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.
Lost in Time
William Hartnell - 1 disc
Lost in Time
Patrick Troughton - 2 discs
Lost in Time
3 disc box set
Lost in Time
3 disc box set
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
- 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
- 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
- Extended footage & raw elements from Episode 2
- Episode 2: Day of Armageddon
- 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
- from story No. 28 THE SMUGGLERS:
- Censor clips from Episodes 1, 3 & 4 with full sound
- Behind-the-scenes location footage (colour, no sound)
- from story No. 29 THE TENTH PLANET:
- 8mm off-screen clips from Episode 4 with full sound
- Regeneration clip from episode 4 with sound
- 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.
- from story No. 8 THE REIGN OF TERROR:
- Patrick Troughton Disc 1
- from story No. 30 THE POWER OF THE DALEKS:
- Trailer for episode 1
- 8mm off-screen clips from episodes 1 & 2
- Dalek clips from episodes 4-6
- from story No. 31 THE HIGHLANDERS
- location film trims and censor clips from episode 1
- from story No. 32 THE UNDERWATER MENACE:
- Episode 3
- censor clips from episodes 1, 2 & 4
- 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
- 8mm off-screen clips from episode 3
- from story No. 35 THE FACELESS ONES:
- Episode 1
- 8mm off-screen clip from episode 2
- 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
- Episode 2
- 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.
- from story No. 30 THE POWER OF THE DALEKS:
- 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)
- behind-the-scenes location footage (colour, no sound)
- Episode 2
- from story No. 40 THE ENEMY OF THE WORLD:
- Episode 3
- from story No. 41 THE WEB OF FEAR:
- Episode 1
- (with optional commentary by actress Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield), story editor Derrick Sherwin, and moderator Gary Russell)
- censor clips from episodes 2, 4 & 5 with full sound
- Episode 1
- from story No. 42 FURY FROM THE DEEP:
- 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)
- raw film trims (BW, no sound)
- from story No. 43 THE WHEEL IN SPACE:
- Episode 3
- censor clips from episodes 4 & 5
- 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)
- "The Missing Years" Documentary - extended version
- 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 as part of "The Missing Years" documentary.
- from story No. 38 THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN:
