The missing tapes, in the name of the Doctor
Oh, well that changes things quite a bit, doesn’t it?
When the Daily Mirror broke the news over the weekend that “106 episodes of Doctor Who” had been located, it was easy to dismiss as another festering pile of Dalek droppings. The number alone was pure wish-fulfillment: since the 2011 discoveries of episodes of Galaxy Four and The Underwater Menace, only 106 episodes remained to be found, including episodes that had never been sold outside of the UK for a variety of reasons; the by-now-legendary major find in northern Africa, or Sierra Leone, or Nigeria, or Ethiopia, or whatever it was, couldn’t possibly complete the entire series. The fanciful discussion of the mythical find has even received its own name – “the omnirumor” – with True Believers and skeptical detractors lining up for or against its chances of actually being true.
Today, BBC News broke its silence, confirming that something has indeed been found, somewhere. An announcement will be made in a couple of days. Fandom is waiting to exhale. … Read more
