Long-Lost 'Doctor Who' Episodes Discovered

A group of Doctor Who fans have uncovered a cache of 106 long-lost Doctor Who episodes in Ethiopia, according to recent reports. But what do we know for sure, and what’s just hearsay?

The Mirror‘s Sunday People reports that Whovians tracked down a cache of episodes from the tenures of the first and second Doctors at the Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency, to which they were sold by the BBC after airing on TV only once each between 1964 and 1969. If reports are correct, the episodes include “much-loved scenes from The Crusade, The Enemy of the World and The Ice Warriors series.”

The Mirror’s source for this news item is “Doctor Who expert Stuart Kelly,” who said, “I was told by a friend that the ­episodes have been found in Ethiopia. The BBC is ­negotiating to get them back right now. I really can’t say any more than that.” Read more...