Philip Morris, the Doctor Who enthusiast who was once rumoured to have unearthed 90 missing episodes of the series, uncovered the cache in Nigeria. Dr Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC depicting the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor.
Entertainment and television commentators have described Mr Morris as the Indiana Jones of the film world. Mr Morris, director of a company called Television International Enterprises Archive, said he made the pleasing discovery at television station in Nigeria.
In his find were two Doctor Who stories from the late 1960s, starring the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton. His haul also includes most of the classic story The Web of Fear from 1968, which also starred Patrick Troughton as the Doctor.
During the 1960s and 1970s the BBC destroyed many of the drama's original transmission tapes but many episodes were made into prints which were used by foreign broadcasters. It is believed that the Nigerian Television Authority was one such broadcaster that purchased some of these episodes.
Mr Morris’ company calls itself the world's foremost archive recovery company and has as its motto Preserving the Past for a Better Future. He has allegedly been travelling around the world looking for missing gems of UK television from the past.
NINE missing episodes of the 1960s television classic Dr Who have been found in Nigeria miraculously in what has been described as the largest haul of missing episodes recovered over the last three decades.
Philip Morris, the Doctor Who enthusiast who was once rumoured to have unearthed 90 missing episodes of the series, uncovered the cache in Nigeria. Dr Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC depicting the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor.
Entertainment and television commentators have described Mr Morris as the Indiana Jones of the film world. Mr Morris, director of a company called Television International Enterprises Archive, said he made the pleasing discovery at television station in Nigeria.
In his find were two Doctor Who stories from the late 1960s, starring the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton. His haul also includes most of the classic story The Web of Fear from 1968, which also starred Patrick Troughton as the Doctor.
During the 1960s and 1970s the BBC destroyed many of the drama's original transmission tapes but many episodes were made into prints which were used by foreign broadcasters. It is believed that the Nigerian Television Authority was one such broadcaster that purchased some of these episodes.
Mr Morris’ company calls itself the world's foremost archive recovery company and has as its motto Preserving the Past for a Better Future. He has allegedly been travelling around the world looking for missing gems of UK television from the past.
- See more at: http://www.nigerianwatch.com/ents/2823-nine-missing-episodes-of-the-bbc-1960s-classic-dr-who-found-in-nigeria#sthash.65oGHZGa.dpuf
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Philip Morris, the Doctor Who enthusiast who was once rumoured to have unearthed 90 missing episodes of the series, uncovered the cache in Nigeria. Dr Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC depicting the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor.
Entertainment and television commentators have described Mr Morris as the Indiana Jones of the film world. Mr Morris, director of a company called Television International Enterprises Archive, said he made the pleasing discovery at television station in Nigeria.
In his find were two Doctor Who stories from the late 1960s, starring the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton. His haul also includes most of the classic story The Web of Fear from 1968, which also starred Patrick Troughton as the Doctor.
During the 1960s and 1970s the BBC destroyed many of the drama's original transmission tapes but many episodes were made into prints which were used by foreign broadcasters. It is believed that the Nigerian Television Authority was one such broadcaster that purchased some of these episodes.
Mr Morris’ company calls itself the world's foremost archive recovery company and has as its motto Preserving the Past for a Better Future. He has allegedly been travelling around the world looking for missing gems of UK television from the past.
- See more at: http://www.nigerianwatch.com/ents/2823-nine-missing-episodes-of-the-bbc-1960s-classic-dr-who-found-in-nigeria#sthash.65oGHZGa.dpuf
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