This Week in Doctor Who: Print Archive
Wednesday 22nd December 2004
This Week In Doctor Who - December 22, 2004 (TWIDW post #0267) |
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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - December 22, 2004 by Benjamin F. Elliott Vol 7, No 51 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho thisweekindoctorwho-subscribe@yahoogroups.com |
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Merry Christmas to Doctor Who fans everywhere. 2005 draws closer and closer. Here's hoping for a Happy New Year with lots of international broadcast deals for Doctor Who episodes new & old. For now, it's the last 2 weeks of the year. Take it easy and relax. |
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The following message was given before, during, and after KBTC Tacoma, WA's http://www.kbtc.org final Doctor Who broadcast on the 18th: Hello. I'm Paul Jackson, station manager here at KBTC. It is with deep regret that I announce the end of the long running series Doctor Who. Tonight, we show the final four episodes. Over the last several months, we've worked hard to keep the series going. But the distributor has decided to retire the broadcast rights. I want to thank each and every one of you who faithfully supported Doctor Who on KBTC, not only with your money but also your time. It's been a wonderful relationship; one that embodies the true spirit of public broadcasting where PBS stations and their viewers partner closely together to put programs on the air that can't be seen anywhere else. For now, you'll find British mystery at this time, beginning in January. We'll keep you updated as we move into next year. With any luck, Doctor Who will return in the not too distant future. Again, thank you very much for your continued support, and enjoy the final broadcast of Doctor Who. KBTC/KCKA has certainly been one of the strongest supporters of Doctor Who during the length of This Week In Doctor Who's publication history, with barely any pre-emptions and a couple of marathons each year. |
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I always hate to see a station drop the series, whether by choice or not. This leaves 6 public TV stations in the US still airing Doctor Who as 2005 begins, with the expectation that each will have to drop the series as contracts expire. Hopefully whatever contract negotiations are being worked on for the new series in the US will enable the old episodes to be on the air somewhere, with both reaching as many people as possible. The remaining 6 US broadcasters (for now): WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA Maryland Public TV WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH WILL 12 Urbana, IL Iowa Public TV KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT |
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Future airings of Doctor Who (1996 TV Movie) on the Starz! http://www.starz.com movie pack: |
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WAM!: Late Saturday December 25 2:20AM EST East Feed / PST West Feed Sunday December 26 9:45AM EST East Feed / PST West Feed Mystery: Wednesday January 5 9:15AM EST East Feed / PST West Feed Monday January 17 1:35PM EST East Feed / PST West Feed Friday January 21 3:05PM EST East Feed / PST West Feed Friday January 21 11:20PM EST East Feed / PST West Feed Tuesday January 25 8:40AM EST East Feed / PST West Feed |
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MoviePlex: Saturday December 26 10:45AM EST East Feed / PST West Feed Friday January 21 4:05PM EST East Feed / PST West Feed Late Friday January 21 12:20AM EST East Feed / PST West Feed |
Corrections and updates are always welcome. Here are the listings: |
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2005 AND BEYOND: |
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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: March 2005? 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 2) Prime TV New Zealand http://www.primetv.co.nz Tie-In Series - Doctor Who Confidential - weekly on BBC Three right after each episode's premiere on BBC One. |
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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. |
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BBC 7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7 Digital radio station in UK. Can be heard live online with RealPlayer or Windows Media Player. Archives on RealPlayer online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/sunday/rams/1800.ram http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/sunday/rams/0000.ram The Paradise Of Death pt 3 of 5 - archived online until Sunday 26 December. Sunday 6PM & Midnight GMT The Paradise Of Death pt 4 of 5 4th episode of Jon Pertwee's audio Doctor Who story from 1993. The 3rd Doctor, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, and Sarah search for answers on the homeworld of the entertainers. From Monday 27 December this episode can be heard at the same links currently used for episode 3. |
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American Who http://www.americanwho.net Current Episode: http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/112304.mp3 Joey Reynolds notes 41 years of Doctor Who. Main feature - KTEH 54's 1983 interview with Tom Baker about his life and Doctor Who. Future Episode: 12/22? - Barry Letts (encore broadcast) |
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Sci-Fi Overdrive http://www.scifioverdrive.com on Business Talk Network http://www.businesstalkradio.net Saturday 8-11PM EST (5-8PM PST) 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 3 hours of repeats - contents unknown. |
THE FIRST 8 DOCTORS |
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UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb (All times 1 hour later on UKTV Gold + 1) Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day 2005, 2 January 2005 - pre-empted for special programming 8 January 2005 - Robot movie |
AUSTRALIA: |
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ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv Thursday 6:04PM The Seeds of Doom pt 2 of 6 Monday 6:03PM The Seeds of Doom pt 3 of 6 Tuesday 6:04PM The Seeds of Doom pt 4 of 6 Wednesday 6:04PM The Seeds of Doom pt 5 of 6 Series 13, Episodes 22 through 25. Doctor: Tom Baker. Alien seed pods discovered in Antarctica are brought to life by an eccentric billionaire with a plant fetish. The 4th Doctor rushes to stop the plant before it starts eating on its natural food - people. 3 through 6 January - pre-empted by Hopman Cup Tennis Tournament 10 January - The Masque of Mandragora begins 17 January - The Hand Of Fear begins |
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BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca 7 Days A Week 2AM EST (11PM PST) - 2 episodes weekdays, full stories weekends 22 December through 2 January - pre-empted for Christmas programming 4 January - Image of the Fendahl 6 January - The Sun Makers 8 & 9 January - pre-empted, marathons 10 January - Underworld 12 January - The Invasion of Time 15 & 16 January - pre-empted, marathons 17 January - The Ribos Operation 19 January - The Pirate Planet 21 January - The Stones of Blood 22 & 23 January - pre-empted, marathons 25 January - The Androids of Tara 27 January - The Power of Kroll 29 January - Snakedance 30 January - Mawdryn Undead |
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Starz! WAM! Channel http://www.starz.com Doctor Who 1996 TV Movie Late Saturday 2:20AM EST Eastern Time / PST Pacific Time Sunday 9:45AM EST Eastern Time / PST Pacific Time After a crash landing in San Francisco on the eve of the year 2000, the Doctor (Paul McGann) finds himself with a new face and a lack of memories. He must pull himself together and stop the Master (Eric Roberts) before the Earth is destroyed in this big budget TV movie. Grace: Daphne Ashbrook. These are the final scheduled showings on WAM! Next month the movie will air on Mystery (with a couple of MoviePlex airings). |
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Starz! MoviePlex Channel http://www.starz.com Doctor Who 1996 TV Movie Sunday 10:45AM EST Eastern Time / PST Pacific Time |
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WYBE Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org analog 35 digital 35-1 (34-1) Philadelphia DirecTV 35,909 Philadelphia Dish 35,8162 Saturday 11PM EST Ghost Light pt 3 of 3 Series 26, Episode 7. Doctor: Sylvester McCoy. The 7th Doctor makes a grrrrrave error of judgement, unleashing Light, a loose cannon production who decides to destroy the world over catalog issues. Saturday 11:30PM EST The Curse of Fenric pt 1 of 4 Series 26, Episode 8. Doctor: Sylvester McCoy. The 7th Doctor and Ace pay a visit to a secret military base during World War II. Their timing is excellent - something from the sea is starting to kill people. 1 January - The Curse of Fenric pts 2+3 8 January - The Curse of Fenric pt 4 / Survival pt 1 15 January - Survival pts 2+3 |
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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 Late Saturday Midnight-2:30AM EST Colony In Space movie Series 8, Episodes 15 through 20. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Jo Grant does not believe in the idea of time travel, or of a blue police telephone box being able to travel through space. So when the 3rd Doctor appears to have fixed his craft and lands her 500 years in the future on a distant planet, she's a trifle annoyed. But there's little choice but to broker peace between a mining company, farmers, and slightly crazed natives before slaughter happens. 1 January - Colony In Space? movie 8 January - The Dæmons? movie 15 January - The Curse of Peladon? movie |
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WCET Cincinnati, OH http://cetconnect.org analog 48 digital 48-2 (34-2) Cincinnati DirecTV 48,909 Cincinnati Dish 48,8356 Saturday 11PM EST The Claws of Axos eps 1+2 of 4 Series 8, Episodes 11 through 12. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. The being Axos calls Earth with a message of peace and prosperity. Allowed to land, the Axons quickly charm human authorities. But the Doctor and U*N*I*T remain hesitant to trust, after one too many alien invasions in recent months. 1 January - The Claws of Axos eps 3+4 8 January - Colony In Space eps 1+2 15 January - Colony In Space eps 3+4 22 January - Colony In Space eps 5+6 29 January - The Dæmons eps 1+2 |
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WILL Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu analog 12 digital 9 - not on air Champaign DirecTV 12 Champaign Dish 12,7407 Saturday 11:31PM CST Mawdryn Undead pt 3 of 4 Series 20, Episode 11. Doctor: Peter Davison. Slightly early time this week. The 5th Doctor and company run into Mawdryn and his followers. The Black Guardian fears that 2 iterations of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart will get involved at the same time, creating cosmic chaos, but not the kind he wants. 1 January - Mawdryn Undead pt 4 8 January - Terminus pt 1 15 January - Terminus pt 2 |
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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 Quad Cities Dish 36,7607 (not yet available) Saturday 11:35PM CST Kinda pts 1+2 of 4 Series 19, Episodes 9 through 10. Doctor: Peter Davison. While Nyssa sleeps off an illness, the 5th Doctor and company stumble onto the world of the Kinda. An ancient power takes an interest in Tegan. 1 January - Kinda pts 3+4 8 January - The Visitation pts 1+2 15 January - The Visitation pts 3+4 22 January - Black Orchid pts 1+2 29 January - Earthshock pts 1+2 |
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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 MST Logopolis pt 1 of 4 Series 18, Episode 25. Doctor: Tom Baker. The 4th Doctor and Adric work on measuring the TARDIS to get the Chameleon Circuit fixed. But then, tragedy strikes. Tragedy Jovanka: Janet Fielding. 1 January - pre-empted by New Years specials 8 January - Logopolis pt 2 15 January - Logopolis pt 3 22 January - Logopolis pt 4 29 January - Castrovalva pt 1 |
Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. |
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