This Week in Doctor Who: Print Archive
Wednesday 26th April 2006
This Week In Doctor Who - April 26, 2006 (posted 26th Apr 2006, 12:12pm - TWIDW post #0399) |
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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO April 26, 2006 - Vol 9, No 17 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 27 April: BBC One 5PM BST "Totally Doctor Who" ep 3 People + Arts (Spain/Portugal) 10:30PM CET - Dalek (repeat) Friday 28 April: CBBC 6:30PM BST "Totally Doctor Who" ep 3 BBC Three 9PM BST - Tooth And Claw (repeat) SciFi US 9PM EDT/PDT - Father's Day Saturday 29 April: CBBC 6:30PM BST "Totally Doctor Who" ep 3 BBC One 7:20PM BST - School Reunion BBC Three 8:05PM BST - Friends Reunited Sunday 30 April: BBC Three 7PM BST - School Reunion (repeat) ATV World (Hong Kong) 11:45PM - Boom Town BBC Three 3:05AM BST - Friends Reunited Monday 1 May: CBBC 1PM BST "Totally Doctor Who" ep 3 |
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Tooth and Claw averaged 8.9 million overnight viewers on BBC One on 22 April, dominating the ratings that night. The final numbers for New Earth on 15 April will likely come out today or tomorrow (overnights were 8.0 million). School Reunion, with guest stars Elizabeth Sladen and John Leeson (voicing K9), will air at 7:20PM this Saturday 29 April. At the moment Doctor Who is expected to return to a 7PM start time on 6 May. |
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Doctor Who Confidential's schedule on BBC Three remains erratic. First airing remains immediately after the new Doctor Who episode premieres on BBC One. Sunday repeat listed at 3:05AM late Sunday for the next 2 weeks (subject to change). A 15 minute Confidential airing at 7:45PM on 30 April appeared and then disappeared from the schedule. Another 15 minute Confidential has now appeared at 7PM on 7 May. |
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"K-9 Adventures" - the robotic companion to the Doctor from 1977 to 1981 is getting the 3rd show spun off Doctor Who characters (K9 & Company got as far as a pilot in 1981, Torchwood is in production now). "K-9 Adventures" is a project by K9 creator Bob Baker and is not connected to the BBC. 26 ½ hour episodes (running time will presumably include commercials) will be made by Jetix Europe at a total cost of 3 million pounds. The Doctor is not expected to appear in this children's show, a comedy-fantasy series set in deep space. No word on if John Leeson will be asked to reprise the role of K9 in this version of the show. http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?area=79&article=30070 http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4939144.stm |
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KBTC/KCKA Tacoma/Centralia, WA http://www.kbtc.org returns Doctor Who to their schedule this Saturday at 6:30PM with The Three Doctors. KBTC is the first station to return the 1963-1989 version of Doctor Who to their regular schedule since ABC Australia in September 2003. KBTC had to remove Doctor Who from their lineup in {t[12601=December 2004}} when their contract expired while BBC Worldwide Americas was shopping the new series to cable networks. The broadcast of The Three Doctors was intended to be a pledge special and is scheduled for 2 ½ hours, however at last word the studios for the pledge drive were under renovation and the pledge night was due to be delayed. KBTC's May schedule is not online yet, so we don't have a regular day/time for the series at the moment. Stay tuned, and here's hoping for no delays. |
WYBE http://www.wybe.org Philadelphia, PA was at last word "considering" adding Doctor Who back to their lineup - WYBE was another station who had to drop the show during the negotiations for finding a US broadcaster for the new Who. If you live in the broadcast area of WYBE, you may want to politely contact them (contact information on their website) and let them know if you'd watch and help support if they brought the show back. Public TV stations can buy stories from the first 7 Doctors (1963 to 1989), and certain stories (mostly Dalek stories) are unavailable to stations thanks to the ongoing Terry Nation estate contract issue. |
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Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood is about to enter production, and the BBC Press office has a report on 2 new cast members - Burn Gorman as Owen Harper and Naoko Mori as Toshiko Sato. Naoko Mori played Toshiko Sato in the Doctor Who Series 1 episode Aliens of London. Torchwood is set in Cardiff and follows the members of a secret organization investigating the use of alien technology by aliens and humans. The leads are John Barrowman, reprising the role of Captain Jack Harkness from Series 1 of Doctor Who, and Eve Myles as Gwen. Torchwood will air on BBC Three later this year with repeats on BBC One, and is being co-produced by CBC Canada. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/04_april/ 24/torchwood.shtml |
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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 Series 1 of 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. "Totally Doctor Who" - CBBC magazine show to air with Series Two. Thursday 5PM BST Totally DrWho 1-03 Saturday 7:20PM BST 2-03 School Reunion Future Episodes: 4 May 5PM BST Totally DrWho 1-04 6 May 7PM BST 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" second broadcaster Friday 6:30PM, Saturday 6:30PM, Monday 1PM BST Totally DrWho 1-03 - encore 5 May 6:30PM, 6 May 6:30PM, 8 May 1PM BST Totally DrWho 1-04 - encore |
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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/ Friday 9PM BST 2-02 Tooth and Claw Saturday 8:05PM, Late Sunday 3:05AM BST DrWho Confidential 2- 03 Friends Reunited Sunday 7PM BST 2-03 School Reunion 5 May 9PM BST 2-03 School Reunion 6 May 7:45PM, Late 7 May 3:05AM BST DrWho Confidential 2-04 "From Script To Screen" 7 May 7PM BST DrWho Confidential Cut Down 2-04 "From Script To Screen" 7 May 7:15PM BST 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace 16:9 Widescreen. First 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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BBC Radio Wales http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales Saturday 12:31PM, Sunday 4:32PM BST "DrWho Back In Time" 6 May 12:31PM, Sunday 7 May 4:32PM BST "DrWho Back In Time" |
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MILITARY: |
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BFBS http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/bfbs1listing/Look_Ahead_Frameset.htm BFBS 1 Saturday 8:30AM CET Totally DrWho 1-02 Sunday 6:55PM CET 2-03 School Reunion BFBS 2 Friday 11:15PM CET 2-02 Tooth and Claw Late Friday Midnight CET DrWho Confidential 2-02 Fear Factor 5 May 11:15PM CET 2-03 School Reunion Late 5 May Midnight CET DrWho Confidential 2-03 Friends Reunited BFBS Navy Saturday 5:15 & 11:15AM CET 2-02 Tooth and Claw Saturday 6AM & Noon CET DrWho Confidential 2-02 Fear Factor Sunday 6:55PM, 6 May 5:15 & 11:15AM CET 2-03 School Reunion 6 May 6AM & Noon CET DrWho Confidential 2-03 Friends Reunited |
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Sci-Fi http://www.scifi.com http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho Friday 9PM & Midnight, Easter Sunday 11PM EDT/PDT 1-08 Father's Day  16:9 Letterbox. 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 |
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Digital Plus http://www.plus.es/codigo/default.asp People + Arts Thursday 10:30PM & 2:30AM, Friday 6:30AM & 3PM, Sunday 11:30PM CET 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2 4 May 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 5 May 6:30AM & 3PM, 7 May 11:30PM CET 1-06 Dalek 11 May 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 12 May 6:30AM & 3PM, 14 May 11:30PM CET 1-07 The Long Game 18 May 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 19 May 6:30AM & 3PM, 21 May 11:30PM CET 1-08 Father's Day 25 May 10:30PM & 2:30AM, 26 May 6:30AM & 3PM, 28 May 11:30PM CET 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 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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UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb (All times 1 hour later on UKTV Gold + 1) Saturday 6:10-9AM GMT The Monster of Peladon movie Season 11, Episodes 15 through 20. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. Sunday 6:10-9AM BST Planet of the Spiders movie Season 11, Episodes 21 through 26. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. 6 May BST The Twin Dilemma 7 May BST The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe - Doctor Who disappears from schedule after this broadcast. |
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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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CANADA: |
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BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca Weeknights 2 & 5AM EDT (11PM & 2AM PDT) - 2 episodes daily Weekends 2AM EDT (11PM PDT) - complete stories Wednesday Attack of the Cybermen 4 pt version, pts 1+2 Thursday Attack of the Cybermen 4 pt version, pts 3+4 Season 22, Episodes 1 through 2. Doctor: Colin Baker. Friday Vengeance on Varos 4 pt version, pts 1+2 Season 22, Episode 3. Doctor: Colin Baker. Saturday The Deadly Assassin all 4 pts Season 14, Episodes 9 through 12. Doctor: Tom Baker. Sunday The Face of Evil all 4 pts Season 14, Episodes 13 through 16. Doctor: Tom Baker. Monday Vengeance on Varos 4 pt version, pts 3+4 Season 22, Episode 4. Doctor: Colin Baker. Tuesday The Mark of the Rani 4 pt version, pts 1+2 Season 22, Episode 5. Doctor: Colin Baker. 4 May The Two Doctors 6 May The Robots of Death (2:30AM start) 7 May The Talons of Weng-Chiang 9 May Timelash 11 May The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet 13 May Horror of Fang Rock (2:45AM start) 14 May The Invisible Enemy 15 May The Trial Of A Time Lord: Mindwarp 17 May The Trial Of A Time Lord: Terror Of The Vervoids 19 May The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe 20 May Image of the Fendahl (2:30AM start) 21 May The Sun Makers 22 May Time and the Rani 24 May Paradise Towers 26 May Delta and the Bannermen 27 May Underworld 28 May The Invasion of Time 29 May Dragonfire (2:30AM) 31 May The Happiness Patrol 1 June Silver Nemesis (2:30AM) 3 June The Ribos Operation (2:45AM start) 4 June The Pirate Planet 5 June The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 7 June Battlefield 9 June Ghost Light 10 June The Stones of Blood 11 June The Androids of Tara 12 June The Curse of Fenric (2:30AM) 14 June Survival (2:30AM) 16 June Spearhead From Space 17 June The Power of Kroll 18 June The Armageddon Factor 20 June Doctor Who And The Silurians 23 June Inferno (2:30AM) 24 June City of Death 25 June The Creature from the Pit 29 June Terror of the Autons |
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American Who http://www.americanwho.net http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/index.php (alternate link) Current episodes: March - Lalla Ward on asteroids, acting, and her favorite monster (not Tom Baker). http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/amwhomarch.mp3 January - 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 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, 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 - Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart on a plan to destroy an asteroid heading for Earth in 2015; Adam-Troy Castro. Hour 3 (not on Lifestyle Talk Radio) - repeat of last week's hour 2. Next week's edition has costume designer June Hudson (Doctor Who, Blake's 7) in 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-1:35AM EDT Carnival Of Monsters movie Season 10, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Jon Pertwee. 6 May Frontier In Space 13 May The Green Death 20 May The Time Warrior 27 May Invasion of the Dinosaurs (movie version with only the color episodes) |
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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 CDT The Ark In Space pts 1+2 of 4 Season 12, Episodes 5 through 6. Doctor: Tom Baker. 29 April The Ark In Space pts 3+4 6 May The Sontaran Experiment pts 1+2 13 May Revenge of the Cybermen pts 1+2 20 May Revenge of the Cybermen pts 3+4 27 May Terror of the Zygons pts 1+2 |
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KBTC/KCKA Tacoma/Centralia, WA http://www.kbtc.org analog 28, 15 digital 28-1 (27-1), 15-1 (19-1) Seattle DirecTV 28,970 Seattle Dish 28,8620 29 April 6:30PM PDT The Three Doctors all 4 pts Return of Doctor Who to KBTC's lineup. Airdates after this one have not yet been revealed by KBTC. » The next issue reported that this was not shown in the end! |
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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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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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CBC TV http://www.cbc.ca/television http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho http://www.dwin.org Series 2 Start Date TBA. Co-producer on Torchwood. First broadcaster to buy Torchwood. 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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HUNGARY (airing as Ki Vagi, Doki?): |
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Cool TV http://www.cooltv.hu No longer on schedule. |
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Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. |
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