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{{Infobox Doctor Who episode
| number             = 019
| serial_name        = Mission to the Unknown
| show               = DW
| type               = episode
| image              = Mission to the Unknown.jpg
| caption            = A [[production still]] showing the [[Dalek]]s colluding with the masters of the Fifth Galaxy.{{efn|No broadcast images from the original episode exist,{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=48}} leaving only [[production still]]s and off-air audio recordings.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=57}}}} Critics praised the costumes and set design.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=56}}{{sfn|Howe|Walker|1998|p=106}}{{sfn|Howe|Walker|1998|pp=105–106}}
| alt                = Several aliens (mostly humanoid, some wearing helmets) stand around a table, with a Dalek at the side of the frame.
| cast               = 
* [[Barry Jackson (actor)|Barry Jackson]] – Jeff Garvey
* [[Edward de Souza]] – Marc Cory
* [[Jeremy Young]] – Gordon Lowery
* Robert Cartland – Malpha
* [[David Graham (actor)|David Graham]], [[Peter Hawkins]] – [[Dalek]] voices
* [[Robert Jewell]], [[Kevin Manser]], [[John Scott Martin]], Gerald Taylor – Dalek operators
| director           = [[Derek Martinus]]
| writer             = [[Terry Nation]]
| script_editor      = [[Donald Tosh]]
| producer           = [[Verity Lambert]]
| composer           = [[Trevor Duncan]]{{efn|[[Stock music]] sourced from a 1956 disc{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=53}}}}
| production_code    = {{hlist|DC|T/A|T Episode 5{{efn|The episode's [[Production code number|production code]] changed throughout production: "DC" around April and May 1965, "T/A" in July, and later "T Episode 5".{{sfn|Pixley|1998|p=24}}}}}}
| series             = [[Doctor Who (season 3)|Season 3]]
| length             = 25 minutes
| missing_eps        = 1 episode
| date               = {{Start date|1965|10|9|df=y}}
| preceding          = ''[[Galaxy 4]]''
| following          = ''[[The Myth Makers]]''
}}

"'''Mission to the Unknown'''"{{efn|Alternatively known as "Dalek Cutaway" or as a combination of the two titles{{sfn|Wright|2017|pp=56–57}}}} is the second [[Serial (radio and television)|serial]] of the [[Doctor Who (season 3)|third season]] of the British [[science fiction television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Written by [[Terry Nation]] and directed by [[Derek Martinus]], the single episode was broadcast on [[BBC1]] on 9 October 1965. The only standalone regular episode of the show's original run,{{efn|The 1983 feature-length anniversary [[Television special|special]] "[[The Five Doctors]]" was produced as a single episode, and later shown in a multi-episode format. Standalone episodes became standard in the show's modern run from 2005 with "[[Rose (Doctor Who episode)|Rose]]".}} it serves as an introduction to the 12-part story ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]''. It is notable for the complete absence of the regular cast and the [[TARDIS]]; it is the only serial in [[History of Doctor Who|the show's history]] not to feature [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]] at all. The story focuses on Space Security Agent Marc Cory ([[Edward de Souza]]) and his attempts to warn Earth of the [[Dalek]]s' plan to take over the [[Solar System]].

After the show's second production block was granted an additional episode, outgoing [[story editor]] [[Dennis Spooner]] commissioned Nation to write an extra episode as a [[Cutaway (filmmaking)|cutaway]] to set up ''The Daleks' Master Plan''. Nation wrote the episode while considering a Dalek-focused [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]; he used film character [[Portrayal of James Bond in film|James Bond]] as inspiration for Marc Cory. "Mission to the Unknown" was produced by the same team as its predecessor, ''[[Galaxy 4]]'', in a five-week period that concluded the show's second production block; the two serials were held back to open the third season. Failing health prevented original director [[Mervyn Pinfield]] from continuing, replaced by Martinus. Production took place at the [[Television Centre, London|Television Centre]] in August 1965.

"Mission to the Unknown" received 8.3 million viewers, a drop from the previous serial. Contemporary and retrospective reviews were generally positive, with praise for the script and direction, though some viewers were confused that the [[The Myth Makers|following serial]] did not immediately continue the narrative. The [[videotape]]s of the episode were [[Lost television broadcast#Wiping|wiped]] by the [[BBC]] in July 1974, and it remains [[Doctor Who missing episodes|missing]] with no remaining footage. Usually alongside ''The Daleks' Master Plan'', "Mission to the Unknown" received print and [[audiobook]] adaptations, with off-air recordings used to construct the latter. In 2019, director Andrew Ireland and [[University of Central Lancashire]] students recreated the episode in live-action, replicating the 1960s production values.

== Plot ==
On the planet Kembel, Marc Cory ([[Edward de Souza]]) and Gordon Lowery ([[Jeremy Young]]) of [[United Nations|UN]] Deep Space Force Group 1 are attempting to repair their spaceship to reach their rendezvous when they are attacked by the third crew member, Jeff Garvey ([[Barry Jackson (actor)|Barry Jackson]]), who was in a violent state of mind upon waking up in the jungle.{{efn|As seen in the fourth episode of ''[[Galaxy 4]]''{{hsp}}{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=19}}}} Cory shoots Garvey dead when he was about to fire at Lowery. Bringing Lowery into the spaceship for debriefing, Cory explains himself to be a Space Security agent assigned to investigate a possible [[Dalek]] base for universal invasion with the presence of a [[List of Doctor Who monsters and aliens#Varga Plant|Varga plant]] confirming their presence. Outside, Garvey's body mutates into a Varga. At the Daleks' base, the Dalek Supreme is informed that representatives from seven planets will soon arrive, and sends a Dalek platoon to destroy Cory and Lowery.

Cory stands guard against the slow-moving Varga plants while Lowery finishes building a rescue beacon. They notice a spaceship flying above them, Cory deducing the Daleks are planning something big. As Lowery was about to record a message, Cory notices something moving in the jungle. Lowery and Cory flee as the Dalek platoon arrives and destroys their ship. In the Dalek base, the representatives from the seven galaxies have gathered in a conference room. The Dalek Supreme assures representative Malpha (Robert Cartland) that the human intruders will be dealt with. Cory is forced to kill Lowery upon discovering he became infected by a Varga plant and records a message, only to be surrounded by the Daleks and exterminated. At the Dalek base, the representatives approve an alliance, agreeing with the Daleks' plan to take over the [[Solar System]].

== Production ==
=== Conception and writing ===
In October 1964, [[BBC]] Head of Drama and ''[[Doctor Who]]'' co-creator [[Sydney Newman]] had granted producer [[Verity Lambert]] an additional episode in the second production block to compensate for the [[Doctor Who (season 2)|second season]]'s ''[[Planet of Giants]]''—the penultimate serial of the first production block—being cut from four episodes to three. As most stories were generally structured as four or six parts, this extra episode failed to fit the regular schedule.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=49}} Outgoing [[story editor]] [[Dennis Spooner]] commissioned [[Terry Nation]]—creator of the Daleks and the writer of the [[Doctor Who (season 1)|first season]]'s ''[[The Daleks]]'' (1963–1964) and second season's ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' (1964) and ''[[The Chase (Doctor Who)|The Chase]]'' (1965)—to co-write the [[Doctor Who (season 3)|third season]]'s ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' (1965–1966), and it was decided the extra episode would be used as a [[Cutaway (filmmaking)|cutaway]] to set up the 12-part story.{{sfn|Wright|2017|pp=49–50}} By April 1965, [[Donald Tosh]] was in the process of replacing Spooner as story editor.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=50}}

The episode was produced by the same team as its predecessor, ''[[Galaxy 4]]''; they were the final to be filmed in the show's second production block, but were held back to open its third season in September.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=50}} [[Mervyn Pinfield]]—an experienced BBC figure who acted as the show's associate producer from its origins to January 1965—was originally assigned to direct both serials,{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=24}} but his failing health prevented him from continuing, and Lambert brought on new director [[Derek Martinus]] to direct the five episodes.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=26}}{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=52}} Martinus had recently completed the BBC's internal directors' course and had no previous experience leading a television production. Having only seen a few episodes of ''Doctor Who'', Martinus reviewed some of the previous stories with Lambert; he found them disappointing, which shocked Lambert,{{sfn|Walker|1994|page=12}} but stated that he wanted to aim for higher standards.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=26}} Though Lambert was credited as producer on "Mission to the Unknown"—the final story for which she was credited{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=61}}—her role had essentially been replaced by [[John Wiles]].{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=51}}

Nation was commissioned to write the episode on 25 February 1965; he delivered the script by 14 May, having been writing for ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' at the time. He approached the episode as a technical problem, requiring a small cast and self-contained narrative. The success of the Daleks—particularly due to their imminent American debut in the film ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' (1965)—led Nation to consider the viability of a Dalek-focused [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]. In writing "Mission to the Unknown", he realised such a story would need a hero and wrote Marc Cory as a "space-age [[James Bond|Bond]]", inspired by the recent release of ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' (1964).{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=50}} The episode was originally set on the planet Varga, home of the Varga plants, but this was renamed Kemble (later spelled Kembel) during script revisions for ''The Daleks' Master Plan''.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=50}} The episode's draft script was titled "Dalek Cutaway", while the rehearsal script received the name "Mission to the Unknown";{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=51}} the names were alternated and combined in internal documentation, and the final title has been the subject of much debate.{{sfn|Wright|2017|pp=56–57}}

=== Casting and filming ===
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-16196, Nürnberg, Reichsparteitag, SA- und SS-Appell.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|For the design of the Daleks' conference room, [[Raymond Cusick]] was inspired by the [[Nuremberg rallies]].{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=53}}{{sfn|Pixley|1998|p=25}}|alt=A distant photograph of a Nazi rally, with large crowds on either side of a long empty stretch with Nazi flags at the end.]]

"Mission to the Unknown" was unique in that it does not feature any of the main cast or the [[TARDIS]]{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=46}}{{sfn|Muir|1999|p=116}}—the only serial in the show's history not to feature [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]] at all{{sfn|Muir|1999|p=116}}—a decision made partly to save money on their fees.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=50}} Despite not appearing in the episode, [[William Hartnell]] was still credited for portraying [[First Doctor|the Doctor]], while [[Maureen O'Brien]] and [[Peter Purves]] received credits in ''[[Radio Times]]'' as [[Vicki (Doctor Who)|Vicki]] and [[Steven Taylor (Doctor Who)|Steven Taylor]], respectively, but not in the episode itself.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=59}} Young had previously starred as Kal in the first ''Doctor Who'' serial, ''[[An Unearthly Child]]''; he was excited to work with Hartnell again but disappointed when he discovered his absence.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=52}} Cartland had also appeared in ''Galaxy 4'', directed by Martinus. The Dalek voices—provided by regular actors [[David Graham (actor)|David Graham]] and [[Peter Hawkins]]—were pre-recorded in [[Lime Grove Studios]] on 4 August 1965.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=52}}

The episode was Richard Hunt's first on ''Doctor Who'' as set designer; he made the jungle design, while series veteran [[Raymond Cusick]] on the rocket and message launcher, made both from stock set elements and by Shawcraft Models. For the Daleks' conference room, Cusick was inspired by the [[Nuremberg rallies]].{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=53}}{{sfn|Pixley|1998|p=25}} The episode used [[stock music]] composed by [[Trevor Duncan]].{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=53}} Pre-filming for "Mission to the Unknown" took place on 25 June 1965 at [[Ealing Studios]]; the scene in which Garvey mutates into a Varga plant was recorded on [[35 mm movie film|35 mm film]]. Rehearsals for the episode began on 2 August at the Territorial Army Drill Hall on [[Uxbridge Road]],{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=52}} and the episode was recorded in Studio TC4 of the [[Television Centre, London|Television Centre]] on 6 August. The final scene of ''Galaxy 4'' was recorded alongside the episode so as to avoid re-hiring Jackson and rebuilding the set;{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=53}} the scene was later inserted into ''Galaxy 4'' during editing.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=33}} Four of the Dalek props from ''The Chase'' were used in the episode.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=53}} Recording for "Mission to the Unknown" cost {{GBP|2,440}}.{{sfn|Howe|Walker|Stammers|1994|p=206}}

== Reception ==
=== Broadcast and ratings ===
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[[File:Doctor Who - Mission to the Unknown - Malpha.jpg|thumb|right|The design of Malpha received critical praise,{{sfn|Howe|Walker|1998|p=106}} and was considered the biggest challenge of the episode's 2019 recreation.{{sfn|Wright|2019a|pp=12–13}}]]

The episode was broadcast on [[BBC1]] on 9 October 1965.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=57}} Viewership dropped from the preceding serial, while the [[Appreciation Index]] remained reasonable at 54.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=57}}{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=56}} [[16 mm film]] recordings were made available for international sale, but the episode was never sold overseas, and [[BBC Enterprises]] withdrew it in 1974. The [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] considered the recording, but it was rejected by the Film Censorship Board in September 1966 as it was considered to constitute "horror", particularly the masked aliens, Varga mutations, and dialogue about murder.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=56}} The original [[405-line]] tape was cleared for [[Lost television broadcast#Wiping|wiping]] in July 1969, and the episode was erased in July 1974. It remains [[Doctor Who missing episodes|missing]]; no known footage exists,{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=57}} though an off-air audio recording was made by fan David Butler.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=57}}<ref name="Making"/>{{rp|at=3:20}}

=== Critical response ===
Bill Edmund of ''Television Today'' described the episode as an "exciting start" to ''The Daleks' Master Plan''.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=56}} Several viewers were confused by the lack of Daleks in the following serial—''[[The Myth Makers]]'', set during the [[Trojan War]]—and some felt that they had become less frightening. Conversely, some felt that the episode's other monsters were too scary.{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=56}} In ''A Voyage Through 25 Years of Doctor Who'' (1988), [[Ian Levine]] praised the "array of creatures", particularly the design of Malpha.{{sfn|Howe|Walker|1998|p=106}} In ''[[The Discontinuity Guide]]'' (1995), [[Paul Cornell]], [[Martin Day (writer)|Martin Day]], and [[Keith Topping]] described the episode as "macho, with a sinister atmosphere".{{sfn|Cornell|Day|Topping|1995|pp=44–60}} In ''The Television Companion'' (1998), [[David J. Howe]] and Stephen James Walker wrote that the presence of the lead actors was "hardly missed" due to Nation's script and Martinus's direction, praising the tense atmosphere and set designs.{{sfn|Howe|Walker|1998|pp=105–106}}

== Commercial releases<span class="anchor" id="In print"></span> ==
{{Infobox book
| italic title      = no
| name              = Mission to the Unknown
| image             = Doctor Who Mission to the Unknown.jpg
| caption           = 
| alt               = A book cover with the text "Doctor Who", "Mission to the Unknown", and "John Peel". Near the bottom is a Dalek surrounded by several other characters, including the Doctor.
| author            = [[John Peel (writer)|John Peel]]
| cover_artist      = [[Alister Pearson]]
| series            = ''[[Doctor Who]]'' book:<br />[[List of Doctor Who novelisations|Target novelisations]]
| release_number    = 141
| release_date      = 21 September 1989
| publisher         = [[Target Books]]
| isbn              = 978-0-426-20343-8
| exclude_cover     = yes
}}

The story was novelised as part of ''The Daleks' Master Plan Part I: Mission to the Unknown'' by [[John Peel (writer)|John Peel]] with a cover by [[Alister Pearson]], published in paperback by [[Target Books]] and [[W. H. Allen & Co.|W. H. Allen]] in September 1989.{{sfn|Pixley|1998|p=25}}{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=58}} An unabridged reading of the book was published as ''Daleks: Mission to the Unknown'' by [[BBC Audiobooks]] in May 2010 as a five-disc set, read by Peter Purves and [[Jean Marsh]] with Dalek voices by [[Nicholas Briggs]].{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=58}}

Audio from the episode featured on the first CD of the five-disc soundtrack ''The Daleks' Master Plan'', released by [[BBC Worldwide]] in October 2001 with linking narration by Purves; the first CD was distributed with the magazine ''[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]]'' to promote the full set. In April 2010, ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' printed vouchers for readers to obtain the CD from [[WHSmith]]. A library edition of the audiobook was released by [[AudioGO]] in 2011,{{sfn|Wright|2017|p=58}} and [[Demon Music Group]] published it as a [[vinyl record]] in March 2019.<ref name="DoctorWho.tv Vinyl"/>

== Recreation ==
After writing and producing his [[doctorate]] [[thesis]] about a 1960s-style recreation of the 2006 ''Doctor Who'' episode "[[Tooth and Claw (Doctor Who)|Tooth and Claw]]" at [[Bournemouth University]] in 2012,<ref name="Ireland Thesis"/>{{sfn|Wright|2019b|p=16}} Andrew Ireland wrote a proposal to recreate "Mission to the Unknown" the following year and brought it to the [[University of Central Lancashire]] (UCLan), but did not follow up;{{sfn|Wright|2019b|p=16}} he specifically chose the episode as it was a self-contained story without any of the main cast.{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=11}} In mid-2018, when asked for an interview about his thesis by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', he revisited the idea.{{sfn|Wright|2019b|p=16}} By now an academic and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Digital and Creative Industries at UCLan, he obtained permission for the recreation from the BBC and Nation's estate, writing a passionate email to the latter, who were "very supportive".{{sfn|Wright|2019b|pp=16–17}} With a support team at UCLan, Ireland began researching the project around this time.{{sfn|Wright|2019b|p=17}}

=== Production ===
The recreation was created in about five days in February 2019,{{sfn|Wright|2019b|p=17}}{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=11}} and the [[multi-camera]] shoot was done in three days from 20 to 23 February.<ref name="Radio Times Recreation 1"/> It was filmed in colour and converted to black-and-white in editing;<ref name="Making"/>{{rp|at=8:12}} the on-set camera monitors also displayed the image in black-and-white.{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=13}} Ireland, who directed the recreation, used both the original camera script and a newly-formatted one.{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=15}} He edited the episode by placing it atop the original's audio for the sequences to closely match.{{sfn|Wright|2019b|p=17}} Several teams at UCLan worked in different departments, including costume design, fashion, make-up, and music;<ref name="BBC Recreation"/> an external subcontractor constructed some of the sets based on the production team's designs.{{sfn|Wright|2019b|p=17}}

[[Mandip Gill]], a UCLan drama graduate who played [[Yasmin Khan (Doctor Who)|Yasmin Khan]] in ''Doctor Who'' from 2018 to 2022, sent a video message of support to the cast and crew alongside [[Thirteenth Doctor]] actress [[Jodie Whittaker]].{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=11}} Peter Purves and Edward de Souza visited the set, and the former used his social media platforms to publicise the production.{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=14}} Janette Rawstron, the recreation's lead make-up artist who taught Media Make-Up at the nearby [[Accrington and Rossendale College]], considered Malpha the biggest challenge, as the heat of the lighting caused parts of the make-up to shift around.{{sfn|Wright|2019a|pp=12–13}} For the jungle set, Ireland borrowed a technique used in the 1982 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[Kinda (Doctor Who)|Kinda]]'', spreading foliage across the studio floor; these were required to be moved to the side for the Daleks to move. Foliage and pot plants were sourced from around the university and from productions like ''[[Coronation Street]]''.{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=13}}

Nicholas Briggs portrayed the Daleks in the recreation; he and Ireland met in 2013. Briggs felt the Dalek voices in "Mission to the Unknown" and ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' sounded "a bit more like" actors Hawkins and Graham than the Daleks; he adjusted his [[ring modulator]] to avoid this, but attempted to recreate the original voices as closely as possible.{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=13}} James Burgess operated the Daleks and, alongside his father Mike, provided a blue-and-silver Dalek for use.{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=15}} In the recreation, Marco Simioni played Marc Cory, Dan Gilligan played Lowery,{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=11}} Jacob Marrison played Garvey,{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=15}} and Paul Stenton played Malpha.{{sfn|Wright|2019a|p=12}} The Dalek set was used in one scene in the original episode, and later returned for use throughout ''The Daleks' Master Plan''; however, due to the set's complexity and infrequent usage, the recreation uses models instead, with full-size close-ups for shots of the Daleks. The model shots were filmed some weeks after main production.<ref name="Making"/>{{rp|at=6:44}}

=== Release and reception ===
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The recreation premiered on the ''Doctor Who'' [[YouTube]] channel on 9 October 2019 at 5:50{{nbsp}}p.m., exactly 54 years after the episode's original broadcast.<ref name="Tor Recreation"/> A behind-the-scenes documentary about the recreation, created by YouTuber Josh Snares, was released on YouTube.<ref name="Making"/><ref name="Radio Times Recreation 2"/> ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s Martin Belam described the recreation as "effective", praising the Varga plants and Dalek death effect, but noted the source material itself was "a bit stilted, stagey and even slapstick at points", calling it "an interesting curiosity rather than a 'must see{{'"}}.<ref name="Guardian Recreation"/> Erik Amaya of ''[[Comicon.com]]'' similarly felt the dated techniques "make the 25-minute story feel slower than it actually is" but this was "the whole point of the project", lauding the accuracy of the recreation.<ref name="Comicon Recreation"/> The episode was awarded a Special Jury Prize at the [[Learning on Screen]] Awards in 2020.<ref name="LEP Recreation"/>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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<ref name="DoctorWho.tv Vinyl">{{cite web |url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/the-lost-doctor-who-adventure-the-daleks-master-plan-comes-to-vinyl |title=The lost Doctor Who adventure 'The Daleks' Master Plan' comes to vinyl |last=Dee |first=Christel |work=DoctorWho.tv |publisher=[[BBC Studios]] |date=12 January 2019 |accessdate=28 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927155935/https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/the-lost-doctor-who-adventure-the-daleks-master-plan-comes-to-vinyl |archivedate=27 September 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="BBC Recreation">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/36e9525b-1e11-4acb-b39d-247189c77142 |title=Re-created Lost Doctor Who episode gets YouTube premiere! |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=2 October 2019 |accessdate=28 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018171355/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/36e9525b-1e11-4acb-b39d-247189c77142 |archivedate=18 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Comicon Recreation">{{cite web |url=https://www.comicon.com/2019/10/09/doctor-who-mission-to-the-unknown-is-an-admirable-recreation/ |title=Doctor Who: Mission To The Unknown Is An Admirable Recreation |last=Amaya |first=Erik |work=[[Comicon.com]] |date=9 October 2019 |accessdate=28 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228191746/https://www.comicon.com/2019/10/09/doctor-who-mission-to-the-unknown-is-an-admirable-recreation/ |archivedate=28 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Guardian Recreation">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/10/mission-to-the-unknown-lost-doctor-who-episode-remade-for-youtube-generation-daleks |title=Mission impossible! Lost Doctor Who episode remade for YouTube generation |last=Belam |first=Martin |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=10 October 2019 |accessdate=28 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010121212/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/10/mission-to-the-unknown-lost-doctor-who-episode-remade-for-youtube-generation-daleks |archivedate=10 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Ireland Thesis">{{cite thesis |url=https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/20444/1/Ireland_PhD_Exegesis.pdf |last=Ireland |first=Andrew Philip |date=April 2012 |title='Conditions of Time and Space': A Re-enactment Experiment with the British TV series Doctor Who |type= |chapter= |publisher=[[Bournemouth University]] |s2cid=191085561 |accessdate=28 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223071404/https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/20444/1/Ireland_PhD_Exegesis.pdf |archivedate=23 February 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="LEP Recreation">{{cite web |url=https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/lost-doctor-who-episode-recreated-by-preston-university-wins-award-3176421 |title=Lost Doctor Who episode recreated by Preston university wins award |last=Hubbard |first=Jessica |work=[[Lancashire Evening Post]] |date=24 March 2021 |accessdate=28 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324104654/https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/lost-doctor-who-episode-recreated-by-preston-university-wins-award-3176421 |archivedate=24 March 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Making">{{cite AV media |date=10 October 2019 |title=The Making-Of Missing to the Unknown |last=Snares |first=Josh |medium= |publisher=[[BBC Studios]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbYq8A_6_dc |accessdate=28 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031050510/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbYq8A_6_dc |archivedate=31 October 2019 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Radio Times Recreation 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-lost-episode-mission-to-the-unknown-recreated-peter-purves-original-companion/ |title=Classic Doctor Who companion Peter Purves helps recreate lost episode Mission to the Unknown |last=Allen |first=Ben |work=[[Radio Times]] |publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]] |date=20 February 2019 |accessdate=28 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514200037/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-lost-episode-mission-to-the-unknown-recreated-peter-purves-original-companion/ |archivedate=14 May 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Radio Times Recreation 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-mission-to-the-unknown/ |title=Doctor Who lost Dalek episode has been recreated and will be released after 54 years |last=Ling |first=Thomas |work=[[Radio Times]] |publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]] |date=2 October 2019 |accessdate=28 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301000105/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-mission-to-the-unknown/ |archivedate=1 March 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Tor Recreation">{{cite web |url=https://www.tor.com/2019/10/02/fan-made-recreation-of-missing-doctor-who-episode-premieres-on-bbc-and-youtube/ |title=Fan-Made Recreation of Missing Doctor Who Episode Premieres on BBC and YouTube |work=[[Tor.com]] |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]] |date=2 October 2019 |accessdate=28 September 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218111710/https://www.tor.com/2019/10/02/fan-made-recreation-of-missing-doctor-who-episode-premieres-on-bbc-and-youtube/ |archivedate=18 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== Bibliography ==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last1=Cornell |first1=Paul |author-link1=Paul Cornell |last2=Day |first2=Martin |author-link2=Martin Day (writer) |last3=Topping |first3=Keith |author-link3=Keith Topping |title=[[The Discontinuity Guide]] |year=1995 |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |location=London |isbn=978-0-426-20442-8 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Howe |first1=David J. |author-link1=David J. Howe |last2=Walker |first2=Stephen James |title=Doctor Who: The Television Companion: Volume 1 |edition=2021 |year=1998 |publisher=[[BBC Books]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-845-83156-1 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Howe |first1=David J. |author-link1=David J. Howe |last2=Walker |first2=Stephen James |author-link2=Stephen James Walker |last3=Stammers |first3=Mark |title=The Handbook: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Production of 'Doctor Who' |volume=1 |year=1994 |edition=2016 |publisher=[[Telos Publishing]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-845-83941-3 }}
* {{cite book |last=Muir |first=John Kenneth |author-link=John Kenneth Muir |title=A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television |year=1999 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |isbn= 978-0-786-40442-1 }}
* {{cite journal |last=Pixley |first=Andrew |editor-last=Gillatt |editor-first=Gary |title=The DWM Archive: Mission to the Unknown |pages=22–25 |journal=[[Doctor Who Magazine]] |publisher=[[Panini Comics]] |location=[[Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent]] |issue=271 |date=18 November 1998 |issn=0957-9818 }}
* {{cite book |last=Walker |first=Stephen James |chapter=Background |pages=9–16 |title=Doctor Who: The Scripts. 'Galaxy 4' |editor-last=McElroy |editor-first=John |year=1994 |publisher=[[Titan Books]] |location=London |isbn=9-781-85286-566-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/doctorwhoscripts0000emms/mode/2up }}
* {{cite journal |editor-last=Wright |editor-first=Mark |year=2017 |title=Galaxy 4, Mission to the Unknown, The Myth Makers and The Daleks' Master Plan |journal=Doctor Who: The Complete History |publisher=[[Panini Comics]], [[Hachette Book Group|Hachette Partworks]] |location=London |volume=6 |issue=47 |issn=2057-6048 }}
* {{cite journal |last=Wright |first=Mark |editor-last=Hearn |editor-first=Marcus |title=Into the Unknown |pages=10–15 |journal=[[Doctor Who Magazine]] |publisher=[[Panini Comics]] |location=[[Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent]] |issue=537 |date=May 2019a |issn=0957-9818 }}
* {{cite journal |last=Wright |first=Mark |editor-last=Hearn |editor-first=Marcus |title=Mission Accomplished |pages=16–17 |journal=[[Doctor Who Magazine]] |publisher=[[Panini Comics]] |location=[[Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent]] |issue=537 |date=May 2019b |issn=0957-9818 }}
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