{"id":980720,"date":"2025-10-16T17:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T21:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/?p=980720"},"modified":"2025-10-16T17:03:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T21:03:21","slug":"missing-doctor-who-episode-may-have-been-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/tv\/missing-doctor-who-episode-may-have-been-found\/","title":{"rendered":"A Missing Doctor Who Episode May Finally See the Light of Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the great tragedies of Doctor Who\u2019s<\/a> <\/em>long history is that we can\u2019t actually watch all of it anymore. While nearly 900 episodes of the sci-fi classic have aired since the show first premiered in 1963, the BBC hasn\u2019t always been\u2026 let\u2019s just say on top of its archival processes. In fact, it actually used to erase, tape over, or even throw out previous broadcasts in the name of saving money on space and storage costs. This (frankly unbelievable) process means that many classic era Who<\/em> episodes from the William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton eras have been lost. A total of 97 episodes from the series\u2019s first six years are still missing, leaving 26 stories incomplete.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\r\n\n\t\t