We are joined by Tim Burrows of The Missing Episodes Podcast to discuss the new finds before we move on to looking at Second Doctor story “The Seeds of Death”.
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(00:03:46) To discuss the recent return of the two misisng episodes from “The Daleks Master Plan”, Tim Burrows returns to us after his guest appearances on podcasts 173 and 189. Tim’s expertise is usually on his The Missing Episodes Podcast.
(00:10:26) This audio clip is from the Friday 13/03/2026 BBC News coverage of the discovery of the two missing episodes, video of which can be seen here.
(00:25:04) Those of you familiar with Doc’s and Mark’s obsession with BBC 1970s drama series “Secret Army” may know that it was one of three similar drama series of the time. The first of these was “Colditz” screened between 1972 and 1974. The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity.
(00:53:58) “Face the Music” is a British panel game show revolving around classical music which originally aired on the BBC from 1966 to 1979 and then 1983 to 1984 with Joseph Cooper hosting the entire run. During its most popular period, the programme had a weekly audience of over 4 million.
(00:57:00) “Arena” is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC since 1975. Voted by TV executives in Broadcast magazine as one of the top 50 most influential programmes of all time, it has produced more than six hundred episodes. The arts strand Arena was initially created in 1975 by the BBC Head of Music & Arts at that time, Humphrey Burton, when he founded a magazine named Arena exploring art, design, filmmaking, and theatre. In 1977, under producer and director Leslie Megahey, the strand divided into Arena Theatre and Arena Art and Design, and Arena became less of a magazine and more a home for short, distinctive and stylish films about mainly British theatre and visual arts. In 1978, Megahey became editor of Omnibus and Alan Yentob, who had been supervising Arena Theatre, took over and the two themes were merged. The series, relaunched in January 1979 and renamed simply Arena, began to adopt a format of single subject essays. It earned great critical acclaim for its enthusiasm for the popular as well as the high arts. During Yentob’s time as editor, Arena had six BAFTA nominations and three BAFTA awards.
“The Ken Campbell Roadshow” was founded by Ken Campbell, (1941 – 2008), an English actor, director and writer known for his work in experimental theatre. In 1969, he was inspired to found “The Ken Campbell Roadshow”, a small theatre group that performed in unconventional venues such as pubs. Members included Bob Hoskins, Bernard Wrigley, Jane Wood, Dave Hill and Sylvester McCoy. Campbell was invited by John Cleese to appear with his Roadshow team in the first Secret Policeman’s Ball in June 1979.
A rare 1971 BBC documentary covering “The Ken Campbell Roadshow” can be seen here.
The video of the audio clip from “Arena” promoting “The Ken Campbell Roadshow” can be seen on our Youtube channel here.
(01:49:54) “The Masterspy” is a game show that tapped into the popular James Bond spy genre and ran on ITV for four seasons from 1977 to 1980. Presenter William Franklyn posed as the head of a top secret spy organisation alongside Jenny Lee-Wright as his faithful secretary Miss Moneypacker. Three contestants pose as spys, completing a series of challenges. These ranged from simple memory games to displaying expert knowledge on certain types of hand guns to practical tests such as freeing a trapped agent or showing off their shooting skills.
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