This Week in Doctor Who: Print Archive
Wednesday 29th March 2006
This Week In Doctor Who - March 29, 2006 (posted 29th Mar 2006, 1:37pm - TWIDW post #0391) |
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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO March 29, 2006 - Vol 9, No 13 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 29 March: STS TV (Russia) 4:30PM - The Unquiet Dead Thursday 30 March: STS TV (Russia) 4:30PM - Aliens of London People + Arts (Spain/Portugal) 10:30PM CET - Rose (repeat) Friday 31 March: STS TV (Russia) 4:30PM - World War Three SciFi US 8PM EST/PST - The Unquiet Dead (special repeat) SciFi US 9PM EST/PST - Aliens Of London Sunday 2 April: Cool TV (Hungary) 7PM - The Long Game ATV World (Hong Kong) 11:45PM - The Long Game Monday 3 April: STS TV (Russia) 4:30PM - Dalek Tuesday 4 April: STS TV (Russia) 4:30PM - The Long Game Thursday 13 April: BBC One 5PM BST - Totally Doctor Who - Series Premiere! Saturday 15 April: CBBC 6:30PM BST - Totally Doctor Who (encore) BBC One 7PM BST - New Earth (Series 2 Premiere!) BBC Three 7:45PM BST - DrWho Confidential: New New Doctor (Series 2 Premiere!) |
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Russian channel STS added the new Doctor Who to their weekday afternoon lineup on Monday 27 March. At 13 episodes I imagine the run will be short or contain repeats. Welcome to Russia as the latest Doctor Who country. Doctor Who is being called Doktor Kto, which means Doctor Who. |
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SKAI TV in Greece, which also bought Doctor Who, goes on the air for the first time this Saturday. There do not seem to be any TV listings for the station available at this time, so it is too soon to tell when Doctor Who will arrive on that channel. |
Series 2 had its press event in Cardiff on Tuesday, and the publicity expected to emerge from the event is under an embargo until Thursday 30 March. Doctor Who Magazine has officially confirmed (widely suspected previously) that the new Doctor Who episodes will premiere on BBC One on Saturday 15 April at 7PM. New Doctor Who Confidential behind the scenes episodes premiere right afterwards on BBC Three. Mark Gatiss (writer of The Unquiet Dead) takes over as host of the show in place of Simon Pegg. Totally Doctor Who premieres on Thursday 13 April at 5PM on BBC One, with a repeat on CBBC on Saturday 15 April at 6:30PM, right before the new series starts on BBC One. Details on the exact content of Totally Doctor Who should come out in the press info tomorrow. There should also be details explaining the "Webisodes" or "Tardisodes" - several minutes of exclusive content for each episode that you download to your mobile phone. |
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In the leadup to the new set of episodes, digital station BBC Four http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour will air the 1973 Jon Pertwee story The Green Death at 2 episodes per day from 3 to 5 April at 7:10PM. This also ties in to their themed week of 1973 programming as a repeat run of Life On Mars begins on that channel. BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree begins a repeat of Series 1 (starring Christopher Eccleston) on Thursday 6 April, running 2 episodes on weeknights through 14 April. On Sunday 9 April BBC Three is doing a 3 hour "Doctor Who Night" - content unclear, but since it claims to feature David Tennant and Billie Piper we can guess that it is not the 1999 Doctor Who Night from BBC Two. UKTV Gold also repeats the ChristopherEccleston season on 8 and 9 April. |
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SciFi http://www.scifi.com in the US has made revisions to its Doctor Who schedule again. As of this writing, last week's episode - The Unquiet Dead - will air late tonight at 1AM Eastern, Thursday at 10AM Eastern, and Friday at 8PM Eastern (right before Aliens of London premieres). A repeat of The End Of The World has been added Friday at 3PM Eastern. It is unknown how long these bonus broadcasts will pop up on the schedule, but they do sound like a vote of confidence in the show. Viewers of Dark Kingdom report seeing a trailer for the SciFi drama Eurekea stating that it will premiere this Summer. Eureka is expected to be part of SciFi Friday. If SciFi decides to renew Doctor Who, it now is apparent that Series 2 could air no earlier than this Fall, if not 2007. |
Canadian viewers who enjoyed Doctor Who 10 days after the episodes aired in the UK last year are in for a disappointment if they expected the same this year. CBC TV http://www.cbc.ca/television will be airing hockey playoffs through the Spring (the only reason they didn't last year is due to the hockey strike). Doctor Who will presumably air in the Summer or Fall - probably the Fall due to the larger potential pool of viewers and how well it performed for CBC in 2005. Time will tell the truth, though. |
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The US & Canada will switch to Daylight Savings Time on Sunday 2 April. If you live in a part of the US that is not switching or trying to catch a TV/radio/online program from those countries bear the change in mind from that date. At 1AM Sunday it will become 2AM Sunday. |
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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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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) "Totally Doctor Who" - CBBC magazine show to air with Series Two. 13 April 5PM BST Totally Doctor Who 1-01 - Series Premiere! Doctor Who Series 2 Episode Titles: 15 April 7PM BST 2-01 New Earth 2-02 Tooth and Claw 2-03 School Reunion 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2 2-10 Love & Monsters 2-11 Fear Her 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2 |
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CBBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc "Totally Doctor Who" CBBC magazine show to air with Series Two. 15 April 6:30PM BST 1-01 - Channel premiere (encore of Thursday's BBC One airing) 16:9 Widescreen |
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CANADA (French): |
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Ztelé http://www.ztele.com/index.jsp Friday 9PM, Saturday 8AM EST, Sunday 5PM, Tuesday 3PM EDT 1-13 À La Croisée des Chemins pt 2 of 2 1st Series Finale. End of run on this channel for now. 4:3 cropped pan & scan. Same French dub as France 4. |
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HUNGARY (airing as Ki Vagi, Doki?): |
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USA: |
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Sci-Fi http://www.scifi.com http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho Late Wednesday 1AM, Thursday 10AM, Friday 8PM EST/PST 1-03 The Unquiet Dead Friday 3PM EST/PST 1-02 The End Of The World Friday 9PM & Midnight EST/PST, Sunday 11PM EDT/PDT 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2  16:9 Letterbox. 7 April 9PM & Midnight, 9 April 11PM EDT/PDT 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2 14 April 9PM & Midnight, 16 April 11PM EDT/PDT 1-06 Dalek 21 April 9PM & Midnight, 23 April 11PM EDT/PDT 1-07 The Long Game 28 April 9PM & Midnight, 30 April 11PM EDT/PDT 1-08 Father's Day 5 May 9PM & Midnight, 7 May 11PM EDT/PDT 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2 12 May 9PM & Midnight, 14 May 11PM EDT/PDT 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2 19 May 9PM & Midnight, 21 May Midnight EDT/PDT 1-11 Boom Town |
RUSSIA: |
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STS TV http://www.ctc-tv.ru http://www.ctc-tv.ru/series/DoctorWho Wednesday 4:30PM 1-03 The Unquiet Dead Thursday 4:30PM 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2 Friday 4:30PM 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2 Monday 4:30PM 1-06 Dalek Tuesday 4:30PM 1-07 The Long Game Next Wednesday 4:30PM 1-08 Father's Day |
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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/ 6 April 7PM BST 1-01 Rose 6 April 7:45PM BST 1-02 The End Of The World 7 April 7PM BST 1-03 The Unquiet Dead 7 April 7:45PM BST 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2 9 April 7-10PM BST "Doctor Who Night" 10 April 7PM BST 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2 10 April 7:45PM BST 1-06 Dalek 11 April 7PM BST 1-07 The Long Game 11 April 7:45PM BST 1-08 Father's Day 12 April 7PM BST 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2 12 April 7:45PM BST 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2 13 April 7PM BST 1-11 Boom Town 13 April 7:45PM BST 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2 14 April 7PM BST 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 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) Doctor Who Confidential Series 2 Episode Titles: 2-01 New New Doctor 2-02 Fear Factor 2-03 Friends Reunited 2-04 From Script to Screen |
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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 BST 1-01 Rose 8 April Noon BST 1-02 The End Of The World 8 April 1PM BST 1-03 The Unquiet Dead 8 April 2PM BST 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2 8 April 3PM BST 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2 8 April 4PM BST 1-06 Dalek 8 April 5PM, 9 April 11AM BST 1-07 The Long Game 8 April 6PM, 9 April Noon BST 1-08 Father's Day 9 April 1PM BST 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2 9 April 2PM BST 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2 9 April 3PM BST 1-11 Boom Town 9 April 4PM BST 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2 9 April 5PM BST 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 |
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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 1-01 Rose 6 April 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 7 April 6:30AM & 3PM, 8 April 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM CET 1-02 The End Of The World 13 April 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 14 April 6:30AM & 3PM, 15 April 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM CET 1-03 The Unquiet Dead 20 April 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 21 April 6:30AM & 3PM, 22 April 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM CET 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2 27 April 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 28 April 6:30AM & 3PM, 29 April 6AM, 2 & 9:30PM CET 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2 |
Thomsonfly Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, British Midland Airlines, British Airways, Air New Zealand - various episodes |
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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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BBC Four http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour (Airing as part of 1973 week) Monday 7:10PM BST The Green Death eps 1+2 of 6 Tuesday 7:10PM BST The Green Death eps 3+4 of 6 Season 10, Episodes 21 through 24. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Episodes might be edited together. BBC Four is listing Monday's episode as part 1 of 3 and Tuesday's as part 2 of 3. 5 April 7:10PM BST The Green Death eps 5+6 of 6 |
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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 6-9AM GMT The Mutants movie Season 9, Episodes 15 through 20. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Sunday 6:10-9AM BST The Time Monster movie Season 9, Episodes 21 through 26. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. 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 6-8:45AM 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 |
First Great Western Railway (Volo TV) http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/atyourservice/volotv.php Episodes unknown. |
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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 Snakedance pts 1+2 of 4 Thursday Snakedance pts 3+4 of 4 Season 20, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Peter Davison. Friday Mawdryn Undead pts 1+2 of 4 Season 20, Episodes 9 through 10. Doctor: Peter Davison. Saturday pre-empted during switchover to Daylight Savings Time Sunday Pyramids of Mars all 4 pts (times are now EDT) Season 13, Episodes 9 through 12. Doctor: Tom Baker. Monday Mawdryn Undead pts 3+4 of 4 Season 20, Episodes 11 through 12. Doctor: Peter Davison. Tuesday Terminus pts 1+2 of 4 Season 20, Episodes 13 through 14. Doctor: Peter Davison. 6 April Enlightenment 8 April The Android Invasion 9 April The Brain of Morbius 10 April The King's Demons 11 April Warriors of the Deep 13 April The Awakening 14 April Frontios 15 April The Seeds of Doom pts 1,2,3 (2:30AM start) 16 April The Seeds of Doom pts 4,5,6 18 April Planet of Fire 20 April The Caves of Androzani 22 April The Masque of Mandragora (2:15AM start) 23 April The Hand Of Fear 24 April The Twin Dilemma 26 April Attack of the Cybermen 28 April Vengeance on Varos 29 April The Deadly Assassin 30 April The Face of Evil 2 May The Mark of the Rani 4 May The Two Doctors 6 May The Robots of Death (2:30AM start) 7 May The Talons of Weng-Chiang |
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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 April - Patrick Troughton tribute (repeat) May - Jon Pertwee tribute (repeat) |
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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, 6-8AM BST, 4-6PM AEDT?) 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 AEDT?) Live BTR Stream http://www.warpradio.com/popTuner.asp?id=14085 Monday 7-10PM EDT (12-3AM BST) http://www.cityviberadio.co.uk Saturday 8-11PM EDT (5-8PM PDT) http://www.krradio.com (repeat of previous week's episode, online audio stream) Hour 1 - News & Comment, including comments on the deaths of Dan Curtis (Dark Shadows) and Stanislaw Lem. Hour 2 - Charles Ross on his One Man Star Wars Show; Dan Hastings (Captain Video) on the 50th anniversary of "As The World Turns" and "The Edge Of Night"; Adam- Troy Castro. Hour 3 (not on Lifestyle Talk Radio) - 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-2:30AM EST The Sea Devils movie Season 9, Episodes 9 through 14. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. 8 April The Mutants 15 April The Time Monster 22 April The Three Doctors 29 April Carnival Of Monsters |
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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 Dragonfire pts 2+3 of 3 Season 24, Episodes 13 through 14. Doctor: Sylvester McCoy. 8 April Robot pts 1+2 (the winner of the Doctor Who viewers choice vote was expected to begin airing on April 8. At last word, the winner was Tom Baker.) 15 April Robot pts 3+4 22 April The Ark In Space pts 1+2 29 April The Ark In Space pts 3+4 |
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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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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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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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Jimmy http://www.jimmy140.it http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/doctor_who/1 Series One completed. |
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Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. |
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