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The selling and buying of '''Doctor Who''' - and any other TV series, for that matter! – was a fairly complicated process.
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'''WHERE WAS DOCTOR WHO SOLD???'''
  
 
This 'chapter' covers the selling, distribution of '''Doctor Who''' around the world.  
 
This 'chapter' covers the selling, distribution of '''Doctor Who''' around the world.  
  
  
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==Buying and Selling a TV Programme==
  
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*[[BBC Sydney]]
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For a summary of the processes relating to the buying of a TV programme, click [[Buyig and Selling|HERE]].
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*[[WRTH|TIE Ltd]]
 
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==Buying and Selling a TV Programme==
 
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For a summary of the processes relating to the buying of a TV programme, click [[BUYING AND SELLING|HERE]].
 
  
 
==The THREE WAVES of Doctor Who==
 
==The THREE WAVES of Doctor Who==
  
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From as early as mid 1964, the BBC began offering '''Doctor Who''' to foreign broadcasters, starting with regular purchasers such as [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Singapore]] and [[Hong Kong]], soon followed by other Commonwealth countries in [[:Category:Africa|Africa]], [[:Category:North America|North America]], the [[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]] and [[:Category:Europe|Europe]].  
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From as early as mid 1964, the BBC began offering '''Doctor Who''' to foreign broadcasters, starting with regular purchasers such as [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Singapore]] and [[Hong Kong]], with other Commonwealth countries in [[:Category:Africa|Africa]], [[:Category:North America|North America]], the [[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]] and [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] soon to follow.
  
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A few years later, they began to exploit the series to non-Commonwealth and non-English speaking territories such as [[Thailand]], the [[:Category:Middle East|Middle East]] and other [[Arabic]] nations, and [[:Category:South America|Latin American]] countries.  
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A few years later – from 1967 - they began to exploit the series to non-Commonwealth and non-English speaking territories such as [[Thailand]], the [[:Category:Middle East|Middle East]] and other [[Arabic]] nations, and [[:Category:South America|Latin American]] countries.  
  
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There were in effect three major "waves" during which the BBC exploited '''Doctor Who''', with each wave spanning a period of around six years. The following tables list the countries in chronological broadcast order.   
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There were in effect three major "waves" during which the BBC exploited '''Doctor Who''', with each wave spanning a period of around six years. The following tables list the countries in - as close as we can get it - chronological broadcast order.   
  
  
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==='''SECOND WAVE'''===
 
==='''SECOND WAVE'''===
  
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In the mid 1970s, the BBC began exploiting the [[Jon Pertwee stories]], both in colour and black and white, and the [[Tom Baker stories]], in PAL and NTSC colour. (Overlapping with this wave was the final sale of [[William Hartnell stories]], sold to [[Algeria]] in 1973.  
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As more and more countries switched to colour, the opportunity arose to sell the series to many more countries than was possible before. 
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The BBC exploited the [[Jon Pertwee stories]], both in colour and black and white, and the [[Tom Baker stories]], in PAL and NTSC colour to North and Latin America. (Overlapping with this wave was the final sale of [[William Hartnell stories]], sold to [[Algeria]] in 1973.  
  
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Several countries that had screened a brief run of Hartnells in the 1960s later purchased new Pertwee and/or Baker episodes. These are marked #.
 
  
 
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From this point on, we have not numbered the countries, as there are too many first airdates that we have not been able to identify. Instead, we have grouped countries in
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Several countries that had screened a brief run of Hartnells in the 1960s later purchased new Pertwee and/or Baker episodes. These are marked #.
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Many sales occurred in the same region at the same time: there were several sales in 1977 to [[:Category:Middle East|Middle Eastern]] countries, while 1979-1980 saw a much wider distribution in [[:Category:Central America|Central America]] and [[:Category:South America|South America]]. 
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And after limited success with conquering [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] in the 1970s, the BBC was able to finally crack the European market.  
  
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From this point on, we have not numbered the countries, as there are too many debut airdates that we have not been able to determine. We have placed the countries in likely broadcast order. 
  
 
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==='''THIRD WAVE'''===
 
==='''THIRD WAVE'''===
  
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After minimal success with offering the series to TV stations in [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] in the late 1970s/early 1980s, the BBC had further success with selling '''Doctor Who''' to the continent in the mid-1980s, but usually only [[Tom Baker stories]]. Only [[Netherlands]] and [[Germany]] bought [[Peter Davison stories]], [[Colin Baker stories]] and/or [[Sylvester McCoy stories]].  
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From 1984, the BBC sold '''Doctor Who''' even further afield than before (did the extensive publicity for the 20th anniversary have anything to do with this?)
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In 1984 and 1986, there were more sales to [[:Category:Australasia/Asis|Asian]] countries that ever before, with three near-neighbouring countries picking up the series all around the same time in 1986.  
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After a 1985 sales showcase in Nassau, several more [[:Categories:Caribbean|Caribbean]] countries were added to the list.
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And from 1989, the BBC tempted four new countries in [[:Category:Europe|Europe]].
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Of note, the vast majority of all these sales in the 1980s were of [[Tom Baker stories]].  
  
  
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While countries such as [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Canada]] and [[United States]] screened repeats of the series throughout the late 1980s and into the 1990s, only one new country is known to have screened any [[Tom Baker stories]] in the 1990s:
 
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Not every country saw all seven Doctors, and not every story of each Doctor was seen. Some countries saw just one Doctor, others just two.  
 
Not every country saw all seven Doctors, and not every story of each Doctor was seen. Some countries saw just one Doctor, others just two.  
  
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With the exception of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], the only two countries to purchase and screen '''Doctor Who''' in chronological order, most countries saw only one or two Doctors. This table illustrates the nineteen known combinations of Doctor/s per country:
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With the exception of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], the only two countries to purchase and screen all eras of '''Doctor Who''' in chronological order, most countries saw only one or two Doctors. This table illustrates the nineteen known combinations of Doctor/s per country:
 
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Revision as of 03:15, 9 January 2011

WHERE WAS DOCTOR WHO SOLD???

This 'chapter' covers the selling, distribution of Doctor Who around the world.


Buying and Selling a TV Programme

For a summary of the processes relating to the buying of a TV programme, click HERE.


The THREE WAVES of Doctor Who

From as early as mid 1964, the BBC began offering Doctor Who to foreign broadcasters, starting with regular purchasers such as Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong, with other Commonwealth countries in Africa, North America, the Caribbean and Europe soon to follow.

A few years later – from 1967 - they began to exploit the series to non-Commonwealth and non-English speaking territories such as Thailand, the Middle East and other Arabic nations, and Latin American countries.

There were in effect three major "waves" during which the BBC exploited Doctor Who, with each wave spanning a period of around six years. The following tables list the countries in - as close as we can get it - chronological broadcast order.


FIRST WAVE

The first wave of airdates was of William Hartnell stories and Patrick Troughton stories.

1 New Zealand 18 Sep 1964
2 Australia 16 Jan 1965
3 Canada 23 Jan 1965
4 Singapore 7 Apr 1965
5 Gibraltar 8 Apr 1965
6 Malta 24 May 1965
7 Aden 4 Jul 1965
8 Nigeria 3 Aug 1965
9 Rhodesia 26 Sep 1965
10 Zambia 19 Oct 1965
11 Trinidad & Tobago 31 Oct 1965
12 Bermuda 13 Dec 1965
13 Uganda 18 Jan 1966
14 Jamaica 3 Mar 1966
15 Cyprus 12 Mar 1966
16 Barbados 25 Apr 1966
17 Hong Kong 26 Apr 1966
18 Kenya 16 Jun 1966
19 Ghana 11 Jul 1966
20 Thailand 20 Aug 1966
21 Mauritius 21 Oct 1966
22 Venezuela 26 Feb 1967
23 Sierra Leone 12 Apr 1967
24 Tunisia 13 Apr 1967
25 Mexico 25 Mar 1968
26 Morocco circa 1968
27 Saudi Arabia circa 1968
28 Iran 11 Jul 1968
29 Dominican Republic circa 1968
30 Chile 5 Jan 1969
31 Jordan circa 1969
32 Libya circa 1969
33 Ethiopia 22 Oct 1970


SECOND WAVE

As more and more countries switched to colour, the opportunity arose to sell the series to many more countries than was possible before.

The BBC exploited the Jon Pertwee stories, both in colour and black and white, and the Tom Baker stories, in PAL and NTSC colour to North and Latin America. (Overlapping with this wave was the final sale of William Hartnell stories, sold to Algeria in 1973.


34= United States 21 Aug 1972
34= Guam 27 Nov 1972
35 Algeria 31 Dec 1973


Several countries that had screened a brief run of Hartnells in the 1960s later purchased new Pertwee and/or Baker episodes. These are marked #.

Many sales occurred in the same region at the same time: there were several sales in 1977 to Middle Eastern countries, while 1979-1980 saw a much wider distribution in Central America and South America.

And after limited success with conquering Europe in the 1970s, the BBC was able to finally crack the European market.

From this point on, we have not numbered the countries, as there are too many debut airdates that we have not been able to determine. We have placed the countries in likely broadcast order.

. United Arab Emirates circa 1973
. Netherlands 28 Jul 1975
. Bahrain circa 1975?
. Philippines 6 Mar 1976
. Brunei 8 Aug 1976
# Canada 18 Sep 1976
. Qatar circa 1977?
. Lebanon 22 Apr 1977
# Saudi Arabia 26 Apr 1977
. Turkey circa 1978
. Swaziland 11 Feb 1978
. Japan 3 Mar 1978
. Ecuador circa 1978
. Brazil circa 1979
. Guatemala circa 1979
# Malta 20 Apr 1979
# Mexico 4 May 1979
# Chile 9 May 1979
# Venezuela circa 1979
. Denmark 8 Jun 1979
. Costa Rica 4 Feb 1980
. Italy 6 Feb 1980
. Bangladesh 1 Jul 1980
. Nicaragua 6 Aug 1980
. Honduras (by Feb 1987)
# Rhodesia 2 Oct 1980
# Jordan 7 Apr 1981


THIRD WAVE

From 1984, the BBC sold Doctor Who even further afield than before (did the extensive publicity for the 20th anniversary have anything to do with this?)

In 1984 and 1986, there were more sales to Asian countries that ever before, with three near-neighbouring countries picking up the series all around the same time in 1986.

After a 1985 sales showcase in Nassau, several more Caribbean countries were added to the list.

And from 1989, the BBC tempted four new countries in Europe.

Of note, the vast majority of all these sales in the 1980s were of Tom Baker stories.


. Sri Lanka 4 Apr 1984
* Netherlands 30 Sep 1985
# Trinidad & Tobago 11 Dec 1985
# Barbados 30 Dec 1985
. Malaysia 6 Feb 1986
. Korea (South) 15 Mar 1986
. Bahamas 26 Jun 1986
. Taiwan 18 Aug 1986
. Greece 5 Dec 1986
. Yugoslavia by Feb 1987
. Seychelles 14 Feb 1987
. France 19 Feb 1989
. Spain circa 1989
. Germany 22 Nov 1989
. Poland circa 1990
. Sweden 24 Aug 1996


Ratio: Doctor per Country

Not every country saw all seven Doctors, and not every story of each Doctor was seen. Some countries saw just one Doctor, others just two.

With the exception of Australia and New Zealand, the only two countries to purchase and screen all eras of Doctor Who in chronological order, most countries saw only one or two Doctors. This table illustrates the nineteen known combinations of Doctor/s per country:

1st Dr 2nd Dr 3rd Dr 4th Dr 5th Dr 6th Dr 7th Dr No. Countries
X 15 Aden, Algeria, Bermuda, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Kenya, Jamaica, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Thailand, Tunisia
X X 2 Uganda, Zambia
X X X 1 Singapore
X X X X 1 Hong Kong
X X X X X 1 Gibraltar
X X X X X X X 2 Australia, New Zealand
X X X 1 Nigeria
X X 1 Sierra Leone
X X X 2 Malta, Saudi Arabia
X X X X X X 1 Canada
X X 7 Barbados, Chile, Jordan, Mexico, Rhodesia, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela
X 7 Ascension Island?, Bangladesh, Guam, Lebanon, Philippines, [Qatar]]?, Turkey?
X X 3 Brunei, Sri Lanka, Sweden
X X X 1 Swaziland
X X X X X 2 United Arab Emirates, United States
X X X 1 Japan
X 17 Bahamas, Bahrain, Brazil, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Korea (South), Malaysia, Nicaragua, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, Yugoslavia?
X X 2 Netherlands, Seychelles
X X X 1 Germany
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