This Week in Doctor Who: Print Archive
Wednesday 1st March 2006
This Week In Doctor Who - March 1, 2006 (posted 1st Mar 2006, 12:50pm - TWIDW post #0385) |
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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO March 1, 2006 - Vol 9, No 9 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 1 March: Yes Weekend - 9:30PM - Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways Thursday 2 March: People + Arts (Spain/Portugal) 10:30PM CET - The Long Game Saturday 4 March: één Belgium 3:40PM - The Parting of the Ways Sunday 5 March: Cool TV (Hungary) 7PM - The Unquiet Dead ATV World (Hong Kong) 11:30PM - The Unquiet Dead Tuesday 7 March: Ztélé Canada 8PM - Le Docteur Danse Friday 17 March: SciFi US 9PM EST/PST - Rose/The End Of The World (US Premiere!) |
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GREECE - Newest country to buy Doctor Who! http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2006/02_february/skai.shtml http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=1&article=29105 The BBC and C21Media reported on 28 February that Doctor Who and hundreds of hours of BBC programming have been sold to the new Greek TV channel SKAI, which will begin over the air broadcasts on 1 April 2006. From the BBC article: "BBC Worldwide announced today at BBC Showcase that it has concluded a two-year agreement with SKAI, the new Greek terrestrial television channel launching on 1 April 2006, to televise over 500 hours of drama, factual and news and current affairs programming. "The titles range from dramas such as Spooks and Doctor Who to documentaries, including Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, Space Odyssey - Voyage to the Planets and three history titles looking at the Ancient Wonders of Jerusalem, Greece and the Holy Land." Here's hoping that the launch of the SKAI channel is a success and that Greece will come to enjoy Doctor Who in the near future. |
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HUNGARY - A slight correction on the information regarding last week's premiere in Hungary on Cool TV. Doctor Who's Hungarian name of Ki Vagy, Doki? translates better as "Who Are You, Doctor?" Evidently RTLKlub was the original buyer of Doctor Who in Hungary, and somehow the broadcast rights migrated to Cool TV in the intervening months. No information has reached the English speaking world yet on whether Doctor Who had decent ratings with its premiere. |
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USA - SciFi http://www.scifi.com is beginning to advertise the upcoming stateside launch of Doctor Who. Text notices about the premiere were spotted during the Tuesday February 21 broadcast of Passions on Sci-Fi (episode 7, Timmy goes on sale in a fair and Tabitha dresses up as a fortune teller, if you're a longtime Passions viewer). A 15 second ad focusing on the mystery of the character started airing on Wednesday February 22. This ad did not mention the series by name but had a fair number of clips - it is also on the SciFi website. On Friday February 24 the Doctor Who mini-site http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho went live. It is heavily flash intensive, so it loads slowly on some machines. It has a lot of Doctor Who information. Sci-Fi also redid their launch plans, deciding to have a 2 hour premiere for Doctor Who instead of the original 1 hour launch. It was unclear as of this writing if Sci-Fi will edit Rose and The End Of The World together like they did with the Battlestar Galactica and Stargate Atlantis series premieres (Battlestar Galactica was clearly 2 unrelated episodes that happened to be sequential) or if they will air as separate episodes. Thomas Vitale of the Sci-Fi Channel will be on Sci-Fi Overdrive http://www.scifioverdrive.com on the weekend of March 10 to discuss the launch of Doctor Who and other 2006 programming. |
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The new premiere plan: All Times Eastern (adjust for local time and East Coast Feed vs. West Coast Feed) |
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Friday March 17: 9PM Rose 10PM The End Of The World 11PM Rose Midnight The End Of The World |
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Sunday March 19: 11PM Rose Midnight The End Of The World |
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Friday March 24: 8PM The End Of The World (special repeat) 9PM The Unquiet Dead Midnight The Unquiet Dead |
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Sunday March 26: Midnight The Unquiet Dead (special time - Sunday movie runs long) |
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As of March 31, Doctor Who firmly settles into its regular time slots. Fridays at 9PM and Midnight Eastern, Sundays at 11PM Eastern. Yes, the Sunday time is a regular timeslot. So, if you are at work on Friday night or otherwise unable to watch, you can catch the Sunday edition. Since the episodes air twice on Friday, if your only problem watching on Friday is that it'll conflict with other TV shows you want to see (WWE Smackdown, Las Vegas, Close To Home, Reba), just watch the broadcast that does not conflict with the show you want to see. If you have DirecTV or Dish Network, you have the East Coast version of SciFi no matter where you live in the US - so 9PM Eastern is 6PM Pacific, 11PM Eastern is 8PM Pacific, and Midnight is 9PM Pacific - could be relevant in avoiding schedule conflicts with other channels/plans to go out. |
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A VCR or a DVR like Tivo also can help get around a schedule conflict. If you have a Tivo (or DirecTivo) and have not disabled its ability to record suggestions for you, it should be sending anonymous information back about what shows are watched on it, how close you watch it to live, and whether you fast forward through any commercials. Some of these machines have 2 tuners, making it even easier to see Doctor Who if another network schedules your second favorite show against it (just have both tuners recording and watch each show when you get time). |
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Just 16 days till the US launch. As someone in the US, I'm excited. |
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UK - We don't have a UK premiere date yet for series 2. It is unlikely that the BBC has decided on a premiere date yet. But UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv seems to believe it will be in mid-April - they have postponed their Doctor Who Weekend consisting of the 13 episodes from Series One from 18 & 19 March to 8 & 9 April. |
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Once the new Doctor Who episodes roll out this year, we should have Doctor Who Friday - kids related Doctor Who tie-in program on BBC One on Friday nights Doctor Who - the main show, airing Saturdays at 7 on BBC One with a couple of BBC Three repeats Doctor Who Confidential - BBC Three half-hour show airing right after the Doctor Who BBC One premiere will several repeats There are rumours of Mobisodes (mini-episodes downloadable to cellular/mobile phones such as Lost and 24 have done) as well. We'll see if that happens. |
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Doctor Who finishes its run through Series One in Belgium on één and Israel on Yes Weekend this week. Yes Weekend ceases to exist on the 5th, being replaced by Yes Stars, which is expected to air repeats of Series 1 as well as Series 2 (assuming Yes buys Series 2). |
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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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BELGIUM (& The Netherlands): |
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één Network http://www.een.be Saturday 3:40PM CET 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 (Series Finale!) English with Subtitles. |
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ISRAEL: |
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Yes Weekend http://www.yesweekend.co.il Wednesday 9:30PM 1-12/1-13 Boom Town/The Parting of the Ways (Series Finale) Yes Weekend the channel ceases to exist on 5 March, replaced by Yes Stars, which my contact suspects will get the rights to repeat this series. |
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CANADA (French): |
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Ztélé http://www.ztele.com/index.jsp Friday 9PM, Saturday 8AM, Sunday 4PM, Tuesday 2PM EST 1-09 Drôle De Mort pt 1 of 2 Tuesday 8PM EST 1-10 Le Docteur Danse pt 2 of 2 4:3 cropped pan & scan. Same French dub as France 4. 10 March 9PM EST (and repeats) 1-10 Le Docteur Danse pt 2 of 2 14 March 8PM EST (and repeats) 1-11 L'explosion De Cardiff 21 March 8PM EST (and repeats) 1-12 Le Grand Méchant Loup pt 1 of 2 |
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SPAIN/PORTUGAL: |
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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 1-07 The Long Game 9 March 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 10 March 6:30AM & 3PM, 11 March 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM CET 1-08 Father's Day 16 March 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 17 March 6:30AM & 3PM, 18 March 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM CET 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2 23 March 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 24 March 6:30AM & 3PM, 25 March 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM CET 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2 30 March 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 31 March 6:30AM & 3PM CET 1-01? Rose? repeat? |
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HONG KONG: |
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HUNGARY (airing as Ki Vagi, Doki?): |
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Cool TV http://www.cooltv.hu Saturday 7PM & 1:25AM CET 1-02 The End Of The World Sunday 7PM & 2:05AM CET 1-03 The Unquiet Dead |
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USA: |
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Sci-Fi http://www.scifi.com http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho 17 March 9 & 11PM EST/PST 1-01/1-02 Rose/The End Of The World (Series Premiere, Two Hour Movie Version!) 19 March 11PM EST/PST 1-01/1-02 Rose/The End Of The World (Movie Version, repeat) 24 March 8PM EST/PST 1-02 The End Of The World (special repeat) 24 March 9PM & Midnight EST/PST 1-03 The Unquiet Dead 26 March Midnight EST/PST 1-03 The Unquiet Dead 31 March 9PM & Midnight EST/PST 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2 2 April 11PM EDT/PDT 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2 7 April 9PM & Midnight EDT/PDT 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2 9 April 11PM EDT/PDT 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2 14 April 9PM & Midnight EDT/PDT 1-06 Dalek 16 April 11PM EDT/PDT 1-06 Dalek 21 April 9PM & Midnight EDT/PDT 1-07 The Long Game 23 April 11PM EDT/PDT 1-07 The Long Game 28 April 9PM & Midnight EDT/PDT 1-08 Father's Day 30 April 11PM EDT/PDT 1-08 Father's Day |
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UK Repeats: |
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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 14:9 Cropped Letterbox. 8 April 11AM-5PM New Series Weekend - Episodes 1 through 6 9 April 11AM-6:05PM New Series Weekend - Episodes 7 through 13 Postponed from 18 and 19 March, probably based on speculation on the premiere date for series 2 in the UK. |
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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 6-9:25AM GMT Inferno movie Season 7, Episodes 19 through 25. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. The last 7 episode story, so the last time you both have to get up early and stay later than usual to see the full Doctor Who story - yes you can sleep in till 7AM if your programming package has UKTV Gold + 1. The 3rd Doctor uses a drilling project to provide energy to work on the TARDIS console. An accident sends him to an alternate Earth, where the project is just slightly further along, and spots evidence that it is going disastrously wrong. Includes the radio scene deleted from the original TV broadcast but included in most repeats - it will be a deleted scene on the DVD release. I wonder if the Doctor considered that maybe it was the interference of the TARDIS that was causing the drilling disaster on both Earths in the first place. It would have been worth checking. Sunday 7-8:50AM GMT Terror of the Autons movie Season 8, Episodes 1 through 4. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Colour-restored version from the early 1990s. Roger Delgado joins the series as The Master. Richard Franklin joins as Captain Mike Yates. Katy Manning joins as Jo Grant. The Autons try to rejoin the show, but the Doctor and U*N*I*T decide to fight them off again. Guess there's only room for so many regulars at one time. Sorry, plastic pals. Try again in 34 years. 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 1 April 6-9AM BST The Mutants 2 April 6:10-9AM BST The Time Monster 8 April 7-9AM BST The Three Doctors 8 & 9 April Doctor Who 2005 Series 1 Weekend - See New Series Section Above 9 April 7-9AM BST Carnival Of Monsters 15 April 6-9AM BST Frontier In Space 16 April 6-9AM BST The Green Death 22 April 7:10-9AM BST The Time Warrior 23 April 6-9AM BST Invasion of the Dinosaurs 29 April 6:10-9AM BST The Monster of Peladon 30 April 6:10-9AM BST Planet of the Spiders |
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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 |
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First Great Western Railway (Volo TV) http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/atyourservice/volotv.php Episodes unknown. |
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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 The Monster of Peladon pts 1+2 of 6 Thursday The Monster of Peladon pts 3+4 of 6 Friday The Monster of Peladon pts 5+6 of 6 Season 11, Episodes 15 through 20. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. The 3rd Doctor returns to Peladon. In the 50 years since his last visit - everything's gone down the drain. The Galactic Federation is being a nuisance. The peasants are agitating against the royalty. The royalty doesn't understand the peasants. And an image of Aggedor is flying around killing people. One of the Doctor's allies is forced to take decisive action to save the day - sadly, it's the wrong action and it could get them all killed. Saturday Planet of the Spiders pts 1,2,+3 of 6 Sunday Planet of the Spiders pts 4,5,+6 of 6 Monday Planet of the Spiders pts 1+2 of 6 Tuesday Planet of the Spiders pts 3+4 of 6 Season 11, Episodes 21 through 26. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. The final Jon Pertwee story (airing by coincidence as both the weekend and weekday story). A package from former companion Jo Grant contains the blue Metebelis crystal the Doctor had given her for a wedding present. It's causing trouble and she's washing her hands of it. A force on Metebelis has tracked the crystal down. It is prepared to kill, maim, and steal a car to get it back. Jon Pertwee gets his best car/plane/boat action sequence in the series. BBC Kids has the rights to the {p[{om Baker}} stories again, which will take over the weekend schedule next week. The weekday episodes will skip to Peter Davison on the 9th. 9 March Castrovalva 11 March Robot (BBC Kids regains the rights to Tom Baker's episodes) 12 March The Ark In Space 13 March Four To Doomsday 15 March Kinda 16 March pre-empted, long movie 18 March The Sontaran Experiment 19 March Revenge of the Cybermen 20 March The Visitation 22 March Black Orchid 23 March Time-Flight 25 March Terror of the Zygons 26 March Planet of Evil 27 March Arc of Infinity 29 March Snakedance 31 March Mawdryn Undead 1 April pre-empted, Daylight Savings Time 2 April Pyramids of Mars |
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USA: |
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American Who http://www.americanwho.net http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/index.php (alternate link) Current episode - Barry Letts discusses his friend Robert Sloman (recently deceased) and gives his views on the 2005 Series of Doctor Who. Dan Harris discusses Gary Downie (recently decased). http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/amwho.mp3 Upcoming episodes March - 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 - Dave Howe (Howe's Who, Telos Publishing); Natalia Nogulich (Admiral Nechayev on Star Trek). Hour 3 - repeat of previous week's hour 2. Next Week - Thomas Vitale of Sci-Fi Channel in hour 2 on upcoming programming. Opening segment of that hour (13 minutes long) will be on Sci-Fi's launch of the Christopher Eccleston episodes of Doctor Who on March 17. |
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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 12:30-2AM EST The Claws of Axos movie Season 8, Episodes 11 through 14. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Time approximate after pledge specials. Allow extra time. The 3rd Doctor, Jo, and U*N*I*T note the arrival of an alien spacecraft in England. The inhabitants - Axons - wish to live on our planet and offer technology to solve all Earth food needs. Has Earth finally been visited by friendly aliens? Or is this a Hustle? 11 March Colony In Space 18 March The Dæmons 25 March The Curse of Peladon 1 April The Sea Devils? |
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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 Late Saturday Midnight CST Delta and the Bannermen pt 1 of 3 Season 24, Episode 9. Doctor: Sylvester McCoy. Time approximate after pledge special. Just one episode this week. Part 2 airs in 2 weeks. The 7th Doctor and Mel win a contest and get to take a trip back in time to Earth - Disneyland in 1959. As Doctor Who's budget was nowhere near enough to manage Disneyland at the time this story was made, you knew something was going to go wrong on the route. Sure enough, one of the passengers is being hunted by an army ... 11 March 11PM The Five Doctors pledge special, contest to decide which Doctor IPTV airs next! 18 March Midnight Delta and the Bannermen pt 2 25 March 11:35PM Delta and the Bannermen pt 3 25 March Midnight Dragonfire pt 1 |
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Not Yet Airing New Series Or Between Seasons: |
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GREECE: |
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NETHERLANDS: |
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FINLAND: |
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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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SWEDEN: |
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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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SOUTH KOREA: |
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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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NEW ZEALAND: |
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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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UK: |
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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 (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 (same weekends as BBC One) First broadcaster of Torchwood (coming later this year) |
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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 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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NORWAY: |
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FRANCE: |
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ITALY: |
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Jimmy http://www.jimmy140.it http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/doctor_who/1 Series One completed. |
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Spring "Doctor Who Series Two" 13 episodes Later this year "Torchwood" 13 episodes |
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Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. |
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