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=== Clips from [[Missing episodes]] === | === Clips from [[Missing episodes]] === | ||
A [[1973]] instalment of ''Blue Peter'' marking the tenth anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' included | A [[1973]] instalment of ''Blue Peter'' marking the tenth anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' included many excerpts from the [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] eras; due to the BBC's then-ongoing practice of junking old episodes, these clips are in many cases the last surviving remnants of these episodes. These include such significant moments as the death of [[Katarina]] in ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' (which was aired on ''Blue Peter'' primarily because it featured then-co-host Peter Purves during his tenure as companion), and the [[regeneration]] of the [[First Doctor]] into the [[Second Doctor|Second]] from ''[[The Tenth Planet]]''. | ||
These clips survived beyond their initial ''Blue Peter'' broadcast thanks to long-time showrunner [[Biddy Baxter]]'s staunch policy of archiving every episode of ''Blue Peter''. | These clips survived beyond their initial ''Blue Peter'' broadcast thanks to long-time showrunner [[Biddy Baxter]]'s staunch policy of archiving every episode of ''Blue Peter''. | ||