What steps have been taken to recover material?
When the junking process was stopped in 1977/8, and so much material was found to have been destroyed, various individuals set about looking for other copies of the missing material. Many Hartnell episodes were found in negative form at BBC Enterprises, having been overlooked by the junking teams, whilst other episodes were recovered from overseas TV stations and private collectors. See the aforementioned articles for more details, and also Brian Hass’ Lost and Found Episodes of Doctor Who article. The biggest TV archives (Australia, Canada and New Zealand) have already been searched several times, and material has turned up from TV companies in such unlikely places as Nigeria and Cyprus, but some other companies’ archives have yet to be investigated. For further information on what formats existing episodes are held on and where material has been recovered from, see Robert Franks’ guide. It must be said, however, that the episodes many fans (including me!) would like to rediscover (i.
