On Sunday I posted that this blog will now have some dedicated space to Star Trek fandom.
But Doctor Who will not be forgotten on this blog.
Today's post is about a suprising find in the search for the Whovian Holy Grail: missing episodes.
Back in the 1960's, the BBC considered television programs to be ephemeral, to be seen once and never again. So recordings of program were frequently erased.
And the most egregious victim of this practice was Doctor Who. Why would would anyone want to keep a record of that silly old doddering man running away from the ridiculous pepper pots?
Well, we do!
So fans have been scouring the world to find copies of missing episodes and occassionally, even after 60 plus years of searching, something turns up.
The most recent find includes a pair of episodes from the epic serial, "The Daleks' Master Plan".
Below is a clip from one of those episodes.
Yes, that IS Nicholas Courtney.
But NO, that is NOT Brigadier Alistair Letheridge Stewart.
So Nicholas Courtey is on the list of "Actors Who Were On Doctor Who Before They Were On Doctor Who".
That wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey list also includes:
- Colin Baker
- Freeman Agyeman
- Karen Gillan
- Peter Capaldi
Below is a clip from the BBC morning show BBC Breakfast on March 13, 2026 where Toby Hadoke tells about a surprise screening of the lost episodes to Peter Purves who played companion Steven Taylor alongside William Hartnell's Doctor.
The episodes "The Nightmare Begins" and "Devil's Planet" will be shown in full on BBC iPlayer on Easter.
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