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|writer = Richard Molesworth | |writer = [[Richard Molesworth]] | ||
|publisher = Telos Publishing | |publisher = Telos Publishing | ||
|release date = [[30 | |release date = [[30 October (releases)|30 October]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]] <small>(1st edition)</small>, [[28 February (releases)|28 February]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] <small>(2nd edition)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://telos.co.uk/shop/doctor-who/wiped-doctor-who-missing-episodes/|title=Wiped! (History of Missing “Doctor Who” Episodes) p/b|website name=Telos Publishing|accessdate=10 December 2023|archivedate=10 December 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210192821/https://telos.co.uk/shop/doctor-who/wiped-doctor-who-missing-episodes/}}</ref> | ||
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|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84583-037-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84583-037-3 <small>(1st edition paperback)</small>, ISBN 978-1-84583-081-6 <small>(1st edition hardback)</small>, ISBN 978-1-84583-080-9 <small>(2nd edition)</small> | ||
}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a [[Telos Publishing|Telos]] book by [[Richard Molesworth]], considered by fans and journalists the "definitive story of the [[missing episode]]s of ''[[Doctor Who]]''".<ref>[http://www.tellytechblog.com/2013/04/wiped-doctor-whos-missing-episodes.html Redman, Ian. "Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes: Second Edition - book review". tellytechblog.com. 17 April 2013.]</ref> ''[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]]'' called it "propped up by hard facts" and "a labour of love that's clearly involved an immense amount of painstaking research."<ref>[http://www.sfx.co.uk/2010/10/29/book-review-wiped-doctor-whos-missing-episodes-richard-molesworth/ Kirkley, Paul. "{{uc:book review}} Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes - Richard Molesworth" sfx.co.uk 29 October 2010."]</ref> | }}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a [[Telos Publishing|Telos]] book by [[Richard Molesworth]], considered by fans and journalists the "definitive story of the [[missing episode]]s of ''[[Doctor Who]]''".<ref>[http://www.tellytechblog.com/2013/04/wiped-doctor-whos-missing-episodes.html Redman, Ian. "Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes: Second Edition - book review". tellytechblog.com. 17 April 2013.]</ref> ''[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]]'' called it "propped up by hard facts" and "a labour of love that's clearly involved an immense amount of painstaking research."<ref>[http://www.sfx.co.uk/2010/10/29/book-review-wiped-doctor-whos-missing-episodes-richard-molesworth/ Kirkley, Paul. "{{uc:book review}} Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes - Richard Molesworth" sfx.co.uk 29 October 2010."]</ref> | ||
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In the 1960s, the [[ | In the 1960s, the [[BBC]] screened 253 episodes of its cult science fiction show ''[[Doctor Who]]'', starring [[William Hartnell]] and then [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[time travel]]ling [[the Doctor|Doctor]]. Yet by [[1975 (production)|1975]], the Corporation had wiped the master tapes of every single one of these episodes. Of the 124 ''Doctor Who'' episodes starring [[Jon Pertwee]] shown between [[1970 (releases)|1970]] and [[1974 (releases)|1974]], the BBC destroyed over half of the original transmission tapes within two years of their original broadcast. | ||
In the years that followed, the BBC, along with dedicated fans of the series, began the arduous task of trying to track down copies of as many missing ''Doctor Who'' episodes as possible. The search covered BBC sales vaults, foreign television stations, overseas archives, and numerous networks of private film collectors, until the tally of missing programmes was reduced to just 108 episodes. | In the years that followed, the BBC, along with dedicated fans of the series, began the arduous task of trying to track down copies of as many missing ''Doctor Who'' episodes as possible. The search covered BBC sales vaults, foreign television stations, overseas archives, and numerous networks of private film collectors, until the tally of missing programmes was reduced to just 108 episodes. | ||
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Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes was a Telos book by Richard Molesworth, considered by fans and journalists the "definitive story of the missing episodes of Doctor Who".[2] SFX called it "propped up by hard facts" and "a labour of love that's clearly involved an immense amount of painstaking research."[3]
Originally released in 2010, a second edition was published in 2013 after 2 missing episodes were discovered the previous year.
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In the 1960s, the BBC screened 253 episodes of its cult science fiction show Doctor Who, starring William Hartnell and then Patrick Troughton as the time travelling Doctor. Yet by 1975, the Corporation had wiped the master tapes of every single one of these episodes. Of the 124 Doctor Who episodes starring Jon Pertwee shown between 1970 and 1974, the BBC destroyed over half of the original transmission tapes within two years of their original broadcast.
In the years that followed, the BBC, along with dedicated fans of the series, began the arduous task of trying to track down copies of as many missing Doctor Who episodes as possible. The search covered BBC sales vaults, foreign television stations, overseas archives, and numerous networks of private film collectors, until the tally of missing programmes was reduced to just 108 episodes.
For the first time, this book looks in detail at how the episodes came to be missing in the first place, and examines how material subsequently came to be returned to the BBC. Along the way, those people involved in the recovery of lost slices of Doctor Whos past tell their stories in candid detail, many for the very first time.
No more rumours, no more misinformation, no more fan gossip. The truth about Doctor Who's missing episodes can now be told in full!
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- ↑ Wiped! (History of Missing “Doctor Who” Episodes) p/b. Telos Publishing. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved on 10 December 2023.
- ↑ Redman, Ian. "Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes: Second Edition - book review". tellytechblog.com. 17 April 2013.
- ↑ Kirkley, Paul. "BOOK REVIEW Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes - Richard Molesworth" sfx.co.uk 29 October 2010."
