Two Lost Doctor Who Episodes to Stream on BBC iPlayer

Two long-lost episodes from the classic science fiction series Doctor Who, missing for decades, will become available for streaming on BBC iPlayer starting April 3, 2026, at 6 a.m., marking a significant recovery for the show's archives.

The episodes, titled "The Nightmare Begins" and "Devils Planet," are installments from the 12-part serial "The Daleks Master Plan," which originally aired as part of the show's third season in late 1965. Written by Terry Nation, the creator of the Daleks, the story features the iconic villains in one of their early appearances. William Hartnell stars as the First Doctor, with Peter Purves portraying companion Steven Taylor and Adrienne Hill as Katarina. The cast also includes Nicholas Courtney as Bret Vyon and Kevin Stoney as Mavic Chen. The serial follows the Doctor and his companions as they navigate interstellar intrigue involving a plot to alter history.

These episodes were discovered in a private collection by Film Is Fabulous!, a Leicester-based charitable trust dedicated to preserving vulnerable film holdings in the United Kingdom. The trust, comprising film collectors and cinema enthusiasts, found the 16mm telerecordings after the...