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Whovisions Whovisions.Wiped! Those terrible words that ring forever in the ears of the classic Dr Who fan. Of course back then in the 1960's the BBC, had no idea that Dr Who was to become a cult classic, or that there would ever be any value in repeat showings. Video tape was expensive and wiping for re-use was the logical thing to do. However, that fatal descision robbed so many of watching those early programs. Thankfully, the BBC recovered many early storys, but 108 will forever be lost. Or will they? In there original form yes, but through state of the art CGI,and fans of the show, maybe we can recover something to put these lost storys back together. Fortunatly the BBC has the audio tracks and telesnaps to most, and for people such as myself, who did not ever see these early advetures, it is a god send.

Episode 5 recon

However, I was not content with still images, and began an ambitious project of reconstruction. The first ever story featuring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor, called 'The Power of the Daleks' is one of those lost storys. It has become an obsession in some ways to try and bring back a little of the feel of the original, through CGI and live footage. This ongoing project has brought much interest and excitement from the classic fan community, and of which I am greatfull for their continued support.It is an unoficial project, and is not supported by the BBC, and is purley a non commercial endevour for the love of Dr Who.

As technology improves, we may yet see many lost programs restored in this way either by the BBC or just fans. Lets hope so.

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