Missing Episode Clips: William Hartnell

Season One

Marco Polo: The Roof of the World [Part One]

Reprise from existing episode ‘The Brink of Disaster’ was re-enacted.

The Reign of Terror: The Tyrant of France [Part Four]

  • Reprise from ‘A Change of Identity’ was re-used footage (0:19)
  • The Doctor in Robespierre’s office (0:02)
  • Ian talking in Jules’ house (0:03)
  • Ian hoping he can trust the physician (0:01)
  • Susan lying down (0:01)
  • Susan looking worried and turning to Barbara (0:01, 0:02)

All short clips are from a 15-minute reel of 8mm film shot from a TV screen by a fan. These were released on the Lost in Time DVD as a 6:11 compilation of footage with the other 8mm clips from the Hartnell era. The clip of Ian talking, and the final clips of Susan looking worried and turning around, were incorporated into a montage of material covering the missing episodes in the 2003 VHS.

The Reign of Terror: A Bargain of Necessity [Part Five]

  • Barbara regrets going to the physician (0:04)
  • Barbara jokes about the Doctor’s disguise (0:03)
  • Ian talks in the surgery (0:01)
  • The Doctor talks (0:01, 0:01)
  • Ian and Barbara in Jules’ office (0:01)

The cliffhanger was re-enacted in the existing episode ‘Prisoners of Concierge’.

All clips are from a 15-minute reel of 8mm film shot from a TV screen by a fan. These were released on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD as a 6:11 compilation of footage with the other 8mm clips from the Hartnell era. The clips of Barbara joking and the Doctor talking were incorporated into a montage of material covering the missing episodes in the 2003 VHS.

Season Two

The Crusade: The Knights of Jaffa [Part Two]

Reprise from existing episode ‘The Lion’ was re-enacted.
The cliffhanger was re-enacted in existing episode ‘The Wheel of Fortune’.

The Crusade: The Warlords [Part Four]

Reprise from existing episode ‘The Wheel of Fortune’ was re-enacted.

  • Cliffhanger, reused at the start of ‘The Space Museum’ (0:19)

Season Three

Galaxy 4: Four Hundred Dawns [Part One]

  • Opening shot of the TARDIS interior (0:10)
  • Lengthy sequence (5:53)

The short clip is from a 15-minute reel of 8mm film shot from a TV screen by a fan. This was released on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD as a 6:11 compilation of footage with the other 8mm clips from the Hartnell era and finally appeared within the reconstruction on the 2013 The Aztecs: SE DVD.

The start and end of the longer clip was handed to Jan Vincent-Rudzki by the producers of Whose Doctor Who as a thank you for his support in the production. The middle of the clip was used in Whose Doctor Who. There are a few moments missing during one of the two cuts. The entire sequence formed a highlight of the 1998 Missing Years VHS documentary, then appeared again on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD in isolation, and finally was used in the reconstruction on the 2013 The Aztecs: SE DVD.

Galaxy 4: Trap of Steel [Part Two]

The cliffhanger was re-enacted in the existing episode ‘Air Lock’.

Galaxy 4: The Exploding Planet [Part Four]

Reprise from existing episode ‘Air Lock’ was re-enacted.

The Myth Makers: Temple of Secrets [Part One]

  • Steven and Vicki watch the TARDIS scanner (0:09, 0:01)
  • Steven and Vicki wonder where they are (0:10)
  • Steven puts on his cloak (0:02)

The short clips are from a 15-minute reel of 8mm film shot from a TV screen by a fan. These were released on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD as a 6:11 compilation of footage with the other 8mm clips from the Hartnell era.

The Myth Makers: Small Prophet, Quick Return [Part Two]

  • Vicki looks worried at the Trojans (0:03, 0:03)
  • Steven complains about another miscalculation by the Doctor (0:04)
  • Steven complains about being ‘trussed like a chicken’ (0:04)
  • The Doctor wonders about the conditions he has to work under (0:01, 0:01) [fans dispute the placement of these]
  • Vicki dressed as a Trojan (0:04) [fans dispute the placement of this]

The short clips are from a 15-minute reel of 8mm film shot from a TV screen by a fan. These were released on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD as a 6:11 compilation of footage with the other 8mm clips from the Hartnell era. These clips are all silent, and have been matched up to offair audios, which is why some of the placements are disputed.

The Myth Makers: Horse of Destruction [Part Four]

  • The Doctor muses about Vicki’s departure (0:15)

The short clip is from a 15-minute reel of 8mm film shot from a TV screen by a fan. This was released on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD as a 6:11 compilation of footage with the other 8mm clips from the Hartnell era.

The Daleks’ Master Plan: The Nightmare Begins [Part One]

  • Gantry runs around the jungle and gets exterminated (0:54)
  • The TARDIS materialises (0:12)
  • The lights of the Dalek city (0:09) [raw footage, would have been used as part of a composite in the final episode]
  • Smoke overlay (0:31) [raw footage, would have been used as part of a composite in the final episode]
  • The Spar lands on Kembel (0:28)

The cliffhanger was re-enacted in the existing episode ‘Day of Armageddon’.

All of these are silent film trims found in late 1991 during research for the BBC documentary Resistance is Useless. All except the Dalek city lights were released as part of the 1992 VHS Daleks: The Early Years (later reissued as a bonus on the 2020 Power of the Daleks Blu-ray), and then also appeared on the 1998 VHS The Missing Years and on the 2004 DVD Lost in Time. The Dalek city lights has never been released.

The Daleks’ Master Plan: Devil’s Planet [Part Three]

Reprise from existing episode ‘Day of Armageddon’ was re-enacted.

  • The TARDIS crew and Bret discuss landing; the Daleks report to their leader (1:38)

Clip from Blue Peter 25/10/71, discovered June 1994 by Andrew Pixley and Paul Vanezis during research for the BBC Video More Than Thirty Years in the TARDIS. This appeared on the 1998 VHS The Missing Years and on the 2004 DVD Lost in Time.

The Daleks’ Master Plan: The Traitors [Part Four]

  • Katarina is killed (0:58)
  • Cliffhanger, reused at the start of ‘Counter Plot’ (0:29)

Clip from Blue Peter 5/11/73. Released on the 1992 BBC Video Daleks: The Early Years (later reissued as a bonus on the 2020 Power of the Daleks Blu-ray) and on the 1998 VHS The Missing Years and on the 2004 DVD Lost in Time.

The Daleks’ Master Plan: Coronas of the Sun [Part Six]

  • Reprise of cliffhanger from existing episode ‘Counter Plot’ (0:18)

The Daleks’ Master Plan: Volcano [Part Eight]

Several frames of film survive showing the model work for this episode. Never commercially released, these were used in the Loose Canon fan reconstruction, slowed and looped.

The Daleks’ Master Plan: Golden Death [Part Nine]

The cliffhanger was re-enacted in the existing episode ‘Escape Switch’.

The Daleks’ Master Plan: The Abandoned Planet [Part Eleven]

Reprise from existing episode ‘Escape Switch’ was re-enacted.

The Celestial Toymaker: The Celestial Toyroom [Part One]

Reprise from existing episode ‘The Bomb’ was re-enacted.

The Celestial Toymaker: The Dancing Floor [Part Three]

  • Cliffhanger, reused in existing episode ‘The Final Test’ (0:18)

The Savages Episode 1

Although the cliffhanger from the existing episode ‘The O.K. Corral’ was originally planned to be reused here, it appears from the off-air sound recordings this was not used.

The Savages Episode 3

  • Steven and Dodo walk along a corridor (0:03)

The short clip is from a 15-minute reel of 8mm film shot from a TV screen by a fan. This was released on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD as a 6:11 compilation of footage (mis-identified as from Episode 4) with the other 8mm clips from the Hartnell era.

The Savages Episode 4

  • Steven hides behind a rock (0:05)
  • Dodo talks to the Doctor (0:03)
  • Dodo destroys the lab (0:06)
  • Jano talks about needing a leader (0:01)
  • Steven looks surprised (0:01)
  • Steven deciding to stay (0:06)
  • Steven says goodbye (0:03, 0:05)
  • Steven looks back (0:01)
  • The Doctor hugs Dodo (0:06, 0:01)

The short clips are from a 15-minute reel of 8mm film shot from a TV screen by a fan. These were released on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD as a 6:11 compilation of footage with the other 8mm clips from the Hartnell era.

Season Four

The Smugglers Episode 1

  • Cherub kills Longfoot (0:23)

Censor clip discovered in ABC-TV archives by Damian Shanahan in Oct 1996. This was released as part of the 1998 Missing Years VHS documentary, then on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD.

The Smugglers Episode 3

  • Pike threatens to kill Jamaica (0:03)
  • Pike kills Jamaica (0:14)
  • Kewper is shot, Polly screams (0:04)

Censor clips discovered in ABC-TV archives by Damian Shanahan in Oct 1996. These were released as part of the 1998 Missing Years VHS documentary, then on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD.

The Smugglers Episode 4

  • Pike kills Cherub (0:03)

Censor clip discovered in ABC-TV archives by Damian Shanahan in Oct 1996. This was released as part of the 1998 Missing Years VHS documentary, then on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD.

The Tenth Planet Episode 4

  • The Doctor notes that ‘this old body of mine is wearing a bit thin’ (0:04, 0:02)
  • The Doctor talks to the Cyberleader (0:05, 0:04, 0:03, 0:01)
  • Polly is scared (0:02)
  • Polly and the Doctor on the Cybership (0:03, 0:01)
  • Ben on the Cybership (0:01, 0:01)
  • The Doctor says ‘it’s far from being all over’ (0:02, 0:03)
  • The start of the regeneration (0:19)
  • The regeneration (0:27)

The short clips are from a 15-minute reel of 8mm film shot from a TV screen by a fan, and the 27-second regeneration clip from Blue Peter 5/11/73. The regeneration sequence was used on the 1991 VHS The Troughton Years. The first and last two of the 8mm clips, along with the regeneration were released as part of the 1998 Missing Years VHS documentary, then in full on the 2004 Lost in Time DVD, with the short clips as a 6:11 compilation of footage with the other 8mm clips from the Hartnell era. They were also used within the full episode reconstruction released as part of the BBC Video release in 2000 and as a bonus feature on the 2013 DVD.