This Week in Doctor Who: Print Archive
Friday 25th May 2001
This Week In Doctor Who - May 25, 2001 (posted 25th May 2001, 11:08am - TWIDW post #0015) |
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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - May 25, 2001 by Benjamin F. Elliott Vol 4, No 21 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/ thisweekindoctorwho-subscribe@yahoogroups.com |
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Confusion in New Zealand as Prime TV makes schedule changes. After The Horns of Nimon finishes on Thursday, 7 June, Doctor Who is being pulled from the lineup. Conflicting stories are emerging. Is it only being rested for 2 to 3 weeks as they catch their breath from airing too many episodes earlier this year? Is it taking a winter vacation while Blake's 7 airs? Is it being canceled completely due to anemic ratings since moving to 6PM? (Whether it's being canceled, suspended, or just rested, the show has suffered in the ratings since going against the 6PM news.) The facts should emerge within the next few days. New Zealand fans should check http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/ and that site's forum section every day or so for updates. |
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(According to the most recent message on the board at the tetrap site before this column went out, Blake's 7 goes into the 6PM timeslot on Prime TV beginning Thursday, 21 June. This rules out the 2 to 3 week rest, unless the show comes back in a different time slot.) |
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Dallas, TX Doctor Who - KERA 13 http://www.kera.org/ updated their web listings last week to show that the weekly Doctor Who episodes will begin airing Friday, June 1st. 2 episodes a week, beginning at Midnight. Time to alert your friends and learn how to program the VCR. |
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Last week I managed to have inaccurate information for both Pennsylvania stations. WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh aired City of Death episodes 3+4 on the 12th, where I had it down as pre-empted, while Doctor Who was pre-empted on the 19th, where I had those City of Death episodes listed. WYBE 35 in Philadelphia added a special Doctor Who broadcast to their lineup late Saturday without much notice. Frontios episodes 3+4 aired at Midnight Saturday night after WYBE pledge specials. WYBE will also air Doctor Who at Midnight this Saturday. |
Due to production problems, most of the story descriptions were not written this week. |
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Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... , bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM. And now, the listings: |
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WPBR 1340AM West Palm Beach, FL http://www.scifiradioguy.com/ MP3 Archive http://www.live365.com/ Sun 10:05PM EDT Interstellar Transmissions 2 hour long sci-fi news/chat show (Doctor Who news for the week at the start of the second hour.) |
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BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/ Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, 11:30AM CET Terminus ep 2 of 4 Late Thu 12:30AM CET Terminus ep 3 of 4 *Not seen in all regions. |
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UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/ Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST Underworld all 4 eps Doctor Who remakes a Greek myth - Jason and the Argonauts. Sneaky historical references and dodgy special effects are expected to occur. Admittedly, the Greek myth didn't have a spaceship crashing into the heart of a young planet, but you can't expect the Greeks to think of everything. Mon-Wed 11:30PM AEST The Power of Kroll eps 2 - 4 of 4 Kroll is coming. Kroll is coming. Do a little dance, sing a little song, get a little eaten. But where could the 5th segment of the Key To Time be. Thu-Fri 11:30PM AEST The Armageddon Factor eps 1 - 2 of 6 The Doctor, Romana, and K9 arrive on a world in the middle of a devastating war. Not only does there seem to be no sign of the 6th segment of the Key To Time, but people seem to be mistaking K9 for potential scrap metal. |
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Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/ http://www.primetv.co.nz/ Sun-Tue 6PM The Creature from the Pit eps 2 - 4 of 4 Last rerun in 1988. Wed-Fri 6PM Nightmare of Eden eps 1 - 3 of 4 Last rerun in 1988. |
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NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/ Late Sat Mid EDT The Power of Kroll eps 1+2 of 4 Late Thu Mid EDT The Power of Kroll eps 3+4 of 4 See UKTV Australia for story description. |
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WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/ Sat 11:30PM EDT The Creature from the Pit eps 1+2 of 4 |
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WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/ Late Sat Mid EDT Resurrection of the Daleks 4 ep version, pts 1+2 Special late start time. A time corridor leads the TARDIS to 1985, where Daleks and duplicate humans are endangering the populace. Viewer advisory - this story was written by Eric "kill- them-all" Saward. If you do not like this, it may be a tad - violent. If you like violence, pop open a smile. |
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MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/ Late Sat Mid EDT The Sensorites movie (Strangers In Space, The Unwilling Warriors, Hidden Danger, A Race Against Death, Kidnap, A Desperate Venture) The lock on the TARDIS is stolen, marooning the 1st Doctor and company on a ship where the humans have been driven nearly mad by aliens. But the humans may not be so innocent. The Doctor will learn "the rest of the story". |
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WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/ Sat 11:50PM EDT The Greatest Show in the Galaxy ep 3 of 4 |
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WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/ Sat 11:30PM EDT The Ribos Operation ep 4 of 4 Sat 11:55PM EDT The Pirate Planet ep 1 of 4 |
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WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/ Sat 11:34PM CDT Terror of the Zygons ep 3 of 4 ยป this is more likely to be Terror of the Zygons: Part Four |
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TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/ analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16 (2.5) Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT The Stones of Blood ep 4 of 4 |
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IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/ Fri 11:05PM CDT The Keeper of Traken eps 3+4 of 4 |
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PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/ Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) The Armageddon Factor ep 5 of 6 |
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KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/ Late Fri 12:30AM MDT State of Decay eps 1+2 of 4 Late Fri 1:30AM, Sat 11PM MDT State of Decay eps 3+4 of 4 |
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KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/ Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT The Talons of Weng-Chiang ep 3 of 6 See UK Gold for story description. |
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KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA http://www.kbtc.org/ Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT The Stones of Blood eps 3+4 of 4 See TPT St. Paul, MN for story description. |
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BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/ Mon-Thu 8AM EDT(5AM PDT)/Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes in movie format daily Mon/Tue Terror of the Zygons movie, pt 2 of 2 See WILL 12 Urbana, IL for story description. Tue-Wed/Wed-Thu Planet of Evil movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2 Thu/Fri Pyramids of Mars movie, pt 1 of 2 |
Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001. |
