Posted on 11/23/2013 5:36:11 AM PST by the scotsman
'The BBC is preparing to air seven lost Dr Who episodes after a fan revealed he recorded them in 1964.
The series was thought to have been lost forever until a cine camera-owning fan came forward saying he had captured them when they were first aired in the 1960s.
Although the camera didn't record the sound, staff at BBC Worldwide have been painstakingly restoring the footage and adding the audio so they can be shown next month.
An insider told the Mirror: 'This is a big deal for "Whovians". The series was hugely popular when it was first shown and is set to be a hit again.'
The source added: 'They are silent but the fan did it in a very professional way. Audio was kept so the Beeb had to match it all up. It's been painstaking.'
In the rediscovered series, called Marco Polo, William Hartnell plays the Doctor.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Very good! Thanks for the ping.
WHO-rah!
Oh, my goodness! You're in for a treat! You'll find many Whovians have their favorite Doctor. -- Mine is Jon Pertwee -- I still get such a kick out of the low budget production (toilet plungers for Dalek "arm"... etc). Stories were generally a lot of fun. Simple, classical entertainment.
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