This Week In Doctor Who - April 18, 2009
(posted 18th Apr 2009, 1:41pm - TWIDW post #0856)

This Week In Doctor Who
April 18, 2009 - Vol 12, No 16
The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide since 1998.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood

Upcoming Premiere Broadcasts:
Sunday 19 April:
BBC Entertainment South Africa 6:43PM and 11:36PM CAT - Last Of The Time Lords,
pt 3
SIC Radical Portugal 6:45PM CET - Evolution Of The Daleks, pt 2
Tuesday 21 April:
Ztele Canada 9PM EDT - The Fires of Pompeii (French version)
Saturday 20 June:
SPACE Canada 9:30PM EDT - Planet Of The Dead (Canada covered in This Week In
Doctor Who Western Hemisphere)

Congratulations to the premiere of Doctor Who - Planet Of The Dead in the UK.
The overnight ratings for the BBC One premiere was 8.4 million viewers, with
184,000 watching on BBC HD (the largest audience to date for a show on BBC HD).
Further repeats on BBC Three and BBC One also did well, as reported by
http://www.doctorwhonews.com . Final numbers will probably be released on
Wednesday. The numbers were very much like the first episode of a new series in
the Spring. Only difference is that we are waiting much longer between episodes.
Special 2 - The Waters Of Mars - will air later in 2009. David Tennant has said
November a few times in interviews, though schedule is tentative.

SOME INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS MAY HAVE NOTICED that some Doctor Who fans (and
fans of other shows) have found ways to watch the newest episodes before those
broadcasters air them. Those broadcasters may fear that some of their potential
viewers have already seen Doctor Who and are just that tiny bit less interested
in watching Who on their own network. I have some advice on how to get people in
your country to watch Doctor Who on your station. Read it - in a supplement to
this column, as soon as I have it ready. It will appear on the Yahoo Group like
a normal section and it will be edited in to the bottom end of the mirror on
Outpost Gallifrey.

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 .

Listings for North and South America are in This Week In Doctor Who Western
Hemisphere. Sarah Jane Adventures, K9 and Podcasts are in This Week In Doctor
Who Spinoffs. Torchwood info is in Torchwood This Week.

Corrections and updates are welcome at thisweekindoctorwho-owner@yahoogroups.com
, http://www.twitter.com/bfelliott , 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://www.nrk.no/programmer/sider/doktor_who

SOUTH AFRICA:

BBC Entertainment South Africa http://southafrica.bbcentertainment.com
http://www.dstv.com
Series 1 and 2 repeats plus Series 3 new
Sunday 6:40PM and 11:35PM, 1 May 7PM CAT 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3
(new)
Series 3 Marathon:
1 May 6:30AM CAT 3-01 Smith and Jones
1 May 7:15AM CAT DWC 3-01 Meet Martha Jones
1 May 7:30AM CAT 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
1 May 8:15AM CAT DWC 3-02 Stage Fright
1 May 8:30AM CAT 3-03 Gridlock
1 May 9:15AM CAT DWC 3-03 Are We There Yet?
1 May 9:30AM CAT 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
1 May 10:15AM CAT DWC 3-04 A New York Story
1 May 11AM CAT 3-05 Evolution of the Daleks pt 2 of 2
1 May 11:45AM CAT DWC 3-05 Making Manhattan
1 May Noon CAT 3-06 The Lazarus Experiment
1 May 12:45PM CAT DWC 3-06 "Monsters Inc."
1 May 1PM CAT 3-07 42
1 May 1:45PM CAT DWC 3-07 Space Craft
1 May 2PM CAT 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
1 May 2:45PM CAT DWC 3-08 Alter Ego
1 May 3PM CAT 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
1 May 3:45PM CAT DWC 3-09 Bad Blood
1 May 4PM CAT 3-10 Blink
1 May 4:45PM CAT DWC 3-10 Do You Remember the First Time?
1 May 5PM CAT 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
1 May 5:45PM CAT DWC 3-11 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello
1 May 6PM CAT 3-12 The Sound of Drums
1 May 6:45PM CAT DWC 3-12 The Saxon Mystery
1 May 7:50PM CAT DWC 3-13 The Valiant Quest
Doctor Who leaves schedule at this point. Next airdate unknown.

CROATIA:

HRT2 http://www.hrt.hr
Saturday 12:30PM EET 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
Saturday 25 April 11:40AM EET 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3 (end of current run)

PORTUGAL:

SIC Radical http://sicradical.pt
Series 3 Firstrun:
Saturday 1PM CET 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
Saturday 7:45PM CET 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
Sunday 1:15PM CET 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2
Sunday 6:45PM, Tuesday 10:05PM CET 3-05 Evolution of the Daleks pt 2 of 2
(new)

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. (NOTE - While Real
Time is listed on the website, only the audio version is working. The video
versions are not working at this time. Please, someone at the BBC - fix this.)
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.

BBC One http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone http://www.radiotimes.com
http://uk-tv-guide.com
16:9 Widescreen Digital,14:9 Cropped Letterbox Analogue
Later 2009 4-16 The Waters of Mars
Still later 2009/2010 "The other 2 specials - final episodes with David Tennant
as The Doctor"
2010 "Series 5 - 13 episodes - starring Matt Smith as The Doctor"

BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree http://www.radiotimes.com
http://uk-tv-guide.com
Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential
First broadcaster of Doctor Who Confidential.
Monday 7PM BST 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace
Tuesday 7PM BST 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
Wednesday 7PM BST 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
Wednesday 7:50PM, Thursday 5:05AM BST DWC 2-06 From Zero to Hero (10 minutes)
Thursday 7PM BST 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
Thursday 7:45PM, Friday 5AM BST DWC 2-07 The Writer's Tale (15 minutes)
27 April 7PM BST 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2
28 April 7PM BST 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
29 April 7PM BST 2-10 Love & Monsters
29 April 7:45PM and 5:05AM BST DWC 2-10 The New World of Dr Who (15
minutes)
30 April 7PM BST 2-11 Fear Her
30 April 7:45PM and 5:05AM BST DWC 2-11 The Fright Stuff (15 minutes)
4 May 7PM BST 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
5 May 7PM BST 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2
6 May 7PM BST 3-01 Smith and Jones
6 May 7:45PM BST DWC 3-01 Meet Martha Jones (15 minutes)
7 May 7PM BST 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
7 May 7:45PM BST DWC 3-02

BBC Radio 7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio7 - available via UK digital radio, UK
digital TV, live streaming worldwide via Windows Media Player and RealPlayer,
archived one week via iPlayer (inside the UK) and RealPlayer (all over the
world)
Up for a few more hours - "Doctor Who Commentary - Planet Of The Dead" - David
Tennant and production people do a full length commentary for the episode.

Watch http://www.uktv.co.uk http://www.justwatch.co.uk
All times 1 hour later on Watch plus 1.
Saturday 11:45AM BST DWC 2-01 New New Doctor (15 minutes)
Saturday Noon, Sunday 9AM BST 1-01 Rose
Saturday 1PM BST 1-06 Dalek
Saturday 2PM, Sunday 10AM BST 1-08 Father's Day
Saturday 3PM, Sunday Noon, 9 May 8PM, 10 May 5PM BST 2-04 "The Girl In The
Fireplace"
Saturday 4PM, Sunday 1PM BST 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
Saturday 5PM, Sunday 2PM BST 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2
Saturday 8PM, Sunday 5PM BST 2-01 New Earth
Sunday 11AM BST 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2
Late Sunday 1:40AM, 9 May 10:15AM BST DWC 2-04 From Script to Screen (15
minutes)
Tuesday 8PM BST 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
Saturday 25 April 10:15AM BST DWC 2-02 Fear Factor (15 minutes)
25 April 8PM, 26 April 5PM BST 2-02 Tooth and Claw
2 May 10:15AM BST DWC 2-03 Friends Reunited
2 May 8PM BST 2-03 School Reunion
16 May 10:15AM BST DWC "" (15 minutes)
16 May 7PM BST 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2 (new time?)
23 through 25 May - Alien Invasion Weekend - mix of Doctor Who, Torchwood, and
movies

MILITARY:

BFBS http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv
BFBS 1:
1 May 4:20PM BST 2-02 Tooth and Claw (The Christmas Invasion and New Earth
skipped?)

IRELAND:

TV3 http://www.tv3.ie
Late Thursday 1:50AM BST 2-00 The Christmas Invasion
Late 30 April pre-empted?

NETHERLANDS:

SciFi NL http://www.scifi-tv.nl
Repeat run.
Sunday 6:40PM, 31 May 1:30PM CET 3-07 42
Wednesday 8:30PM, Friday 10:10PM, 26 April 6:40PM, 31 May 2:20PM CET 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
29 April 8:30PM, 1 May 9:40PM, 31 May 3:10PM CET 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2 (3 May pre-empted by marathon)
1 May 8:20-9:40PM, Late 1 May 12:05-1:25AM CET Doctor Who And The Daleks 1965 theatrical film starring Peter Cushing, remake of original Dalek serial
6 May 7:30PM and 10:50PM, 31 May 4PM CET 3-10 Blink (8 and 10 May pre-empted by Star Trek marathon)
13 May 7:30PM, 15 May 9:10PM, 17 May 5:40PM, 31 May 4:50PM CET 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
20 May 7:30PM, 22 May 9:10PM, 24 May 5:40PM, 31 May 5:40PM CET 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
27 May 7:30PM, 29 May 9:10PM, 31 May 6:40PM CET 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3
31 May 8:30AM CET 3-01 Smith and Jones (start of marathon)
31 May 9:20AM CET 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
31 May 10:10AM CET 3-03 Gridlock
31 May 11AM CET 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
31 May 11:50AM CET 3-05 Evolution of the Daleks pt 2 of 2
31 May 12:40PM CET 3-06 The Lazarus Experiment

SWEDEN:

TV4 Science Fiction http://www.tv4.se http://www.tvplaneten.se
Digital SciFi station. 2nd run through Classic Who. Apologies if TV4 skips a
story without mentioning it.
Monday 1:50PM CET "The Romans - Conspiracy" ep 3 of 4
Monday 2:15PM CET "The Romans - Inferno" ep 4 of 4
Classic Season 2, Episodes 14 through 15. Doctor: William Hartnell.
Monday 5:05PM, Late Monday 12:05AM and 2:30AM, Tuesday 1:55PM, Saturday 25 April
11:15AM CET "The Web Planet - The Web Planet" ep 1 of 6
Monday 5:25PM, Late Monday 12:30AM and 2:55AM, Tuesday 2:20PM, Saturday 25 April
11:40AM CET "The Web Planet - The Zarbi" ep 2 of 6
Tuesday 5:05PM, Late Tuesday 12:05AM and 2:25AM, Wednesday 1:55PM, Saturday 25
April Noon CET "The Web Planet - Escape To Danger" ep 3 of 6
Tuesday 5:25PM, Late Tuesday 12:30AM and 2:50AM, Wednesday 2:20PM, Saturday 25
April 12:25PM CET "The Web Planet - Crater Of Needles" ep 4 of 6
Wednesday 5:05PM, Late Wednesday 12:05AM and 2:25AM, Thursday 1:55PM, Saturday
25 April 12:45PM CET "The Web Planet - Invasion" ep 5 of 6
Wednesday 5:25PM, Late Wednesday 12:35AM and 2:50AM, Thursday 2:20PM, Saturday
25 April 1:15PM CET "The Web Planet - The Centre" ep 6 of 6
Classic Season 2, Episodes 16 through 21. Doctor: William Hartnell.
Thursday 5:05PM, Late Thursday 12:05AM and 2:25AM, Friday 1:55PM, Saturday 25
April 1:40PM CET "The Space Museum - The Space Museum" ep 1 of 4
Thursday 5:30PM, Late Thursday 12:30AM and 2:50AM, Friday 2:20PM, Saturday 25
April 2:05PM CET "The Space Museum - The Dimensions Of Time" ep 2 of 4
Friday 5:05PM, Late Friday 12:05AM and 2:30AM, Saturday 25 April 2:30PM CET "The
Space Museum - The Search" ep 3 of 4
Friday 5:25PM, Late Friday 12:30AM and 2:55AM, Saturday 25 April 2:55PM CET "The
Space Museum - The Final Phase" ep 4 of 4
Classic Season 2, Episodes 26 through 29. Doctor: William Hartnell.

SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES (Northern Europe):

BBC Entertainment http://scandinavia.bbcentertainment.com
Sunday 7:10PM and 10:15PM and 3:15AM CET 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
Sunday 8PM and 11PM and 4AM, 26 April 7:15PM and 10:15PM CET 2-07 "The Idiot's
Lantern"
26 April 8PM and 11PM, 3 May 6:10PM and 10:20PM and 1:25AM CET 2-08 "The
Impossible Planet" pt 1 of 2
3 May 7PM and 11:05PM and 2:15AM, 10 May 6:10PM and 10:15PM and 1:45AM CET 2-09
The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
10 May 7PM and 11PM and 2:30AM CET 2-10 Love & Monsters
17 May 7PM and 11:45PM CET 2-11 Fear Her
24 May 6:35PM CET 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
31 May 7PM and 12:30AM CET 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2

RUSSIA:

SCI FI Russia http://www.scifichannel.ru
All times Moscow
Saturday 8:10PM, Sunday 8:30AM and 2:20PM 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
25 April 8:10PM, 26 April 8:30AM and 2:20PM 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern

ASIA:

BBC Entertainment Asia http://asia.bbcentertainment.com
All times Thailand - adjust for local time zone. Subtitles available in Chinese,
Korean, and Thai.
Early Monday 5:45AM 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2
Monday 10:15AM and 2:45PM, Early Tuesday 5:45AM 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
Monday 11AM and 3:30PM, Late Tuesday 2:05AM DWC 2-09 Religion and Myth
Tuesday 10:15AM and 2:45PM, Early Wednesday 5:45AM 2-10 Love & Monsters
Wednesday 6:30AM, Late Wednesday 2:05AM DWC 2-10 The New World of Dr Who
Wednesday 10:15AM and 2:40PM, Early Thursday 5:45AM 2-11 Fear Her
Wednesday 11AM and 3:25PM, Thursday 6:30AM DWC 2-11 The Fright Stuff
Thursday 10:15AM and 2:40PM, Early Friday 5:45AM 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
Thursday 11AM and 3:25PM, Late Thursday 2:05AM DWC 2-12 Welcome to Torchwood
Friday 10:15AM and 2:40PM, Early 27 April 5:45AM 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2
Friday 11AM and 3:25PM, 27 April 6:35AM DWC 2-13 Finale
27 April 10:20AM and 2:40PM, Early 28 April 5:45AM 3-01 Smith and Jones (The
Runaway Bride skipped)
27 April 11:05AM and 3:25PM, Late 28 April 2:05AM DWC 3-01 Meet Martha Jones
28 April 10:15AM and 2:40PM, Early 29 April 5:45AM 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
28 April 11AM and 3:25PM, 29 April 6:30AM DWC 3-02 Stage Fright
29 April 10:15AM and 2:40PM, Early 30 April 5:45AM 3-03 Gridlock
29 April 11AM and 3:25PM, 30 April 6:30AM DWC 3-03 Are We There Yet?
30 April 10:15AM and 2:40PM 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
30 April 11AM and 3:25PM DWC 3-04 A New York Story

INDIA:

BBC Entertainment http://india.bbcentertainment.com
Repeat run:
Sunday 7:30PM and 2AM 2-01 New Earth (skipped The Christmas Invasion)
Sunday 8:10PM DWC 2-01 New New Doctor
26 April 7:30PM and 2AM 2-02 Tooth and Claw
26 April 8:10PM DWC 2-02 Tooth and Claw

AUSTRALIA:

UKTV Australia http://www.uktv.com.au http://www.sfsa.org.au
All times 2 hours later on UKTV + 2. Times listed are Australian Eastern.
Tuesday 7:30PM, Wednesday 11:30AM, Saturday 25 April 4PM 2-03 School Reunion
Tuesday 8:15PM, Wednesday 12:15PM, Saturday 25 April 4:45PM DWC 2-03 Friends Reunited
28 April 7:30PM, 29 April 11:30AM, 2 May 4PM 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace
28 April 8:15PM, 29 April 12:15PM, 2 May 4:45PM DWC 2-04 From Script to Screen

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

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