In honor of the 10th anniversary discovery of the lost Nigerian Doctor Who episodes, I'm going to assert that the whole thing is a nefarious plot by The Master

In honor of the 10th anniversary discovery of the lost Nigerian Doctor Who episodes, I'm going to assert that the whole thing is a nefarious plot by The Master to suppress them: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/oct/11/doctor-who-lost-episodes-found-download-bbc https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/oct/11/doctor-... At some point, someone probably sent an email explaining that a Nigerian television station had found a priceless box of lost episodes, and then requested assistance with preservation and/or shipping.