I'm struggling to explain to non-fans how 'they found two missing episodes' feels. I think it might genuinely be a whole human emotion only accessible to Dr Who fans, like we're deep sea fish who can smell magnets.
Hartnell's "Daleks!!!!" is intense beyond the call of duty.
The full recreation of "Mission to the Unknown" is up on YouTube, and I'm going to be watching it a couple of days before the rediscovered episodes of "Masterplan" hit iPlayer. It's quite brilliant. Edward De Souza introduces it as well, which is a lovely bonus. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8y...
It’s a hugely entertaining script that, as you say, has a distinct gear change toward the conclusion.
I’m sure you’ve likely already read it, but @ianzpotter.bsky.social ‘s Black Archjve is a fascinating study
2 x missing episodes of Doctor Who are back! Daleks! Brett Vyon! Katarina!
If you need some Master Plan fun to whet your appetite until Easter, I wrote an audio adventure some years back all about Katarina! With two Doctors!
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Born on this day, David Nobbs, who should be celebrated, feted, taught in every school and generally beloved. There's a moment in the Perrin books involving Reggie and Ponsonby that made me weep uncontrollably first time I read it. I'm unashamed of that. If you've read it, you surely know.
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Missing Doctor Who Recovered!
The Film is Fabulous! team are pleased to announce the recovery of two missing episodes of Doctor Who, from the serial entitled, ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’:
The Nightmare Begins (Broadcast: 13th Nov 1965)
Devil’s Planet (Broadcast: 27th Nov 1965)
*nudges Mythmakers even further up the Want list*
I keep forgetting that The Missing Episodes Podcast isn't on Bluesky. Here's Tim's podcast, with interviews with those who were at the screening of Doctor Who: The Nightmare Begins and Devil's Planet, and lots of screen captures, courtesy of Film is Fabulous.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMtw...
Mythmakers would be appropriate then — and a good lead in!
That’s a good point!
I’m so glad we have one of Peter Butterworth’s episodes so we can see him at work but it’s also exciting to think we’ll soon have more examples of Terry’s more action/adventure driven work to see
4 was the episode loaned to Blue Peter, wasn’t it? Do we dare hope we might one day have 1-5 as a complete run?
Actually can’t believe we can soon watch 1,2,3,5,10 of Masterplan! That must make animating the remainder more plausible/possible now, surely?
“They are out there, I know it! And they’re getting closer.” 🚨 BREAKING! 🚨 Missing #DoctorWho episodes FOUND!! After 61 years, “The Nightmare Begins” & “Devil’s Planet” (Eps 1 & 3 of “The Daleks’ Master Plan”) are BACK, thanks to @filmisfabulous.bsky.social.
Available on iPlayer in April!
BBC News - Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I’ve chosen not to interrogate why Donald Duck has infiltrated the film. Maybe he’s an agent of Lux?
Ok, their bumps are red not gold. Details. All I can say is they looked gold a second ago
Detail from Norman Geddes' 'Cinema, one in a series of 'Matter of Fact' books published by Methuen Educational and brilliantly illustrated by Jill McDonald in 1968.
So… the Remembrance Dalek colour scheme showed up in a book published in 1968 🤔 🤔
/dork
Oh yes. Indeed. What’s on her head? Maybe it was another wig test?!?
Poor Tara! I have such a fondness for her character and stories.
I know they tried and failed to get Rigg to cameo in the two parter (and ended up using stock footage instead, not very convincingly). I wonder if it was ever considered to use Blackman or Thorson instead?
Oh, actually, Venus Smith too!
I don’t recall the photo instantly but that’s the ‘too fond of her oats’ line, isn’t it? Always felt that was unfair
Thinking about it, it’s only ever Keel and King who get actual introduction episodes. Even the first Peel film epsiode just assumes we understand the setup
Charlie Hungerford has just been bumped off by a drawing in the rear window of a green Mini
My gran used to drive a Mini like that. She was also, coincidentally, a retired nurse. Although as far as I know she never killed anybody by exposing them to disco.
“There goes one of the best friends I ever had. Except for the best friend who died the other week. And the one that tried to kill me the week before that”
Very wise!
Personally I was reassured by the presence of Andrew Garfield looking winsome
Just wound that back, checked the subtitles 😁
Going by the trailer for the film, his new incarnation is more Moonwig than face
Watching the New Avengers episode in which the victims are all disco danced to death (yes, it’s literally Murder on the Dance Floor). Scientists have proven there is no more 70s piece of television
