This Week In Doctor Who - October 27, 2004
(posted 27th Oct 2004, 11:40am - TWIDW post #0257)

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - October 27, 2004
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 7, No 43
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http://www.tenthplanet.co.uk/index/Images/doctorwhonewpromo.jpg -
Paste that link into your browser if it doesn't come through right.
It's an official promotional postcard for the new series. Looks
rather nice in my opinion. It's got Christopher Eccleston, Billie
Piper, the TARDIS, the new logo, a link to the BBC's Doctor Who
website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho , and other nice images.

Sci-Fi Overdrive http://www.scifioverdrive.com is noting the 41st
anniversary of Doctor Who by focusing the 3rd hour of each episode
in November on the series. This week Charles Martin interviews
Doctor Who actors who are on the Sci-Fi Sea Cruise as of this
column's publication. This week's edition also has an interview with
Laura Palmer at BBC Worldwide Americas in the first hour discussing
the Lost In Time DVD release. From the same people - the new
American Who http://www.americanwho.net episode is online, with a
Peter Purves interview and an affectionate look at the new Doctor
Who logo.

DirecTV http://www.directv.com subscribers in the Cedar Rapids, IA TV market now have the option of subscribing to their local channels through the service, including KIIN 12, an Iowa Public TV http://www.iptv.org affiliate. A 2nd dish is required to get those local channels. It now means that viewers in that area can see Doctor Who via their antennas, cable, and both of the major satellite companies (Dish Network http://www.dishnetwork.com ). The Quad Cities in Iowa & Illinois are tentatively expected to get local channels through DirecTV as of November 9.

Upcoming airings of Doctor Who (the 1996 TV Movie) on the
Starz/Encore Movie Pack http://www.starz.com . Spanish language
audio on secondary channel:
Encore Mystery:
Friday 29 October 6:10AM, 6:20PM, & 12:45AM EDT East Feed / PDT West
Feed
Encore MoviePlex:
Friday 29 October 7:10AM, 7:20PM, & 1:45AM EDT East Feed / PDT West
Feed

No new announcements on who will air the new Doctor Who series since
last week. No announcements on whether the K9 TV series will happen.

Most Northern Hemisphere locations are switching from Daylight
Savings Time to Standard Time this weekend, while some Southern
Hemisphere locations are switching from Standard Time to Daylight
Savings Time.

Corrections and updates are always welcome at thisweekindoctorwho-
owner@yahoogroups.com , bfelliott@... , TWIDW on AOL IM ,
and thebfe on Yahoo Messenger. Here are the listings:

THE SECOND 40 YEARS:

DOCTOR WHO
Doctor: Christopher Eccleston
Rose Tyler: Billie Piper
Mickey Smith: Noel Clarke
Jackie Tyler: Camille Coduri
Written by: Russell T. Davies (8 episodes), Steven Moffatt (2
episodes), Paul Cornell (1 episode), Rob Shearman (1 episode), Mark
Gattiss (1 episode)
Original Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Premieres: 2005 (date TBA)
Total episodes for first series: 13
45 minute episodes
First broadcaster - BBC One http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone
Overseas Sales
1) CBC Canada http://www.cbc.ca/television
Tie-In Series - Doctor Who Confidential - weekly on BBC Three right
after each episode's premiere on BBC One.

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RADIO/INTERNET:

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BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/webcasts/shada
Shada - starring Paul McGann and Lalla Ward. Remake of the classic
unfinished Douglas Adams story. 6 episodes long.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/webcasts/shalka
"The Scream Of The Shalka" - starring Richard E. Grant as The
Doctor. 6 episode story. The Shalka prepare to conquer the Earth
from below. Unfortunately for them, the Doctor is back.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/webcasts/realtime
"Real Time" - starring Colin Baker and the Cybermen. 6 episode
illustrated audio tale. The Doctor and Evelyn Smythe research a
temple that has been yanking scientists out of time. The secrets of
the temple threaten the future and past of two species.

American Who http://www.americanwho.net
Current Episode:
http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/102604.mp3
Peter Purves (Steven Taylor in the William Hartnell stories)
reflects on Doctor Who, his better remembered role as a presenter on
Blue Peter from 1967 to 1978, and dog shows. Part 1 of 2. 37 minutes
long.
Future Episodes:
11/10 - Peter Purves, part 2
11/24 - Tom Baker (audio from 1983 KTEH 54 Special)
12/11 - Barry Letts (encore broadcast)

Sci-Fi Overdrive http://www.scifioverdrive.com
on Business Talk Network http://www.businesstalkradio.net
Saturday 8-11PM EDT (5-8PM PDT) http://www.krradio.com (repeat of
previous week's episode, online audio stream)
Late Sun/Early Mon 2-5AM EST (11PM-2AM PST, 7-10AM GMT, 6-9PM AEDT)
Live Stream http://www.warpradio.com/popTuner.asp?id=14085
Hour 1 - News & comment; Laura Palmer from BBC Worldwide Americas on
the Lost in Time DVD release. Hour 2 - RA Salvatore, author
of "Forgotten Realms: The Two Swords"; Brian Pluckett, author
of "Kindred Spirits: Body and Soul". Hour 3 - Charles Martin
interviews participants from the 2004 Sci-Fi Sea Cruise (Nicholas
Courtney, Wendy Padbury, Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks). The third
hour will be Doctor Who related each week in November.

THE FIRST 40 YEARS:

UK:

UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb
(All times 1 hour later on UKTV Gold + 1)
Saturday 7-9AM BST The Trial Of A Time Lord movie, pt 2 of 4 (Mindwarp)
Series 23, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Colin Baker. Further evidence is presented against the Doctor at the trial. On the planet of Thoros-Beta, the Doctor appears to have gone insane, threatening Peri's life and serving as an unwitting aide in a project to create artificial immortality.
Sunday 7-9AM GMT The Trial Of A Time Lord movie, pt 3 of 4 (Terror Of The Vervoids)
Series 23, Episodes 9 through 12. Doctor: Colin Baker. The 6th Doctor's defense focuses on future events he reviewed in the past and is now showcasing in the present. Alas, the future evidence doesn't match past memories, and this evidence may end the Doctor's present for all future time.

AUSTRALIA:

ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv
Thursday 6:03PM The Sontaran Experiment pt 2 of 2
Series 12, Episode 10. Doctor: Tom Baker.
The Doctor battles a Sontaran to prevent an invasion.
Monday 6:04PM Genesis of the Daleks pt 1 of 6
Tuesday 6:03PM Genesis of the Daleks pt 2 of 6
Wednesday 6:04PM Genesis of the Daleks pt 3 of 6
Series 12, Episodes 11 through 13. Doctor: Tom Baker.
Dragged out of time, the 4th Doctor is requested to investigate the birth of the Daleks. Regardless of the consequences to history, the Doctor must make the Daleks less of a threat, or eliminate them from the time lines altogether.

CANADA/USA:

BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca
7 Days A Week 2AM EDT (11PM PDT) - 2 episodes weekdays, full stories weekends (EST/PST from Sunday October 31)
Wednesday The Keeper of Traken pts 1+2 of 4
Thursday The Keeper of Traken pts 3+4 of 4
Series 18, Episodes 21 through 24. Doctor: Tom Baker.
When a Melkur lands in your garden, refuses to disintegrate, seduces your wife, endangers your daughter, and threatens to destroy your planet, a smart person would listen to the Doctor. Fortunately Tremas is smart. Shame nobody else is.
Friday Logopolis pts 1+2 of 4
Series 18, Episodes 25 through 26. Doctor: Tom Baker.
The Master is stalking the 4th Doctor. Is Mr. Grim Reaper around the corner to do a final cut on the 4th Doctor's life?
Saturday Nightmare of Eden all 4 pts
Series 17, Episodes 13 through 16. Doctor: Tom Baker.
A space accident brings the 4th Doctor and Romana into the middle of a drug-running plot and mindless monsters who are running loose on the ships.
Sunday The Horns of Nimon all 4 pts
Series 17, Episodes 17 through 20. Doctor: Tom Baker.
The 4th Doctor, Romana, and K9 are nearly killed by a Black Hole. Too bad no one told the misguided Black Hole that it wasn't supposed to be there. They wind up on Skonnos, where a dying empire has made a Faustian pact with a horned creature promising them unlimited power.
Monday Logopolis pts 3+4 of 4
Series 18, Episodes 27 through 28. Doctor: Tom Baker.
Tuesday Castrovalva pts 1+2 of 4
Series 19, Episodes 1 through 2. Doctor: Peter Davison.
The Doctor's regeneration falters, leaving Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan to pilot the TARDIS and help the new 5th Doctor recover. But Adric disappears. Probably fell into another misguided Black Hole ...

Encore Mystery http://www.starz.com
"Doctor Who" 1996 TV Movie
Friday 6:10AM, 6:20PM, & 12:45AM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed
The Master's remains hijack the TARDIS, sending the Doctor to Earth
just before New Years Eve 2000. Traumatic events force the Doctor to
regenerate into an 8th incarnation, who now has hours to recover his
memory and save Earth from destruction. Probably the biggest budget
Doctor Who story to date. The Doctor: Paul McGann & Sylvester McCoy.
Grace: Daphne Ashbrook. The Master: Eric Roberts. No November
airings scheduled on the Starz channels, so if you miss it this
time, you'll have to wait a while to see the movie again.

Encore MoviePlex http://www.starz.com
"Doctor Who" 1996 TV Movie
Friday 7:10AM, 7:20PM, & 1:45AM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed

NHPTV New Hampshire http://www.nhptv.org
analog 11, 49, 52
digital 11-2 (57-2), 49-2 (48-2), 52-2 (49-2)
Boston DirecTV 11,955
Boston Dish 11,8781
Saturday 11:30PM EDT The Hand Of Fear pt 3 of 4
Series 14, Episode 7. Doctor: Tom Baker.
NHPTV drops Doctor Who on November 13 after 24 years. No episode next week. The Hand Of Fear concludes November 13 at 11PM.

WYBE Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org
analog 35
digital 35-1 (34-1)
Philadelphia DirecTV 35,909
Philadelphia Dish 35,8162
Saturday 11PM EDT The Happiness Patrol pts 1+2 of 3
Series 25, Episodes 5 through 6. Doctor: Sylvester McCoy.
The 7th Doctor and Ace spend an evening trying to overthrow a dictatorship where happiness is mandatory, candy kills, and a creature called Fifi can be an executioner. And here, if you don't smile and say cheese, they really will shoot you.

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), 54
DC/Hagerstown, Baltimore DirecTV 22,980
Baltimore Dish 22,8736
Saturday Midnight-2AM EDT The War Games movie, pt 2 of 2
Series 6, Episodes 40 through 44. Doctor: Patrick Troughton.
The 2nd Doctor's era comes to a dramatic finish. A Time Lord has sold out the galaxy to provide the technology needed to transport soldiers from all of Earth's history to a battlefield. The survivors are to be used in an army for galactic conquest. Stopping the evil War Lord - not that big a problem. But getting everyone home is more than the Doctor can accomplish alone. The price of help could be his freedom.

WCET Cincinnati, OH http://cetconnect.org
analog 48
digital 48-2 (34-2)
Cincinnati DirecTV 48,909
Cincinnati Dish 48,8356
Saturday 11PM EDT Inferno eps 6+7 of 7
Series 7, Episodes 24 through 25. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. The 3rd Doctor believes that the alternate Earth is doomed, while the Earth he knows comes closer and closer to breaking through the crust.

WILL Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu
analog 12
digital 9 - not on air
Champaign DirecTV 12
Champaign Dish 12,7407
Saturday 11:40PM CDT Snakedance pt 1 of 4
Series 20, Episode 5. Doctor: Peter Davison.
The Mara invades Tegan's mind again. The 5th Doctor and Nyssa try to outwit it before damage can happen - again.

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), 45, 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 (coming 11/9/2004)
Quad Cities Dish 36,7607 (not yet available)
Saturday 11:35PM CDT The Keeper of Traken pts 3+4 of 4
Series 18, Episodes 23 through 24. Doctor: Tom Baker.
See BBC Kids for details.

KUED/KUEW-DT/KUES-DT Salt Lake City/St. George/Richfield, UT
http://www.kued.org
analog 7
digital 7-1 (42-1), 18-1, 19-1
Salt Lake City DirecTV 7,982
Salt Lake City Dish 7,8536
Saturday 11:30PM MDT Warriors' Gate pt 3 of 4
Series 18, Episode 19. Doctor: Tom Baker. What is the secret of the Tharills? Who will be the next being killed off the existential plane? Find out on Who Wants To Be A Time Sensitive.

KBTC/KCKA Tacoma/Centralia, WA http://www.kbtc.org
analog 28,15
digital 28-1 (27-1), 15-1 (19-1)
Seattle DirecTV 28,910
Seattle Dish 28,8620
Saturday 7PM + 12:30AM PDT The Dæmons eps 3,4,+5 of 5 (note 3 episodes this week)
Series 8, Episodes 23 through 25. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. The Master has raised Azal the Daemon in hopes that Azal will give power over the Earth to him. The village where this is happening has been cut off from the rest of the world, though the Doctor hopes to get U*N*I*T in somehow. Can the Master get others to do his dirty work through Morris Dancing?

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

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