This Week In Doctor Who - September 8, 2007
(posted 8th Sep 2007, 8:32am - TWIDW post #0573)

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO
September 8, 2007 - Vol 10, No 36
The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide. Vote Saxon.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood

Section A - Everything But The PBS Stations

Upcoming premiere broadcasts:

Saturday 8 September:
BBC Entertainment 6 and 11PM Thailand Time - The Age Of Steel, pt 2
ABC Australia 7:30PM - Utopia, pt 1
een Belgium 3:05PM - The Idiot's Lantern
BBC Prime 7PM CET/CAT - The End Of The World
BBC Prime 7:45PM CET/CAT - Confidential Cut Down - Aliens
Sunday 9 September:
Prime New Zealand 7:30PM - Gridlock
Tuesday 11 September:
Ztele (Canada - French language) 8PM EDT - Gridlock
Thursday 13 September:
TV3 Ireland Late 1:30AM - School Reunion
Friday 14 September:
SciFi 8PM and 1AM EDT - Blink
Saturday 15 September:
Ned 2 7:30PM - New Earth (new channel)
Monday 24 September:
BBC One 5PM - Sarah Jane Adventueres - Revenge Of The Slitheen, pt 1
Christmas 2007:
BBC One - Voyage Of The Damned (60 minutes)

The Sarah Jane Adventures' broadcast schedule will be covered as part
of This Week In Doctor Who. The ten 25 minute episodes will premiere
on BBC One Mondays at 5PM BST starting 24 September, and repeat on
the CBBC Channel. Just 16 days till the next Doctor Who spinoff
begins its weekly run.

The BBC has announced the future plans for Doctor Who through 2010.

Previously announced:
Christmas 2007 - 1 hour episode, starring David Tennant and Kylie
Minogue
Spring 2008 - Series 4, 13 episodes, starring David Tennant and
Catherine Tate (with Freema Agyeman in 5 episodes)

Newly announced:
Christmas 2008 - 1 hour episode, starring David Tennant
2009 - 3 Specials, starring David Tennant
Spring 2010 - Series 5, 13 episodes

This announcement guarantees that the current version of Doctor Who
will continue for at least 3 more years, by which time it will have
amassed 72 episodes. It guarantees that David Tennant continues as
the Doctor through at least 2009. It also means that we will see a
bit less of the Doctor in 2009 only. We do not know when the specials
will air or how long these episodes will be.

CBC TV Canada http://www.cbc.ca/television has scheduled a 2 hour
finale for Doctor Who Series 3. The Sound Of Drums and Last Of The
Time Lords will air from 8PM to 10PM on Monday 24 September. Last Of
The Time Lords will probably be the edited international version,
though hopefully the full 51 1/2 minute version will go on
http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho afterwards as part of their streaming
episodes. BTW - no episode this week only (10 September) due to a
music awards show.

Doctor Who is back on een in Belgium today http://www.een.be at 3:05PM Central European Time. Episodes are airing very sporadically - next week it is pre-empted again by sports.

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com begins its Series 2 run this Saturday, timed to accompany Torchwood Series 1. Most weeks episodes air at 7PM and 2AM Eastern/4PM and 11PM Pacific - with various repeats. BBC America gives episodes 46 minutes of time to the hour (including closing credits) versus SciFi's 44 minutes including credits. As a result, most of these episodes will either be complete or significantly more complete than when they aired on SciFi from September to December 2006. The one notable exception will be The Christmas Invasion. BBC America will air Christmas Invasion (59 minutes full length) in a regular 1 hour slot, so we can expect about 13 minutes of edits. While I wish they would have given Christmas Invasion an extended timeslot (SciFi managed it), I hope this run goes well for BBC America, especially since most of the episodes will be more complete.

BBC7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7 will repeat the Big Finish 8th Doctor
audios that have previously run on the digital radio station. 2
episodes weeknights at 6PM and Midnight BST starting this Monday the
10th. BBC7 has previously aired the 2003 Big Finish remake of Shada,
5 4 part stories from the Paul McGann/India Fisher run, and 8 50
minute episodes with Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith early this year.
Hopefully all these episodes will air. And nobody would object to
additional Who audio tales reaching BBC7. BBC7 can be heard live
online through Windows Media Player or Realplayer. Shows can be heard
through the Listen Again page for 7 days using RealPlayer.

Torchwood schedule information is included in the Torchwood This Week
column http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood .

For press releases on Doctor Who, keep an eye on the BBC Press Office
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice and C21 Media
http://www.c21media.net .

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

FIRST RUN BROADCASTS:

New Series General Information:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja
http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho
http://www.doctorwhonews.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/2

UK:

BBC One http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone http://www.radiotimes.com
Totally Doctor Who http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/totally
16:9 Widescreen Digital,14:9 Cropped Letterbox Analogue
Sarah Jane Adventures
24 September 5PM BST 2a Revenge of the Slitheen pt 1 of 2
Doctor Who returns on Christmas Day in Voyage Of The Damned.

CBBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc http://www.bbc.co.uk/sja
Same week repeats of the Sarah Jane Adventures - start date and time
TBA.

AUSTRALIA:

ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv http://www.sfsa.org.au
16:9 widescreen digital, 14:9 cropped letterbox analog.
Saturday 7:30PM 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
15 September 7:30PM 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
22 September 7:30PM 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3 (1 hour timeslot, so hopefully the complete version)
New Tricks gets the time slot on 29 September.

CANADA:

CBC TV http://www.cbc.ca/television
http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho http://www.dwin.org
16:9 widescreen digital, 16:9 letterbox analog
Monday - pre-empted by Canadian Country Music Awards
17 September 8PM 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
24 September 8PM 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
24 September 9PM 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3 (special
time)
Friday 5 October 9PM (9:30PM Newfoundland) - Torchwood Series 1
begins - see Torchwood This Week
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood .
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.
Third Series Episodes now online to Canadian viewers. Episodes are
unedited on the CBC website, while some are edited for time on CBC TV.
Human Nature (comes down on 11 September)
The Family of Blood
Blink
Utopia (available 18 September)
The Sound of Drums (available 25 September)
Last of the Time Lords (available 25 September)

Ztele http://www.ztele.com/index.jsp
Episodes dubbed in French. Series 3 Begins.
Saturday 6AM, Late Sunday 1AM, Tuesday 2PM EDT 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
Tuesday 8PM, Thursday 5PM, 15 September 6AM, Late 16 September 1AM, 18 September 2PM EDT 3-03 Gridlock
18 September 8PM, 20 September 5PM, 22 September 6AM, Late 23 September 1AM, 25 September 2PM EDT 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
25 September 8PM, 27 September 5PM, 29 September 6AM, Late 30 September 1AM, 2 October 2PM EDT 3-05 Evolution of the Daleks pt 2 of 2
2 October 8PM, 4 October 5PM, 6 October 6AM EDT 3-06 The Lazarus Experiment
Ztele has the French rights to Torchwood in Canada. Not on Fall schedule, expected early 2008.

USA:

SciFi http://www.scifi.com http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho
16:9 Letterbox. Sporadic repeats in the Daytime Rotation section of schedule.
Friday 8PM + 1AM EDT/PDT 3-10 Blink
21 September 8PM + 1AM EDT/PDT 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
28 September 8PM + 1AM EDT/PDT 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
5 October 8PM + 1AM EDT/PDT 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3 (edited international version)

NEW ZEALAND:

Prime TV http://www.primetv.co.nz http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com
4:3 cropped pan and scan.
Sunday 7:30PM 3-03 Gridlock

BELGIUM (& The Netherlands):

een Network http://www.een.be
Saturday 3:05PM CET 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
(Doctor Who returns after several weeks pre-empted by sports.)
15 September pre-empted by sports

ASIA (regional channel):

BBC Entertainment http://www.bbcentertainment.com
All times Thailand - adjust for local time zone. Subtitles available
in Chinese, Korean, and Thai.
Saturday 7:30AM and 12:45PM 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
Saturday 6PM and 11:20PM, Sunday 7:30AM and 11AM, Saturday 15
September 7:30AM and 12:45PM 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
15 September 6PM and 11:20PM, 16 September 7:30AM and 11AM, 22
September 7:30AM and 12:35PM 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
22 September 6PM and 11:20PM, 23 September 7:30AM and 10:55AM 2-
08 "The Impossible Planet" pt 1 of 2

NETHERLANDS:

Nederland 2 http://nederland2.nl Series 1 and The Christmas Invasion aired on Nederland 3.
15 September 7:30PM CET 2-01 New Earth
Note - now that the schedule is up on Nederland's website, it shows another programme in this time slot for 15 September. Hmm ...

IRELAND:

TV3 http://www.tv3.ie
Late Thursday 1:30AM BST 2-03 School Reunion
Late 20 September 12:30AM BST 2-04 School Reunion

EUROPE/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com
Series 1 and Doctor Who Confidential Cut Down
Adjust for local time, which could vary by several hours.
Saturday 7PM, Sunday 4PM CET 1-02 The End Of The World
Saturday 7:45PM, Sunday 4:45PM CET DWC 1-02 "Aliens"
15 September 7PM, 16 September 4PM CET 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
15 September 7:45PM, 16 September 4:45PM CET DWC 1-03 TARDIS Tales
22 September 7PM, 23 September 4PM CET 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1
of 2
22 September 7:45PM, 23 September 4:45PM CET DWC 1-04 "I Get A Side-
Kick Out Of You"
29 September 7PM, 30 September 4PM CET 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of
2
29 September 7:45PM, 30 September 4:45PM CET DWC 1-05 Why on Earth?

AFRICA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com
Series 1 and Doctor Who Confidential Cut Down
The African version of BBC Prime has some schedule variations.
Saturday 7PM and 10:45PM CAT 1-02 The End Of The World
Saturday 7:45PM CAT DWC 1-02 "Aliens"
15 September 7PM and 10:45PM CAT 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
15 September 7:45PM CAT DWC 1-03 TARDIS Tales
22 September 7PM and 10:45PM CAT 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2
22 September 7:45PM CAT DWC 1-04 "I Get A Side-Kick Out Of You"
29 September 7PM and 10:30PM CAT 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2
29 September 7:45PM CAT DWC 1-05 Why on Earth?

REPEATS AND OTHER TV/RADIO/INTERNET BROADCASTS:

UK:

BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho
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.
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 in the CutDown format used for repeats and the Series 1
DVDs. Also, numerous video diaries and trailers.
Also - Attack Of The Graske - interactive game, starring David
Tennant as the Doctor and you as the companion

BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree http://www.radiotimes.com
Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential
BBC Three finishes its nightly run of the best 41 episodes of the New
Series.
Monday 7PM BST 3-06 The Lazarus Experiment
Monday 7:45PM BST DWC 3-06 Monsters Inc (15 minutes)
Tuesday 7PM BST 3-07 42
Tuesday 7:45PM BST DWC 3-07 Space Craft (15 minutes)
Wednesday 7PM BST 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
Wednesday 7:45PM BST DWC 3-08 Alter Ego (15 minutes)
Thursday 7PM BST 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
Thursday 7:45PM BST DWC 3-09 Bad Blood (15 minutes)
Friday 7PM BST 3-10 Blink
Friday 7:45PM BST DWC 3-10 Do You Remember the First Time? (45
minutes, directed by David Tennant)
17 September 7PM BST 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
17 September 7:45PM BST DWC 3-11 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello (15 minutes)
18 September 7PM BST 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
18 September 7:45PM BST DWC 3-12 The Saxon Mystery (15 minutes)
19 September 7PM BST 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3
19 September 7:55PM BST DWC 3-13 The Valiant Quest (5 minutes) (end
of weeknight repeat run)
First broadcaster of Doctor Who Confidential

BBC7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7
Encore of the 8th Doctor Big Finish audios that have aired on BBC7.
Starring Paul McGann as The Doctor. BBC7 programmes can be heard live
on the internet with Windows Media Player or Realplayer. They can be
heard for 7 days afterwards on BBC7's listen again page using
RealPlayer.
Monday 6PM and Midnight BST Shada pts 1+2 of 6 (remake of the
unfinished Tom Baker story, with Lalla Ward as Romana and John Leeson
as K9)
Tuesday 6PM and Midnight BST Shada pts 3+4 of 6
Wednesday 6PM and Midnight BST Shada pts 5+6 of 6
Thursday 6PM and Midnight BST "Storm Warning" pts 1+2 of 4 (First Big
Finish 8th Doctor audio, #16 in monthly Big Finish Line, with India
Fisher as Charley)
Friday 6PM and Midnight BST "Storm Warning" pts 3+4 of 4
17 September 6PM and Midnight BST "Sword Of Orion" pts 1+2 of 4 (#17
in monthy Big Finish Line, with India Fisher as Charley)
18 September 6PM and Midnight BST "Sword Of Orion" pts 3+4 of 4
19 September 6PM and Midnight BST "The Stones Of Venice" pts 1+2 of 4
(#18 in monthly Big Finish Line, with India Fisher as Charley)
20 September 6PM and Midnight BST "The Stones Of Venice" pts 3+4 of 4
21 September 6PM and Midnight BST "Invaders From Mars" pts 1+2 of 4
(#32 in monthly Big Finish Line, with India Fisher as Charley)

UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb
(All times 1 hour later on UKTV Gold + 1).
Saturday Noon and 6PM and 1:10AM BST 1-01 Rose
Saturday 1PM and 7PM and 2:05AM BST 1-02 The End Of The World
Saturday 2PM and 8PM and 2:50AM BST 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
Saturday 3PM BST 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2
Saturday 4PM BST 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2
Saturday 5PM BST 1-06 Dalek
15 September Noon and 6PM BST 1-07 The Long Game
15 September 1PM and 7PM BST 1-08 Father's Day
15 September 2PM and 8PM BST 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
15 September 3PM and 12:55AM BST 1-10 The Doctor Dances
15 September 4PM and 1:55AM BST 1-11 Boom Town
15 September 5PM BST 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2

AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST:

Showtime Arabia http://www.showtimearabia.com
ShowSeries 1 (all airings 2 hours later on ShowSeries 1 Extra) -
Series 2 Repeats
Late Friday 1AM UAE 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern

AUSTRALIA:

UKTV http://www.uktv.com.au http://www.sfsa.org.au
All times 2 hours later on UKTV + 2. Times listed are Australian Eastern Standard.
50 minute timeslot - no Doctor Who Confidential.
Sunday 6PM AEST 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2
Tuesday 7:30PM, 16 September 6PM AEST 1-11 Boom Town
18 September 7:30PM, 23 September 6PM AEST 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
25 September 7:30PM, 30 September 6PM AEST 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2

JAPAN:

NHK 3 http://www.nhk.or.jp
Series 1 and 2 airing. First aired on BS-2.
Tuesday 7PM 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2

CANADA:

BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca
BBCK http://www.bbck.ca http://www.bbck.ca/ontv/show_drwho.aspx
Saturday - pre-empted for Beauty and The Geek (UK) marathon
Sunday - pre-empted for Little Britain marathon
Late 15 September 2AM EDT/11PM PDT Classic 18.06 "The Keeper Of
Traken"
Late 16 September 2AM EDT/11PM PDT Classic 18.07 Logopolis
Late 22 September 2AM EDT/11PM PDT Classic 19.01 Castrovalva
Late 23 September 2AM EDT/11PM PDT Classic 19.02 Four To Doomsday
Late 29 September 2AM EDT/11PM PDT Classic 19.03 Kinda
Late 30 September 2AM EDT/11PM PDT Classic 19.04 The Visitation
Late 6 October 2AM EDT/11PM PDT Classic 19.05 Black Orchid
Late 7 October 2AM EDT/11PM PDT Classic 19.06 Earthshock

USA:

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com
16:9 Letterbox. Series 2's BBC America premiere.
See Torchwood This Week torchwood">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood for BBC America's Torchwood schedule.
Saturday 6PM EDT/3PM PDT 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2
Saturday 7PM and 2AM EDT/4PM and 11PM PDT, Sunday 11AM and 3PM EDT/8AM and Noon PDT 2-00 The Christmas Invasion (2nd Series Premiere, heavily edited to fit time slot)
Saturday 8PM and 11PM EDT/5PM and 8PM PDT, Sunday Noon and 4PM EDT/9AM and 1PM PDT, 15 September 2PM EDT/11AM PDT, 23 September 3PM EDT/Noon PDT 2-01 New Earth
15 September 7PM and 2AM EDT/4PM and 11PM PDT, 16 September Noon EDT/9AM PDT, 23 September 4PM EDT/1PM PDT 2-02 Tooth and Claw
22 September 7PM and 2AM EDT/4PM and 11PM PDT, 23 September Noon and 5PM EDT/9AM and 2PM PDT 2-03 School Reunion
29 September 7PM and 2AM EDT/4PM and 11PM PDT, 30 September Noon EDT/9AM PDT 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace
6 October 7PM and 2AM EDT/4PM and 11PM PDT, 7 October Noon EDT/9AM PDT 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2

MEXICO/LATIN AMERICA/SOUTH AMERICA:

People + Arts http://www.tupeople.com
Saturday 7PM 2-11 Temele
15 September 7PM 2-12 El Ejercito De Fantasmas pt 1 of 2
22 September 7PM 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2

Doctor Who: Podshock http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/portal
Weekly chat show with US and UK Doctor Who fans done in podcast
format. Episode 91 now online.

American Who http://www.instituteforspacepolitics.org/amwho
Current episode - interview with Mark Schuster, co-author of "The
Greatest Show In The Galaxy: The Discerning Fan's Guide To Doctor
Who". Murray Gold interview is still online..

Not Yet Airing New Series Or Between Seasons:

1) GERMANY - ProSieben http://www.prosieben.de http://www.drwho.de
Doctor Who premiere TBA. Series 1 and 2 purchased. Dubbed in German.
2) RUSSIA - STS TV http://www.ctc-tv.ru http://www.ctc-
tv.ru/series/DoctorWho
Series 1 Completed.
3) HUNGARY (airing as Ki Vagi, Doki?) - Cool TV http://www.cooltv.hu
Series 2 completed.
RTL Klub http://www.rtlklub.hu http://gportal.hu/portal/doctorwho
Series 1 completed.
4) MALAYSIA - Astro - Box Office Events http://www.astro.com.my
Series 1 and 2 completed. Next air dates to be announced.
5) DENMARK - DR 1 http://www.dr.dk/tv
Series 1 completed.
6) HONG KONG - ATV World http://www.hkatv.com/world/05
Series 2 completed.
7) NORWAY - NRK2 http://www.nrk.no
http://www2.nrk.no/program/doktor_who
Series 1 repeats completed.
8) SOUTH KOREA - KBS2 http://www.kbs.co.kr
http://www.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/doctorwho/index.html
Series 2 completed.
9) FRANCE - France 4 http://www.france4.tv
Series Two completed in French and English
10) JAPAN - BS-2 http://www.nhk.or.jp/bs
Series 1 and 2 Completed.
11) ITALY - Jimmy http://www.jimmy140.it
http://www.jimmy140.it/contenuti/serie/doctor_who/2
Series 2 completed.
12) ISRAEL - Yes Stars http://www.yes.co.il
http://www.yes.co.il/Content/MoviesAndSeries.aspx?
world=ser&cell_id=channel_22
13) POLAND - TVP1 http://ww6.tvp.pl/2.dzialy
Off The Schedule.
14) SWEDEN - SVT 2 http://www.svt.se
Series 1 completed.
15) UKRAINE - ICTV
16) SPAIN/PORTUGAL - Digital Plus http://www.plus.es
People + Arts Chanel 27. Series 1 Repeats Over.
TVE Clan http://www.rtve.es Series 1 Repeats Over.
17) GREECE - Skai TV http://www.skai.gr
Series 2 Completed.
18) MILITARY - BFBS
http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/bfbs1listing/Look_Ahead_Frameset.htm
Series 3 Completed.
19)ROMANIA - TVR2 http://www.tvr.ro
Current repeat run complete. Next airdate unknown.
20) FINLAND - TV2 http://www.yle.fi/tv2 - Series 1 Repeat Run
Complete.

Column continues in Section B ...

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care. Vote Saxon.

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