This Week in Doctor Who: Print Archive
Wednesday 1st June 2005
This Week In Doctor Who - June 1, 2005 (posted 1st Jun 2005, 11:33am - TWIDW post #0311) |
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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - South Korean Premiere Week! June 1, 2005 - Vol 8, No 22 The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide. by Benjamin F. Elliott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho |
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South Korean premiere. Denmark, Hungary, and 4 Airlines will get the show. Canadian repeat run. Salt Lake City - Who's over. |
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Saturday 4 June: BBC One - 7PM - Doctor Who: Boom Town ABC Australia - 7:30PM - Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead BBC Three - 7:45PM + 1:05AM - Doctor Who Confidential: Unsung Heroes And Violent Death BBC Three - 12:20AM - Doctor Who: Boom Town Sunday 5 June: BBC Three - 7PM - Doctor Who: Boom Town BBC Three - 7:45PM - Doctor Who Confidential: Cut Down: Unsung Heroes And Violent Death KBS 2 - 11:15PM - Doctor Who: Rose/The End Of The World (South Korean premiere) Tuesday 7 June: CBC - 8PM - Doctor Who: The Doctor Dances |
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UK Overnight Ratings: BBC 1 28 May - Doctor Who: The Doctor Dances - 6.17 million average viewers (35.9% share) - most watched show on TV that day!!! BBC 3 28 May 7:45PM - Doctor Who Confidential: The Weird Science Of Doctor Who - 356,500 average viewers (3% share) BBC 3 28 May 12:15AM - Doctor Who: The Doctor Dances - 235,800 average viewers (5.8% share) BBC 3 28 May 1AM - Doctor Who Confidential: The Weird Science Of Doctor Who - 81,000 average viewers (2.8% share) BBC 3 29 May - Doctor Who: The Doctor Dances - 474,000 average viewers (4.2% share) BBC 3 29 May - Doctor Who Confidential: The Weird Science Of Doctor Who - 257,600 average viewers (2.1% share) |
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UK Final Ratings: BBC 1 14 May - Doctor Who: Father's Day - 8.06 million viewers |
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CBC Canada Ratings: 24 May - Doctor Who: Father's Day - 809,000 viewers. #2 in time slot. |
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ABC Australia Ratings: 28 May - Doctor Who: The End Of The World - 1.051 million viewers. 4th highest rated ABC show of the week. 48th highest rated show on Australian TV. |
A new BBC press release highlights a list of countries that have bought Doctor Who: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/commercial/worldwidestories/pressrel eases/2005/05_may/licensing_international.shtml . |
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Interestingly, it reveals that Doctor Who has been bought in Denmark and Hungary, which is new and welcome news. No broadcasters are named, so the digging to find who has Who has begun. |
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News article on South Korean pickup of Doctor Who series. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml? xml=/news/2005/05/29/nwho29.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/05/29/ixhome_html |
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Doctor Who will be dubbed and air 2 episodes per week (Sundays 11:15PM) on KBS2 starting this weekend. It is the first BBC drama to be sold to South Korea, so this will be a new audience for the series. The English language version of the KBS website doesn't give TV listings for the main channels. The main Korean version http://www.kbs.co.kr only updates the TV schedule once a week, so if there are any repeats during the week before the next episodes air on 12 June we won't know until 6 June. The site is somewhat difficult to read if, like I, you can't read Korean, so I might miss fine details that someone who can read Korean might catch. |
The Telegraph article also mentions that 4 airlines (Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, and Air New Zealand) have bought the rights to air Doctor Who on their airplanes beginning in June. So if you do any flying on one of those airlines, it'd be interesting to know how many episodes are available at one time and when they switch episodes. And I guess this means that the New Zealand and Singapore premieres of the series will be in the air, not on a TV station. Thomsonfly Airlines has had Doctor Who for a month, though there have been no reports on how many episodes they air or when they update. |
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C21Media also has a press release on the KBS2 South Korean pickup: http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=1&article=25013 |
This one has a quote by Jungwon Lee, executive director at KBS Media: "We are excited to launch Doctor Who on our network. For the first time in a primetime weekend slot, we are bringing the latest hit BBC drama to our Korean audience and anticipate a great reaction from all age groups." |
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Both articles point out that the Korean word for Dalek catchphrase "Exterminate!" is "Pagishikinda!" |
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CBC Canada http://www.cbc.ca/television has officially scheduled repeats of Doctor Who starting Sunday June 19 at 7PM (7:30PM Newfoundland). The Sunday run (which begins shortly before the episodes finish on Tuesdays) will have all 13 episodes. If you missed any episodes, or want to see them again, or want to introduce new fans to the show, this is a great opportunity. It marks the first regular repeats of the series outside of BBC Three in the UK. Based on the CBC's website, repeats will also air in the Tuesday 8PM slot starting 5 July. |
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The CBC.CA documentary Planet Of The Doctor http://www.cbc.ca/planetofthedoctor has seen its 3rd episode "The Adventures Of Doctor Who" go online. |
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The CBC mysteriously cut 15 seconds from The Empty Child on the 31 May broadcast. Expect the Doctor Who Information Network http://www.dwin.org to have details shortly, as they put up a description of the scene of World War Three that the CBC omitted a few weeks back. |
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KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org has replaced Doctor Who on its schedule. Starting June 11, Fawlty Towers will air there. This leaves 2 US stations who have not finished their contracts to air the old episodes - Maryland Public TV http://www.mpt.org and Iowa Public TV http://www.iptv.org . |
Doctor Who (1996) TV Movie back on the US Encore Mystery channel http://www.encoretv.com in July: Encore Mystery: Wednesday July 6 - 9:40AM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed Wednesday July 6 - 6:30PM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed Sunday July 10 - 9:30AM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed Friday July 22 - 5:30AM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed Friday July 22 - 3:05PM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed Friday July 22 - 11:10PM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed MoviePlex: Friday July 22 - 6:30AM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed Friday July 22 - 4:05PM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed Friday July 22 - 12:10AM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed |
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New broadcast sales for Doctor Who will frequently be at the BBC Press Office http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice or C21Media http://www.c21media.net first. When they bother to run a press release. |
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Corrections and updates are welcome at thisweekindoctorwho- owner@yahoogroups.com , TWIDW on AOL IM , and thebfe on Yahoo Messenger. The listings: |
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BROADCASTS RELATED TO NEW SERIES: |
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New Series General Information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/doctorwho http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho http://www.gallifreyone.com |
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BBC One http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone http://www.radiotimes.com Saturday 7PM BST Doctor Who 1-11 Boom Town 16:9 Widescreen Digital,14:9 Cropped Letterbox Analogue Future Doctor Who Episodes: 11 June - 1-12 Bad Wolf 18 June - 1-13 The Parting of the Ways |
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BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential/ Saturday 7:45PM & 1:05AM BST DrWho Confidential 1-11 "Unsung Heroes And Violent Death" Late Saturday 12:20AM, Sunday 7PM BST Doctor Who 1-11 Boom Town Sunday 7:45PM BST DrWho Confidential Cut Down 1-11 "Unsung Heroes And Violent Death" 15 minutes 16:9 Widescreen Further Doctor Who Confidential Episodes: 11 June - 1-12 The World of Who 18 June - 1-13 The Last Battle Doctor Who series repeats air late Saturdays 12ishAM and Sundays 7PM after their BBC One premieres. |
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BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential 1-01 "Back From The Future" 1-02 "Aliens: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" 1-03 TARDIS Tales 1-04 "I Get A Side-Kick Out Of You" 1-05 "Life On Earth" 1-06 Dalek 1-07 The Dark Side 1-08 "A Time And A Place" 1-09 "FX" 1-10 "The Weird Science Of Doctor Who" 1-11 Unsung Heroes and Violent Death - online after BBC Three premiere Various Video Diaries and trailers. |
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CBC TV http://www.cbc.ca/television http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho http://www.dwin.org Tuesday 8PM (8:30PM Newfoundland) Doctor Who 1-10 The Doctor Dances 16:9 Widescreen Digital, 16:9 Letterbox Analog 14 June - 1-11 Boom Town 19 June - 1-01 Rose (Sunday repeat season begins) 21 June - 1-12 Bad Wolf 26 June - 1-02 The End Of The World (repeat) 28 June - 1-13 The Parting of the Ways 3 July - 1-03 The Unquiet Dead (all repeats now) 5 July (and further Tuesdays in July) - episodes TBA 10 July - 1-04 Aliens of London 17 July - 1-05 World War Three 24 July - 1-06 Dalek 31 July - 1-07 The Long Game 7 August - 1-08 Father's Day 14 August - 1-09 The Empty Child 21 August - 1-10 The Doctor Dances 28 August - 1-11 Boom Town 4 September - 1-12 Bad Wolf 11 September - 1-13 The Parting of the Ways http://www.cbc.ca/planetofthedoctor "The Planet Of The Doctor" exclusive 6 part CBC.CA documentary 1 - "Who Is The Doctor?" 10 minute episode online 2 - "Fandemonium" 13 minute episode online 3 - "The Adventures Of Doctor Who" 9 minute episode online 4 - "Time Travel" coming soon 5 - "The Influence Of Doctor Who" coming soon 6 - "Conclusion" coming soon |
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AUSTRALIA: |
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ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv Saturday 7:30PM Doctor Who 1-03 The Unquiet Dead 16:9 Widescreen Digital; 14:9 Cropped Letterbox Analogue 11 June - 1-04 Aliens of London 18 June - 1-05 World War Three 25 June - 1-06 Dalek |
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KBS 2 http://www.kbs.co.kr http://english.kbs.co.kr (English language site) Sunday 11:15PM Doctor Who 1-01 Rose Late Sunday 12:05AM Doctor Who 1-02 The End Of The World Aspect ratio unknown. Episodes dubbed into Korean. Korean versions of episode titles unknown. Episodes might be repeated during the week - we don't know yet. |
Thomsonfly Airlines Rose on all in-flight movie systems |
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Virgin Atlantic Airlines, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, and Air New Zealand "Doctor Who" premieres in June. Air schedule unknown. If you fly one of these airlines, check the in-flight movie/TV selection and get in touch |
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OTHER TV/RADIO/INTERNET BROADCASTS: |
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BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/classic.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/webcasts/realtime "Real Time" - starring Colin Baker and the Cybermen. 6 episodes. The Doctor and Evelyn Smythe research a temple that has been yanking scientists out of time, bringing them face to face with the future of the Cybermen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/webcasts/shada Shada - starring Paul McGann and Lalla Ward. 6 episodes. A retired Time Lord in Cambridge needs the Doctor's help to recover a Time Lord book before the scientist Skagra can find it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/webcasts/shalka "The Scream Of The Shalka" - starring Richard E. Grant. 6 episode story. The Shalka prepare to conquer the Earth from below. Can the Doctor be convinced to save the day one last time? |
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BBC 7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7 "The Ghosts Of N-Space" pt 6 of 6 Listen Again - realplayer format, available until Sunday http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/sunday/rams/1800.ram http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/sunday/rams/0000.ram Jon Pertwee's 2nd and final Doctor Who radio drama. Ghostly appearances at a castle owned by the Brigadier's eccentric uncle draw the attention of the 3rd Doctor, Sarah, and Jeremy. Last chance to hear the conclusion. |
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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) Saturday 7:05-9AM BST Snakedance movie Series 20, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Peter Davison.The Mara returns to torment Tegan once again. The 5th Doctor and Nyssa return to the Mara's home planet to save her once and for all. If you like seeing lots of Tegan, and like seeing Evil Tegan, this is the story for you. Sunday 7-8:55AM BST Mawdryn Undead movie Series 20, Episodes 9 through 12. Doctor: Peter Davison. Retired and teaching at a Boys School in 1977, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is approached by companions of the Doctor who need his help to save the Doctor. Retired and teaching at a Boys School in 1983, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is approached by the Doctor, and has no clue who he is. 11 June Terminus (7:05AM) 12 June Enlightenment (7AM) 18 June The King's Demons (8AM) 19 June Warriors of the Deep (7:05AM) 25 June The Awakening (8AM) 26 June Frontios (7AM) 2 July Planet of Fire (7:05AM) 3 July The Caves of Androzani (7AM) 9 July The Twin Dilemma (7:05AM) 10 July Attack of the Cybermen (7AM) 16 July Vengeance on Varos (7:05AM) 17 July The Mark of the Rani (7AM) 23 July The Two Doctors (6:05AM) 24 July Timelash (7:05AM) 30 July The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet (7:05AM) 31 July The Trial Of A Time Lord: Mindwarp (7:05AM) |
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ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv Thursday 6:03PM The Creature from the Pit pt 2 of 4 Monday 6:04PM The Creature from the Pit pt 3 of 4 Tuesday 6:04PM The Creature from the Pit pt 4 of 4 Season 17, Episodes 10 through 12. Doctor: Tom Baker. Lady Adrasta decides to feed the Doctor to the Creature she keeps in her pit. This is the biggest mistake she could make. The Doctor wants to trust the Creature. This is the biggest mistake he could make. Wednesday 6:03PM Nightmare of Eden pt 1 of 4 Season 17, Episode 13. Doctor: Tom Baker. A traffic accident in space creates a mess. The Doctor and Romana offer to help clean up. 11 June Aliens of London (see new series) 15 June The Horns of Nimon 18 June World War Three (see new series) 22 June The Leisure Hive 25 June Dalek (see new series) |
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BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca Daily 2AM EDT (11PM PDT) - 2 episodes weekdays, full stories weekends Wednesday Kinda pts 3+4 of 4 Season 19, Episodes 11 through 12. Doctor: Peter Davison. The situation gets kinda dangerous when the Old Woman's health deteriorates, Tegan finds the power of the Mara growing in her mind, the Doctor gets involved in a bizarre ritual, and Adric takes up competitive power suit racing. Thursday The Visitation pts 1+2 of 4 Friday The Visitation pts 3+4 of 4 Season 19, Episodes 13 through 16. Doctor: Peter Davison. Back on Earth, the 5th Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan hunt aliens and an android who have set up shop in rural 17th Century England. Are the aliens trying to find a place to survive, or a place to conquer? Saturday The Time Monster all 6 eps BBC Kids premiere Season 9, Episodes 21 through 26. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Visions of the Master cause the Doctor to build a new device. The device finds the Master and uncovers a new plot - to make contact with the lost city of Atlantis, home to a crystal that could change the fate of the world. Or at least change Jo's hairstyle. Sunday Carnival Of Monsters all 4 eps BBC Kids premiere Season 10, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Due to events in The Three Doctors, the Doctor and Jo can now travel in time and space again. However, this time they seem to have arrived on a ship in the Indian Ocean in 1926. Jo believes it. The Doctor doesn't. And on a strange alien world, purple skinned people witness the wonders of a Mini-Scope. Monday Black Orchid pts 1+2 of 2 Season 19, Episodes 17 through 18. Doctor: Peter Davison. With a shortage of alien invasions, the 5th Doctor and company arrive at a country estate where a murder is about to happen. Nyssa meets a double. Tuesday Time-Flight pts 1+2 of 4 Season 19, Episodes 23 through 24. Doctor: Peter Davison. Traumatized after Earthshock (which BBC Kids can't air), the TARDIS crew arrive at Heathrow Airport. While Tegan considers resuming her career, the Doctor investigates the disappearance of a Concorde. It seems to have traveled backwards in time. 9 June Arc of Infinity 11 June The Three Doctors BBC Kids premiere 12 June The Green Death BBC Kids premiere 13 June Snakedance 15 June Mawdryn Undead 17 June Terminus 18 June The Time Warrior BBC Kids premiere 19 June The Monster of Peladon BBC Kids premiere 22? June Enlightenment 2? June The King's Demons 24 June Warriors of the Deep 25 June Planet of the Spiders BBC Kids premiere 26 June Destiny of the Daleks |
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American Who http://www.americanwho.net http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/index.php (alternate link if the first one isn't working) Current Episode: http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/amwhomay.mp3 Noel Clarke (Mickey in the new Doctor Who episodes) is the subject of the real season finale of American Who. American Who's first in-depth interview with a member of the new series' cast. Future Episode: June (repeat) - John Nathan-Turner memorial special from the Interstellar Transmissions show (2002). |
Sci-Fi Overdrive http://www.scifioverdrive.com on Lifestyle Talk Radio (LTR) http://www.lifestyletalkradio.com and Business Talk Radio (BTR) http://www.businesstalkradio.net LTR Late Friday Midnight-2AM EDT (9-11PM PDT, 5-7AM BST, 2-4PM AEST) Live LTR Stream http://www.warpradio.com/popTuner.asp?id=14175 BTR Late Sun/Early Mon 1-4AM EDT (10PM-1AM PDT, 6-9AM BST, 3-5PM AEST) Live BTR Stream http://www.warpradio.com/popTuner.asp?id=14085 Saturday 8-11PM EDT (5-8PM PDT) http://www.krradio.com (repeat of previous week's episode, online audio stream) Hour 1 - News & Comment. Hour 2 - TBA. Hour 3 - BTR only. Special encore. |
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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), 36-2 (54-2) DC/Hagerstown, Baltimore DirecTV 22,980 Baltimore Dish 22,8736 Late Saturday Midnight-2:20AM EDT The Seeds of Death movie Season 6, Episodes 23 through 28. Doctor: Patrick Troughton. The 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe get involved when the Ice Warriors take control of the Moon, throwing Earth into threat of famine. Can a rocket save the world? 11 June - The War Games movie, pt 1 of 2 (12:30AM) 18 June - pre-empted by Ed Sullivan pledge special 25 June - The War Games movie, pt 2 of 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 CDT The Five Doctors (Special Edition?) 4 part version, pts 1+2 Season 20, Episodes 23a through 23b. Doctor: Peter Davison. While IPTV's website says it's the special edition, I don't think a 4 part edition of that version of the story was made. Whatever version, the Doctors find themselves yanked out of time and trapped in the Death Zone on Gallifrey. A traitor is on the loose, and the only man who can help the Doctor is someone he would never trust. 11 June The Five Doctors (Special Edition)? 4 part version, pts 3+4 18 June Warriors of the Deep pts 1+2 25 June Warriors of the Deep pts 3+4 |
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**KUED 7's rights to Doctor Who have expired.** KUED/KUEW-DT/KUES-DT Salt Lake City/St. George/Richfield, UT http://www.kued.org **KUED 7's rights to Doctor Who have expired.** |
Starz/Encore July Airings of Doctor Who (1996) Encore Mystery: Wednesday July 6 - 9:40AM & 6:30PM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed Sunday July 10 - 9:30AM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed Friday July 22 - 5:30AM, 3:05PM, & 11:10PM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed MoviePlex: Friday July 22 - 6:30AM, 4:05PM, & 12:10AM EDT East Feed / PDT West Feed |
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Purchased New Series But Not Airing Yet: |
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Prime TV http://www.primetv.co.nz http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com Doctor Who premiere TBA. Aspect ratio unknown. |
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DENMARK: Broadcaster TBA. HUNGARY: Broadcaster TBA. |
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Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. |
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