CENSOR CLIPS

 CENSOR CLIPS

Censorship rules vary from country to country depending on legislation, culture, religion and various other factors. In the 1960s it was common practice in numerous countries to physically remove that footage which was deemed offensive or unsuitable for the allotted timeslot by slicing out sections from the film print. Currently only documentation and/or clips from Australia and New Zealand are known to exist, details of which are listed below.

This page would not have been possible without the help and support of researcher and fellow New Zealander Jon Preddle. I have graciously been given approval to reproduce material from his TSV articles and his BroaDWcast website, both of which I highly recommend reading and go into much greater depth than I have gone here. Special thanks must also go to Martin Dunne, whose research into this area of Doctor Who has made this page possible.

EPISODE MISSING - CENSOR CLIP EXISTS
EPISODE EXISTS - CENSOR CLIP EXISTS
CENSOR CLIP EXISTS IN SOME OTHER FORM
CENSOR CLIP MISSING

 NEW ZEALAND
 
The description column may refer to a single clip or several clips. Censor clip descriptions may have been modified from the original censor notes to correct errors and other information. Identification of a character has been added where possible. Anything listed in green can be explained below the table.

STORY
CODE
EP#
ON-SCREEN TITLE
CENSOR NOTES / CLIP DESCRIPTION
CENSOR CLIP EXISTS
SEASON ONE
Inside the Spaceship
C
2
The Edge of Destruction
Delete views of Susan stabbing couch repeatedly with scissors
YES
Susan picking up scissors again
YES
Barbara taking the scissors off Susan
YES
Marco Polo
D
3
Five Hundred Eyes
Delete woman’s screams as she is grabbed by Tegana
NO
Delete threat to bound woman prisoner
NO
Delete close up view of mask face
NO
Delete view of woman with knife at throat
NO
4
The Wall of Lies
Delete scream and close up view of mask
NO
Delete scream of girl
NO
Delete view of dagger in man’s back
NO
5
Rider from Shang-Tu
Delete view of dagger in man’s back
NO
Delete view of knife in man’s chest and throttling of man in tent
NO
6
Mighty Kublai Khan
Delete or reduce screaming of girl and holding knife at girl’s throat
NO
Delete scream of girl and knife attack
NO
7
Assassin at Peking
Reduce knife attack
NO
SEASON TWO
The Romans
M
4
Inferno
Delete view of lighted torch being jabbed into man’s face
YES
Delete view of others bending over man’s body
YES
The Space Museum
Q
3
The Search
Reduce fight, deleting kick & rabbit chop etc
YES
Delete remark “wanting to see Morogs dead”
YES
Delete remark “don’t kill me”
YES
Delete remark “but it might be enjoyable”
YES
Delete remark “kill them”
YES
The Time Meddler
S
2
The Meddling Monk
Reduce or delete threat with knife (twice)
YES
Reduce battle, particularly close stabbing axe blows, etc
YES
3
A Battle of Wits
Delete threat with knife & remove remark “go on kill me”
YES
4
Checkmate
Delete killing of Vikings after they surrender
NO
SEASON THREE
Galaxy 4
T
1
Four Hundred Dawns
Delete remark “they kill”
NO
Delete remark “do you want to be killed?”
NO
Delete remark “you want to kill us”
NO
2
Trap of Steel
Delete remark “very well, we will kill the girl”
NO
Delete remarks about killing Steven
NO
Delete scream of girl & reduce/delete views of monster face
NO
3
Air Lock
Delete scream & reduce or delete views of horror face consistent with dialogue
YES
Delete chop by Steven to Drahvin woman
YES
Delete underlined remark “kill me now, I have failed in my duty”
YES
4
The Exploding Planet
Delete underlined remark “after them and kill
NO
Delete remark “she will die willingly”
NO
Delete all close views of monsters consistent with dialogue
NO
Delete remarks by man “kill kill”
NO
The Myth Makers
U
1
Temple of Secrets
Delete reference to wife being unfaithful & reply
NO
Delete reference to knife between ribs & reduce threat with sword
NO
Delete reference to “cut out his tongue for insolence”
NO
2
Small Prophet, Quick Return
Delete remarks about “cutting throats”
PARTIAL
Delete references to “killing girl” and “she must die”, reduce threat
NO
Delete remarks “kill them, kill them”
NO
3
Death of a Spy
Delete remarks “kill her, kill all of them”
NO
Delete views of Steven hitting guard & return blow
NO
4
Horse of Destruction
Delete remarks “I shall kill you”
NO
Reduce or delete killing of Trojans
NO
Reduce sword fight between Troilus & Achilles, particularly final views
NO
Reduce sacking of city, screams and remarks of “kill them”
NO
The Massacre
W
3
Priest of Death
Delete loading of gun, reduce views of attempted assassination
NO
4
Bell of Doom
Reduce or delete views of massacre, particularly detailed views of killings
NO
The Ark
X
1
The Steel Sky
Reduce or delete views of one-eyed creature
YES
3
The Return
Reduce views of Monoids, particularly close views
YES
Reduce or delete use of heat gun on man
YES
Delete or reduce remark about destroying population
YES
Reduce killing of man, deleting screaming
YES
4
The Bomb
Reduce or delete close views of Monoids
YES
Delete remark “they will die”
YES
Reduce view of Monoids but retain dialogue about hiding place of bomb
YES
Delete close views of Monoids and reduce views of battle & killing of Monoids particularly close views
YES
The Celestial Toymaker
Y
2
Hall of Dolls
Delete remark “does he really mean to kill us”
NO
4
The Final Test
Delete remark “and you will be killed”
YES
The War Machines
BB
2
Episode 2
Delete view of bottle & pad in man’s hand in kidnap attempt
YES
Reduce or delete sequence of tramp being killed in factory
YES
Delete demonstration of killing of man & delete later view on floor if necessary
YES
3
Episode 3
Delete remarks “machines programmed to attack all forms of human life”
YES
Delete remarks “all human beings will be eliminated”
YES
Reduce attack on troops
PARTIAL
4
Episode 4
Delete killing of man in phone box
YES
Delete remarks to Polly about being killed by WOTAN
NO
SEASON FOUR
The Smugglers
CC
1
Episode 1
Reduce threat to Joseph with knife
NO
2
Episode 2
Delete Cherub’s physical & verbal threats with knife
NO
Delete Captain’s remark “I’ll slit your gizzard”
NO
3
Episode 3
Delete cherub holding knife across Tom’s throat
NO
4
Episode 4
Reduce views of Captain thrusting and withdrawing sword from Cherub’s body
PARTIAL
The Tenth Planet
DD
4
Episode 4
Delete screaming girl (Polly)
PARTIAL
Delete view of girl (Polly) being rendered unconscious
PARTIAL
The Power of the Daleks
EE
5
Episode 5
Reduce to minimum chanting of Daleks vowing to kill human beings
PARTIAL
6
Episode 6
Reduce to minimum chanting of Daleks vowing to kill human beings
PARTIAL
Reduce to minimum shootings & killings by Daleks
NO
From this point on all censorship was handled internally by the NZBC.
The Evil of the Daleks
LL
4
Episode 4
Unknown, possibly reduction of the Jamie / Kemel fight
NO
5
Episode 5
Reduce sword fight between Jamie & Arthur Terrell
NO
SEASON FIVE
The Enemy of the World
PP
4
Episode 4
Delete line “I want to be there to see his face when he dies”
YES
Reduce death scene with Negress, to absolute minimum, deleting the word “Good!” spoken by man when he is told she is dead.
YES
5
Episode 5
Delete man pulling girl’s head back by her hair
YES
Reduce close-up of man picking up iron bar
YES
The Web of Fear
QQ
1
Episode 1
Delete 3 close-ups of hairy monster - delete, leave long shot
YES
Delete 1 close-up of hairy monster - delete
YES
close-up of monster attacking man
YES
Delete dead old man covered in cob-webs
YES
Delete man’s cry, if possible
YES
2
Episode 2
Delete all close-ups of monsters [during next 2 min sequence], reducing long shots to a minimum
YES
Two soldiers fire on advancing Yeti
YES
3
Episode 3
Delete prolonged close-up of face & claws of monster, coming in as he turns his back
Delete close-up of monster, coming in on closing credits
NO
4
Episode 4
Opening sequence with monsters, screams & old man being dragged along by monster. Delete all except quick glimpses of man being dragged along.
YES
Delete shot of recumbent human covered with cobwebs & a scream
YES
Delete scream (Evans)
YES
Reduce following fight sequence between monsters & army to absolute minimum, deleting screams
YES
Delete close-ups of monsters
YES
Delete final attack on man (Captain Knight)
YES
5
Episode 5
Delete girl’s scream & view of monster
YES
6
Episode 6
Delete close-up of man’s blackened face with monster’s claws around his throat
YES
Delete shot of blackened corpse on ground
YES
The Wheel in Space
SS
3
Episode 3
Delete close-up of man’s face with open mouth & accompanying scream
YES
5
Episode 5
Laleham trying to throttle Flannigan
YES
Flannigan being attacked from behind and elbowing his assailant
YES
Flannigan repeatedly bashing his assailant's head against a door
YES
6
Episode 6
Delete close-ups of dead woman lying on floor
YES
SEASON SEVEN
The Silurians
BBB
2
Part 2
Reduce shot of dinosaur
YES
Delete shot of dinosaur
YES
Delete heavy breathing
YES
Cut heavy breathing of wounded Silurian
YES
Reduce woman screaming, creature attacks farmer in barn
YES
Reduce heavy breathing
YES
3
Part 3
Delete opening shot
YES
Creature wounded - heavy breathing sound very base-y.
YES

The Myth Makers 2 – Exists as part of the 8mm collection recorded off-air by a fan in Australia
The War Machines 3 – Some of the shots exist as part of the film reel of Australian censor clips recovered by Damian Shanahan in 1996 (see below)
The War Machines 4 – Clip exists as an extract from an episode of Blue Peter
The Smugglers 4 – Clip with roughly the same duration exists as part of the film reel of Australian censor clips recovered by Damian Shanahan in 1996 (see below)
The Tenth Planet 4 – Exists as part of the 8mm collection recorded off-air by a fan in Australia
The Power of the Daleks 5 & 6 - Clip with roughly the same duration exists as part of the clip recovered from Whicker’s World

 AUSTRALIA
 
Damian Shanahan found a collection of censor clips in 1996.

STORY
CODE
EP#
ON-SCREEN TITLE
CENSOR NOTES / CLIP DESCRIPTION
CENSOR CLIP EXISTS
SEASON ONE
Marco Polo
D
5
Rider from Shang-Tu
At end of reel delete chop to guards back
NO
7
Assassin at Peking
Delete knife in thief’s back
NO
The Keys of Marinus
E
2
The Velvet Web
Near end remove sequence in which girl smashes brain creatures. A brief flash or two may be seen, but remove all screams and close up shots of creature
YES
The Reign of Terror
H
5
A Bargain of Necessity
Delete shots of Dr Who picking up a bottle and following Gaoler to cell whilst bottle is still visible as weapons threat
NO
SEASON TWO
Planet of Giants
J
2
Dangerous Journey
Delete shots of man turning over body and displaying blood-stained face and chest
YES
Delete shots of two men turning over body and dragging it away
YES
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
K
1
World’s End
Delete dagger sticking out of man’s body
YES
4
The End of Tomorrow
Delete monster appearing from [13 minutes in] to end of episode
YES
5
The Waking Ally
At start delete shot of Slyther
YES
The Chase
R
2
The Death of Time
Delete underlined words in “What do they feed on? They are flesh eaters. They eat humans? Yes
YES
Delete shot of girl seized around through by tail of monster
YES
Delete shot of Daleks blasting the Indians
YES
Delete close up of monster
YES
SEASON THREE
Galaxy 4
T
4
The Exploding Planet
At end delete item by newcomer (Garvey) “I must kill” (3 times)
NO
Mission to the Unknown
T/A
1
Mission to the Unknown
“These episodes were all considered unsuitable for TV rated “G”, not because of specific scenes but because of their storylines. The importer therefore elected not to attempt reconstruction, and the episodes were not registered.”
- Basil Sands, BBC Sydney, March 1967
N/A
The Dalek’s Master Plan
V
All
Various
N/A
The Ark
X
1
The Steel Sky
Delete shot of one-eyed creature
YES
3
The Return
Reduce close up shots of Monoid faces
YES
4
The Bomb
Reduce number of close up shots of Monoid face and reduce killing of Monoids with beat rods. In particular reduce to minimum screams of victims.
YES
The Gunfighters
Z
3
Johnny Ringo
Delete shot of barman’s body lying across counter
YES
4
The OK Corral
Delete shot of bodies strewn across street
YES
The War Machines
BB
3
Episode 3
Delete sentence “All human beings who break down will be eliminated” and accompanying shot of man knocked down with blow to neck
YES
Reduce by about half hand-to-hand fighting and delete shot of soldier killed by spray from machines
YES
4
Episode 4
Reduce writhing and delete fall of scientist after he is sprayed by machine
YES
SEASON FOUR
The Smugglers
CC
1
Episode 1
Delete shot of knife being thrown, shot of it protruding from man’s back and his final groans and fall
YES
3
Episode 3
Delete dialogue “but not for you” and subsequent wiping of blood from hook and dropping bloodied handkerchief on Jamaica’s dead body
YES
Delete scream of Kewper as he is struck in back with knife
YES
4
Episode 4
Delete shot of sword being withdrawn from Cherub’s body
YES
The Highlanders
FF
1
Episode 1
Delete the grunt of man after stabbing in two instances
YES
Remove the sight of feet of men about to be hanged, and the officer’s word “take the [strain]”
YES
The Underwater Menace
GG
1
Episode 1
Reduce sequence in which Polly struggles against the Atlantians who are preparing her for artificial gill operation
YES
2
Episode 2
Reduce sequence in which Polly is prepared for artificial fish gill operation – deletions to include close ups of her arm as it is held for injection and reduce her sobs
YES
3
Episode 3
Reduce throttling of Ando by Zaroff with spearshaft and delete off-screen stabbing of Ando and girls screams
YES
4
Episode 4
Delete second shot of Zaroff behind bars as his head goes under water
YES
The Macra Terror
JJ
2
Episode 2
Reduce considerably shots of Polly being attacked by clawed creatures and reduce some of her cries
YES
Reduce attack on man on screen with clawed arm
YES
3
Episode 3
Reduce attack on man on screen with clawed arm
YES
The Faceless Ones
KK
1
Episode 1
Allow ray gun to be aimed and cut to body on floor
YES
Reduce shots of hand emerging from cupboard
YES
Reduce close up shots of faceless creature
YES
SEASON FIVE
Fury from the Deep
RR
2
Episode 2
All Mr Oak and Mr Quill to enter Mrs Harris’ flat and tinker with the gas plant, then delete the sequence in which they  enter her bedroom and approach her with staring eyes and open mouths, breathing out toxic fumes that cause her collapse
YES
4
Episode 4
Reduce the scene in which Van Luytens is attacked by weeds in the bottom of the shaft and his screams
YES
Delete the shot of body on the floor surrounded by the pulsating mass
YES
5
Episode 5
Delete the close up shot of Robson’s hand covered with seaweed growth
YES
Reduce emphasis on Robson’s seaweed hands
YES
The Wheel in Space
SS
4
Episode 4
Reduce to minimum attack on man by laser beam. Reductions will include man’s groans
YES
SEASON SIX
The Dominators
TT
4
Episode 4
Reduce to minimum killing of Tensor in senate
YES
Reduce to minimum punishment of young man at drill site by robots with invisible force
YES
5
Episode 5
Reduce to minimum killing of senator and accompanying cries
YES
The Invasion
VV
5
Episode 5
Reduce screams of children and reduce shots of policeman as he is killed by Cybermen.
YES
6
Episode 6
Reduce the demonstration of the deadly machine against the Professor
YES
Delete the blow to the Professor’s head.
YES
Delete the death struggle and cries of the man killed by Cyber rays.
YES
7
Episode 7
Delete dialogue - "Why not just kill him - he's caused us enough trouble already" "You forget Packer, he's our insurance".
YES
The War Games
ZZ
4
Episode 4
Reduce battle deleting throttling with rifle and stranglehold.
YES