It’s Doctor Who Day – and the beloved show’s 61st anniversary brings news of an exciting new special edition of a classic tale. The War Games – Patrick Troughton’s final story as the Second Doctor, first aired in 1969 – will be colourised and enhanced, with updated visual and sound effects and a new musical score. Not only that, but this new version of the serial will feature a ‘lost’ piece of Doctor Who history – while the Second Doctor’s regen…

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New Doctor Who colourisation of classic story to reveal 'lost' regeneration

BBC has recovered footage not seen since original broadcast

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BBC to release new colourised Doctor Who episode

The BBC has announced that it will released a new 'colourised and enhanced' version of the classic Doctor Who story The War Games, which first aired in 1969, later this year

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Doctor Who story to be revived in colour with never-before-seen regeneration

Patrick Troughton’s Doctor Who swan song will air in brand-new colour, and feature a special scene (Picture: BBC)  The BBC will air unreleased Doctor Who footage of the Second Doctor’s (Patrick Troughton) regeneration as part of the show’s 61st anniversary celebrations.  The Second Doctor’s final ten-part adventure, The War Games, aired in 1969 and dramatically ended in his forced regeneration as his image slowly fades away on screen while he sc…

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Never-seen-before moment from Doctor Who will finally air 55 years later

Doctor Who fans will be able to watch the second Time Lord’s “never-before-seen” regeneration into the third Doctor in a new colourised version of an episode from 1969, the BBC has said.

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New colourised Doctor Who episode to show second Time Lord regeneration

Originally airing as part of the War Games story arc in 1969, the episode marked the transition between Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee.

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1969's "The War Games" serial is getting colorized and coming with new sights and sounds for newer Doctor Who fans.

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Doctor Who's "War Games" Serial Makes a Colorful Return

It’s time to step into the excitement of The War Games once again, as one of Doctor Who’s most classic tales is to receive a spectacular new colourisation.    Originally aired in 1969, The War Games marked the end of an era for the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), following him and his companions Zoe and Jamie as they land in a battlefield that appears to be a World War I military zone—but all is not as it seems.    They soon discover that sol…

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DOCTOR WHO: BBC ANNOUNCES CLASSIC STORY COLOURISATION TO AIR ON BBC FOUR THIS CHRISTMAS

The War Games, the final black and white story of the classic era of Doctor Who, is arriving in colour this Christmas. Originally aired in 1969, The War Games marked the end of an era for the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), following him and his companions Zoe and Jamie as they land in a battlefield that appears to be a World War I military zone—but all is not as it seems. They soon discover that soldiers from different historical periods hav…

New Doctor Who colourisation of classic story to reveal 'lost' regeneration

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