Since 2006, a number of Doctor Who<\/a> stories that are either entirely or partially missing from the archives have been recreated with new animated visuals being matched to the existing soundtracks. The work has been completed by a number of different teams, most recently Big Finish Creative.<\/p>\n Speaking at a BFI Southbank screening for the final \u2013 for now \u2013 release, a new animated version of 1967 story The Abominable Snowmen<\/a>, the project\u2019s co-director Russell said it was \u201ca shame\u201d that no further reconstructions were planned, adding: \u201cFrom Big Finish\u2019s point of view, this is it for us \u2013 I\u2019m just very glad that we went out on one of the best Doctor Who stories of all time and we got the chance to animate that.\u201d<\/p>\n Touching on the possibility of future animations, he said: \u201cThe Invasion<\/a> was 2006, there was a long gap, and then there was another little flurry as they did The Tenth Planet<\/a> and The Reign of Terror<\/a> and The Moonbase<\/a>\u2026 and then there was a gap, and then there was Power of the Daleks<\/a>, and then there was [another] gap, and then there\u2019s six that we\u2019ve just done. So these things are cyclic.\u201d<\/p>\n Some of the most recent missing adventures brought back to life using animation include Galaxy 4<\/a>, The Macra Terror<\/a> and The Web of Fear<\/a>. Out of 253 episodes from Doctor Who\u2019s first six years, 97 remain missing in their original form, due to the BBC\u2019s policy of junking archive programming between 1967 and 1978.<\/p>\n In the same BFI Q&A session, Russell also revealed why character designs were altered<\/a> for the animated version of The Abominable Snowmen, explaining it would \u201crectify [a] mistake\u201d made by the original live-action production.<\/p> Read more about Doctor Who:<\/strong><\/p>\n Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen is available now\u00a0on DVD<\/a>,\u00a0on Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0and as a\u00a0limited edition steelbook<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Morgan Jeffery Published: Wednesday, 07 September 2022 at 12:00 am Doctor Who animation director Gary Russell has addressed the looming hiatus for reconstructions of lost stories, following news that BBC America will no longer co-finance these projects. 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