United States--1973-1977 - Revision history

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John Lavalie: /* 1975 */

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1975

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 ==1977==
-* '''May 1977''': [[Boston]] PBS station [[WGBX]] strikes a special deal with the BBC (with whom WGBH had a healthy partnership and co-production deal; WGBH produced the acclaimed "[[wikipedia: Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]" (debuted in January 1971) which showcased many BBC productions) to acquire additional episodes of '''Doctor Who''' beyond the standard Time-Life package that went up to [[The Time Monster]]. The package comprised of seven serials / 34 episodes from Jon Pertwee's final two seasons, but only those serials which existed entirely in colour (hence [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]] and [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] were not available). The rest of the country would have to wait until [[United States--1983|1983]] to acquire these episodes:
+<!--* '''May 1977''': [[Boston]] PBS station [[WGBX]] strikes a special deal with the BBC (with whom WGBH had a healthy partnership and co-production deal; WGBH produced the acclaimed "[[wikipedia: Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]" (debuted in January 1971) which showcased many BBC productions) to acquire additional episodes of '''Doctor Who''' beyond the standard Time-Life package that went up to [[The Time Monster]]. The package comprised of seven serials / 34 episodes from Jon Pertwee's final two seasons, but only those serials which existed entirely in colour (hence [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]] and [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] were not available). The rest of the country would have to wait until [[United States--1983|1983]] to acquire these episodes:
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 - At the time the WGBX / BBC deal was signed off, [[CKVU]] and [[TVO]] in [[Canada]] had also acquired the same set of episodes (but not [[Carnival of Monsters]]), presumably because the BBC wanted to make good on the PAL to NTSC conversion investment.
+-->
 *'''1977''': Harmony Books / Crown Publishers Inc publish '''Fantastic Television''' by Gary Gerani with Paul H Schulman. The "hopelessly lowbrow" series '''Dr Who''' is given a two-page spread. It mentions that "Time-Life has up for offer 13 color ''Who'' adventures made in 1970 (sic) and starring John Pertwee (sic) for TV syndication in the US"; Tom Baker features in two photographs.

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 ==1975==
-*The series begins airing in [[Nebraska Television Network|Nebraska]] (June 30), [[KCET|Los Angeles]] (July 1) (KCET is the first '''solo''' PBS station) and [[WTTW|Chicago]] (September 29).
+*The series begins airing in [[Nebraska Television Network|Nebraska]] (June 30), [[KCET|Los Angeles]] (July 1) ([[KCET]] is the first '''solo''' PBS station) and [[WTTW|Chicago]] (September 29).
 [[File:1975-07-25 Back Stage.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Back Stage, July 25, 1975]]{{clear}}

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 |[[File:Broadcasting 25-6-73.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Alan Enterprises Inc Advert, Dr Who and the Daleks / Daleks Invasion of Earth 2150AD, June 1973]]
 }}
 ==1975==
-*The series begins airing in [[Nebraska Television Network|Nebraska]] (June 30), [[KCET|Los Angeles]] (July 1) and [[WTTW|Chicago]] (September 29)
+*The series begins airing in [[Nebraska Television Network|Nebraska]] (June 30), [[KCET|Los Angeles]] (July 1) (KCET is the first '''solo''' PBS station) and [[WTTW|Chicago]] (September 29).
 [[File:1975-07-25 Back Stage.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Back Stage, July 25, 1975]]{{clear}}

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 *'''1973''': The two [[Peter Cushing]] movies are made available to television broadcasters by '''Alan Enterprises Inc'''.
 {{Image table
-|[[File:Broadcasting 26-3-1973.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Time Life Films ad, 26 March 1973 - Dr Who in the bottom row, second square]]
+|[[File:Broadcasting 26-3-1973.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Time-Life Films ad, 26 March 1973 - Dr Who in the bottom row, second square]]
-|[[File:Broadcasting 30-4-73.JPG|right|350px|thumb|Time Life Films ad, 30 April 1973]]
+|[[File:Broadcasting 30-4-73.JPG|right|350px|thumb|Time-Life Films ad, 30 April 1973]]
 |[[File:Broadcasting 25-6-73.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Alan Enterprises Inc Advert, Dr Who and the Daleks / Daleks Invasion of Earth 2150AD, June 1973]]
 }}
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 ==1977==
-* '''May 1977''': [[Boston]] PBS station [[WGBX]] strikes a special deal with the BBC (with whom WGBH had a healthy partnership and co-production deal; WGBH produced the acclaimed "[[wikipedia: Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]" (debuted in January 1971) which showcased many BBC productions) to acquire additional episodes of '''Doctor Who''' beyond the standard Time Life package that went up to [[The Time Monster]]. The package comprised of seven serials / 34 episodes from Jon Pertwee's final two seasons, but only those serials which existed entirely in colour (hence [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]] and [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] were not available). The rest of the country would have to wait until [[United States--1983|1983]] to acquire these episodes:
+* '''May 1977''': [[Boston]] PBS station [[WGBX]] strikes a special deal with the BBC (with whom WGBH had a healthy partnership and co-production deal; WGBH produced the acclaimed "[[wikipedia: Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]" (debuted in January 1971) which showcased many BBC productions) to acquire additional episodes of '''Doctor Who''' beyond the standard Time-Life package that went up to [[The Time Monster]]. The package comprised of seven serials / 34 episodes from Jon Pertwee's final two seasons, but only those serials which existed entirely in colour (hence [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]] and [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] were not available). The rest of the country would have to wait until [[United States--1983|1983]] to acquire these episodes:

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 * '''May 1976''': ''Famous Monsters of Filmland'' (issue #126, cover dated July 1976) features '''"The Funtastic Adventures of DR. WHO"''', an overview of the series that was currently in syndication. (The article liberally pulls its facts and interviews from the 1972 Pan Books / Piccolo edition of ''The Making of Doctor Who''.)
-*'''18 September 1976''' to '''9 September 1989''': Viewers in north-eastern cities close to the border with [[Canada]] and which are able to receive the transmissions can view the [[Jon Pertwee stories]] screening on station [[TV Ontario]]; the available serials include ones from seasons 10 and 11 that are not part of the Time-Life syndication package.
+*From '''18 September 1976''': Viewers in western and eastern cities close to the border with [[Canada]] and which are able to receive the transmissions can view the [[Jon Pertwee stories]] screening on stations [[CKVU]] in Vancouver and [[TV Ontario]] out of Toronto; stories being shown include ones from seasons 10 and 11 that are not part of the Time-Life US syndication package.
 * '''1976-1977''': Off-air home recordings are taken of [[Doctor Who and the Silurians]], [[The Ambassadors of Death]], [[Terror of the Autons]] and [[The Daemons]], which prove their value in later years...

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 *If reports of William Hartnell serials screening in Ensenada (and Tijuana?) in 1972 and/or 1973 are accurate (see our profile on [[Mexico]]), this would be the first time since 1965 that episodes of the first Doctor were available in the US, albeit only watched by those who spoke Spanish!
 *'''1973''': Time-Life continues to promote the series, with print ads in industry magazines, such as ''Broadcasting''.
 {{Image table
 |[[File:Broadcasting 26-3-1973.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Time Life Films ad, 26 March 1973 - Dr Who in the bottom row, second square]]
 |[[File:Broadcasting 30-4-73.JPG|right|350px|thumb|Time Life Films ad, 30 April 1973]]
 }}
-* '''1973''': The two [[Peter Cushing]] movies are made available to television broadcasters by '''Alan Enterprises Inc'''.

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 ==1976==
 * '''May 1976''': ''Famous Monsters of Filmland'' (issue #126, cover dated July 1976) features '''"The Funtastic Adventures of DR. WHO"''', an overview of the series that was currently in syndication. (The article liberally pulls its facts and interviews from the 1972 Pan Books / Piccolo edition of ''The Making of Doctor Who''.)
 * '''1976-1977''': Off-air home recordings are taken of [[Doctor Who and the Silurians]], [[The Ambassadors of Death]], [[Terror of the Autons]] and [[The Daemons]], which prove their value in later years...
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-- At the time the WGBX / BBC deal was signed off, [[CKVU]] and [[TVO]] in [[Canada]] acquired the same set of episodes (but not [[Carnival of Monsters]]), presumably because the BBC wanted to make good on the PAL to NTSC conversion investment.
+- At the time the WGBX / BBC deal was signed off, [[CKVU]] and [[TVO]] in [[Canada]] had also acquired the same set of episodes (but not [[Carnival of Monsters]]), presumably because the BBC wanted to make good on the PAL to NTSC conversion investment.

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 [[File:Starlog8Target.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Ad for Target books, Starlog #8 (September 1977)]]
 *''Starlog'' issue #8 (cover dated '''September 1977''', but published 14 July 1977) features a mail order ad for Target books; the mail order company was actually based in London. The ad featured images of all the Doctors although only Pertwee's stories were screening in some States.
-* During his final season as producer (1976 to 1977), Philip Hinchcliffe has discussions with BBC management about selling the series to the States. But management decrees that the sale of the Pertwee serials was not that successful...
+* During his final season as producer (1976 to 1977), Philip Hinchcliffe has discussions with BBC management about selling the series to the States. But management decrees that the sale of the Pertwee serials was not that successful... <!-- Refer Masque of Mandragora DVD commentary - ep 3 at 8m25s -->
 *Indeed, by the end of '''1977''', only '''16''' markets within the US had purchased the package of 72 Pertwee episodes - and only a few of them actually screened all the episodes; the majority drop the series mid-run:
 **[[Pennsylvania]] (x2)