http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/

Due to a sudden change in my schedule, I have had to revise the chat plans
for this week mentioned in the August 10 edition of This Week In Doctor Who.

The Tuesday 9:45PM Eastern Daylight Time* chat at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/chat/ will still go on,
but without me. In theory the chat would be an hour long, but in practice it
runs till people decide to get some sleep. I do not expect to be available
to be online at that hour. I do not know yet if anyone will offer to run the
chat, but it will still be around for people who'd like to talk about Doctor
Who, particularly Doctor Who on TV, the radio, or the net. If I can show up
before the end of that chat I will.

I will now host a second chat "Thursday" at 9:45PM Eastern Daylight Time*.
It will also be roughly an hour long.

Chats after this week will be scheduled based on how this week's chats go.

The idea with the chat room is so that members of the group who want to talk
about Doctor Who on TV and the tangents that fly off from there can get
together live. It's open all the time, but mentioning specific meeting times
helps people get together. If anyone wants to host a general chat or have a
specific area you want to lead a group on, tell me what time you want a few
days in advance and I will advertise it. If I can make it to your chat, I
will.

Since this is a Yahoo! Group with the Yahoo! chat feature, it will only let
in subscribers to this list, and then it only lets you in if you have a
yahoo id. I wish I could open it further, though looking at the subscriber
list I can at least be fairly certain no one will misbehave in the chat. If
someone does, report it to me at thisweekindoctorwho-owner@yahoogroups.com .
Swearing, defamation of character, and/or other signifcantly offensive
behavior could result in one's subscription options being *altered* to keep
one out of the chatroom, so play nice with each other.

Cheers,
Benjamin F. Elliott

*9:45PM Eastern Daylight Time = 6:45PM Pacific Daylight Time, 1:45AM
Grenwich Mean Time (universal time), 2:45AM British Time, and 11:45AM
Eastern Australian Standard Time. Adjust for local time zone.

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - August 10, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 32
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/

Welcome to the weekly guide to Doctor Who TV broadcasts. The computer is
claiming that Gene Roddenberry is speaking to it in French, which is unusual
as Gene Roddenberry is not on speaking terms with my computer. Australian
and New Zealand readers will have to bear with all of us in the Northern
Hemisphere - we're close to brain dead right now from a heat wave. I'll try
to keep the column short so we can leave our computers to melt in peace.

Outpost Gallifrey http://www.gallifreyone.com/ reported good news yesterday.
The BBC has decided to produce the remaining 5 episodes of Death Comes To
Time, the Doctor Who audio drama abandoned by Radio 4 last year. It stars
Sylvester McCoy as the 7th Doctor. The first and only produced episode has
been offered via real audio from BBC Online's Doctor Who site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/ since mid-July, and performed
significantly above the BBC's listening expectations. It is unknown as of
this time whether the remaining episodes will premiere on radio, online like
episode 1, or be released on CD. I don't think Death Comes To Time is the
direction for Doctor Who in the future, but episode 1 was fun to listen to,
and I look forward to hearing the rest of the story.

New Zealand Doctor Who fans had been hoping for Doctor Who's return to Prime
TV http://www.primetv.co.nz/ in August following the completion of their run
of Blake's 7. However, Prime has decided to air Voyage To The Bottom Of The
Sea, a 60s US television series, in the 6PM slot that Doctor Who previously
had. Assuming Prime airs all of Voyage, it will be late December before the
6PM slot is available again. It is expected that Prime *will* resume airing
Doctor Who down the road, but unless Prime gives the show a different time
slot, it will be a while. The Tetrap web site
http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/ is the best source for information on
the current status of Doctor Who in New Zealand. Their website, which had
been offline or difficult to load these past few weeks, is now working
properly again,

Oops (one of mine): San Jose, CA Doctor Who fans may have noticed that
Doctor Who wasn't on KTEH 54 last week - Gormenghast was airing. I got the
week that Doctor Who was being pre-empted mixed up. The episodes mentioned
for last weekend are actually airing this weekend.

Oops (not mine): WYBE 35 in Philadelphia, PA aired Colin Baker episodes at
5:30PM Saturday again, in spite of the instructions from the syndicator that
Colin Baker episodes are temporarily unavailable. The advertised Sylvester
McCoy episodes seem to be airing at 4AM and 11PM. I'd like to think this
means that the issues keeping Colin Baker off the air have been resolved.
More likely - it's just someone forgetting to get the tapes straight. Might
be worth tuning in this weekend to see if they mess up again and show more
unexpected episodes.

Subscribers to the TWIDW yahoo group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/ were able to take part in
the first live TWIDW webchat this past Tuesday evening at 9:30PM Eastern
Time. It ran for just under 90 minutes, slightly longer than planned. About
8 or 9 of us turned up during the evening, and we had a good time. I've
decided to schedule another TWIDW chat for this coming Tuesday evening
(August 14) at 9:45PM Eastern Time, for around 1 hour. That's 1:45AM early
Wednesday GMT, for people outside the US who want to figure out if they'll
be around to take part. Open forum - comments on the column, Doctor Who on
TV, etc. The chat room only allows subscribers to the yahoo group who have
yahoo ids. Don't know how to get around that yet without having to get
another chat room. Hope to see some of you there.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , bfelliott3 on AOL IM, or thebfe on Yahoo!
Messenger. And now, the listings:

INTERNET:

BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/
"Death Comes To Time" episode 1 of 6 - realplayer broadcast starring
Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, and Stephen Fry
"The Abominable Snowmen" ep 4 of 6 - photonovel reconstruction of the
Patrick Troughton episode

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sat 9:05-11AM BST "Nightmare Of Eden" movie
Sun 9:05-11AM BST "The Horns Of Nimon" movie

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1:10AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Warriors From The Deep" ep 3
of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Warriors From The Deep" ep 4 of 4
*Not seen in all regions.

AUSTRALIA:

UKTV http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Creature From The Pit" all 4 eps
Mon-Wed 11:30PM AEST "Logopolis" eps 2 - 4 of 4
Thu-Fri 11:30PM AEST "Castrovalva" eps 1 - 2 of 4

USA:

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Creature From The Pit" eps 3+4 of 4
Late Thu 1AM EDT "Nightmare Of Eden" eps 1+2 of 4
Late start due to pledge drives. Don't miss this broadcast, as episodes 1+2
of Nightmare Of Eden will *not* be rerun.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Pre-empted by pledges. Next episodes August 25, unless a surprise special
airs during the viewers' choice times, as has happened occasionally. Check
WQED's website and online schedule on the 11th and 18th just in case
something gets slipped in.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM+**5:30PM** EDT "Paradise Towers" eps 1+2 of 4
Sat 11PM EDT "Paradise Towers" eps 3+4 of 4
**Presumably by accident, WYBE has aired the originally scheduled Colin
Baker episodes in the 5:30PM time period, even though those episodes were
officially yanked at the last minute. Unless they realize this and switch
the tapes, the first half of "Vengeance On Varos" might air in that time
slot.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The War Machines" movie
*Time approximate after Red Dwarf.*

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episodes August 18.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM-Mid, Sun Noon-2PM CDT "The Robots Of Death" all 4 eps

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "The Brain Of Morbius" ep 3 of 4

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16-5 (2-5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Armageddon Factor" ep 1 of 6

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "The Visitation" eps 3+4 of 4
No episodes next week due to State Fair coverage. Doctor Who returns August
24.

PPTV North Dakots 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episode August 17.

KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episodes late August 17.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episodes August 25.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 9PM-?? MDT "Dalek Marathon"
Selected episodes from Dalek stories are scheduled to air on this pledge
night. Length of marathon is unknown.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "City Of Death" eps 3+4 of 4

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
(Last week's column erroneously reported that these episodes would air on
August 5, with Doctor Who being pre-empted by Gormenghast on August 12. That
was backwards. Gormenghast ran all evening on August 5, and the Doctor Who
episodes were delayed to August 12. My apologies for anyone who got the
wrong information.)
Sun 11PM PDT "Doctor Who and the Silurians" ep 7 of 7
Sun 11:25PM PDT "The Ambassadors Of Death" ep 1 of 7

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

As mentioned in the August 3 edition of This Week In Doctor Who, I'm going
to have the first official chat in the TWIDW chatroom
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/chat . The chat room is
open to all subscribers with a Yahoo! ID at any time, but a specific time
can improve the odds of finding someone else when you get there. Anyone who
is a subscriber to the group is invited to come and get to meet each other.
I'd invite anyone who reads my column anywhere, but Yahoo restricts chatters
to people subscribed to the specific group, so for now, it's just the 132 of
us who can take part.

Time - 9:30PM Eastern Daylight Time (8:30PM Central Daylight Time, 7:30PM
Mountain Daylight Time, 6:30PM Pacific Daylight Time)

9:30PM Eastern Daylight Time is 1:30AM Grenwich Mean Time, so chatters
outside the US can figure out the chat time that way. The UK is on daylight
savings time, so even though it will be 1:30AM Grenwich Time, it will be
2:30AM in London.

The chat is tentatively scheduled to last 45 minutes. Look for "thebfe" -
that is MY yahoo id. As this is a Yahoo! Group, the chat room looks like the
one that Shaun Lyon at Outpost Gallifrey http://www.gallifreyone.com/
recently set up. Those of us who are members of Shaun's group as well can
attest that this time of room works very well for chatting purposes. Colors,
emoticons, easy to read, an ignore feature if someone gets annoying - all
the bells and whistles you want for an easy chat.

Since this is the first official chat, I'd like it to be largely an open
forum. Questions about the TWIDW column, thoughts on an idea or two I have
for the webpage http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/ , Doctor
Who on TV, what times work best for chats, and any other *clean* topics that
frequently turn up in chat rooms. As the owner of the group, I can restrict
someone's membership to keep them out of the chatroom, so no abuse of people
in the room, please. If you see bad behavior in the room when I'm not
around, alert me and I will investigate.

Subsequent chats will be advertised in advance on the web site. I've been
out of town and busy recently, or else this one would have been advertised
there as well.

I'd like to think the chat room could be used by people who want to chat
about the state of Doctor Who on TV and similar matters. As I said before,
it's open all the time, so you can stop by anytime and see if someone shows
up. Or if someone wants to use it to have their own chat with other
subscribers, tell me the time and I'll note the time on the website so
potential chatters can find out about it.

Hope to see some of you in a bit under 7 hours.

Benjamin F. Elliott
editor, This Week In Doctor Who

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - August 3, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 31
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/

Welcome to This Week In Doctor Who, the column covering all known TV
broadcasts of Doctor Who worldwide, and the occasional broadcasts in other
media forms.

Philadelphia, PA - WYBE 35 http://www.wybe.org/ gave viewers a surprise
(accidental) viewing of Colin Baker last week. In the Saturday 5:30PM rerun
slot, the first half of Attack Of The Cybermen (a Colin Baker story) aired.
While Attack was originally intended to air in that slot, the temporary
moritorium on the use of Colin Baker stories had resulted in a last minute
schedule change, and the first half of Time And The Rani was supposed to
rerun there. The 11PM broadcast was the scheduled second half of Time And
The Rani, so most likely WYBE will rerun the second half of Time at 5:30PM
this Saturday and go on with McCoy, returning to Colin Baker when the
moritorium is over.

Salt Lake City, UT - KUED 7 http://www.kued.org/ has now given a start time
for its Dalek marathon. 9PM on Saturday, August 11th. It looks like it will
be at least 4 25 minute episodes and run until at least 11:30PM. The Dalek
marathon is expected to consist of selected episodes of Dalek stories with
Davros in them.

Gary, IN and Chicago, IL - WYIN 56 http://www.wyin.org/ is giving multiple
airings to Doctor Who stories in pledge season again. Expect 3 showings of
The Deadly Assassin this weekend and at least 2 showings of The Face Of Evil
next weekend. No, I don't know why they are jumping back to preivously aired
stories for the pledge specials instead of airing *new* material for them.
Maybe it's an attempt to show "best-of" installments?

Australia - UKTV http://www.uktv.com.au/ celebrated its 5th anniversary
quietly on Wednesday 1 August. Only 5 of the shows on that station have had
nearly unbroken runs airing since the station launched. 3 of those shows are
soap operas. One is the crime drama The Bill. The other is Doctor Who.
Congratulations to UKTV on keeping Doctor Who around (most of the time) for
all these years.

Joey Reynolds (yes, the one with the sci-fi radio show temporarily on
vacation) has started up a website trying to cover the history of Doctor Who
in America. It's at http://hometown.aol.com/americanwho/ . It's at its very
beginnings right now. Could be a site to watch.

Subscribers to the This Week In Doctor Who Yahoo! Group are invited to the
first official TWIDW group chat on the website
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/ . At the website, click
the word chat on the left. Subscribers with yahoo ids can access the chat
room (and the hard to update calendar, and the as yet unfilled "files"
section. The chat will be held at 9:30PM Tuesday evening Eastern US Daylight
Time (6:30PM Pacific US Daylight Time, 1:30AM Wednesday GMT, 2:30AM
Wednesday British Standard Time, 11:30AM Australian Eastern Standard Time).
If your time zone is not listed, convert to your time based on those. The
chat is tentatively set for 45 minutes. If you have any concerns about how
the chat works, go to the chat room Shaun Lyon has set up at Outpost
Gallifrey http://www.gallifreyone.com/ . It's the same kind of room, with
the same tools and toys to play with.

One detail - to use a Yahoo! Group chat room, you have to be a member of
that group. So if you read the column without joining as a member, the chat
room won't recognize you. Nor will it recognize those who read the column at
Jason Fraser's, Siobahn Morgan's, and Roger Clark's excellent websites, or
those who just read in on rec.arts.drwho . Only subscribers to the TWIDW
Yahoo! Group can get in, and only then if you're signed into the group with
your yahoo id. I'd love to have a chat room for the general public, but that
would require money I do not currently have, so a Yahoo! chat it will have
to be.

It will be a general chat aimed at getting members interested in chatting
acquainted with how this room works. Also, it will be a chance to ask
questions about the column and give your thoughts. I've been mulling over
some ideas for ways to improve the content at the Yahoo! page that I will
share at the chat, and gauge the reaction. As the owner of the group, I can
modify it as I please, but it's best to ensure there is some interest in the
plans before bothering to go forward. Here's hoping to see many of you
there, either chatting or watching the conversation silently.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , bfelliott3 on AOL IM, or thebfe on Yahoo!
Messenger. And now, the listings:

INTERNET:

BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/
"Death Comes To Time" radio pilot
I've finally heard this Doctor Who episode. Definitely different from the
Doctor Who we all know. With excellent illustrations. The guilty pleasure of
2001.
"The Abominable Snowmen" ep 3 of 6 (photonovel)
Reconstruction through photos of this lost 2nd Doctor episode.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sat 9:05-11AM BST "City Of Death" movie
K-9's log. "This is the pits. It was bad enough when we landed on worlds
with lots of stairs or that jungle planet, and I had to stay in the ship. Or
when I was out of commission for repairs. Now we're on Earth, the Doctor's
favorite planet, in Paris, one of his favorite cities. Hardly any problems
with stairs and not a jungle in sight. But do I get to roam around the city,
use the underground, get my picture painted, chat with the Eiffel Tower,
visit the Louvre, or tangle with a creature who's been splintered into 12
segments across human history? Oh, no. Doctor Master and Romana claim I'd be
a 'dangerous anacronism'. Robotic dogs were not accepted members of society
in 1979. DANGEROUS ANACRONISM!!! Of all the people to talk, those two should
not be telling ME about dangerous anacronisms! Fine. I'll show them. I'll
only speak through my secondary voice, the one they hate, until they
apologize over this. And I don't care if it takes until season 18. The John
Leeson voice is on strike!"
Sun 9:05-11AM BST "The Creature From The Pit" movie
Romana's log. "The Doctor is taking this very badly. So I put a component of
the ship back into the ship, and we got a distress call. That's what the
distress call component is for - to pick these things up. But he gets so
tetchy. It's not like we're going to land on a jungle planet run by a power
mad woman bent on controlling all metal, is it? K-9's not behaving much
better, of course. He only seems interested in talking in the secondary
voice he knows we don't like. Haven't figured out why yet."

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1:10AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Warriors From The Deep" ep 2
of 4
Late Thu 12:35AM CET "Warriors From The Deep" ep 3 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. The Russian power block uses a secret agent to
attempt a hostile takeover of the sea base. Unfortunately for all sides,
this makes it easier for the Sea Devils and Silurians to invade. Guest
starring Godzilla's half-brother Friltilla as the Myrka.

AUSTRALIA:

UKTV http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "City Of Death" all 4 eps
See UK Gold for description.
Mon-Thu 11:30PM AEST "The Keeper Of Traken" eps 1 - 4 of 4
The Keeper of Traken is dying. As his power fails, the influence of evil is
growing on the world he loves. So he sends the Doctor and Adric in to expose
and defeat the evil, or die trying. Guest starring Anthony Ainley as Tremas.
Fri 11:30PM AEST "Logopolis" ep 1 of 4
The 4th Doctor and Adric decide to measure the TARDIS to improve its
performance. But when they are pre-occupied, a shadowy figure watches them
with sinister foreboding for the future. Oh, and the Master's around as
well.

USA:

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Creature From The Pit" eps 1+2 of 4
Late Thu Mid EDT "The Creature From The Pit" eps 3+4 of 4
See UK Gold for description.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Pre-empted by pledges. Next scheduled episodes will air August 25th,
although WQED has been known to air Doctor Who pledge specials without
notice.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM+5:30PM EDT "Time And The Rani" eps 3+4 of 4
The Lakertyans need the 7th Doctor's help to stop the Rani before she
destroys their world. Frankly, looking at the Lakertyan society, you could
make a good case for letting the Rani succeed. But she would foul up the
rest of the universe as well, so the Doctor has no choice but to save the
day anyway. And for the first time in who knows how long, the writers
remember that the TARDIS is infinitely large, and can fit many people in it.
On that point - good job writers.
Sat 11PM EDT "Paradise Towers" eps 1+2 of 4
Welcome to Tilda and Tabby's "Dinner Theatre". The act changes every time,
but the final taste is always the same. This time - a delectable stranger
named Mel. Our first deluxe presentation in some time. Sweet, succulent,
low-fat, and soft to the touch. "Mel" might be rather feisty and uneager to
participate, so you will get to see some of our trademarked knitting work
and quick reflexes in action. We've chosen the #9 knitting needle and black
yarn, which ties in well with the black rope we have demonstrated on
previous deluxe installments. Hopefully she will provide enough substance to
invite your friends over for "reruns".

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Gunfighters" movie (A Holiday For The Doctor, Don't
Shoot The Pianist, Johnny Ringo, The OK Corral)
Doctor Who - The Musical. The 1st Doctor, Steven, and Dodo are roped into
the deadly Gunfight at the OK Corral. A mixture of comedy and sinister
overtones, with action punctuated by the ballad that splits fandom up into
those that believe it to be cool and those that find it bloody awful. Doctor
Who rides roughshod over the Old West, and the result is a forgotten
classic. No real American accents were harmed in the making of this
teleproduction.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episodes August 18.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Fri 3-5PM, Late Fri 2-4AM, Sat 11PM-1AM CDT "The Deadly Assassin" all 4 eps
As the Chicago area cleans up after the flooding rain that struck yesterday,
take some time off to catch one of the pledge airings of this story. The 4th
Doctor is lured back to Gallifrey, only to be framed for the murder of the
President of the Time Lords. To prove his innocence, OJ, er, the Doctor must
go on a search for the real killer - in the Matrix! Perhaps the darkest
story in the original series, with memorable plot twists in episode 4.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "The Brain Of Morbius" ep 2 of 4
We are the Sisterhood Of Karn. We come in peace. Unless of course there is
any chance that Doctor Solon can use you in his evil experiments. In that
case, we come to leave you - in pieces. A great many, quite unusable,
pieces. Have a nice day, till then at least.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16-5 (2-5)
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episode August 11.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "The Visitation" eps 1+2 of 4
The 5th Doctor finally gets the TARDIS to Heathrow Airport - in 1666! Tegan
is not impressed. Nor are the locals. But then, you wouldn't be impressed at
much either if your minds were under alien control. Times like this you
could use someone who knows his way around the area. Perhaps a Highwayman?

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episode August 17.

KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episodes August 17.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episodes August 25.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM MDT "Horror Of Fang Rock" ep 3 of 4
Time approximate. Unknown if the 12:30AM late night rerun will air. The
Doctor and company thought they had locked the Rutan out. Instead, they
locked it in. And the killing will continue as long as these people won't
work together. They're doomed, aren't they.
(Next week - a Dalek marathon, starting at 9PM.)

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "City Of Death" eps 1+2 of 4
See UK Gold for description.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "Doctor Who and the Silurians" ep 7 of 7
Color-restored version. Just as the Doctor discovered a cure for the plague
wiping out humanity, the Silurians kidnapped him. Now Liz Shaw must
rediscover the formula, while the Brigadier plans to take care of the
Silurian menace once and for all.
Sun 11:25PM PDT "The Ambassadors Of Death" ep 1 of 7
Black & White version. This is the story of Recovery 7. Seven months ago,
the Probe 7 mission lost contact with Earth on route back from Mars.
Recovery 7 is about to make contact and discover what happened to those
astronauts. It is a discovery they should never have made.
No episodes next week. Doctor Who will return August 19.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

This Week In Doctor Who - July 27, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 30
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/

The upgrades of the This Week In Doctor Who system are now largely complete.
A new computer is in place, allowing me to search schedules and write up the
column at a much faster speed. Now that I am fully online again, expect to
see some modifications to the Yahoo! Group site
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/ in the next week or so.
Expect the sections that only subscribers can access (calendar, files) to
become more interesting. And maybe the front page can be personalized a bit
to look more like interesting than just a drab Yahoo! Group page. It appears
that I am clueless at making html, but perhaps I can convert the Yahoo! site
into a decent home page for TWIDW, at least for now.

Philadelphia, PA area fans were surprised last weekend when the first 2
episodes of Time And The Rani (the first Sylvester McCoy story) aired on
WYBE 35 http://www.wybe.org/ instead of the first half of Attack Of The
Cybermen (the second Colin Baker story). As the days progressed, it turned
out that, at least for a while, some or all of the Colin Baker stories have
been removed from US syndication. Various stories are circulating around
regarding reasons for this situation, but the removal seems to be linked
with the end of one syndication window and the start of another. It is
apparently a temporary situation that should rectify itself. When I know
more concrete information, I will announce it. And for the time being, WYBE
will run through the Sylvester McCoy stories.

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/ , which serves Europe, Africa, and parts
of Asia, is skipping over The Five Doctors in its airings of Doctor Who
episodes. Hopefully this is merely due to The Five Doctors being a 90 minute
episode, as opposed to a clearance problem (they skipped Earthshock due to
clearance problems some months back). If it is merely a length problem, they
could air it as a movie down the road.

Initial web ratings came out early this week about how "Death Comes To
Time", the pilot episode for a 7th Doctor audio story, performed on its
first 3 days being available online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/
. The BBC hoped for 50,000 hits (however they count hits). Fan rumors
claimed that there were 400,000 hits (however the hits were being counted).
The BBC claims that, by whatever method they used to count, there were 1.6
Million hits. It is unclear from that how many listeners actually tuned into
the full episode, but the numbers have apparently pleased many people at the
BBC. Maybe the other episodes of the story will finally be recorded? I still
have not managed to listen to the episode yet, but it has generated strong
reactions. Listeners either love the episode or hate it with an
all-consuming passion. These days, I think anything that gets fans excited
and active is a good first step.

Word came out this week that Big Finish Productions
http://www.doctorwho.co.uk/ has had their license for monthly full-length
direct to CD Doctor Who stories renewed for several more years. This column
does not cover the Big Finish releases because they do not air on TV, the
radio, or on the internet. However, they do issue a new Doctor Who story
every month, using members of the original cast. Right now they are
alternating between 5th, 6th, and 7th Doctor stories. In January, a second
season of 8th Doctor (Paul McGann) audios are beginning. If you can get the
audios, and you have the money to spend, they are the best outlet for new
Doctor Who stories to hear these days. UK and Australian readers seem to be
able to get the audios from specialty stores. Most US fans have to order
online, where WhoNA http://www.whona.com/ is the best source available.

And remember, pledge season in the US is coming up (again). Some stations
(like KUED 7 in Salt Lake City) will have Doctor Who pledge specials. Some
stations will pre-empt the show. Some stations will air the regular episodes
with no effort to raise money. And of course WYBE, KBTC, and IPTV will not
have a pledge drive during August at all. Expect weird schedules. And if you
feel so inclined, maybe financially support your station or another one
which is keeping Doctor Who on the air.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , bfelliott3 on AOL IM, or thebfe on Yahoo!
Messenger. And now, the listings:

INTERNET/Cable Radio:

BBC Online Doctor Who Site http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/
"Death Comes To Time" radio pilot
Follow the links. Available as just audio or with illustrations.
"The Abominable Snowmen" ep 2 of 6 (photonovel)
Episode 1 and all 6 episodes of Fury From The Deep are still online. A
chance to see the photos of the episodes and get a sense of the experience
that fans had seeing these stories in the 60s.

BCB Radio Bradford, UK http://www.bcb.yorks.com/
RealAudio stream http://www.bcb.yorks.com/bcb.ram/
"The Who Review" monthly update on Doctor Who in the UK, with discussion of
events and reviews of new video/audio/book releases. Airs on cable radio
with a worldwide online simulcast.
Airs at Thu 7ishPM BST (2ishPM EDT, 11ishAM PDT, Friday 4ishAM AEST)
Apparently the show has aired again for the last couple of months, so I am
putting it back in the column. Tim Moon hosts, and it's a lot of fun if it
actually airs. If anyone tunes into the station and they mention, say, a
time or date change for the show, please alert me so I can keep the column
up to date. This show has moved several times in the past.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sat 8:05-11AM BST "The Armageddon Factor" movie
Endgame. The final segment of the Key To Time is the subject of the Doctor's
search. The secret behind its location is hidden in a war between the worlds
of Atrios and Zeos. And the price of victory may be worse than defeat.
Sun 9:05-11AM BST "Destiny Of The Daleks" movie
Before the Daleks set forth on their reign of intergalactic conquest and
general unpleasantness, the Daleks were created. They tried to kill their
creator - eliminate all evidence of his existence. So why do they want to
find him now? This story will be part of the 5 story "Davros" box set coming
out in the UK this fall.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Warriors From The Deep" ep 1 of
4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Warriors From The Deep" ep 2 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. In 2084, the latest cold war is heating up. Two
factions left threatening each other for control of the Earth. While they
face off, an underwater menace brings forth a fury from the deep, as the
invasion of a seabase begins. The Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough make a voyage
to the bottom of the sea to save the day.

AUSTRALIA:

UKTV http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "Destiny Of The Daleks" all 4 eps
See UK Gold for details.
Mon 11:30PM AEST "State Of Decay" ep 4 of 4
The 4th Doctor and Romana must destroy the Giant Vampire to free the
peasants and fulfill an ancient Time Lord decree. But where do you get a
stake big enough to kill a vampire the size of a mountain?
Tue-Fri 11:30PM AEST "Warriors' Gate" eps 1 - 4 of 4
The way back. The voyage home. The Doctor and Romana have a chance to avoid
being lost in space for all eternity. A gateway to the main universe has
been found. And greedy humans are trying to exploit it, with disastrous
consequences.

USA:

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "City Of Death" eps 3+4 of 4
Time is the friend of Count Scarlioni. The Doctor discovers just how much
the Count is into time. The "Mona Lisa" plot twist, a surprise cameo, and a
race to the past highlight the most popular Doctor Who story of the series.
Enjoy it, or we'll make you fly down from the Eiffel Tower.
Late Thu Mid EDT "The Creature From The Pit" eps 1+2 of 4
Good samaritans Doctor and Romana answer a distress call that was apparently
made by an egg. An incredibly large egg. What kind of creature leaves an egg
like that? The kind that someone would want to trap in a pit, no doubt.
Geoffrey Bayldon steals the show as Organon, the flaky astrologer.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Leisure Hive" eps 3+4 of 4
An accident leaves the Doctor severly aged, and complicates efforts to clear
his name of a murder. Meanwhile, twin plots for conquest are underway.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM+5:30PM EDT "Time And The Rani" eps 1+2 of 4
Sat 11PM EDT "Time And The Rani" eps 3+4 of 4
(Due to the current unavailability of the Colin Baker stories, WYBE has
switched to Sylvester McCoy.) The Doctor's regeneration and amnesia leads
him to unwittingly help an evil Time Lady fix a device to alter the fabric
of time. Now, he and Ace must undo the damage and free a people from slavery
who don't seem to want to be helped. Kate O'Mara's impersonation of Mel
(Bonnie Langford) and Sylvester McCoy's portrayal of a Doctor unsure who he
is and who he will be are the highlights of this story.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Ark" movie (The Steel Sky, The Plague, The Return, The
Bomb)
It's a shame that new Doctor Who material was not allowed to come to US
television for years. The sound and picture on the US prints of The Ark are
pretty bad, while the version cleaned up for video looks and sounds
beautiful. Until someone decides to send it to the syndicators, you're left
with this blurry version. The 1st Doctor, Steven, and new companion Dodo
stumble across a ship where the descendants of humanity are journeying to a
new world to call home. This is the story of the people on that ship, and
their 700 year voyage to the planet Refusis.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Doctor Who is no longer on the WUSF schedule. WUSF departs the column
effective now.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11PM EDT "The Power Of Kroll" eps 2+3 of 4
The next episodes will air on August 18. The Doctor, Romana, and Rohm-Dutt
discover the true identity of Kroll. Meanwhile, the Swampies and the humans
running the refinery decide to start killing each other, inadvertently
waking up the sleeping beast. And Kroll is hungry.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "The Horns Of Nimon" eps 3+4 of 4
(Next week, three pledge airings of The Deadly Assassin through the
weekend.) Romana and the Anethians are offered as sacrifices to the Nimon.
Soldeed begins to learn the truth about the great journey of life, and tries
to figure out how he will factor into the new order. Lots of comedy and a
perfidious maze highlight the story.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "The Brain Of Morbius" ep 1 of 4
The Doctor and Sarah land on a world where visitors are either unwelcome or
potential body parts. Not a good place to search for a cup of water.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16-5 (2-5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Power Of Kroll" ep 4 of 4
The next episode will air on August 11. The death toll rises as Kroll gets
angrier, and everyone wants to kill the Doctor, even though he's the only
one who might be able to stop Kroll. One gets the opinion that these humans
and swamp people were not the geniuses of their respective species.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Kinda" eps 3+4 of 4
Tegan/Mara attempts to conquer the Kinda people and begin a new reign of
evil. A priestess gives the Doctor a vision of the past and future. Hindle's
insanity grows worse.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "City Of Death" ep 4 of 4
See NHPTV for details. The next episode will air on August 17.

KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
Late Fri Mid CDT "The Ambassadors Of Death" eps 6+7 of 7
Black & White. The 3rd Doctor learns the truth about the "ambassadors". But
General Carrington is determined to start a way, and will arrest anyone who
gets in his way. Even the Brigadier.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Late Fri 12:30AM MDT "Logopolis" eps 1+2 of 4
Late Fri 1:30AM, Sat 11PM MDT "Logopolis" eps 3+4 of 4
The next episodes will air on August 25. The 4th Doctor's era ends on a dark
note. The Doctor and Adric are the only ones who can prevent the accidental
destruction of the universe by entropy. Oh dear. Meanwhile, the Master takes
up public speaking.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "Horror Of Fang Rock" ep 2 of 4
A dead man comes back to life, and the mysterious green creature is nowhere
to be found. This is not a good time to stay in the lighthouse.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "Destiny Of The Daleks" eps 3+4 of 4
See UK Gold for description.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "Doctor Who and the Silurians" eps 5+6 of 7
Recolored using a US recording of a 1970s TV broadcast. The tail end of
episode 5 and the start of episode 6 had to be colored from scratch, with
vastly inferior results. The 3rd Doctor tries to make peace with the
Silurians, but one of them gets the idea to infect and wipe out humanity.
Anyone infected must be quarantined before it spreads out of the area - or
out of the UK!
Late Sun Mid PDT "Interview With Terry Nation" inventor of the Daleks and
Blake's 7 - 30 minutes
One of KTEH's various interviews with people involved in Docor Who.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

This is a special report from This Week In Doctor Who ....

Viewers of Doctor Who on WYBE 35 in Philadelphia noticed on July 21st that
their station aired different episodes from the advertised installments.
Instead of airing the first half of Attack Of The Cybermen (the second Colin
Baker story), they aired the first 2 episodes of Time And The Rani (the
first Sylvester McCoy story). WYBE had previously published a summer
schedule with Colin Baker's episodes airing for at least the next 2 months.

Had this been a mere case of getting the tapes mixed up, I would simply
comment on it in the next TWIDW column. However, it seems to be something
more interesting. Here is an e-mail that a notable Philadelphia Doctor Who
fan got from WYBE regarding last Saturday's broadcast:

"Good afternoon and thank you for your interest in WYBE.  Doctor Who is
certainly a program that garners a very strong response from the audience.
We would have loved being able to air all of the episodes in order but we
were contacted by the BBC and informed that the Colin Baker years were not
available to us at this time.  We will air those episodes as soon as the BBC
gives us the OK.  I am sorry for any confusion this caused and hope that you
will tune in this week.
Gail Maurer
Program Manager
WYBE Public Television"

So, for some reason most or all of the Colin Baker stories are apparently
unavailable for broadcast in the USA. It's recent, because KTEH 54 San Jose,
CA aired a Colin episode last month as part of their 20th anniversary of
Doctor Who night. More details when they are revealed.

This has been a special report from This Week In Doctor Who. You may resume
your daily lives now.

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

Computers. You can't live with them. You could probably live without them,
but then you couldn't read this column. Drat - the computer gets to live.

ThIS wEek iN dOCToR wHO - JULy 20, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 29
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/

You may have noticed that several recent editions of This Week In Doctor Who
have looked somewhat unfinished. Hectic schedules and the slow decay of the
machine that produces this column have been the main culprits. One of those
problems is being solved this weekend. The computer that has produced This
Week In Doctor Who from the beginning is being retired today, and a
souped-up monster machine is replacing it, with programs that don't crash if
used too quickly. Readers shouldn't notice many changes, but it will be
easier for me to produce this column to a standard I am happy with. That's
the theory, anyway.

For anyone under a rock for the last week or so who missed it, the BBC's
gone and premiered a Doctor Who episode online at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/ . Follow the links from there, and I
will have the direct link in next week's column. Death Comes To Time,
starring Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor, with Sophie Aldred and Stephen Fry.
I do not have the stats for how many people have tuned in so far, but the
BBC's servers have crashed at least once. The episode is airing in the
RealAudio format. It is available in both a plain format (audio only) and a
deluxe illustrated edition. This episode was the pilot for an intended
series on BBC Radio 4 that said station abandoned. BBC Online is considering
producing the remaining episodes of the story if it performs well enough on
their site. At last word, they intended to keep the episode online for one
year - good news for those of us like your editor who have not had a chance
to hear the show yet.

The US version of the SCI-FI Channel http://www.scifi.com/ aired the 1996
Paul McGann Doctor Who movie last Sunday. Hope you didn't miss it. Evidently
the commercials were in different places from the FOX airing in 1996, and
the real closing credits actually aired this time (albeit compressed to make
room for an ad). I do not know if the film was edited or uncut on this
broadcast. SCI-FI probably purchased multiple airings of the movie, but as
of July 19th no repeats have been scheduled yet in July, August, or
September. SCI-FI is known to change schedules with little notice.

Salt Lake City, UT fans will want to keep an eye on KUED 7
http://www.kued.org/ on Saturday, August 11th. They are apparently planning
a Dalek Marathon. Selected episodes from Dalek stories will air. There will
definitely be episodes from Genesis Of The Daleks, Revelation Of The Daleks,
and Remembrance Of The Daleks. Unknown if any more stories will be included
in the marathon. Thanks to multiple sources for alerting me to various
details of this event.

Additions and corrections can be folded, spindled, or mutilated through
bfelliott@... , bfelliott@... , bfelliott3 on AOL IM
, or thebfe on Yahoo! Groups. And now, the listings:

INTERNET:

BBC Online's Doctor Who Site http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/
"Death Comes To Time" 30 minute radio pilot episode
The 7th Doctor becomes entangled in a new adventure. Only airs in RealAudio
format. Available in plain format and with illustrations.
"The Abominable Snowmen" ep 1 of 6 (photonovel)
The 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Victoria visit the Himalayas. The photonovels for
all 6 episodes of Fury From The Deep are still online.

TV:

In honor of computer errors and technical problems (both the old and new
computers have given me so many in the last few days), I've scrambled the
listings a bit. Unlike when a computer scrambles something, I've left it
intelligible enough to actually understand. Enjoy.

USA:

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "Destiny Of The Daleks" eps 1+2 of 4
The Randomiser guides the TARDIS to Skaro, where both the Daleks and aliens
with red braids in their hair are hunting for something. Or someone.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11:30PM PDT "Doctor Who and the Silurians" eps 3+4 of 7
Color-restored version. Doctor Quinn (not the one played by Jane Seymour)
has discovered a hibernating race of intelligent reptiles, and is helping to
awaken them. Of course, he won't tell anybody, and there's a fair chance
these reptiles might decide they want the planet back from humanity. No one
said Doctor Quinn was practical.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "Horror Of Fang Rock" ep 1 of 4
What happened to K9? Relax. KUED's airing the stories in production order,
so even though this story usually runs *before* The Invisible Enemy, KUED is
airing it *after*. On a foggy night, a lighthouse becomes the home to
murder, intrigue, snotty rich people, and a tall man with a long scarf.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Late Fri 12:30AM MDT "The Keeper Of Traken" all 4 eps
The 4th Doctor and Adric are on a Mission: Impossible. On a world of peace,
they must locate the source of an evil that threatens to tear the world
apart. Their mission will forever alter the destinies of Tremas (a respected
leader), Kassia (his wife), and Nyssa (his daughter).
Sat 11PM MDT "Logopolis" eps 1+2 of 4
With a sense of impending doom, the 4th Doctor decides to measure the
TARDIS. A mysterious figure lurks nearby with portents of death. So does a
man in white. And an air stewardess mistakes the TARDIS for a real Police
Box.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "City Of Death" ep 3 of 4
Count Scarlioni is plotting to steal the Mona Lisa. Ironically, he may be
the only person on Earth who doesn't need to steal the Mona Lisa. Written by
Douglas Adams under a fake name.

KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
Late Fri Mid CDT "The Ambassadors Of Death" eps 4+5 of 7
Black & White. Episode 5 is available in various countries recolored from a
1970's US broadcast, but that version has, ironically, not been made
available in the US. The Doctor believes that the government minister did
not reveal the whole truth about the alien astronauts, and proposes heading
up into space himself to make contact with the spaceship, before people
begin to die. Meanwhile, Liz is kidnaped by the forces who have the
"ambassadors".

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Kinda" eps 1+2 of 4
On a forest world where the women rule and the men are mute, Tegan's mind is
invaded. The 5thDoctor and Adric have to deal with a human scientific
outpost which is degenerating into lunacy. And remember - you can't mend
people.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16.5 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30M CDT "The Power Of Kroll" ep 3 of 4
Kroll's awake, and he wants to kill everybody. Needless to say, the Swampies
and the humans don't care and are busy trying to kill each other off anyway.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "The Android Invasion" ep 4 of 4
The Doctor and Sarah decide to go to Earth in one of the spaceships the
Kralls are using for their invasion, to try to warn UNIT of the impending
danger. Final appearance by Benton and Harry Sullivan in the series.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "The Horns Of Nimon" eps 1+2 of 4
A black hole in space drags the TARDIS crew (literally) into a tale of human
sacrifice, decaying empires, and the sweet lure of a dangerous monster.
Graham Crowden guest stars as Soldeed.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11PM EDT "The Androids Of Tara" ep 4 of 4
A swordfight between the 4th Doctor and Count Grendel is one of the
highlights of this episode, where the fate of the government of Tara is
decided. Mary Tamm guest stars as Princess Strella, while still appearing as
Romana.
Sat 11:25PM EDT "The Power Of Kroll" ep 1 of 4
Delta Magma's third moon is a swampy planet (so no K9). But John Leeson
(K9's voice) still gets into the story - he plays Dugeen, one of the humans
working at the refinery.

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "City Of Death" eps 1+2 of 4
Late Thu Mid EDT "City Of Death" eps 3+4 of 4
See PPTV North Dakota for description.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Leisure Hive" eps 1+2 of 4
Romana suggests that the 4th Doctor take the TARDIS to Argolis for a
vacation. Seems the Argolins developed a new kind of science after a
devastating war that left them impotent. The war lasted 20 minutes. I'd
guess that the first 19 minutes were pretty bland compared to the 20th.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM+5:30PM EDT "The Twin Dilemma" eps 3+4 of 4
Still shaky from his regeneration, the 6th Doctor guides the TARDIS to
Joconda, a world that has been taken over by the giant Gastropods, led by
Mestor. The Doctor might not have what it takes to win this one by himself.
Sat 11PM EDT "Attack Of The Cybermen" 4 pt version, eps 1+2
Season 22 was filmed in 45 minute episodes. These episodes were cut in half
for international syndication in the mid-80s to match the episodes from
other seasons. While the full-length episodes are now offered outside of
England, they have not yet become readily available in America. Commander
Lytton, who led the human faction of the Dalek task force in Resurrection Of
The Daleks, sends out a distress call from Earth which the TARDIS
intercepts. What is Lytton up to this time? And why is he seeking out the
Cybermen? The Doctor finally repairs the Chameleon Circuit, allowing the
TARDIS to conceal itself in any shape. The initial results are somewhat
unimpressive.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Time Meddler" movie (The Watcher, The Meddling Monk, A
Battle Of Wits, Checkmate)
It's 11th Century England in the year 1066, King Harold is preparing to head
for Hastings, and Vikings are on the move. On the surface, a classic
historical story. But one of the Doctor's own people is manipulating events,
and history may be forever altered. The first story to ever try to provide
some hints as to the nature of the Doctor's people.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "Survival" all 3 eps
Final broadcast of Doctor Who on WUSF. In the last story of the original
television series, Ace returns to Perivale, her home town, to check up on
old friends. Those friends are disappearing. Something is ripping them away
from Earth, into a realm of certain death. And a cat is always present when
people disappear. While this was the final regular Doctor Who story, it was
the beginning for the animatronic model that played the Kitling (aka the
black cat). The model was sold to an American company, and made a name for
itself as Salem on Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. Hopefully this broadcast will
not be the final end of Doctor Who in Florida, but merely the prelude to a
brief pause.

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sat 9:05-11AM BST "The Androids Of Tara" movie
See WCET for description.
Sun 9:10-11AM BST "The Power Of Kroll" movie
See WCET and TPT for descriptions.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "The King's Demons" ep 2 of 2
*Not seen in all regions. The Doctor learns that King John is not really
King John. For one thing, he's too nice. What evil force is responsible for
an android impersonating a king? Like a crumbling computer, this android
stutters at times.
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "?"
Episode 1 of a 4 part version of The Five Doctors would be the obvious
installment to air here, but I don't think BBC Prime would break up that
story. Check http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings to find out what
installment will actually air here.

AUSTRALIA:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Armageddon Factor" all 6 eps
A figure named Shadow uses the cover of an interplanetary war to obscure the
secret behind the location of the final segment of the Key To Time. Is the
secret worse than the war itself? Lalla Ward (later to play Romana II)
guest-stars as Princess Astra.
Mon-Tue 11:30PM AEST "Full Circle" eps 3 - 4 of 4
The Marshmen invade the Starliner, threatening the people on board.
Meanwhile, the Doctor makes a surprising discovery about the history of the
Marshmen and the planet.
Wed-Fri 11:30PM AEST "State Of Decay" eps 1 - 3 of 4
On a world ruled by vampires, the biggest danger is the vampire who sleeps
oblivion. A vampire the Doctor and Romana are duty-bound to destroy.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - July 13, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 28
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Well, today This Week In Doctor Who turns 3 years old, if anyone can believe
it. I had planned a little surprise for this edition, however plans did not
quite work out. Hopefully next week. Until then, enjoy this edition.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , bfelliott3 on AOL IM, or thebfe on Yahoo!
Groups. And now, the listings:

INTERNET:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/
*world premiere*
"Death Comes To Time" real audio broadcast - 30 minutes in 6 segments
Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Stephen Fry, and a British all-star cast in
the pilot for an abandoned radio series. Supposed to be very good. The BBC
is counting the number of listeners, so alert your friends who might want to
hear it. Should be online by Noon UK Time on the 13th.
*world premiere*
"Fury From The Deep" episode 6 of 6 (photonovel)
The final episode of Fury From The Deep gets a photonovel presentation. The
previous 5 episodes are still up and available. The Abominable Snowmen
begins next Friday.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sat 9:05-11AM BST "The Pirate Planet" movie
The first story written by the late Douglas Adams to be used for Doctor Who.
A marauding planet has taken the place of Calufrax, the place where the
Doctor and Romana were heading to in order to locate the second segment of
the Key To Time.
Sun 9:05-11AM BST "The Stones Of Blood" movie
Romana has trouble seeing the Doctor's attachment towards Earth. Meanwhile,
eccentric professor Amelia Rumford helps the Doctor investigate an ancient
stone circle, which seems to have an ever-changing number of stones.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "The King's Demons" ep 1 of 2
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "The King's Demons" ep 2 of 2
*Not seen in all regions. Proclaimed to be demons by King John, the Doctor,
Tegan, and Turlough suspect all is not well in the year 1215. But no one
will trust them.

AUSTRALIA:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Power Of Kroll" all 4 eps
An enormous octopus worshiped by swamp people threatens a gas refinery that
humans run. Is the octopus just being a spoilsport, or is something else
going on. Something confusing.
Mon-Wed 11:30PM AEST "Meglos" eps 2 - 4 of 4
Meglos frames the Doctor for a daring crime. Now the Doctor could pay the
ultimate price - 7 pounds and sixpence! Or maybe he'll just be killed
instead.
Thu-Fri 11:30PM AEST "Full Circle" eps 1 - 2 of 4
Trapped in a pocket universe, the Doctor and Romana come across a world on
the verge of Mistfall, when the monsters come out to kill. But are they
monsters?

USA:

SCI-FI Channel http://www.scifi.com/
East Feed Sun 9PM EDT (8PM CDT, 7PM MDT, 6PM PDT, 5PM Alaska, 3PM Hawaii)
West Feed Sun 9PM PDT (10PM MDT, 8PM Alaska, 6PM Hawaii)
"DOCTOR WHO" 1996 movie - 2 hours
First USA airing since the FOX premiere in 1996. The Master has been
exterminated by the Daleks for his evil deeds. Before he died, he requested
that the 7th Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) take his remains back to Gallifrey.
But when the mission goes awry, the Doctor is forced to land in San
Francisco, where his existence and Earth itself are thrown into peril. With
Paul McGann, Daphne Ashbrook, and Eric Roberts. Pilot for a revival of the
TV series which fizzled when the US ratings on FOX came in under
expectations. Maybe we can get great ratings this time and embarrass FOX.

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "Destiny Of The Daleks" eps 3+4 of 4
The Daleks have returned to Skaro to unearth their creator, Davros, who they
left for dead millennia ago. Why do they suddenly need the help of an
*inferior* creature? For that matter, why are the Movellans searching for
him too?
Late Thu Mid EDT "City Of Death" eps 1+2 of 4
The Doctor and Romana finally take a vacation. Destination - Paris in 1979.
Beautiful city, many nooks and crannies, and a slightly splintered timeline.
Perfect place for a holiday. No time-space dimensions were harmed in the
production of this story.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Horns Of Nimon" eps 3+4 of 4
Soldeed learns that the Nimon might not be as benevolent a blood sucker as
he had previously claimed. Will he help the Doctor and Romana defeat this
horned creature?

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM+5:30PM EDT "The Twin Dilemma" eps 1+2 of 4
Sat 11PM EDT "The Twin Dilemma" eps 3+4 of 4
The 6th Doctor, emotionally distressed after a problematic regeneration,
battles his most dangerous enemy - his personality - to rescue two missing
children and face an old friend who is helping an evil slug conquer the
galaxy. A story to watch for the scenes between Colin Baker and Nicola
Bryant, as the Doctor hits the lowest point he ever crashes to in the TV
series mentally.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Chase" movie (The Executioners, The Death Of Time,
Flight Through Eternity, Journey Into Terror, The Death Of Doctor Who, The
Planet Of Decision)
The 1st Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Vicki wind up on the run, as a Dalek
assassination squad decides to eliminate the TARDIS crew once and for all.
Somehow, they have built their own equivalent to the TARDIS, and they aren't
afraid to use it. Special guest starring William Shakespeare, Abraham
Lincoln, the Beatles, the crew of the Marie Celeste, Frankenstein, and Count
Dracula. A wild ride through time and space.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Curse Of Fenric" all 4 eps
Next week (July 21st) is the end of WUSF's Doctor Who run. This time, Ace
and the 7th Doctor visit a secret British naval base in 1943. Someone's
unleashed a Viking curse, and everyone in the town, including Ace, seems to
be linked to the approaching force of evil. Oh, and a Russian task force
shows up as well. An interesting story, which had the misfortune to portray
the Soviet Union in a positive light just a few months before the archives
were opened and its true dark past came out. Oops! Still, good story.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11PM EDT "The Androids Of Tara" eps 2+3 of 4
The Doctor is recruited against his will to help Prince Reynart be crowned
King. Meanwhile, Romana is recruited against her will to help Count Grendel
be crowned King. Poor K9 can't get anyone to recruit him, alas.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "Nightmare Of Eden" eps 3+4 of 4

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "The Android Invasion" ep 3 of 4

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital 16-5 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Power Of Kroll" ep 2 of 4

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Four To Doomsday" eps 3+4 of 4

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "City Of Death" ep 2 of 4
See NHPTV New Hampshire for description.

KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
Late Fri Mid CDT "The Ambassadors Of Death" eps 2+3 of 7
Black & White due to the 70s junkings.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Pre-empted this week. Returns July 20.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Invisible Enemy" ep 4 of 4

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Armageddon Factor" eps 5+6 of 6

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11:30PM PDT "Doctor Who and the Silurians" eps 1+2 of 7
Color-restored version.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - July 6, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 27
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‘Tis the calm before the storm this week. On the week beginning July 13th,
the Doctor Who audio episode Death Comes To Time goes online at the BBC, the
This Week In Doctor Who column turns 3 years old (what kind of present do
you get a non-sentient entity that only exists as computer bytes?), and the
1996 movie with Paul McGann finally gets a rerun in the United States.

One thing that is happening this week - UK Gold in the UK is now airing *2*
Doctor Who movies a weekend. Saturday mornings and Sunday mornings (slightly
later Sunday than in recent months, but still early). Both broadcasts are of
Tom Baker stories. The last time UK Gold ran Saturday movies, it was the
Hartnell/Troughton Black & White stories. Apparently UK Gold is airing 2
movies a week for at least all of July.

Behind the scenes, an upcoming computer upgrade and a change to a cable
modem are on the way, which will make the production of this column
significantly easier, and hopefully better.

Subscribers to the Yahoo! Group version of my column will notice that the
calendar and chat features on the web page
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/ are now activated. The
calendar is being (slowly) updated to list all Doctor Who TV broadcasts in
July. The chat feature will enable members who so desire to chat with each
other in real time. Hopefully some actual scheduled chats can be set up
later in the summer. And I hope to activate the poll feature soon. More
details in a message direct to subscribed members next week. These features
only work for subscribers to the Yahoo! Group, alas. Hopefully I can get the
calendar to work for people who read the column anywhere sometime down the
road.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , bfelliott3 on AOL IM, or thebfe on Yahoo!
Messenger. And now, the listings:

INTERNET:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/
"Fury From The Deep" ep 5 of 6 (photonovel format)
episodes 1 through 4 are still online
"Death Comes To Time" coming online in real audio 13 July

http://www.scifiradioguy.com/
"Interstellar Transmissions" sci-fi news/talk show
Check Joey's site for details on when to tune in online for new episodes and
where to go to hear his archives

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sat 8:15-11AM BST "The Invasion Of Time" movie
The 4th Doctor's coronation as President of the Time Lords is used as a
cover by aliens who wish to invade Gallifrey and conquer time.
Sun 9:05-11AM BST "The Ribos Operation" movie
With a new companion (Romanadvoratrelundar) and a new K-9, the 4th Doctor
begins a search for the 6 segments of the Key To Time. The first segment is
being used as a prop in a scam to cheat a vicious warlord of his money. This
could be bad news for the segment if the con is discovered.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Enlightenment" ep 4 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. Turlough wins Enlightenment. But what will he do
with it? Final appearance by the frauds claiming to be the White & Black
Guardians.
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "The King's Demons" ep 1 of 2
The 5th Doctor and company arrive in the English countryside in 1215, where
King John greets them as friendly Demons. But isn't King John supposed to be
in London signing the Magna Carta right about now. Sure, the document was
actually revised many times in the ten years that followed, so the document
British schoolkids study is *not* the one that King John signed. But if he's
off at some castle dozens of miles away, how does he sign the document at
all?

AUSTRALIA:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Androids Of Tara" all 4 eps
Double, double, toil and trouble. Count Grendel hopes to use Romana as a
double for Princess Strella in the wedding to determine the rulership of
Tara. Meanwhile, the Doctor is asked to help a robot double for the Prince
to ensure that the Prince gets to the wedding safely. And then things get
confusing. A 4th Doctor classic story.
Mon-Thu 11:30PM AEST "The Leisure Hive" eps 1 - 4 of 4
New producer, new look, and a higher budget. The 18th season kicks off with
a vacation trip to Argolis, a sterile world that houses the Leisure Hive.
The Leisure Hive is supposed to show off new kinds of science and
technology. But when its users begin to die, so do dreams of peace.
Fri 11:30PM AEST "Meglos" ep 1 of 4
An evil cactus captures the Doctor and Romana in a Chronic Hysteresis,
enabling him to impersonate the Doctor in a daring con job. No, I'm not
kidding. Yes, an evil cactus. And it does a good job of acting, too. Well,
as good as anyone can expect from a cactus.

USA:

SCI-FI Channel http://www.scifi.com/
Coming July 15th - "Doctor Who" - starring Paul McGann. Set your VCR.

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "Destiny Of The Daleks" eps 1+2 of 4
Late Thu Mid EDT "Destiny Of The Daleks" eps 3+4 of 4
By this point in the series, the Doctor has regenerated due to old age, Time
Lord manipulation, and radiation poisoning in the cave of the Spiders.
Romana decides to regenerate - seemingly out of a desire to change her
costume. The young - so frivolous.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Horns Of Nimon" eps 1+2 of 4
A ship trapped on the bubble of a Black Hole causes the Doctor and Romana to
learn of Skonnos, a world whose empire is on the edge of collapse. How far
will Skonnos go in its effort to rule the region again. K9 gets an award in
these episodes.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM+5:30PM EDT "The Caves Of Androzani" eps 3+4 of 4
Dying of poison, the 5th Doctor battles gun runners, an evil President, a
malevolent military, and the lunatic Sharez Jek in a desperate effort to
save Peri's life.
Sat 11PM EDT "The Twin Dilemma" eps 1+2 of 4
The 6th Doctor (Colin Baker) begins his existence. But the stress of the
regeneration drives the Doctor to the brink of insanity. With attacks of
psychotic behavior and cowardness, the Doctor has no business trying to get
involved in an adventure. But someone had the bad form to kidnap two
computer geniuses, and simply won't wait for the Doctor to recover before
carrying out his evil scheme.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Space Museum" movie (The Space Museum, The Dimensions
Of Time, The Search, The Final Phase)
The 1st Doctor and company get a vision of the future - where they are dead
exhibits in a museum. As the future gets closer and seems to match what
they've already seen, the situation grows desparate. No Daleks were harmed
in the making of this televisual program.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "Ghostlight" all 3 eps
(WUSF is airing the last 3 stories complete to finish their run in July
instead of September.) When the 7th Doctor brings Ace to a haunted mansion,
Ace gets a niggling fear that the Doctor may be trying to manipulate her.
Evidently she's forgotten the last 5 or 6 stories - this Doctor is *always*
manipulating you! You're a pawn! Leave now before it's too late!
Particularly as this current plan is a catastrophe in the waiting! Then
again - it's Ace. How likely is she to see Light?

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
New earlier start time!
Sat 11PM EDT "The Stones Of Blood" ep 4 of 4
The Megara try the Doctor on charges of releasing them from a locked room
illegally - a death penalty offense. But they aren't paying any attention to
Cessair of Diplos, the real villain. One track minds.
Sat 11:25PM EDT "The Androids Of Tara" ep 1 of 4
See UKTV Australia for details.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "Nightmare Of Eden" eps 1+2 of 4
Jo Grant was wrong. The Doctor's not the only person who could have a
traffic accident in space. Now he and Romana try to help out 2 captains who
managed to lock their ships together. But something far more serious than
bad piloting skills is going on here.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "The Android Invasion" ep 2 of 4
The Doctor and Sarah find some humans at last. Slight problem - they're not
human. Time to run for your lives.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16-5 (2-5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Power Of Kroll" ep 1 of 4

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Four To Doomsday" eps 1+2 of 4

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "City Of Death" ep 1 of 4

KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
Late Fri Mid CDT "Doctor Who and the Silurians" ep 7 of 7
Late Fri 12:30AM CDT "The Ambassadors Of Death" ep 1 of 7

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Late Fri 12:30AM MDT "Warriors' Gate" eps 3+4 of 4
Sat 10PM MDT "The Keeper Of Traken" all 4 eps
Pre-empted next week.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Invisible Enemy" ep 3 of 4

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Armageddon Factor" eps 3+4 of 6

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11:30PM PDT "Spearhead From Space" eps 3+4 of 4

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

Goodbye to Doctor Who in Florida ...

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - June 29, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 26
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We begin the column this week with sad news. WUSF 16 Tampa, FL
http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/ will be discontinuing its Doctor Who broadcasts
effective July 21st. WUSF was the last station in Florida currently airing
Doctor Who episodes. Florida Doctor Who fandom has spawned several
well-known Doctor Who advocates over the years, including TJ Lubinsky
(National Doctor Who Night), Charles Martin, Dan Harris (Sci-Fi Sea
Cruises), Joey Reynolds (Interstellar Transmissions radio show), and others.
WUSF has shown little interest in Doctor Who for some time, but they are
completing the run of the series before pulling it. The upcoming schedule:

June 30 11:30PM - Battlefield episode 4 of 4
July 7 11:30PM - Ghostlight episodes 1,2,+3 of 3
July 14 11:30PM - The Curse Of Fenric episodes 1,2,3,+4 of 4
July 21 11:30PM - Survival episodes 1,2,+3 of 3

This Week In Doctor Who has received a statement from Joey Reynolds giving
his thoughts on the departure of the last (for now, anyway) Florida Doctor
Who station. If any of the other people who have been involved over the
years in the story of Doctor Who in Florida wish to give their own thoughts,
send them in, and I will gladly include them over the next few weeks.

"Hello, Tampa "Who" fans!
"When I first arrived in Tampa in 1994, I asked Chris Warner, then
membership director at WUSF-TV in Tampa if he needed help with fund-raising
efforts. I told him my forte' was science fiction. He said he needed the
help in bringing back "Doctor Who" to the Tampa market, as WUSF bought the
rights to the Tom Baker era for broadcast in January 1995, and also buying
the 10th and 20th anniversary stories for a pledge night in November 1994 to
raise the funds. Thanks to my help (and Charles Martin's) in getting the
word out, we were successful!

"Since then, WUSF has run all the Doctors (Tom Baker thrice!) in either
episode or movie format. And now, after a 7 year run of the series, they've
decided to take it off the air.

"Chris Warner is no longer involved with WUSF, having gone (last time I
checked) to greener pastures with Infinite Outsource, which assists PBS
stations with resources to improve fundraising efforts. At the end of the
first "Doctor Who" night in November, 1994, he told me that he would be
surprised that "Doctor Who" would last on WUSF past 1999. It did- and now,
with the arrival of the series on DVD, there's no need for the repeats on
WUSF-or broadcast television in general. We have almost all the stories
available for syndication on home video, and plenty of tapes of the other
stories to circulate.

"Friends, instead of calling WUSF-TV in complaint, thank them for carrying
"Doctor Who" at a time when WEDU would NEVER think of touching the show
again. I think and feel now that with the current university administration,
WUSF will return to more applicable PBS fare. I also think and feel that
WUSF will no longer exist as an over the air PBS station past 2003. Governor
Bush's new Board of Regents will insist on that- WUSF is owned by the
University of South Florida (for those outside of Florida), and will serve
more as a tool for education and not for Public Broadcasting. I'm sure
privately owned WEDU will be pleased- no more competition.

"Remember now, it's your purchase of the show on VHS or DVD that will keep
the interest going for new releases of the series, and BBCWA will comply. It
will also pay for the residuals for all the actors in the series.

"Thanks, WUSF! You've done us well. - Joey Reynolds"

The departure of WUSF will leave 15 public TV stations/networks airing
Doctor Who in the USA, for the benefit of people who like statistics. UK
Gold continues airing Doctor Who in the UK, BBC Prime airs Doctor Who across
Europe, Africa, and a bit of Asia, while UKTV in Australia airs Doctor Who
in, well, Australia. Prime TV should resume airing the show in New Zealand
in a few months. And the Sci-Fi Channel in the US will air the Paul McGann
movie on July 15th.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/ is upgrading Doctor Who's start
time from 11:30PM to 11PM starting Saturday, July 7th. Still 2 episodes a
week. Evidently Robot Wars performed below expectations and Doctor Who is
swapping places with the fun robot series from Britain.

The BBC's Doctor Who website http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/ , which is
airing the unsold pilot for a Doctor Who radio series (Death Comes To Time)
beginning July 13, has recently begun presenting photonovels of episodes of
missing stories. Photos, telesnaps, video clips, and anything else they have
to recreate the episodes. So far, 1 episode has gone up as a photonovel each
Friday, with previous episodes archived. At the request of several readers,
This Week is adding the photonovels to the column's coverage of Doctor Who
broadcasts on a trial basis.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
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Messenger. And now, the listings:

INTERNET:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/
"Fury From The Deep" ep 4 of 6 (photonovel format)
Episodes 1,2,+3 are still online.
"Death Comes To Time" radio pilot - coming July 13th

http://www.scifiradioguy.com/
"Interstellar Transmissions" sci-fi news/chat show
No new episode this week. Next edition July 8. To hear archives of earlier
episodes, follow the directions on Joey's website.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 8:20-10AM BST "Underworld" movie
"So, these guys called ‘Time Lords' popped by our planet one day. And we
asked them for some of their nifty gadgets. And we used them to destroy our
planet." "And this tells you?" "It's the Time Lords' fault! They are fully
responsible! All they had to do was let us kill them and we wouldn't have
gotten that technology that killed ourselves!" "How modern of you? So what
exactly do you plan to do?" "Force a Time Lord to help us search for the
race bank that can recreate our species. That tall one in the floppy hat
with the scarf seems like a good candidate. After all, it's the fault of his
ancestors that they selfishly chose to live." "So, not only do you blame the
Time Lords, but you're going to play a guilt trip on someone who wasn't even
alive back then?" "You make it sound like he isn't responsible for our pain
and suffering, our continual regenerating, our never-ending life." "Well,
you could just refuse to regenerate and shuffle off this mortal coil."
"Species-ist! Species-ist! I'm going to sue your entire race, any other
races on your planet, and any spin-off branches that may have gone to other
parts of the galaxy!" "Are you sure Minyan is the best name for your race?
Maybe Minion would be more appropriate. Sheesh."

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Enlightenment" ep 3 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Enlightenment" ep 4 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. Turlough discovers there is something worse than
Captain Mariner's ship - Captain Wrack's ship.

AUSTRALIA:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Stones Of Blood" all 4 eps
The third segment of the Key To Time brings the Doctor and Romana to Earth.
It also brings several bloodthirsty stones, justice machines, and a very old
criminal.
Mon 11:30PM AEST "Nightmare Of Eden" ep 4 of 4
The drug runners are revealed. But they've set loose a bunch of furry
monsters on the ship, distracting the crew by killing the passengers.
Tue-Fri 11:30PM AEST "The Horns Of Nimon" eps 1 - 4 of 4
Soldeed. Never underestimate the villain who appears to be over-the-top. It
could just be a front to lull you into a false sense of security before he
uses his staff on you and feeds you to the Nimon.

USA:

SCI-FI Channel http://www.scifi.com/
July 15th - Doctor Who (1996), starring Paul McGann, Daphne Ashbrook, and
Eric Roberts

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat 12:30AM EDT "The Armageddon Factor" eps 5+6 of 6
Late start due to special length of the last episode of American High. The
4th Doctor discovers a new enemy in his battle against the Shadow - K-9!
Late Thu Mid EDT "Destiny Of The Daleks" eps 1+2 of 4
On the planet Skaro, the Daleks and the Movellans search for the body of the
man that could turn the tide of a war. And it's not Nyder.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "Nightmare Of Eden" eps 3+4 of 4
See UKTV Australia for details.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM+5:30PM EDT "The Caves Of Androzani" eps 1+2 of 4
Sat 11PM EDT "The Caves Of Androzani" eps 3+4 of 4
Peter Davison's era ends with a bang. Mistaken for gun runners, the Doctor
and Peri find themselves on the bad sides of the military, the corrupt
President, real gun runners, and a disfigured madman. Meanwhile, it seems
that they are dying. The 5th Doctor's goodbye, on WYBE.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Web Planet" movie (The Web Planet, The Zarbi, Escape
To Danger, Crater Of Needles, Invasion, The Centre)
A very experimental story from 1965. A completely alien culture. A parasitic
life form taking control. The secrets of the Web Planet confound the Doctor,
Ian, Barbara, and Vicki.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "Battlefield" ep 4 of 4
The Brigadier takes on the Destroyer in one final crusade to protect the
Earth from a monster, an almost certain suicide mission. Perhaps he will
have more success than Doctor Who fans have had in the past 2 years or so in
convincing WUSF to pledge the show. The remaining 3 Sylvester McCoy stories
will air complete in July to finish the WUSF contract with the series.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Stones Of Blood" eps 2+3 of 4
Start time moves to 11PM next Saturday (July 7.) See UKTV Australia for
story details.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "The Creature From The Pit" eps 3+4 of 4
Lady Adrasta's evil schemes are revealed. But it may already be too late to
save the day. Geoffrey Balydon gives a star performance as Organon.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "The Android Invasion" ep 1 of 4
The 4th Doctor and Sarah finally get to Earth and contact U*N*I*T. But the
Brigadier is in Geneva and everyone there wants to kill them.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16-5 (2-5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Androids Of Tara" ep 4 of 4
A swordfight, a swim in the lake, dopplegangers, and a classic villain
feature in the final installment of the search for the 4th segment of the
Key To Time.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Pre-empted by the Gormenghast mini-series. Returns next week.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "Destiny Of The Daleks" ep 4 of 4
The Movellans and the Daleks are perfectly willing to destroy each other,
but the Doctor fears that one group might survive and nab Davros. So he's
got to defeat both of them, while keeping them from facing each other.

KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
Late Fri Mid CDT "Doctor Who and the Silurians" eps 5+6 of 7
Color-restored version. The 3rd Doctor's efforts to bring peace between
humans and Silurians are appreciated by the Old Silurian, but the Young
Silurian and the humans in general do not seem to be so eager to listen to
the Doctor.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Late Fri 12:30AM MDT "Warriors' Gate" eps 1+2 of 4
Sat 11PM MDT "Warriors' Gate" eps 3+4 of 4
The E-Space trilogy concludes, as the 4th Doctor, Romana, K-9, and Adric
finally find a way to the main universe. But a mystery involving a race of
time sensitives in the past, present, and future gets in the way, and could
destroy the gateway itself.

KUED Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Invisible Enemy" ep 2 of 4
Leela and Lowe race the Doctor to the Bi-Al Foundation for treatment of the
alien virus in his brain. K-9 is introduced in this episode.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Armageddon Factor" eps 1+2 of 6
Who knows what evil lurks at the hearts of the planets Atrios and Zeos? The
Shadow knows!

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "Spearhead From Space" eps 1+2 of 4
Now 2 episodes a week. Will air at 11:30PM on the 8th, 15th, and 22nd, due
to double airings of Robot Wars. In the first color episodes, a partially
amnesiac version of the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) arrives in England while
U*N*I*T is trying to investigate a series of meteor landings. With Nicholas
Courtney as the Brigadier and Caroline John as Liz Shaw.
Sun 11:51PM PDT "Who Is The Doctor?" music video
Time approximate after a "PBS - Stay Curious" advertisement. Jon Pertwee
sings his infamous single, with video clips from his stories showing on the
screen.
Late Sun Mid PDT "Interview With Jon Pertwee"
KTEH's interview with Jon Pertwee, filmed in the 1980s.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - June 22, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 25
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/
thisweekindoctorwho-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/ has pulled Doctor Who slightly
earlier than the July date mentioned on their FAQ. It looks like the final
broadcast was at 5AM Eastern Time (2AM Pacific) today, June 22nd - the final
portion of The Seeds Of Doom. For many Americans with digital Cable or
Satellite TV, this means the end of Doctor Who on their TVs. At least until
the Sci-Fi Channel airs the 1996 Paul McGann movie on July 15th.

Speaking of that, the Sci-Fi Channel's early listings for August seem to
indicate that the movie will not get a rerun for at least several weeks
after it airs. So, fans will want to make sure they see the movie the first
time, or have whoever tapes it get it right the first time. Sci-Fi has 2
broadcast feeds, so you will need to know which feed your cable/satellite
system uses before July 15thcomes along. Those of us in the Eastern and
Central Time Zones are only offered the East Coast Feed, while viewers in
the Mountain Time Zone and westward will need to pay more attention. Since
the movie is airing at 9PM Eastern Time, here's the conversion for the time
zones. Save this if you might forget:

East Coast Feed:
Eastern Daylight Time - 9 to 11PM
Central Daylight Time - 8 to 10PM
Mountain Daylight Time - 7 to 9PM
Pacific Daylight Time - 6 to 8PM
Alaska Time - 5 to 7PM
Hawaii Time - 3 to 5PM

West Coast Feed:
Mountain Daylight Time - 10PM to Midnight
Pacific Daylight Time - 9 to 11PM
Alaska Time - 8 to 10PM
Hawaii Time - 6 to 8PM

My apologies to Australian readers. I missed the notice on Jason Fraser's
site http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ about UKTV pre-empting its regular
programming on the 10th and 11th of June for a comedy marathon. As a result,
the Australia information was inaccurate in the past 2 columns. It should be
right this time.

Also, I made a typo on the BBC's Doctor Who website last week. That site
should be http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/ . The trailer for the Death
Comes To Time episode is now online there, and the Death Comes To Time
Doctor Who episode will premiere there in 6 real audio files on July 13th,
the third anniversary of this column. The BBC will be counting the number of
downloads, giving them their most accurate count ever on how many people
have tuned into a Doctor Who story. The more of us who listen, the better.

The story descriptions were not written this week due to time constraints
and multiple technical problems.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM . And now, the
listings:

INTERNET:

"Interstellar Transmissions" http://www.scifiradioguy.com/
Check the web site for information on how to tune in. Weekly sci-fi
news/chat show, including Doctor Who news.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 8:05-10AM BST "The Sun Makers" movie

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Enlightenment" ep 2 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Enlightenment" ep 3 of 4
*Not seen in all regions.

AUSTRALIA:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Pirate Planet" all 4 eps
Mon-Tue 11:30PM AEST "The Creature From The Pit" eps 3 - 4 of 4
Wed-Fri 11:30PM AEST "Nightmare Of Eden" eps 1 - 3 of 4

USA:

SCI-FI Channel http://www.scifi.com/
"Doctor Who" 1996 movie with Paul McGann - coming July 15th!

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Armageddon Factor" eps 3+4 of 6
Late Thu Mid EDT "The Armageddon Factor" eps 5+6 of 6

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "Nightmare Of Eden" eps 1+2 of 4

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM "Planet Of Fire" eps 3+4 of 4
Sat 11PM EDT "The Caves Of Androzani" eps 1+2 of 4

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Romans" 95 minute movie (The Slave-Traders, All Roads
Lead To Rome, Conspiracy, Inferno)

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "Battlefield" ep 3 of 4

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Pirate Planet" ep 4 of 4
Sat 11:55PM EDT "The Stones Of Blood" ep 1 of 4

WYIN 56 Gary, IN http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "The Creature From The Pit" eps 1+2 of 4

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "Pyramids Of Mars" ep 4 of 4

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Androids Of Tara" ep 3 of 4

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Castrovalva" eps 3+4 of 4
Pre-empted next week due to Gormenghast.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "Destiny Of The Daleks" ep 3 of 4

KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
Late Fri Mid CDT "Doctor Who and the Silurians" eps 3+4 of 7
Color-restored version.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
No Friday broadcast.
Sat 11PM MDT "Warriors' Gate" eps 1+2 of 4

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Invisible Enemy" ep 1 of 4

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Power Of Kroll" eps 3+4 of 4

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sat 11PM PDT "The War Games" movie, pt 2 of 2
Final airing in movie format, and final time KTEH will air a complete story
for a while. Beginning July 1, KTEH will air 2 episodes a week for a while.

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
BBC America has apparently aired its final Doctor Who broadcast. It is being
removed from the column effective now.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - June 15, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 24
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/
thisweekindoctorwho@yahoogroups.com

The big news over the past week has been that BBC Online plans to finally
broadcast the pilot episode of the planned Doctor Who radio series that was
abandoned by BBC Radio 4 late last year. Only episode 1 was recorded of a
story that has been alternately reported as being 5 or 6 episodes long.
Episode 1 of "Death Comes To Time" features Sylvester McCoy and Sophie
Aldred as the 7th Doctor and Ace, with various guest stars including Stephen
Fry. A preview will be available to download on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ beginning today, June 15th. The full
episode, broken into 6 downloadable segments, will go up on Friday, July
13th, the third anniversary of This Week In Doctor Who (alas, a
coincidence). It will also be the weekend that the Sci-Fi Channel in the US
airs the McGann Doctor Who movie for the first time since its FOX broadcast
in 1996.

KTEH 54 had a very successful pledge night on the 10th, celebrating Doctor
Who's 20thanniversary on their station. They raised more than enough money
to pay for the Jon Pertwee stories they will begin airing next month.
(They're returning to episode format for the Pertwee episodes.) For those
who participated in the online poll to pick the episodes for the marathon,
the winners were:

1st - An Unearthly Child ep 1 - 16% of 1st Doctor voters
2nd - The War Games ep 10 - 27% of 2nd Doctor votes
3rd - The Daemons ep 5 - 13% of 3rd Doctor votes
4th - City Of Death ep 4 - 18% of 4th Doctor votes
5th - The Five Doctors (4 ep version) ep 4 - 17% of 5th Doctor votes
6th - The Two Doctors (6 ep version) ep 2 - 25% of 6th Doctor votes
7th - Survival ep 3 - 13% of 7th Doctor votes

Popular runner-up episodes that just missed getting into the marathon
included The Chase ep 6, The Tomb Of The Cybermen ep 1, The Tomb Of The
Cybermen ep 4, The Mind Robber ep 3, The Three Doctors ep 4, Earthshock ep
4, The Caves Of Androzani ep 4, The Ultimate Foe ep 2, Dragonfire ep 3,
Silver Nemesis ep 3, and Battlefield ep 4. Congratulations to all the
episodes that placed well.

KTEH also presented old pledge pitches made in previous drives for KTEH by
Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Peter Davison, Colin
Baker, and Sylvester McCoy.

This column usually refrains from noting news about video releases, since I
try to keep the focus here on the actual TV broadcasts. But I must admit to
being rather enthused about the US VHS & DVD news that has been publicly
revealed this week. Warner Video has figured out that FOX's policy of
pricing single Doctor Who tapes at $19.98 when virtually all VHS releases in
the US were cheaper doesn't sell tapes, so the prices of Doctor Who videos
will be reduced to a price level where they might actually sell well on
September 11th, the day the first US DVD releases come out ($12.95 for
single tapes). Also, beginning early next year, new releases will come out
simultaneously on VHS and DVD in the US. Full details and updates at Outpost
Gallifrey http://www.gallifreyone.com/ . Click on their news page.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM. And now, the listings:

INTERNET:

"Interstellar Transmissions" http://www.scifiradioguy.com/ sci-fi news/radio
show
Sunday - Relaunches as an internet exclusive show. See the website for
details. The show will now be available immediately online, as opposed to
when it was a radio show, with a 10 day delay before going online. Doctor
Who guests (including yours truly) periodically show up on the show, as well
as weekly updates on Doctor Who news.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 8:05-10AM BST "Image Of The Fendahl" movie
Black magic, science, the pentagram, and an evil skull collide in the quiet
English countryside. The 4th Doctor and Leela search for the answers before
the end of the world hits. Or at least until tea time.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Enlightenment" ep 1 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Enlightenment" ep 2 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. Feeling betrayed by the Black Guardian, Turlough
actively helps the 5thDoctor look into the mysteries on board a sailing ship
run by immortals. But no matter what he does, guilt, doubt, and the Black
Guardian seem destined to destroy him.

AUSTRALIA:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Pirate Planet" all 4 eps
Douglas Adams' history with Doctor Who began with this story, the search for
the second segment of the Key To Time. The second segment is apparently on
the planet Calufrax. But when the 4th Doctor and Romana go to search for it,
another planet has taken its place. A planet seemingly run by a pirate
captain with a robotic killer parrot.
Mon-Tue 11:30PM AEST "City Of Death" eps 3 - 4 of 4
Another story Douglas Adams wrote, but the pen name David Agnew was used due
to contract conditions (Douglas Adams was also the script editor). The 4th
Doctor, Romana, and Duggan discover seven Mona Lisa's in Count Scarlioni's
basement - all genuine. Now, assuming that you could make have seven genuine
Mona Lisa's, what would you need them all for?
Wed-Fri 11:30PM AEST "The Creature From The Pit" eps 1 - 3 of 4
On a jungle world where metal is precious and the ruleress is ruthless, the
Doctor finds himself in a pit as potential monster food and K9's existence
is threatened. Geoffrey Bayldon steals the story as Organon, a
not-necessarily-completely-genuine Court Astrologer.

USA:

The SCI-FI Channel http://www.scifi.com/
Coming July 15th - "DOCTOR WHO (1996)" starring Paul McGann

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Armageddon Factor" eps 1+2 of 6
Late Thu Mid EDT "The Armageddon Factor" eps 3+4 of 6
The final segment of the Key To Time. In his search for the first five
segments, the Doctor had to deal with madmen, monsters, plots, and threats.
But he never had to worry about competition. Now he does. And the
competition - named "The Shadow" - knows where the 6th segment is.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Creature From The Pit" eps 3+4 of 4
See UKTV Australia for story details.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM EDT "Planet Of Fire" eps 1+2 of 4
Sat 11PM EDT "Planet Of Fire" eps 3+4 of 4
Perpeguillium Brown, an American student vacationing with her step-father,
comes across Turlough, a shady red-headed character who saves her life.
Unfortunately, she also meets Kamelion, an android who may be falling back
under the control of the Master, a creepy man in Black. And then there's the
weirdo in the cricket outfit.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Rescue" 50 minute movie (The Powerful Enemy, Desperate
Measures)
The 1st Doctor has lost a step following the departure of Susan. So the
TARDIS takes him to Dido, a world where the natives are peaceful. And
apparently trying to kill his crew. Hmm - something does not add up.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:40PM EDT "Battlefield" ep 2 of 4
Special time due to long movie. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is called out
of retirement to help deal with the knights from another dimension and the
surprise return of the Doctor. The Brigadier's wife Doris is less than
amused at the prospect of her aging husband putting himself into danger one
more time.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Pirate Planet" eps 2+3 of 4
See UKTV Australia for details.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "City Of Death" eps 3+4 of 4
See UKTV Australia for details.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "Pyramids Of Mars" ep 3 of 4
Sutekh decides that the Doctor is becoming a nuisance.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sat 5:30AM CDT "The Androids Of Tara" ep 2 of 4
The Doctor is hired to make a robot act like a prince. Romana is ordered to
impersonate a robot impersonating a princess.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Castrovalva" eps 1+2 of 4
Peter Davison takes over as the 5th Doctor. The Doctor's regeneration begins
to fail, forcing him to retreat to the Zero Room to recover. The Doctor
needs plenty of time to relax. Naturally, the Master takes the opportunity
to redirect the TARDIS towards certain heat death.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "Destiny Of The Daleks" ep 2 of 4
The Doctor and the Movellans race the Daleks to find the mysterious item the
Daleks are searching for. But the Movellans seem to know too much about the
Daleks' mission.

KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
Late Fri Mid CDT "Doctor Who and the Silurians" eps 1+2 of 7
Color-restored version. Energy drains at an experimental nuclear power plant
bring the 3rdDoctor, Liz, and the Brigadier to investigate. The only clue to
the power failures is that several people have been killed or driven mad in
the caves connected to the power station.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Pre-empted by pledges, again. Finally returns June 23.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang" ep 6 of 6
With key and Time Cabinet in hand, Magnus Greel prepares to return to the
51st Century, refusing to accept that such a trip will rip apart the fabric
of time. KUED is airing the stories in production order instead of broadcast
order, so they will skip to The Invisible Enemy next week.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Power Of Kroll" eps 1+2 of 4
Batman had the Bat-tucci dance, which shocked its viewers. Star Trek had the
Tribbles, which confounded its viewers. Babylon 5 had Zathras and his
brother Zathras. And Doctor Who had the "Kroll" dance. Tonight - the Kroll
dance!

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "The War Games" movie, pt 1 of 2
The 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe stumble across a series of Earth wars mixed
together like a deadly jumble sale. Where are they? Who's in charge? And was
Lieutenant Carstairs being groomed as a possible new companion for the
Doctor? The 2nd Doctor's epic final adventure begins.

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Mon-Thu 8AM EDT (5AM PDT)/Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes in movie
format daily
Mon/Tue "The Deadly Assassin" movie, pt 2 of 2
23 years before Keanu Reeves investigated the secrets of "The Matrix", the
4th Doctor entered the APC Net section of the Time Lord matrix to find out
the identity of the true assassin, or die trying.
Tue-Thu/Wed-Fri "The Seeds Of Doom" movie, pts 1 - 3 of 3
Secrets agents Doctor and Sarah are on a mission to protect the Earth from
two newly discovered seed pods, which have the ability to turn all plants
against humanity.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

It's The Middle, But The Moment Has Been Prepared For. Sort Of.

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - June 8, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 23
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/
thisweekindoctorwho@yahoogroups.com

New Zealand Doctor Who fans saw episode 4 of The Horns Of Nimon this past
Thursday on Prime TV http://www.primetv.co.nz/ . It will be the last episode
for several months, as the show is being rested. It will likely return after
a run through the Blake's 7 series which is beginning shortly. The New
Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/ will likely
find out first what the return date will be, so keep an eye on their site.

BCB Radio http://www.bcb.yorks.com/ can be infuriating. In April and May,
the "Who Review" show on their schedule was unexpectedly replaced by hip hop
music, with no explanation on the website about what had happened to the Who
Review. So I didn't bother listing it for the June broadcast, which would
logically have been yesterday (June 7). Guess what - Tim Moon and company
were back on the air. They even had a nice tribute for the late Douglas
Adams. Oh well.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/ is trying an interesting
pledge approach this weekend. They will air selected portions of the 3
Doctor Who stories coming out on Warner DVD September 8th (The Five Doctors
Special Edition, Spearhead From Space, The Robots Of Death). Special pledge
feature - pre-ordering the Doctor Who DVDs.

Fans of the Interstellar Transmissions radio show
http://www.scifiradioguy.com/ may want to know that host Joey Reynolds ended
his contract with WPBR 1340AM West Palm Beach, FL effective last Sunday
morning. It will return as an internet-only 2 hour program effective June
17th. Previously, the show aired live on WPBR AM, then went on the live365
website 10 days later. Now, it will become online at the same time
worldwide. WPBR had a weak signal, with listeners within a few miles of the
station complaining that they have not been able to hear the show.

A press release from KTEH 54 in San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/ :

"Doctor Who - A Celebration: 20 Years of Time Travel on KTEH

On Sunday, June 10th, KTEH (PBS, San Jose, CA) celebrates its 20th year of
running the classic BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who with an evening of
episodes chosen by the fans of the
series. The marathon begins at 7pm with seven episodes of the series, one
from each incarnation of the enigmatic time traveler popularly known as "The
Doctor." KTEH's interviews with four of the seven actors who have played the
title character polish off the evening.

KTEH began running Doctor Who on April 13, 1981 with the fourth - and
arguably most popular - incarnation of the Doctor played by Tom Baker. Since
then the equivalent of more than 7,500 episodes have been aired (only 573
episodes are available in the United States from the BBC), covering all
seven of the original Doctors, plus two films starring Peter Cushing.

Doctor Who ran for 26 years on BBC from 1963 to 1989. It was first brought
to the United States in the mid-70s with episodes starring Jon Pertwee (the
third Doctor). The series surged in popularity in the early '80s when it
aired on more than 200 PBS stations nationwide. Currently, only 16 stations
air the series in the United States. KTEH is the only station in California
carrying Doctor Who, and only one of two on the Pacific Coast."

KTEH will be offering the Big Finish Doctor Who audios (and possibly the BBC
Missing stories audios) as pledge specials. Specific titles to be announced.
For any out of area fans who still want to support KTEH, the pledge number
is 1-800-225-5454. Their 20th anniversary night will run from 7PM to 1AM
Pacific Time.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM. And now, the listings:

INTERNET:

Interstellar Transmissions http://www.scifiradioguy.com/
MP3 Archive http://www.live365.com/
Relaunches June 17th as a web-only show.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 8:05-10AM BST "The Invisible Enemy" movie
Robotic dog K9 makes his first appearance in this installment, where the
Doctor's mind is taken over by the leader of a race of parasites, who intend
to conquer humanity at the microscopic level.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Terminus" ep 4 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. The Black Guardian reacts badly to Turlough's
persistent unwillingness to kill the Doctor. The Doctor needs the Garm's
help to avert the destruction of the universe.
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Enlightenment" ep 1 of 4
The White Guardian attempts to make contact with the Doctor to convince him
to ... information garbled. Someone was interfering with the White
Guardian's ability to transmit information. With the stakes high, the chips
down, and it patently obvious that the White Guardian is nowhere near as
omnipotent as previously advertised, the Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough prepare
for their weirdest journey yet - on a racing yacht.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Ribos Operation" all 4 eps
Romanadvoratrelundar is having a very bad day. First, she was convinced to
go on a fool's errand with an immature Time Lord in a worn out TARDIS
searching for a Key To Time. Then this other Time Lord tried to convince her
to call herself Fred, or worse - Romana. Then she discovered that her high
heeled shoes were inappropriate for the climate. What next - a green monster
nipping at her leg?
Mon-Wed 11:30PM AEST "Destiny Of The Daleks" eps 2 - 4 of 4
The Daleks and the Movellans are both searching for the second most evil man
in the universe's history. Second only behind the man who invented malt
vinegar in the annals of evil deeds. But will their target be willing to
work with either side? And can the Doctor destroy him before he has a chance
to make up his mind?
Thu-Fri 11:30PM AEST "City Of Death" eps 1 - 2 of 4
Romana and the Doctor vacation in Paris in 1979. But mysterious time
distortions lead them to an eccentric criminal - Count Scarlioni.

Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Doctor Who has gone on hiatus, but is expected to return in a few months.
This Week will resume covering Prime TV when the Doctor comes back. Until
then, enjoy the replacement programming in the Doc's 6PM slot.

USA:

The Sci-Fi Channel http://www.scifi.com/
July 15th - 9PM EDT/PDT - "DOCTOR WHO" the 1996 TV-movie with Paul McGann as
the 8thDoctor. Just 6 weeks away. Let's get the word out so the film can get
good ratings.

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
No Saturday episodes due to pledge drives.
Late Thu Mid EDT "The Armageddon Factor" eps 1+2 of 6
The Doctor and Romana land on a world in the middle of a devastating war.
They know evil alien activity is afoot, because the leaders are deliberately
trying *not* to win the war, lying to the citizens about the cost of the
war, and trying to drag it out forever. Because obviously, no government
would ever be so evil and corrupt without alien influence.

WQED/WQED 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 10:30PM EDT "Doctor Who Pledge Night and DVD Preview"
Episodes from the 3 forthcoming US Doctor Who DVD releases will air. (The
Five Doctors Special Edition, The Robots Of Death, Spearhead From Space.)
Viewers will be able to pre-order the DVDs through pledges to WQED. Viewers
outside WQED's viewing area who still want to pledge can click on the pledge
button on their website.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM + 5:30PM EDT "Resurrection Of The Daleks" 4 ep version, pts 3+4 of 4
Davros learns just how dangerous the Movellan virus is. Meanwhile, Tegan
find herself on the wrong side of a massacre, endangering her faith in the
good of time travel.
Sat 11PM EDT "Planet Of Fire" eps 1+2 of 4
A relic in the Mediterranean Sea forces Turlough to face his true past.
Kamelion goes crazy, but hardly anyone notices, as there is almost no
difference between Kamelion when he's crazy and when he's normal.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Dalek Invasion Of Earth" 2 hr, 20 minute movie
(World's End, The Daleks, Day Of Reckoning, The End Of Tomorrow, The Waking
Ally, Flashpoint)
Start time approximate after pledge drives. The 1st Doctor finally gets Ian
and Barbara back to London - two centuries late. Now, caught in the throes
of the Dalek conquest of Earth, the TARDIS crew must join the resistance to
find a way to eject the invaders - before humanity is extinguished. Keep an
ear out for some interesting musical interludes that add a different
atmosphere to the story. Later remade as the Peter Cushing movie "Daleks -
Invasion Earth 2150 A.D."

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "Battlefield" ep 1 of 4
U*N*I*T - the next generation. These are the voyages of Brigadier Winifred
Bambera. Her constant mission - to seek out alien life, and marauding
civilizations. To boldly stop interfering Doctors from getting in the way
like no Brigadiers have stopped interfering Doctors before.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Ribos Operation" eps 2+3 of 4
See UKTV Australia for details.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Fri 3 to 6PM, Sat Noon to 3PM CDT "The Invisible Enemy" all 4 eps
See UK Gold for details.
Sun 10:03PM to Mid, Mon 7 to 9PM CDT "Robot" all 4 eps
2 more airings of the first Tom Baker story, as WYIN's pledge drive draws to
an end.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "Pyramids Of Mars" ep 2 of 4
Two Scarman brothers. One - Laurence - is good. The other - Marcus - is
under alien control, and very, very bad. The Doctor and Sarah try to keep
Laurence active enough to outwit Marcus, before evil things happen.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Androids Of Tara" ep 1 of 4
The Doctor goes out in search of fish and finds a group of nobles trying to
sneak a prince to a castle to be named King before an unworthy man takes his
place. Unfortunately, none of them have any fish, so the Doctor's plans may
be for nought.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Logopolis" eps 3+4 of 4
The final Tom Baker episodes. A miscalculation by the Master jeopardizes not
just Logopolis, or even Earth, but the entire universe. To save life as we
know it, good and evil must join forces and wage war on entropy. The 4th
Doctor's luck finally runs out.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "Destiny Of The Daleks" ep 1 of 4
The Randomizer sets the TARDIS down on a planet riddled with radiation. Not
exactly good planning by the randomizer. All the pleasant planets in the
Doctor Who universe, and the TARDIS locates one riddled with radiation?

KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
Late Fri Mid CDT "Spearhead From Space" eps 3+4 of 4
The Nestene invasion begins, as shop dummies and duplicates of political
leaders come to life and start to kill. Can Liz and the Doctor build a
device to stop them in time? And will the Doctor get to keep the red
roadster he stole?

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episodes June 23.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang" ep 5 of 6
Henry Gordon Jago and Professor Litefoot team up to track down the
mysterious Weng-Chiang. Li Hsen Chang faces his greatest humiliation.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 6PM PDT "The Dead Planet" all 7 eps (The Dead Planet, The Survivors, The
Escape, The Ambush, The Expedition, The Ordeal, The Rescue)
In the second story of the series, the 1st Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan
encounter the Daleks for the first time. This story would later be remake as
the Peter Cushing film "Dr. Who And The Daleks". This is a pledge special
for KBTC.
Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Androids Of Tara" eps 3+4 of 4
To save a kingdom, the Doctor must get an android crowned King. Romana meets
Princess Strella. The evil but lovable Count Grendel gets to practice his
sword-play, while K9 gets to practice swimming. Great fun, if you can stay
up late enough or program your VCR.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Pledge phone number - 1-800-225-5454
Sun 7PM PDT "Doctor Who A Celebration - 20 Years of Time Travel with KTEH"
The most popular 25 minute episode for each of the first 7 Doctors are
presented in this special, looking back at KTEH's Doctor Who history. The
episode titles are being with-held to make you tune in and find out for
yourselves which installments won.
Sun 11PM PDT "Interview With Sylvester McCoy II"
Over the years, KTEH has interviewed many of the Doctor Who actors. These
are a selection of favorite interviews.
Sun 11:25PM PDT "Interview With Patrick Troughton"
Sun 11:52PM PDT "Malone episode 47 - Peter Davison"
Malone was a talk show that KTEH produced.
Late Sun 12:20AM PDT "Interview With Colin Baker"

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Mon-Thu 8AM EDT (5AM PDT) / Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes in movie
format daily
Mon/Tue "The Masque Of Mandragora" movie, pt 2 of 2
There is nothing scarier for an evil person than to meet someone who is more
evil. The shock and terror that ensues can be lethal. Count Frederico is
about to discover someone on his staff is more evil than he is. Can he take
the heat?
Tue-Wed/Wed-Thu "The Hand Of Fear" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2
A fossilized hand buried in a quarry holds the keys to the secret behind the
death of a crystalline civilization millions of years ago. Did this hand
belong to the villain involved in Kastria's destruction, or the victim?
Thu/Fri "The Deadly Assassin" movie, pt 1 of 2
The Doctor is lured into a plot to assassinate the President of the Time
Lords, via his efforts to prevent it. Probably the best example of a
"serious" Tom Baker story.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

He's Being Rerun, And It's About Time!

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - June 1, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 22
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/
thisweekindoctorwho@yahoogroups.com

Last weekend, a US Doctor Who fan looking for information on Farscape reruns
discovered some very good news. The US Sci-Fi Channel http://www.scifi.com/
has scheduled a broadcast of the 1996 Doctor Who movie with Paul McGann for
Sunday, July 15 at 9PM EDT/PDT. This will be the first airing of the McGann
movie in the USA since the famous FOX premiere with poor ratings, five years
ago. Presumably, Sci-Fi will have ordered multiple runs of the movie, as
they order multiple runs of all shows they air. So if the film does well in
the ratings, it might air a few more times. If Sci-Fi is going to air a
piece of Doctor Who, let's support them.

Sci-Fi had a brief and tumultuous history with Doctor Who in its early days.
The original owner ordered the then 106 available William Hartnell/Patrick
Troughton episodes to be part of the launch lineup for the station (the deal
was made before Tomb Of The Cybermen turned up). Ads for the sci-fi channel
included a brief glimpse of William Hartnell's face and a TARDIS console.
But there was a bankruptcy and the channel's launch was delayed for months.
New owners swapped the Hartnell/Troughton package for the first 106 Tom
Baker episodes before the station launched. The episodes aired as The Doctor
Who Hour. 1 episode per day followed by a filler program. It aired six days
a week at Noon Eastern Time, with the weekday episodes moving to 2PM later
in the run. No additional episodes were ordered beyond the 106. The show
aired for slightly over a year on Sci-Fi before being pulled for low ratings
in late 1993. Sci-Fi did not have an exclusive contract, but some PBS
stations erroneously assumed that they did and removed Doctor Who from their
schedules due to the Sci-Fi run. While it is not surprising that they are
going to air the 1996 movie with its modern era effects, stereo sound, and
slick look, it is unlikely that they would ever air episodes from the
original series again.

Dallas, Texas. After months of waiting, KERA 13 http://www.kera.org/ in
Dallas is beginning its weekly run of Doctor Who episodes. 2 Jon Pertwee
episodes will air each Friday night at Midnight. The entire Pertwee run has
been purchased, and subsequent episodes will be based on how Pertwee does
for KERA. KERA previewed this run with special airings of the first 2
Pertwee stories last December and a broadcast of the National Who Night with
Sylvester McCoy in March.

New Zealand - Doctor Who's outlook in New Zealand looks brighter than it did
a week ago. According to one of the posts at the message board at the New
Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/ , Prime TV
http://www.primetv.co.nz/ definitely plans to bring back the show in a few
months, after they go through a run of Blake's 7. Apparently they have
received more letters from fans who want Prime to keep airing the series
than the organizations that do ratings for New Zealand report actually watch
the show. Interesting, that.

Chicago area fans are getting a feast of Doctor Who for the June pledge
drive. All material that WYIN 56 http://www.wyin.org/ has aired before, but
it's interesting that Doctor Who is playing so big a role. Take a look at
the pledge lineup:
Friday, June 1 - Noon to 2PM - Robot
Friday, June 1 - 2 to 3PM - Thirty Years In The TARDIS
Saturday, June 2 - 9:05 to 11:30PM - Robot
Saturday, June 2 - 11:30PM to Midnight - to be announced, unknown if it is a
Doctor Who broadcast or not
Sunday, June 3 - 7 to 9PM - The Invisible Enemy
Monday, June 4 - 3 to 5PM - The Invisible Enemy
Monday, June 4 - 5 to 6PM - Doctor Who's Who's Who
Friday, June 8 - 3 to 6PM - The Invisible Enemy
Saturday, June 9 - Noon to 3PM - The Invisible Enemy
Sunday, June 10 - 10:03PM to Midnight - Robot
Monday, June 11 - 7 to 9PM - Robot

San Jose, CA - fans of Doctor Who on KTEH http://www.kteh.org/ , get ready.
Their special 20thanniversary night to celebrate Doctor Who on their station
is coming June 10th. The top episode from each Doctor as voted by viewers
will air from 7 to 11PM, followed by several KTEH documentaries. Look here
next week for a list of pledge premiums for the night, which are likely to
include Doctor Who CDs.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM. And now, the listings:

RADIO:

WPBR 1340AM West Palm Beach, FL http://www.scifiradioguy.com/
Sun 10:05PM-Mid EDT "Interstellar Transmissions" sci-fi news/chat show
Interesting guests in both hours, with Doctor Who news at the start of the
second hour.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 8:05-10AM BST "Horror Of Fang Rock" movie
Trapped by fog at a lighthouse, people are being murdered one by one. As the
paranoia begins to rise, the Doctor and Leela suspect the prelude to an
alien invasion is underway. But even if they know what they're dealing with,
they still have the fears and paranoias of the remaining humans obstructing
their plans. And Leela, you might want to look up that part in Genesis about
Lot's wife and *not* looking back at places that are about to blow up.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Terminus" ep 3 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Terminus" ep 4 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. The only cure for Nyssa's case of Lazar's Disease
is a ludicrously high dose of radiation that might kill her anyway.
Meanwhile, the Doctor makes a terrible discovery about why Terminus is at
the center of the known universe.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Invasion Of Time" all 6 eps
This is the story of the shortest Presidency in the history of the Time
Lords. The 4th Doctor becomes President of Gallifrey, throwing his entire
civilization into chaos. What is the Doctor's game? Why has Leela been left
in the dark? Borusa, Andred, and Castellan Kelner could be all that stands
between the galaxy and tragedy. Uh-oh.
Mon-Thu 11:30PM AEST "The Armageddon Factor" eps 3 - 6 of 6
To stop an assault that will destroy both Atrios and Zeos, the Doctor and
Romana must complete the Key To Time. But with no 6th segment, they have to
cheat. Without the real 6th segment, two worlds will be destroyed. But the
price to save them may be too high. Guest-starring Lalla Ward as Princess
Strella, before she was cast as Romana No. 2.
Fri 11:30PM AEST "Destiny Of The Daleks" ep 1 of 4
The Doctor and a newly-regenerated Romana (Lalla Ward) explore a world
riddled with radiation. A randomiser on the TARDIS keeps them from knowing
what planet they are on, but evidence suggests it is a world the Doctor
knows too well.

Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Sun 6PM "Nightmare Of Eden" ep 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1988. The real drug smuggler is revealed, surprising everyone.
But worse than the identity of the Vraxoin pusher is the source - living,
sentient alien animals. Admittedly, these animals are not particularly
bright and kill everyone who goes near them, but to be used as just a source
for drugs. No wonder the Doctor's annoyed.
Mon-Thu 6PM "The Horns Of Nimon" eps 1 - 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1988. The 4th Doctor prepares a long-overdue overhaul of the
TARDIS in deep space, where nothing will disturb his work. Nothing except a
mysterious black hole and a marooned space ship, that is. A very witty
script, and much in the Douglas Adams style of writing, even though he was
only the script editor, and not the authour of this installment. The final
story in the 70s vein, and they went out in style.

This concludes Prime's current run of Doctor Who stories. Doctor Who is
expected to return in a few months after a run of Blake's 7. Probably
beginning with The Leisure Hive.

USA:

The SCI-FI Channel http://www.scifi.com/
Doctor Who (1996), with Paul McGann, Daphne Ashbrook, and Eric Roberts.
Coming July 15. First US showing since its premiere on FOX in 1996.

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episodes June 14.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM + 5:30PM EDT "Resurrection Of The Daleks" 4 ep version, pts 1+2
Sat 11PM EDT "Resurrection Of The Daleks" 4 ep version, pts 3+4
Turlough is stuck with a suicidal band of doctors set on destroying the
medical ship before Davros and the Daleks can escape it. Tegan suspects
something is wrong with the soldiers "guarding" the Movellan virus.
Meanwhile, Davros and the Daleks secretly plot against each other, delaying
efforts at doing dastardly revenge to the 5th Doctor.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "Planet Of Giants" 70 minute movie (Planet Of Giants,
Dangerous Journey, Crisis)
*Time approximate after Robot Wars and pledge drives. Expect late start.*
An emergency landing shrinks the 1st Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan to
microscopic size. A shame, really, as they'd finally gotten back to mid-20th
Century Earth. Can they stop a murderer and reveal a fraud in spite of their
size?

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Greatest Show In The Galaxy" ep 4 of 4
To buy time for Ace to get the means to destroy the Circus, the 7th Doctor
goes in as an act. But can even the Doctor keep the gods of Ragnorock amused
for any period of time? An episode that draws on Sylvester McCoy's previous
career as a comedian.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episodes June 16.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Fri Noon-2PM, Sat 9:05-11:30PM CDT "Robot" all 4 eps
Newly regenerated, the 4th Doctor is called upon to stop a criminal
organization that is stealing the means to blackmail the Earth. Sarah, on
the other hand, discovers that robots can have feelings.
Fri 2PM CDT "Thirty Years In The TARDIS" 1993 documentary - 50 minutes
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, the BBC made this
documentary (later expanded to 90 minutes and released on video). Classic
clips, interviews, and a look back at the sci-fi series.
Sat 11:30PM CDT "to be announced" unknown if a Doctor Who broadcast or not
Sun 7-9PM, Mon 3-5PM CDT "The Invisible Enemy" all 4 eps
K9's first installment. The Doctor's mind is taken over by a parasite,
leaving Leela to get him treatment. Needless to say the Doctor's been taken
over by the brain of the parasite, who plans to conquer all of humanity, and
maybe time and space as well.
Mon 5PM CDT "Doctor Who's Who's Who" 1985 documentary - 60 minutes
One of the earliest US Doctor Who documentaries, produced just as the BBC
halted the series for 18 months for retooling. Tom Baker, Peter Davison,
Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, Matthew Waterhouse, John Nathan-Turner, Louise
Jameson, Mary Tamm, George Takei (Star Trek), and Issac Asimov (sci-fi
author) all did interviews for this special.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM EDT "Pyramids Of Mars" ep 1 of 4
The Doctor and Sarah make it back to Earth, and U*N*I*T headquarters - 70
years early. Even back then U*N*I*T's headquarters seemed to attract alien
activity.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16 (2.5)
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episode June 9.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Logopolis" eps 1+2 of 4
The 4th Doctor gets a premonition of his own death, leaving him more morose
than usual. Of course, the presence of someone with a Tissue Compression
Eliminator killing people on a British highway isn't helping his mood. Nor
is the presence of a stewardess who wandered into the TARDIS - a woman named
Tegan.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "The Armageddon Factor" ep 6 of 6
See UKTV Australia for story details.

*NEW STATION*
KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
Late Fri Mid CDT "Spearhead From Space" eps 1+2 of 4
Brigadier Lethbridge-Steward and scientist Liz Shaw from U*N*I*T investigate
two mysterious landings of meteorites in the same rural area. Now something
else has come down - a space ship shaped as a police box, operated by a man
with mild amnesia. The man's blood is not human. First color episodes of the
series.
*NEW STATION*

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Pre-empted by pledge drives. Next episodes June 23.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang" ep 4 of 6
Li Hsen Chang is fired for incompetence, but still hopes to kill the Doctor
to please his god. The venue - a live performance at Henry Gordon Jago's
theatre.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Androids Of Tara" eps 1+2 of 4
Romana locates the 4th segment of the Key To Time, and promptly gets dragged
into a dispute over the rulership of the planet Tara. Due to a Doctor Who
pledge night next week, episodes 3+4 of this story will not have a 7PM
showing, but only air at 12:30AM. Take precautions next week.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "The Seeds Of Death" 2 hr, 16 min movie
The 2nd Doctor comes across the Ice Warriors once again. This time they've
taken over the Moonbase, which controls the food and economic transit system
for all of Earth. They plan to kill  all the humans, then take control of
the planet.

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Mon-Thu 8AM EDT (5AM PDT)/Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes in movie
format daily
Mon/Tue "Pyramids Of Mars" movie, pt 2 of 2
Sutekh plans to escape from his tomb on Mars and travel through the galaxy.
But surely one creature can't do that much harm? The Doctor and Sarah take a
look at what could happen if Sutekh wins ...
Tue-Wed/Wed-Thu "The Brain Of Morbius" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2
Not too far away from Gallifrey, a scientist plots to resurrect Morbius,
Time Lord genius and villain. Unless the Doctor can stop him. But then
again, the scientist is hoping for the Doctor's help. Or at least his head.
Thu/Fri "The Masque Of Mandragora" movie, pt 1 of 2
An alien ball of hate sticks out its towel and hitches a lift to Earth on
board the TARDIS. Once on Earth, it's evil plans can begin, and people begin
to die.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

May 14, 1996.

5 Years Ago, FOX TV aired a Doctor Who movie starring Paul McGann, Daphne
Ashbrook, and Eric Roberts. Had it succeeded in garnering a large audience
on that broadcast in the US, either a TV series or more movies were expected
to follow.

Alas, the quadruple punch of the Roseanne "heart attack" season finale, the
Home Improvement season finale, the Fraiser season finale, and it being a
FOX TV-movie on a Tuesday led to a lackluster result in the US. The
emotional attachment in shows people were already watching plus the
reputation of FOX television in 1996 were hurdles that the film could not
overcome here.

The movie performed well in the rest of the world, but that did not matter.
No TV series or movies have followed to date. FOX did not rerun the movie,
and there has been no US video release. The film has not appeared anywhere
in the US since then, even though it was aimed at appealing to US TV
viewers.

Until now.

The Sci-Fi Channel (US version) has scheduled the movie to air Sunday, July
15, at 9PM Eastern Daylight Time (8PM Central, adjust for other time zones).
July is evidently a month of event programming on Sci-Fi, and it looks like
the movie will get to be one of sci-fi's big events.

Sci-Fi Channel and the USA Network are owned by Universal, who was a
co-producer on the 1996 movie and retained US distribution rights. The movie
has apparently been available for other stations or networks to purchase
since May 2000, when FOX's rights to rerun it expired. The price was
$500,000 as of last year, which may have been too much for potential
broadcasters to be willing to pay.

Let's get the word out. It'd be nice if this movie could set a few records
for viewership on Sci-Fi.

Benjamin F. Elliott

This Week In Doctor Who - the weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts
worldwide
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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - May 25, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 21
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Confusion in New Zealand as Prime TV makes schedule changes. After The Horns
Of Nimon finishes on Thursday, 7 June, Doctor Who is being pulled from the
lineup. Conflicting stories are emerging. Is it only being rested for 2 to 3
weeks as they catch their breath from airing too many episodes earlier this
year? Is it taking a winter vacation while Blake's 7 airs? Is it being
canceled completely due to anemic ratings since moving to 6PM? (Whether it's
being canceled, suspended, or just rested, the show has suffered in the
ratings since going against the 6PM news.) The facts should emerge within
the next few days. New Zealand fans should check
http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/ and that site's forum section every day
or so for updates.

(According to the most recent message on the board at the tetrap site before
this column went out, Blake's 7 goes into the 6PM timeslot on Prime TV
beginning Thursday, 21 June. This rules out the 2 to 3 week rest, unless the
show comes back in a different time slot.)

Dallas, TX Doctor Who - KERA 13 http://www.kera.org/ updated their web
listings last week to show that the weekly Doctor Who episodes will begin
airing Friday, June 1st. 2 episodes a week, beginning at Midnight. Time to
alert your friends and learn how to program the VCR.

Last week I managed to have inaccurate information for both Pennsylvania
stations. WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh aired City Of Death episodes 3+4 on the
12th, where I had it down as pre-empted, while Doctor Who was pre-empted on
the 19th, where I had those City Of Death episodes listed. WYBE 35 in
Philadelphia added a special Doctor Who broadcast to their lineup late
Saturday without much notice. Frontios episodes 3+4 aired at Midnight
Saturday night after WYBE pledge specials. WYBE will also air Doctor Who at
Midnight this Saturday.

Due to production problems, most of the story descriptions were not written
this week.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM. And now, the listings:

RADIO:

WPBR 1340AM West Palm Beach, FL http://www.scifiradioguy.com/
MP3 Archive http://www.live365.com/
Sun 10:05PM EDT "Interstellar Transmissions" 2 hour long sci-fi news/chat
show
(Doctor Who news for the week at the start of the second hour.)

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 7:05-10AM BST "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang" movie

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, 11:30AM CET "Terminus" ep 2 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Terminus" ep 3 of 4
*Not seen in all regions.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "Underworld" all 4 eps
Doctor Who remakes a Greek myth - Jason and the Argonauts. Sneaky historical
references and dodgy special effects are expected to occur. Admittedly, the
Greek myth didn't have a spaceship crashing into the heart of a young
planet, but you can't expect the Greeks to think of everything.
Mon-Wed 11:30PM AEST "The Power Of Kroll" eps 2 - 4 of 4
Kroll is coming. Kroll is coming. Do a little dance, sing a little song, get
a little eaten. But where could the 5th segment of the Key To Time be.
Thu-Fri 11:30PM AEST "The Armageddon Factor" eps 1 - 2 of 6
The Doctor, Romana, and K9 arrive on a world in the middle of a devastating
war. Not only does there seem to be no sign of the 6th segment of the Key To
Time, but people seem to be mistaking K9 for potential scrap metal.

Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Sun-Tue 6PM "The Creature From The Pit" eps 2 - 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1988.
Wed-Fri 6PM "Nightmare Of Eden" eps 1 - 3 of 4
Last rerun in 1988.

USA:

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Power Of Kroll" eps 1+2 of 4
Late Thu Mid EDT "The Power Of Kroll" eps 3+4 of 4
See UKTV Australia for story description.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Creature From The Pit" eps 1+2 of 4

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "Resurrection Of The Daleks" 4 ep version, pts 1+2
Special late start time. A time corridor leads the TARDIS to 1985, where
Daleks and duplicate humans are endangering the populace. Viewer advisory -
this story was written by Eric "kill- them-all" Saward. If you do not like
this, it may be a tad - violent. If you like violence, pop open a smile.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Sensorites" movie (Strangers In Space, The Unwilling
Warriors, Hidden Danger, A Race Against Death, Kidnap, A Desperate Venture)
The lock on the TARDIS is stolen, marooning the 1st Doctor and company on a
ship where the humans have been driven nearly mad by aliens. But the humans
may not be so innocent. The Doctor will learn "the rest of the story".

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:50PM EDT "The Greatest Show In The Galaxy" ep 3 of 4

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Ribos Operation" ep 4 of 4
Sat 11:55PM EDT "The Pirate Planet" ep 1 of 4

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "City Of Death" eps 1+2 of 4

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:34PM CDT "Terror Of The Zygons" ep 3 of 4

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Stones Of Blood" ep 4 of 4

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "The Keeper Of Traken" eps 3+4 of 4

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "The Armageddon Factor" ep 5 of 6

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Late Fri 12:30AM MDT "State Of Decay" eps 1+2 of 4
Late Fri 1:30AM, Sat 11PM MDT "State Of Decay" eps 3+4 of 4

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang" ep 3 of 6
See UK Gold for story description.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Stones Of Blood" eps 3+4 of 4
See TPT St. Paul, MN for story description.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "The Krotons" movie

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Mon-Thu 8AM EDT(5AM PDT)/Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes in movie
format daily
Mon/Tue "Terror Of The Zygons" movie, pt 2 of 2
See WILL 12 Urbana, IL for story description.
Tue-Wed/Wed-Thu "Planet Of Evil" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2
Thu/Fri "Pyramids Of Mars" movie, pt 1 of 2

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

KERA 13 http://www.kera.org/ in Dallas, Texas is finally going to begin its
weekly Doctor Who broadcasts.

The show will air Late Friday Nights at Midnight, beginning June 1st. 2
episodes a week.

The confirmed schedule so far:

Late Friday, June 1 Midnight CDT - Spearhead From Space, eps 1+2 of 4

Late Friday, June 8 Midnight CDT - Spearhead From Space, eps 3+4 of 4

KERA announced back in December that it would pick up Doctor Who. The plan
is to air the Jon Pertwee stories, at 2 episodes a week. If the show
performs well enough, they may pick up the Tom Baker episodes in 2002.
Spearhead From Space and Doctor Who and the Silurians aired as pledge
specials in December 2000, while the Doctor Who Night (including Remembrance
Of The Daleks) aired in March 2001.

With the addition of KERA, there will be 16 public broadcasters in the US
airing Doctor Who each week. Doctor Who has also been airing in the US on
BBC America, which is discontinuing the show in July.

This has been a special report from This Week In Doctor Who
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/ .

Benjamin F. Elliott

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - May 18, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 20
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Friday evening May 18 through Friday morning May 25
(Australia/New Zealand Saturday 19 May through Friday 25 May)

Welcome to the weekly guide to all known Doctor Who broadcasts around the
world.

Outpost Gallifrey http://www.gallifreyone.com/ has received a somewhat more
believable explanation for BBC America's http://www.bbcamerica.com/ decision
to drop Doctor Who than the one that was on BBC America's web site. BBC
America has told Outpost Gallifrey that the revenue from the commercials in
Doctor Who were less than BBC America hoped for. BBC America is still airing
Doctor Who Monday through Thursday at 8AM Eastern and Tuesday through Friday
at 5AM Eastern, but will discontinue airing the series in July.

KTEH 54 in San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/ is still running its poll to
find out the most popular episode from each Doctor for their June marathon.
Details on the website. All votes must arrive by e-mail or traditional mail
by June 1st. This marathon will celebrate 20 years of Doctor Who on KTEH.

WCET 48 in Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/ achieved the rare feat of
pleasing fans by *not* airing the advertised episodes. The scheduled
episodes for May 12 were The Ribos Operation episodes 2+3. However, due to a
change in the dates of a recent auction, they had not yet aired The Invasion
Of Time episode 6 and The Ribos Operation episode 1. According to a fan
watching WCET, they aired Invasion Of Time episode 6 and episode 1 of Ribos
Operation on the 12th after all, making their posted schedules wrong, and
avoiding missing any episodes. So, thanks to WCET for airing the wrong
episodes, and by doing so airing the right episodes.

The "Interstellar Transmissions" radio program in West Palm Beach, FL
quietly expanded to 2 hours recently, with a new start time of 10:05PM EDT.
Yours truly will be a guest on that show this weekend during an all-Doctor
Who night. I will be taking part in a roundtable discussion with Charles
Martin and show host Joey Reynolds about the 1996 TV Movie, and why it did
not succeed on FOX. Last I heard, the archived broadcasts were getting to
the live365 website 10 days after they are first broadcast, so people
outside Florida should be able to hear this installment beginning May 30.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM. And now, the listings:

RADIO:

WPBR 1340AM West Palm Beach, FL http://hometown.aol.com/scifiradioguy/
MP3 Archive http://www.live365.com/
Sun 10:05PM EDT "Interstellar Transmissions" 2 hour sci-fi news/chat show
Hour 1 - "Why Did The Telemovie Fail On FOX?" - roundtable discussion with
Joey Reynolds, Charles Martin, and Benjamin F. Elliott
Hour 2 - "In Memoriam: Jon Pertwee (1919-1996)" - live listener call-in to
give your memories of Jon Pertwee on the 5th anniversary of his passing. The
phone numbers:
561-641-8256 (local Palm Beach line)
1-800-810-9727 (toll-free)

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 8:05-10AM BST "The Robots Of Death" movie
An allegory and attack on communism. With the robots as the huddled masses,
the human crew as their borgeoisie oppressors, and Taran Capel as Lenin, the
leader proclaiming communism while really controlling the gang in secret.
Now, do the Doctor and Leela represent Stalin, Trotsky, or Ronald Reagan's
threat to deploy SDI? I haven't figured out that bit yet.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Terminus" ep 1 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Terminus" ep 2 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. Trapped onboard a ship heading toward the center
of the galaxy, the Doctor and Nyssa face space pirates, while Turlough and
Tegan have some time for bonding.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Sun Makers" all 4 eps
There are two constants in the universe - death and taxes. In the telemovie,
the 8th Doctor tried to turn back death. In this story, the 4th Doctor tries
to turn back taxes. The story least loved by tax lawyers.
Mon-Thu 11:30PM AEST "The Androids Of Tara" eps 1 - 4 of 4
The search for the 4th segment of the Key To Time brings the Doctor and
Romana into a land where the peasants run the computers and the gentry play
with swords and chivalry. And dopplegangers shall inherit the kingdom.
Fri 11:30PM AEST "The Power Of Kroll" ep 1 of 4
What is the mighty Kroll? Why is it so worshiped by those guys in green? The
most watched story of season 16 begins.

Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Sun 6PM "Destiny Of The Daleks" ep 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1988. The Daleks are racing to destroy the Movellans. The
Movellans are racing to destroy the Daleks. And the Doctor must destroy both
of them at the same time, to keep either side from leaving Skaro with
Davros.
Mon-Thu 6PM "City Of Death" eps 1 - 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1988. Written by Douglas Adams under the pen name David Agnew.
The Doctor and Romana vacation in Paris, where an evil mastermind plots to
steal the Mona Lisa and travel back in time. Fortunately, he's not in a
hurry, so you get to enjoy the Paris scenery along the way.
Fri 6PM "The Creature From The Pit" ep 1 of 4
Last rerun in 1988. The TARDIS receives a distress call - from an egg shell.
A very big egg shell. What was in that shell, anyway? David Brierly joins
the cast as the new voice of K9.

USA:

I have decided to move BBC America's listings to the end of the US
information, as that network will be discontinuing its Doctor Who broadcasts
in July. You'll find it right after KTEH.

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Androids Of Tara" eps 3+4 of 4
See UKTV Australia for description.
Late Thu Mid EDT "The Power Of Kroll" eps 1+2 of 4
See UKTV Australia for description.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "City Of Death" eps 3+4 of 4
See Prime TV New Zealand for details.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Pre-empted by the same pledge drive that got you extra Who last week. Next
episodes June 2.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Aztecs" movie (The Temple Of Evil, The Warriors Of
Death, The Bride Of Sacrifice, The Day Of Darkness)
Barbara is mistaken for an Aztec god. The Doctor fears that power corrupts,
and that Barbara might try to use her influence to stop the Aztecs from
sacrificing humans, which would alter their culture to the point that it
might not be wiped out by the Spanish. This would create a devastating
change to human history. Neighboring tribes to the Aztecs, who made up most
of the people being slaughtered as sacrifices, probably would not have
shared the Doctor's concern.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:45PM EDT "The Greatest Show In The Galaxy" ep 2 of 4
The Doctor and Ace are expected to perform before the Psychic Circus. If
you're lousy, you die quickly. If you're entertaining, you die slowly. And
they wonder why most of their acts are so terrible?

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Ribos Operation" eps 2+3 of 4
Postponed from an earlier date.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "Destiny Of The Daleks" eps 3+4 of 4
See Prime TV New Zealand for details. With this broadcast, WYIN goes to 2
Doctor Who episodes a week. Congratulations to Doctor Who fandom in the
windy region.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "Terror Of The Zygons" ep 2 of 4
One of the TARDIS crew has been shot in the head. As the 4th Doctor hunts
for the reason, aliens are slowly impersonating the leaders of Loch Ness.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Stones Of Blood" ep 3 of 4
Romana finds herself on board a spaceship in Hyperspace, a theoretical
absurdity. The Doctor tries to brew up a machine to locate her.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "The Keeper Of Traken" eps 1+2 of 4
Back in the regular universe, the 4th Doctor and Adric are sent on a mission
to the planet Traken to weed out the evil that has burrowed into the heart
of that peaceful civilization. Whatever the evil is, it wants to take over
the entire Traken union when its current Keeper dies.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "The Armageddon Factor" ep 4 of 6
Time runs out in the hunt for the Key To Time. The Doctor needs the 6th
segment to complete the key, stop time, and prevent a catastrophe. But with
no idea where it is, and no other options, the Doctor is left with one
solution. Cheat.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Sat 11PM MDT "State Of Decay" eps 1+2 of 4
Still in E-Space, the TARDIS crew lands on a planet ruled by vampires, with
bats everywhere, and the civilization collapsing.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang" ep 2 of 6
The 4th Doctor insinuates himself into the pathology department to further
the investigations into the murders. Fine place for a holiday.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Stones Of Blood" eps 1+2 of 4
Key To Time's Log: Stardate - Infinity past teatime. "Well, the Doctor has
found two of my pieces. I have signaled the tracer to take the Doctor to
Earth. It's a small planet of no importance, but my third piece is somewhere
down there. I know it's near a stone circle. Hopefully the natives will be
friendly."

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "The Mind Robber" movie
Patrick Troughton at his wildest. The TARDIS travels outside of time to
escape a lava flow, and straight into a land of fiction. Where the slightest
suggestion can alter the flow of reality, not even Jamie's face may be safe
from alteration. With unusually short episodes, this 5 part story lasts the
same length as most 4 part stories. Hang on for the ride.

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Mon-Thu 8AM EDT (5AM PDT)/Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes in movie
format daily
Mon/Tue "The Android Invasion" movie, pt 2 of 2
The Doctor and Sarah must get to Earth to warn humanity about the impending
invasion by the Kraals. Slight problem - the TARDIS went to Earth without
them.
Tue-Wed/Wed-Thu "The Robots Of Death" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2
See UK Gold for details.
Thu/Fri "Terror Of The Zygons" movie, pt 1 of 2
See WILL 12 Urbana, IL for details.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, so long, and thanks for all the fish.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

Fourth and final installment in the rerun week. This Week's regular edition
will go out tomorrow. Thanks for bearing with the extra messages, and I hope
you've found them entertaining.

This special edition was written for an April Fools Edition of the Doctor
Who Alliance in 1999, which was eventually canceled before it went out. The
column was eventually posted to the rec.arts.drwho newsgroup on May 10,
1999.

Benjamin F. Elliott
bfelliott@...
--------------------------------

Doctor Who returns to TV for the first time!

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - November 22, 1963

At long last, loyal readers, the BBC is picking up Doctor Who! I know we've
all been waiting for this moment for many years. Time for rejoicing, dancing
in the streets, and giving Police Public Call Boxes funny looks. I don't
think anything could mar our enjoyment this weekend.

So, for the first time ever, the Doctor Who schedule column actually has a
station's schedule to cover. This is exciting. Maybe someday it will sell to
other countries. It could happen.

One more thing: William Hartnell has been cast as 'Doctor', not Peter
Cushing as some sources have claimed. William Russell will play 'Ian
Chesterson', Jacqueline Hill will play 'Barbara Wright', and Carole Ann Ford
has been cast as 'Susan'.

As always, additions, corrections, and updates should go to
snewman@... . And now, off to the listing:

The UK:
BBC
5:15PM GMT 'An Unearthly Child' premiere of series
In 76 Totters Lane there sits a junkyard. It's an ordinary, if oddly
compiled, place. However, deep inside the junkyard sits something that
doesn't fit the decor. A London Police Public Call Box. Why is it sitting in
that junkyard, instead of out where it could be useful? And how is the
mysterious link between this box and an extraordinary teenager at Coal Hill
School? The answers to these and deeper questions form the basis for this
pilot episode - the first ever broadcast of Doctor Who.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, ta ta.

Sydney Newman

Doctor Who is not yet a registered trademark of the BBC. This is 1963.

Third out of four columns in this rerun week. This edition was originally
published by Jefferson Eng on January 15, 1999. I was sidelined due to an
injury several weeks earlier, and Jefferson did not know how long he would
have to fill in as backup editor. (I returned at the end of January.) This
edition is a hybrid of my style in late 1998 and some experiments Jefferson
played with.

The news about episode 1 of The Crusade being discovered in New Zealand
broke just hours before this edition went out. The station in Philly
referred to by Jefferson turned out to be WYBE 35, which picked up the
series in March 1999. Good news for Jefferson, as he had WYBE on his cable.
This edition also refers to WAMI 69 in Miami considering Doctor Who for
their lineup. Alas, they did not add the series. No further word ever came
out from them. Indeed, WAMI's owners have sold that station and several
other stations to Univision, so it is likely to go to a Spanish format
eventually.

Benjamin F. Elliott
bfelliott@...
------

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO

Welcome to another edition of This Week in Doctor Who and boy
this week has certainly been far from uneventful to say the least.  If
you haven't heard this week's most major news happening, then you
must have been living in a cave somewhere and you can't get Internet
access.  :-)

Anyway, we start with the most major discovery in Doctor Who
history since the finding of "Tomb of the Cybermen" back in 1992.
That's right; another missing Doctor Who episode has been found.
This time episode one of the Crusades, 'The Lion", was retrieved from
a film collector in New Zealand and returned to Steve Roberts at the
BBC.  I'll skip over the details as I'm sure you'll be able to find them at
other places online.

Next, here's some good news for Philly/South Jersey fans.  T. J.
Lubinski <whosaver@...> posted sometime last week that this
area may get Doctor Who shown in the area.  Plans are as yet
unfinished and he advises that viewers do not contact stations about
this.  Expect a more formal announcement at the if not this weekend,
sometime later this week.

Finally, bad news, however, also comes with the good news and I'll
include the low-down for Florida viewers.  Here are the schedules and
synopses:

THE UK AND EUROPE:
UK Gold - satellite / cable
Friday from 11:55 to 1:30 AM - 'The Aztecs' - movie version
Sunday from 8:30 to 11:20AM - 'The Planet of the Spiders' - movie
version
In 'The Aztecs' tonight, Barbara attempts to change history as she tries
to prevent the sacrifices being made.  The Doctor falls in love while
Ian does battle with an Aztec warrior.  Then, in the last story for Jon
Pertwee, the Metebelis blue crystal makes its way back to the Doctor
when the peacefulness of a monastery in the English countryside is
disturbed by the appearance of giant spiders.  Will the Doctor be able
to make it out alive?

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Friday at 1:05AM, Saturday at 10:00 AM - 'The Sunmakers' -
episode 1 of 4
Saturday at 6PM CET - 'The Sunmakers' - episode 2 of 4
The Doctor helps a group of humans on Pluto controlled by the
Company.

AUSTRALIA:
FOXTEL's UK-TV http://www.foxtel.com.au/
Saturday at 1PM, Sunday at 2 and 8AM - 'The Deadly Assassin' - all 4
episodes
Monday through Wednesday at 11:30PM - 'The Keeper of Traken' -
episodes 2 to 4 of 4
Thursday and Friday at 11:30 PM - 'Logopolis' - episodes 1 and 2 of 4
The Master Chronicles on FOXTEL just keep going.  The Master
returns to Gallifrey this weekend in 'The Deadly Assassin' and his
appearance has changed.  He's used  up his regenerations and his
plans are even more sinister than before.  In 'Keeper of Traken', the
Doctors tries to prevent the Master from attaining the Keepership and
gaining ultimate power.  Then, Tom Baker's last story, 'Logopolis' has
the Doctor worried about the TARDIS falling apart, but something
more evil is at work when he realizes that this may mean the end of
the Universe as we know it.

CANADA:
SPACE - The Imagination Station http://www.spacecast.com/ and
http://www.hwcn.org/~an933/spacedw.htm
Sunday at 8AM EST, Monday at 3:30AM - 'The Space Museum - The
Final Phase' - episode 4 of 4
Monday through Thursday at 7:30AM - 'The Ark' - episodes 1 to 4 of 4
(The Steel Sky, The Plague, The Return, The Bomb)
Friday at 7:30AM - 'The Gunfighters - A Holiday for the Doctor' -
episode 1 of 4
This week, Vicki leads a revolution, Barbara stops running around
through corridors, Ian runs through corridors, Dodo has a cold,
Steven sings, and the Doctor has a toothache.

THE USA:
Maine Public Broadcasting 10, 10, 12, 13, 26, 39
http://www.mpbc.org/
Saturday at 9PM - "Planet of Evil" - episodes 3 and 4 of 4
The Doctor must free Sorenson and the rest of the Morestrans from
the grasp of the antimatter monster.

New Hampshire Public Television 11, 12, 15, 49, 52 http://nhptv.org/
Sunday at 3PM - "The Ambassadors Of Death" - episode 7 of 7
Sunday at 3:30PM - "Inferno" - episode 1 of 7
The Doctor tries to send the Martian ambassadors back before
observing a drilling project in the search for Stahlman's Gas.

WQED / WQEX 13, 16 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
http://www.wqed.org/
Saturday at 11:30PM - "Terror of the Zygons" - episode 2 of 4
The Doctor discover the Zygons plans to take over the Earth.  Can the
Doctor stop them before being killed by a Skarasen?

Maryland Public Television 22, 28, 31, 36, 62, 67
http://www.mpt.org/
Friday and Saturday at Midnight - "The War Machines" - movie
version
The Doctor investigates WOTAN at the top of London's Post Office
Tower in 1966 and stop the computer as it gains independent
thought.  He must prevent it taking over all the computers in the
world via the use of war machines. About 90 minutes.

WUFT 5 Gainesville, Florida http://www.wuft.org/
Saturday at 5PM - "The Two Doctors" - movie version
The sixth Doctor attempts to rescue his second incarnation from
being the subject of an alien time travel experiment.  About 120
minutes.

WUSF 16 Tampa, Florida http://wusftv.usf.edu/
Saturday at 11:30AM - "Time-Flight" - episode 4 of 4
The Doctor tries to outwit the Master from taking over the power of
the Xeraphin.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, Ohio http://www.wcet.org/
Saturday at 11:30PM - "Ambassadors of Death" - episodes 2 and 3  of 7
The Doctor discovers the returned Mars Probe 7 is empty and begins
to suspect treachery.  This story was originally produced in color, but
only the black and white prints remain suitable for broadcast.

Louisiana Public Broadcasting 13, 18, 24, 24, 25, 27
http://www.lpb.org/
Saturday at 10:00PM - "The Green Death" - episodes 1 and 2 of 6
The Doctor investigates the death of a Welsh coal miner in
Llanfairfach.  Meanwhile, Jo joins a Nut hutch.

Iowa Public Television 11, 12, 27, 32 http://www.iptv.org/ and
http://www.mach3ww.com/sffn/
Friday at 11:05PM - "The Claws Of Axos" - episodes 1 and 2 of 4
A crash landing on Earth by the Axons draws UNIT in to investigate.
The Axons appear to be friendly and offer a supply of Axonite to Earth
in return for help to repair their ship.  The Doctor appears distrustful
of the Axons and investigates further.

Prairie Public Television of North Dakota 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13
http://www.prairiepublic.org/
Friday at 10:30PM - "Ark in Space" - episode 4 of 4
The Wirrn plan their offensive against the ark's inhabitants and the
Doctor is only one that can stop them.

KBDI 12 Denver, Colorado
Friday at 11PM - "The Green Death" - episodes 2 and 3 of 6
Saturday at 10PM - "The Green Death" - episodes 4 and 5 of 6
The Doctor discovers that Global Chemicals is hiding something
beneath the Earth while giant maggots begin to emerge from beneath
the ground.

KSPS 7 Spokane, Washington http://www.ksps.org/
Saturday at 10:30PM - "The Stones of Blood" - movie version
The Doctor and Romana trace the third segment of the Key to Time to
an ancient Druids' circle on Earth.  About 91 minutes.

KBTC / KCKA 28, 15 Tacoma, Washington
Saturday at 7PM, Monday at 7:30PM and 1:00AM - "Battlefield" -
episodes 1 and  2 of 4
The Doctor encounters UNIT in the village of Carbury where he must
stop a force of interdimensional knights from disrupting matters.

KTEH 54 San Jose, California http://www.kteh.org/
Sunday at 11PM - "The Happiness Patrol"  - all 3 episodes
On Terra Alpha, everybody must remain happy or the full force of the
law will come down upon them.  Can the Doctor must stop the
ruler's, Helen A, regime before being overcome by the Kandy Man?

BBC America - cable / Dish Network channel 135 / Primestar channel
55
http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Saturday at 5PM EST, Sunday at 2PM - "Revenge of the Cybermen" -
movie version, part 2 of 2
The Cybermen plan to destroy the planet of gold - but will the Vogans
destroy them first? Trapped by the Cybermen aboard Nerva Beacon,
the Doctor and Sarah find themselves destined to be part of the
biggest explosion in history.  Edited to make room for commercials. 1
hour.

Anyway, as I said earlier in the column I was going to include some
bad news that has happened to appear along with the good this week.
Well here is some not so great news for Florida fans. The following is
quoted from Joey Reynolds who has also posted this up to Siobahn's
Doctor Who Page:

After the dismal showing of support from the November 29th "Doctor
Who" event, WXEL-TV 42 will not continue the series as part of its
viewing schedule.  HOWEVER, while I cannot promise your that this
is a definite, Ariel Narten - program director for Miami independent
UHF station WAMI channel 69 - has taken an interest in buying the
series for broadcast. The best way to reach here is via her office
voicemail at 305-604-6184. While she has not, repeat NOT, made a
decision about WAMI picking the show up for broadcast, it would
help if here voicemail box was flooded with kind, respectful, civilized
messages asking her to consider putting "Doctor Who" on WAMI.
Granted, there will be commercial interruptions in the event this
MIGHT happen, but would you prefer that than pledge drives (or no
Doctor Who)?. That's it, now you know what to do.

This isn't quite totally bad news, but nonetheless, the fact that certain
PBS stations can't cope with the rising costs of showing Doctor Who
can be quite distressing.  Hopefully, others will take notice and
support Doctor Who as much as possible.  Until next week, take care.

Second in a week of early This Week columns. Here is the very first column,
originally published July 13, 1998, blemishes and all. It is followed by an
update that went out on July 14. The update was included in the first
edition of the Doctor Who Alliance Newsletter, beginning this column's long
time partnership with Shaun Lyon. It's interesting to note which stations
were airing the show back then, which ones have dropped it, and which ones
have added it. Also, be aware that this column went out on a Monday, not
Friday as This Week In Doctor Who eventually settled into. Hope you enjoy
it.

Benjamin F. Elliott
bfelliott@...

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Welcome, one and all, to the week before the premeire of 'This Week In
Doctor Who'!

This Week In Doctor Who is an attempt to create a weekly digest of all the
stations carrying Doctor Who, what times they are showing it "that week",
and the specific episodes being shown. It's been tried before by other
people, but now, as the 35th anniversary approaches, I'm taking a stab at it
myself. Special thanks to Siobahn Morgan's list of stations, which saved me
a lot of time in looking up shows. In time, I'd like to be able to report
how well or poorly individual stations are airing the show, as a way to
alert fans to what to expect. If your station isn't covered here, tell me
what Doctor Who material it's airing and when, and I'll include it in future
editions. This week's edition is only a test, to work out how best to format
these posts and to locate the listings for certain stations which are
eluding me. Comments are welcome. You can e-mail me at bfelliott@... .

This seems like a good week to pre-launch the list. MPT, my home station,
ran part one of An Unearthly Child in episode form for the first time last
week (though they started the show late). WQED/WQEX 13/16 Pittsburgh is
relaunching Doctor Who beginning with Robot. And most episodes airing this
week are highly regarded classics.

Now, how to organize the countries. For this test, I'll begin with England,
follow with Australia, then Canada, then Europe, with America completing the
set. Let's see how well that works.

England:
Assuming you have Cable over there, UK Gold is meeting your Who needs.
William Hartnell's airing Saturday mornings at 10:05AM and Sylvester McCoy's
on Sundays at 10:10AM, both complete stories edited into omnibus format.
Hmm. Saturday's omnibus is "The Aztecs" and Sunday's is "Battlefield". The
second ever 4 part serial and the second to last 4 part serial. You'll never
get a combination quite like that again.

Australia:
Another country where you need Cable to see Who. If you have FOXTEL, you can
tune into Who on UK-TV (channel 5 in that system). Individual episodes are
running weeknights at 11:30PM (for night owls), with omnibus showings at 1PM
Saturday, 2AM Sunday, and 8AM Sunday. This week - Monday's episode is the
conclusion of Sylvester McCoy's "The Happiness Patrol". Tuesday thru
Thursday you can experience "Silver Nemesis" again. Friday night they run
part one of "The Greatest Show In The Galaxy". You're getting double the fun
for your omnibus this weekend, by the way. The Happiness Patrol omnibus runs
for 90 minutes, followed by the Silver Nemesis omnibus. 3 hours long, and 3
chances to see it that weekend. Stop gloating!

Canada's probably the most Who-broadcast friendly country at the moment, if
you're willing to shell out for the specialty tier of Cable. Space: The
Imagination Station is running the early episodes 3 times a weekday, with a
weekend episode that airs twice. If you're in the Eastern Time Zone, that's
7:30AM, 1:30PM, and 3:30AM on weekdays, with 8AM and 3:30AM on Sundays. This
week: Monday thru Thursday - relive The Time Meddler, where a mysterious
monk has access to technology that doesn't belong in the 11th Century, and
the Doctor must figure out the reason before history is altered. On Friday
sit back for part one of The Ark, where The Doctor and Stephen discover the
last remnants of humanity, and Dodo develops a cold. On Sunday your VCR can
record part 5 of The Sensorites for you to watch when you get home from
Church. Classic stories, classic plots, classic Hartnell fluffs!

For most of Europe, BBC Prime provides Who service. Currently they're
showing the series twice a week, both times on Saturday. At 10AM Central
European Time (CET)Saturday they reshow the episode they ran the previous
week. Then, at 5:30PM CET, the next episode in the series airs. This week:
The Face Of Evil pt 1 at 10AM, with The Face Of Evil pt 2 at 5:30PM. Leela
fans can start rejoicing. If only the BBC would dump BBC America and offer
BBC Prime here instead.

And now, the USA!!!

Top billing this week to WQED 13/WQEX 16 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, which is
picking up Doctor Who this weekend beginning with Robot part one. Tune in at
10:30PM Saturday night.

MPT Maryland is showing "The Cave Of Skulls", aka An Unearthly Child pt 2.
Thanks to the Are You Being Served? movie delaying the start times of their
late night lineup last week, I wound up seeing part of the remastered Red
Dwarf. Interesting that they've replacing the original version with a
modified one for Americans at the same time that they're going back to the
original format for Doctor Who, instead of the modified movie format for
Americans they've been using. Catch Doctor Who at the inhumanly late time of
11:30PM Saturdays.

WUFT 5 in Gainesville Florida is showing the movie version of "Warrior's
Gate" at 5PM Saturday. You folks have no idea how lucky you are to get
Doctor Who at such a viewable time. Will K9 ever be able to bark properly
again?

WUSF 16 in Tampa Bay Florida is offering a movie broadcast of "Logopolis" at
11PM Saturday for Florida insomniacs. Anthony Ainley's best performance as
the Master. Sit back and enjoy the destruction of the universe!

WCET 48 in Cincinnati Ohio is offering the movie format 55 minute conclusion
to Trial Of A Time Lord, aka The Ultimate Foe, Saturday night at 11PM. At
least, I think they are. Their listings didn't extend that far in advance,
so I'm extrapolating based on last Saturday. Someone over there's going to
have to help me out during pledge season.

WTBU 69 in Indianapolis Indiana offers movie format Who at 6PM Sundays. This
week - that swashbuckling epic - The Androids Of Tara.

Louisiana Public Television (LPTV - home station channel 27 in Baton Rouge)
runs episode format Pertwee stories on Saturday nights from 10 to 11PM. This
week - The Daemons parts 2 and 3. No word on whether you're getting the
color or Black and White version.

Iowa Public Television (IPTV) runs episode format Who late night Fridays.
This week they're actually starting later then normal, as they don't begin
their 2 episodes until 11:35PM. It'll be two episodes of The Seeds Of Death.
Their listings are not quite specific, so I can't say which two episodes. By
next week I'll have a better idea where they are in that serial.

Viewers of New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV) and KTEH 54 in San Jose
California - your stations' websites are down. The last I heard, NHPTV was
airing movie format Who on Friday nights at 10PM and KTEH was airing 4
episodes in a mini-marathon on Sunday nights beginning at approximately
11PM. If someone knows of updated links that could lead me to their
websites, please tell me.

Speaking of needing links, the following stations appear not to have links
at all. Once I can locate a place with listings for them, I can add them to
my weekly rounds.

KRCB 22 in Sonoma California is supposedly airing Doctor Who Saturday nights
at 11PM in episode format.

KBDI 12 in Denver Colorado airs two episodes Saturday night at 10PM, then
repeats them Friday night at 11PM.

WFWA 39 in Fort Wayne Indiana reportedly airs Doctor Who in movie format
Saturday nights at 10PM.

KBTC 28 in Tacoma Washington supposedly offers its viewers a great deal of
our favorite Time Lord. Movie length broadcasts Monday nights at 9PM,
Saturday nights at 8PM, and Saturday nights at 11PM. I'd love to confirm
that and let the rest of us know what we're missing.

Now we get to the part I don't like. Stations on Siobahn's list that appear
to have dropped the show. Thankfully, there are only two on the list. I was
expecting more.

WXEL 42 in West Palm Beach Florida is definitely not airing the show
Saturdays at 11PM anymore. However, they only have prime time listings at
their site. Doctor Who could still be running before 7PM or after Midnight
and I wouldn't know. Unless, of course, someone there could e-mail me with
an update.

KPTS 8 in Witchita Kanas appears to be a more definite departure. I searched
their July listings and couldn't find it anywhere.

And finally, we mustn't forget BBC America (though heaven knows this
newsgroup wishes it could). Their listings didn't extend to the timeslot
where they've been airing Who, but last week they had a 45 minute broadcast
at 11:15PM. It was part of their umpteenth rebroadcast of "Robot". They've
promised additional episodes for the fall. Who knows?

Thank you for reading, and come back next week for the grand launch of the
HMS Titanic ... erm, ah, I mean This Week In Doctor Who!

This Week In Doctor Who is a production of Fliction Unincorporated. Special
thanks to Siobahn's website that I've forgotten the exact address of at the
moment but will be in future editions. The schedule information is copyright
to the various stations listed above. Doctor Who is copyright the BBC.
Please contact me if you wish to reuse some or all of this article, and I'll
say yes.

Benjamin F. Elliott
----

The following day, this follow-up went out:
----

I've done some searching (and gotten a couple of e-mails), and can report a
few corrections and additions to the test edition of This Week In Doctor
Who. Get your pencils ready, cross out the incorrect sections of the
original message, and write the new information in the margins.

Marcus Durham reports that UK Gold can also be received by Satellite. That
most people who see it watch it on Satellite. That Satellite has a better
picture, and the Cable people are just passing on stuff that they already
got from the satellite. That folks in Scotland, Wales, Ulster, Northern
Ireland, Mars, Pluto, and anyplace else I missed in the UK that's close to
England can see UK Gold as well. And that some naughty folks in Europe are
enjoying it with illegal devices. Correction noted.

KTEH and NHPTV have their websites running again, and I now know what
they're airing. KTEH 54 in San Jose California is indeed running a
mini-marathon Sunday night at 11PM featuring all 4 episodes of Terminus. One
of the Doctor's companions will contract a deadly disease and leave the show
forever! NHPTV has switched to episode format and will show the first two
episodes of The Dominators Friday night beginning at 10PM. The Doctor and
Jamie face off against a bar owner that waters down his drinks, cons his
customers, and ... sorry, wrong series!

IPTV Iowa viewers - the episodes of The Seeds Of Death showing this week are
parts 2 and 3. That begins at 11:35PM Friday. Thanks to the reader who
pointed this out.

And to clarify my BBC America listing. Most Sundays (I haven't found out
about this Sunday yet) they have aired Doctor Who at 11:15PM Eastern Time
and 4:15AM Eastern Time. There is some confusion about whether or not there
is a West Coast feed, so be warned. They have so far aired Robot repeatedly
with an occasional broadcast of The Ark In Space. They promise additional
episodes in the Fall.

Till the next edition,
Benjamin F. Elliott

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Paul McGann movie, the This Week In
Doctor Who yahoogroup http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/
presents four selected early columns, one per day. First up, the "Shada"
column, originally published in March 1999. This edition was written by a
strange entity who claimed to be the 12th Doctor. It is the only specific
edition that I got comments about over a year after it was written. The 12th
Doctor has been out of contact with This Week for some time. But you never
know when that time traveler will show up to cause trouble again.
-Benjamin F. Elliott

In Memoriam: Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
-------------------

Off in Europe seeing the sights. Special guest writer today. Be back
soon. - BFE

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - March 19th, 1999

Welcome, everyone, to this week's This Week. I'm the Doctor. Or, more
specifically, the twelfth incarnation. Seeing as Benjamin is off in
Greece seeing the sights, I offered to fill in for him this week. He
thought, and rightly so, that there was no one alive who could better
relay my previous adventures than, well, me! Seeing as time is of the
essence (isn't always?) and seeing as I have little in the way of actual
news this week, lets get to the listings, shall we?

Europe:
UK Gold
Late Friday from Midnight to 1:45AM GST ‘The Ark' movie version
Sunday from 9:20 to 11:10AM ‘The Android Invasion' movie version
Arriving on a spaceship some 10 million years in your future, one
carrying the last survivors of an otherwise dead Earth along with their
slaves, the Monoids, I discovered that my companion Dodo had caught a
sniffle. Now, of course, this wouldn't have bothered me too terribly,
but unfortunately the humans weren't resistant to the disease. Oh, dear.
Then, in my fourth incarnation, I had to deal with some alien nasties
looking to use androids to invade Earth. Which was a bit of a bother,
since all I really wanted was a bottle of ginger beer.

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Friday at 1AM CET ‘The Invasion Of Time' episode 2 of 6
Saturday at 9:40AM and 6PM ‘The Invasion Of Time' episode 3 of 6
I continue to act strangely as I get used to my new position as Lord
President of the Time Lords. But is there a method to my madness, and if
so, what does it have to do with the Vardans?

Australia:
FOXTEL's UK-TV ch 5 http://www.foxtel.com.au/
Saturday at 1PM, 2 and 8AM ‘Revenge Of The Cybermen' all 4 episodes
Saturday at 3PM, 4 and 10AM ‘Earthshock' all 4 episodes
Monday through Tuesday at 11:30PM ‘Attack Of The Cybermen' episodes 1 to
2
of 2 - 45 minute episodes
Wednesday through Friday at 11:30PM ‘Silver Nemesis' episodes 1 to 3 of
3
In ‘Revenge’, I found I had to deal with my old foes, the Cybermen, once
more. I have to tell you, they really were becoming a bore by this
point! They were looking to destroy Voga, home (appropriately enough) to
the Vogans. In ‘Earthshock’, they came back and caused me even more
trouble, this time desiring to destroy the Earth in the 26th century. In
‘Attack’, they wanted to destroy the Earth (one track mind, these
fellows) in 1986 in order to prevent the destruction of their own
planet. In ‘Nemesis’, they have plans on conquering Earth in 1988
(although I'm sure they wouldn't have minded destroying it, either),
using an ancient statue of living metal. Which I of course know
absolutely nothing about....

North America:
SPACE: The Imagination Station http://www.spacecast.com/ and
http://www.hwcn.org/~an933/spacedw.htm
Early Monday at 3:30AM ‘The Time Meddler - A Battle Of Wits' episode 3
of 4
Monday at 7:30AM EST ‘The War Games' episode 10 of 10
Tuesday through Friday at 7:30AM ‘Spearhead From Space' episodes 1 to 4
of 4
‘The Time Meddler’: I battle the Meddling Monk, trying to maintain the
proper flow of history on Earth.
‘The War Games’: With no where else to turn, I go to the Time Lords for
help in defeating the War Lords. And what do they do? Arrest me! But at
least this allows you to see the wonderful case I give in defense of
myself...
‘Spearhead from Space’: ...even though the blasted Time Lords refused to
listen to me. Forcing me to change my appearance, they exiled me to
Earth and took away my knowledge of the TARDIS. All just in time for me
to have to deal with the invading Nestene and their army of Autons.

Maine Public Broadcasting 10, 10, 12, 13, 26 http://www.mpbc.org/ No
broadcast this week.

New Hampshire Public TV 11, 15, 18, 49, 52 http://nhptv.org/
Sunday at 3PM EST "The Claws Of Axos" episodes 3 and 4 of 4
I continue to battle the living ship Axos as it attempts to - real
surprise here - take over the Earth! It wants to drain all the energy
from the Earth, and then leave it for dead. Plus, I've got the Master to
deal with as well, which always makes things more interesting.

WQED / WQEX 13, 16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/ No broadcast this
week.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Saturday at 11PM EST "The Sontaran Experiment" both episodes
Have I told you about the time that I fought a Sontaran in the far
future? No? It was a spectacular battle of wits between myself and Field
Marshall Styre, the result of which would decide the fate of Earth and
humanity! You see, Styre was running experiments on humans in order to
determine their weaknesses, so that the Sontaran War Fleet could invade.
I thought I did rather well myself, but I suppose you'll just have to
watch and see for yourself.

Maryland Public TV 22, 28, 31, 36, 62, 67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Friday and Saturday at Midnight EST "Doctor Who and the Silurians"
movie format
Doctor who? Isn't he the one that Cushing fellow played in the 60s?
Well, as far as I know, this was my first encounter with the Silurians,
the original inhabitants of Earth. They were feeling just a bit jealous
of the fact that humans had been living in their territory for the past
several thousand years, and they decided to do something about it;
namely, evicting the humans.

WUFT 5 Gainesville, FL http://www.wuft.org/ No broadcast this week.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://wusftv.usf.edu/
Saturday at 11:30PM EST "Snakedance" episode 4 of 4
The Mara returns to wreak more emotional havoc with my dear Tegan. In
this episode, I must confront the Mara in order to keep it from
recreating itself.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Saturday at 11:30PM EST "The Mind Of Evil" episodes 2 and 3 of 6
The second story to feature my old friend turned life-long nemesis, the
Master. (Why did they call him "Master", anyway? Oh well, I suppose he
can explain later...) Here he is attempting to destroy the Earth using a
warhead filled with nerve gas. But what is the connection between the
Master and the mysterious Keller Machine?

Louisiana Public Broadcasting 13, 18, 24, 24, 25, 27 http://www.lpb.org/
No
broadcast this week.

Iowa Public TV 11, 12, 21, 24, 27, 32, 32, 32, 36 http://www.iptv.org/
and
http://www.mach3ww.com/sffn/ No broadcast this week.

Prairie Public TV of ND 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 19
http://www.prairiepublic.org/
Friday at 10:30PM CST "Terror Of The Zygons" episode 1 of 4
The Doctor lets Zygons be bygones... oh, sorry, got caught up reading TV
Guide for a moment. The Zygons, seeking new housing, plan on taking
residence on a nice little blue-green planet in Mutter's Spiral. One
problem: it seems to be inhabited by a race known as humans, who think
that digital watches are a really cool idea. No problem, the think;
we'll just set our pet Skarasen on them. Well, then I show up, and its
not quite as easy as all that. If only I could get that stupid Skarasen
to quit following me...

KBDI 12, 11, 32 Denver, CO http://www.kbdi.org/ No broadcast this week.

KSPS 7 Spokane, WA http://www.ksps.org/
Saturday at 10:30PM PST "City Of Death" movie format
Upon a visit to 1979 Paris with Romana, I discovered that a man named
Count Scarlioni was selling the Mona Lisa. Problem being that he was
selling multiple copies of said painting. Well, I just decided to go to
the source, and visited my good friend Leonardo. Splendid chap. For some
reason, though, when I arrived I found that Scarlioni person there as
well. How was that possible, and what was his connection to a spaceship
that exploded millions of years earlier?

KBTC / KCKA 28, 15 Tacoma, WA
Saturday at 7PM and 12:30AM PST, Monday at 7:30PM and 1AM PST "Spearhead
From Space" episodes 3 and 4 of 4
Following my terribly unfair trial by the Time Lords, I found myself
forced into exile on Earth, and even forced me to regenerate into
something dreadful... well, as things with me normally seem to go, even
though I couldn't go anywhere, trouble was kind enough to come and find
me, this time in the form of the Nestene and their plastic Auton
servants.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sunday at 9PM PST "The War Machines" all 4 episodes, restored version
Sunday at 11:18PM PST "The Sontaran Experiment" both episodes
The humans manage to create a computer called WOTAN that can think for
itself. The only problem is that it thinks everything would be a lot
better off if it was running the show! So, you guessed it, it sets out
to conquer the world using its deadly War Machines. I was never worried,
though. After all, WOTAN couldn't even get my name right!
And have I told you about the time that I fought a Sontaran in the far
future? I have? Oh, well... next! (see WYBE)

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Saturday at 5PM EST, Sunday at 2PM EST "The Sontaran Experiment" movie
format
Have I told you about the time... oh, never mind. (see WYBE)

Well, I hope you all have enjoyed my commentary. Oh, the stories I could
tell you... but there's not nearly enough time for that, now is there?
If you haven't enjoyed it, then never fear, because Benjamin shall
return in a week with his own take on things.

In the meantime, I’ll be ready to hop back into my TARDIS for a quick
getaway if *Benjamin* doesn't like the column this week...

Benjamin F. Elliott
Special Guest Co-Writer: The 12th Doctor

Doctor Who is a trademark of the BBC. Copyright 1999.

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - May 11, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 19
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Friday evening May 11 through Friday morning May 18
(Australia/New Zealand Saturday morning 12 May through Friday night 18 May)

It's been five years. No, This Week is not 5 years old. But the most recent
official Doctor Who television story is. "Doctor Who", starring Paul McGann,
Daphne Ashbrook, and Eric Roberts, is turning 5 years old. Some CTV stations
in Canada premiered the movie on 12 May 1996. At least one other Canadian
station premiered the movie on 13 May 1996. The United States and the rest
of Canada saw it on the FOX network on 14 May 1996, where it had the
misfortune of battling the famous heart attack episode of Roseanne. In the
UK, the movie aired slightly abridged on 27 May 1996. It then spread across
the world. Paul McGann received and still has near-universal support from
fans as the 8th Doctor, but a TV series did not emerge from the movie. There
have recently been several direct-to-CD Doctor Who audios with Paul McGann
from Big Finish http://www.doctorwho.co.uk/ , though that is outside the
range that this column deals with. Best wishes to Paul, and I'm sure we all
hope that if there is a TV or movie series in the future, that he gets a
chance to participate.

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/ has announced on their frequently
asked questions page that they are dropping Doctor Who from the schedule in
July. The reason they cite is an inability to order any additional stories
beyond the 16 Tom Baker installments they already had.

It might be worth noting that the last time any "new" Doctor Who material
made it to the US was in late 1997, when the extended version of The Curse
Of Fenric, the more complete version of The War Machines, the revised
version of Five Doctors, and the color versions of Doctor Who and the
Silurians, Terror Of The Autons, and The Daemons came over. Since BBC
America launched, they have had the right to halt any efforts to get "new"
material which they hadn't already aired.

If BBC America will truly no longer has the rights to get new stories, it is
worth a hope that they no longer have the right to halt orders of additional
material. Certainly The Dominators and The Time Meddler could now be ordered
with some missing scenes restored. The extended Silver Nemesis was made
around the same time as the extended Curse Of Fenric. Episodes 1+5 of The
Ambassadors Of Death are available in color these days. There's the BBC2
Doctor Who Night from 1999. And probably more possibilities out there. If
BBC America is out of the way, then it is within the realms of possibility
for new to US material to show up in the future. If BBC America retains the
right to get in the way, any new material will be less likely, as they
haven't allowed new material to come in the last 3 years. It will likely be
some time until it is publicly known whether BBC America is truly out of the
Doctor Who equation, or merely out of the business of televising Doctor Who.

KTEH 54 in San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/ is taking viewer choices for a
Doctor Who Night on June 10. Details on the web site, or in last week's
TWIDW column.

WCET 48 in Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/ seems to be skipping over 2
episodes. Their last Doctor Who broadcast was on April 14, when episodes 4+5
of The Invasion Of Time aired. They had an auction scheduled that would
pre-empt the show on April 21 and April 28. The auction was postponed a week
at the last minute, so specials aired on April 21 and the auction pre-empted
Doctor Who on April 28 and May 5. Doctor Who returns this Saturday, May 12.
But the episodes that originally would have aired on May 5 - Invasion Of
Time 6 and Ribos Operation 1 - are not on the schedule. They have Ribos
Operation 2+3 scheduled for May 12, as if the auction had never moved. If
anyone at WCET or who knows anyone at WCET reads this, you might want to
make sure you aren't inadvertently skipping over some episodes this week.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM. And now, the listings:

RADIO:

WPBR 1340AM West Palm Beach, FL http://hometown.aol.com/scifiradioguy/
MP3 Archive http://www.live365.com/
Sun 11:05PM EDT "Interstellar Transmissions" sci-fi news/chat show
Includes the usual Doctor Who news early in the hour. Next week the topic
will be Jon Pertwee, on the 5th anniversary of his passing.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 8:05-10AM BST "The Face Of Evil" movie
Leela, huntress and outcast of the Sevateem, comes across a man with too
many clothes and strangely sweet food. But this man looks like the devil she
doesn't believe in, and sounds like the god she doesn't believe in. Could
she have made a mistake in her beliefs?

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Mawdryn Undead" ep 4 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. Mawdryn and his fellows have infected Nyssa and
Tegan. If the Doctor does not sacrifice his lives to Mawdryn's people, Nyssa
and Tegan will never be able to leave Mawdryn's spaceship again.
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Terminus" ep 1 of 4
Turlough's sabotage endangers Nyssa's life, and causes the TARDIS to latch
onto a spaceship heading for Terminus, one of the worst places in the known
universe. Slightly nicer than being in the path of a volcano, slightly
nastier than being at a bus depot at night.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "Image Of The Fendahl" all 4 eps
Five million years ago, a planet was destroyed to cover up a deadly secret.
But one skull escaped and came to Earth. Watching and waiting for mankind to
be technologically advanced enough to resume its existence of pillage. This
is the skull's story.
Mon *11:45PM* AEST "The Pirate Planet" ep 4 of 4
Special late time. The Mentiads prepare their attack on Queen Xanxia and the
Pirate Captain. Meanwhile, Mr. Fibuli comes up with an idea for another
planet to crush for minerals - Earth.
Tue-Fri 11:30PM AEST "The Stones Of Blood" eps 1 - 4 of 4
Romana's Log. Stardate: 3.42 * 6 to the power of Rassilon. "We're going to
Earth. The third segment is there. Somewhere near a stone circle. Earth
sounds terrible. All those trees, with their leaves, their colours. And it's
the Doctor's favourite planet. I don't want to go somewhere that could make
me like (gasp) him. I'd sooner regenerate and become a blonde!"

Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Sun-Tue 6PM "The Armageddon Factor" eps 4 - 6 of 6
Last rerun in 1988. A daring stunt using the uncompleted key has temporarily
delayed the destruction of the general area of space. But the Doctor will
need the final segment to hold off disaster forever. To get the segment, the
Doctor must transform it from its present form. And there are very good
reasons why he should not do that.
Wed-Fri 6PM "Destiny Of The Daleks" eps 1 - 3 of 4
Last rerun in 1988. Romana and the Doctor stumble across a Dalek effort to
revive their creator - Davros!

USA:

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
(If you have BBC America but do not have a PBS station with Doctor Who, this
could be your last chance to see these stories for a while. Set the VCRs. Of
all the times for BBC America to finally become widely distributed ...)
Mon-Thu 8AM EDT (5AM PDT)/Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes in movie
format daily
Mon-Wed/Tue-Thu "Genesis Of The Daleks" movie, pts 1 - 3 of 3
The 4th Doctor is sent on a mission to seek-locate-destroy. He must find the
Daleks at the point of their creation, figure out if it is possible to alter
their nature into less aggressive creatures. If it is not possible to change
the Daleks, then they must be wiped out of time and space, altering much of
history.
Thu/Fri "The Android Invasion" movie, pt 1 of 2
The Doctor and Sarah return to Earth, but England is mostly abandoned. Well,
  one person falls off a cliff and keeps moving. But otherwise, very few
people.

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
No Saturday broadcast.
Late Thu 12:30AM EDT "The Androids Of Tara" eps 3+4 of 4
It's coronation time. Can Prince Reynart be crowned king? Or will a backup
plan be used?

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Returns May 18.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 4AM EDT "Frontios" eps 1+2 of 4
The TARDIS crew is marooned on a world where humanity is slowly being
decimated by a series of suspicious asteroid bursts. Turlough gets a nagging
sense that he knows what's going on. Concludes in June.
Sat 7:45-9PM EDT "Doctor Who: Making Of A Scene" 1988 documentary about the
filming of Silver Nemesis. Aka "The Making Of Silver Nemesis" or "The Making
of Doctor Who".
Sat 9-10:30PM EDT "Silver Nemesis" all 3 eps
The 7th Doctor and Ace have to leave a jazz concert early to deal with
Cybermen, neo-Nazis, and a lady from the 17th Century, who have all decided
to show up in England in search of the Nemesis statue, a Time Lord artefact
of devastating power. Could run late due to pledge drives.
Sat 10:30PM-Mid EDT "Mawdryn Undead" eps 3+4 of 4
See BBC Prime for description. Could start late.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Keys Of Marinus" movie (The Sea Of Death, The Velvet
Web, The Screaming Jungle, The Snows Of Terror, Sentence Of Death, The Keys
Of Marinus)
The 1st Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan are blackmailed into searching for
the Keys that will operate a machine that removes free will from the
inhabitants of the planet Marinus. One wonders why the people on that world
did not destroy the machine a long time ago. Or maybe they like being
mindless sheep.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Greatest Show In The Galaxy" ep 1 of 4
Junk mail infiltrates the TARDIS and tries to lure the 7th Doctor and Ace to
a circus, where bad acting can get you killed.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Ribos Operation" eps 2+3 of 4
The search for the 1st segment of the Key To Time causes the Doctor and
Romana to come across Garron and Unstoffe, criminals who are trying to
swindle the nastiest despot this side of the fancy restaurant industry.
(Note - WCET seems to have skipped The Invasion Of Time episode 6 and The
Ribos Operation episode 1. If they realize this, those episodes might air
instead of the ones listed above.)

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Note - beginning next week, 2 episodes each Saturday!!
Sat 10PM CDT "Destiny Of The Daleks" ep 2 of 4
See Prime TV New Zealand for description.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:34PM CDT "Terror Of The Zygons" ep 1 of 4
(Postponed from an earlier date.) Back on Earth, the Doctor, Sarah, and
Harry help UNIT seek the answers behind the sinking of oil rigs near Loch
Ness. For one of them, the price of investigating may be a bullet.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Stones Of Blood" ep 2 of 4
See UKTV Australia for details.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Warriors' Gate" eps 3+4 of 4
The ship made up out of Dwarf Star Alloy is collapsing the gateway,
endangering everyone's lives, and possibly cutting off the Doctor's route
home to the normal universe.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "The Armageddon Factor" ep 3 of 6
K9 discovers a kindred spirit - a smart aleck computer that runs a world.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
No episodes this week. Next broadcast Saturday May 19.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang" ep 1 of 6
The Doctor and Leela try to go to the theatre, but stumble into a maze of
murder and mayhem in London's Chinatown. This broadcast includes a scene cut
from the video version which involved nunchucks.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Pirate Planet" eps 3+4 of 4
See UKTV Australia for details.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "The Dominators" 2 hour movie
A story better remembered for witty lines than for the actual plot. The 2nd
Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe land on an island where a nuclear bomb went off 173
years ago. But the radiation, which was fatal minutes earlier, has
disappeared.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

I'll let the notice on their frequent asked questions list tell the story. I
don't have any other information. There is no reason to assume this would
affect the status of the show on US broadcast TV.

http://www.bbcamerica.com/about/faq_schedule.html#drwho

"Does BBC America show Dr Who?
BBC America currently shows a limited number of Dr Who episodes. However, as
we have been unable to gain rights to further episodes, we will cease
showing Dr Who from July 2001."

------
Benjamin F. Elliott
This Week In Doctor Who

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - May 4, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 18
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/
thisweekindoctorwho-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Friday evening May 4 through Friday morning May 11
(Australia & New Zealand Saturday morning 5 May through Friday evening 11
May)

Philadelphia, PA, USA - WYBE 35 http://www.wybe.org/ has decided to have a
Doctor Who marathon on May 12 as part of a Spring pledge drive. The marathon
will run from 7:45PM to Midnight. It will include Making Of A Scene (a
documentary about the making of Silver Nemesis), all 3 episodes of Silver
Nemesis, and episodes 3+4 of Mawdryn Undead. The 5:30PM rerun on that day
will be pre-empted to allow for other pledge specials. Doctor Who will be
pre- empted on May 19 for a Lenny Henry marathon, and on May 26 for a
Ballykissangel marathon.

Also, WYBE quietly moved its Monday 4AM rerun of Doctor Who to Saturdays at
4AM within the last few weeks. Their website does not yet reflect this
change.

San Jose, CA, USA - KTEH 54 http://www.kteh.org/ will have a Doctor Who
Night on Sunday June 10. The marathon will run from 7PM to 1AM. KTEH's press
release:

"Doctor Who - A Celebration: 20 Years of Time Travel on KTEH

"Be part of broadcasting history, as KTEH celebrates its 20th consecutive
year of broadcasting Doctor Who with a viewer's choice marathon on Sunday,
June 10, 2001 at 7 pm.

"You and other Doctor Who fans will have an opportunity to choose one
half-hour episode from each of the seven Doctors, the result of which will
be announced as part of our June 10 marathon on KTEH.

"Select one individual episode from each of the following seven Doctor
Who's, or — if you can't pick an individual episode - pick a story and votes
tallied in favor of the story will lead to the selection of the most favored
episode of that story.

"E-mail your selections to DoctorWho@... , or mail them to:

KTEH Doctor Who Anniversary Celebration
1585 Schallenberger Road
San Jose, CA 95131-2434

"Ballots must be received by Wednesday, June 1st, 2001. Episodes must be
from stories currently in distribution in the United States."

New Zealand - Prime TV pre-empted Doctor Who on Sunday 29 April to make room
for a soccer game, shifting the episodes back one day from what was listed
in last week's edition.

Canada - As noted last week, SPACE: The Imagination Station
http://www.spacecast.com/ will air the second Peter Cushing movie (Daleks:
Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.) on Sunday May 6 at 2PM Eastern Time (11AM
Pacific). Canadians who have lacked any Doctor Who on your TV screens, mark
your calendars.

Radio/Internet - BCB Radio http://www.bcb.yorks.com/ once again did not air
The Who Review in the timeslot it has enjoyed for the past year. Presumably
it has moved or been canceled. If anyone in the reading audience listens to
BCB and knows where the show has moved to, please let me know.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM . And now, the
listings:

RADIO:

WPBR 1340 AM West Palm Beach, FL http://hometown.aol.com/scifiradioguy/
MP3 Archive http://www.live365.com/
Sun 11:05PM EDT "Interstellar Transmissions" sci-fi news/chat show

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 8:05-10AM BST "The Deadly Assassin" movie
An emergency recall message tricks the Doctor to return to Gallifrey to try
to stop an Assassination. Soon the Doctor is accused of the murder he tried
to avert.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Mawdryn Undead" ep 3 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Mawdryn Undead" ep 4 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. The Black Guardian and the 5th Doctor have the
same fear. By a disturbing twist, 2 versions of the Brigadier wind up on
Mawdryn's spaceship at the same time. If they meet - zap.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:


UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Invisible Enemy" all 4 eps
When savage met robot. After the Doctor's mind is taken over by an
intergalactic virus, Leela teams up with K9, a sentient robot, to keep an
invasion force busy while the Doctor attempts to defeat the virus.
Mon-Tue 11:30PM AEST "The Ribos Operation" eps 3 - 4 of 4
The Graff Vynda-K takes being lied to badly, and tries to kill Garron and
Unstoffe. He wants to kill the Doctor as well. He wants to kill everyone,
come to think of it. He wants to rule the living, but all he does is kill.
Wed-Fri 11:30PM AEST "The Pirate Planet" eps 1 - 3 of 4
The Doctor and Romana have a problem. The 2nd segment of the Key To Time is
on the planet Calufrax. They have gone to the location of Calufrax. But
Calufrax is missing, replaced by another planet. And the tracer for the Key
claims the segment is everywhere. Either the tracer needs new batteries, so
something very nasty has happened. This is the first Doctor Who story that a
then-unknown named Douglas Adams worked on.

Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Sun-Tue 6PM "The Power Of Kroll" eps 2 - 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1988. Betrayed by Rohm-Dutt, the Swampies get angry. Betrayed
by his mustache cream, Thawn gets angry. His sleep interrupted by angry
swampies and an angry refinery operator, Kroll gets angry. Death and
wackiness to ensue.
Wed-Fri 6PM "The Armageddon Factor" eps 1 - 3 of 6
Last rerun in 1988. In search of the final segment of the Key To Time, the
Doctor and Romana travel to Atrios, a world in the middle of a devastating
war. But the war seems mechanical, staged. Is finding the final segment
really a good idea?

CANADA:

SPACE: The Imagination Station http://www.spacecast.com/
Sun 2PM EDT (3:30PM Newfoundland, 11AM PDT) "Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150
A.D." 1966 theatrical movie
Peter Cushing stars as Dr. Who in this remake of The Dalek Invasion Of
Earth. The Doctor, Susan, and Louise rescue a cop named Tom from a gang of
robbers who jumped him. They find themselves in the year 2150, where mankind
no longer rules the Earth. Now they are the last hope to save humanity from
the Daleks. This was the second of two movie remakes of Dalek stories, and
better than the first movie.

USA:

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Mon-Thu 8AM EDT (5AM PDT)/Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes in movie
format daily
Mon-Tue/Tue-Wed "The Face Of Evil" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2
The 4th Doctor comes across a planet that reveres him as a god and hates him
as a demon at the same time. Evidently he made quite an impression on his
last visit.
Wed-Thu/Thu-Fri "The Ark In Space" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2
The Doctor, Sarah, and Harry awaken the survivors of humanity on Space
Station Nerva. Alas, some things on the Ark had already woken up.

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat 1AM EDT "The Androids Of Tara" eps 1+2 of 4
The 4th Doctor's decides to go fishing while Romana finds the 4th segment of
the Key To Time. Warning - fishing can be harmful to the health of your
scarf.
No Late Thursday airings this week.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Remember - no episodes May 19.
Sat 11:30PM EDT "City Of Death" eps 1+2 of 4
From Scaroth, With Love. France is - so clean.
From Scaroth, With Love. Time cracks look super keen.
It's a plot to alter all of Earth's history.
And it's brought to you from Scaroth, With Love.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Remember - Doctor Who marathon on May 12. No episodes May 19 or 26.
Sat 4AM + 5:30PM EDT "The Awakening" both eps
The one time the TARDIS finally gets to its desired destination - the
English village where Tegan's grandfather lives - and he's missing. Figures.
Sat 11PM EDT "Frontios" eps 1+2 of 4
A meteorite storm forces the Doctor to land the TARDIS beyond the outer
limits of where it's allowed to travel. A period of the future where they
cannot interfere. A period where humanity is being wiped out.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Edge Of Destruction" 50 minute movie (The Edge Of Dest
ruction, The Brink Of Disaster)
Could start as early as 11:45PM, or sometime in between. MPT's start times
have been fluid.
An explosion leaves the 1st Doctor and company with partial amnesia and
heightened paranoia. As they come to fear and distrust each other, they are
oblivious to warnings from the ship.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "Silver Nemesis" ep 3 of 3
To outwit the Cybermen, the neo-Nazis, and Lady Peinforte, the 7th Doctor
takes control of the Nemesis statue. But Lady Peinforte has a trick up her
sleeve. She knows the Doctor's real identity.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Returns May 12.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Reminder - 2 episodes a week beginning May 19.
Sat 10PM CDT "Destiny Of The Daleks" ep 1 of 4
A newly regenerated Romana and the Doctor explore a radiation-riddled
planet. The Doctor has a suspicious feeling he has been there before.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Reminder - Terror Of The Zygons begins May 12, even though it occurs before
Planet Of Evil.
Sat 11:35PM CDT "Planet Of Evil" ep 4 of 4
The Doctor kidnaps Professor Sorenson, who is now riddled with anti-matter.
Is there a way to save the Morestran crew without sacrificing Sorenson to
the anti-matter universe?

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 17 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Stones Of Blood" ep 1 of 4
Macaroons are killing people. Or is that the Scones of Blood? The Doctor
introduces Romana to Earth, and she isn't impressed. The tracer hasn't found
the 3rd Segment of the Key To Time yet, but the Doctor and Romana do find an
unusual stone circle.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Warriors' Gate" eps 1+2 of 4
The 4th Doctor, Romana, and Adric find a gateway that could bring them back
to the main universe. But first they have to find out the story behind the
Tharills, time-sensitive slaves of group of humans.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "The Armageddon Factor" ep 2 of 6
See Prime TV New Zealand for details.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Late Fri 12:30AM MDT "Full Circle" eps 1+2 of 4
Late Fri 1:30AM, Sat 11PM MDT "Full Circle" eps 3+4 of 4
Alzarius. A planet where the life cycle seems to be accelerated. This is the
story of Adric.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Robots Of Death" ep 4 of 4
Dask is exposed as Taran Capel, and the robots decide to kill all the
remaining humans.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Pirate Planet" eps 1+2 of 4
See UKTV Australia for details.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "The Tomb Of The Cybermen" movie
The famous "lost" story, where the 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Victoria try to
keep a gang of archaeologists from inadvertently reawakening the Cybermen.
This is only the 3rd time the story has aired on KTEH.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - April 27, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 17
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/
thisweekindoctorwho-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Welcome to the weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts around the world. And
unlike last week, the link to the listserve given above actually goes to the
listserve, as opposed to a non-existant portion of Google.

Canadians - set your calendars. SPACE: The Imagination Station
http://www.spacecast.com/ will repeat Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. on
Sunday, May 6 at 2PM EDT (3:30PM in Newfoundland, 11AM PDT). Even though
SPACE let its rights to the series expire in May of 2000, they still have
the rights to this movie through a package of movies. The package appears
not to include the other Peter Cushing Dr. Who movie - Dr. Who And The
Daleks.

Chicago area fans - WYIN 56 in Gary, Indiana http://www.wyin.org/ is finally
doing something right. Since their Red Dwarf rights are expiring, WYIN is
going from 1 Doctor Who episode a week to 2, beginning May 19th at 10PM.
This would seem to corroborate WYIN's claims that they were going to try to
treat Doctor Who fans better than they did last year, when they frequently
aired episodes at random, and rarely aired the advertised episode. Now that
WYIN is doing something good, I'd advise thanking them. They already know
that Doctor Who fans get annoyed at shoddy service, so it's time to make
sure they know that fans will support good service.

Urbana, Illinois fans watching Doctor Who on WILL 12
http://www.will.uiuc.edu/ have probably noticed the last few weeks that the
episodes have not corresponded with the info in the column. Due to a problem
beyond their control, they had to jump to Planet Of Evil, skipping over
Terror Of The Zygons, which had been the advertised story. They will go back
to Terror Of The Zygons beginning May 12.

St. Paul, Minnesota fans of TPT http://www.tpt.org/ may have noticed this
already, but episode 1 of The Pirate Planet aired on both March 31st and
April 7th, throwing off their schedule by one week. The column now has the
correct episodes indicated.

People in New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont who watch NHPTV
http://www.nhptv.org/ may have noticed that the start time for Doctor Who
has started to vary. The 12:30AM Late Thursday installment moved to Midnight
without notice, but will be at 12:30AM again one week next month. The
Midnight late Saturday repeat will air at 1AM one week next month. And
they'll take a week off for an auction in the middle of The Androids Of Tara
in May as well. Thanks to John in Massachusetts for alerting me to NHPTV's
new waffling attitude towards start times.

Denver fans who've sat through frequent pre-emptions on KBDI 12
http://www.kbdi.org/ now have to wait later at night to see the show when
it's on. Beginning this Saturday, Doctor Who moves from 10PM to 11PM, still
with 2 episodes a week. Meanwhile, the late Friday reruns look like they
will only air every two weeks for a while, with all 4 episodes of a story
airing at a time.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM. And now, the listings:

RADIO:

BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
Realplayer feed http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/realplayer/index_fm.html or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/realplayer/index_lw.html
"Dead Ringers" ep 404 (last show of current batch)
Friday 6:30PM BST (1:30PM EDT, 10:30AM PDT), Saturday 12:30PM BST (7:30AM
EDT, 4:30AM PDT)
After 3 episodes of absence, the "Doctor" prank phone calls return in this
installment. A press release announced that both Tom Baker and Colin Baker
were victims of prank phone calls by Dead Ringer Jon Culshaw playing the 4th
Doctor. One or both segments will air in the show.

BCB Cable Radio http://www.bcb.yorks.com/
Realplayer feed http://www.bcb.yorks.com/bcb.ram/
Thu 7ishPM BST (2ishPM EDT, 11ishAM PDT) "The Who Review" with Tim Moon
In theory, the Who Review for May will air at this time. The April edition
was mysteriously replaced by a prerecorded rap show, at least on the web
feed. If the time has changed, word has not reached me yet.

WPBR 1340AM West Palm Beach, FL http://hometown.aol.com/scifiradioguy/
MP3 Archive http://www.live365.com/
Sun 11:05PM EDT "Interstellar Transmissions" weekly sci-fi news/chat show
Joey Reynolds' weekly show, with Doctor Who news included. Featured guest -
Diane Jacques, mogul of www.JumpNJupiter.com . The Jon Pertwee tribute comes
May 20.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 8:05-10AM BST "The Hand Of Fear" movie
(Note new earlier start time to accommodate that British sci-fi classic -
Quantam Leap?) In Elisabeth Sladen's final appearance in the series as a
regular character, Sarah gets an evil hand in a rock quarry. Now, it's
driving her to kill and take over a nuclear power facility. Thankfully, this
is Doctor Who, not Angel, so we don't have to find out if Sarah can sing
well in a karaoke bar to find the answer. The Nunton power facility in this
story was at one point going to be the Nuton facility first seen and ravaged
by aliens in The Claws Of Axos.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Mawdryn Undead" ep 2 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Mawdryn Undead" ep 3 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. Working undercover for the Black Guardian,
Turlough teams up with the Doctor and the Brigadier in 1983. Meanwhile,
Nyssa, Tegan, and the Brigadier in 1977 discover an entity they believe to
be the Doctor. It is near death.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "Horror Of Fang Rock" all 4 eps
Leela and the Doctor visit a Lighthouse which has gone a bit dark. Seems an
incredibly unlikely fog descended on the place and the power went out. A
ship's crashed, leaving some snooty aristocrats stuck there being nosy. And
the dead are coming back to life. Normally this would not be suspicious, but
all these events going on at a lighthouse? Could be an alien at work.
Mon-Wed 11:30PM AEST "The Invasion Of Time" eps 4 - 6 of 6
The DeMat Gun. The most dangerous weapon ever created by the Time Lords. To
stop an invasion, someone may be foolish enough to make one. Meanwhile,
Leela spends a surprising amount of time around a Citadel Guard she barely
knows. Is this love?
Thu-Fri 11:30PM AEST "The Ribos Operation" eps 1 - 2 of 4
With a new K-9 and no responsibilities, the 4th Doctor prepares for a return
to carefree days with no companions. But a sinister figure in white has
other ideas. Will the Doctor be roped into a hunt for a mysterious Key with
the dubious purpose of putting good and evil on an even keel in the
universe?

Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Sun-Wed 6PM "The Androids Of Tara" eps 1 - 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1988. Medaevil antics abound as Romana is lured into a plot by
Count Grendel to assume the throne of Tara, and the Doctor is lured into a
plot by the rightful prince to get the throne back. With Peter Jeffrey as
Count Grendel and Cyril Shaps as the Archimandrite.
Thu-Fri 6PM "The Power Of Kroll" eps 1 - 2 of 4
Last rerun in 1988. The 5th segment of the Key To Time is hidden on a swamp
moon. No time to look for it though - the Swampies are busy shouting "Kroll,
Kroll" and the human technicians are going "Methane, Methane!" Obviously the
Swampies got the better lines.

USA:

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Mon-Thu 8AM EDT (5AM PDT)/Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes in movie
format daily
Mon-Wed/Tue-Thu "The Seeds Of Doom" movie, pts 1 - 3 of 3
Alien seed pods germinate on Earth and prepare to eat all animal life.
Thu/Fri "The Sontaran Experiment" movie
The 4th Doctor, Sarah, and Harry transmat to Earth to find out if it is
ready for human habitation yet. Not only is it ready, but someone or
something beat them to the surface.

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Stones Of Blood" eps 3+4 of 4
The Doctor accidentally releases 2 justice machines from centuries of
imprisonment. It seems the penalty for compassion is death. Who knows what
they would have done if the Doctor had ever given their car gas on the side
of the road? They might have blown up a planet or something. Very high
strung creatures.
Late Thu Mid EDT "The Androids Of Tara" eps 1+2 of 4
See Prime TV New Zealand for description.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "Destiny Of The Daleks" eps 3+4 of 4
In a surprise development, Davros is alive, and plots to bring the Daleks
back to greatness. Meanwhile, the Doctor discovers that the Daleks are not
the biggest danger on Skaro at the moment.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 5:30PM EDT "Warriors Of The Deep" eps 3+4 of 4
The 5th Doctor desperately tries to stop a massacre between the Silurians,
Sea Devils, and humans this time, since his 3rd incarnation failed twice in
the 20th Century. Alas, the Silurians and Sea Devils are not interested in a
peaceful solution this time, and the odds of anyone living through the story
are getting remote.
Sat 11PM, Mon 4AM EDT "The Awakening" both eps
A trip to Little Hobcombe to visit Tegan's grandfather goes awry when the
village turns out to be in the middle of disturbingly realistic war games,
commemorating a battle in 1643. Did that battle ever really end?

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Sat 11:45PM EDT "The Dead Planet" 2 hr, 41 min movie (The Dead Planet, The
Survivors, The Escape, The Ambush, The Expedition, The Ordeal, The Rescue)
The story that introduced the Daleks - one of the most famous monsters of
sci-fi history. The 1stDoctor schemes to get his companions to explore a
metal city, where mutants in metallic casings roam and plot the death of the
other species on the planet. For the first time, the Doctor and company must
decide whether to let history run its natural course, or get involved to
protect good from evil.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:40PM EDT "Silver Nemesis" ep 2 of 3
*Late start time due to long movie. The Cybermen have come to Earth, and
they want the Nemesis statue. So do a bunch of pseudo Nazis with bad
haircuts. And so does a Lady from the 17th Century with gold arrows.
Considering how she dealt with the punks who mistook her for a social
worker, I say we give Nemesis to Lady Peinforte.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Pre-empted by auction. Returns May 12.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "The Armageddon Factor" ep 6 of 6
To complete the Key To Time and allow the White Guardian to stabilize the
universe, the 4thDoctor and Romana must sacrifice the life of an innocent.
Normally the Doctor could just say "stuff it" to the White Guardian and quit
this quest. But if the Key is *not* completed, the Doctor's time loop will
collapse and both the planets Atrios and Zeos will be destroyed in the
crossfire of a space battle.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "Planet Of Evil" ep 3 of 4
The Morestran ship tries to leave the anti-matter world, unaware that
someone has smuggled anti-matter onboard. The smuggled anti-matter may cost
them their lives.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog KTCA 2, digital KTCI-DT 16 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Pirate Planet" ep 4 of 4
The Mentiads prepare to attack the heart of the planet Zanak, before it can
swallow its next victim - Earth.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "State Of Decay" all 4 eps
IPTV airs a complete story this week only before returning to 2 episodes
next week. Still in E- Space, the Doctor, Romana, and K9 come across a world
cursed by the last of the Great Vampires, a species that once threatened the
Time Lords, and could endanger the cosmos again.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "The Armageddon Factor" ep 1 of 6
The Doctor and Romana come to Atrios in search of the 6th segment of the Key
To Time, unaware that another agent is already searching for this final key.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Late Fri 12:30AM MDT "Meglos" all 4 eps
Note - based on the May schedule, it looks like KBDI will now air complete
reruns of stories every second Friday. The last of the Zolfa-Thurans
impersonates the Doctor in a daring scheme to steal a Dodecahedron that can
repower his world, at the expense of another planet.
Sat 11PM MDT "Full Circle" eps 1+2 of 4
Note new later Saturday time. The TARDIS is sucked through a CVE into
another universe, where all the knowledge and sensors in the TARDIS are
meaningless, and little is as it seems.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Robots Of Death" ep 3 of 4
The 4th Doctor and Dask save the Sandminer from destruction, but a killer is
still at loose on board.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Ribos Operation" eps 3+4 of 4
The Graff Vynda-K takes being cheated very badly. Megalomaniacs are very
touchy.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sat 11PM PDT "The War Machines" all 4 eps
(Note: this story is in episode format, while the other Hartnell stories in
KTEH's run were in movie format. KTEH was unable to get the episode prints
in time for this run of Hartnell, but already had this story from a package
of cleaned up specials. This version corresponds to the one released on
video in 1997, with restored picture and several scenes that were missing in
the old episode and movie versions.) In the final complete Hartnell story,
the Doctor and Dodo return to London in 1966, where a group of scientists
have built a supercomputer that can link with almost any computer. An
inter-net, you could say. But will this be the benevolent system everyone
hopes for, or a means to create a great evil?

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - April 20, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 16
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The usual episode descriptions will return in the next column. Just a couple
of quick notes for this edition.

WYBE 35 in Philadelphia got its episodes confused yet again last week,
rerunning the second half of The Five Doctors in the Saturday 11PM time
period where the second half of Warriors Of The Deep was scheduled.
Fortunately, with the Saturday 5:30PM rerun, you should be able to see the
end of Warriors tomorrow. Hopefully.

Maryland Public Television is going back to the first Doctor Who story this
weekend, having aired all the available stories over the past 2 3/4 years.
The last time MPT went back to the beginning, I stayed up and watched the
first episode. The inspiration to create this column occurred during that
broadcast. Still, we won't hold that against MPT, will we?

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM. And now, the listings:

RADIO:

BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
Realplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/realplayer/index_fm.html or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/realplayer/index_lw.html
"Dead Ringers" ep 403
Fri 6:30PM BST (1:30PM EDT, 10:30AM PDT); Sat 12:30PM BST (7:30AM EDT,
4:30AM PDT)

WPBR 1340AM West Palm Beach, FL http://hometown.aol.com/scifiradioguy/
MP3 Archive http://www.live365.com/
Sun 11:05PM EDT "Interstellar Transmissions" sci-fi news/chat show

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 10:05AM-Noon BST "The Masque Of Mandragora" movie

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Mawdryn Undead" ep 1 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Mawdryn Undead" ep 2 of 4
Late Friday installment pre-empted this week.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

UKTV Australlia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang" all 6 eps
Mon-Tue 11:30PM AEST "Underworld" eps 3 - 4 of 4
Wed-Fri 11:30PM AEST "The Invasion Of Time" eps 1 - 3 of 6

Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Sun-Mon 6PM "The Pirate Planet" eps 3 - 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1987.
Tue-Fri 6PM "The Stones Of Blood" eps 1 - 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1987/1988.

USA:

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Mon-Thu 8AM EDT (5AM PDT)/Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes in movie
format daily
Mon-Tue/Tue-Wed "The Hand Of Fear" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2
Wed-Thu/Thu-Fri "The Deadly Assassin" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Stones Of Blood" eps 1+2 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM EDT "The Stones Of Blood" eps 3+4 of 4

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "Destiny Of The Daleks" eps 1+2 of 4

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 5:30PM EDT "Warriors Of The Deep" eps 1+2 of 4
Sat 11PM, Mon 4AM EDT "Warriors Of The Deep" eps 3+4 of 4

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Sat 11:45PM EDT "An Unearthly Child" movie (An Unearthly Child, The Cave Of
Skulls, The Forest Of Fear, The Firemaker)

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "Silver Nemesis" ep 1 of 3

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Pre-empted by auction. Returns May 5.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "The Armageddon Factor" ep 5 of 6

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "Terror Of The Zygons" ep 3 of 4

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog - KTCA 2
digital - KTCI-DT 16 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Pirate Planet" ep 4 of 4

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Full Circle" eps 3+4 of 4

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "The Power Of Kroll" ep 4 of 4

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
No episodes this week. Returns April 27.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Robots Of Death" ep 2 of 4

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Ribos Operation" eps 1+2 of 4

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "The Gunfighters" movie (A Holiday For The Doctor, Don't Shoot
The Pianist!, Johnny Ringo, The OK Corral)

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - April 13, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 15
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Last week, WYBE 35 in Philadelphia gave its viewers a welcome
surprise. A third airing of Doctor Who was added - 5:30PM Saturdays,
the week after the episodes first air at 11PM. A chance to see the
show when the viewing public is actually awake, and to introduce it
to the fans of the future.

And Happy Anniversary congratulations go out to the people at KTEH 54
in San Jose, CA. On Monday, April 13, at 6PM, this obscure secondary
PBS affiliate in Silicon Valley began airing Doctor Who as a weekday
series. In the past 20, Doctor Who has never left their lineup. Look
for the complete history of KTEH as one of the sections on the TWIDW
website, when the site goes online in a few weeks. Now, how do we
gently persuade KTEH to bring back the weekday evening episodes?

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@... , or bfelliott3 on AOL IM. And now, the
listings:

RADIO:

BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
Realplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/realplayer/index_fm.html or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/realplayer/index_lw.html
"Dead Ringers" ep 402
Fri 6:30PM BST (1:30PM EDT, 10:30AM PDT); Sat 12:30PM BST (7:30AM
EDT, 4:30AM PDT)
No Doctor Who segments last week, which is unusual, but should
indicate a segment with this installment. If they want to stay in the
column, anyway.

WPBR 1340AM West Palm Beach, FL http://hometown.aol.com/scifiradioguy/
MP3 Archive http://www.live365.com/
Sun 11:05PM EDT "Interstellar Transmissions" sci-fi news/chat
The station (and therefore the show) were off the air last week, but
it should be back this week. Doctor Who news before the main
interview section.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 9:05AM-Noon BST "The Seeds Of Doom" movie
Likely to be one of the most video recorded and least watched on the
day UK Gold Doctor Who broadcasts of the year. It's Easter Sunday,
and odds are much of the audience will be making one of their few
visits to a Church of the year. For those still at home, or if your
VCR works properly and lets you see the story later - Seed pods
discovered in the Antarctic turn the plants of Earth into mankind's
deadliest enemies.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Snakedance" ep 4 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. The Doctor seeks out a snake handler with
intimate knowledge of the Mara to save Tegan and the planet Manussa.
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Mawdryn Undead" ep 1 of 4
The Black Guardian wants revenge against the Doctor. So, he hires a
teenage alien on Earth to kill the Doctor.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/
http://www.uktv.com.au/
Weekend and Monday airings pre-empted by The Bill marathon.
Tue-Wed 11:30PM AEST "The Sun Makers" eps 3 - 4 of 4
Leela is captured by the government, and is prepared for execution.
But that's okay. Humanity is just about ready to execute the
government.
Thu-Fri 11:30PM AEST "Underworld" eps 1 - 2 of 4
Slightly to the left of the middle of nowhere, a ship of tired people
search for the race banks that will revive their race and allow them
to die.

Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Sun-Wed 6PM "The Ribos Operation" eps 1 - 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1987. On the planet Ribos, a scheme to cheat a warlord
into buying a planet goes hideously wrong. Oops.
Thu-Fri 6PM "The Pirate Planet" eps 1 - 2 of 4
Last rerun in 1987. To the Doctor's horror, Romana decides to handle
the TARDIS controls and attempt a landing. His fear - that she will
be able to do it just fine.

USA:

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Mon-Thu 8AM EDT (5AM PDT); Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes in
movie format daily
Mon-Tue/Tue-Wed "The Brain Of Morbius" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2
A scientist on a barren planet wants to build a new body for the evil
Time Lord politician Morbius.
Wed-Thu/Thu-Fri "The Masque Of Mandragora" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2
A malevolent fire ball of hate displays a towel and hitches a lift on
board the TARDIS. It travels to 15th Century Earth to conquer the
planet.

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Pirate Planet" eps 3+4 of 4
The Doctor discovers the dark secret behind the planet Zanak, and its
pirate Captain. The woman behind the throne is the throne. And Earth
is its next victim.
Late Thu 12:30AM EDT "The Stones Of Blood" eps 1+2 of 4
The search for the 3rd segment of the Key To Time brings the Doctor
to Earth. Romana is not impressed with the place.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Armageddon Factor" eps 5+6 of 6
K9 is taken over by the Shadow, and imprisons the Doctor. With the
help of Drax, a Time Lord with a Cockney accent, the Doctor must
rally to save the universe.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 5:30PM EDT "The Five Doctors" 4 ep version, pts 3+4
After being spurned by the Doctors, the Master contemplates starting
a third side in this good vs. evil situation. After all, the Third
Way worked perfectly well for Tony Blair. Why not for the Master?
Sat 11PM, Mon 4AM EDT "Warriors Of The Deep" eps 1+2 of 4
The 5th Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough arrive on a sea base in 2084,
where the two factions of human society still battle it out for
dominance. Little do they know that two reptilian races have teamed
up and plan to invade.

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Sat 11:45PM EDT "Survival" 70 minute movie
Last TV story in the original series. "An Unearthly Child" airs next
week.
Ace returns to Perivale. But all her old friends are disappearing. A
mysterious black cat is appearing before each disappearance. And now
it's looking at Ace. The animatronic cat used in this story is better
known as "Salem" on Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. The TV Guide magazine
is erroneously claiming that the story will not begin until Midnight.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Happiness Patrol" ep 3 of 3
Revolution time. The 7th Doctor & Ace rally the workers to overturn
the regime of Helen A. This greatly annoys Helen A., the Kandyman,
and Fifi.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Invasion Of Time" eps 4+5 of 6
Next episodes air May 5. The Doctor's brilliant plan to get rid of
the Vardans overlooks one tiny detail - how did the Vardans get the
financing for the invasion in the first place? They might not be
alone.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "The Armageddon Factor" ep 4 of 6
The command centers of Atrios and Zeos are trapped in a time loop
created by the Doctor in a last-ditch effort to prevent a
catastrophe. If he doesn't find the final segment of the Key To Time,
the time loop will decay and collapse.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "Terror Of The Zygons" ep 2 of 4
Harry hovers between life and death. And the Doctor's investigations
lead him to suspect extra- terrestrial activity.

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog - KTCA 2
digital - KTCI-DT 16 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Pirate Planet" ep 3 of 4
See NHPTV for description.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/
http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Full Circle" eps 1+2 of 4
The TARDIS travels through a Charged Vacuum Emboitement (CVE),
trapping the crew in E- Space, a universe with equal but opposite co-
ordinates to our own. The good news - this might keep Romana from
having to return to Gallifrey. The bad news - they might never be
able to return to their home universe.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "The Power Of Kroll" ep 3? of 4
It seems that the refinery's drilling is reawakening Kroll, giant
squid, god to the Swampie people, and general certain death threat
for anyone in his facility. To save everyone's lives, the Doctor must
shut the refinery down. But he doesn't say please first.

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Late Fri 12:30AM MDT "The Leisure Hive" eps 3+4 of 4
The experiment goes awry, leaving the Doctor centuries older and in
deep depression. Meanwhile, Pangol engages in very shifty behavior.
Very bad timing, as he will be the leader when Mena dies. And Mena's
time is running out.
Sat 10PM MDT "Meglos" all 4 eps
Next episodes air April 27th. Meglos' personal log: "Have hired low-
grade thugs. A humanoid will be supplied for bonding. Now, I must
find out how to create a Chronic Hysteresis to trap the Doctor in
time, enabling me to steal his body and use it for my Master Plan.
One glitch - I'm a cactus. No hands. Still, I'll work out something."

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Robots Of Death" ep 1 of 4
A murderer stalks the Sandminer? Is he up to nefarious purposes? Or
is he performing a public service to that planet's gene pool?

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Invasion Of Time" eps 5+6 of 6
See WCET for description.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "The Ark" movie (The Steel Sky, The Plague, The Return,
The Bomb)
The biggest problem with traveling through time is the fact that if
you succeeded, your interaction with other places and times could
have unexpected consequences. In this, the last story under John
Wiles' watch as producer, the Doctor, Steven, and Dodo inadvertently
endanger humanity in the far future simply by meeting them. What
could backward types from the 1stsegment of Time due to endanger
people in the 57th segment. And can the situation be balanced in time
to save them?

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO - April 6, 2001
by Benjamin F. Elliott
Vol 4, No 14
Mailing list - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho
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Welcome to the weekly column covering Doctor Who on TV and the radio around
the world. Beginning with this week's edition, the column will now be
available as a yahoogroup for instantaneous distribution on Friday mornings.
Subscribers will get the column as soon as it goes out (usually between 7
and 8AM Eastern Time - earlier next week). This Week In Doctor Who continues
to be available on the rec.arts.drwho newsgroup and through these web sites:

http://www.gallifreyone.com/ - Shaun Lyon's Outpost Gallifrey
http://nitro9.earth.uni.edu/doctor.html - Siobahn Morgan's Nitro-9 Page
http://www.wolvesoffenric.freeserve.co.uk/ - Roger Clark's Wolves Of Fenric
site
http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ - Jason Fraser's Australian Doctor Who site

Also, This Week In Doctor Who is spinning off its own website - TWIDW. TWIDW
will cover station histories, promote discussion about Doctor Who on TV in
the past, present, and future, and hopefully give some coverage to fan
productions, which the main column has not been able to do in the past.
TWIDW is under construction, and will officially launch within the next few
weeks. The address will not be announced publicly until then, as I make
adjustments.

As the column makes these transitions, it is reluctantly saying goodbye to
one of its early homes. The Doctor Who Alliance Of North America
http://www.drwhoalliance.com/ is dropping the North America portion from its
title, moving to bi-monthly distribution of its newsletter, and ending its
inclusion of This Week in the newsletter. Publishing every two weeks will
better enable Shaun to put out a quality product, but makes it impossible to
continue a column like This Week. I'm sure I speak for the various
contributors to This Week, the occasional substitute writers (Jefferson Eng
and Sean Corcoran), and the readers when I thank Shaun for including the
column in the Alliance Newsletter for the past 2 ½ years. I look forward to
continued involvement between the Alliance and This Week In Doctor Who in
the future.

Fans who tuned into BCB Radio's internet feed
http://www.bcb.yorks.com/bcb.ram yesterday (April 5) to hear the monthly
broadcast of The Who Review got a bit of a shock. Mildly profane hip-hop
music was playing in its place, and the host was definitely not Tim Moon. If
you listened all the way to the half-hour, vainly hoping to hear the Doctor
Who show, you also heard the host thanking the listeners for tuning in on
this *Friday* night. As it was Thursday in the UK at the time, I suspect
they played an old tape by accident. I would be curious to hear from anyone
in the UK who was listening on Cable radio to know if they also heard the
hip-hop, or if the regular news, weather, and Who Review was provided in the
UK at least. Very odd.

The BBC America listings in the column have been in error for the last few
weeks. They have now been corrected.

UKTV in Australia will pre-empt Doctor Who from Friday 13 April through
Monday 16 April for a marathon showing of The Bill. I'm not sure what a cop
show has to do with Easter, but that's the marathon. All the Doctor Who
episodes will air - they will just be pushed back a few days.

Additions and corrections are welcome at bfelliott@... ,
bfelliott@..., or bfelliott3 on AOL IM. And now, the listings:

RADIO:

BBC Radio 4 FM and LW http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
Realplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/realplayer/index_fm.html and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/realplayer/index_lw.html
"Dead Ringers" ep 401
Fri 6:30PM BST (1:30PM EDT, 10:30AM PDT); Sat 12:30PM BST (7:30AM EDT,
4:30AM PDT)
First of 4 new episodes of the comedy show from the UK. Frequently has
parody skits of Doctor Who in general or of Tom Baker in particular.

WPBR 1340AM West Palm Beach, FL http://hometown.aol.com/scifiradioguy/
MP3 Archives - http://www.live365.com/
Sun 11:05PM EDT "Interstellar Transmissions" hourlong sci-fi news/chat show
Joey Reynold's weekly sci-fi show. Doctor Who news near the top of the hour.
This week's guest - Ben Bova.

TV:

UK:

UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sun 10:05AM-12:00PM BST "The Brain Of Morbius" movie
The 4th Doctor and Sarah are drawn to a world where any ship that lands is
destroyed. Meanwhile, UK Gold has shifted Doctor Who's timeslot one hour
earlier to make room for The A-Team. I pity da fool that decided to move
Doctor Who yet again.

EUROPE/AFRICA/ASIA:

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Fri 1AM*, Sat 3:30PM, Sun 11:30AM CET "Snakedance" ep 3 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM CET "Snakedance" ep 4 of 4
*Not seen in all regions. Under the control of the Mara, Tegan prepares a
hostile takeover. Meanwhile, the Doctor must seek out a man who communes
with snakes.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST "The Robots Of Death" all 4 eps
The Doctor and Leela are the prime suspects when a series of murders occur
on a sandminer. Every victim has a red disk on their wrist.
Mon-Tue 11:30PM AEST "Image Of The Fendahl" eps 3 - 4 of 4
A Time Lord secret can provide the Doctor the knowledge he needs to defeat
the Fendahl. Thea Ransome embraces her destiny, much to the regret of the
other scientists.
Wed-Thu 11:30PM AEST "The Sun Makers" eps 1 - 2 of 4
Ironic. It's tax time in the US, but this story is airing in Australia. The
4th Doctor, Leela, and K9 take on a corrupt government that taxes its
citizens to death. But are these humans really worth saving? They're creeps
and wimps if you ask me. Could almost be considered a backdoor pilot for
Blake's 7, as the sets are reused in several Blake episodes, and Cordo is
suspiciously similar to Vila.
No Friday episode.

Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Sun-Fri 6PM "The Invasion Of Time" eps 1 - 6 of 6
Only previous NZ airing in 1987. A semi-sequel to The Deadly Assassin. The
Doctor returns to Gallifrey, declaring himself President. Betraying both
friends and enemies, the Doctor proceeds to isolate himself from everything.
What has so altered the Doctor's behaviour? And what will be the
consequences for Leela, K9, and the universe?

USA:

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Mon-Thu 8AM EDT (5AM PDT)/Tue-Fri 5AM EDT (2AM PDT) - 2 episodes daily in
movie format
Mon-Tue/Tue-Wed "Planet Of Evil" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2
At the border between universes, a scientist has decided to "acquire"
material from one realm to power the other realm. But this "anti-matter" has
other ideas.
Wed-Thu/Thu-Fri "Pyramids Of Mars" movie, pts 1 - 2 of 2
Before U*N*I*T was a top secret military organization, its headquarters was
the mansion where Marcus Scarman lived. Now, Marcus has been taken over by
the mind of Sutekh the Destroyer. To save the world, the Doctor must destroy
him. But will the mansion approve?

NHPTV New Hampshire 11,49,52 http://www.nhptv.org/
Late Sat Mid EDT "The Pirate Planet" eps 1+2 of 4
Late Thu 12:30AM EDT "The Pirate Planet" eps 3+4 of 4
Yup. NHPTV has added a late Saturday rerun of the Thursday episodes. In
search of the second segment of the Key To Time, the Doctor and Romana come
across a world that jumps through space periodically, resulting in a sudden
increase in mineral wealth. Something is rotten in the center of the world.

WQED/WQEX 13,16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.wqed.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Armageddon Factor" eps 3+4 of 6
The Doctor, Romana, and K9 discover the truth behind the Atrios/Zeos War,
then have to find a way to stop a disastrous confrontation.

WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA http://www.wybe.org/
Sat 11PM, Mon 4AM EDT "The Five Doctors" eps 3+4 of 4 (4 part version)
As the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Doctors make their way towards the heart of the
Tower Of Rassilon, the 5thDoctor uncovers evidence that the scheme to pull
them out of time was caused by ... (end of sentence burned with the Black
Scrolls of Rassilon)

MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
Sat 11:45PM EDT "The Curse Of Fenric" movie or extended version
MPT will probably air the movie version. However, they showed the special
edition of 5 Doctors a while back, and the extended version of Curse Of
Fenric was in the same package of stories. If they go directly into the
story, it will be the 90 minute movie version, ending around 1:15AM. If a
BBC Video logo appears, assume it is the extended episode version and set
the VCR to tape till 1:30AM. In either version, the Doctor and Ace visit a
sleepy English village in 1943 that is about to be plunged into a conflict
more deadly than the ongoing World War II. A Viking curse, human greed, and
a hideous chain of coincidences come together.

WUSF 16 Tampa, FL http://www.wusftv.usf.edu/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Happiness Patrol" ep 2 of 3
Ace is sentenced to audition for the Happiness Patrol. A prospect that makes
her very unhappy.

WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH http://www.wcet.org/
Sat 11:30PM EDT "The Invasion Of Time" eps 2+3 of 6
See Prime TV New Zealand for description.

WYIN 56 Gary, IN (Chicago, IL) http://www.wyin.org/
Sat 10PM CDT "The Armageddon Factor" ep 3 of 6
See WQED/WQEX for description.

WILL 12 Urbana, IL http://www.will.uiuc.edu/
Sat 11:35PM CDT "Terror Of The Zygons" ep 1 of 4
The 4th Doctor, Sarah, and Harry return to Earth in response to a call from
the Brigadier. The situation must be serious - the Brig's wearing a kilt!

TPT St. Paul, MN http://www.tpt.org/
analog - KTCA 2
digital - KTCI-DT 16 (2.5)
Sat 11:30PM, Sun 5:30AM CDT "The Pirate Planet" ep 2 of 4
See NHPTV for description.

IPTV Iowa 11,12,21,24,27,32,32,36 http://www.sffn.com/ http://www.iptv.org/
Fri 11:05PM CDT "Meglos" eps 3+4 of 4
Due to the actions of Meglos, the Doctor is blamed for the theft of the
Dodecahedron. The penalty - making a sacrifice to Ti. Or, more accurately,
being made a sacrifice to Ti. Jacqueline Hill (Barbara from the 1st Doctor
stories) guest stars as Lexa.

PPTV North Dakota 2,3,4,6,9,13,19 http://www.pptv.org/
Fri 10:30PM CDT (9:30PM MDT) "The Power Of Kroll" ep 2 of 4
Due to the actions of Rohm-Dutt, the Doctor is blamed for weapons that don't
work. The penalty - making a sacrifice to Kroll. Or, more accurately, being
made a sacrifice to Kroll. John Leeson (voice of K9 from many 4th Doctor
stories) guest stars as Dugeen.

KERA 13 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org/
It seems now that KERA is waiting until June to begin its weekly Doctor Who
broadcasts, when it was previously reported to be March. Alas, we don't have
any mythical creatures to sacrifice KERA to at this time, or any old guest
stars who could take part. Unless we could track down John Levene - he lives
in the US. (Just kidding, KERA. We'll put you back in the column when we
have a premiere date.)

KBDI/K32EO 12,32 Denver/Colorado Springs, CO http://www.kbdi.org/
Late Fri 12:30AM MDT "The Leisure Hive" eps 1+2 of 4
Sat 10PM MDT "The Leisure Hive" eps 3+4 of 4
The Doctor and Romana visit a recreation facility where a new kind of
science is being developed - and hideously abused. The sins of the parents
will be re-enacted by the children.

KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org/
Sat 11PM, Late Sat 12:30AM MDT "The Face Of Evil" ep 4 of 4
Tom Baker vs. Tom Baker as the 4th Doctor battles Xoanon to save the
Sevateem and the Tesh from destruction.

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU 28,15,65 Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA
http://www.kbtc.org/
Sat 7PM, Late Sat 12:30AM PDT "The Invasion Of Time" eps 3+4 of 6
See Prime TV New Zealand for description.

KTEH 54 San Jose, CA http://www.kteh.org/
Sun 11PM PDT "The Time Meddler" movie (The Watcher, The Meddling Monk, A
Battle Of Wits, Checkmate)
Do not adjust your sets - this story is in desperate need of cleaned up
prints. As the Doctor and Vicki try to convince Steven that they have
traveled through time, a Monk with wristwatches, a record player, and a
toaster is making himself at home in the 11th Century.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

Doctor Who is a BBC Trademark. Copyright 2001.

This is largely a test message, to make sure the group is working properly.
As of this writing, I recognize all the names in the members section, so I
don't need to go into a long description about the birth of the This Week
column in 1998, the patience of the readers during the early months, the
format, etc. By the time I'd expect to have a large number of new readers
who might want that information, the main TWIDW site should be up, and will
handle those details.

What this group will do:
1) Provide instantaneous distribution of the This Week In Doctor Who column
when it goes out Friday mornings (Eastern US Time)
2) Carry announcements of surprise schedule changes, big developments, etc.
3) Allow for reader polls on issues
4) Anyone can sign up for the group

What this group will not do:
1) Cover Doctor Who fandom in general. I don't have the resources to try
duplicating the Doctor Who Alliance (http://www.drwhoalliance.com/ ), nor
would I wish to try.
2) Be a discussion group. I intend to launch a discussion group in a few
months, as I think a place to discuss Doctor Who on TV in the past, present,
and future would be very useful. But this group will be strictly read-only,
for info purposes.
3) Become the sole distribution point for the column. This Week In Doctor
Who will still go out to rec.arts.drwho , Outpost Gallifrey, Nitro-9, The
Wolves Of Fenric, and the Varos website. The column began in the
rec.arts.drwho newsgroup, while Shaun, Siobahn, Roger, and Jason have done a
great deal to help nurture it by including it on their sites. I look forward
to continuing to provide This Week wherever it will be useful.

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact me at
thisweekindoctorwho-owner@yahoogroups.com . And look for the next issue of
This Week tomorrow morning.

Benjamin F. Elliott
This Week In Doctor Who