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=AUSTRALIAN TRANSMISSION HISTORY (Part Two) (1967-1971)=
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===Block 3: HARTNELL / TROUGHTON ---- '''March 1967 to July 1968'''===
[[File:EESyd0767.JPG|right|thumb|250px|"Dr Who" (this is The Power of the Daleks, part one); The Australian, Sydney, 21 July 1967]] 
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|'''First Run'''||'''{{AA}}----{{BB}}----{{CC}}----{{DD}}----{{EE}}----{{FF}}----{{GG}}----{{HH}}----{{JJ}}----{{KK}}'''
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|'''Repeats'''||'''{{P}}----{{Q}}----{{R}}----{{S}}----{{T}}----{{U}}----{{W}}----{{X}}----{{Y}}----{{Z}}----{{AA}}----{{BB}}----{{CC}}----{{DD}}----{{EE}}----{{FF}}----{{GG}}----{{HH}}----{{JJ}}----{{KK}}'''
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The third Block of episodes, which saw the departure of William Hartnell and the arrival of Patrick Troughton, opened in '''four''' regions on Friday '''24 March 1967'''. 

In order for four different regions to start with the ''same'' story on the ''same'' date, there could have been four duplicate copies in use, or some of the regions had pre-taped a number of the episodes from a central feed well in advance of transmission.

But BRISBANE fell out of step with the other three regions with {{DD}} onwards, so if there ''were'' duplicates prints in use and the pre-emption by one week was pre-planned in order to reduce the number of prints required, only three copies of {{DD}} to {{KK}} would have been in circulation to accommodate the remaining airdates.
 
*'''PERTH''', '''ADELAIDE''' and '''HOBART''': all screened the same episodes on the same day (the episodes played weekly on Fridays at 6.30pm) for the entire run, which concluded with {{KK}} on '''19 January 1968'''. William Hartnell bowed out on '''7 July 1967''', and Patrick Troughton made his debut on '''14 July 1967'''. 
*'''BRISBANE''' also started on that same date, but fell out of step with the other three regions twelve weeks later, from '''23 June 1967''', when {{DD}} part 1 was postponed by a week. The run ended on '''26 January 1968'''.
*'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''' began the new run a week later, on '''31 March 1967''', which also ended on '''26 January 1968'''
*'''MELBOURNE''': Victoria was the last region to air this new run, starting on '''19 May 1967'''. The run concluded one story early, after {{JJ}} part four (rather than with {{KK}}) on '''2 February 1968'''.


'''REPEATS'''

Each region also had a run of '''REPEATS''', screening four days a week, Mondays to Thursdays (at 5.40pm, 5.25pm or 5.20pm): 

*'''PERTH''': from '''26 February 1968''', {{Q}} to {{KK}} all in correct story order, ending '''16 July 1968'''. The next block started the following week… 

*'''ADELAIDE''': from '''26 February 1968''', was a repeat of {{P}}. Next came {{Q}} followed by all stories in correct order up to {{KK}}; this run concluded on '''23 July 1968'''. A week later, a new Block commenced…

*'''HOBART''': repeats started '''11 March 1968''', with {{Q}} to {{KK}} all in the correct order, ending '''30 July 1968'''. The following week, the next Block commenced… It was in HOBART that the run of episodes {{T}} to {{JJ}} aired for the final time in Australia (any additional later regional screenings not withstanding).

*'''BRISBANE''': repeats of {{Q}} to {{KK}} all in order, started '''19 February 1968''' and ended '''9 July 1968'''. The following week, Block four commenced…

*'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''': from Monday '''12 February 1968''' a run of repeats commenced, starting with {{R}} and concluding with {{KK}} on '''25 June 1968'''. Two weeks later, the fourth Block commenced…

*'''MELBOURNE''': repeats of {{Q}} to {{JJ}} ran from '''12 February 1968''' to '''25 June 1968'''. The very next day, the skipped-over {{KK}} aired, Wednesday, Thursday, then Monday to Thursday, '''4 July 1968''', the following week. The next block of new episodes commenced the following week…


'''RECOVERED PRINTS'''

A print of {{R}} part one, {{BB}} part two and {{KK}} part one were all saved from destruction (by incineration) circa late 1969/early 1970. A slightly edited print of {{Y}} part four was later found in the ABC's Frenchs Forest studios film store in 1984. The prints of {{T}} part three and {{GG}} part two that were recovered in 2011 both appear to have been ex-Australian prints.


'''8mm OFF-SCREEN CLIPS'''

As noted in Part One, an Australian viewer filmed short clips of '''Doctor Who''' by pointing a 8mm silent film camera at his television screen. The other stories captured included: {{AA}}, {{BB}}, {{DD}}, {{EE}}, {{JJ}}, and {{KK}}, most likely captured during the first run screenings in SYDNEY between March 1967 and January 1968. 


'''PERSPECTIVE – "'C' FOR COMPUTER"'''

The ABC retained its prints of {{EE}} until early 1974; extracts from parts four and five appeared on a documentary programme broadcast on '''29 May 1974'''. (See BLOCK 7 below for more on this.)


'''SUMMARY'''
* This run saw the last appearance of William Hartnell – he had been seen on Australian screens over a three and a half year period, from January 1965 to June 1968. 


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===Block 4: TROUGHTON ---- '''July 1968 to February 1970'''===
[[File:SydEvilR.JPG|right|thumb|350px|The Evil of the Daleks part three repeat, Sydney, 12 May 1969]]
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|'''First Run'''||'''{{MM}}----{{NN}}----{{OO}}----{{PP}}----{{QQ}}----{{LL}}----{{RR}}----{{SS}}'''
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|'''Repeats'''||'''{{LL}}----{{MM}}----{{NN}}----{{OO}}----{{PP}}----{{QQ}}----{{RR}}'''
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This fourth Block commenced the week following the conclusion of the weekday regional repeats that played after Block Three. The first ten new episodes played weekly on Fridays, at 6.05pm in all regions, before shifting to Sundays at 5.35pm for the rest of the run. This meant that part one of {{OO}} aired only two days after part six of {{NN}}. All seven regions were screening on Sundays from '''13 October 1968'''. 

This run included the Dalek serial, {{LL}}, which played out of sequence - after {{QQ}} in all regions. One thought as to why it was delayed was that the ABC was not permitted to screen the serial until after it had been repeated in the UK, which it did so from June to August 1968; the serial was not formally offered to the ABC until 29 August 1968… 
*'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''': The new run commenced from Friday, '''5 July 1968'''. The run concluded on '''18 May 1969'''. From '''8 to 16 May 1969''', during the May school holidays, {{LL}} was repeated (timeslots vary, between 2.30pm and 3.20pm). 

*'''MELBOURNE''': Victoria was the second region to screen {{MM}} (from Friday, '''12 July 1968''', however as was noted above, this was actually proceeded (from Wednesday, '''26 June 1968''' to Thursday, '''4 July 1968''') by the first run {{KK}}, which had been held over from the February 1968 run that had concluded with {{JJ}}. It would appear that {{PP}} episode 4 might not have screened in Melbourne, having been bumped from the schedules by cricket, and then two weeks later, part 6 of the serial is listed as a "stand-by" programme in case the cricket scheduled for that evening was cancelled.  The run drew to a close on '''25 May 1969'''. From '''12 to 16 May 1969''', during the May school holidays, {{KK}} was repeated weekday early afternoons (with parts five and six back to back on the same day). This repeat was the final screening of {{KK}} in Australia, any additional later regional screenings in Queensland notwithstanding. (A cut print of part one was saved from destruction, and is held in a private collection.)

*'''BRISBANE''': The run opened on Friday, '''19 July 1968''', and concluded on '''1 June 1969'''. From '''5 to 8 May 1969''', during the May school holidays, {{MM}} was repeated weekday afternoons. 

*'''PERTH''': The run opened on Friday, '''26 July 1968''', and ended '''8 June 1969'''. The May school holiday weekday afternoon repeat was {{NN}}, '''5 to 12 May 1969'''. 

*'''ADELAIDE''': The run opened on Friday, '''2 August 1968''', and finished '''15 June 1969'''. The May school holiday weekday afternoon repeats were {{MM}} '''and''' {{NN}}, from '''16 May to 26 May 1969'''.

*'''HOBART''': The run opened on Friday, '''9 August 1968''', and concluded '''22 June 1969'''. For the May school holidays, Tasmania had {{NN}}, from '''1 to 8 May 1969'''.


'''REPEATS'''

From '''August 1969''' through until the start of the next Block of new episodes (in '''April 1970'''), each region had a further run of mid-afternoon (around 3.00pm) weekday (Monday to Friday) repeats, but with occasional breaks for sporting events, Christmas and New Years programming: 

*'''BRISBANE''': From '''11 to 22 August 1969'''; {{NN}} and {{OO}}, with part five and six of both serials screening back to back on the last day. Then after a '''four month''' break, between '''8 December 1969 and 21 January 1970''' (for the school holidays), weekday repeats of {{LL}}, {{QQ}} and {{RR}}.

*'''SYDNEY and CANBERRA''': From '''22 August to 4 September''', {{MM}} and {{NN}}. Between '''12 December 1969 and 22 January 1970''', school holiday weekday repeats of {{OO}}, {{PP}}, {{QQ}}, and {{RR}}, with two episodes of the latter back to back over the final three days.

*'''HOBART''': Also from '''22 August to 5 September 1969''', {{LL}} and {{MM}}. Weekday holiday repeats, between '''22 December 1969 and 1 February 1970''' were {{OO}}, {{PP}}, and {{QQ}}, with the final two episodes of the latter screening back to back on the Sunday. 

*'''ADELAIDE and PERTH''': Both regions screened {{OO}} from '''29 August to 12 September 1969''' and '''1 to 15 September 1969''', respectively; both aired {{PP}} on the same dates. For the school holiday repeats, PERTH had {{MM}} from '''15 to 18 December''' (it appears that that was the ''only'' repeat in that region); ADELAIDE had {{LL}}, {{QQ}} and {{RR}} between '''22 December 1969 and 12 February 1970'''. 

*'''MELBOURNE''': From '''4 to 5 September 1969''', two episodes of {{MM}} screened back to back. Between '''2 January and 30 January 1970''', holiday repeats were {{LL}}, {{NN}}, and {{OO}}, all of which were the final screenings in Australia of those three serials (any additional later regional screenings not withstanding).


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===Block 5: TROUGHTON ---- '''April 1970 to March 1971'''===
[[File:UU6Jun70.JPG|right|thumb|350px|The "comedy" The Mind Robber, 5.43pm, 5 June 1970 (Queensland)]] 

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|'''First Run'''||'''{{TT}}----{{UU}}----{{VV}}----{{WW}}----{{XX}}'''
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|'''Repeats'''||'''{{PP}}----{{QQ}}----{{RR}}----{{SS}}----{{TT}}----{{UU}}----{{VV}}'''
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Troughton's final season was split in two, with the first run ending at {{XX}}. Episodes aired weekly on Fridays or Sundays, at 5.20pm, 5.40pm, 5.45pm or 5.50pm. There are no instances where 'dual' screenings occurred. From '''9 July 1970''', the west and east coats of Australia were permanently connected via microwave link, which potentially meant that multiple prints of episodes (if indeed there ever were any) were no longer required, as video copies of programming for later playback could be made off the microlink feed. 

*'''MELBOURNE''': The next block kicked off in Victoria, from Friday, '''24 April 1970'''. During the August school holidays, while {{WW}} was airing in its usual Friday slot, {{PP}} (its last-ever screening in Australia) and {{QQ}} were repeated (or in the case of the two skipped episodes of {{PP}}, their first airing in Victoria) at 2.00pm on weekday afternoons, '''24 August to 3 September 1970''', with the final two episodes of each playing back to back on the Friday, ahead of {{WW}} parts one and two. The run concluded on '''30 October 1970'''. Two months later, on weekdays between '''18 December 1970 and 5 January 1971''', repeats of {{SS}} and {{TT}} aired.

*'''SYDNEY''' / '''CANBERRA''': the run opened on Sunday, '''26 April 1970''', and ended '''1 November 1970'''. August school holiday weekday repeats of {{SS}} ran from '''31 August to 7 September 1970''', at 2.00pm. There were further repeats, weekdays from '''6 to 28 January 1971''', of {{TT}}, {{UU}} and {{VV}} (parts seven and eight back to back on the last day). 

*'''BRISBANE''': the fifth block opened Friday '''1 May 1970''', and ended '''5 November 1970'''. {{PP}} was repeated weekdays from '''18 to 21 August 1970''', with parts three and four, and five and six airing back to back, with the latter two the same day as part seven of {{VV}}. There were more weekday afternoon repeats, from '''14 to 29 December 1970''', of {{SS}} and {{TT}}, then from '''18 to 22 January 1971''' of {{UU}}. 

*'''PERTH''': from Sunday '''3 May 1970''' to '''8 November 1970''', with weekday afternoon repeats from '''24 to 31 August 1970''' of {{RR}}. After a break of a month, a repeat of {{SS}} – its final screening in Australia (any additional later regional screenings not withstanding) - occurred weekdays, between '''8 and 15 January'''. 

*'''ADELAIDE''': the series returned from Friday, '''8 May 1970''' and ran until '''13 November 1970'''. Weekday repeat of {{SS}} screened between '''4 and 11 September 1970'''. Weekdays between '''11 and 24 December 1970''', repeats of {{TT}} and {{UU}} aired. 

*'''HOBART''': Tasmania was the last to see the new episodes, from Friday, '''22 May 1970''' to '''4 December 1970''' (there was no episode on 27 November). A repeat of {{RR}} was seen weekdays, between '''28 August and 4 September''', with parts one and six airing the same days as {{VV}} parts five and six. A repeat of {{SS}} took place weekdays, from '''29 December 1970 to 6 January 1971'''. Then two weeks later, from '''20 to 25 January 1971''', {{TT}} was repeated, with the last two parts airing back to back. 


'''AUDIO RECORDINGS'''

Off-air audio recordings exist that were made during transmissions of {{RR}} and {{VV}}. It is believed these were recorded during transmission in Victoria.


*'''CONTINUED: [[Australia TX 1971-1975|1971-1975]]'''


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