THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - April 21, 2000

by Benjamin F. Elliott
Email: bfelliott@gallifreyone.com

KRWG 22 Las Cruces, NM (El Paso, TX market) is pulling the series off the air after next week's broadcast (Image of the Fendahl - movie format). For the month of May, "I, Claudius" and "Travels In Europe" will air in the Doctor's spot. KRWG has not, to my knowledge, announced what the future of the series on their station will be, but I would not call this a vote of confidence. KRWG has aired the series for just under a year, showing the Tom Baker stories through The Armageddon Factor, then restarting with Robot.

My apologies to fans who've watched Doctor Who on KSPS Spokane, WA. Last week I omitted the prefix "non-" from a description of what will happen in the Doctor's timeslot through May. KSPS will air "non-Doctor Who" specials through May, not "Doctor Who" specials through May. At last word, KSPS was still evaluating the future of Doctor Who on their station. If the show is renewed, KSPS may well switch to episode format, airing 1 or 2 episodes a week instead of the movie versions.

3 weeks till Doctor Who in New Zealand! Prime TV airs the show weekdays at 6:25PM effective May 15th, starting with the 1st episode.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@gallifreyone.com . And now, the listings:

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UK/IRELAND:

TG4/TnaG http://www.tg4.ie/tg4.htm
http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Tue-Thu 6PM BST The Time Monster eps 1 - 3 of 6 (next edition confirmed Spearhead From Space)
Interstitial Time experiments in Cambridge attract the attention of a machine the Doctor made to look for signs of the Master. The Master may have made a fatal mistake - 2500 years ago.

» next edition reported that the episodes were from Spearhead From Space instead.

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 9:20-11:05AM BST Revelation of the Daleks movie
An odd choice for Easter Sunday, but the station is airing the stories in order. An intergalactically renowned cemetery/cryogenic hospital has a dark secret at its core. Up till now it has merely driven the employees to a sort of madness. But now things are getting worse. Bodysnatchers, a brilliant assassin, the Doctor, and the galaxy's President are all coming for a visit at the same time. The death toll could be staggering. On a lighter note, keep an eye on Alexi Sayle's wardrobe. At one point, he wears the 7th Doctor's costume, two years before Sylvester McCoy was hired, much less picked out an outfit.

UK Gold 2/Classic http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 6-7:45PM BST Revelation of the Daleks movie
Being Easter, many more people than normal are likely to be at Sunday Church services. If the VCR lets you down, find a friend with Sky Digital, and catch this time-shifted broadcast of the aforementioned story.

EUROPE/AFRICA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Saturday 5PM CET Meglos ep 3 of 4
Sun+Mon 11:30AM CET Meglos ep 4 of 4
*Not included in African feed.
The 4th Doctor tries to clear his name after Meglos frames him for a catastrophic robbery. If the Doctor's not careful, he may wind up giving "thanks be to Tai". Jacqueline Hill guest-stars.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST The Ark all 4 eps (The Steel Sky, The Plague, The Return, The Bomb)
The 1st Doctor travels to a point in the future later than any examined in the series since. Earth is facing imminent destruction, and one ship is taking humanity to its new home. Only humanity could be foolish enough after millions of years of experience to trust the safety of its entire species to just one ship. To be fair, though, they never expected to face the terror that is Dodo Chaplet.
Mon-Thu 11:30PM AEST The War Machines eps 1 - 4 of 4
Final available 1st Doctor story. The Doctor and Dodo get back to 1966 London, where the Post Office Tower has been completed. In that tower, a pre-eminent scientist has developed the world's most powerful computer, capable of linking with all the computers on Earth to form a World Wide Web of shared information. Of course, this is science fiction. Who could ever believe in a network of computers sharing information across the entire planet?
Fri 11:30PM AEST The Tomb of the Cybermen ep 1 of 4
Rediscovered in Hong Kong in late 1991. The 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Victoria stumble across an expedition to the planet Telos, where the Cybermen went to die.

Prime TV New Zealand http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Weekdays 6:25PM starting 15 May. Set VCRs now!

USA:
(some station signals cross Canadian border)

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Genesis of the Daleks eps 3+4 of 6
Sat 6AM EDT Eastern Feed (PDT Pacific Feed)
No Sunday broadcasts this week. If you miss it early Saturday, you're out of luck. The Thals strike a deal with the devil, who's wearing the guise of Davros.

NHPTV New Hampshire 11, 49, 52 http://nhptv.org/
Sun 3PM EDT Genesis of the Daleks eps 5+6 of 6
Davros plans to use the secrets of the future to make the Daleks invisible. The Doctor contemplates genocide as the last possible way to save the galaxy.

WQED/WQEX 13, 16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT The Robots of Death ep 4 of 4
Taran Capel's identity is revealed, and the Doctor develops a squeaky clean plan to defeat the robot menace.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 11PM EDT Destiny of the Daleks eps 1+2 of 4
Why have the Daleks returned to Skaro, the planet they abandoned so many years ago?

MPT Maryland 22, 28, 31, 36, 62, 67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT The Leisure Hive all 4 eps
The Doctor and Romana's never-ending search for a vacation lead them to Argolis, a planet devastated by nuclear war that now has a resort devoted to the science of peace. A change of pace story to herald a new producer, with daring camera angles and special effects attempts the likes of which would not be attempted on most science fiction shows for years to come.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/gateway.htm
Sat 11:30PM EDT MarkOfTheRani 4 pt version, ep 4
The Master and the Rani are endangered when the Doctor goes on a counteroffensive. Didn't they ever ask the Meddling Monk what the Doctor does when Time Lords meddle with critical events in Earth's past without first locking their TARDIS doors?

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT The Ark In Space ep 4 of 4
Noah plots the destruction of the humans on his Ark, while the insects go marching two by two.
Sat 11:55PM EDT The Sontaran Experiment ep 1 of 2
Earth. Scoured by solar flares. Overgrown and treacherous foliage from lack of care. Now humanity is coming home. But Mr. Potato Head is waiting for them. Slightly more implied violence than normal.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT The Face of Evil ep 4 of 4
The 4th Doctor must convince the brain of Xoanon, a twisted computer copy of his own brain, of the futility of its deadly games with the Sevateem and the Tesh. But even a warped version of the Doctor is a very tough opponent to beat.

KTCA 2 St. Paul, MN http://www.ktca.org/
Sat 11:30PM CDT The Hand Of Fear ep 4 of 4
Eldrad returns to Kastria. But what remains of the civilization she left behind?

IPTV Iowa 11, 12, 21, 24, 27, 32, 32, 36 http://www.sffn.com/
http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:35PM CDT Planet of Evil all 4 eps
At the far edge of the universe, there exists anti-matter, an incredibly powerful energy source. Unfortunately, this power is not compatible with our own universe. Naturally, when scientists try to harvest it, weird things begin to happen. Sometimes the biggest danger isn't someone who's evil, but someone who's misguided.

PPTV North Dakota 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) The Talons of Weng-Chiang ep 6 of 6
Magnus Greel intends to return to the 51st Century, even if it results in the destruction of the 19th.

KBDI/K32EO 12, 32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Late Fri 12:30AM MDT The Talons of Weng-Chiang eps 1+2 of 6 (actually episodes 3+4)
Sat 10PM MDT The Talons of Weng-Chiang eps 3+4 of 6 (actually episodes 5+6)
A night at the theatre turns deadly for the Doctor and Leela. The magician Li Hsen Chang has mystical abilities that a 19th Century man should not have developed yet.

KNME 5 Albuquerque, NM http://www.knmetv.org/
Sat 10:30PM MDT The Invisible Enemy movie
KNME airing stories in production order. Horror of Fang Rock next week. The Doctor's mind is infected by a virus intent on galactic conquest. Now Leela must save the day without his help, and possibly with the Doctor as an enemy.

KRWG 22 Las Cruces, NM (El Paso, TX) http://www.nmsu.edu/~krwgtv/
Sat 10:30PM MDT The Invisible Enemy movie
Same story as KNME. Image of the Fendahl airs next week. Have a VCR handy - it looks like it could be KRWG's last Who broadcast.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT Genesis of the Daleks ep 6 of 6
The Kaled scientific core contemplate destroying the Daleks once and for all. The Thals prepare to attack the bunker.

KSPS 7 Spokane, WA http://www.ksps.org/
Off the schedule. No more broadcasts in April or May. The show's future is pending.

KBTC/KCKA 28, 15 Tacoma/Centralia, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT The Monster of Peladon eps 5+6 of 6
Azaxyr makes a power play against the Galactic Federation. The miners and aristocracy contemplate settling their differences as the only way to save their world.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT Arc of Infinity all 4 eps
A rare interstellar event is used by a being trying to cross over into our universe - using the Doctor's body.

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Until next week, take care.