The BBC has announced that it will released a new 'colourised and enhanced' version of the classic Doctor Who story The War Games, which first aired in 1969, later this year

Classic 'Doctor Who' episode 'The War Games' has been colourised. The seventh episode of the sixth series of the BBC sci-fi programme - which marked the final appearance of the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) - originally aired in black-and-white in April 1969 but has now been remastered in colour and will air on BBC Four just days before Christmas.

The 1969 Patrick Troughton story The War Games, has been colourised with the new edition being shown on BBC Four and Player this Christmas. (from Doctor Who News)

Not only that, but this new version of the serial will feature a 'lost' piece of Doctor Who history – while the Second Doctor's regeneration into the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) originally took place off-screen, the special edition of The War Games will depict the changeover on-screen.

The BBC has announced it is releasing colourised Doctor Who footage ahead of a forthcoming special that will see a classic 1969 storyline revamped for modern screens. The BBC has announced that the Time Lord’s regeneration into the third Doctor will be aired in a new colourised version of an episode originally broadcast as part of the War Games storyline in 1969.

Originally airing as part of the War Games story arc in 1969, the episode marked the transition between Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee.