Doctor Who Catalogue
Collections Including Episodes from Incomplete BW 1960's Stories
The Missing Years - Lost in Time
There are many black and white Doctor Who episodes
no longer known to exist anywhere in the world,
particularly from seasons 3, 4, and 5. Quite often,
only 1 or 2 episodes remain from a 4- or 6-part story,
making the story watchable in part, but incomplete.
Fan interest was high enough to justify the release
of these odd episodes on a series of special videos,
and more recently on DVD.
A half-hour documentary entitled "The Missing Years"
details the history of loss and rediscovery of 60's
Doctor Who, hosted by Frazer Hines and Deborah Watling,
and featuring interviews with many of the people at the
BBC and around the world whose hard work has resulted
in the salvaging of many of the Doctor's adventures.
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DVD NTSC Region 1
Lost in Time
William Hartnell - 1 disc
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DVD NTSC Region 1
Lost in Time
Patrick Troughton - 2 discs
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DVD NTSC Region 1
Lost in Time
3 disc box set
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DVD PAL Region 2
Lost in Time
3 disc box set
U.K.
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The "Lost in Time" collection features many odd episodes
from now incomplete stories - see complete details below.
One disc is devoted
to William Hartnell stories, two to Patrick Troughton.
It should be noted that the pop-up production note subtitles normally
found on most Doctor Who DVD's are not available on this set,
and only a handful of the episodes feature a commentary.
However, there are a large number of clips from still missing
episodes, which are presented here with greater care and
completeness than anywhere else to date.
Other extras
include full length sound from more missing episodes,
and the second Patrick Troughton disc features an expanded
version of the documentary "The Missing Years". This
collection is a must for die-hard fans of the series,
but those new to the series will probably be more satisfied
with the purchase of one of the many complete stories now
available on other DVD's.
The Hartnell and Troughton episodes from this collection
are also available separately in the Region 1 NTSC format.
- William Hartnell Disc
- from story No. 8 THE REIGN OF TERROR:
- 8mm off-screen clips from Episodes 4 & 5 with full sound (1 min.)
- from story No. 14 THE CRUSADE:
- Episode 1: The Lion
- Audio only of Episode 2: The Knight of Jaffa (no narration)
- Episode 3: The Wheel of Fortune
- (with optional commentary
by actor Julian Glover (King Richard),
and moderator Gary Russell.
- Audio only of Episode 4: The Warlords (no narration)
- from story No. 18 GALAXY FOUR:
- 8mm off-screen clip from Episode 1 with full sound
(TARDIS interior, approx. 10 seconds)
- from story No. 20 THE MYTH MAKERS:
- 8mm off-screen clips from Episodes 1, 2 & 4 with full sound (1.5 min.)
- from story No. 21 THE DALEK MASTERPLAN:
- Episode 2: Day of Armageddon
- (with optional commentary
by actors Peter Purves (Steven),
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen),
and Dalek designer Raymond Cusick)
- Episode 5: Counter Plot
- Episode 10: Escape Switch
- Clips from Episodes 1, 3 & 4 with full sound (5 min.)
- Extended footage & raw elements from Episode 2 (no music, 2 min.)
- from story No. 24 THE CELESTIAL TOYMAKER:
- Episode 4: The Final Test
- from story No. 26 THE SAVAGES:
- 8mm off-screen clips from Episode 4 with full sound (1 min.)
- from story No. 28 THE SMUGGLERS:
- Censor clips from Episodes 1, 3 & 4 with full sound (1 min.)
- Behind-the-scenes location footage (colour, no sound, 2 min.)
- from story No. 29 THE TENTH PLANET:
- 8mm off-screen clips from Episode 4 with full sound (1.5 min.)
- Regeneration clip from episode 4 with sound (30 sec.)
- The special introduction and links recorded by William Russell
(Sir Ian Chesterton)
from the VHS release of "The Crusade / The Space Museum" are also
included on this DVD, but can only be accessed via the Play All
function. (The special credits for these sequences are NOT
included.) The Play All function takes you through the audio
only episodes for The Crusade in addition to all the complete
video episodes.
- Patrick Troughton Disc 1
- from story No. 30 THE POWER OF THE DALEKS:
- Trailer for episode 1 (1 min.)
- 8mm off-screen clips from episodes 1 & 2 (2 min.)
- Dalek clips from episodes 4-6 (2 min.)
- from story No. 31 THE HIGHLANDERS
- location film trims and censor clips from episode 1 (1 min.)
- from story No. 32 THE UNDERWATER MENACE:
- Episode 3
- censor clips from episodes 1, 2 & 4 (1 min.)
- from story No. 33 THE MOONBASE:
- Audio only of Episode 1 (no narration)
- Episode 2
- Audio only of Episode 3 (no narration)
- Episode 4
- from story No. 34 THE MACRA TERROR
- censor clips from episodes 2 & 3 (1 min.)
- 8mm off-screen clips from episode 3 (1 min.)
- from story No. 35 THE FACELESS ONES:
- Episode 1
- 8mm off-screen clip from episode 2 (6 sec.)
- Episode 3
- from story No. 36 THE EVIL OF THE DALEKS:
- Episode 2
- (with optional commentary
by actress Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield),
and moderator Gary Russell)
- The Last Dalek: 9 minutes of behind-the-scenes
footage of model & special effects sequences from
episode 7,
with commentary by Peter Day
& Michaeljohn Harris
- note: The Play All function goes through all episodes
of "The Moonbase", including the audio only episodes,
before "The Underwater Menace 3", and so is not
strictly in order. Although this puts the better
story first, it starts viewers off with an audio
only episode played over a still picture - which perhaps
wasn't the ideal way to begin the disc.
- Patrick Troughton Disc 2
- from story No. 38 THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN:
- Episode 2
- (with optional commentary
by actress Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield),
and moderator Gary Russell)
- Yeti clips from episode 4 (silent, 11 sec.)
- behind-the-scenes location footage (colour, no sound, 3 min.)
- from story No. 40 THE ENEMY OF THE WORLD:
- from story No. 41 THE WEB OF FEAR:
- Episode 1
- (with optional commentary
by Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield),
story editor Derrick Sherwin,
and moderator Gary Russell)
- censor clips from episodes 2, 4 & 5 with full sound (1 min.)
- from story No. 42 FURY FROM THE DEEP:
- Surviving footage (4 min. total) including:
- TARDIS landing clip from episode 1 (re-used in story No. 50 "The War Games")
- censor clips from episodes 2, 4, 5 with sound
- reconstructed climax sequence from episode 6 with sound
- behind-the-scenes studio footage (colour, no sound, 3 min.)
- raw film trims (BW, no sound, 4 min.)
- from story No. 43 THE WHEEL IN SPACE:
- Episode 3
- censor clips from episodes 4 & 5 (30 sec.)
- Episode 6
- (episode 6 with optional commentary
by story editor Derrick Sherwin,
and director Tristan de Vere Cole)
- from story No. 49 THE SPACE PIRATES:
- Episode 2
- film inserts & trims (episode 1 clips with sound,
episode 2 clips silent, 3 min. total)
- "The Missing Years" documentary (37 min. extended version)
hosted by Frazer Hines (Jamie) and
Deborah Watling (Victoria).
With
BBC Archive Selector Sue Malden,
BBC advisor/archivist Ian Levine,
film researcher Damian Shanahan,
journalist Jan Vincent-Rudzki,
film collectors Gordon Hendry,
David Stead, Bruce Grenville, and
film hunters Paul Scoones & Neil Lambess.
- from story No. 18 GALAXY FOUR:
- 5 minute clip from Episode 1 (Four Hundred Dawns)
as the Doctor & crew discover the Drahvin
spacecraft & meet Maaga.
This full clip is only available in this set as part of
"The Missing Years" documentary.
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The original shorter version of "The Missing Years" documentary
was previously released on a VHS video tape with "The Underwater
Menace - Episode 3" as a bonus. This tape was originally
bundled with "The Ice Warriors" package for the European PAL
market (2 VHS tapes, 1 audio CD total).
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However, for the North American NTSC market, the Missing Years
/ Underwater Menace tape was bundled with "The Edge of Destruction
/ [Rejected] Pilot Episode" package instead.
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Other rare episode collections on VHS video:
(...most of which duplicate the same episodes as the DVD's listed
above, but may have different interviews & other extras...)
The Crusade / The Space Museum
VHS Video & CD Audio
NTSC
PAL
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This collection includes:
- One VHS videotape containing:
- from The Crusade (story No. 14, starring William Hartnell):
- Episode 1: The Lion
- Episode 3: The Wheel of Fortune
- The Space Museum (the entire story No. 15, starring William Hartnell):
- Episode 1: The Space Museum
- Episode 2: The Dimensions of Time
- Episode 3: The Search
- Episode 4: The Final Phase
- introduction and links for "The Crusade"
by William Russell
in character as Sir Ian Chesterton.
- credits for above linking sequence
- One audio CD containing:
- from The Crusade (story No. 14, starring William Hartnell):
- Episode 2: The Knight of Jaffa (no narration)
- Episode 4: The Warlords (no narration)
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The Hartnell Years
VHS Video
NTSC
PAL
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This tape includes:
- the rejected version of the pilot episode: (story No. 1, starring William Hartnell):
- Episode 1: An Unearthly Child
(Two takes exist of the second half of this episode.
Only one is presented here in its entirety,
the other is represented only by short clips.
This episode was later re-released with more
footage on VHS in Doctor Who: The Edge of
Destruction / Pilot episode. The broadcast
version of the pilot episode is available
as part of the first complete Doctor Who story:
An Unearthly Child.)
- from The Crusade (story No. 14, starring William Hartnell):
- Episode 3: The Wheel of Fortune
(This episode was later re-released with episode 1 on
VHS in Doctor Who: the Crusade / The Space Museum.)
- from The Celestial Toymaker (story No. 24, starring William Hartnell):
- Episode 4: The Final Test
(This is the only BBC VHS release to feature this
episode.)
- hosted by Sylvester McCoy
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Daleks: The Early Years
VHS Video
NTSC
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NTSC
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NTSC
PAL
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This tape includes:
- from The Dalek Masterplan (story No. 21, starring William Hartnell):
- Episode 5: Counter Plot
- Episode 10: Escape Switch
- from The Evil of the Daleks (story No. 36, starring Patrick Troughton):
- interviews with Dalek designer Raymond Cusick,
Dalek Operator John Scott Martin,
Dalek Voice Roy Skelton,
& Dalek Creator Terry Nation
- hosted by Peter Davison
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Cybermen: The Early Years
VHS Video
NTSC
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NTSC
B
NTSC
PAL
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This tape includes:
- from The Moonbase (story No. 33, starring Patrick Troughton):
- from The Wheel in Space (story No. 43, starring Patrick Troughton):
- interviews with actress Wendy Padbury (Zoe),
Cyber Voice Artist Roy Skelton,
& Moonbase Director Morris Barry.
- hosted by Colin Baker
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The Troughton Years
VHS Video
NTSC
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NTSC
B
NTSC
PAL
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This tape includes:
- from story No. 38 The Abominable Snowmen: Episode 2
- from story No. 40 The Enemy of the World: Episode 3
- from story No. 49 The Space Pirates: Episode 2
- hosted by Jon Pertwee
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The Ice Warriors
VHS Video & CD Audio
NTSC
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NTSC
B
PAL
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This collection includes:
- One VHS videotape containing:
- from The Ice Warriors (story No. 39, starring Patrick Troughton):
- Episode 1
- an abbreviated 15-minute reconstruction of episodes 2 & 3
- Episode 4
- Episode 5
- Episode 6
- One audio CD containing:
- also from Ice Warriors:
- Episode 2 (full length, no narration)
- Episode 3 (full length, no narration)
- One booklet: "The Story of the Ice Warriors" by Paul Simpson
- The European PAL package also includes a bonus VHS tape
featuring:
- the original version of "The Missing Years" documentary
- "The Underwater Menace" Episode 3
Although North Americans have to look to the "Edge of Destruction"
package (see below) for the NTSC version of this bonus tape,
their copy of Paul Simpson's booklet still features some
extra credits for the episodes whose clips featured
in the documentary.
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The Edge of Destruction / The [Rejected] Pilot Episode
VHS Video
NTSC
PAL
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This collection includes:
- One VHS videotape containing:
- The Edge of Destruction (story No. 3, starring William Hartnell):
- Episode 1: The Edge of Destruction
- Episode 2: The Brink of Disaster
- The early rejected version of the pilot episode:
- The North American NTSC package also includes a bonus VHS tape
featuring:
- the original version of "The Missing Years" documentary
- "The Underwater Menace" Episode 3
European PAL customers need to look to the "Ice Warrior"
package (see above) for their copy of this bonus tape.
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