Post by douglaswulf on Feb 8, 2007 17:27:20 GMT
I posted a message to the Mediacorp TV forum. This is the successor company to TV Singapura which broadcast all but 10 of the missing episodes in the early 1970s.
My post is at...
forum.mediacorp.com.sg/board//showthread.php?s=&threadid=40376
The text of this posting is as follows:
TV Singapura and lost episodes of "Doctor Who"
I hope this posting might be viewed by former employees of TV Singapura (before this became Mediacorp TV) or by people who know former employees of TV Singapura.
The BBC is searching for lost episodes of classic television shows, including the long-running science fiction program Doctor Who. Currently 108 episodes of Doctor Who are missing from the BBC archives. 98 of the 108 missing episodes were sent to Singapore in the early 1970s and were broadcast by TV Singapura. Although this is a long time ago, Singapore is actually one of the most recent places these lost episodes were broadcast in the world.
The episodes may all have been returned to BBC Enterprises or simply destroyed, but it is also possible that some may still exist in Singapore or perhaps Malaysia as 16mm film prints. There is also a slim chance that copies exist in some other way, such as videotape copies or 8mm off screen film copies.
There is a nice article about these episodes being shown in Singapore at this website:
yesterday.sg/detail/singapore_and_missing_dr_who_episodes/
If you have a copy of one of the episodes listed below or have any information about them, please contact the BBC at the address listed below or send an email to TreasureHunt@bbc.co.uk or send a message at the link from website listed below.
I would also enjoy hearing from anyone who might have any information on the broadcast of these episodes on TV Singapura.
The episodes in question come from the following stories:
Marco Polo
(episodes missing: The Roof of the World, The Singing Sands, Five Hundred Eyes, The Wall of Lies, Rider from Shang-Tu, Mighty Kublai Khan, Assassin at Peking)
The Reign of Terror
(episodes missing: The Tyrant of France, A Bargain of Necessity)
The Crusade – Purchased 05/66
(episodes missing: The Knight of Jaffa, The War-Lords)
Galaxy 4 - Purchased 20/09/72 (Sent from New Zealand 20/09/72)
(episodes missing: Four Hundred Dawns, Trap of Steel, Airlock, The Exploding Planet)
The Myth Makers - Purchased 01/73 (sent from New Zealand 20/09/72)
(episodes missing: Temple of Secrets, Small Prophet Quick Return, Death of a Spy, Horse of Destruction)
The Massacre – Purchased 01/73 (sent from New Zealand 20/09/72)
(episodes missing: War of God, The Sea Beggar, Priest of Death, Bell of Doom)
The Celestial Toymaker - Purchased 01/73 (sent from New Zealand 20/09/72)
(episodes missing: The Celestial Toyroom, The Hall of Dolls, The Dancing Floor)
The Savages- Purchased 02/72 (sent from New Zealand 10/01/72)
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)
The Smugglers- Purchased 02/72 (sent from New Zealand 10/01/72)
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)
The Tenth Planet- Purchased 02/72 (sent from New Zealand 10/01/72)
(episodes missing: Part 4)
The Power of the Daleks - Purchased 10/01/72 (sent from New Zealand 10/01/72)
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
The Highlanders
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)
The Underwater Menace - Purchased 03/69
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4)
The Moonbase - Purchased 03/69
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 3)
The Macra Terror
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)
The Faceless Ones - Purchased 03/69
(episodes missing: Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, with only a damaged Part 3 in archives)
The Evil of the Daleks - Purchased 01/70
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7)
The Abominable Snowmen
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
The Ice Warriors
(episodes missing: Part 2, Part 3)
The Enemy of the World - Purchased 05/70
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
The Web of Fear - Purchased 05/70
(episodes missing: Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
Fury from the Deep
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
The Wheel in Space - Purchased 05/70
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5)
The Invasion- Purchased 02/70
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 4)
The Space Pirates
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
The address at the BBC is:
Treasure Hunt
PO BOX 30871
London W12 6GL
The page to email is located at:
www.bbc.co.uk/cult/treasurehunt/help/index.shtml
You can see more information at:
www.bbc.co.uk/cult/treasurehunt/
The list of missing episodes may be seen at:
www.bbc.co.uk/cult/treasurehunt/missing/drwho.shtml
with missing episodes marked “Does Not Exist.”
My post is at...
forum.mediacorp.com.sg/board//showthread.php?s=&threadid=40376
The text of this posting is as follows:
TV Singapura and lost episodes of "Doctor Who"
I hope this posting might be viewed by former employees of TV Singapura (before this became Mediacorp TV) or by people who know former employees of TV Singapura.
The BBC is searching for lost episodes of classic television shows, including the long-running science fiction program Doctor Who. Currently 108 episodes of Doctor Who are missing from the BBC archives. 98 of the 108 missing episodes were sent to Singapore in the early 1970s and were broadcast by TV Singapura. Although this is a long time ago, Singapore is actually one of the most recent places these lost episodes were broadcast in the world.
The episodes may all have been returned to BBC Enterprises or simply destroyed, but it is also possible that some may still exist in Singapore or perhaps Malaysia as 16mm film prints. There is also a slim chance that copies exist in some other way, such as videotape copies or 8mm off screen film copies.
There is a nice article about these episodes being shown in Singapore at this website:
yesterday.sg/detail/singapore_and_missing_dr_who_episodes/
If you have a copy of one of the episodes listed below or have any information about them, please contact the BBC at the address listed below or send an email to TreasureHunt@bbc.co.uk or send a message at the link from website listed below.
I would also enjoy hearing from anyone who might have any information on the broadcast of these episodes on TV Singapura.
The episodes in question come from the following stories:
Marco Polo
(episodes missing: The Roof of the World, The Singing Sands, Five Hundred Eyes, The Wall of Lies, Rider from Shang-Tu, Mighty Kublai Khan, Assassin at Peking)
The Reign of Terror
(episodes missing: The Tyrant of France, A Bargain of Necessity)
The Crusade – Purchased 05/66
(episodes missing: The Knight of Jaffa, The War-Lords)
Galaxy 4 - Purchased 20/09/72 (Sent from New Zealand 20/09/72)
(episodes missing: Four Hundred Dawns, Trap of Steel, Airlock, The Exploding Planet)
The Myth Makers - Purchased 01/73 (sent from New Zealand 20/09/72)
(episodes missing: Temple of Secrets, Small Prophet Quick Return, Death of a Spy, Horse of Destruction)
The Massacre – Purchased 01/73 (sent from New Zealand 20/09/72)
(episodes missing: War of God, The Sea Beggar, Priest of Death, Bell of Doom)
The Celestial Toymaker - Purchased 01/73 (sent from New Zealand 20/09/72)
(episodes missing: The Celestial Toyroom, The Hall of Dolls, The Dancing Floor)
The Savages- Purchased 02/72 (sent from New Zealand 10/01/72)
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)
The Smugglers- Purchased 02/72 (sent from New Zealand 10/01/72)
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)
The Tenth Planet- Purchased 02/72 (sent from New Zealand 10/01/72)
(episodes missing: Part 4)
The Power of the Daleks - Purchased 10/01/72 (sent from New Zealand 10/01/72)
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
The Highlanders
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)
The Underwater Menace - Purchased 03/69
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4)
The Moonbase - Purchased 03/69
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 3)
The Macra Terror
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)
The Faceless Ones - Purchased 03/69
(episodes missing: Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, with only a damaged Part 3 in archives)
The Evil of the Daleks - Purchased 01/70
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7)
The Abominable Snowmen
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
The Ice Warriors
(episodes missing: Part 2, Part 3)
The Enemy of the World - Purchased 05/70
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
The Web of Fear - Purchased 05/70
(episodes missing: Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
Fury from the Deep
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
The Wheel in Space - Purchased 05/70
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5)
The Invasion- Purchased 02/70
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 4)
The Space Pirates
(episodes missing: Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
The address at the BBC is:
Treasure Hunt
PO BOX 30871
London W12 6GL
The page to email is located at:
www.bbc.co.uk/cult/treasurehunt/help/index.shtml
You can see more information at:
www.bbc.co.uk/cult/treasurehunt/
The list of missing episodes may be seen at:
www.bbc.co.uk/cult/treasurehunt/missing/drwho.shtml
with missing episodes marked “Does Not Exist.”
