Did you ever play the swimming pool game Marco Polo? You know, if you are “it” you call out “Marco” and who you are trying to reach calls out “Polo”. I feel there is a fair amount of similarity that can be taken between this game and what is currently happening Continue Reading
In what would appear to be an astonishing set of revelations on Twitter, Doctor Who missing episode hunter and “super fan” Ian Lervine has blasted Phil Morris for a perceived lack of movement in the missing episodes saga. Nothing any of us say or do is going to make the Continue Reading
The Radio Times has reported that “some senior quarters” of the BBC wish to broadcast Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear, the Corporation having the right to do so. Should a broadcast be sanctioned, senior source confirmed to the magazine that BBC4 would almost certainly be the Continue Reading
Phil Morris did indeed uncover a wealth of information and material while in Africa. Originally going to the continent to find missing episodes of Doctor Who (his original plan as devised with Ian Levine and the Restoration Team) he uncovered such riches in information that he was given letters of Continue Reading
The Web of Fear and Enemy of the the World were only announced two months ago, in some respects however it seems like a lifetime ago. Hopes of Marco Polo have come and gone and come again, we’ve had rumours of The Massacre and The Macra Terror and secret screenings Continue Reading
A Quick Message First up, just a word to say that some information has been given to DWA in the past 24 hours that casts some light upon the ongoing situation. We have been asked not to make this information public knowledge, but it explains fully the ongoing concern surrounding Continue Reading
DWA has been shown a consignment of E-Mails from within the British Film Institute (BFI) surrounding the recovery of missing episodes of Doctor Who. These E-Mails comprise part of a Freedom of Information request that was placed to the BFI meaning the Institute has already allowed their release and we Continue Reading
We present a timeline of key events in Project Africa and the ongoing omnirumour. With thanks to Snacky for some key dates. August 2, 2005: Phil Morris makes contact with Ian Levine through the missing episodes forum. Morris, who had worked all over the world in places as diverse Africa, Mexico, Continue Reading
Marco Polo, the seven part season one classic, officially remains missing. Somewhat surprising as it was one of the most widely distributed of all classic Doctor Who serials, around ten prints being sent abroad in all. Here we shall put forward firstly the information surrounding the final locations of those Continue Reading
In a new interview for The Telegraph, Phil Morris, Paul Vanezis and Dick Fiddy have spoken on their work in the recovery of lost episodes, the BBC junking policy and much more. Morris, who recovered Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear in Nigeria, says: “If you went Continue Reading
As ever all rumours come from a variety of sources and may be true, true in part or completely false, they should not be repeated as fact nor taken as anything other than the rumours they are until there is confirmation from official sources. While obviously Marco Polo wasn’t announced Continue Reading
Speculation is rising that an announcement on the return of the seven part season one serial Marco Polo to the BBC may be imminent. While there is of course no confirmation and everything at this stage must be taken as rumour, reports have been circling for some weeks that the Continue Reading
