This Week in Doctor Who: Print Archive
Wednesday 1st February 2006
This Week In Doctor Who - February 1, 2006 (posted 1st Feb 2006, 1:01pm - TWIDW post #0377) |
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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO February 1, 2006 - Vol 9, No 5 The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide. by Benjamin F. Elliott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood |
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Thursday 2 February: Style UK 9PM UAE - The Parting of the Ways (1st Series Finale) People + Arts (Spain/Portugal) 10:30PM CET - Aliens of London Friday 3 February: Yes Weekend - 6:20 & 10:53PM - Aliens of London/{AliensOfLondon/2}} Jimmy (Italy) - 9PM - The Parting of the Ways (1st Series Finale) Saturday 4 February: één Belgium 4:15PM - The Empty Child Tuesday 7 February: Ztélé Canada 8PM - Dalek Friday 17 March: SciFi US 9PM EST/PST - Rose (US Premiere!) |
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This week marks the end of regular Doctor Who episodes in certain parts of the world. |
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The Middle East and North Africa (via Showtime Arabia's Style UK) get The Parting Of The Ways on 2 and 3 February, with no more episodes airing this month. |
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Italians (via Canal Jimmy) also get The Parting of the Ways beginning 3 February (final broadcast on 9 February). There seems to be a hole on 10 February - not sure what's airing there. All of Doctor Who's timeslots go to the Joss Whedon series Firefly beginning 17 February. |
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Australians say goodbye to the late afternoon/early evening repeats of the Classic Doctor Who episodes this Friday 3 February. A few stories have been skipped for various rights issues, but ABC has gone through the original run of the series. This run began in September 2003 (just before the new series was announced), and has continued for nearly 29 months. ABC has no plans to air the old Doctor Who episodes again at this time. I would not be surprised if UKTV Australia http://www.uktv.com.au picked up the old episodes again at some point, as they aired the classic series several times between 1996 and 2003. No sign of them airing classic Doctor Who in February or March. ABC still has repeat rights for the 2005 Series (repeats not scheduled at this time), and there is no doubt that Australia will get The Christmas Invasion and Series Two this year. |
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USA - The countdown to the premiere of the 2005 episodes (with Christopher Eccleston) on SciFi http://www.scifi.com continues. The Doctor Who SciFi site http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho still hasn't launched. An additional repeat for episode 2 - The End Of The World - has appeared on the schedule late Sunday March 26 at Midnight. This is one hour later than the repeat for Rose on March 19 - it implies that Sunday repeats could be a regular thing on the channel (a plus for Doctor Who fans who work on Friday nights). The film Jurassic Park eliminates the 11PM time period on the 26th, so Doctor Who might be airing at Midnight for that reason - or it could be the regular repeat time - too soon to tell. |
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UK - Not this week, but next Friday 9 February at 9PM GMT BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree will repeat The Christmas Invasion, the 2005 Christmas special linking Series One to Series Two and introducing David Tennant as the Doctor. No special meaning apparent in this sudden repeat, unless they wanted to tie-in to UKTV Gold's completion of the Series One repeat run 5 days earlier at 5:35PM GMT. |
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UKTV Gold will have a Doctor Who Weekend on 18 and 19 March at 11AM each day, airing the 13 {S29=Series One}} episodes again. » this changed later to 8th/9th April |
The BBC has not announced a premiere date for Series Two, with speculation falling anywhere from 11 March to 15 April. If it is handled like Series One, there should be between 2 to 3 weeks notice of the actual start date, because that is when they will actually decide "we're starting the series on x-date". There is no evidence that a decision on the Saturday of the premiere has been made yet. |
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The new episode of American Who http://www.americanwho.net with tributes to Robert Sloman and Gary Downie is online - see the link below. |
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Congratulations to Outpost Gallifrey http://www.gallifreyone.com on reaching 10 years of age this week. The home site for the Gallifrey One conventions and perhaps the most notable fan Doctor Who site out there. (And it's one of the places where this column is mirrored - though it would merit the mention anyway.) The best source for Doctor Who news for years, and a fast way to get out to most of the other great Doctor Who websites around. Kudos to Shaun Lyon and those who have helped that site over the years. |
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The BBC Press Office http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice and C21 Media http://www.c21media.net often announce when a Doctor Who international sale occurs. Worth keeping an eye on, just in case. |
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Corrections and updates are welcome at thisweekindoctorwho- owner@yahoogroups.com , TWIDW on AOL IM , and thebfe on Yahoo Messenger. The listings: |
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BROADCASTS RELATED TO NEW SERIES: |
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New Series General Information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho http://www.gallifreyone.com http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho http://www.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/doctorwho/index.html http://www2.nrk.no/program/doktor_who http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/doctor_who/1 http://www.france4.tv/prog.php?id_prog=789 |
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BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential The 13 episodes from the BBC Three series all online via Real Player. Also, numerous video diaries and trailers. Attack Of The Graske - interactive game available to UK residents only as part of the trials of the BBC broadband service, starring David Tennant as the Doctor and you as the companion |
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ITALY: |
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Jimmy http://www.jimmy140.it http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/doctor_who/1 Thursday 10:50PM CET 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2 Friday 9PM, Saturday 1:40PM, Sunday 3:30PM, Tuesday 11:50PM CET 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 Dubbed in Italian. 9 February10:40PM CET 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 The series "Firefly" takes over Doctor Who's timeslots beginning 17 February. I do not know what is airing on 10 February yet. |
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Showtime Arabia http://www.showtimearabia.com Style UK Thursday 7PM, Friday 11AM & 4PM UAE 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 Adjust for local time. Last scheduled broadcast at this time. |
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BELGIUM (& The Netherlands): |
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één Network http://www.een.be Saturday 4:15PM CET 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2 English with Subtitles. |
CANADA (French): |
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Ztelé http://www.ztele.com/index.jsp Friday 9PM, Saturday 8AM, Sunday 4PM, Tuesday 2PM EST 1-05 Troisième Guerre Mondiale pt 2 of 2 Tuesday 8PM EST 1-06 Dalek  4:3 cropped pan & scan. Same French dub as France 4. 10 February 9PM EST (and repeats) 1-06 Dalek 14 February 8PM EST (and repeats) 1-07 Un Jeu Interminable 21 February 8PM EST (and repeats) 1-08 Fête Des Pères |
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Digital Plus http://www.plus.es/codigo/default.asp People + Arts Thursday 10:30PM & 2:30AM, Friday 6:30AM & 3PM, Saturday 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM CET 1-03 The Unquiet Dead 9 February 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 10 February 6:30AM & 3PM, 11 February 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2 16 February 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 17 February 6:30AM & 3PM, 18 February 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2 23 February 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 24 February 6:30AM & 3PM, 25 February 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM 1-06 Dalek |
ISRAEL: |
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Yes Weekend http://www.yesweekend.co.il Wednesday 9:30PM & 12:40AM 1-03 The Unquiet Dead Friday 6:20 & 10:53PM, Saturday 1:56PM, Tuesday 9:30PM & 12:40AM 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2 Friday 7:10 & 11:48PM, Saturday 2:46PM 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2 2 episodes a week. Time approximate based on last week's broadcasts. Tentative future schedule: 10 February 1-06 Dalek/1-07 The Long Game 17 February 1-08 Father's Day/1-09 The Empty Child 24 February 1-10 The Doctor Dances/1-11 Boom Town 3 March 1-12 Bad Wolf/1-13 The Parting of the Ways |
USA: |
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Sci-Fi http://www.scifi.com http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho 17 March 9PM & Midnight EST/PST 1-01 Rose (Series Premiere!) 19 March 11PM, 24 March 8PM EST/PST 1-01 Rose (special repeats) 24 March 9PM & Midnight EST/PST 1-02 The End Of The World 26 March Midnight EST/PST 1-02 The End Of The World (special repeat) 31 March 9PM & Midnight EST/PST 1-03 The Unquiet Dead |
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UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb All shows 1 hour later on UKTV Gold + 1 Sunday 5:35PM GMT 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 14:9 Cropped Letterbox. 18 March 11AM-5PM {S29=New Series}} Weekend - Episodes 1 through 6 19 March 11AM-6:05PM New Series Weekend - Episodes 7 through 13 |
BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree http://www.radiotimes.com Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential/ Friday 10 February 9PM GMT 2-00 The Christmas Invasion 16:9 widescreen Sole broadcaster of Doctor Who Confidential (immediately after BBC One Series 2 broadcasts, other repeats) Time-shifted broadcasts of Series 2 in 2006 (same weekends as BBC One) First broadcaster of Torchwood (coming later in 2006) |
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Thomsonfly Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, British Midland Airlines, British Airways, Air New Zealand - various episodes |
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OTHER TV/RADIO/INTERNET BROADCASTS: |
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BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/index.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shada Shada - starring Paul McGann and Lalla Ward. 6 episodes. A retired Time Lord in Cambridge needs the Doctor's help to recover a Time Lord book before the scientist Skagra can find it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shalka "The Scream Of The Shalka" - starring Richard E. Grant. 6 episode story. The Shalka prepare to conquer the Earth from below. Can the Doctor be convinced to save the day one last time? http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/realtime "Real Time" - starring Colin Baker and the Cybermen. 6 episodes. The Doctor and Evelyn Smythe research a temple that has been yanking scientists out of time, bringing them face to face with the future of the Cybermen. |
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UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb (All times 1 hour later on UKTV Gold + 1) Saturday 7:05-9AM GMT The Trial Of A Time Lord: Terror Of The Vervoids movie Season 23, Episodes 9 through 12. Doctor: Colin Baker. Sunday 7-8:10AM GMT The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe movie Season 23, Episodes 13 through 14. Doctor: Colin Baker. Sunday 5:35PM GMT 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 11 February 7-8:20AM GMT The Happiness Patrol 12 February 7-8:20AM GMT Silver Nemesis 18 February 7-9AM GMT The Face of Evil 19 February 7:05-9AM GMT Spearhead From Space 25 February 6-9:10AM GMT Doctor Who And The Silurians 26 February 6-9AM GMT The Ambassadors of Death 4 March 6-9:25AM GMT Inferno 5 March 7-8:50AM GMT Terror of the Autons 11 March 6-9AM GMT The Mind of Evil 12 March 7-9AM GMT The Claws of Axos 18 March 6-9AM GMT Colony In Space 19 March 6:35-9AM GMT The Dæmons 25 March 7-9AM GMT The Curse of Peladon 26 March 6-9AM BST The Sea Devils |
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Homechoice http://www.homechoice.co.uk On Demand Channel C1 All 13 Series 1 (2005) episodes - cropped to 4:3 The Three Doctors - all 4 episodes The Deadly Assassin - all 4 episodes The Caves of Androzani - all 4 episodes Timelash - 4 part version, all 4 episodes The Curse of Fenric - all 4 episodes |
First Great Western Railway (Volo TV) http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/atyourservice/volotv.php Episodes unknown. |
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AUSTRALIA: |
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ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv http://www.sfsa.org.au Thursday 6:05PM The Curse of Fenric pt 4 of 4 Season 26, Episode 11. Doctor: Sylvester McCoy. Thursday 6:30PM Survival pt 1 of 3 Friday 6:05PM Survival pts 2+3 of 3 Season 26, Episodes 12 through 14. Doctor: Sylvester McCoy. Note - if by some chance you don't know the plotline of Survival and don't know who appears in it - do not find out in advance. This story flows much better when you don't know what's happening next. This is the end of the classic series run on ABC. They have no plans at this time to air these episodes again. ABC has purchased the Christmas Invasion and the 2006 series starring David Tennant, and still has the rights to repeat the Christopher Eccleston episodes from 2005. No broadcast dates have been revealed at this time. |
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BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca Weeknights 2 & 5AM EST (11PM & 2AM PST) - 2 episodes daily Weekends 2AM EST (11PM PST) - complete stories Wednesday The Sea Devils eps 1+2 of 6 Thursday The Sea Devils eps 3+4 of 6 Friday The Sea Devils eps 5+6 of 6 Season 9, Episodes 9 through 14. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Saturday The Mutants all 6 eps Season 9, Episodes 15 through 20. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Sunday The Time Monster all 6 eps Season 9, Episodes 21 through 26. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Monday The Curse of Peladon eps 1+2 of 4 Tuesday The Curse of Peladon eps 3+4 of 4 Season 9, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. 8 February The Mutants 11 February Carnival Of Monsters 12 February The Three Doctors 13 February The Time Monster 16 February Carnival Of Monsters 18 February The Time Warrior 19 February The Green Death 20 February The Three Doctors 22 February The Green Death 25 February "? 26 February "? 27 February The Time Warrior 1 March The Monster of Peladon 4 March "? 5 March "? 6 March Planet of the Spiders 9 March Castrovalva 11 March "? 12 March "? 13 March Four To Doomsday |
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American Who http://www.americanwho.net http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/index.php (alternate link) Current episode - Barry Letts discusses his friend Robert Sloman (recently deceased) and gives his views on the 2005 Series of Doctor Who. Dan Harris discusses Gary Downie (recently decased). http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/amwho.mp3 Upcoming episodes February - Lalla Ward |
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Sci-Fi Overdrive http://www.scifioverdrive.com on Lifestyle Talk Radio (LTR) http://www.lifestyletalkradio.com and Business Talk Radio (BTR) http://www.businesstalkradio.net LTR Late Friday Midnight-2AM EST (9-11PM PST, 5-7AM GMT, 4-6PM AEDT) Live LTR Stream http://www.warpradio.com/popTuner.asp?id=14175 BTR Late Sun/Early Mon 1-4AM EST (10PM-1AM PST, 6-9AM GMT, 3-6PM AEDT) Live BTR Stream http://www.warpradio.com/popTuner.asp?id=14085 Monday 7-10PM EST (12-3AM GMT) http://www.cityviberadio.co.uk Saturday 8-11PM EST (5-8PM PST) http://www.krradio.com (repeat of previous week's episode, online audio stream) Hour 1 - News & Comment. Hour 2 - Tim Powers, one of the judges for the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future competition; Adam-Troy Castro. Hour 3 - Repeat of last week's Hour 2. Feb 25/27 - Thomas Vitale of Sci-Fi Channel in hour 2 discussing upcoming shows, including Doctor Who. |
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Doctor Who: Podshock http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/portal Weekly chat show with US and UK Doctor Who fans done in podcast format. |
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MPT Maryland http://www.mpt.org analog 22, 67, 31, 28, 62, 36 digital 22-2 (42-2), 67-2 (29-2), 31-2 (44-2), 28-2 (56-2), 62-2 (28-2), 36-2 (54-2) DC/Hagerstown, Baltimore DirecTV 22,980 Baltimore Dish 22,8736 Late Saturday 12:03-2:45AM EST The Ambassadors of Death movie Season 7, Episodes 12 through 18. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Note - this is the movie version compiled in the mid 1980s. In addition to being entirely in black & white, the section that represents episode 5 (beginning about 90 minutes into the movie) is very poor quality - somewhat muted sound with fuzz, terrible picture, etc. Picture quality improves with the 6th episode. To my knowledge, this is the only version of The Ambassadors of Death offered in the US since the 1980s. It should not be taken as evidence of the quality of the title on VHS if you want to buy it before the leftover copies disappear. Episode 5 on the VHS is very good quality, and is fully restored to color by the Restoration Team. Just - do not panic when you see the picture quality drop on MPT - your TV is not acting up.EMD 11 February Inferno (Midnight by MPT's listings, 11:30PM according to Tivo, ought to be 11:40PM based on the length of the Vicar Of Dibley episode that will be the lead-in) 18 February Terror of the Autons 25 February The Mind of Evil |
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IPTV Iowa http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org analog 11, 32, 27, 12, 21, 24, 32, 36, 36 digital 11-2 (50-2), 32-2 (35-2), 27-2 (28-2), 12-2 (45-2), 25, 18, 33, 35, 34 Des Moines DirecTV 11,474 Des Moines Dish 11,9116 Cedar Rapids DirecTV 12 Cedar Rapids Dish 12,9161 Omaha DirecTV 32 Omaha Dish 32,9146 Sioux City Dish 27,7195 Quad Cities DirecTV 36 Quad Cities Dish 36,7607 Saturday 11:35PM CST Time and the Rani pts 1+2 of 4 Season 24, Episodes 1 through 2. Doctor: Sylvester McCoy. 11 February Time and the Rani pts 3+4 18 February Paradise Towers pts 1+2 25 February Paradise Towers pts 3+4 |
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HUNGARY: |
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RTLKlub http://rtlklub.hu Doctor Who premiere 2006? Thursday 8PM? |
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HONG KONG: |
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ATV World http://www.hkatv.com/world/05 Doctor Who premieres 19 February. |
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GERMANY: |
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ProSieben (Pro 7) http://www.prosieben.de http://www.drwho.de Doctor Who premiere 2006. Series 1 & 2 purchased. Dubbed in German. |
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Danmarks Radio Doctor Who premiere TBA. |
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JAPAN - broadcaster TBA. |
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EUROPE/AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST: |
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BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com FAQ page says they will probably get Series 1 in the future, after it has aired on other networks in the countries BBC Prime services |
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AUSTRALIA: |
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ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv http://www.sfsa.org.au The Christmas Invasion and Series 2 to air in 2006. |
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Prime TV http://www.primetv.co.nz http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com The Christmas Invasion and Series 2 to air in 2006 (June/July start?) |
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BBC One http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone http://www.radiotimes.com 16:9 Widescreen Digital,14:9 Cropped Letterbox Analogue Primary broadcaster of Doctor Who. Series Two Saturdays 7PM in 2006 (start date TBA) "Doctor Who Friday" - CBBC magazine show to air with Series Two. |
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MILITARY: |
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BFBS http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/bfbs1listing/Look_Ahead_Frameset.htm Programming service for UK military. Episodes air shortly after UK premieres. |
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CANADA: |
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CBC TV http://www.cbc.ca/television http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho http://www.dwin.org 2006 - Series 2. Start Date TBA. http://www.cbc.ca/planetofthedoctor "The Planet Of The Doctor" exclusive CBC.CA documentary. 6 regular episodes and 1 special. Approximately 90 minutes. |
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2006 - "Doctor Who Series Two" 13 episodes Later 2006 "Torchwood" 13 episodes |
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Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. |
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