Redundant Episode Returns?

[John McNaught]

I know that an already existing copy Conspiracy was found two years ago, and recently Enemy 3 and Web 1 were found. 
Is there a list of the other episodes that were found, but already existed anywhere? Thanks.

[Brad Phipps]

Heaps. While not a list as such, I've written most I can find here:

missingepisodes.blogspot.co.nz/p/timeline.html?m=0

There's also the appendix at the back of wiped which lists multiple copies story by story, though in some cases doesn't give the exact figure.

[davidgareththrelfall]

Hi John

Wiped! is the best source of information for this sort of thing. But i can enlighten you a little.

The Aztecs (1,3 & 4) from Cyprus were redundant as these were held by BBC Enterprises from 1978.
The Sensorites (1-6) from Cyprus- same as the Aztecs episodes listed above
The Reign of Terror (6) from Cyprus was redundant when returned as the same episode had been returned some years earlier.
The Moonbase (4) A spare copy of this turned up but was superior to the part 4 held already by BBC Enterprises.
A second copy of The Reign of Terror (3) turned up after the Cyprus returns.

The Web Planet return from Nigeria in 1985 some of these episodes were kept and some were not as they were not required. I think the first episode missed the prelude with the TARDIS crew dressed in Roman attire and the last was retained as the Next episode caption was 'The Lion' on the Nigerian return as opposed to 'The Space Museum'

There may be cases within these returned episodes where the returned prints were superior in quality and type to the existing prints held by BBC Enterprises.

[John McNaught]

Thanks, guys.

[Alex Taylor]

All of the 'Web Planet' returns were redundant, as the library already had the original uncut negatives.

[John Wall]

Every returned print - even if a duplicate - is a piece of the jigsaw, or a link in the (bicycle) chain.