This Week In Doctor Who - November 2, 2005
(posted 2nd Nov 2005, 12:47pm - TWIDW post #0353)

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - French Premiere Week!
November 2, 2005 - Vol 8, No 44
The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood

Wednesday 2 November:
NRK 2 Norway - 8:05PM - Den Siste Dalek
Saturday 5 November:
France 4 - 10:25PM - Rose / La Fin Du Monde (series premiere)
Friday 11 November:
Jimmy (Italy) - 9PM - Rose (series premiere)

France 4 http://www.france4.tv premieres Doctor Who (dubbed in French) this Saturday night at 10:25PM CET. It's a free digital channel that is part of the TNT package. Evidently the channel is not as widely distributed as more established French stations, so viewers would be advised to find out if they have the channel (or a friend has a channel) prior to broadcast time. 2 episodes on Saturday nights - episode 1 repeats Monday at 3PM, episode 2 repeats Tuesday at 3PM.

Some dubbed programmes on France 4 later repeat on France 2, which is available to more viewers. There is no indication at this time that such a situation will happen, though the chances would be better if people watch the France 4 broadcasts and the show gets good ratings.

Contrary to previous reports, BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com will simulcast the Children In Need http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey telethon in its entirety on Friday 18 November. This means that the 15 minute Doctor Who "scene" advertised for this special will be available to everyone in Europe, Africa, and Asia with the BBC Prime channel. Children In Need is not expected to air on BBC America, BBC Canada, or BBC Japan.
BBC One - 7PM GMT
BBC Prime - 8PM CET / 9PM CAT (adjust for local time)

BBC Radio 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2 , home of the "Project: Who"
documentary that tied in with Series One in March, is preparing
another Doctor Who feature. "Doctor Who: Regeneration" will air at
8:33PM GMT on Tuesday 20 December. It explores how Doctor Who became
the most talked about UK TV show of 2005 and the issues involved in
having to regenerate the character so soon. David Tennant, Billie
Piper, Noel Clarke, Camille Coduri, Russell T. Davies, and more are
being interviewed. The special is timed to be broadcast just a few
days before The Christmas Invasion airs on BBC One. Expected
length - 1 hour.

The Italian premiere of Doctor Who on Jimmy http://www.jimmy140.it is just 9 days away (11 November at 9PM CET). The website is not currently showing repeat times yet, though the episode is likely to repeat several times in a week.

BFBS TV, intended for British military forces, put Doctor Who back
on their schedule a few weeks back. If you have access to BFBS
channels or have friends who watch them, Doctor Who is currently
airing on BFBS 2 Saturdays at 5PM Central European Time and BFBS
Navy late Sundays at 5AM Central European Time.

ABC Australia http://www.abc.net.au/tv edited part 1 of the 4 part version of The Five Doctors which aired on 2 November, removing the Dalek sequence. The Dalek remained listed in the closing credits. This is the first edit made specifically for these broadcasts. It has presumably been made due to the uproar in early 2004 when ABC was unable to air The War Games because of a 10 second Dalek clip in episode 10. ABC was unwilling to edit then, so they could not air the story. This time they edited - so the Dalek contract remains unresolved in Australia. You should expect the remaining Dalek stories (Ressurection, Revelation, Remembrance) to be skipped as ABC's run through the series continues.

It's been well over 2 years. There's new Doctor Who now, with a
Dalek deal in place that's making everyone lots of money. It is
ludicrous that the contract with the Daleks in the old series
remains unresolved. None of us in the general public know at this
point who is holding this up and devaluing the old series repeats,
but whoever it is - get over it and solve this mess.

A reader of this column spotted that UKTV Gold is skipping the Colin Baker stories completely this time through the series, going from The Caves of Androzani on 20 November to Time and the Rani on 26 November. It is believed that UKTV Gold's contract to air classic Doctor Who ends next month, in which case the Peter Davison and Sylvester McCoy stories now airing will be the last on the channel. Whatever happens, it is likely to air the new series repeats for some time.

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.

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

BROADCASTS RELATED TO NEW SERIES:

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

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.

NORWAY:

NRK2 http://www.nrk.no
http://www2.nrk.no/program/doktor_who
Wednesday 8:05PM CET 1-06 Den Siste Dalek
16:9 Widescreen Digital; 16:9 Letterbox Analog
9 November 1-07 Er Adam Den Rette?
16 November 1-08 Sjokkartet Møte Med Fortiden (8:20PM - Special
Time)
23 November 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1
30 November 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2

FRANCE:

France 4 http://www.france4.tv
http://www.france4.tv/prog.php?id_prog=789
Saturday 10:25PM & Monday 3PM CET 1-01 Rose (series premiere))
Saturday 11:15PM & Tuesday 3PM CET 1-02 La Fin Du Monde
Dubbed in French.

UK:

UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb
All shows 1 hour later on UKTV Gold + 1
Wednesday 11PM GMT 1-01 Rose
Friday 8PM, Saturday 6PM, Sunday 9PM, Late Sunday 4AM GMT 1-02 The End Of The World
» it was reported the following week that the Sunday 9pm broadcast was also moved to the new afternoon timeslot instead.
14:9 Cropped Letterbox.
9 November 11PM GMT 1-02 The End Of The World
11 November 8PM GMT 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
12 November 6PM GMT 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
13 November 4:30PM (special time?) & 3:50AM GMT 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
16 November 11PM GMT 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
18 November 8PM GMT 1-04 Aliens of London
19 November 6PM GMT 1-04 Aliens of London
20 November 9PM GMT 1-04 Aliens of London
23 November 11PM GMT 1-04 Aliens of London
25 November 8PM GMT 1-05 World War Three
26 November 6PM GMT 1-05 World War Three
27 November 9PM & 4AM GMT 1-05 World War Three
2 December 8PM GMT 1-06 Dalek
3 December 6PM GMT 1-06 Dalek
4 December 9PM & 3:50AM GMT 1-06 Dalek
7 December 11PM GMT 1-06 Dalek
9 December 8PM GMT 1-07 The Long Game
10 December 6PM GMT 1-07 The Long Game
11 December 9PM & 3:40AM GMT "1-07 The Long Game
14 December 11PM GMT 1-07 The Long Game
16 December 8PM GMT 1-08 Father's Day

ITALY:

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.

MILITARY:

BFBS http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/bfbs1listing/Look_Ahead_Frameset.htm
BFBS 2:
Saturday 5PM CET The Long Game
BFBS Navy:
Late Sunday 5AM CET The Long Game

Thomsonfly Airlines
Rose on all in-flight movie systems

Singapore Airlines
Rose on channel 28 of video on demand service

Virgin Atlantic Airways
The End Of The World on V-Hot channel. Cropped to 4:3 aspect
ratio. Next Episode caption removed. Otherwise unedited.

British Midland Airlines, British Airways, Air New Zealand - various
episodes

OTHER TV/RADIO/INTERNET BROADCASTS:

UK:

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 GMT "Invaders From Mars" pt 2 of 4
Big Finish Story 32. CD release 2002. Radio premiere. Orson Wells
begins his radio broadcast. Blackmail continues. The 8th Doctor and
Glory Bee discover a hidden base.

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.

UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb
(All times 1 hour later on UKTV Gold + 1)
Wednesday 11PM GMT Rose
Friday 8PM, Saturday 6PM, Sunday 9PM, Late Sunday 4AM GMT The End Of The World
» it was reported the following week that the Sunday 9pm broadcast was also moved to the new afternoon timeslot instead.
Saturday 8-9AM GMT The King's Demons movie
Season 20, Episodes 21 through 22. Doctor: Peter Davison. Mistaken for demons, the 5th Doctor and companions are welcomed by King John. John is at a remote castle when he is supposed to be off signing the Magna Carta. Something is wrong here, and the Doctor must find the truth before the peasants kill them all.
Sunday 7-9AM GMT Warriors of the Deep movie
Season 21, Episodes 1 through 4. Doctor: Peter Davison. At a seabase in the year 2084, the last frontier of warfare is being fought. Alas, Silurians and Sea Devils from Earth's distant past arrive to interrupt everything and finish their long term plans of wiping out humanity.
12 November 8-9AM The Awakening
13 November 7-9AM Frontios
19 November 7-8:55AM Planet of Fire
19 November 4:30-5:15AM Adventures in Space and Time
19 November 5:15-5:45AM Carnival of Monsters
20 November 7-9AM The Caves of Androzani
26 November 7-8:55AM Time and the Rani
27 November 7:05-9AM Paradise Towers
3 December 7-8:20AM Delta and the Bannermen
4 December 7-9AM The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
10 December 7-8:55PM Battlefield
11 December 7-8:20PM Ghost Light

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.

AUSTRALIA:

ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv
Thursday 6:03PM The Five Doctors 4 pt version, pt 2
Monday 6:04PM The Five Doctors 4 pt version, pt 3
Tuesday 6:03PM The Five Doctors 4 pt version, pt 4
Season 20, Episodes 23b through 23d. Doctors: Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, Richard Hurndall, and Tom Baker. To escape the Death Zone and track down the criminal who broughtm them all here, Doctors, companions, and villains make their way towards the Tower of Rassilon, where a shocking secret about the birth of the Time Lords lurks.
Wednesday 6:03PM Warriors of the Deep pt 1 of 4
Season 21, Episode 1. Doctor: Peter Davison.
See UKTV Gold for details.
16 November The Awakening
21 November Frontios

CANADA:

BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca
Weeknights Midnight & 5AM EST (9PM & 2AM PST) - 2 episodes daily
Weekends 2AM EST (11PM PST) - complete stories
Wednesday 12&5AM EST The Time Monster ep 6 of 6
Season 9, Episode 26. Doctor: Jon Pertwee.
The Master takes control of Atlantis, as his plans move to fruition. The Doctor and Jo might not be able to save everyone this time.
Wednesday 12:30&5:30AM EST Carnival Of Monsters ep 1 of 4
Thursday Carnival Of Monsters eps 2+3 of 4
Friday 12&5AM EST Carnival Of Monsters ep 4 of 4
Season 10, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Jon Pertwee.
After the events of The Three Doctors, Jo and the Doctor travel through time and space looking for Metebelis III. When they arrive on a British ship in the Indian Ocean in 1926, Jo thinks that the TARDIS has gotten the destination wrong again. The Doctor soon learns that all is not as it seems, especially not this ship.
Friday 12:30&5:30AM EST The Three Doctors ep 1 of 4
Season 10, Episode 1. Doctors: Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, and William Hartnell.
The Doctor's world is being devastated by a power drain caused by a being living in a black hole. In a desperate attempt to fix the problem, earlier versions of the Doctor are sent to help the current one solve the mystery behind this anti-matter being.
Saturday The Trial Of A Time Lord pts 5,6,7,+8 of 14 (Mindwarp pts 1,2,3,+4
Season 23, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Colin Baker. BBC Kids premiere)
The Valeyard presents more devastating evidence against the Doctor. The evidence shows a darker side to the Doctor than previously known. Or is it just dementia from having his brain fried? If you are unfamiliar with this story, AVOID reading about this segment or The Trial of a Time Lord (The Ultimate Foe) until they air, as certain plot twists work better with no foreknowledge.
Sunday The Trial Of A Time Lord pts 9,10,11,+12 of 14 (Terror Of The Vervoids pts 1,2,3,+4)
Season 23, Episodes 9 through 12. Doctor: Colin Baker. BBC Kids premiere)
The Doctor's defense is based on events from his own hypothetical future. The Doctor and Mel try to track down killers on the Hyperion III space liner before it gets to Earth and more lives are threatened.
Monday The Three Doctors eps 2+3 of 4
Tuesday 12&5AM EST The Three Doctors ep 4 of 4
Season 10, Episodes 2 through 4. Doctors: Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, andWilliam Hartnell.
Tuesday 12:30&5:30AM EST The Green Death ep 1 of 6
Season 10, Episode 21. Doctor: Jon Pertwee.
Away from Earth for a long time (which you haven't noticed due to stories airing in production order and the skipping of Frontier In Space and Planet Of The Daleks), Jo is back on Earth. The Doctor wants her help on a final mission to reach Metebelis III, but Jo is busy on a crusade that brings her against a chemical company. It also brings her into the reach of Professor Jones, a man the Doctor eyes very suspiciously.
11 November (12:30AM) The Time Warrior
12 November The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe BBC Kids premiere)
13 November Time and the Rani (BBC Kids premiere)
15 November (12:30AM) The Monster of Peladon
18 November (12:30AM) Planet of the Spiders
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)

USA:

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:
November - Richard Franklin - postponed by Hurricane Wilma, expected
to be the next episode to go online
November - Carole Ann Ford
December - Lalla Ward

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 EST (9-11PM PST, 5-7AM GMT, 4-6PM AEDT)
Live LTR Stream http://www.warpradio.com/popTuner.asp?id=14175
BTR Late Sun/Early Mon 1-4AM EST (10PM-1AM PST, 6-9AM GMT, 5-7PM
AEDT)
Live BTR Stream http://www.warpradio.com/popTuner.asp?id=14085
Saturday 8-11PM EST (5-8PM PST) http://www.krradio.com (repeat of
previous week's episode, online audio stream)
Hour 1 - News & Comment; Charles Ryan, brand manager of Dungeons &
Dragons discusses 2nd annual worldwide D&D day. Hour 2 - Uncle
John's bathroom reader; Adam-Troy Castro on 1950s Superman season 1
DVD set and Val Lewton's RKO horror films. Hour 3 - Repeat of last
week's Hour 2.

Doctor Who: Podshock http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/portal
Weekly chat show with US and UK Doctor Who fans done in podcast
format.

Starz/Encore http://www.encoretv.com channels upcoming TV Movie
Airings:
Encore Mystery
Saturday 7:35AM EST/PST Doctor Who (1996)
TV Movie with Sylvester McCoy as the 7th Doctor, Paul McGann as the
new 8th Doctor, Eric Roberts as the man possessed by the Master, and
Daphne Ashbrook as Dr. Grace Holloway. On the eve of the year 2000,
the Earth is in grave danger. Only the Doctor can save it. And he's
not quite sure who he is.
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

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-1:50AM EST Invasion of the Dinosaurs movie
Season 10, Episodes 6 through 10. Doctor: Jon Pertwee.
Episode 1 is in black & white and is not part of the movie version. After the clever set up that we won't get to see, the Doctor and Sarah try to assist U*N*I*T in their efforts to reclaim London from dinosaurs who keep popping up. But there may be forces within U*N*I*T trying to stop the Doctor's investigation.
12 November Death to the Daleks
19 November (12:02AM) The Monster of Peladon
26 November Planet of the Spiders

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 CST The Two Doctors pts 2a+2b of 3
Season 22, Episode 8. Doctors: Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton.
The 6th Doctor, Peri, and Jamie try to figure out where in time and space the 2nd Doctor has been taken to.
12 November The Two Doctors pts 3a+3b
19 November Timelash pts 1a+1b
26 November Timelash pts 2a+2b

Not Yet Airing New Series Or Between Seasons:

NETHERLANDS:

Nederland 3 http://portal.omroep.nl/ned3
Doctor Who premiere January 2006.

FINLAND:

TV2 http://www.yle.fi/tv2
Doctor Who premiere TBA.

HUNGARY:

RTLKlub http://rtlklub.hu
Doctor Who premiere 2006? Thursday 8PM?

GERMANY:

ProSieben (Pro 7) http://www.prosieben.de http://www.drwho.de
Doctor Who premiere 2006. Series 1 & 2 purchased. Dubbed in German.

SWEDEN:

SVT http://www.svt.se
Doctor Who premiere 2006?

DENMARK: Broadcaster TBA.

UK:

BBC One http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone http://www.radiotimes.com
December 2005 2-00 The Christmas Invasion - airdate TBA
16:9 Widescreen Digital,14:9 Cropped Letterbox Analogue

BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree http://www.radiotimes.com
Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential/
December 2005 2-00 The Christmas Invasion - airdate TBA, sometime
after BBC One broadcast

SOUTH KOREA:

KBS2 http://www.kbs.co.kr
http://www.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/doctorwho/index.html
Series 1 completed.

AUSTRALIA:

ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv
Series 1 completed.

CANADA:

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.

NEW ZEALAND:

Prime TV http://www.primetv.co.nz http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com
Series 1 completed.

Coming December 2005 - Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion.
Coming Early 2006 - Doctor Who: Series Two
Coming Later 2006 - Torchwood.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

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