This Week in Poland

Genesis of the Daleks: Part Four

Last updated 13 January 2025

Broadcast: Sunday 9th June 2002
9:30am CEST (07:30 GMT) < > « » Premiere

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Presented in Polish Lektor
Tele 5

Featuring: Tom Baker, Ian Marter, Elisabeth Sladen, Peter Miles, Michael Wisher

When the Kaled dome is destroyed by the Thals' rocket, the war appears to be over and the Thals rejoice at their victory. But then, the Daleks appear and a massacre begins.

Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide

Broadcast notes:

As Tele 5's listings never indicated which episode was being shown, it isn't 100% sure this is correct (block of 26 episodes, now believed to be showing in production order from Genesis of the Daleks to The Android Invasion) - this episode was noted by TWiDW as being identified by a local source.

Broadcast Source: TWiDW/BroaDWcast

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 7th June 2002:

Doctor Who is now on the air in Poland.

Polish digital TV channel TELE 5 (not the German TELE 5, the Polish TELE 5) recently started airing Doctor Who weekend mornings at 9:30AM Central European Time. This Saturday, 8 June, episode 3 of Genesis of the Daleks will air - dubbed in Polish.

Saturdays and Sundays at 9:30AM. Titled Doktor Who. So, Genesis Of The Daleks 3 should air Saturday and Genesis Of The Daleks 4 should air Sunday.

While the channel is digital, it is not encrypted. I can't tell from the info I got if you can pick it up over the air with an antenna, but you can get it for free on satellite. Here is the satellite info:

ASTRA-satellite (orbital position: 19,2° East)
10.832Ghz, horizontal, 27500Bytes

http://www.tele5.pl/ is the correct website for the channel, as opposed to the site mentioned before. The website is pretty useless, and only gives the airing times.

Also, if anyone out there knows a good translator which converts Polish language websites to English, drop me an e-mail. The best known translator (Babelfish) does not currently have a Polish translating setup.

If you spot Doctor Who on the air somewhere, and I haven't mentioned it in TWIDW, please let me know. Let's keep the column up to date for the whole world.

Benjamin F. Elliott
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/