. Giant space epics. The best of the best in Dalek stories. Theres a lot to look forward to. Obviously any Doctor Who fan wants every story. But here Im going to focus on the 10 stories that above all others should be part of this magical discovery of long lost archives. 10 stories that should have never, ever, been canned by the BBC. Im not going to focus on those stories that have (or shortly will) had missing episodes animated. While it would be great to have complete The Reign Of Terror, The Ice Warriors,The Tenth Planet or my favourite Cyberman story The Invasion, we have (or will have) access to the complete stories. Instead, Im going to look at those stories where only a fractioned remains. The 10 stories that would show Hartnell and Troughton at their best.