This Week In Doctor Who A - September 15, 2007
(posted 15th Sep 2007, 4:12am - TWIDW post #0576)

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO
September 15, 2007 - Vol 10, No 37
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 15 September:
BBC Entertainment 6 and 11PM Thailand Time - The Idiot's Lantern
ABC Australia 7:30PM - The Sound of Drums, pt 2
BBC Prime 7PM CET/CAT - The Unquiet Dead
BBC Prime 7:45PM CET/CAT - Confidential Cut Down - TARDIS Tales
Sunday 16 September:
Prime New Zealand 7:30PM - Daleks In Manhattan, pt 1
Monday 17 September:
CBC Canada 8PM - Utopia, pt 1
Tuesday 18 September:
Ztele (Canada - French language) 8PM EDT - Daleks in Manhattan, pt 1
Thursday 20 September:
TV3 Ireland Late 12:30AM - The Girl In The Fireplace
Friday 21 September:
SciFi 8PM and 1AM EDT - Utopia, pt 1
Monday 24 September:
BBC One 5PM - Sarah Jane Adventures - Revenge Of The Slitheen, pt 1
CBBC 5:30PM - Sarah Jane Adventures - Revenge Of The Slitheen, pt 2
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 air on
BBC One and CBBC. The first 2 parter premieres Monday at 5PM BST on
BBC One, with part 2 airing at 5:30PM on the CBBC channel.

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 is using pan and scan 4:3 copies of the Series 2 Doctor Who episodes. This is a shame because 1) the episodes were produced to work ok in a 14:9 crop, but cropping to 4:3 eliminates actually details and important bits from the screen, 2) BBC America gives shows up to 46 minutes an hour versus SciFi's 44 minutes, so these episodes will be airing either complete or more complete than on SciFi, but they will not look as good, and 3) Torchwood is airing in the proper 16:9 ratio and is being handled very well so far considering the episode lengths. Here's hoping BBC America realizes that the new version of Doctor Who should be shown in the 16:9 format that they already showed Series 1 in and they switch back ASAP, ideally before this run of the episodes is over. Episodes air at 7PM and 2AM Eastern/4PM and 11PM Pacific - with various repeats. BBC America did much better with Torchwood last weekend, as I mention in Torchwood This Week.

BBC7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7 is currently repeating the Big Finish
8th Doctor audios that have previously run on the digital radio
station. 2 episodes weeknights at 6PM and Midnight BST. 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
23 September 4:30PM BST "Who Peter" Doctor Who themed Blue Peter
special, 40 minutes
23 September 5:10PM BST 1. Invasion of the Bane 1 hour episode,
encore
23 September 6:10PM BST "Doctor Who - The Infinite Quest" complete
version
24 September 5:30PM BST 2b Revenge of the Slitheen pt 2 of 2 (part
2 premieres on digital channel CBBC just minutes after part 1's
premiere finishes on BBC One)

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 3-12 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 8PM (8:30PM Newfoundland) 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.
The Family of Blood (comes down on 18 September)
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 3-03 Gridlock
Tuesday 8PM, Thursday 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
DirecTV 244 Dish 122
16:9 Letterbox. Sporadic repeats in the Daytime Rotation section of schedule.
Friday 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 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
23 September 7:30PM 3-05 Evolution of the Daleks pt 2 of 2

BELGIUM (& The Netherlands):

een Network http://www.een.be
This week and next - pre-empted by sports
(The Impossible Planet was actually shown)

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 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
Saturday 6PM and 11:20PM, Sunday 7:30AM and 11AM, Saturday 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

IRELAND:

TV3 http://www.tv3.ie
Late Thursday 12:30AM BST 2-04 School Reunion (actually The Girl in the Fireplace)
Late 27 September ? AM BST ?

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 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
Saturday 7:45PM, Sunday 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?
6 October 7PM, 7 October 4PM CET 1-06 Dalek
6 October 7:45PM, 7 October 4:45PM CET DWC 1-06 The Daleks

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 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
Saturday 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?
6 October 7PM and 10:30PM CAT 1-06 Dalek
6 October 7:45PM and 11:15PM CAT DWC 1-06 The Daleks

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 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
Monday 7:45PM BST DWC 3-11 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello (15 minutes)
Tuesday 7PM BST 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
Tuesday 7:45PM BST DWC 3-12 The Saxon Mystery (15 minutes)
Wednesday 7PM BST 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3
Wednesday 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.
Currently online for Listen Again:
Until Monday Shada pts 1+2 of 6 (remake of the unfinished Tom Baker
story, with Lalla Ward as Romana and John Leeson as K9)
Until Tuesday Shada pts 3+4 of 6
Until Wednesday Shada pts 5+6 of 6
Until Thursday "Storm Warning" pts 1+2 of 4 (First Big Finish 8th
Doctor audio, #16 in monthly Big Finish Line, with India Fisher as
Charley)
Until Friday "Storm Warning" pts 3+4 of 4
Future Episodes:
Monday 6PM and Midnight BST "Sword Of Orion" pts 1+2 of 4 (#17 in
monthy Big Finish Line, with India Fisher as Charley)
Tuesday 6PM and Midnight BST "Sword Of Orion" pts 3+4 of 4
Wednesday 6PM and Midnight BST "The Stones Of Venice" pts 1+2 of 4
(#18 in monthly Big Finish Line, with India Fisher as Charley)
Thursday 6PM and Midnight BST "The Stones Of Venice" pts 3+4 of 4
Friday 6PM and Midnight BST "Invaders From Mars" pts 1+2 of 4 (#32 in
monthly Big Finish Line, with India Fisher as Charley)
24 September 6PM and Midnight BST "Invaders From Mars" pts 3+4 of 4
25 September 6PM and Midnight BST "The Chimes Of Midnight" pts 1+2 of
4 (#33 in monthly Big Finish Line, with India Fisher as Charley)
26 September 6PM and Midnight BST "The Chimes Of Midnight" pts 3+4 of
4
27 September 6PM and Midnight BST "Blood Of The Daleks" pt 1 of 2
(produced for BBC7, with Sheridan Smith as Lucy, 50 minutes)
27 September 6:50PM and 12:50AM BST "Beyond The Vortex - Return Of
The Mac" pt 1 of 8, documentary series covering the Big Finish/BBC7
Doctor Who co-productions.
28 September 6PM and Midnight BST "Blood Of The Daleks" pt 2 of 2 (50
minutes)
28 September 6:50PM and 12:50AM BST "Beyond The Vortex" pt 2 of 8

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 BST 1-07 The Long Game
Saturday 1PM and 7PM BST 1-08 Father's Day
Saturday 2PM and 12:50AM BST 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
Saturday 3PM and 1:55AM BST 1-10 The Doctor Dances
Saturday 4PM BST 1-11 Boom Town
Saturday 5PM BST 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
22 September Noon and 6PM BST 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2
22 September 1PM BST 2-01 New Earth
22 September 2PM BST 2-03 School Reunion
22 September 3PM and 2:05AM BST 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace
22 September 4PM and 2:50AM BST 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
22 September 5PM and 3:40AM BST 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 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 2-08 "The Impossible Planet" pt 1 of 2

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 1-11 Boom Town
Tuesday 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 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2

CANADA:

BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca
BBCK http://www.bbck.ca http://www.bbck.ca/ontv/show_drwho.aspx
Late Saturday 2AM EDT/11PM PDT The Keeper of Traken
Classic Season 18, Episodes 21 through 24. Doctor: Tom Baker.
Late Sunday 2AM EDT/11PM PDT Logopolis
Classic Season 18, Episodes 25 through 28. Doctor: Tom Baker.
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
Late 13 October 2:30AM EDT/11:30PM PDT Classic 19.07 Time-Flight
Late 14 October 2AM EDT/11PM PDT "K9 and Company: A Girl's Best
Friend" (1981 spinoff pilot)

USA:

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com
DirecTV 264 Dish 135
Series 2 is being shown in a 4:3 crop after they used the proper 16:9
widescreen letterbox for Series 1.
See Torchwood This Week torchwood">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood for BBC America's Torchwood schedule.
Saturday 2PM EDT/11AM PDT, 23 September 3PM EDT/Noon PDT 2-01 New Earth
Saturday 7PM and 2AM EDT/4PM and 11PM PDT, Sunday 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
13 October 7PM and 2AM EDT/4PM and 11PM PDT, 14 October Noon EDT/9AM PDT 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2

MEXICO/LATIN AMERICA/SOUTH AMERICA:

People + Arts http://www.tupeople.com
Saturday 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.
21) NETHERLANDS - Nederland 2 http://nederland2.nl
Series 1 and The Christmas Invasion aired on Nederland 3. Series 2
was expected to start on 15 September 2007, but is not occuring for
now ...

Column continues in Section B ...

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