0:00- Intro The First Doctor (1963-1966): 0:58- Marco Polo (All 7 episodes missing) 4:32- Let's Talk: Telesnaps 5:29- The Reign of Terror (Episodes 4 and 5 out of 6 missing)* 7:56- The Crusade (Episodes 2 and 4 out of 4 missing) 10:24- Galaxy 4 (Episodes 1,2, and 4 out of 4 missing) 13:28- Let's Talk: Audio Recordings 15:09- Mission to the Unknown (Entire episode missing) 18:15- The Myth Makers (All 4 episodes missing) 20:23- The Daleks Master Plan (Episodes 1,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,and 12 out of 12 missing) 24:11- Let's Talk: Fan Recordings 25:42- The Massacre (All 4 episodes missing) 27:48- The Celestial Toymaker (Episodes 1,2,and 3 out of 4 missing) 30:05- The Savages (All 4 episodes missing) 32:01- The Smugglers (All 4 episodes missing) 34:07- Let's Talk: Censor Clips 35:18- The Tenth Planet (Episode 4 out of 4 missing)* *-Has received official animated reconstruction.

The saddest part of the Massacre being missing is we lost Hartnell's monologue about how no one understands the responsibility of being "The Doctor" from the end of the story.

Lesson learned: Graham Strong's recordings are considered the highest quality. Landen and Holman also recorded the story.

I practically exploded with rage when you mentioned that the bbc staffer said they didn't want the marco polo episodes back

Take a shot every time Josh says "Graham Strong's recordings are considered the highest quality. Landen and Holman also recorded the story." (Dies)

It's disheartening to know that most of the missing content is from Patrick Troughton as he has recently become my favorite Doctor. And the dynamic between he and Jamie is absolutely gold.

Insane after all that hard work, making episodes, to destroy them after ONE screening. That's like building a house, living in it for a week, and then demolishing it. Madness.

Its bad enough that the BBC screwed up so monumentally, as to be almost unbelievable.........but the real tragedy is that many of the Dr WHO stories lost, mainly from the Troughton era were really good, and scary. They must of been very good as i still remember a lot about them, decades after they were screened. I'am just so glad i saw them on the original run, and in pristine condition.......but like today's generation of WHO fans i would like to see them again!

"What's the best way to experience The Crusade today?" *Oh god no*

Omg the BBC turning down archival prints several times! Fans would like to tar and feather those staffers

That Mission to the Unknown episode has now been recreated and is available to watch on the official doctor who channel.

I learnt that Graham Strong have the highest quality audio recording

Who cares about Area 51? Let’s march on Singapore and find the real fates of those tapes!

It's awful to think that not only did the BBC refuse to take the collection of telesnaps after the demise of the photographer, but that his widow decided to burn them all.

I have a dark theory that there have been a lot of times when the BBC have rejected old tapes. When Mrs. Cura wanted to return the photos the worker said, 'there's no need, we're moving forward not backwards. It's also a reason why Marco Polo was rejected. If a person found a few episodes between 1990-2010, 'moving forward not backwards' was the reply. This was because the BBC would have moved on from classic doctor who. Sometimes they'd think it was a hoax most of the time.

William hartnell 1908 -1975 Patrick troughton 1920 -1987 Two men that gave an incredible show the best start possible and successfully pulled off a change that made tbe original series lasting 26 years possible as well as a 14+ year old new show neither would ever get to see a new generation get raised with.

BBC! Put this on a DVD Extra for a future animated release, this is a work of art and I recommend this video to anyone who wants to know more about missing episodes as a lot of Whovians don't even know about the Missing Episodes ❤️

What really pisses me off is some private collectors have a handful of missing episodes they are keeping to themselves

As a American fan, I have one thing to say; THANK YOU! Thanks to all who have helped to recover these missing episodes, and let us HOPE that more are found!

It's tragic that so much stuff got wiped. Apart from Doctor Who, six episodes of Dad's Army and half of the original Likely Lads are lost and those are only the famous ones. It makes you wonder how many old series were made and then destroyed and completely forgotten about.

What we must 'never' forget, if it had not been for Ian Levine's sheer stubbornness and passion for the programme, this video would of been a lot longer. There would be very few, if any, classic episodes remaining. Ian has received a lot of mostly unwarranted fan abuse, but his contribution to the programme, if only for rescuing its history, should be heralded by all fans as a true Doctor Who hero.

“Hey we have your Dr. who things. Do you want your Dr Who things back?” “Nah” “...” [some time later] “Hey we’re missing episodes wtf lol”

Fun Fact for you Josh. The BBC originally junked all episodes for 'Tomb of the Cybermen' (1967). This was the case until the BBC discovered all episodes in a Hong Kong BBC Station in 1992.

This video makes me wish time travel actually existed. We could go back in time and get those lost episodes before their erasure and bring them to the present to watch them.

We gotta get a Whole Team of Archaeologists and Whovians Down to Singapore! ASAP!!!

I swear some guy in Singapore is gonna stumble across every missing episode

Those T-Shirts they wore, with " Come back, Hartnell. All Is Forgiven." really hurt Pat. He mentioned it once.

Doctor Who has always been screwed over by the BBC, then and now.

The Queen has all the episodes of Doctor Who and when she dies all the lost episodes will return She more than likely has Marco Polo

Fantastic, the BBC should hang their heads in shame, such a loss. Thanks for posting.

"So what does exist?" "MACRA DOES NOT EXIST!" I about died laughing

Single greatest video on KZfaq 😊

I'm surprised this hasn't had more attention. It's astonishingly comprehensive and really interesting.

Having actually worked for the BBC and at TV Centre. I heard a story that the last episode of the tenth planet William Hartnell's regeneration scene was being used By the Blue Peter production team. The tape a 2 inch quad was in their production office in East tower, it was left there over night waiting to be returned to the BBC archive then at Windmill Road. The next morning tape had gone. This most likely in the 1980's. Josh you do a fantastic Job, such high quality both in production and contents. Australia and the Dr Who community should be proud of you.

The best way to watch old dr who episodes is hitch a ride in a tardis and watch them air for the first time. Didn't say it was easiest, just best.

I'd hoped you would put all of the episodes together. This is essential viewing for any Doctor Who fan. Beautifully done.

i'm not even a doctor who fan but is SO interesting!

Anyone for a trip to Singapore and Hong Kong?

trying to experience the troughton era now is practically impossible the way theyve trashed nearly his entire run. and hes one of the greatest doctors

I've watched every single episode during lockdown with a lad I support. I wasn't into Dr Who at all, but we've gone from the very first episode in 1963 up until the end of Troughton's era, watching everything available and listening to the ones missing footage. It's been a good journey!

Thank you for the hard work. Incredible job making these lost episodes more accessible again. All the actors, writers and other staff that worked so hard on these shows back then, deserve to have their work better represented. The work is appreciated thank you

I’ve not even watched the full video yet I can tell it will be great

Phillip Morris needs to get himself in Singapore!

So David Tennant nabbed the idea of the light blue shirt from Patrick Troughton, there’s a bit of trivia for you my fellow whovians

Somebody'd better raid the Singapore Archives...

I found on reel to reel 3 x “ lost” episodes of Desert Island Discs broadcast in the early 70’s nothing too exciting but still missing from the archives Gordon Jackson , about 95% complete : Robert Robinson , about 75% complete : Max Wall , about 30% complete.. I dutifully contacted the BBC DDD and they asked me to send the reel , no offer to pay for the postage though , still never mind I was doing my bit for British culture wasn’t I? 8 months I had to ask them to return the original tape and nearly 3 years later there is still no sign of them uploading the found episodes onto the DDD database. Would I do it again? , sadly no , they don’t seem that interested despite all the lip service , so why should I bother ?

The BBC has a lot to answer for, saying no to all these things. Given how much money Doctor Who makes, you'd think they'd jump at the chance. If only Australia had just to kept all their copies, we'd have so many episodes and complete stories!

A fascinating video! What is so frustrating are the number of tapes which "survived" until 1974/74 and then got destroyed or sent back and destroyed. If only videos came out just few years earlier!

Imagine how pissed the original cast and crew involved would be if they heard the BBC had just let all their hard work get put in junk yards and fires XD

Screw going to the UK I'm going to Singapore

Dear Josh, thank you so much for pulling all of these into one major documentary. This is an amazing piece of work and certainly on a par or better than some of the documentaries that the BBC puts out on their releases. Along with Fury From the Deep, I would most like to see Marco Polo again as it would essentially create a complete visual story arc for two of my favourite companions, Ian and Barbara. In a sense, they are us, two ordinary people thrown into an amazing situation and having to survive in some cases through their wits and ingenuity or in Ian's case, being able to beat up Aztec warriors. They provide the Doctor with a moral compass and often are the ones that convince him to stay and fight. I also feel (though I may be wrong) that they also provide the first hint of naughtiness in the TARDIS in the Romans! It's a such a shame that their final story, The Chase is such a vile story. It's a farce, directed by someone who clearly didn't care and only when Ian and Barbara ask to leave and the Doctor erupts in anger, does the serial really become gripping. Hartnell's famous blown line about "cinders in Spain/Space" is heartfelt and the photo montage of Ian and Barbara back in London is funny and touching in equal measure. William Russell is Doctor Who's first action hero and at her best Jackie Hill was a great foil for the Hartnell. As much as it would have be lovely to have had Russell back for Mawdryn Undead instead of Nick Courtney, I just can't imagine Ian without Barbara by his side. I was worried about showing the Black and White episodes to my daughter, who grew up with David Tennant but she really likes them. She laughs at the special effects she is supposed to laugh at and spent most of the Web Planet in hysterics. The Aztecs, on the other hand, did what was intended by the BBC and John Lucarotti. She asked to go the Library to get a book on the Meso-American civilizations and we've now watched documentaries on the Aztecs, Incans and Mayans so well done BBC! Thanks again for a nostalgic 90 minutes. I hope that I'm still around when some of these are finally uncovered. Perhaps you should follow Wendy Padbury's suggestion and break into Frazer Hines' garage... All the best from Canada, looking forward to your next bit of magic.

I can't watch this. It breaks my heart to think that episodes of an historic show literally do not exist anymore.

Josh, the lack of Nyssa in this video is unforgivable P.S. This is an amazing documentary and by far the best on KZfaq for detailing the missing episodes. I now basically preach the teachings of Graham Strong's audio recordings and the art of telesnapping by St John Cura the Great to all I meet. What an absolute legend

Big fan of this series, so great to have it all together in one video!

Damn the research and quality of production of this video is unreal. Do people understand how much work this is? And what a fantastic job has been done? Kudos is an understatement.

I’ve always found the sheer amount of lost episodes so very depressing.

Who was that staffer at BBC who said "No"? Oh, if only a Tardis really existed.

16:17 Well I guess it’s time Whovians have a mission to the unknown to find “Mission to the unknown”

Sorry if its been pointed out but for Wheel in Space title graphic, you have The Ice Warriors graphic up. Great job so far

I was hoping you'd combine all of the missing episode videos in to one. This is probably the definite article when it comes to guides on the missing episodes.

As I am in my 60s and an Australia I am lucky enough to have seen all the missing episodes. Dr who was often repeated during school holidays and I think I saw each episode of the 1st Doctor twice and the 2nd Doctor three times. My mother thought that Dr Who was too scary for us and would not us watch it first time around. My favourite story of all was The Celestial Toymaker. After watching The Reign of Terror I remember going to our encyclopaedias to read about the actual events. Other episodes I really loved were the Highlanders, Fury from the Deep, and The Wheel in Space. I remember that I thought Fury from the Deep was very scary.

Fury From the Deep will be animated. I can't wait to reserve my copy

When he said the highest quality recording was not Graham Strong for the invasion it felt like being told I’m the timeless child

You are incredible Josh! You detailed information about these treasures is fascinating! Thank you so much for giving us fans this remarkable story, a journey really. Long Live Doctor Who! Also, I really enjoy listening to your voice.

This is a fantastic documentary. This could have become very repetitive and boring, but the interjection of trivia, history, and the general information between some of the missing episode sequences, along with the extremely high production values and research, make this a must-watch for any Doctor Who fan! Thanks.

I'm loved "Doctor Who" since the 1960s. My earliest televisual memory is of the final episode of "Evil Of The Daleks" from three weeks after my second birthday. It is one of my greatest dreams to one day see all seven episodes properly, not to mention all the other missing episodes. However, simply to dismiss the BBC as "morons" or to blame the organisation for its alleged "cultural marxist" policies, comments which are not simply ridiculous but utterly bizarre, is totally unhelpful and shows no understanding of how broadcast media worked at the time. One cannot possibly appreciate, much less judge, the BBC's actions half a century ago, from a point in time when even the most insignificant events can be recorded instantly with the press of a button. Things were incredibly different in the 60s and 70s: videotape was extremely expensive and television was seen as a very immediate, often live medium. Evidently very few people in the industry foresaw the future cultural importance of most programming and it is hard to imagine that a saturday teatime children's Science Fiction programme would have been high on anyone's list of television events that might be culturally significant to future generations. It may seem entirely shortsighted to us now, but the reusable tape was probably seen as of considerable greater value than the material it contained. A great deal of early television episodes of other shows - including entire series - were lost in the same way, not simply "Doctor Who," and, sadly, they were not the first massive losses in the history of the moving image. Up to 90% of all cinema films made before 1930 are believed to be lost, including most of the films of the Silent era. There are a countless movies of tremendous significance which will probably never be seen again. Although many were destroyed in studio fires caused by the volatility of silver nitrate film, others probably decayed completely, and some were probably simply thrown away and even used for landfill. There were archives, of course, but the preservation of film was an incredibly difficult process and often, by the time anyone began to consider Film as a serious art form, it was far too late for most. If one looks back over the history of civilisation, the amount of Art which remains extant is a tiny fraction of that which once existed. Fortunately, we do now have the technology to protect, restore and preserve the Art of the past, including film and television. Personally, however frustrated I am that so many early "Doctor Who" episodes are missing, I think you sometimes have to look at the big picture - no pun intended - and be glad that we still have so much that could so easily have been junked, and applaud the fact that missing episodes still do turn up and hopefully will continue to do so. In the meantime, we take Singapore!

Step One: Invent a time machine Step Two: Use it to find the copies of the missing episodes Step Three: Profit

The most informative and definitive report of the missing episodes I have ever seen. We have had panels about this very topic at various conventions and you touched on many points that were covered but this is nice to see visually. I hope you get to update this story as new information comes forward (especially the animation which is becoming more regular) and a new animation is supposed to be announced at a London con this month as well.

i hope then recover all the missing episodes of doctor who

So glad you've combined all your videos into one documentary. Your work is an impressive achievement. Your videos have been very helpful to folks like me who are new to classic Who

This is amazing I’ve never seen anyone go into this much detail about the lost episodes. Thank you sooo much love this 💗💗💗

This was well done- thank you for putting this together!

Would it be considered sacrilege to suggest (hope!?) that for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary in 2023, the B.B.C. would considered re-staging one of the 'lost' serials from the William Hartnell/First Doctor era, with David Bradley reprising his role as the First Doctor? Whovians could be asked to vote on which of the missing serials they would like to see re-staged. Or even if such an idea should not happen in the first place!

This is SO well done!!! Bravo to Josh! As a hardcore original series fan, this all just made me happy and hopeful!

TONIGHT WE SAIL FOR SINGAPORE

Josh, I really appreciate the effort and time you’ve put into all of these. Your work is absolutely top notch, keep it up! ❤️

I really enjoyed this series, it's great to see the entire thing in one nice package! Good job Josh!

Honestly I can just watch this over and over again. On a week-end when is stayed in bed all day I put on part 1 of this and auto play went in order and then during the last part auto play went back to episode one and I looped this for a whole day and didn’t get bored.

Top work putting this together. Incredible documentary, it's of a professional standard and had clearly been a labour of love. Thank you so much for putting together and sharing so much information.

WELL DONE! This needs to be a feature on a blu-ray set

This is a VERY impressive documentary. The research alone is breathtaking! Very well done.

What a remarkable piece of work this is. Thank you and congratulations to Josh for the vast research that obviously went into it. His closing tribute to all the contributors was deeply moving, perfectly describing the dedication of so many people, from the highest professionals in production, to the humblest fan making microphone recordings in a family living room. And we in turn should pay tribute to Josh Snares, whose labour of love apparently comes at a personal cost, but he treats unkind comments with good grace truly worthy of the Doctor himself.

Cracking video! Thank you! So many thanks to those behind the scenes who made recordings!

Wow! What an amazing documentary! Well done and worthy of the highest of praise.

Thank you much for this video. Mr Snares your detective work is outstanding, and this film is a must for all avid classic Who fans. Brilliant beyond belief!

Hi Josh, the caption for The Wheel in Space is incorrect, it says, The Ice Warriors. By far, the best documentary i've ever seen on the missing episodes, fantastic stuff!

Absolutely loved this documentary. It must have taken quite some time to put together, very impressive. Superb work Joshua.

One of best videos I seen on missing episodes. This should be put on blue ray box sets as an extra. Well done so good and a lot of info 😀

missing episodes are soooo interesting! thanks for making this

This is so well done thank you so much for putting so much time and effort into this project. I love it very informative for a Doctor Who fan. I subbed

I propose that it is the job of whoever first invents time travel to go back and rescue these episodes. Bonus points if you get colour footage, maybe install a small digital camera inside the BBC cameras, then cut it yourself.

This is one of my favourite dr who documentaries. I've always been fascinated with the missing episodes and this video is just perfect. Thank you Josh for this documentary its just great.

Whoever said no is my mortal enemy. Hope we can get some form of animation of Marco Polo like Power of the Daleks or even the missing Reign of Terror episodes. They use the audio to create animations.

I'll just watch the first bit about Marco Polo. OK I'll just watch the first three serials. OK I'll just watch all of Hartnell....

Thank you so much for this! I've listened to this twice now and it is absolutely fascinating. As a presenter you have a warm personality and have managed to turn what could have sounded like a repetitive list into an irresistible journey. Please keep up the good work. 😊👍🏻

CAn't say how much I enjoy your work on this film Josh. I think I've re-watched it about 5 times. Compelling deco. Well done.

Thank you for such an informative video. Like most fans, I desperately hope that more episodes are found at some point. However, I feel like we are extremely lucky to have full audio recordings. They allow us to enjoy those episodes, if only partially.

“The faceless ones hasn’t yet been animated” The BBC: “Now this looks like a job for me”

Absolutely outstanding and professional job. As a long time classic Dr Who fan I thank you for your effort in accurately documenting this lost period in the shows history

Superb and so in depth examination of the missing Hartnell and Troughton episodes! Your best video yet.