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- Tech Advisor reveals that two previously lost Doctor Who episodes, ‘The Nightmare Begins’ and ‘Devil’s Planet,’ will be available on BBC iPlayer this Friday at 6 am GMT.
- These episodes, featuring William Hartnell as the Doctor, are from the ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ series, which originally aired between 1965 and 1966.
- The episodes were recovered by Film is Fabulous!, a charity that located them in a private collection and donated them to the BBC Archives, allowing classic Who fans to enjoy these rare episodes.
Although the future of Doctor Who remains uncertain following Ncuti Gatwa’s departure from the TARDIS in May 2025, fans will soon have the chance to explore the Time Lord’s history.
Two once-lost Doctor Who episodes will premiere on BBC iPlayer on Good Friday, 3 April 2026, at 6 am GMT. Titled The Nightmare Begins and Devil’s Planet, these episodes are part of the third series, The Daleks’ Master Plan, which aired in 1965-1966.
During this period, William Hartnell portrayed the Doctor, with Peter Purves playing his companion, Steven Taylor. The episodes also feature Nicholas Courtney as Bret Vyon, Adrienne Hill as Katarina, and Kevin Stoney as Mavic Chen, with scripts penned by Terry Nation.
The discovery of these episodes is credited to Film is Fabulous!, a charity uniting film collectors, cinema enthusiasts, and vintage television lovers. They were located in a private collection and subsequently handed over to the BBC Archives.
