I hear that the version of The Abominable Snowmen episode 2 released on the BBC Video The Troughton Years is edited. Why is this so?
There is a slight edit to the copy included on the BBC compilation video The Troughton Years, released in 1991. This edit was necessary due to an audio fault that leaves nearly 8 seconds of the print mute. As this same audio fault appears on all audio recordings made by fans it appears as though it existed on the original videotape of the episode. The two scenes affected are near the end of the episode after Jamie and Krissong have captured a Yeti outside the monastery. From the end of a lingering close-up of the control sphere in the monastery, to the first part of the Doctor examining the deactivated Yeti, the sound is mute. The edit removes all of the mute audio (including the Doctor’s line “You were right about one thing, Victoria! This creature certainly doesn’t seem to be flesh and blood…” The text in red is missing completely from all known soundtracks of the episode and the final portion in green is muted on the BBC Video release of the episode). To avoid possible complaints th
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