There are always rumors about the possible discovery of lost “Doctor Who” episodes but in recent months there were more than ever. However, they were absolutely inconsistent and contradictory because the number of episodes found ranged from 2 to 106, where the latter actually indicates all the missing episodes. Yesterday, BBC News published an article in which it confirms that some episodes were actually found but without further details.

At the moment the real story of the finding isn’t clear at all. According to many rumors spread in recent months, they have been found in Africa but different nations were indicated. In essence, the various rumors had in common only the story of a discovery but the circumstances and the number of episodes were often totally different.

All those contradictions made ​​those stories unreliable and yet the insistence with which they were spread over this year gave hope that there was something true in them. Yesterday a statement finally came from the BBC even if it was BBC News, a section that deals with news, not the BBC public relations. Despite this distinction, the news was generally considered official.

After a few hours, actress Deborah Watling, who played Victoria in the classic “Doctor Who” series, announced on her website that on the afternoon of Thursday October 10 she and her colleague Frazer Hines, who played Jamie in the classic series, will participate in the launch of the found episodes.

In Deborah Watling’s announcement there are no details either and she mentioned only the time between 3:30 and 7:00 pm GMT. However, it seems a quite authoritative further confirmation coming from a person who starred in “Doctor Who” and it’s possible that among the episodes found there are some with her and Frazer Hines. Obviously all fans hope that episodes from both the First Doctor and the Second Doctor era have been found.

Edit. According to rumors reported by Doctor Who Archive, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell and Peter Purves will be part of tomorrow’s event as well. That would suggest that some First Doctor episodes were found as well. More than ever we have to wait to know the truth.

The previous finding was announced in December 2011 and wasn’t preceded by so many rumors. This time the expectations are significant precisely because they come after months in which “Doctor Who” fans read a lot of articles on the subject. Now we have to wait until we can have the official details from the BBC to celebrate.

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