Two missing episodes, one furious director, and the first time Doctor Who nearly collapsed.
Don't Lose Your Head is a documentary about the making of Doctor Who story The Reign of Terror.
Direction
Timothy Combe's frank stories about Henric Hirsch's on-set breakdown
Production
Surviving episode 6's miraculous recovery from BBC junking policy
Director
Chris Chapman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Episodes 4 and 5 remain lost, though audio recordings and off-screen photos allowed 2013 animated reconstructions.
This serial marked the first time Doctor Who filmed on location outside London—at Denham Film Studios standing in for revolutionary France.
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