2026
January
1 - Getting things off to a light start, on MEF member John Wall looks at the prospects for finds in 2026. Given FIF's success in recent years, John feels that 2026 could be "the best year in a very long time". The consensus in the thread is generally positive.
Downthread John doubles down with a prediction of The Myth Makers, episode 2 and The Smugglers, episode 3.
5 - On PMF, Scot Ferre says that there are "missing items" with Australian collectors.
7 - On PMF, discussion on the chances of films being with Australian collectors leads to Servorobot re-posting the two quotes from Paul Vanezis, regarding his dealings with the alleged "timewaster" from Australia who supposedly held Marco Polo, The Power of the Daleks and The Evil of the Daleks.
19 - In Hobart, Tasmania, a cache of BBC films is found offered for sale in a tip shop. The find was posted on the Missing Believed Wiped Facebook page.
Several items are identified, all existing BBC material (non-Doctor Who), but many items were not able to be identified.
On PMF, Servorobot says the haul was acquired by the National Australian Archives.
23 - On GB, member The Evil Dalek speculates that the two missing Hartnell episodes in private collections may be from The Reign of Terror, The Crusade, The Celestial Toymaker or The Savages. Evil Dalek also quotes an old post showing the reasoning behind this.
