The Missing Episodes

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The Missing Episodes was a BBC Sounds collection of the audio remasters of Doctor Who missing stories, which Mark Ayres worked on.

Stories

Story Episode Doctor Synopsis Linking
Script
Read by Length Original
Broadcast
Marco Polo The Roof of the World
(Episode 1)
First Doctor The TARDIS lands in the Himalayas and the Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Susan meet Marco Polo and join him on his journey to Peking. Michael Stevens William Russell 24 minutes 22 February 1964
The Singing Sands
(Episode 2)
The caravan journeys across the dry Gobi desert. Tegana secretly slashes the water gourds, losing almost all of the precious water. 27 minutes 29 February 1964
Five Hundred Eyes
(Episode 3)
At the Cave of Five Hundred Eyes, Tegana has a secret meeting with a bandit who he instructs to kill Marco Polo. Barbara overhears the plans but is captured and imprisoned. 23 minutes 7 March 1964
The Wall of Lies
(Episode 4)
In an effort to divert attention from himself, Tegana encourages Marco to be suspicious of the Doctor. As the caravan passes through the bamboo forest, Tegana's allies attack. 24 minutes 14 March 1964
Rider from Shang-Tu
(Episode 5)
Marco Polo will not accept that Tegana is plotting against him. Ping Cho returns the TARDIS key to Susan so that the travellers might escape. But Tegana has other plans. 23 minutes 21 March 1964
Mighty Kublai Khan
(Episode 6)
When Marco Polo discovers Ping Cho's betrayal, the girl runs away. Ian follows her to Cheng-Ting and there discovers that the TARDIS has been stolen by Tegana's allies. 25 minutes 28 March 1964
Assassin at Peking
(Episode 7)
Arriving at Kublai Khan's palace in Peking, the Doctor loses the TARDIS key to the Khan in a game of backgammon. Marco is now convinced of Tegana's treachery. 24 minutes 4 April 1964
The Wheel in Space "Episode 1" Second Doctor The Tardis finds itself inside a rocket drifting in space and seemingly abandoned. The Doctor and Jamie emerge with caution and find that they are not alone. In the rocket is a 'Servo Robot' which seems curiously hostile. The rocket itself is drifting in the orbit of a wheel in space - a giant space station. What's the connection, and who's controlling the robot? Could it be that the Doctor's old enemies the Cybermen have something to do with it? Wendy Padbury 27 April 1968
"Episode 2" Jamie and the Doctor are taken on board The Wheel in space. Jamie finds the crew preparing to destroy the abandoned rocket with the Tardis still on board. 23 minutes 4 May 1968
"Episode 3" The Cybermats appear on board the Wheel - advance guard of the attacking Cybermen. 24 minutes 11 May 1968
"Episode 4" The Cybermen step up their attack and the Doctor and Jamie are in deadly peril. 18 May 1968
"Episode 5" The Doctor continues his fight with the Cybermen - and the Wheel is attacked by a Meteorite storm. 22 minutes 25 May 1968
"Episode 6" The Cybermen's terrible plan is revealed-and the Doctor prepares for the final battle. 23 minutes 1 June 1968
The Daleks' Master Plan [[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown
(Episode 0)
N/A With allies from other galaxies the Daleks prepare their Master Plan... Starring Edward de Souza, this is the only episode of Doctor Who not to feature the Doctor himself. Sue Cowley Peter Purves 24 minutes 9 October 1965
The Nightmare Begins
(Episode 1)
First Doctor The TARDIS lands on the planet Kembel and the Doctor goes to find help for the injured Steven. He discovers that the Daleks are on Kembel and are planning to conquer Earth. 25 minutes 13 November 1965
Day of Armageddon
(Episode 2)
Disguised as one of the members of the Dalek Aalliance, the Doctor discovers that the Daleks have built a deadly weapon known as the Time Destructor. 24 minutes 20 November 1965

Notes

  • The single-part TV story Mission to the Unknown [+]Loading...["Mission to the Unknown (TV story)"] was listed as being the equivalent of an "Episode 0" under the larger TV story The Daleks' Master Plan [+]Loading...["The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"] in this collection, thus effectively making the latter a 13-part story.

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