'Missing episodes', or, the gaps in the memory of Doctor Who
"...the total of missing episodes now stands at 106. The fact that so much of Doctor Who exists is a testament not only to fans’ determination but to the incompetence of the BBC; not only could they not manage to keep a proper archive, they couldn’t even manage to throw things away."
Jonathan Morris's Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition introduction on how the BBC manage not to have a complete run of Doctor Who (though it's fared better than most BBC drama series and serials of the 1960s) is useful background for those interested in the subject and can be found on his blog; much, much more on the matter can be found in Richard Molesworth's Wiped, now in its second edition (Prestatyn: Telos, 2013).
Also posted at http://sir-guinglain.dreamwidth.org/2013/09/29/missing-episodes.html.
Jonathan Morris's Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition introduction on how the BBC manage not to have a complete run of Doctor Who (though it's fared better than most BBC drama series and serials of the 1960s) is useful background for those interested in the subject and can be found on his blog; much, much more on the matter can be found in Richard Molesworth's Wiped, now in its second edition (Prestatyn: Telos, 2013).
Also posted at http://sir-guinglain.dreamwidth.org/2013/09/29/missing-episodes.html.