This Week In Doctor Who - May 23, 2009
(posted 23rd May 2009, 1:08pm - TWIDW post #0878)

This Week In Doctor Who
May 23, 2009 - Vol 12, No 21
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 24 May:
BBC Entertainment Poland 7PM and 11:30PM - The Runaway Bride
Tuesday 26 May:
Ztele Canada 9PM EDT - The Unicorn and the Wasp (French version)
Sunday 31 May:
ABC1 Australia 7:30PM - Planet Of The Dead
Monday 1 June:
Prime New Zealand 8:30PM - Planet Of The Dead
Wednesday 3 June:
SciFi Netherlands 7:30PM - Voyage Of The Damned

Welcome to Series 3, Poland! Enjoy the ride.

British Forces with BFBS2 get Doctor Who Series 2 and those with BFBS3 Kids can
show their kids some Sarah Jane Adventures for the next few days.

My recent manifest on Doctor Who and international broadcasting is at
http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/message/860 .

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

PORTUGAL:

SIC Radical http://sicradical.pt
Series 3 Firstrun:
Saturday 1:45PM, Monday 5PM, Friday 1PM CET 3-10 Blink
Friday 8AM CET 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
Saturday 30 May 8:15AM CET 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern

AUSTRALIA:

ABC1 http://www.abc.net.au/tv http://www.sfsa.org.au
16:9 widescreen digital and HD, 14:9 cropped letterbox analog.
31 May 7:30PM 4-15 Planet of the Dead (Australian premiere, hopefully
simulcast in HD)

NEW ZEALAND:

Prime TV http://www.primetv.co.nz http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com
16:9 digital; 4:3 pan and scan analog.
1 June 8:30PM 4-15 Planet of the Dead

NETHERLANDS:

SciFi NL http://www.scifi-tv.nl
Repeat run - May. Series 4 premiere - June.
Sunday 5:40PM, 31 May 5:40PM CET 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
Wednesday 7:30PM, Friday 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
31 May 1:30PM CET 3-07 42
31 May 2:20PM CET 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
31 May 3:10PM CET 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
31 May 4PM CET 3-10 Blink
31 May 4:50PM CET 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
3 June 7:30PM, 5 June 9:10PM, 7 June 6PM CET 4-00 Voyage of the Damned start of new episodes, 80 minute slot
3 June 8:50PM, 5 June 10:25PM CET "episode unknown" 70 minute slot
10 June 7:30PM, 12 June 9:10PM, 14 June 5:40PM CET 4-01 Partners in Crime
17 June 7:30PM, 19 June 9:10PM, 21 June 5:40PM CET 4-02 The Fires of Pompeii
24 June 7:30PM, 26 June 9:10PM, 28 June 5:40PM CET 4-03 Planet of the Ood

POLAND:

BBC Entertainment Poland http://poland.bbcentertainment.com
Series 3 - first run:
Saturday 1:40PM and 4:20AM CET 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2
Saturday 2:40PM, Early Sunday 5:05AM CET 3-00 The Runaway Bride (start of new
episodes)
Sunday 7PM and 11:30PM, Monday 8:20AM and 1:45AM, 30 May 2:40PM, Early 31 May
5:05AM CET 3-01 Smith and Jones
Late Sunday 3AM CET 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
Late Sunday 3:45AM CET 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
Late Sunday 4:30AM CET 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
Early Monday 5:15AM CET 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2
31 May 7PM and 11:30PM CET 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
Late 31 May 3AM CET 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
Late 31 May 3:45AM CET 2-10 Love & Monsters
Late 31 May 4:30AM CET 2-11 Fear Her
Early 1 June 5:15AM CET 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
11 June 3:10PM CET 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2
12 June 3:10PM CET 1-06 Dalek

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 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
Tuesday 7PM BST 3-10 Blink
Wednesday 7PM BST 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
Wednesday 7:45PM and 3:40AM BST DWC 3-11 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello (15 minutes)
Thursday 7PM BST 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3 (50 minutes)
Thursday 7:50PM and 3:45AM BST DWC 3-12 The Saxon Mystery (10 minutes)
Friday 8:05PM BST 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3 (51 minutes)
1 June 7PM BST 4-00 Voyage of the Damned (72 minutes)
2 June 7PM BST 4-01 Partners in Crime (49 minutes)
2 June 7:50PM and 5:15AM BST DWC 4-01 A Noble Return (10 minutes)
3 June 7PM BST 4-02 The Fires of Pompeii (49 minutes)
3 June 7:50PM and 3:45AM BST DWC 4-02 The Italian Job (10 minutes)
4 June 7PM BST 4-03 Planet of the Ood
4 June 7:45PM and 3:45AM BST DWC 4-03 Oods and Ends (15 minutes)
8 June 7PM BST 4-04 The Sontaran Stratagem pt 1 of 2
9 June 7PM BST 4-05 The Poison Sky pt 2 of 2
9 June 7:45PM and 5:20AM BST DWC 4-05 "" (15 minutes)
10 June 7PM BST 4-06 The Doctor's Daughter
10 June 7:45PM BST DWC 4-06 "Sins Of The Father" (15 minutes)
11 June 7PM BST 4-07 The Unicorn and the Wasp
11 June 7:45PM BST DWC 4-07 "" (15 minutes)

Watch http://www.uktv.co.uk http://www.justwatch.co.uk
All times 1 hour later on Watch plus 1.
Saturday 10:45AM BST DWC 2-06 From Zero to Hero (15 minutes)
Saturday 5PM, Sunday 2:20PM, Wednesday 4PM, Thursday 3PM, 30 May 7PM, 31 May
5PM, 13 June 8PM, 14 June 5PM BST 2-10 Love & Monsters
Saturday 8PM, Sunday 5PM BST 1-06 Dalek
Sunday 3:20PM, Monday 9:20AM BST "Doctor Who And The Daleks" (1965 theatrical
film, 100 minute time slot)
Sunday 8PM BST 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
Monday 8PM BST 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
Late Monday 1AM, 6 June 8PM BST 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
Tuesday 3PM BST 2-03 School Reunion
Tuesday 4PM, Wednesday 3PM BST 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace
Tuesday 8PM BST 1-07 The Long Game
Thursday 4PM BST 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
Friday 8AM BST 2-11 Fear Her
Friday 4PM BST 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2
Late Sunday 1:10AM, Late 30 May 2AM BST 2-02 Tooth and Claw
5 June 8:20PM BST 1-02 The End Of The World
7 June 4:40PM, 12 June 8PM BST 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
19 June 8PM BST 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2

CBBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc
Tuesday 11:30AM BST "Doctor Who - The Infinite Quest" (50 minute animated story,
2007)

MILITARY:

BFBS http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv
BFBS 2:
Saturday 6PM, Sunday 6AM CET 2-03 School Reunion
Saturday 6:45PM, Sunday 6:45AM CET 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace
30 May 6PM, 31 May 6AM CET 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
30 May 6:45PM, 31 May 6:45AM CET 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2

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 2:10PM CET The Krotons ep 3 of 4
Monday 2:35PM CET The Krotons ep 4 of 4
Classic Season 6, Epsiodes 21 through 22. Doctor: Patrick Troughton.
Late Monday 2:20AM, Tuesday 2:10PM CET The Seeds of Death ep 1 of 6
Late Monday 2:45AM, Tuesday 2:35PM CET The Seeds of Death ep 2 of 6
Late Tuesday 2:15AM, Wednesday 2:10PM CET The Seeds of Death ep 3 of 6
Late Tuesday 2:35AM, Wednesday 2:30PM CET The Seeds of Death ep 4 of 6
Late Wednesday 2:15AM, Thursday 2:10PM CET The Seeds of Death ep 5 of 6
Late Wednesday 2:40AM, Thursday 2:35PM CET The Seeds of Death ep 6 of 6
Classic Season 6, Episodes 23 through 28. Doctor: Patrick Troughton.
Specials finish out the week. Not sure if Doctor Who is just taking a few days
off or a longer gap.

SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES (Northern Europe):

BBC Entertainment http://scandinavia.bbcentertainment.com
Sunday 7:35PM CET 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
31 May 8PM and 1:30AM CET 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2 (end of current run)

RUSSIA:

SCI FI Russia http://www.scifichannel.ru
All times Moscow
Saturday 8:10PM, Sunday 8:30AM and 2:20PM 2-11 Fear Her
30 May 8:10PM, 31 May 8:30AM and 2:20PM 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
1 June 7:20PM, 2 June 11:50AM 1-01 Rose
1 June 8:10PM, 2 June 12:40PM 1-02 The End Of The World
2 June 7:20PM, 3 June 11:50AM 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
2 June 8:10PM, 3 June 12:40PM 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2
3 June 7:20PM, 4 June 11:50AM 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2
3 June 8:10PM, 4 June 12:40PM 1-06 Dalek
4 June 7:20PM and 12:15AM, 5 June 11:50AM 1-07 The Long Game
4 June 8:10PM and 1:05AM, 5 June 12:40PM 1-08 Father's Day
8 June 7:20PM, 9 June 11:50AM 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
8 June 8:10PM, 9 June 12:40PM 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2
9 June 7:20PM, 10 June 11:50AM 1-11 Boom Town
9 June 8:10PM, 10 June 12:40PM 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
10 June 7:20PM, 11 June 11:50AM 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2
10 June 8:10PM, 11 June 12:40PM 2-01 New Earth (The Christmas Invasion skipped)
11 June 7:20PM and 12:15AM, 12 June 11:50AM 2-02 Tooth and Claw
11 June 8:10PM and 1:05AM, 12 June 12:40PM 2-03 School Reunion
15 June 7:20PM, 16 June 11:50AM 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace
15 June 8:10PM, 16 June 12:40PM 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
16 June 7:20PM, 17 June 11:50AM 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
16 June 8:10PM, 17 June 12:40PM 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern
17 June 7:20PM, 18 June 11:50AM 2-08 The Impossible Planet pt 1 of 2
17 June 8:10PM, 18 June 12:40PM 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
18 June 7:20PM, 19 June 11:50AM 2-10 Love & Monsters
18 June 8:10PM, 19 June 12:40PM 2-11 Fear Her
19 June 7:20PM, 20 June 2:20PM 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
19 June 8:10PM, 20 June 3:10PM 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2 (end of repeat run)

EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com
Who Series 1 and 2; Doctor Who Confidential Cut Down
Adjust for local time, which could vary by several hours
14 June 4:25PM and 11:10PM KSA 1-01 Rose (haven't translated to the regular
Central European Time yet)
14 June 5:10PM and 11:55PM KSA DWC 1-01 "Back From The Future"
21 June 4:25PM and 11:05PM KSA 1-02 The End Of The World
21 June 5:10PM and 11:50PM KSA DWC 1-02 "Aliens"

ASIA:

BBC Entertainment Asia http://asia.bbcentertainment.com
All times Thailand - adjust for local time zone. Subtitles available in Chinese,
Korean, and Thai.
Monday 11AM and 2:40PM DWC 1-07 The Long Game
Tuesday 11:05AM DWC 1-08 Time Trouble
Wednesday 11:05AM and 2:05AM DWC 1-09 "FX"
Thursday 11:05AM DWC 1-10 "Weird Science Of Doctor Who"
Friday 11:05AM, Saturday 30 May 9:10AM DWC 1-11 "Unsung Heroes And Violent
Death"

INDIA:

BBC Entertainment http://india.bbcentertainment.com
Repeat run:
Sunday 7:30PM and 2AM 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
31 May 7:30PM and 2AM 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern

HONG KONG:

ATV World http://www.hkatv.com/v3/world/world.html
Saturday 30 May 9PM 3-03 Gridlock (start of repeat run?)

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 and 1:30AM, Wednesday 11:30AM, Saturday 30 May 4PM 2-08 s{TheImpossiblePlanet/1}} pt 1 of 2
Tuesday 8:20PM, Saturday 30 May 4:50PM DWC 2-08 You've Got the Look
2 June 7:30PM and 1:30AM, 3 June 11:30AM 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
2 June 8:20PM DWC 2-09 Myths, Heroes, and Legends

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

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