This Week in Doctor Who: Print Archive
Wednesday 25th January 2006
This Week In Doctor Who - January 25, 2006 (posted 25th Jan 2006, 1:05pm - TWIDW post #0376) |
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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO January 25, 2006 - Vol 9, No 4 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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Thursday 26 January: Style UK 9PM UAE - Boom Town People + Arts (Spain/Portugal) 10:30PM CET - The End Of The World Friday 27 January: Yes Weekend 6:20PM - The End Of The World Yes Weekend 7:10PM - The Unquiet Dead Style UK 9PM UAE - Bad Wolf Jimmy (Italy) - 9PM - Bad Wolf Saturday 28 January: één Belgium 3:30PM - Father's Day Tuesday 31 January: Ztélé Canada 8PM - Troisiéme Guerre Mondiale Friday 17 March: SciFi US 9PM & Midnight EST/PST - Rose (US Premiere!) |
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USA - SciFi Channel http://www.scifi.com has a page for a future Doctor Who site at http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho - it currently gives an error message, but should soon be active. A search of SciFi's advance listings also revealed the first broadcast times for the new series. Regular times - Friday 9PM & Midnight EST East Feed / PST West Feed from March 17. Special repeats of Rose - Sunday March 19 at 11PM EST, Friday March 24 at 8PM EST. Apart from the extra showings of Rose, no evidence of special programming to herald Doctor Who's arrival. Doctor Who will air between repeats of Stargate SG-1 (8PM and 11PM) and Stargate Atlantis (10PM and 1AM). Battlestar Galactica will move to 2AM EST/PST. If you have Cable, you are probably on the East Feed if you live in the Eastern and Central Time Zones, and the West Feed in the Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, and Hawaii Time Zones (but check to make sure beforehand). Satellite subscribers are on the East Feed nationwide. SciFi Channel is *not* available in Canada or Mexico (unless you are subscribing to DirecTV or Dish Network through Grey Market means). |
East Feed: EST - 9PM & Midnight CST - 8PM & 11PM MST - 7PM & 10PM PST - 6PM & 9PM Alaska - 5PM & 8PM Hawaii - 4PM & 7PM (3PM & 6PM once Daylight Savings Time starts on the mainland) |
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West Feed: MST - 10PM & 1AM PST - 9PM & Midnight Alaska - 8PM & 11PM Hawaii - 7PM & 10PM (6PM & 9PM once Daylight Savings Time starts on the mainland) CST - 11PM & 2AM EST - Midnight & 3AM |
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UK - Attack of the Graske (interactive episode/game that aired after The Christmas Invasion in the UK via BBCi) is available on the BBC Doctor Who website http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho . To watch/play, you need a) a broadband connection and b) to be in the UK. Ireland, France, Belgium - not close enough. The program notes where your computer is from to determine access. Attack of the Graske is online for people who did not have access to it when it first aired and as one of a number of tests of the technology behind the BBC's upcoming online TV player (letting you watch BBC shows for 7 days after broadcast). By restricting it to the UK they are trying to keep this for people who pay the annual UK TV licence fee. If the BBC finds a way to offer programs in broadband format outside the UK, they will probably charge those of us outside the UK for access. Only Attack of the Graske is being restricted on the website, the rest of the site is open to people worldwide. |
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UK - UKTV Gold has scheduled a Doctor Who Weekend for 18 and 19 March. All 13 episodes of Series One with Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper will air. » this changed later to 8th/9th April |
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Israel - Yes Weekend will air 2 Doctor Who episodes a week from this weekend (27 January) onwards. Episodes air back to back. Thanks to Adi and Daniel for this information and broadcast times - Yes Weekend's website is challenging to interpret if you cannot read Hebrew. |
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Australia - ABC Australia http://www.abc.net.au/tv has told the SFSA Fan Club http://www.sfsa.org.au in the upcoming edition of the SFSA fan newsletter The Wall Of Lies #98 that they HAVE purchased The Christmas Invasion and Series 2 of the new Doctor Who, and that they have the right to repeat Series 1 one time. The repeat for Series 1 has not yet been scheduled. ABC's online schedule reveals that the classic series repeats end for good on 3 February with parts 2 and 3 of Survival, the last story of the original series run. 10(!) magazine shows are starting from 6 February - one for each of the 10 episodes of Doctor Who that had been airing each week. ABC has no plans to repeat the classic episodes at this time after airing nearly all the existing stories in the past 29 months. I would keep an eye on UKTV Australia http://www.uktv.com.au . They aired Doctor Who several times between 1996 and 2003 and might be interested in the classic episodes again if ABC no longer holds the rights. |
US - A merger was announced on January 24 between the UPN and WB broadcast networks, which will combine to become the CW network. This merger will create a bit of chaos on the broadcast side of US Television for the rest of this year, and many TV stations will wind up without network affiliation this Fall, needing to find replacement programming to fill holes in their schedules. As of this time, the situation will NOT affect Doctor Who as SciFi is not broadcast TV and has no corporate ties to any companies involved in the merger or being hurt by the merger. If Doctor Who were to perform well enough on SciFi that the decision was made to sell repeats of these episodes to local TV stations (as has happened with Stargate Atlantis, The Secret Adventures Of Jules Verne, The Invisible Man, and other shows on SciFi Friday over the years), then it might benefit Doctor Who that many cities will have TV stations trying to fill their schedules without any prime time programming from a network. What matters for Doctor Who in the US right now is the audience finding and supporting the show when it premieres on SciFi on March 17. |
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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.scifi.com/doctorwho 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. Attack Of The Graske - interactive game available to UK residents only as part of the trials of the BBC broadband service, starring David Tennant as the Doctor and you as the companion |
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ITALY: |
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Jimmy http://www.jimmy140.it http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/doctor_who/1 Friday 9PM, Saturday 1:35PM, Sunday 4:20PM, Tuesday 11:50PM CET 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2 Dubbed in Italian. 2 February 10:50PM CET 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2 3 February 9PM, 4 February 1:40PM, 5 February 3:30PM, 7 February 11:50PM, 9 February 10:40PM CET 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 (end of current series) |
ARABIA Peninsula/NORTH AFRICA: |
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Showtime Arabia http://www.showtimearabia.com Style UK Thursday 7PM, Friday 11AM & 4PM UAE 1-11 Boom Town Friday 7PM, Saturday 11AM & 4PM UAE 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2 Adjust for local time. |
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BELGIUM (& The Netherlands): |
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CANADA (French): |
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Ztelé http://www.ztele.com/index.jsp Friday 9PM, Saturday 8AM, Sunday 4PM, Tuesday 2PM EST 1-04 L'Humanité en péril pt 1 of 2 Tuesday 8PM EST 1-05 Troisième Guerre Mondiale pt 2 of 2  4:3 cropped pan & scan. Same French dub as France 4. 3 February 9PM EST (and repeats) 1-05 Troisième Guerre Mondiale pt 2 of 2 7 February 8PM EST (and repeats) 1-06 Dalek 14 February 8PM EST (and repeats) 1-07 Un Jeu Interminable |
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Digital Plus http://www.plus.es/codigo/default.asp People + Arts Thursday 10:30PM & 2:30AM, Friday 6:30AM & 3PM, Saturday 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM CET 1-02 The End Of The World 2 February 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 3 February 6:30AM & 3PM, 4 February 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM 1-03 The Unquiet Dead 9 February 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 10 February 6:30AM & 3PM, 11 February 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2 16 February 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 17 February 6:30AM & 3PM, 18 February 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2 23 February 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 24 February 6:30AM & 3PM, 25 February 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM 1-06 Dalek |
ISRAEL: |
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Yes Weekend http://www.yesweekend.co.il Friday 11:50AM 1-01 Rose Friday 6:20PM & 10:53PM, Saturday 1:56PM 1-02 The End Of The World Friday 7:10PM & 11:48PM, Saturday 2:46PM 1-03 The Unquiet Dead 2 episodes a week now. 1 February, 3 February Time TBA - 1-02/1-03 The End Of The World/The Unquiet Dead - additional broadcasts If this pattern holds, we will have: 3 February 1-04/1-05 Aliens of London/World War Three 10 February 1-06/1-07 Dalek/The Long Game 17 February 1-08/1-09 Father's Day/The Empty Child 24 February 1-10/1-11 The Doctor Dances/Boom Town 3 March 1-12/1-13 Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways |
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Sci-Fi http://www.scifi.com http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho 17 March 9PM & Midnight EST East Feed / PST West Feed - 1-01 Rose (Series Premiere!) 19 March 11PM EST East Feed / PST West Feed - 1-01 Rose 24 March 8PM EST East Feed / PST West Feed - 1-01 Rose 24 March 9PM & Midnight EST East Feed / PST West Feed - 1-02 The End Of The World 31 March 9PM & Midnight EST East Feed / PST West Feed - 1-03 The Unquiet Dead The early March information is out if you search the Sci-Fi website thoroughly enough. Looks like no specials to prep viewers on the show, but Rose airs a couple of extra times. |
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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 5:40PM GMT 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2 14:9 Cropped Letterbox. 5 February 5:35PM GMT 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 18 March 11AM-5PM GMT 1-01 through 1-06 {S29=Doctor Who Series One}} Weekend Part One 19 March 11AM-6:05PM GMT 1-07 through 1-13 {S29=Doctor Who Series One Weekend}} Part Two |
Thomsonfly Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, 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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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 7-8:50AM GMT The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet movie Season 23, Episodes 1 through 4. Doctor: Colin Baker. Sunday 7-8:40AM GMT The Trial Of A Time Lord: Mindwarp movie Season 23, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Colin Baker. Sunday 5:40PM GMT 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2 4 February 7:05-9AM GMT The Trial Of A Time Lord: Terror Of The Vervoids 5 February 7-8:10AM GMT The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe 11 February 7-8:25AM GMT The Happiness Patrol 12 February 7-8:20AM GMT Silver Nemesis 18 February 7-9AM GMT The Face of Evil 19 February 7:05-9AM GMT Spearhead From Space 25 February 6-9:10AM GMT Doctor Who And The Silurians 26 February 6-9AM GMT The Ambassadors of Death 4 March 6-9:25AM GMT Inferno 5 March 7-8:50AM GMT Terror of the Autons 11 March 6-9AM GMT The Mind of Evil 12 March 7-9AM GMT The Claws of Axos 18 March 6-9AM GMT Colony In Space 19 March 6:35-9AM GMT The Dæmons 25 March 7-9AM GMT The Curse of Peladon 26 March 6-9AM BST The Sea Devils |
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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 http://www.sfsa.org.au Thursday 6:05PM Battlefield pts 1+2 of 4 Friday 6:05PM Battlefield pts 3+4 of 4 Season 26, Episodes 1 through 4. Doctor: Sylvester McCoy. Monday 6:05PM Ghost Light pts 1+2 of 3 Tuesday 6:05PM Ghost Light pt 3 of 3 Season 26, Episodes 5 through 7. Doctor: Sylvester McCoy. Tuesday 6:30PM The Curse of Fenric pt 1 of 4 Wednesday 6:05PM The Curse of Fenric pts 2+3 of 4 Season 25, Episodes 8 through 10. Doctor: Sylvester McCoy. 2 February Survival (end of classic Doctor Who on ABC for the forseeable future) |
CANADA: |
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BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca Weeknights 2 & 5AM EST (11PM & 2AM PST) - 2 episodes daily Weekends 2AM EST (11PM PST) - complete stories Wednesday Colony In Space eps 2+3 of 6 Thursday Colony In Space eps 4+5 of 6 Friday (2AM) Colony In Space ep 6 of 6 Season 8, Episodes 16 through 20. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Friday (2:30AM) The Dæmons ep 1 of 5 Season 8, Episode 21. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Saturday The Sea Devils all 6 eps Season 9, Episodes 9 through 14. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Sunday The Curse of Peladon all 4 eps Season 9, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Monday The Dæmons eps 2+3 of 5 Tuesday The Dæmons eps 4+5 of 5 Season 8, Episodes 22 through 25. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. 1 February The Sea Devils 4 February The Mutants 5 February The Time Monster 6 February The Curse of Peladon 8 February The Mutants 11 February Carnival Of Monsters 12 February The Three Doctors 13 February The Time Monster 16 February Carnival Of Monsters 18 February The Green Death? 19 February The Time Warrior? 20 February The Three Doctors 22 February The Green Death |
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American Who http://www.americanwho.net http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/index.php (alternate link) Current episode - Carole Ann Ford on her time in the TARDIS; the top 5 Doctor Who stories of 2005. http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/amwho.mp3 Upcoming episodes January - Barry Letts discusses his friend Robert Sloman (recently deceased) and gives his views on the 2005 Series of Doctor Who. February - 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 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, 3-6PM AEDT) Live BTR Stream http://www.warpradio.com/popTuner.asp?id=14085 Monday 7-10PM EST (12-3AM GMT) http://www.cityviberadio.co.uk Saturday 8-11PM EST (5-8PM PST) http://www.krradio.com (repeat of previous week's episode, online audio stream) Hour 1 - News & Comment. Hour 2 - Rod Pyle, author of book "Destination Moon; Adam-Troy Castro on the book "Freaks" and the DVD release of "The Time Tunnel season 1 part 1". Hour 3 - 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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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-2:35AM EST Doctor Who And The Silurians movie Season 7, Episodes 5 through 11. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. 4 February The Ambassadors of Death movie |
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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 Saturday 11:35PM CST The Trial Of A Time Lord pts 13+14 of 14 (The Ultimate Foe) Season 23, Episodes 13 through 14. Doctor: Colin Baker. 4 February Time and the Rani pts 1+2 11 February Time and the Rani pts 3+4 18 February Paradise Towers pts 1+2 25 February Paradise Towers pts 3+4 |
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HUNGARY: |
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RTLKlub http://rtlklub.hu Doctor Who premiere 2006? Thursday 8PM? |
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HONG KONG: |
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ATV World http://www.hkatv.com/world/05 Doctor Who premieres 19 February. |
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GERMANY: |
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ProSieben (Pro 7) http://www.prosieben.de http://www.drwho.de Doctor Who premiere 2006. Series 1 & 2 purchased. Dubbed in German. |
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DENMARK: |
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Danmarks Radio Doctor Who premiere TBA. |
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JAPAN - broadcaster TBA. |
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EUROPE/AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST: |
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BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com FAQ page says they will probably get Series 1 in the future, after it has aired on other networks in the countries BBC Prime services |
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AUSTRALIA: |
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ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv http://www.sfsa.org.au The Christmas Invasion and Series 2 to air in 2006. |
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Prime TV http://www.primetv.co.nz http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com The Christmas Invasion and Series 2 to air in 2006 (June/July start?) |
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BBC One http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone http://www.radiotimes.com 16:9 Widescreen Digital,14:9 Cropped Letterbox Analogue Primary broadcaster of Doctor Who. Series Two Saturdays 7PM in 2006 (start date TBA) "Doctor Who Friday" - CBBC magazine show to air with Series Two. |
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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/ Sole broadcaster of Doctor Who Confidential (immediately after BBC One Series 2 broadcasts, other repeats) Time-shifted broadcasts of Series 2 in 2006 (same weekends as BBC One) First broadcaster of Torchwood (coming later in 2006) |
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MILITARY: |
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BFBS http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/bfbs1listing/Look_Ahead_Frameset.htm Programming service for UK military. Episodes air shortly after UK premieres. |
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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 2006 - Series 2. Start Date TBA. 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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2006 - "Doctor Who Series Two" 13 episodes Later 2006 "Torchwood" 13 episodes |
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Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. |
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