CLASSIC ART: THE SPACE WAR!

It's a time of chaos and destruction in the space lances between the Earth and Draconian Empires, of which intergalactic war seems imminent. It's a fragile time in which only the Doctor and Jo can come to their rescue against a mystery third party manipulating cosmic events of the worst kid, aided by the brutal alien Ogron species.

Terrific art by the legendary Chris Achilleos for the Target novelisation of Frontier in Space as 'The Space War'!

MISSING EPISODES RETURNED!

The First Doctor and the Daleks return! Image colourisation: Clayton Hickman.

It's been thirteen years since the last major recovery, but now two excellent William Hartnell episodes are back in the BBC Archives, and we couldn't have asked for better with such important ones as The Daleks' Masterplan Parts One and Three. Welcome back, and many thanks from us fans worldwide to Film is Fabulous and BBC Studios for all their work liaising with the original, sadly now deceased, film collector who had them. I'm sure we'll all be eagerly awaiting the episodes, which will released on BBC iPlayer this Easter, 2026.

I've heard rumours for quite a while now that there is another potential episode out there incoming, possibly a Troughton one. Fingers crossed...

Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection - BBC News

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SPACE ATTACK!

Colourised image by Clayton Hickman.

Now returned to their normal universe after the quirky drama with The Mind Robber, our TARDIS trio find themselves re-located to Earth's moon, where an unknown attacker forces them to materialise on Earth, during a tense scene from the opening to The Invasion.

I always enjoyed the teaming of Patrick Troughton with Fraser Hines and Wendy Padbury during their monochrome era - primarily due to seeing The Krotons back in late 1981 as part of the Five Faces of Doctor Who season that was such a big success for BBC 2. Its great to see the trio back within an all-new original fiction audio adventure, The Mind Trap, from veteran Who fan writer John Peel for BBC Audio. It's a fun little story that captures the aura of Season Six well, as they are pitted against a formidable alien scientist eager to escape from a unique prison to which he has been placed. David Troughton once again does a splendid job recreating his much-missed father's special portrayal/essence.

Get it here:

Doctor Who The Mind Trap: 2nd Doctor Audio Original (Audio Download): John Peel, David Troughton, BBC Digital Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Books

AN UNEARTHLY VEHICLE!

Stuck in the wilderness of what belongs to Neanderthal Man, the TARDIS, now locked in its London Police Box form, awaits the return of its at present captured occupants, in an atmospheric image from An Unearthly Child.

TO CATCH A RUNAWAY!

His escape from the Psychic Service (of which he was once a founding member) savagely thwarted by the evil Chief Clown (Ian Reddington, in a memorable performance), within the desert wilderness of Segonax, the emotionally damaged Bellboy (Christopher Guard) will be forced to live the terror of the Gods of Ragnarok all over again.

A tense scene from The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, a fine story for the show's 25th Anniversary year, and one which got solid ratings in its one and only airing in 1988.

LET BATTLE COMMENCE!

Taken out of time and now being charged with transgressing the First Law of Time by his corrupted peers in the High Council, his own title of Lord President defunct and deposed, the Sixth Doctor must fight his own corner against his aggressive court prosecutor enemy, the Valyard (Michael Jayston), and watched like a hawk by the learned, overeeing female Inquisitor (Lynda Bellingham), during the ongoing drama that is The Trial of a Time Lord.

WARHEAD!

Art composition by Sean Longmore.

The Daleks' plan of war and revenge against the Time Lords via the trapping of the Doctor and his companions, finding the solution to the Movellan virus affecting them via the return of their creator, Davros, and the conquering of Earth via Robot Duplicates - all in a day's work for the evil, scheming creatures of Skaro in the classic Resurrection of the Daleks.

I'm looking forward to seeing the all-new CGI effects replacements for the story within the upcoming  The Collection - Season 21 box set, available in the Spring.

Get it here:

Doctor Who: The Collection Season 21 Limited Edition [Blu-ray] [Region B]: Amazon.co.uk: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Nicola Bryant, Peter Davison, Janet Fielding