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Originally Posted by One Thing Remains (View Post) Thanks Petra

all good

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I think it's sad that so many of the episodes from the original season are gone.

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Originally Posted by One Thing Remains (View Post) I think it's sad that so many of the episodes from the original season are gone.

i know but i guess it was very bad management from BBC and wasnt there a war to?

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I think there might have been a war.

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Originally Posted by One Thing Remains (View Post) I think there might have been a war.

I feel there was to

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the shadow strikes says they were lost because of limited space and the television network not thinking the show would last.

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Originally Posted by One Thing Remains (View Post) the shadow strikes says they were lost because of limited space and the television network not thinking the show would last.

Yep I just read that

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There's wasn't a war, it was mostly just the technology at the time, not allowing for much storage.

But there was also the way that the BBC viewed the show. Ratings were on the slide during Troughtons last series, to the point where the BBC were considering cancelling the show. They only allowed the show to go on one more year, because they had no other show to fill the slot. As it turned out, that "one more year" which introduced the 3rd Doctor, and brought the show into colour and down to earth, was the shot in the arm to the ratings to keep the show on the air.

So if the reels that held the episodes went missing, they didn't really care. Episodes weren't shown again back then. If you missed them, there was no way to catch up, other than to buy the novelisations.

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Originally Posted by The Shadow Strikes (View Post) There's wasn't a war, it was mostly just the technology at the time, not allowing for much storage. But there was also the way that the BBC viewed the show. Ratings were on the slide during Troughtons last series, to the point where the BBC were considering cancelling the show. They only allowed the show to go on one more year, because they had no other show to fill the slot. As it turned out, that "one more year" which introduced the 3rd Doctor, and brought the show into colour and down to earth, was the shot in the arm to the ratings to keep the show on the air. So if the reels that held the episodes went missing, they didn't really care. Episodes weren't shown again back then. If you missed them, there was no way to catch up, other than to buy the novelisations.

Oh wow man it was almost cancelled ?? How heart breaking

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Need some classic who help , I unfortunately don't know a lot I know some fans here know more than me

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This might be a bit too late, but what do you need help with?

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Originally Posted by The Shadow Strikes (View Post) This might be a bit too late, but what do you need help with?

Yay atm one of my streaming sites has classic doctor who but it's in little sections not like a full season and I don't know the order order watch then

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Generally, I suggest starting at the beginning with Hartnell. If that sounds too intimidating, and you want to get a taste of each era before jumping in deeper, then for Hartnell, I would highly recommend The Dalek Invasion Of Earth, which I see listed in that 1st image.

If for no other reason (and there are a few), it's worth watching to see the first departure of a a member of the Tardis team.

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Can I watch it randomly cause these ain't by seasons , but i know who each doctor is