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EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 1H 22M

Doctor Who: The Missing Episodes Podcast - Special Edition - Neil Lambess

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Support us on Patreon 👉https://www.patreon.com/missingepisodes 🙌  Tip us on https://ko-fi.com/missingeps  Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/drwhopodcasters  It’s another special edition of the Doctor Who Missing Episodes Podcast. This time, Tim is joined by New Zealand missing episode hunter, Neil Lambess. Neil famously found The Lion in 1999 and returned it, alongside Paul Scoones. We interviewed Paul in our third episode and so I was delighted to get the other half of the tale, first hand. Aside from that magnificent discovery, Neil has many memories of watching now missing episodes on transmission in New Zealand which he was happy to share. Neil also has a memory of being shown episodes of The Macra Terror, projected at his school in 1974. How did this come about and crucially, what became of those 16mm films? Could they still be lurking in New Zealand, or do Macra really not exist? Our Executive Producers are Bedwyr Gullidge, Rich Tipple and Anthony Wainer. Cover art by Rhys Williams. Thanks, Rhys! Become a patron and get early access to forthcoming episodes and a whole host of treats, while helping cover our fees and keeping me in bicuits.  https://www.patreon.com/missingepisodes  Thanks so much to the exceedingly lovely Alex Bond, Alex Newsome, Alex TheSkapes, Amberfly, Andrew Hughes, Andrew Llewellyn, Andrew Webster, Andy Kaminski, Andy Kitching, Tony Carroll, Anthony F, Antony Peterson, Barney Hall, Barry Platt, Benjamin Gott, BigE13, bluey111, Brendan McKenna-Nicoll, Brian Larkin, Charles Geers, Chris Arkle, Chris Arnsby, Chris Barker, Chris Dvorak, , Chris Pinkney, Colin Brockhurst, Craig, Craig Abbs, Craig Thomson, Craig Wallace, Craig Williams, Daniel Smith, Darren Howard, Dave Tudor, David, David Gillespie-Pratt, David Green the First, David Green the Second, David Kalat, David Matthewman, David Spofforth, David Tempest, DC-Recons, Dean, Dean Poole, Del Skaterman, Dom, Dominic Jackson, Dylan Rees, Elijah Kraling, Evan Walsh, Frank Shailes, Garry Byrne, Gary Gillatt. Greg Walker, Gav Rymill, Huw Buchtmann, Iz Skinner, Jack Murphy, Jack Sharpe, Jae Hetterly, James, James Bell, James Cluskey, James Dodds,  James Gould, James Hadwen-Bennett, Jamie Bate, Jaspal Cheema, jb, Jess Jurkovic, Fancy Jim Trenowden, Joe Bowers, Joe Lewallen, John Adams, John Babb, John Caliber, John Geoffrion, John Molyneux, John Rivers, John Thomson, John Williams, Jon Rumfitt, Jon Sheehan, Jonathan Crossfield, Jonathan Hales, Jonathan Lumb, Jonathan Potter, Joseph, Keith Say, Ken Checinski, Kevin Lim, Killian Keabe, Larry H, Leigh Wood, Liam, Malcolm Hay, Marc Cameron, Matt Bovingdon, Matthew, Matthew Michael, Matthew Peacock,  Matthew Purchase, Michael Laing, Michael Page, Michael Seely, Mini-Con Madness, Mr Neil Smith, Nath, Nick Josselin-Melish ,Nick Lawton, Nick Tedstone, Niel Garrett, Oliver Wake, Paul Benson, Paul Cooke, Paul Shields, Peter C, Peter Cumiskey, Peter Exon, Peter Harness, Peter Ould, Phil Mitchell, Philip Stubley, piemaster47, Pierce Carrig, Reuben Herfinahl, Rhys Williams, Rich Hughes, Richard Gray, Richard King-Byatt, Richard Smith, Richie Haworth, Rob Byrne, Rob Fleming, Sam Alcumbrac, Sara Irving, Scott Lloyd, Scott Pryde, Sidney Troat, Simon Exton, Simon Nash, Simon Whitehead, Sinead Morse, Stephen Hartwell,  Stephen Moffatt, Stephen Wolterstorff, Steve Babb, Steve White, Steven Andreyechen, Steven Blair, Steven Manfred, Steven Quinn, Steven Schapansky, The Audiophile Repository, The Bill and Noel’s House Pary Podcast, The Toymaker’s Cat, Tim Arding, Tim Jolly, Timothy K Brown (That’s Chroma), Tindwunnel, Toby Hadoke, Trevor Smith, Troy Wood, Type 40 Productions, William Joyce, Wink  With thanks the wonderful Bea Garrido https://twitter.com/BeaGarrido00 for her art, assistance and her patience.   This free podcast borrows snippets of music from “Marche, Les Structures Sonores” – Lasry Basche

Support us on Patreon 👉https://www.patreon.com/missingepisodes 🙌  Tip us on https://ko-fi.com/missingeps  Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/drwhopodcasters  It’s another special edition of the Doctor Who Missing Episodes Podcast. This time, Tim is joined by New Zealand missing episode hunter, Neil Lambess. Neil famously found The Lion in 1999 and returned it, alongside Paul Scoones. We interviewed Paul in our third episode and so I was delighted to get the other half of the tale, first hand. Aside from that magnificent discovery, Neil has many memories of watching now missing episodes on transmission in New Zealand which he was happy to share. Neil also has a memory of being shown episodes of The Macra Terror, projected at his school in 1974. How did this come about and crucially, what became of those 16mm films? Could they still be lurking in New Zealand, or do Macra really not exist? Our Executive Producers are Bedwyr Gullidge, Rich Tipple and Anthony Wainer. Cover art by Rhys Williams. Thanks, Rhys! Become a patron and get early access to forthcoming episodes and a whole host of treats, while helping cover our fees and keeping me in bicuits.  https://www.patreon.com/missingepisodes  Thanks so much to the exceedingly lovely Alex Bond, Alex Newsome, Alex TheSkapes, Amberfly, Andrew Hughes, Andrew Llewellyn, Andrew Webster, Andy Kaminski, Andy Kitching, Tony Carroll, Anthony F, Antony Peterson, Barney Hall, Barry Platt, Benjamin Gott, BigE13, bluey111, Brendan McKenna-Nicoll, Brian Larkin, Charles Geers, Chris Arkle, Chris Arnsby, Chris Barker, Chris Dvorak, , Chris Pinkney, Colin Brockhurst, Craig, Craig Abbs, Craig Thomson, Craig Wallace, Craig Williams, Daniel Smith, Darren Howard, Dave Tudor, David, David Gillespie-Pratt, David Green the First, David Green the Second, David Kalat, David Matthewman, David Spofforth, David Tempest, DC-Recons, Dean, Dean Poole, Del Skaterman, Dom, Dominic Jackson, Dylan Rees, Elijah Kraling, Evan Walsh, Frank Shailes, Garry Byrne, Gary Gillatt. Greg Walker, Gav Rymill, Huw Buchtmann, Iz Skinner, Jack Murphy, Jack Sharpe, Jae Hetterly, James, James Bell, James Cluskey, James Dodds,  James Gould, James Hadwen-Bennett, Jamie Bate, Jaspal Cheema, jb, Jess Jurkovic, Fancy Jim Trenowden, Joe Bowers, Joe Lewallen, John Adams, John Babb, John Caliber, John Geoffrion, John Molyneux, John Rivers, John Thomson, John Williams, Jon Rumfitt, Jon Sheehan, Jonathan Crossfield, Jonathan Hales, Jonathan Lumb, Jonathan Potter, Joseph, Keith Say, Ken Checinski, Kevin Lim, Killian Keabe, Larry H, Leigh Wood, Liam, Malcolm Hay, Marc Cameron, Matt Bovingdon, Matthew, Matthew Michael, Matthew Peacock,  Matthew Purchase, Michael Laing, Michael Page, Michael Seely, Mini-Con Madness, Mr Neil Smith, Nath, Nick Josselin-Melish ,Nick Lawton, Nick Tedstone, Niel Garrett, Oliver Wake, Paul Benson, Paul Cooke, Paul Shields, Peter C, Peter Cumiskey, Peter Exon, Peter Harness, Peter Ould, Phil Mitchell, Philip Stubley, piemaster47, Pierce Carrig, Reuben Herfinahl, Rhys Williams, Rich Hughes, Richard Gray, Richard King-Byatt, Richard Smith, Richie Haworth, Rob Byrne, Rob Fleming, Sam Alcumbrac, Sara Irving, Scott Lloyd, Scott Pryde, Sidney Troat, Simon Exton, Simon Nash, Simon Whitehead, Sinead Morse, Stephen Hartwell,  Stephen Moffatt, Stephen Wolterstorff, Steve Babb, Steve White, Steven Andreyechen, Steven Blair, Steven Manfred, Steven Quinn, Steven Schapansky, The Audiophile Repository, The Bill and Noel’s House Pary Podcast, The Toymaker’s Cat, Tim Arding, Tim Jolly, Timothy K Brown (That’s Chroma), Tindwunnel, Toby Hadoke, Trevor Smith, Troy Wood, Type 40 Productions, William Joyce, Wink  With thanks the wonderful Bea Garrido https://twitter.com/BeaGarrido00 for her art, assistance and her patience.   This free podcast borrows snippets of music from “Marche, Les Structures Sonores” – Lasry Basche

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