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Wednesday 29th December 2004



This Week In Doctor Who - December 29, 2004
(posted 29th Dec 2004, 12:47pm - TWIDW post #0268)
THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - December 29, 2004
by Benjamin F. Elliott
The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts
Vol 7, No 52
Have a happy New Year. Relax. 2005 should be busy enough.
Future airings of Doctor Who (1996 TV Movie) on the Starz!
http://www.starz.com movie pack:
Mystery:
Wednesday January 5 9:15AM EST East Feed / PST West Feed
Monday January 17 1:35PM EST East Feed / PST West Feed
Friday January 21 3:05PM EST East Feed / PST West Feed
Friday January 21 11:20PM EST East Feed / PST West Feed
Tuesday January 25 8:40AM EST East Feed / PST West Feed
MoviePlex:
Friday January 21 4:05PM EST East Feed / PST West Feed
Late Friday January 21 12:20AM EST East Feed / PST West Feed
Corrections and updates are welcome at thisweekindoctorwho-
owner@yahoogroups.com , TWIDW on AOL IM , and thebfe on Yahoo
Messenger. The listings:
2005 AND BEYOND:
DOCTOR WHO
Doctor: Christopher Eccleston
Rose Tyler: Billie Piper
Mickey Smith: Noel Clarke
Jackie Tyler: Camille Coduri
Written by: Russell T. Davies (8 episodes), Steven Moffatt (2 episodes), Paul Cornell (1 episode), Rob Shearman (1 episode), Mark Gattiss (1 episode)
Original Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Premieres: March 2005?
Total episodes for first series: 13
45 minute episodes
First broadcaster - BBC One http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone
Overseas Sales
1) CBC Canada http://www.cbc.ca/television
2) Prime TV New Zealand http://www.primetv.co.nz
Tie-In Series - Doctor Who Confidential - weekly on BBC Three right after each episode's premiere on BBC One.


RADIO/INTERNET:


BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/webcasts/shada
Shada - starring Paul McGann and Lalla Ward. Remake of the classic
unfinished Douglas Adams story. 6 episodes long.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/webcasts/shalka
"The Scream Of The Shalka" - starring Richard E. Grant as The
Doctor. 6 episode story. The Shalka prepare to conquer the Earth
from below. Unfortunately for them, the Doctor is back.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/webcasts/realtime
"Real Time" - starring Colin Baker and the Cybermen. 6 episode
illustrated audio tale. The Doctor and Evelyn Smythe research a
temple that has been yanking scientists out of time. The secrets of
the temple threaten the future and past of two species.
BBC 7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7
Digital radio station in UK. Can be heard live online with
RealPlayer or Windows Media Player. Archives on RealPlayer online.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/sunday/rams/1800.ram
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/sunday/rams/0000.ram
"The Paradise Of Death" pt 4 of 5 - archived online until Sunday 2
January.
Sunday 6PM & Midnight GMT "The Paradise Of Death" pt 5 of 5
5th episode of Jon Pertwee's audio Doctor Who story from 1993. Time
for a little revolution. From Monday 3 January this episode can be
heard at the same links currently used for episode 4.
American Who http://www.americanwho.net
Current Episode:
http://www.interstellartransmissions.com/amwho/112304.mp3
Joey Reynolds notes 41 years of Doctor Who. Main feature - KTEH 54's 1983 interview with Tom Baker about his life and Doctor Who.
Future Episodes:
12/29 - Barry Letts (encore broadcast) (delayed by technical
problems, hopes to be online by January 1)
1/15 - Terrance Dicks interview (new!)
February - Jon Pertwee tribute (abridged repeat)
Sci-Fi Overdrive http://www.scifioverdrive.com
on Business Talk Network http://www.businesstalkradio.net
Saturday 8-11PM EST (5-8PM PST) http://www.krradio.com (repeat of
previous week's episode, online audio stream)
Late Sun/Early Mon 2-5AM EST (11PM-2AM PST, 7-10AM GMT, 6-9PM AEDT)
Live Stream http://www.warpradio.com/popTuner.asp?id=14085
Hour 1 - News & comment. Hour 2 - Alexander Phillippe, director on
Klingon documentary "Earthlings". Hour 3 - Ray Harryhausen (repeat).
Doctor Who archives:
http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/SciFi/122702.mp3 - Sci-Fi
Overdrive celebrates Doctor Who's 41st anniversary, hour 1 (repeat).
Peter Purves and Anneke Wills, compiled from American Who
interviews. Goes offline January 24.
http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/SciFi/122703.mp3 - Sci-Fi
Overdrive celebrates Doctor Who's 41st anniversary, hour 2 (repeat).
Robert Shearman, compiled from American Who interview. Goes offline
January 24.
http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/SciFi/122704.mp3 - Sci-Fi
Overdrive celebrates Doctor Who's 41st anniversary, hour 3 (repeat).
Arnold T. Blumberg reflects on 41 years of Doctor Who. Goes offline
January 24.
THE FIRST 8 DOCTORS:
UK:
UKTV Gold http://www.ukgold.tv http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb
(All times 1 hour later on UKTV Gold + 1)
New Years Day, 2 January - pre-empted for special programming
8 January - Robot movie
9 January - The Ark In Space movie
AUSTRALIA:
ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv
Thursday 6:05PM The Seeds of Doom pt 6 of 6
Series 13, Episode 26. Doctor: Tom Baker.
The Krynoid prepares to spawn and seed death around the world. The Doctor, Sarah, and psychopath Scorby are the only ones between the more psychopathic Harrison Chase and a lonely plant's dreams of genocide.
3 through 6 January - pre-empted by Hopman Cup Tennis Tournament
10 January - The Masque of Mandragora begins
17 January - The Hand Of Fear begins
24 January - The Deadly Assassin begins
CANADA/USA:
BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca
7 Days A Week 2AM EST (11PM PST) - 2 episodes weekdays, full stories weekends
29 December through 2 January - pre-empted for New Years programming
Monday The Invisible Enemy pts 3+4 of 4
Series 15, Episodes 7 through 8. Doctor: Tom Baker.
Genetic copies of the Doctor and Leela enter the Doctor's mind to try to free him from the influence of the Nucleus before the Swarm can unleash its galactic fury.
Tuesday Image of the Fendahl pts 1+2 of 4
Series 15, Episodes 9 through 10. Doctor: Tom Baker.
A scientist has developed a research microscope that has the unfortunate side effect of destroying whatever world it is operating on. The Doctor, Leela, and a field of cows to the rescue. Well, ok, the cows don't actually contribute very much. They actually do nothing. They're cows, not action stars.
6 January - The Sun Makers
8 & 9 January - pre-empted, marathons
10 January - Underworld
12 January - The Invasion of Time
15 & 16 January - pre-empted, marathons
17 January - The Ribos Operation
19 January - The Pirate Planet
21 January - The Stones of Blood
22 & 23 January - pre-empted, marathons
25 January - The Androids of Tara
27 January - The Power of Kroll
29 January - Snakedance
30 January - Mawdryn Undead

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