Difference between revisions of "United Arab Emirates"

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'''[[Wikipedia:UNited Arab Emirates|UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]]''' is a country city which borders the south shores of the Persian Gulf, in the [[:Category:Middle East|Middle East]].
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{{Place-name
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|First broadcast        = 1969
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|First colour broadcast = 1974
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|Colour                = [[wikipedia:PAL|PAL]]
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|Doctors seen          = [[Jon Pertwee stories|Pertwee]], [[Tom Baker stories|T Baker]]
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==Population==
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When '''Doctor Who''' screened in Abu Dhabi in the 1970s, the population was 200,000, and licensed TV sets numbered only 16,000 (per [[WRTH]], 1974).
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==TV & system==
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Abu Dhabi began its television service in 1969.
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Colour transmissions began in 1974 using the [[Wikipedia:PAL|PAL]] colour broadcast system.
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There is just one television station: '''United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Television Service''', a government-owned commercial broadcaster. '''Doctor Who''' screened on its channel 5.
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==Language/s==
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The main languages of Abu Dhabi is [[Arabic]] and English.
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=='''DOCTOR WHO IN ABU DHABI'''==
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Abu Dhabi was the 41st purchaser of '''Doctor Who'''; it was the second in the UAE, the other being [[Dubai]] (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
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==[[BBC Records]]==
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'''The Eighties''' [http://www.shillpages.com/howe/b-dw80s.htm - The Lost Chapters] records a sale of '''1''' story (by 10 February 1987).
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Abu Dhabi is not named in any of the '''DWM''' story Archives.
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Tom Baker mentions being a star in Abu Dhabi on pages 195 and 257 of his 1997 autobiography '''Who on Earth is Tom Baker'''.
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==Stories bought and broadcast==
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===[[Jon Pertwee stories|JON PERTWEE]]===
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XXX stories, XX episodes:
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{| {{small-table}}
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|-
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|AAA||[[Spearhead from Space]]||4
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The programme was supplied as 16mm colour film or PAL colour video tapes with English soundtracks.
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
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XXX stories, XX episodes:
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{| {{small-table}}
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|-
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|??||???||??
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|}
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The programme was supplied as PAL colour video tapes with English soundtracks.
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==Transmission==
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===[[Jon Pertwee stories|JON PERTWEE]]===
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Apparently screened some Pertwees. Other than {AAA}}, don't know what else.
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
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Baker says he's popular in Abu Dhabi in his autobiography!
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There is no record that Abu Dhabi screened '''Doctor Who''' again; however given that the countries of the Persian Gulf could receive tramsissions from each other's broadcasts, it is certain that viewers in Abu Dhabi viewed screenings of '''Doctor Who''' from [[Bahrain]], [[Dubai]], [[Kuwait]], [[Qatar]] and [[Saudi Arabia]].
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==TV listings==
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'''1970s'''
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'''1980s'''
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None found.
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==Abu Dhabi in Doctor Who==
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There are no instances where Abu Dhabi is mentioned in the series.
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Abu Dhabi has been mentioned directly or indirectly in:
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==References==
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*[[Main Page]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
 
*[[Articles & Analysis]]
 
*[[Articles & Analysis]]
 
*[[BBC Records]]
 
*[[BBC Records]]
 
*[[Doctors]]
 
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**[[Jon Pertwee stories]]
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**[[Tom Baker stories]]
 
*[[Arabic]]
 
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[[Category:Middle East]]

Revision as of 01:59, 8 January 2011

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES is a country city which borders the south shores of the Persian Gulf, in the Middle East.

Template:Place-name

Population

When Doctor Who screened in Abu Dhabi in the 1970s, the population was 200,000, and licensed TV sets numbered only 16,000 (per WRTH, 1974).

TV & system

Abu Dhabi began its television service in 1969.

Colour transmissions began in 1974 using the PAL colour broadcast system.

There is just one television station: United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Television Service, a government-owned commercial broadcaster. Doctor Who screened on its channel 5.

Language/s

The main languages of Abu Dhabi is Arabic and English.

DOCTOR WHO IN ABU DHABI

Abu Dhabi was the 41st purchaser of Doctor Who; it was the second in the UAE, the other being Dubai (see Selling Doctor Who).

BBC Records

The Eighties - The Lost Chapters records a sale of 1 story (by 10 February 1987).

Abu Dhabi is not named in any of the DWM story Archives.

Tom Baker mentions being a star in Abu Dhabi on pages 195 and 257 of his 1997 autobiography Who on Earth is Tom Baker.


Stories bought and broadcast

JON PERTWEE

XXX stories, XX episodes:

AAA Spearhead from Space 4

The programme was supplied as 16mm colour film or PAL colour video tapes with English soundtracks.

TOM BAKER

XXX stories, XX episodes:

?? ??? ??

The programme was supplied as PAL colour video tapes with English soundtracks.

Transmission

JON PERTWEE

Apparently screened some Pertwees. Other than {AAA}}, don't know what else.


TOM BAKER

Baker says he's popular in Abu Dhabi in his autobiography!

There is no record that Abu Dhabi screened Doctor Who again; however given that the countries of the Persian Gulf could receive tramsissions from each other's broadcasts, it is certain that viewers in Abu Dhabi viewed screenings of Doctor Who from Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

TV listings

1970s

1980s

None found.

Abu Dhabi in Doctor Who

There are no instances where Abu Dhabi is mentioned in the series.

Abu Dhabi has been mentioned directly or indirectly in:


References


Link

Retrieved from "https://broadwcast.org/index.php?title=United_Arab_Emirates&oldid=2452"