"Shaun Ley recounts how the political circumstances of the late 1970s resulted in three of the most popular TV series' of the time - Dr Who, Secret Army and The Professionals - each having at least one episode scrapped after filming. Interviewees include the then Dr Who, Tom Baker."
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For Doctor Who, it looks at why Shada written by Douglas Adams intended to close the 17th season in 1980 was left uncompleted and unbroadcast.

Very good interviews with Tom Baker, director Pennant Roberts and a founder of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, Jeremy Bentham.

It sure is interesting Professor Jean Seaton suggesting that the real reason why Shada was left uncompleted and unbroadcast was because of the BBC wanted to make a point to the unions, that strikes have consequences and therefore Shada had to be sacrificed to make that point.

The segments with The Professionals & Secret Army was also interesting to hear.
The Professionals episode Klansmen was never broadcast in the UK but I for one got to see it on Australian broadcast television on UKTV some years ago. As a point of interest Tony Booth who was in The Professionals episode is the father of Cherie Booth, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair

Unlike Doctor Who & The Professionals I was completely unfamiliar with Secret Army so listening on why the Secret Army episode was not shown to be extremely fascinating.