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Welcome to BroaDWcast, the first (and so far only, at least that we know of) comprehensive online guide to the foreign airdates and worldwide transmissions of Doctor Who.
At this early stage the scope of BroaDWcast encompasses just the "Classic Era" of Doctor Who - that's the first eight Doctors, from 1963 to 1996. The new series – 2005 to date – will have to be another project for another time...
WHAT IS BROADWCAST?
Over the years, the BBC has claimed that "Doctor Who has been seen by 100 million viewers in 60 countries around the world".
But who were these 60 countries? When did Doctor Who screen there? What stories were broadcast, and what stories weren't? How many stories had their foreign debut in Australia? How many debuted in the United States? And do any of those 110 million viewers have a copy of missing story Marco Polo?
In BroaDWcast you'll find the answers to these questions - and more (except for the bit about Marco Polo).
In these pages, you will find:
- Profiles on the 70+ countries where classic Doctor Who aired between the years 1964 and 1997
- Foreign language episode titles
- Translations of some of the Arabic version narrations
- Checklists of the official BBC Records that has been researched
- Images of TV listings pages from foreign newspapers and magazines
- Clicking on the AIRDATES
icon on the country profile pages will take you to the airdates summary for that country
- Clicking on the AIRDATES
Your help is needed
BroaDWcast is still very much a work in progress. At the time of launch in February 2011, about 75% of the country profiles have been uploaded. The remaining profiles are Under Construction, and will be added over the coming weeks - so do keep an eye on the What's New page for updates.
As with any research of this nature, there are gaps in the information - and perhaps even errors. If you can assist us in any way by filling in any of the gaps, or if you've got additional information, such as foreign newspaper articles, clippings, copies of TV listings, or sales literature that we can use, or if you spot something that is wrong or you plain just disagree with, please drop us a line at:
Acknowledgements
The BroaDWcast Team:
- Jon Preddle
- John Lavalie
- Steve Hill
And with grateful thanks to (alphabetically): Donald Bain; J Jeremy Bentham; Richard Bignell; Alain Carrazé; Gabrielle Cordone; Rami Daoud; Michael J Doran; Martin Dunne; Fady; Robert J Franks; David J Howe; Henrik Larsen; Bernhard Lürßen; Richard Molesworth; Darrell and Emma Patterson; Andrew Pixley; Steen Schapiro; Paul Scoones; Damian Shanahan; Tom Spilsbury (and all past DWM editors); Paul Vanezis; Stephen James Walker; Brian Wilson; Georgia Higley, and staff at the Library of Congress, Washington DC; National Library of Australia, Canberra; British Library Newspapers, Colindale, London; Los Angeles Library; Library of the University of Auckland, New Zealand; DWB; Enterprise Incidents; Famous Monsters of Filmland; Fantastic Films; Fantastic Television; Timescreen; Starlog; Super Star Heroes; Fantasy Empire.
