This Week in Doctor Who: Print Archive
Wednesday 15th January 2003
This Week In Doctor Who - January 15, 2003 (posted 15th Jan 2003, 12:30pm - TWIDW post #0138) |
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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - January 15, 2003 by Benjamin F. Elliott Vol 6, No 3 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho thisweekindoctorwho-subscribe@yahoogroups.com |
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For those who complained about BBC Radio 7's http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/ hyping Doctor Who and then not airing it, good news. In addition to airing The Paradise Of Death this week, BBC Radio 7 will begin airing The Ghosts of N Space on 20 January. The Paradise Of Death and The Ghosts of N Space are Doctor Who radio dramas from the early 1990s that reunited Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, and Elisabeth Sladen as the 3rd Doctor, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, and Sarah Jane Smith. Check BBC 7's web site to find out how to listen to the live web stream if you live outside the UK or don't have UK digital radio and/or TV. |
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More Dish Network subscribers will have the option of watching Doctor Who via Dish Network in the near future. Dish has scheduled the launch of its Omaha, Nebraska local TV channels package for January 16. Dish has also announced that Cedar Rapids, Iowa will tentatively see the launch of a local TV channels package on January 31. Both the Omaha and Cedar Rapids local stations packages will include Iowa Public Television, which airs Doctor Who Saturday nights at 11:35PM Central Time. The Omaha package will not include some of the local stations due to disputes between stations and Dish Network. All new local TV station packages on Dish Network are offered on spotbeams, so they are not useful for someone in say - Hawaii - who wants to see Doctor Who from Iowa. But if you live in an area where locals are available, you now can get Doctor Who on satellite, in addition to the existing options of an antenna or cable. |
As DirecTV http://www.directv.com and Dish Network http://www.dishnewtork.com launch local TV packages in areas where a Doctor Who affiliate exists, this column will be noting them. http://www.dbsforums.com and http://echostar.swiki.net/ are good unofficial reference sites for people interested in satellite TV. |
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While I try to keep the column up to date, I do sometimes miss late changes to schedules. If you see TWIDW's information getting out of synch with what your local station is actually airing, let me know ASAP. |
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Additions and corrections are welcome at thisweekindoctorwho-owner@yahoogroups.com , bfelliott@... , bfelliott3 on AOL IM, or thebfe on Yahoo Messenger. And now, the listings: |
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BBC Radio 7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/ digital radio station, simulcast online in RealPlayer and Windows Media Player in the Sci-Fi time slot (6PM and Midnight GMT) Wed The Paradise Of Death pt 3 of 5 Thu The Paradise Of Death pt 4 of 5 Fri The Paradise Of Death pt 5 of 5 1990s Radio drama starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor. Mon The Ghosts of N Space pt 1 of 6 Tue The Ghosts of N Space pt 2 of 6 The other 1990s Radio drama starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor. |
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Fri 7PM EST Interstellar Transmissions http://www.interstellartransmissions.com WWNN AM1470 Pompano Beach/Boca Raton, FL (Miami/West Palm Beach, FL) http://www.wnnhealthtalkradio.com Joey Reynolds' weekly radio show for sci-fi news and interviews, which can be heard online worldwide. Doctor Who news usually discussed during the show. This week - Scott Carpenter, 4th American in space. |
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UK Gold http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb http://www.telewest.co.uk/flextech/ukgold.htm Late Fri 1:35-2:55AM, Sat 7:40-9AM GMT The Happiness Patrol movie The 7th Doctor and Ace plot to overthrow an evil regime and free a planet in just one night. Late Sat 12:20-1:40AM, Sun 7:40-9AM GMT Silver Nemesis movie In 1638, the Doctor launched a dangerous weapon into space orbiting the Earth, out of reach of anyone ever. Unless, of course, the orbit was a bit weak. And it started to decay. And it happened to land on the Earth in November 1988, just in time for evil from the past, New-Age Nazis, and alien invaders to come looking for it. UK Gold + 1 Late Fri 2:35-3:55AM GMT The Happiness Patrol movie See UK Gold for details. Late Sat 1:20-2:40AM GMT Silver Nemesis movie See UK Gold for details. |
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Homechoice http://www.homechoice.co.uk Video On Demand. Now playing: Robot all 4 pts The Ark In Space all 4 pts The Sontaran Experiment both pts |
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BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca Weeknights 2 episodes Midnight + 4AM EST (9PM + 1AM PST) Saturday/Sunday complete stories Midnight + 3:30AM EST (9PM + 12:30AM PST) Wed Robot pts 1+2 of 4 Thu Robot pts 3+4 of 4 The 4th Doctor, Sarah, and U*N*I*T investigate a Think Tank that's built an enormous robot, the prime suspect in robberies that could yield a weapon of unprecedented power. Fri The Ark In Space pts 1+2 of 4 The 4th Doctor, Sarah, and Harry encounter the survivors of humanity on an Ark in deep space. Someone doesn't want humanity to wake up from a very long sleep. Sat The Masque of Mandragora all 4 pts The Mandragora Heliz hides some of its energy in the TARDIS in a plot to subjugate the Earth in 1492 and prevent the Rennaissance. If Mandragora succeeds, its power will rule the world with an iron fist. Sun The Hand Of Fear all 4 pts Sarah has a near death experience when she is buried alive by a quarry explosion. While buried, she discovers a fossilized hand that is millions of years old. The hand holds the secret of a lost civilization, but will cause havoc and mayhem as long as it remains on Earth. Mon The Ark In Space pts 3+4 of 4 The Wirrn are on the move, and Noah is starting to succumb to their hive mind. Meat is back on the menu. Tue The Sontaran Experiment pts 1+2 of 2 The 4th Doctor, Sarah, and Harry explore an abandoned Earth, only to find a Sontaran already there with dreams of invasion. |
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Channel numbers in brackets ( ) indicate a digital station that is not on the air. Low power stations do not currently have digital assignments. |
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NHPTV New Hampshire http://www.nhptv.org analog 11,49,52 digital 57,48,(49) - not on digital schedule yet Thu 11:30PM, Late Sat 12:30AM EST Revelation of the Daleks 4 pt version, pts 1+2 The 6th Doctor and Peri pay a visit to an old, dear, dead friend of the Doctor's at Tranquil Repose, the intergalactic Funeral Parlor. Tranquil Repose not only houses an astonishing number of famous dead people - it also produces food to solve a galactic famine. Sounds too good to be true. And with the word 'Daleks' in the title, you know it is. |
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WCNY/W59AU Syracuse/Utica, NY http://www.wcny.org analog 24,59 digital 25-1 Sun 5:30PM EST The Android Invasion pt 4 of 4 When the androids come to Earth, U*N*I*T sees double. Two Bentons, two Harrys, and two Doctors. |
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WSKG Binghamton, NY http://www.wskg.com analog 46 digital (42) - under construction Sat 11:30PM EST Genesis of the Daleks pt 5 of 6 Davros tortures Sarah and Harry hoping to get the 4th Doctor to reveal how the Daleks lose throughout history. Davros' goal - if the Daleks learn what they got wrong, they can prepare, and conquer the universe for real. |
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WQED/WQEX Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org analog 13,16 digital 38-1,(26) Pittsburgh DirecTV Local 13,947 Pittsburgh Dish Local 8136,13 Late Sat Mid EST Terminus pt 3 of 4 Doctor Who did not air last week. Oops. This time Terminus part 3 is airing - for real. |
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WYBE Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org analog 35 digital (34) - coming 2003 Philadelphia DirecTV Local 35,909 Philadelphia Dish Local 8162,35 Sat 11PM EST The Power of Kroll pts 2+3 of 4 The Swampies have awakened Kroll, a squid of surprising power and ravenous appetite. And they want to feed the 4th Doctor, Romana, and a gun dealer to Kroll, in hopes of blessing. Funny. All the squids I know claim that Time Lords give them indigestion. |
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MPT Maryland http://www.mpt.org analog 22,67,28,31,62,36 digital 42,(29),(62),(44),(28),(56) - simulcast of analog begins in 2003 DC/Hagerstown & Baltimore DirecTV Local 22,980 Late Sat Mid EST Four To Doomsday movie The 5th Doctor and company land on a spaceship run by the Urbankans, a race of intelligent frogs seeking a new home on Earth. They claim to be peaceful, and have visited Earth before. Well, they visited Earth before, but as for peaceful ... |
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WCET Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org analog 48 digital 34-1 Cincinnati DirecTV Local 48,909 Cincinnati Dish Local 8356,48 Sat 11PM EST Frontios pts 3+4 of 4 Turlough's mind holds the key to defeating the Tractators. And his mind isn't talking. Doctor Who is pre-empted on January 25 for pledge programming. |
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WILL Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu analog 12 digital (33) - under construction Sat 11:40PM CST The Androids of Tara pt 1 of 4 Romana finds the 4th segment of the Key To Time, but gets drawn into a squabble over the crown of the planet Tara. |
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IPTV Iowa http://www.sffn.com http://www.iptv.org analog 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36,36 digital 50-1,(45),(25),(18),(28),(33),(35),(35),(34) Des Moines Dish Local 9116,11 Omaha, NE Dish Local 9146,32(?) - coming January 16 Cedar Rapids Dish Local TBA - coming January 31 Sat 11:35PM CST The Curse of Fenric pts 2+3 of 4 Fenric's evil power is influencing the villagers, the British army, and a Russian assault force, bringing paranoia and death to cover its tracks. And Fenric seems to have a surprising ability to manipulate Ace. |
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KERA/K44FI Dallas/Wichita Falls, TX http://www.kera.org analog 13,44 digital 14-1 Dallas DirecTV Local 13,889 Dallas Dish Local 8406,13 Late Fri 12:20AM CST State of Decay movie Stories are airing in production order. Meglos airs next week. This week - Adric the stowaway discovers life as a companion can be rather tricky. He gets mistaken as an intelligent villager and comes face to face with the evil vampiric rulers of a backwards world. |
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KBDI/K32EO Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org analog 12,32 digital (38) - under construction Denver DirecTV Local 12,910 Denver Dish Local 8211,12 Pre-empted by the monthly pledge specials on KBDI. Doctor Who returns late Friday January 24. |
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KUED/KUES Salt Lake City/Richfield, UT http://www.kued.org analog 7,19 digital 42-1,(19) Salt Lake City DirecTV Local 7,982 Salt Lake City Dish Local 8536,7 Sat 11:30PM MST The Leisure Hive pt 2 of 4 The Argolins have developed a machine that can rejuvenate people. Assuming it doesn't kill them. |
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KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA http://www.kbtc.org analog 28,15,65 digital (27),(19) - under construction Seattle DirecTV Local 12,910 Seattle Dish Local 8620,28 Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PST The Trial Of A Time Lord pts 1+2 of 14 (The Mysterious Planet pts 1+2 of 4) Taken out of time and space, the 6th Doctor finds himself on trial for interfering in the affairs of other worlds. Of particular interest are his recent activities on Ravalox, a world ruined by flame. |
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KTEH/KCAH San Jose/Watsonville, CA http://www.kteh.org analog 54,25 digital (50),(58) - under construction San Francisco DirecTV Local 54,903 Sun 11PM PST Planet of the Spiders pts 3+4 of 6 The 3rd Doctor and Sarah seek out Lupton, thief of the Metebelis Crystal. But another thief has stolen the crystal from Lupton. The crystal knows no master, and soon begins to take action. |
Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2003. |
