New Missing Doctor Who Episodes Found but Collector Afraid to Hand Them Over
In the News
A collector has two vital missing episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960's where he travels back in time without the Tardis , but is reluctant to hand them over to the BBC for fear of prosecution
Apparently staff working there were not allowed to take any material away with them, even if it was discarded in rubbish bins as it often was and as these two reels were
Now with the 60th anniversary approaching the collector is pleading with the BBC to offer amnesty to anyone possessing old footage so he can give it back in time for the celebrations
Other material taken was an episode of Sykes, starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques , and there are others
I don't have much respect for the BBC with all the distasteful things that have happened there over the years, with the likes of Saville etc, so to allow this monster to carry on working there all those years suspecting his history , this amnesty should not be a problem
But i would not hold my breath
Just let him hand them back in time for the 60th Dr Who Celebration so the public can enjoy them,I speak for my partner & our daughter who are MASSIVE WHOVIANS..
We have an agreement NOT to watch Dr Who while she's at University but wait til she's back home in Sheffield for Christmas..
janphoenix51 That would be the sensible option J but this is the BBC we are talking about, they would have a meltdown trying to decide 
I don't watch any BBC content, and I haven't watched Dr who for a few years , it had gotten a bit silly and dull
I have never followed Dr Who but am about to embark now that they are on I Player.Would be nice to have a full set even if it does come off the cutting room floor or out of a BBC dustbin.
MelissaLee1 Yes M , i love it when someone finds missing episodes of a series never seen before, or a music track as happened with the Beatles recently
I must admit despite not watching them as a child as not old enough I really enjoyed discovering the William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton stories when the series was fresh with new ideas. As a child I came in with the Tom Baker stories and then lost interest with Peter Davison mainly because at that point the stories were dire and the effects were comical. I tried to get into the reboot with much better production values but the stories were awful to me. Nowadays I don't even have a TV license and don't cheat with regards BBC stuff. If there is anything I want to watch on BBC I get my mother to record it and I watch it at her house when visiting (i.e. sunday roast). There is almost nothing I want to watch on the BBC. The only thing recently I've watched is episodes of 'Impossible'. Stopping my TV license is one of the best things I've ever done as not only do I not like the shows I also find the organisation incredibly irritating.
BonzoBanana There's so much rubbish on tv today B it is hard to find something decent , but i tend to stick to ITV mostly myself , if there is a good film or documentary on , otherwise its neflix or amazon prime or one of my collection on hard drive
BonzoBanana When I was younger, we never had a TV Licence, until Currys inform us years and years ago they must inform the the TV Licence authority that we have purchased a new TV. And that we are on the BBC "computer" owning a TV. I don't mind one bit. I mainly watch iPlayer instead of BBC 1/2/3/4 when I feel like it.
Regarding the lost BBC Dr Who, why can't the person who owns it, give those missing episodes to a newspaper to give it in on their behalf and remain anonymously? I hated Dr Who when I was younger. A load of rubbish back then and believe it is still rubbish now.
jam45 I'm never surprised when people say they think Dr Who is rubbish. I can see their point but I'm totally forgiving when it comes to science fiction and seem to quite like some cheesy old scifi. So many programmes on TV I get zero entertainment watching, costume dramas, soaps, crime series all those are just complete rubbish to me as I have no interest in the subject matter and I'm not forgiving with regards those at all.
This sort of thing must go on a lot and let’s be honest, if it was going in the bin what harm was done.
I really like doctor who, so I hope they offer the person amnesty, if they were discarded although against the rules it's not quite as bad as theft in my opinion and considering they've also never been sold for profit.
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