• [NEWS] Animated version of missing Doctor Who episode added to BBC iPlayer

    From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to rec.arts.drwho, rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.sf.tv on Mon Jan 12 19:12:54 2026
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    Animation of The Celestial Toymaker, a Missing Doctor Who Story,
    Added to BBC iPlayer
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    The classic First Doctor (William Hartnell) adventure, The Celestial
    Toymaker, is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer... despite the
    fact that three of the four episodes of Doctor Who are actually
    missing.

    Okay, so what's actually on the streaming service (included for
    anyone with a TV license) is the four animated episodes, synced with
    the surviving soundtrack, alongside the fourth episode in its
    original black and white.

    The four episodes were animated for release on DVDaandaBlu-ray back
    in 2024, but were met with a mixed reaction. Largely because they
    look hideous. It's classed as "experimental", but in reality, the
    animation looks cheap and scary; some have nonetheless praised it,
    so maybe it looks better in reality than the stills and trailer
    footage would have you believe.

    Either way, you can now test that theory out, for free, via BBC
    iPlayer's "Whoniverse" section, which includes hundreds of Doctor
    Who episodes - like other missing story animations of Galaxy 4,
    The Power of the Daleks, The Reign of Terror, The Tenth Planet,
    The Invasion, The Evil of the Daleks, and The Moonbase (the latter
    is, for my money, the best animation of all; genuinely excellent).

    The last episode of The Celestial Toymaker does exist, and can be
    watched on iPlayer too; itawas found in Australia and returned in
    1984. That is worth a watch, even if you don't want to check out the
    animated parts.

    This story will likely be of interest to a fair few folk, considering
    the Toymaker finally came back, to face off against David Tennant's
    Fourteenth Doctor, in The Giggle.



    <https://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2026/01/12/animation-of-the-celestial-toymaker-a-missing-doctor-who-story-added-to-bbc-iplayer/>





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  • From doctor@doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) to rec.arts.drwho,rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.sf.tv on Mon Jan 12 15:00:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho

    In article <10k23d6$254hp$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:


    Animation of The Celestial Toymaker, a Missing Doctor Who Story,
    Added to BBC iPlayer
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    The classic First Doctor (William Hartnell) adventure, The Celestial
    Toymaker, is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer... despite the
    fact that three of the four episodes of Doctor Who are actually
    missing.

    Okay, so what's actually on the streaming service (included for
    anyone with a TV license) is the four animated episodes, synced with
    the surviving soundtrack, alongside the fourth episode in its
    original black and white.

    The four episodes were animated for release on DVDaandaBlu-ray back
    in 2024, but were met with a mixed reaction. Largely because they
    look hideous. It's classed as "experimental", but in reality, the
    animation looks cheap and scary; some have nonetheless praised it,
    so maybe it looks better in reality than the stills and trailer
    footage would have you believe.

    Either way, you can now test that theory out, for free, via BBC
    iPlayer's "Whoniverse" section, which includes hundreds of Doctor
    Who episodes - like other missing story animations of Galaxy 4,
    The Power of the Daleks, The Reign of Terror, The Tenth Planet,
    The Invasion, The Evil of the Daleks, and The Moonbase (the latter
    is, for my money, the best animation of all; genuinely excellent).

    The last episode of The Celestial Toymaker does exist, and can be
    watched on iPlayer too; itawas found in Australia and returned in
    1984. That is worth a watch, even if you don't want to check out the
    animated parts.

    This story will likely be of interest to a fair few folk, considering
    the Toymaker finally came back, to face off against David Tennant's
    Fourteenth Doctor, in The Giggle.



    <https://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2026/01/12/animation-of-the-celestial-toymaker-a-missing-doctor-who-story-added-to-bbc-iplayer/>






    Part 4 should not be animated!
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