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| − | '''Resistance is Useless''' (aka '''A Doctor Who Retrospective''') was a 30 minute documentary made by the BBC | + | [[File:1991-12-21 Radio Times.jpg|thumb|right|250px|<center>Radio Times</center>]]'''Resistance is Useless''' (aka '''A Doctor Who Retrospective''') was a 30 minute documentary made by the BBC's '''Late Show'''. |
| − | It | + | It aired on BBC2 on Friday, '''3 January 1992''' at 6:50pm, as an introduction to a series of [[Airdates in the UK (BBC repeats)|repeats]] (one story for each of the seven Doctors) playing on the channel from '''3 January 1992''' to '''14 May 1993'''. (It was followed by the repeat of [[The Time Meddler]] part 1.) |
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| − | + | It was hosted by the Brummie-accented faceless "Anorak" (voiced by Steve Steen), and featured lots of clips, including rare silent footage from [[The Daleks' Master Plan]] part 1 that was discovered by the Late Show team during the research phase of the production. | |
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| + | *The short aired on several PBS stations in the [[United States]] (such as on [[KUED]] and [[KSPS]], on '''22 August 1992'''; [[KTEH]], '''26 August 1992'''; [[WKPC]], '''1 September 1992'''; [[Maryland Public Television]] on '''5 December 1992'''; [[Iowa Public Television]], '''7 May 1993'''; [[WQEX]], on '''29 October 2000''', plus ''many many'' others in the 1990s and 2000s). | ||
| + | *Lionheart also sold it in a "two story" package with the recently-returned [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]. [[NJN]] aired both back-to-back on '''2 January 1993'''. | ||
| + | *Some of the US newspapers incorrectly described it as being an interview with Dalek creator Terry Nation, who did not even appear! (This error comes from a misreading of Lionheart's promotional material for the half-hour special which does refer to Nation in passing in the blurb text.) | ||
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| + | *It also aired in [[New Zealand]], on TV2, Sunday, '''26 December 1993''', at 11.35am. | ||
| + | *The Scandinavian [[Cable and Satellite]] station [[TV4 Science Fiction]] aired it several times between '''2009''' and '''2012'''. | ||
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| + | |[[File:Resistance.JPG|right|thumb|350px|Listing for the documentary in Florida Today, August 1992; note the incorrect synopsis]] | ||
| + | |{{YouTube table|IFsLo5WlHlg|'''BBC2 Trailer'''}}}} | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
*[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8aba7d08d018440481277938564d8327 BBC Genome entry] | *[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8aba7d08d018440481277938564d8327 BBC Genome entry] | ||
| − | *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328791/ | + | *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328791/ IMDb entry] |
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[[Category:Documentaries and specials]] | [[Category:Documentaries and specials]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:49, 13 October 2023
Resistance is Useless (aka A Doctor Who Retrospective) was a 30 minute documentary made by the BBC's Late Show.
It aired on BBC2 on Friday, 3 January 1992 at 6:50pm, as an introduction to a series of repeats (one story for each of the seven Doctors) playing on the channel from 3 January 1992 to 14 May 1993. (It was followed by the repeat of The Time Meddler part 1.)
It was hosted by the Brummie-accented faceless "Anorak" (voiced by Steve Steen), and featured lots of clips, including rare silent footage from The Daleks' Master Plan part 1 that was discovered by the Late Show team during the research phase of the production.
Foreign transmissions
| United States | from 1992 |
| New Zealand | Dec 93 |
| TV4 SF | Mar 09 |
- The short aired on several PBS stations in the United States (such as on KUED and KSPS, on 22 August 1992; KTEH, 26 August 1992; WKPC, 1 September 1992; Maryland Public Television on 5 December 1992; Iowa Public Television, 7 May 1993; WQEX, on 29 October 2000, plus many many others in the 1990s and 2000s).
- Lionheart also sold it in a "two story" package with the recently-returned The Tomb of the Cybermen. NJN aired both back-to-back on 2 January 1993.
- Some of the US newspapers incorrectly described it as being an interview with Dalek creator Terry Nation, who did not even appear! (This error comes from a misreading of Lionheart's promotional material for the half-hour special which does refer to Nation in passing in the blurb text.)
- It also aired in New Zealand, on TV2, Sunday, 26 December 1993, at 11.35am.
- The Scandinavian Cable and Satellite station TV4 Science Fiction aired it several times between 2009 and 2012.
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