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*UNIT HQ was also based in Geneva. | *UNIT HQ was also based in Geneva. | ||
*The Keller Machine was first tested in Switzerland ([[The Mind of Evil]]). | *The Keller Machine was first tested in Switzerland ([[The Mind of Evil]]). | ||
| + | *BOSS announced there were 1,584 "slave units" in Zurich ([[The Green Death]]). | ||
*The Doctor mentions Swiss folk-hero William Tell ([[The Face of Evil]]). | *The Doctor mentions Swiss folk-hero William Tell ([[The Face of Evil]]). | ||
Revision as of 21:46, 9 May 2012
SWITZERLAND is in central Europe.
DOCTOR WHO IN SWITZERLAND
As far as we know, Doctor Who did not screen on any local Swiss television stations in the period that we cover in BroaDWcast.
In the late 1980s, British satellite channels such as Super Channel and BBC Prime, both of which aired Doctor Who (see Cable and Satellite), may have been available in the country.
DALEK MOVIES
PETER CUSHING Movies
The first Peter Cushing Dalek movie, "Dr Who and the Daleks" screened at the Nord Sud cinema in Geneva in August 1968.
Items of Interest
The circus special, "Billy Smart's Circus", featuring Jon Pertwee in the Whomobile, was shown on the French-language Télévision Suisse Romande (TVR) station on Monday, 7 January 1974.
Switzerland in Doctor Who
- International Space Command HQ was in Geneva (The Tenth Planet)
- UNIT HQ was also based in Geneva.
- The Keller Machine was first tested in Switzerland (The Mind of Evil).
- BOSS announced there were 1,584 "slave units" in Zurich (The Green Death).
- The Doctor mentions Swiss folk-hero William Tell (The Face of Evil).
