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Fury from the Deep - S5-E6

Trivia: This serial was the first to feature the Doctor's favourite gadget, the sonic screwdriver. The sonic screwdriver has popped up in Doctor Who stories many times since, all the way into the new series. Sadly, it cannot be seen in "Fury from the Deep" as every episode of that story was destroyed by the BBC in 1977.

The Web of Fear - S5-E5

Trivia: Only episode one of this six part Doctor Who story survives, but it has been digitally restored by the BBC to 'broadcast quality'. Indeed, it WAS broadcast on the BBC's digital channel BBC4 as recently as June 26, 2004, as part of that channel's Sixties Season.

The Enemy of the World - S5-E4

Trivia: This serial was believed lost until 2013, when all of the episodes were discovered and returned to the BBC. It was subsequently restored and released on DVD.

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The Three Doctors - S10-E1

Other mistake: The Brigadier says UNIT HQ is 'a Top Secret establishment'. It is, in fact, so secret that it has a large sign outside informing the world not only of its function, but also the name of the commanding officer.

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Question: In which season and episode is Gallifrey destroyed, or is it just a shocking new plot development for the new series?

Answer: It was never destroyed on-screen; it was intact at the end of the TV movie, and destroyed by the start of the 2005 series. It was destroyed in the novel "The Ancestor Cell," but in a completely different manner to what happened in the series.

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