Two unearthed episodes, which were discovered in film canisters wrapped in plastic bags among the possessions of a dead collector in England, were restored by BBC archivists.
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SUN · 2026-03-15 · 19:48 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0315-24790
NSR-2026-0315-24790News Report·EN·Human Interest
‘Doctor Who’ Fans Have Fresh Chance to Time Travel With Found Episodes
Two previously lost episodes of the British science fiction television program *Doctor Who* have been rediscovered. The episodes were found in England among the belongings of a deceased collector.
Adeel HassanNew York Times - WorldFiled 2026-03-15 · 19:48 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Two previously lost episodes of the British science fiction television program *Doctor Who* have been rediscovered. The episodes were found in England among the belongings of a deceased collector. The film canisters containing the episodes were wrapped in plastic bags. BBC archivists have since restored the unearthed episodes. This discovery offers *Doctor Who* fans a new opportunity to view previously unavailable content from the show's history.
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BBC archivists restored the discovered episodes.
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The episodes belonged to a dead collector.
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The episodes were found in film canisters wrapped in plastic bags.
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Two unearthed Doctor Who episodes were discovered in England.
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