Given the amount of 'repeats' the BBC has been so fond of giving us over the years (some welcome, some not), I still find it incredible that there was a time where they routinely and short-sightedly erased some of their output in the past.

And it's especially a tragedy that a lot of the earliest classic 'Doctor Who' episodes were lost due to this mis-management.

So while I'm keeping my expectations in check, I'm extremely pleased that *some* of these lost episodes seem to have been finally located somehow. What a great boost for the upcoming 50th Anniversary hoopla. Looks like it's now going to be another couple of days or so for the full reveal of exactly what...but fingers crossed for some complete story arcs, whatever the number found -

Latest BBC confirmation - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24448063

Press conference delayed a little - http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-lost-episodes-update-2347529