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Saturday 27th October 2007



This Week In Doctor Who - October 27, 2007
(posted 27th Oct 2007, 6:58pm - TWIDW post #0596)
THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO
October 27, 2007 - Vol 10, No 43
The weekly guide to Doctor Who and Sarah Jane broadcasts worldwide.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood
This Week In Doctor Who and Torchwood This Week were delayed due to a
power outage at This Week In Doctor Who headquarters.
Section A - Everything But The PBS Stations
Upcoming premiere broadcasts:
Saturday 27 October:
Skai TV Greece 3PM - Evolution Of The Daleks, pt 2
Nederland 2 3:05PM CET - Rise Of The Cybermen, pt 1
BBC Prime 7PM CET/CAT - The Empty Child, pt 1
BBC Prime 7:45PM CET/CAT - Confidential Cut Down - FX
Sunday 28 October:
Prime New Zealand 7:30PM - Blink
Monday 29 October:
BBC One 5PM - Sarah Jane Adventures - Warriors Of Kudlak, pt 2
CBBC 5:30PM - Sarah Jane Adventures - Whatever Happened To Sarah
Jane?, pt 1
Tuesday 30 October:
Ztele (Canada - French language) 8PM EDT - Blink
Friday 2 November:
BFBS 1 (Military) 4:55PM CET - Sarah Jane Adventures - Warriors Of
Kudlak, pt 2
16 November:
BBC One - Time Crash - Children In Need special episode with David
Tennant and Peter Davison as The Doctor(s)
Christmas 2007:
BBC One - Voyage Of The Damned (60 minutes)
IllusionTV http://www.illusiontv.com , a service that provides sci-fi
and fantasy shows to US cable companies' on-demand programming
lineups, has announced that they will offer the classic Doctor Who
series beginning in January 2008. It is unknown at this time how many
stories will be offered. IllusionTV notes on their website that there
is no cost to see their shows on demand beyond a customer's existing
digital cable subscription. Shows do have commercials in order to pay
the costs of the service. A pre-Doctor Who David Tennant can be seen
in the 2005 Quatermass remake this month through the IllusionTV
service.
Torchwood schedule information is included in the Torchwood This Week
column http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood .
For press releases on Doctor Who, keep an eye on the BBC Press Office
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice and C21 Media
http://www.c21media.net .
Corrections and updates are welcome at thisweekindoctorwho-
owner@yahoogroups.com , TWIDW on AOL IM , and thebfe on Yahoo
Messenger. The listings:
FIRST RUN BROADCASTS:
New Series General Information:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja
http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho
http://www.doctorwhonews.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/2
UK:
BBC One http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone http://www.radiotimes.com
Totally Doctor Who http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/totally
16:9 Widescreen Digital,14:9 Cropped Letterbox Analogue
Sarah Jane Adventures http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja
Episodes are having their BBC One premiere - 7 days after the CBBC
premiere.
Monday 5PM GMT 4b Warriors of Kudlak pt 2 of 2
5 November 5PM GMT 5a Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? pt 1 of 2
16 November "Doctor Who - Time Crash" 2007 Children In Need special
episode, with Peter Davison and David Tennant as The Doctor(s).
Doctor Who returns on Christmas Day in Voyage Of The Damned.
CBBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja
Sarah Jane Adventures
Sunday 6PM GMT 4a Warriors of Kudlak pt 1 of 2
Monday 5:30PM GMT 5a "Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?" pt 1 of 2
(CBBC premiere)
4 November 6PM GMT 4b Warriors of Kudlak pt 2 of 2
5 November 5:30PM GMT 5b Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? pt 2 of 2
(CBBC premiere)
MILITARY:
BFBS http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/bfbs1listing/Look_Ahead_Frameset.htm
BFBS 1:
Friday 4:55PM CET Sarah Jane Adventures 4b Warriors of Kudlak pt 2
of 2
NEW ZEALAND:
Prime TV http://www.primetv.co.nz http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com
4:3 cropped pan and scan.
Sunday 7:30PM 3-10 Blink
4 November 7:30PM 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
11 November 7:30PM 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
CANADA:
Ztele http://www.ztele.com/index.jsp
Episodes dubbed in French. Series 3 Begins.
Saturday 7AM, Late Monday 2AM, Tuesday 3PM EST 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
Tuesday 9PM, Thursday 6PM
, Saturday 3 November 7AM, Late 5 November 1AM, 6 November 2PM EST 3-10 Blink
6 November 8PM, 8 November 5PM, 10 November 6AM, Late 12 November 1AM, 13 November 2PM EST 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
13 November 8PM, 15 November 5PM, 17 November 6AM, Late 19 November 1AM, 20 November 2PM EST 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
20 November 8PM, 22 November 5PM, 24 November 6AM, Late 26 November 1AM, 27 November 2PM EST 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3
27 November 8PM, 29 November 5PM, 1 December 6AM, Late 3 December 1AM, 4 December 2PM EST 3-01 Smith and Jones
4 December 8PM, 6 December 5PM, 8 December 6AM, Late 10 December 1AM, 11 December 2PM EST 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
11 December 8PM, 13 December 5PM, 15 December 6AM, Late 17 December 1AM, 18 December 2PM EST 3-03 Gridlock
18 December 8PM, 20 December 5PM, 22 December 6AM, Late 24 December 1AM EST 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2

Ztele has the French rights to Torchwood in Canada. Not on Fall schedule, expected early 2008.
GREECE:
Skai TV http://www.skai.gr
Saturday 3PM EET 3-05 Evolution of the Daleks pt 2 of 2
BELGIUM (& The Netherlands):
een Network http://www.een.be
Saturday - pre-empted by sports
3 November 4:05PM CET 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
ASIA (regional channel):
BBC Entertainment http://www.bbcentertainment.com
All times Thailand - adjust for local time zone. Subtitles available
in Chinese, Korean, and Thai.
Series 1 Repeat Run starts:
Monday 8PM and 11:05PM, Tuesday 9:30AM and 4:25PM 1-01 Rose
Monday 8:45PM and 11:50PM, Tuesday 10:15AM and 5:10PM 1-02 "The End
Of The World"
Monday 9:30PM and 12:35AM, Tuesday 11AM and 6PM DWC 1-02 "Aliens"
IRELAND:
TV3 http://www.tv3.ie
Thursday - pre-empted
Late 8 November 12:35AM GMT 2-10 Love & Monsters
NETHERLANDS:
Nederland 2 http://nederland2.nl
Saturday 3:05PM CET 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
3 November 3:05PM CET 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
EUROPE/ASIA:
BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com
Series 1 and Doctor Who Confidential Cut Down
Adjust for local time, which could vary by several hours.
Saturday 7PM, Sunday 4PM CET 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
(Standard Time from 28 October)
Saturday 7:45PM, Sunday 4:45PM CET DWC 1-09 "FX"
3 November 7PM, 4 November 4PM CET 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2
3 November 7:45PM, 4 November 4:45PM CET DWC 1-10 "Weird Science Of
Doctor Who"
10 November 7PM, 11 November 4PM CET 1-11 Boom Town
10 November 7:45PM, 11 November 4:45PM CET DWC 1-11 "Unsung Heroes
And Violent Death"
17 November 7PM, 18 November 4PM CET 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
17 November 7:45PM, 18 November 4:45PM CET DWC 1-12 The World of Who
24 November 7PM, 25 November 4PM CET 1-13 The Parting of the Ways
pt 2 of 2
24 November 7:45PM, 25 November 4:45PM CET DWC 1-13 The Last Battle
AFRICA:
BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com
Series 1 and Doctor Who Confidential Cut Down
The African version of BBC Prime has some schedule variations.
Saturday 7PM and 11PM CAT 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
Saturday 7:45PM and 11:45PM CAT DWC 1-09 "FX"
3 November 7PM and 10:40PM CAT 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2
3 November 7:45PM CAT DWC 1-10 "Weird Science Of Doctor Who"
10 November 7PM and 10:30PM CAT 1-11 Boom Town
10 November 7:45PM and 11:15PM CAT DWC 1-11 "Unsung Heroes And
Violent Death"
17 November 7PM and 10:30PM CAT 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
17 November 7:45PM and 11:15PM CAT DWC 1-12 The World of Who
24 November 7PM and 10:30PM CAT 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2
of 2
24 November 7:45PM and 11:15PM CAE DWC 1-13 The Last Battle
REPEATS AND OTHER TV/RADIO/INTERNET BROADCASTS:
UK:
BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho
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.
Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential
The 13 episodes from Series 1 of the BBC Three series all online via
Real Player in the CutDown format used for repeats and the Series 1
DVDs. Also, numerous video diaries and trailers.
Also - Attack Of The Graske - interactive game, starring David
Tennant as the Doctor and you as the companion
BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree http://www.radiotimes.com
Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential
No episodes scheduled.
First broadcaster of Doctor Who Confidential
UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb
(All times 1 hour later on UKTV Gold + 1).
Monday 11AM and 6PM GMT 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
Tuesday 11AM and 6PM GMT 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
Wednesday 11AM and 6PM GMT 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2
Thursday 11AM and 6PM GMT 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
Friday 11AM and 6PM GMT 2-10 Love & Monsters

3 November 8:20-10:50AM and 1:10AM-3:30AM GMT Classic 11.05 Planet of the Spiders movie
FRANCE:
France 4 http://www.france4.tv
Series 1 and 2 Repeat Run (French and English versions)
Saturday 8:25AM, Monday 3:10PM, Tuesday 11:45PM CET 1-10 Le Docteur Danse pt 2 of 2
Saturday 9:10AM, Monday 4PM, Late Tuesday 12:35AM CET 1-11 L'Explosion De Cardiff
Wednesday 8:45PM
, Saturday 3 November 8:30AM, 5 November 3:05PM, 6 November 11:45PM CET 1-12 Le Grande Mechant Loup pt 1 of 2
Wednesday 9:30PM
, Saturday 3 November 9:15AM, 5 November 3:55PM, Late 6 November 12:30AM CET 1-13 A La Croisee Des Chemins pt 2 of 2
Late Friday 1:30AM CET 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2 (English)
Late Friday 2:15AM CET 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 (English)

7 November 8:45PM, 10 November 8:10AM, 12 November 2:45PM, 13 November 11:45PM CET 2-00 L'invasion De Noel
7 November 9:50PM, 10 November 9:15AM, 12 November 3:50PM, Late 13 November 12:45AM CET 2-01 Une Nouvelle Terre
Late 9 November 1:35AM CET 2-00 The Christmas Invasion (English)
Late 9 November 2:35AM CET 2-01 New Earth (English)
SPAIN:
SciFi Channel Spain www.scifi.es
4 November 9:14AM and Midnight CET Los Marcianos Invaden La Tierra (Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150AD) 1966 theatrical sequel with Peter Cushing as Dr. Who and Roberta Tovey as Susan
24 November 10:29AM and Late 2:10AM CET Dr Who y Los Daleks 1965 theatrical movie with Peter Cushing as Dr. Who
HUNGARY:
RTL Klub http://www.rtlklub.hu http://gportal.hu/portal/doctorwho
Repeat Run:.
Saturday 12:45PM CET 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2
HONG KONG:
ATV World http://www.hkatv.com/world/05
Series 2 Repeat Run
Monday 11:20PM-12:10AM 2-01 New Earth
AUSTRALIA:
UKTV http://www.uktv.com.au http://www.sfsa.org.au
All times 2 hours later on UKTV + 2. Times listed are Australian Eastern Standard.
Sunday 6PM AEDT 2-03 School Reunion
Sunday 6:50PM AEDT DWC 2-03 Friends Reunited
Tuesday 7:30PM
, 4 November 6PM AEDT 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace
4 November 6:45PM AEDT DWC 2-04 From Script to Screen
6 November 7:30PM, 11 November 6PM AEDT 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
11 November 6:45PM AEDT DWC 2-05 Cybermen
13 November 7:30PM, 18 November 6PM AEDT 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
18 November 6:45PM AEDT DWC 2-06 From Zero to Hero
20 November 7:30PM, 25 November 6PM AEDT 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
25 November 6:45PM AEDT DWC 2-07 The Writer's Tale
27 November 7:30PM AEDT 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2
JAPAN:
NHK 3 http://www.nhk.or.jp
Series 1 and 2. First aired on BS-2.
Tuesday 7PM 1-11 Boom Town
CANADA:
BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca
BBCK http://www.bbck.ca http://www.bbck.ca/ontv/show_drwho.aspx
Late Saturday 2:30AM EDT/11:30PM PDT Mawdryn Undead all 4 pts
Classic Season 20, Episodes 9 through 12. Doctor: Peter Davison.
Late Sunday 2AM EDT/11PM PDT Terminus all 4 pts
Classic Season 20, Episodes 13 through 16. Doctor: Peter Davison.
Late 3 November 2:30AM EDT/11:30PM PDT Clasic 20.05 Enlightenment
Late 4 November 2AM EST/11PM PST Classic 20.06 "The Kings' Demons"
Late 4 November 3AM EST/Midnight PST Classic 21.02 The Awakening
Late 10 November 2AM EST/11PM PST Classic 21.01 Warriors of the Deep
Late 11 November 2AM EST/11PM PST Classic 21.03 Frontios
Late 17 November 2:30AM EST/11:30PM PST Classic 21.05 Planet of Fire
Late 18 November 2AM EST/11PM PST Classic 21.06 "The Caves Of
Androzani"
Late 24 November 2:30AM EST/11:30PM PST Classic 21.07 "The Twin
Dilemma"
Late 25 November 2AM EST/11PM PST Classic 22.01 "Attack Of The
Cybermen"
USA:
BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com
DirecTV 264 Dish 135
Series 2 is being shown in a 4:3 crop after they used the proper 16:9
widescreen letterbox for Series 1. HD version of channel coming in
2008.
See Torchwood This Week http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood for
BBC America's Torchwood schedule.
Saturday 7PM and 2AM EDT/4PM and 11PM PDT, Late Sunday 2AM EDT/11PM
PDT, 4 November 4PM EST/1PM PST 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of
2 (BBC America's new episode)
3 November 7PM and 2AM EDT/4PM and 11PM PDT, 4 November Noon and 5PM
EST/9AM and 2PM PST, 11 November 6PM EST/3PM PST 2-09 The Satan Pit
pt 2 of 2
4 November 3PM EST/Noon PST 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
10 November 7PM and 2AM EST/4PM and 11PM PST, 11 November Noo and 5PM
and 2AM EST/9AM and 2PM and 11PM PST, 18 November 6PM EST/3PM PST 2-
10 Love & Monsters
17 November 7PM and 2AM EST/4PM and 11PM PST, 18 November Noon, 7PM,
and 2AM EST/9AM, 4, and 11PM PST, 25 November 6PM EST/3PM PST 2-
11 Fear Her
20 November 9PM and Midnight EST/6 and 9PM PST "Episode unknown"
24 November 7PM and 2AM EST/4PM and 11PM PST, 25 November Noon, 7PM,
and 2AM EST/9AM, 4, and 11PM PST 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
1 December 7PM and 2AM EST/4PM and 11PM PST 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2
SciFi http://www.scifi.com http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho
DirecTV 244 Dish 122 16:9 Letterbox.
HD version of channel on air, but Doctor Who still shown in letterbox in 4:3 window. Hopefully they will run it in 16:9 SD down the road for best picture quality.
Series 3 completed. Sporadic repeats in the Daytime Rotation section of schedule.
9 November 8AM EST 2-01 New Earth
9 November 9AM EST 2-02 Tooth and Claw
9 November 10AM EST 2-03 School Reunion
9 November 11AM EST 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
9 November Noon EST 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2
9 November 1PM EST 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
9 November 2PM EST 2-10 Love & Monsters
9 November 3PM EST 2-11 Fear Her
4 December 8AM-4PM EST Series 1 - 8 Episodes
Illusion TV On Demand http://www.illusiontv.com
Doctor Who Classic Series - coming January. Unknown how much of the
26 season run will be included.
Illusion TV is a service providing science fiction On Demand
programming to cable providers (no word on any deals with satellite
companies yet). If your digital cable service has Illusion TV, all
programming is offered for free with commercials. I do not know how
widely available this service is.
MEXICO/LATIN AMERICA/SOUTH AMERICA:
People + Arts http://www.tupeople.com
Saturday 7PM ??? (nothing actually shown)
Doctor Who: Podshock http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/portal
Weekly chat show with US and UK Doctor Who fans done in podcast
format. Episode 92 now online.
American Who http://www.instituteforspacepolitics.org/amwho
October episode (new) - interviews with Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah
Jane, "The Sarah Jane Adventures) and Carole Bannerman (sister to
John "Captain Jack" Barrowman)
August episode - interview with Mark Schuster, co-author of "The
Greatest Show In The Galaxy: The Discerning Fan's Guide To Doctor
Who".
July episode - relaunch, Murray Gold interview.
Not Yet Airing New Series Or Between Seasons:
1) GERMANY - ProSieben http://www.prosieben.de http://www.drwho.de
Doctor Who premiere TBA. Series 1 and 2 purchased. Dubbed in German.
2) RUSSIA - STS TV http://www.ctc-tv.ru http://www.ctc-
tv.ru/series/DoctorWho
Series 1 Completed.
3) HUNGARY (airing as Ki Vagi, Doki?) - Cool TV http://www.cooltv.hu
Series 2 completed.
4) MALAYSIA - Astro - Box Office Events http://www.astro.com.my
Series 1 and 2 completed. Next air dates to be announced.
5) DENMARK - DR 1 http://www.dr.dk/tv
Series 1 completed.
6) NORWAY - NRK2 http://www.nrk.no
http://www2.nrk.no/program/doktor_who
Series 1 repeats completed.
7) SOUTH KOREA - KBS2 http://www.kbs.co.kr
http://www.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/doctorwho/index.html
Series 2 completed.
8) JAPAN - BS-2 http://www.nhk.or.jp/bs
Series 1 and 2 Completed.
9) ITALY - Jimmy http://www.jimmy140.it
http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/doctor_who/2
Series 2 completed.
10) ISRAEL - Yes Stars http://www.yes.co.il
http://www.yes.co.il/Content/MoviesAndSeries.aspx?
world=ser&cell_id=channel_22
11) POLAND - TVP1 http://ww6.tvp.pl/2.dzialy
Off The Schedule.
12) SWEDEN - SVT 2 http://www.svt.se
Series 1 completed.
13) UKRAINE - ICTV
14) SPAIN/PORTUGAL - Digital Plus http://www.plus.es
People + Arts Chanel 27. Series 1 Repeats Over.
TVE Clan http://www.rtve.es Series 1 Repeats Over.
15)ROMANIA - TVR2 http://www.tvr.ro
Current repeat run complete. Next airdate unknown.
16) FINLAND - TV2 http://www.yle.fi/tv2 - Series 1 Repeat Run
Complete.
17) AUSTRALIA - ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv http://www.sfsa.org.au
16:9 widescreen digital, 14:9 cropped letterbox analog.
Series 3 Completed.
18) CANADA - CBC TV http://www.cbc.ca/television
http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho http://www.dwin.org
16:9 widescreen digital, 16:9 letterbox analog
Co-producer on Torchwood.
http://www.cbc.ca/planetofthedoctor
"The Planet Of The Doctor" exclusive CBC.CA documentary. 6 regular
episodes and 1 special. Approximately 90 minutes.
19) AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST - Showtime Arabia http://www.showtimearabia.com
ShowSeries 1 (all airings 2 hours later on ShowSeries 1 Extra) -
Series 2 Repeats completed.
Column continues in Section B ...
Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.
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