The Making-Of Mission to the Unknown | Doctor Who

[@JoshSnares]

Thank you for asking me to create this Making Of feature! I feel very loved by all the nice comments, and so happy I could do my small part for this amazing recreation 💜 It’s nice to say “on the official channel” rather than my own! 😂

[@davidbanan.]

i wanna see this is colour look at one of the moniter at: 2:14 also charlotte dempster is an ironic name since she says shes been dumpster diving

[@dalekinthewater4708]

0:33 Now it was also cheaper to re-use tapes than buy more as they were ridiculously expensive. That's why they are lost- and that's why most of them are lost

[@richardbarth918]

You did a great job Josh. I didn't know you were doing this when i clicked on the video and was like "is this josh snares!?"

[@lovedistraction-atributeto7216]

well deserved Josh

[@TheMikester307]

Oh, this was fun! Just watched the fun re-creation! I'm an American fan and first read about "Mission to the Unknown" in "The Making of Doctor Who" book about 1980 after they had been running the Tom Baker episodes for about a year or so. This documentary was an unexpected bonus! Thanks! It looks good! ----mike in Wichita, Kansas, USA

[@lbricks7631]

Looking back on this, 5 years later, this was such an acheivement, I'm so glad we as Doctor Who fans can enjoy this episode with this high-quality recreation.

[@jamesandhismonsters9285]

Still hard to believe that a Dalek I built at 10 with my Dad, dog-eared after a hundred charity events, would scrub up to contribute to such a great project. I had a blast operating it on set, flashing the lights in time with Nick Briggs' voice, and turning the crazy tight corners of Kembel. UCLAN have the perfect vehicle to remake lost loved TV, and with the concession of recast actors, I believe they should run with it. BBC please consider the staggering enthusiasm for this project

[@douglasramsay2184]

I just think that the finished item is so good and so truthful to the original style of sixties Dr Who that perhaps the BBC will allow further ventures. A big well done to all involved. 🙂

[@nickl2854]

I've been thinking of making a dalek. I need something to do

[@stevetayler9518]

Congratulations 😁 That is so awesome.

[@DokkaChapman]

Could the BBC do everyone a favour and bring Josh on full time for Behind the Scenes stuff involving all things Doctor Who? His work is brilliant and I think Classic & Nu-who could both benefit from his wisdom and editing skills. :)

[@andrewireland9061]

Hoo-ray- yes!

[@WhoChaser]

SECONDED.

[@JoshSnares]

Oh thank you 💜

[@DokkaChapman]

@@JoshSnares In fact sod it, make your own BTS videos for Season 12. Can't be any worse than what the BBC pumped out last year.

[@jprguy331]

Josh is amazing at what he does, and I have linked this on my Facebook Doctor Who Classic page.

[@whovian59]

Excellent 'making of'. I love Josh Snares' work, and I was especially touched to hear mention of Dave Butler, who recorded the original soundtrack. Dave, who was a personal friend of mine, sadly died Xmas Eve 2017. He would have loved the remake, and his family will be particularly proud to know he's remembered in this way. Thanks Dave, for your dedication, and friendship.

[@andrewireland9061]

Thanks for writing that. It means a lot. The soundtrack was so important and really helped steer us in our decision making.

[@JoshSnares]

💕💕

[@thespoon94]

Straight on it, what a phenomenal recreation, blew my mind, spot on production

[@stephenmurphy2212]

Lewis Samuels Agreed. They got it down to a T.

[@andrewireland9061]

Thank you! Means a lot, thank you.

[@thespoon94]

Andrew Ireland I can’t tell you how insanely impressed I am with this true labour of love, this was like all my christmases come at once, you’re an absolute star Andrew, can’t believe the BBC isn’t beating your door down to make more of these to fill the gaps in the archive

[@andrewireland9061]

@@thespoon94 Thank you Lewis, I've thought an awful lot about all this, happy to discuss other projects lets see what comes of all this, all the positive feedback can only help. Thank you for being so nice! about it all!

[@gafisher001]

This is just incredible, a wonderful concept carried out to perfection.

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

So nice to see Josh on the official Doctor Who channel

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Anyone think this should get a DVD release?

[@rockotarsoldaccount]

Only if it's packaged with a story not available online for free (like this already is) like Galaxy 4 or Daleks Master Plan, however they will have to be animated or somehow found (since they are mostly missing) which in master plans case isn't very likely except for maybe part 4

[@TheRealUnkn0wn_289]

Why not include Ian Levine's version it looks just as good as the official BBC animations of missing episodes, plus his interviews and special features with the original cast and crew and the telesnap recreation of the episode, if all of these are included then I'll buy this story in a heartbeat

[@ocpmovie]

I animated a section of "Dalek's Master Plan" for Whosprites some years ago.

[@krozjr5009]

How about a ‘Orphan episodes of S2/3’ box set - The Crusade pts 1/3 (I think), Galaxy 4 pt 3 (and the 6 minutes from pt 1), MTTU’s remake, DMP pts 2,5,10 (and the clips from pts 1,3,4), and Celestial Toymaker pt4.

[@rockotarsoldaccount]

@@krozjr5009 that's basically just the lost in time set with this remake and Galaxy 4 part 3 (which was already released on the Aztecs special edition with a shortened reconstruction of the rest of the story)

[@liamkc1998]

A phenomenal experience to work on! Such a relief that it’s finally out and we can properly talk about it with the fans of the show and it’s so good seeing that the fan reactions are really great! This making of documentary did a really great job of capturing that crazy but amazing week!

[@IanGettings]

Ooh, that brought tears to my eyes. Thanks, Josh for another great video.

[@JoshSnares]

IanGettings 💜💜

[@thenaughtypiratesgallery4691]

Amused at the junk yard reference, my Grandad had a visit from the props guys from BBC/Dr Who in that era and bought a load of stuff from his scrapyard, including oscilloscopes and stuff with switches and buttons on to be used in Dr Who, they later returned the stuff, which had been painted and used in the show.

[@helloitsme7553]

THANK YOU everyone who worked on this. I'm so happy I get to see this and this is really wholesome what you made

[@TheDoctorWhoGuide]

What a wonderful production and a great behind the scenes documentary by Josh Snares! Loved the entire production so much and it's clear it has meant a lot to everyone involved and those who originally worked on the episode. It was a really brilliant experience! :D

[@JoshSnares]

💜💜

[@DoctorWhoVelocity]

This was super insightful! Massive congrats to our old lecturer Andrew Ireland and co! So cool to get the BBC on-board to help make this happen!

[@JonathanFalconeryt]

I think this style of behind the scenes are what Fans want, if confidential wont come back then PLEASE LET JOSH SNARES make the behind Scenes for SERIES 13

[@controloz3310]

What a wonderful labour of love this is. It’s absolutely exquisite and we need more of these.

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

Love how the smoke machine triggered the fire alarm. Reminds me of similar issues they had back in the 60's.

[@jongurhnill8330]

Dvd please we need this really badly the recon is amazing the actors are spot on

[@24816HarryWilliams96]

This was absolutely incredible. Really well done to all involved! This deserves a dvd release for sure! Heck, even a steel book! 10/10 :)

[@24816HarryWilliams96]

Knight Chime The BBC are still selling them :’)

[@jamesmatthews6477]

Fantastic, loved everything about it! Now, can it be released to buy!!! 👍

[@michaelbyrne5507]

I've just watched this episode. I love it.

[@davidbull7210]

What an incredible achievement. Well done everyone.

[@DavidSilk1956]

As I said about this on another channel: Asomeone who was a child back in the 60's, what I really LOVE about the way this was done is how faithful it stayed to the production & filming methods of the time. The pace of the story was slower - as it needed to be with storylines having to run over 4 or 5 episodes with a 'cliff-hanger' at the end of each. It's what kept us on our toes and impatiently anticipating the next episode with excitement. You didn't try to 'modernise' it in any way, or try to speed up the telling in order that the whole story arc could be presented, feared and solved all in one 40 minute episode as it is in the episodes of today. Even the costumes of the aliens and the sets were put together in the 'cheap & shoddy' (meant with affection) way the technology and budgets of the time dictated. Watching this brought back real memories of my childhood and the nostalgia flowed through me like it hasn't done for far too long. You've made a fella who's getting old far too quickly really happy - really well done & thank you. I'm off to search now to see if you finished the story in another episode. lol

[@christopheralthouse6378]

BBC, this NEEDS to go into your archive and be preserved forever as the DEFINITIVE copy of "Mission to the Unknown", since the original is clearly gone for good...MAKE THIS the official release version and do not EVER EVER EVER LOSE IT! 😍😍😍😍 These kids did an AMAZING job with this episode...I feel like I've just been given another new-old Doctor Who episode and I LOVE that feeling! This was terrific...update Wikipedia with a special note regarding this episode to the extent that while the original films will forever be missing, "Mission to the Unknown" now exists as a fully live-action recreation and thus considered to be a complete episode...☺☺☺☺😍😍😍😍

[@matthewduncan8523]

They haven’t ‘lost’ anything since the 70s

[@mikeembleton8713]

I saw this episode when I was a kid with my Dad in 1965 we were both massive fans and it's great to see this version of the original. Thanks hope there's more well done guys. Stay lucky stay safe Mike UK.

[@michaelsegal7443]

Mike Embleton any chance did either of you record any episodes that are missing

[@mikeembleton8713]

No we didn't record any Dr Who episodes because at that time times were hard in the North East of England in the 60s where I grew up and my Dad didn't have the money for a reel to reel tape machine sorry.

[@michaelsegal7443]

Mike Embleton it’s fine. I understand.

[@Lumibear.]

I’m dying to see this but I can’t get my Who fans together just yet, might have to wait till the weekend, so hyped tho, great idea, I hope it leads to more recreations!

[@paulstenton6982]

Fabulous documentary as always Josh, Regards Paul.

[@JoshSnares]

Paul Stenton 💜💜

[@ewaf88]

I remember this and was 7 when it was first broadcast. Terrifying for a youngster

[@hafstrat]

I do remember. The Vargas scared me to death with their shivering and spikes and I remember vividly asking my dad “When is Dr Who going to come on” (I.E. show up) very weird for an 8 year old. It showed 6 days after my 8th birthday. It’s still ingrained in my mind.

[@jeffstone2136]

Sometimes, something comes along that just makes you think "Love created this".

[@ireallydidntwanttomakeanac575]

0:34 I just love this shot. It shows how much we have from what we are missing.

[@tinman9341]

That is so cool!!!! I remember seeing Dr. Who as a kid and I really didn’t understand much of it. Now as an adult, I can’t get enough of it!!!! SOS sad many of these episodes are lost or worse destroyed. Great work guys!!!!

[@westcalderscouts2131]

This was great. Peter Purves comment that you could 'feel the love' sums up the project. Loved it.

[@thomasstevens2746]

They did amazing job

[@rawyld]

That was done so beautifully well. Now all we need is the Dalek Masterplan featuring Nicholas Courtney, Katrina the first companion to die.

[@mccartney2]

wow..just came across this..unbelievable guys...what an excellent job..did the BBC ever take notice?? the film is very very dark.....is this intentional?? wish this would have got more publicity!!!

[@aajbajwaj296]

that genuinely brought a tear to my eye

[@blackphoenix77]

There needs to be a Marc Cory: Space Agent spinoff for Big Finish. P.S. Marco Simoni is a rather handsome fellow...😉

[@Kaecyy]

Actually, that was pretty much the idea! Now THIS is how whoever the hell owns Star Trek now should promote Star Trek Continues. And bloody well get some sense and start paying those people to make more! These kinds of retro productions are EXACTLY what so many of us Star Trek and Doctor Who fans want. AND it's high time that these 1960s Daleks finally get their own spinoff, as Terry Nation clearly intended with Mission to the Unknown and what followed- a sort of Blake's Seven meets the 1960s TV Century 21 Dalek Chronicles comics I expect. Following the look of the latter would be a design master stroke. The Daleks in all their biological chemical nuclear genocidal racist horror have largely been wasted on Doctor Who, which is strongest when the horror element is strongest- a fact too often hampered by the show's family entertainment remit. Compare the Daleks of the original 1963 serial to their later incarnations and one sees that they have become caricatures.

[@martinwood744]

Yeah, he could stand up after the Daleks apparently killed him, and shout, "Missed!".

[@Yetaxa]

Big finish have more than enough spin offs, thank you very much Marc Cory is hardly an interesting character, just a plot device for the master plan

[@jeffstone2136]

Yeah, but he died. :)

[@b0y.w1tch]

Jeff Stone Not being funny but they can make stories prior to his landing on Kembel? 🙄

[@Swenglish]

It was really well done. There's also a fully animated reconstruction somebody made, which I don't think was official, but that one was very impressive also.

[@TheRealUnkn0wn_289]

Yes that was the one by Ian Levine he made a bunch of special features and interviews with the original cast and crew, yet the BBC refused to put it on DVD even though he was the first person who had came out with all the original audios of the missing episodes recorded and gave them to the BBC for free so the could put the audios on CD and Radio and use them for original DVD releases of the older episodes. Even if they didn't use his animation there was no reason they couldn't have animated it ages ago

[@jerobriggs6861]

Just watched it, a marvelous production/recreation of a marvelous episode.

[@LukeNyul]

The project really was a labour of love and I think it's turned out beautifully! Congrats to all! Really nice to see the official Who channel getting Josh Snares to do this documentary as he really does know his stuff about the early days of Doctor Who.

[@LightLife4]

They should do what the students at University of Central Lancashire did and remake them. It'd be a good project for students doing drama as well as TV/film production. If you think about it properly, the drama students will get experience in doing TV work and students working in TV/film production will get first-hand experience working in that sort of environment, also it'll look good on the CV and drama students could use it as a film reel when auditioning for work. Everybody wins, experience gained and everyone's got something to watch and enjoy. Who knows, they could go round all Universities that do drama courses and see if they'd be interested.

[@edcollins9377]

Casting Johnny Rotten as Malpha was bloody brilliant! Too bad Sid and Nancy aren't around to be the Doctor's companions.

[@jprguy331]

Josh is the best Doctor Who youtuber out there, hands down!

[@jaytops]

He really isn't.

[@jaytops]

@Asa Fisher Never.

[@SharonKofoed]

They did a FANTASTIC job!!!

[@markandresen1]

Superb. Shocked to discover the Dalek ship scene was achieved with model work. (Not something you could always say about the Hartnell era...).

[@andrewireland9061]

Thanks! It would have blown the budget to make that set for the amount of time it was on screen, and as no people were involved it was perfectly suitable for a model shoot. The 12" RC Daleks gave a great scale to work with. The set now resides in my office :)

[@ethanroberts2658]

I think this will definitely mark the beginning of the doctor who community coming together and attempting more projects such as this weather it be creating animations of lost episodes themselves like some have already done . realizing live action audios and comics or full on acting out lost scripts in attempt to fill the gap and complete these lost episodes of this fandom we all love.Great work cant wait to see the result.

[@IsaacWhittakerDakin]

Amazing that the BBC is acknowledging Josh Snare's excellent talents!

[@glenseeney]

They all did an amazing job on this. Thank you.

[@AubreySciFi]

A really well-done recreation of the original. And a really great making-of featurette by Josh. Great work all around.

[@carrs01]

What a brilliant piece of work. Well done all.

[@timeofthewhoviansunited1504]

Stephen Carr 😊 Agreed well done to them

[@willis2492]

Did see the episode on KZbin absolutely fantastic great work guys

[@chrisbutler501]

I am actually pleased with this. It went above and beyond my expectations. It looks like the real thing but I know it isn't. If I can't see the real thing this will work nicely. I got the Ice Warriors, The Underwater Menance and a few more classic Dr Who shows on dvd with reconstructions. I have ordered a few more. I got to see as many classic Dr. Who episodes as possible. Great job guys

[@buxeessingh2571]

I can't thank everyone enough who was involved with this "making of" and the full remake. I have been trying to help people think of where to search for missing episodes for over 30 years. This was as close to a full recovery as we may get for these missing stories. I hope BBC and the universities allow for more of these productions. (Idea: have these recreations be a course each term. You could have masters' projects be making various parts for this. I guarantee if you asked for fans to contribute a few quid/dollars/euros to a section of the university's endowment to make these, you would be inundated with contributions from fans like me.)

[@belgianstar]

They could do one of these every couple of years, I’m sure the fans love it and the students have a great time

[@mikebasil4832]

Congratulations, University of Central Lancashire, for being yet another affirmation of how the fans always know what is best for Doctor Who. Thank you too, Josh, for another of your very thoughtful documentaries. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@philipneedstowrite1799]

I kinda hope that the original MIssion to the Unknown is not found. This honestly does the perfect job recreating the episode and I don't want these talented people to have their hard work forgotten about.

[@DevilboyScooby]

I would love it if the Daleks' Master Plan could be recreated in a similar way somehow, perhaps even with David Bradley getting involved...probably almost as vain a hope as the complete return of the originals, but one can dream.

[@thetasigma412]

It was about time that Josh’s amazing talent as an editor and great video style was brought to something like this!

[@mjbsen]

Really interesting and well done all. I admit to remembering the original episode vividly and yes absolutely I was behind the sofa for most of it. I had nightmares for weeks after about the Vargas - though I had forgotten that was their name!! 54 years!!!! Bloody hell!

[@Toxic-do1ze]

I remember it as I watch it each weekend in my shed

[@them1ghtyalex]

Don't know what's cooler this behind the scenes video or the episode! Both very cool, thanks Kanye.

[@CulturePhilter]

Really interesting to see the behind the scenes of this. I so wish my uni had done something like this project.

[@gamera2351]

Josh Snares is on an official Doctor Who video! I'm so excited for him. 😃

[@DalamReviews]

Yessss, go Josh!!! And well done everybody on this recreation!!!

[@nathanbreen5535]

Will you review the recrearion?

[@DalamReviews]

Definitely, I'll try to do that tomorrow or the next day.

[@nathanbreen5535]

@@DalamReviews sounds great thanks

[@JoshSnares]

💕💕

[@petefischer3820]

Thank you for the behind the scenes. Can't wait to see what is next.

[@stevenblair3874]

This was excellent. Definitely felt like a 60's episode. Hopefully we will see more like this.

[@jeannejousselin794]

Thank you and Bravo for your amazing work!

[@Ben-vf5gk]

Fantastic work all of you

[@europhile2658]

what a fantastic idea! I would have gone for color though

[@minecraftdoctorwhoadventur4731]

I love the recreation

[@fullwoodTOM]

Amazing work, and really glad to see this and the recreation on the official Doctor Who Channel! Maybe inclusion in a future 'The Collection' Blu-Ray? Great job everyone! :)

[@MichelleTendy]

Heck yes Dalek Cutaway. I remember that episode! I watched the lost episode's audio. All the lost ones have surviving audio recorded by fans at home, and they were set to any surviving images or promo clips by a production company called Loose Canon. And I was born in 1990. But I watched them all! If anyone is interested in the history of the lost episodes, look up Ian Levine. We owe a lot to him. The history of this show is inspiring and fascinating.

[@TooManyHobbiesJeremy]

Bravo! Great behind the scenes video.

[@iceburrg3641]

*FANTASTIC!*

[@chris-hz2wd]

BBC do this instead of animation!!!! It was so cool watching it done 1960s style loved it! Well done to the students and everyone involved you smashed it!

[@mjkluck]

Awesome recreation! Bravo!

[@Mike000D]

Amazing. What an achievement!

[@exojess]

I NEED MORE PLEASE

[@davidbanan.]

my favorite part of the actual production is the fact they basically recreated (or at least as close as possible) how it would have been shot in the 60s

[@sirwafflegeorge4678]

I'd love it if Josh could be the narrator of official making of documentaries on upcoming animated stories like Fury From the Deep

[@lewisking6204]

Loves this video! Bring back josh snares please

[@YourWealthCome]

Truly amazing!

[@FiveLiver]

1:34 9th October 1965 was also John Lennon's 25th birthday. In the week following The Beatles went back into the studio to begin recording 'Rubber Soul'.

[@andrespantoja9628]

Congratulations!!! Geat job. I love it

[@danielwilliamson6180]

The remake of Mission to the Unknown looks amazing.

[@LucasSantana-ws8po]

I have watched Mission to the Unkown with the recon episodes, can't wait for this remake!

[@davidchiasson33]

They did a fantastic job.

[@darrendarke]

Now being a film student I love making all kinds of things but working on something like this would be a dream 👌

[@zdrool7502]

8:36 oooh he said it!!!

[@robbanks4686]

I watched the episode yesterday. It was fantastic. The guys at UCLAN did a brilliant job

[@FatNinjaWalrus]

i said it on the actual episode too but can these guys please just recreate ALL the missing episodes? this was INCREDIBLE and so well done. i bet david bradley would love to come on and reprise his role while helping students learn what goes into acting and production

[@anttibjorklund1869]

What a labour of love.

[@SpellboundWolf]

All dislikes are from Dalek sympathizers.

[@stephenmurphy2212]

I really hope they find all the lost sixties episodes one day! 🙏 There’s only 97 left to find. But still well done to these guys for recreating a classic. 👏

[@christopheralthouse6378]

I, for one, would be happy to revise that number to 96 because, as far as I am concerned, this IS "Mission to the Unknown"...😁😁😁😁👏👏👏👏

[@Yetaxa]

There is no guarantees that any of them are out there I live in hope but the chances of finding all of them is basically zero

[@snuttley]

I did watch this episode! I was 6 -and you have the plant infection just right! Genius!

[@AnthonyP73]

This was a wonderful project, warms the cockles of a classic fan's heart that the folks at UCLAN put their all into this. Thanks to all involved! And great work Josh!

[@EcclesOfficial]

absolutely canonical

[@susanbackstrom2129]

VARGANS ARE SOOOO FLUFFY