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Saturday 22nd November 2008



Torchwood This Week - November 22, 2008
(posted 22nd Nov 2008, 2:59pm - TWIDW post #0777)
TORCHWOOD THIS WEEK
November 22, 2008 - Vol 2, No 46
The weekly guide to Torchwood transmissions.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood
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Torchwood Website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood
Australian Website - http://www.ten.com.au/ten/tv_torchwood.html
RUSSIA:
SciFi Russia http://www.scifichannel.ru
All times Moscow
Saturday 10:30PM, Sunday 8:10PM 2-12 Fragments
Monday 9PM, Late Wednesday 12:25AM, 29 November 10:30PM, 30 November 8:10PM 2-13 Exit Wounds (last new episode - all caught up with the UK)
7 December 8:10PM and 11:25PM 1-01 Everything Changes
14 December 8:10PM and 11:30PM 1-02 Day One
21 December 8:10PM and 11:30PM 1-03 Ghost Machine
28 December 8:10PM and 11:30PM 1-04 Cyberwoman
AUSTRALIA:
Network Ten HD http://www.ten.com.au http://www.sfsa.org.au
Series 2 Australian premiere run.
Monday 10:30PM 2-11 Adrift
There are exclusive interviews and clips on the Ten website as well as Torchwood De-Classified - as of this writing, you have to be in Australia to view the clips.
UKTV Australia http://www.uktv.com.au
Series 2 coming in early 2009. Series 1 repeats. All times 2 hours later on UKTV +2.
Tuesday 9:30PM AEDT 1-04 Cyberwoman
2 December 9:30PM AEDT 1-05 Small Worlds
9 December 9:30PM AEDT 1-06 Countrycide
16 December 9:30PM AEDT 1-07 Greeks Bearing Gifts
23 December 9:30PM AEDT 1-08 They Keep Killing Suzie
30 December 9:30PM AEDT 1-09 Random Shoes
POLAND:
BBC Entertainment http://poland.bbcentertainment.com
dubbed in Polish
Saturday 5PM, Thursday 10:10AM CET 1-09 Random Shoes
Saturday 6PM, Sunday 7:40PM, Wednesday 10PM and 2AM, Thursday 11:05AM
CET 1-10 Out of Time
Wednesday 11PM and 3AM, Thursday Noon CET 1-11 Combat
UK:
BBC HD http://www.bbc.co.uk/hd http://www.radiotimes.com
Saturday 7:25PM GMT 2-10 From Out of the Rain (pre-watershed
version)
29 November 7:35PM GMT 2-11 Adrift (pre-watershed version)
6 December 7:25PM GMT 2-12 Fragments (pre-watershed version)
13 December 7:20PM GMT 2-13 Exit Wounds (pre-watershed version)
Watch http://www.uktv.co.uk http://www.justwatch.co.uk
One hour later on Watch +1.
Saturday 9PM and 12:30AM, Tuesday 9PM GMT 1-04 Cyberwoman
29 November 9PM and 12:45AM, 2 December 9PM GMT 1-05 Small Worlds
6 December 9PM and Midnight, 9 December 9PM GMT 1-06 Countrycide
13 December 9PM and 12:20AM, 16 December 9PM GMT 1-07 "Greeks Bearing
Gifts"
FRANCE:
update before 22 November
NRJ 12 http://www.nrj12.fr
Series 1 and 2 repeats, episodes dubbed in French, expect slight cuts on bloodshed
Sunday 6:10PM CET 1-08 Ils Tuent Encore Suzie
Sunday 7PM CET 1-09 Chaussures En Vrac
Sunday 7:50PM CET 1-10 Hors Du Temps

30 November 6:10PM CET 1-11 Combat
30 November 7PM CET 1-12 Capitaine Jack Harkness
30 November 7:50PM CET 1-13 La Fin Des Temps
HONG KONG:
ATV World http://www.hkatv.com/world/05
Series 1 repeats
Monday 11:20PM 1-11 Combat
CANADA:
SPACE http://www.spacecast.com 16:9 letterbox. Episodes only air once. Series 2 repeat run. 65 minute time slot.
Sunday 10PM EST (7PM PST, 11:30PM Newfoundland) 2-04 Meat
30 November 10PM EST (7PM PST, 11:30PM Newfoundland) 2-05 Adam
7 December 10PM EST (7PM PST, 11:30PM Newfoundland) 2-06 Reset
Ztele http://www.ztele.com/index.jsp
HD on Ztele HD, Dubbed in French.
Series 1 Repeats.
Saturday 7AM, Late Saturday 2AM, Late Monday 1AM, Tuesday 2PM EST 1-06 La Recolte
Tuesday 10PM, Thursday 5PM
, 29 November 7AM, Late 29 November 2AM, Late 1 December 1AM, 2 December 2PM EST 1-07 Cadeux Grecs
2 December 10PM, 4 December 5PM, 6 December 7AM, Late 6 December 2AM, Late 8 December 1AM, 9 December 2PM EST 1-08 Ils Tuent Encore Suzie
9 December 10PM, 11 December 5PM, 13 December 7AM, Late 13 December 2AM EST 1-09 Chaussures En Vrac
HD Net Canada http://www.hd.net
Complete, uncut episodes in High Definition (not the same schedule as HD Net US). It is not known if HD Net Canada will be able to purchase later series of Torchwood yet. BBC America's exclusive US deal will not affect Canada.
Monday 8PM and 11PM EST/5PM and 8PM PST 1-06 Countrycide (new later time for first airing)
1 December 8PM and 11PM EST/5PM and 8PM PST 1-07 Greeks Bearing Gifts
USA:
HD Net http://www.hd.net
DirecTV 79 (MPEG-2), 306 (MPEG-4)
Dish 9422 (5510 Alaska and Hawaii only)
High Definition 16:9 format. Uncut, commercial free.
1 December 8PM and 11PM EST/5PM and 8PM PST (new time, episode unknown - might or might not air)
» the episode didn't air in the end
HD Net US will not be able to air Torchwood Series 3, as BBC America has purchased exclusive US SD and HD rights to the 2009 episodes. might be off the schedule - recheck
NETHERLANDS
SciFi http://www.scifi-tv.nl
Series 1 repeats
1 December 8:30PM and 11:55PM, 3 December 10:10PM CET 1-01 Everything Changes
1 December 9:25PM and 12:50AM, 3 December 11:05PM CET 1-02 Day One
8 December 8:30PM and 11:50PM, 10 December 10:10PM CET 1-03 Ghost Machine
8 December 9:20PM and 12:40AM, 10 December 11PM CET 1-04 Cyberwoman
15 December 8:30PM and 11:50PM, 17 December 10:10PM CET 1-05 Small Worlds
15 December 9:20PM and 12:40AM, 17 December 11PM CET 1-06 Countrycide
22 December 8:30PM and 11:55PM, Christmas Eve 10:10PM CET 1-07 Greeks Bearing Gifts
22 December 9:20PM and 12:45AM, Christmas Eve 11PM CET 1-08 They Keep Killing Suzie
29 December - episodes pre-empted by movies
SPAIN:
Cuatro http://www.cuatro.com
Series 1 and 2 repeats.
Late Saturday 1AM 1-03 "La Maquina De Los Fantasmas"
Late Saturday 1:55AM 1-04 "La Cibermujer"
SWEDEN:
TV4 Science Fiction http://tvplaneten.se
Series 1 repeats now on the dedicated SciFi Channel
Wednesday 9PM 1-01 Everything Changes
(due to incomplete listings, more episodes might be airing between 27
and 30 November)
MEXICO/LATIN AMERICA/SOUTH AMERICA:
People + Arts http://www.tudiscovery.com
Series 1 repeats.
Friday 1PM EST 1-10 Out of Time
BBC Entertainment http://latinamerica.bbcentertainment.com
(not sure which time zone is being used - guessing this is Series 1,
but not sure)
Saturday 9PM and Midnight, Sunday 5AM, 29 November 11PM 1-
01 Everything Changes
Saturday 11PM 1-13 End of Days
Friday 11PM, 29 November 9PM and Midnight, 30 November 5AM 1-02 "Day
One"
GERMANY:
RTL2 http://www.rtl2.de
RTL2 has bought Torchwood for the German market. Premiere date unknown. Looks like Wednesday nights at 10PM or later starting Spring 2009.
Stations That Will/Have Aired Torchwood:
UKRAINE - ICTV
TURKEY - TRT
UK - BBC Two http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo http://www.radiotimes.com -
Series 2 completed.
BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree http://www.radiotimes.com
Watch (new UK channel from 7 October - repeats of Series 1 and 2 will
eventually start)
Series 3 will premiere on BBC One in 2009. Currently 5 episodes,
stripped Monday to Friday for a weeklong event.
Israel - Yes Stars 2 http://www.yes.co.il - Series 1 completed.
AUSTRALIA - Southern Cross Ten
http://www.mytalk.com.au/Stations/TV/SCTEN/Pages/Default.aspx
(Regional service that carries portions of Network Ten's lineup) -
Series 1 completed.
BBC HD Australia http://www.bbchd.com.au/Australia
http://www.foxtel.tv/tvguide.aspx
The good news - there are finally searchable listings for BBC HD
Australia. The bad news - Torchwood Series 1 has finished airing
there. But we will be ready when Torchwood returns ...
MEXICO - Canal 22 http://www.canal22.org.mx/main.html
Episodes air as 2 parters. Series 1 completed?
FRANCE - Jimmy http://www.jimmy.fr - Series 1 completed.
USA - BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com
DirecTV 264 Dish 135,879 16:9 Letterbox format. Series 2 Completed.
Has bought Series 3. Next airdate unknown.
BBC America On Demand - available on better digital cable systems
Full length episodes (no cuts for time). Content edits made for BBC
America TV broadcasts (language, violence, nudity) will be present in
this version. - No episodes on schedule.
MILITARY - BFBS http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/ - Series 2 completed.
FINLAND - TV 2 http://www.yle.fi/tv2 - Series 1 and 2 completed.
CROATIA - HRT1/HRT2 http://www.hrt.hr - current run finished.
SWEDEN - TV4 Plus http://www.tv4.se - current run finished
ITALY - Jimmy http://www.jimmy.tv - Series 1 and 2 completed.
ASIA - BBC Entertainment http://asia.bbcentertainment.com All times
Thailand - Series 1 completed.
ROMANIA - TVR2 http://www.tvr.ro - Series 1 completed.
GREECE: - Skai TV http://www.skai.gr - current run finished.
NEW ZEALAND - TV2 http://www.tvnz.co.nz http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com
pulled after Meat. 9 episodes remain in Series 2. Unknown if TV2
bought Series 3.
And other countries who I haven't seen identified yet
Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.
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