Post by Ben on Mar 31, 2005 17:02:42 GMT
I have always been fascinated most of all by The Daleks' Master Plan than any other missing serial/episode mainly because it is has the most fascinating stories (and, indeed, rumours) surrounding it.
Below, I have compiled a list for each episode of what is known or believed about each episode - the fate of the master videotape, the fate of the BBC telerecording, overseas sales and surviving excerpts - for personal research purposes. Please could someone verify its accuracy and let me know if I have missed any facts and perhaps fill in the blanks too (such as the origin of the Day of Armageddon clips discovered in 1993).
Note: For the sake of this discussion, I am including Mission to the Unknown as an episode of The Daleks' Master Plan.
Mission to the Unknown: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
The Nightmare Begins: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- Excerpts discovered in 1991 (mislabelled film can).
Day of Armageddon:
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked, but returned in 2004 (saved by employee).
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- Excerpts discovered in 1993 (origin?).
Devil's Planet: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- Excerpt discovered in 1994 (Blue Peter: 25/10/1971).
The Traitors: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- Fate of BBC telerecording unknown.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- Excerpt discovered in 19?? (Blue Peter: 05/11/1973).
Counter Plot:
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked, but returned in 1983 (found in church basement).
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survived prior to the recovery of the episode.
Coronas of the Sun: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
The Feast of Steven: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- No telerecording made.
- No overseas sales.
- No excerpts survive.
Volcano: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
Golden Death: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
Escape Switch:
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked, but returned in 1983 (found in church basement).
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survived prior to the recovery of the episode.
The Abandoned Planet: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
The Destruction of Time: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
Thank you.
Below, I have compiled a list for each episode of what is known or believed about each episode - the fate of the master videotape, the fate of the BBC telerecording, overseas sales and surviving excerpts - for personal research purposes. Please could someone verify its accuracy and let me know if I have missed any facts and perhaps fill in the blanks too (such as the origin of the Day of Armageddon clips discovered in 1993).
Note: For the sake of this discussion, I am including Mission to the Unknown as an episode of The Daleks' Master Plan.
Mission to the Unknown: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
The Nightmare Begins: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- Excerpts discovered in 1991 (mislabelled film can).
Day of Armageddon:
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked, but returned in 2004 (saved by employee).
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- Excerpts discovered in 1993 (origin?).
Devil's Planet: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- Excerpt discovered in 1994 (Blue Peter: 25/10/1971).
The Traitors: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- Fate of BBC telerecording unknown.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- Excerpt discovered in 19?? (Blue Peter: 05/11/1973).
Counter Plot:
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked, but returned in 1983 (found in church basement).
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survived prior to the recovery of the episode.
Coronas of the Sun: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
The Feast of Steven: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- No telerecording made.
- No overseas sales.
- No excerpts survive.
Volcano: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
Golden Death: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
Escape Switch:
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked, but returned in 1983 (found in church basement).
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survived prior to the recovery of the episode.
The Abandoned Planet: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
The Destruction of Time: (does not exist)
- Master videotape wiped.
- BBC telerecording believed junked.
- Sold to Australia, but never transmitted - fate of telerecording unknown.
- No excerpts survive.
Thank you.