• The animated version of the Doctor Who story ‘The Celestial Toymaker’ is now streaming for free on BBC iPlayer • The ‘lost’ story was originally aired in 1966, with the animation based on motion capture synced to the surviving soundtrack • The Toymaker returned for Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary, performed by Neil Patrick Harris

All four parts of the Classic Doctor Who adventure, The Celestial Toymaker, are finally free to stream on BBC iPlayer.

With the original footage of this 1966 release wiped, the four instalments of this First Doctor (William Hartnell) saga were animated and available to buy on DVD and Blu-ray in 2023 (to coincide with the Toymaker’s return for the 60th anniversary).

Now, however, fans who have been waiting for it to arrive on iPlayer are in luck.

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