This Week in Doctor Who: Print Archive
Wednesday 19th October 2005
This Week In Doctor Who - October 19, 2005 (posted 19th Oct 2005, 12:12pm - TWIDW post #0348) |
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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO October 19, 2005 - Vol 8, No 42 The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide. by Benjamin F. Elliott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood |
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Wednesday 19 October: NRK 2 Norway - 8:05PM - Alarm I London pt 1 Saturday 5 November: France 4 - 10:25PM - Rose / La Fin Du Monde (series premiere) Friday 11 November: Jimmy (Italy) - 9PM - Rose (series premiere) |
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TORCHWOOD - On Monday it was revealed that BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree had commissioned a new sci-fi thriller series from Russell T. Davies. The result will be "Torchwood", a spinoff from Doctor Who. The 13 episode series will air after the UK watershed to allow the show to cover themes that Doctor Who as a family show cannot. Torchwood features a special unit that investigates alien activities in Britain and seeks out advanced technology. John Barrowman will reprise his role of "Captain Jack", seen in Series One of the new Doctor Who series. The word Torchwood was used in the episode Bad Wolf in what was probably be a blink- and-you'll-miss-it piece of foreshadowing. Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who and was used last year to disguise tapes of Doctor Who to limit the information that leaked out on Series One. Torchwood is expected to be mentioned in the Christmas Invasion and during Series Two of Doctor Who. Episodes will be 45 minutes long. Torchwood will air in 2006 at some point after Series Two of Doctor Who. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2005/10/17/25634. shtml for the BBC's description of the show. |
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Torchwood marks only the 2nd TV spinoff from Doctor Who to get commissioned for production. K9 & Company had a pilot filmed in 1981, though it did not lead to any further episodes. No other spinoff idea has ever been filmed, though there are a few audio spinoff series out there. |
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TWIDW will report on Torchwood as it approaches production. I will decide before the series begins if its listings should be included as part of this column or spun off to another column - my early view is to spin it off. There is also a yahoo group for Torchwood at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood for discussion/speculation on the show. And Outpost Gallifrey http://www.gallifreyone.com will doubtless keep track of the show in the same way it keeps track of Doctor Who. |
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France 4 http://www.france4.tv has announced the start date and times for Doctor Who. The series will air dubbed in French, not English with subtitles. Dubbing may allow the show to air on more popular channels in the company's set, but by no means guarantees that could happen. 2 episodes air each Saturday night - first one at 10:25PM, second one at 11:15PM. The 10:25PM episode repeats Monday at 3PM, the 11:15PM episode repeats Tuesday at 3PM. All times are Central European Time (CET). |
The BBC press office http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice announced a deal with the CBC in Canada regarding Doctor Who. "The Christmas Invasion" and Series Two will air in Canada (which I seem to recall they already announced). New in this report is that Billie Piper will host the Christmas episode, and it will premiere on Monday 26 December, likely just a few days after its UK premiere (UK airdate not yet chosen). There will be a big effort to market Doctor Who toys in Canada. And Series One of Doctor Who will be released on DVD in Canada (Region 1 NTSC) on Tuesday 14 February in the deluxe boxset that the UK gets this November. The last bit seemed odd as the distributor had yet to release any Doctor Who content in Canada without releasing in the US as well, but Shaun Lyon of Outpost Gallifrey confirmed it with BBC Worldwide Americas. |
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If you live in the US, this means that you can see Doctor Who on DVD without making any modifications to your DVD player. The Doctor Who specialist stories (like http://www.whona.com ) will probably get this set in. Canadian online stores (like http://www.amazon.ca ) will have this release. Canadian titles, like titles made for the US or both countries, are in NTSC video format and encoded to Region 1, so they will work in all US DVD players. Unless a deal is announced in a hurry, 14 February 2006 will likely be before the US premiere of the series (there currently is no US broadcaster). Now, if you've already taken the perfectly legal methods to modify the region code on your DVD player (if it can be modified) and ordered the UK or Australian boxset, you can still buy that title and get it sooner than the Canadian set. Or you can cancel the order and get the set that will play on your friends' machines as well, understanding that you'll have to wait a couple more months to get it. |
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The 13 episodes of the 2005 series move to UKTV Gold in the UK to join repeats of the classic series this Sunday with a weeklong primetime marathon. Episodes to air weekly in primetime thereafter. |
BBC 7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7 premieres another new to radio episode of Doctor Who - the conclusion of "The Stones Of Venice", the 3rd of the Paul McGann audios with Big Finish - Saturday at 6:30PM & 12:30AM BST. New to radio episodes continue through 19 November. |
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The BBC Press Office http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice and C21 Media http://www.c21media.net often announce when a Doctor Who international sale occurs. Worth keeping an eye on, just in case. |
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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.cbc.ca/doctorwho http://www.gallifreyone.com http://www.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/doctorwho/index.html http://www2.nrk.no/program/doktor_who http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/doctor_who/1 http://www.france4.tv/prog.php?id_prog=789 |
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BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential The 13 episodes from the BBC Three series all online via Real Player. Also, numerous video diaries and trailers. |
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NORWAY: |
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NRK2 http://www.nrk.no http://www2.nrk.no/program/doktor_who Wednesday 8:05PM CET 1-04 Alarm I London pt 1  16:9 Widescreen Digital; 16:9 Letterbox Analog 26 October 1-05 Krig I Vente pt 2 2 November 1-06 Den Siste Dalek 9 November 1-07 The Long Game 16 November 1-08 Father's Day (8:20PM - Special Time) |
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UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb All shows 1 hour later on UKTV Gold + 1 Sunday 7PM BST 1-01 Rose Sunday 8PM BST 1-02 The End Of The World Sunday 9PM & 4:30AM BST 1-03 The Unquiet Dead Monday 7PM BST 1-04 Aliens of London Monday 8PM BST 1-05 World War Three Tuesday 7PM BST 1-06 Dalek Tuesday 8PM BST 1-07 The Long Game Premiere of the new Doctor Who on UKTV Gold. Marathon week before settling into regular time slots. 26 October 1-08 Father's Day (7PM) 26 October 1-09 The Empty Child (8PM) 27 October 1-10 The Doctor Dances (7PM) 27 October 1-11 Boom Town (8PM) 28 October 1-12 Bad Wolf (7PM) 28 October 1-13 The Parting of the Ways (8PM) 29 October 1-01 Rose (6PM) 30 October 1-01 Rose (9PM) |
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France 4 http://www.france4.tv http://www.france4.tv/prog.php?id_prog=789 Doctor Who premiere 5 November. 2 episodes 10:25PM Saturdays CET. Repeats Monday and Tuesday 3PM. Dubbed into French. 5 November 10:25PM/7 November 3PM 1-01 Rose 5 November 11:15PM/8 November 3PM 1-02 La Fin Du Monde |
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Jimmy http://www.jimmy140.it http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/doctor_who/1 Doctor Who premieres Friday 11 November 9PM CET. Doctor Who special follows premiere episode. |
Thomsonfly Airlines Rose on all in-flight movie systems |
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Singapore Airlines Rose on channel 28 of video on demand service |
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Virgin Atlantic Airways The End Of The World on V-Hot channel. Cropped to 4:3 aspect ratio. Next Episode caption removed. Otherwise unedited. |
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British Midland Airlines, British Airways, Air New Zealand - various episodes |
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OTHER TV/RADIO/INTERNET BROADCASTS: |
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UK: |
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BBC7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7 Big Finish Doctor Who http://www.doctorwho.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/saturday/rams/1830.ram http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/saturday/rams/0030.ram Saturday 6:30PM & 12:30AM BST "The Stones Of Venice" pt 4 of 4 Big Finish Story 18. CD release 2001. Radio premiere. Time is up for Venice. The 8th Doctor and Charley learn the truth about a long held family secret. 29 October "Invaders From Mars" |
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BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/index.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/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/doctorwho/classic/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? http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/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. |
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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 7:05-8:55AM BST Snakedance movie Season 20, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Peter Davison. The Mara returns to torment Tegan again and plot its snaky ascendance back to power. The Doctor and Nyssa work to defeat the monster twice and for all. Sunday 7-9AM BST Mawdryn Undead movie Season 20, Episodes 9 through 12. Doctor: Peter Davison. The Black Guardian, furious over what the Doctor did in the Key To Time stories which you didn't see because UKTV Gold only skipped back to the 5th Doctor's era, recruits a troubled teen for a revenge plot. Meanwhile, a space pod causes trouble for the navigation of the TARDIS. Sunday 23 - Friday 28 October - Doctor Who Series 1 primetime marathon - see new series section 29 October Terminus (7:05AM) 29/30 October Rose (6PM Sat/9PM Sun) - new series weekly repeats 30 October Enlightenment (7AM) 30 October Adventures in Space and Time (documentary) (3:40AM) 30 October Carnival of Monsters (documentary) (4:25AM) |
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Homechoice http://www.homechoice.co.uk On Demand Channel C1 All 13 Series 1 (2005) episodes - cropped to 4:3 The Three Doctors - all 4 episodes The Deadly Assassin - all 4 episodes The Caves of Androzani - all 4 episodes Timelash - 4 part version, all 4 episodes The Curse of Fenric - all 4 episodes |
First Great Western Railway (Volo TV) http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/atyourservice/volotv.php Episodes unknown. |
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AUSTRALIA: |
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ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv Thursday 6:03PM Terminus pt 4 of 4 Season 20, Episode 16. Doctor: Peter Davison. Everything changes at Terminus. Monday 6:04PM Enlightenment pt 1 of 4 Tuesday 6:04PM Enlightenment pt 2 of 4 Wednesday 6:03PM Enlightenment pt 3 of 4 Season 20, Episodes 17 through 19. Doctor: Peter Davison. A naval sea race in space run by Immortals is the latest stop for the TARDIS crew. Turlough is acting very oddly. Tegan has an unlikely suitor. And the price for victory may be too high to allow anyone to win. 31 October The King's Demons 2 November The Five Doctors 9 November Warriors of the Deep |
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BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca Weeknights Midnight & 5AM EDT (9PM & 2AM PDT) - 2 episodes daily Weekends 2AM EDT (11PM PDT) - complete stories Wednesday The Sea Devils eps 2+3 of 6 Thursday The Sea Devils eps 4+5 of 6< Friday 12&5AM EDT The Sea Devils ep 6 of 6 Season 9, Episodes 10 through 14. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. The Doctor suspects that the Master (in prison) is plotting with ancient reptiles known as Sea Devils, beings who like their cousins the Silurians a couple of years back want to reconquer the Earth and displace Man as the head species. Friday 12:30&5:30AM EDT The Curse of Peladon ep 1 of 4 Season 9, Episode 5. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Time Lord manipulation sends the Doctor and Jo to Peladon, a world on the verge of a treaty with the Galactic Federation. Should the Doctor and Jo help the treaty efforts, or hinder them? Saturday The Mark of the Rani 4 pt version, all 4 pts Season 22, Episodes 5 through 6. Doctor: Colin Baker. BBC Kids premiere) The TARDIS is diverted from its destination to a village involved in the Industrial Revolution. Two renegade Time Lords are at work causing trouble in town. But they aren't working together. Has the Doctor found a member of his species more callous than the Master? Sunday The Two Doctors 6 pt version, all 6 pts Season 22, Episodes 7 through 9. Doctors: Colin Baker & Patrick Troughton. (BBC Kids premiere) The 2nd Doctor disappears while investigating dangerous time experiments. The Doctor's personal timeline may have been changed. When the effects reach the 6th Doctor, he finds himself compelled to investigate. Extensive filming in Spain for this story. Jamie: Frazer Hines. Peri: Nicola Bryant. Monday The Curse of Peladon eps 2+3 of 4 Tuesday 12&5AM EDT The Curse of Peladon ep 4 of 4 Season 9, Episodes 6 through 8. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Tuesday 12:30&5:30AM EDT The Mutants eps 1 of 6 Season 9, Episode 15. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. The Time Lords manipulate the Doctor again, this time sending him to Solos, a world on the edge of the Earth Empire. A special package must reach a political criminal, who's frankly a bit of a lunatic. And he's apparently one of the nice guys on the planet. 28 October (12:30AM) The Time Monster 29 October Timelash (BBC Kids premiere) 30 October The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet (BBC Kids premiere) 2 November (12:30AM) Carnival Of Monsters 4 November (12:30AM) The Three Doctors 5 November The Trial Of A Time Lord: Mindwarp (BBC Kids premiere) 6 November The Trial Of A Time Lord: Terror Of The Vervoids (BBC Kids premiere) Kids premiere) 12 November The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe (BBC Kids premiere) 13 November Time and the Rani (BBC Kids premiere) 19 November Paradise Towers (BBC Kids premiere) 20 November Delta and the Bannermen (BBC Kids premiere) 26 November Dragonfire (BBC Kids premiere) 27 November The Happiness Patrol (BBC Kids premiere) 3 December Silver Nemesis (BBC Kids premiere) 4 December The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (BBC Kids premiere) 10 December Battlefield (BBC Kids premiere) 11 December Ghost Light (BBC Kids premiere) 17 December The Curse of Fenric (BBC Kids premiere) 18 December Survival (BBC Kids premiere) |
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American Who http://www.americanwho.net http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/index.php (alternate link) Current episode - archive interview with Michael Sheard. http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/amwho.mp3 Upcoming episodes October - Richard Franklin (expected online this weekend) November - Carole Ann Ford December - Lalla Ward |
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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, 3-6PM 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 - Kathryn Leigh Scott (Dark Shadows); Adam-Troy Castro on the DVD releases of Alias season 4 and the Universal Frankenstein collection. Hour 3 - BTR only. Repeat of last week's Hour 2. |
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Doctor Who: Podshock http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/portal Weekly chat show with US and UK Doctor Who fans done in podcast format. |
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Starz/Encore channels in US November TV Movie Airings: Encore Mystery Saturday Nov 5 7:35AM EST/PST Friday Nov 18 4AM, 4:45PM, 11:45PM EST/PST Tuesday Nov 22 9:05AM EST/PST MoviePlex Friday Nov 18 5AM, 5:45PM, 12:45AM EST/PST |
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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-2:30AM EDT The Green Death movie Season 10, Episodes 21 through 26. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. The Doctor and Jo learn that radioactive sludge is bad, that chemical corporations who cover up radioactive sludge are bad, and that the Doctor's ability to disguise himself as a woman is bad. Jo seeks independence by considering someone far more patronizing than the Doctor ever was. 29 October The Time Warrior |
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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), 12-2 (45-2), 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 Mark of the Rani pts 2a+2b of 2 Season 22, Episode 6. Doctor: Colin Baker. See BBC Kids for details. 29 October The Two Doctors pts 1a+1b 5 November The Two Doctors pts 2a+2b 12 November The Two Doctors pts 3a+3b 19 November Timelash pts 1a+1b 26 November Timelash pts 2a+2b |
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HUNGARY: |
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RTLKlub http://rtlklub.hu Doctor Who premiere 2006? Thursday 8PM? |
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DENMARK: Broadcaster TBA. |
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BBC One http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone http://www.radiotimes.com Series 1 completed. Series 2 premiere TBA. 16:9 Widescreen Digital,14:9 Cropped Letterbox Analogue |
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BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree http://www.radiotimes.com Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential/ Series 1 completed. Series 2 premiere very soon after BBC One. |
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SOUTH KOREA: |
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KBS2 http://www.kbs.co.kr http://www.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/doctorwho/index.html Series 1 completed. Next airdate unknown. |
BFBS Navy http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/bfbs1listing/Look_Ahead_Frameset.htm Series 1 completed. Next airdate unknown. |
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AUSTRALIA: |
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CANADA: |
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CBC TV http://www.cbc.ca/television http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho http://www.dwin.org Monday 26 December Time TBA - 2-00 The Christmas Invasion hosted by Billie Piper http://www.cbc.ca/planetofthedoctor "The Planet Of The Doctor" exclusive CBC.CA documentary. 6 regular episodes and 1 special. Approximately 90 minutes. |
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Prime TV http://www.primetv.co.nz http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com Series 1 completed. Series 2 premiere TBA. |
Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. |
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