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NINE episodes of Doctor Who which have been missing for decades have finally been tracked down to a store room 3,000 miles away in [[broadwcast:Nigeria|Nigeria]].

The lost programmes – made in the 1960s and starring Patrick Troughton as the Time Lord – will be available on iTunes from today and later on DVD.

Phillip Morris, a specialist in recovering TV archive material, found the tapes had been gathering dust in West Africa after searching records of overseas shipments. Mr Morris said: "I remember wiping the dust off the masking tape on the canisters and my heart missed a beat as I saw the words 'Doctor Who'.

"When I read the story code, I realised I'd found something pretty special."

Five of the tapes belong to the six-part series [[broadwcast:The Enemy of the World|The Enemy Of The World]], made in 1967 and featuring Deborah Watling as the Doctor's sidekick, and ex- Emmerdale star Fraser Hines. One episode was already in existence, so the series is now complete.

The other four recovered tapes help to complete [[broadwcast:The Web of Fear|The Web Of Fear]], made in 1968 and with Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Fiona Eastwood, for BBC Worldwide, said: "We are thrilled with the discovery and very happy to be launching remastered versions of these treasured episodes as we celebrate the 50th year of Doctor Who."

Caption: The Brigadier and Doctor return

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