Sweden
SWEDEN is a Scandanavian country in northern Europe.
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Population
When Doctor Who screened in Sweden in the early 1990s, the population was XXXXXXXXXXX and licensed TV sets numbered XXXXXX (per WRTH, 1990).
TV & system
Sweden began its television service in 1956.
There is just one television station: Sveriges Television AB, a government-owned commercial broadcaster.
Colour transmissions began in XXX using the PAL colour broadcast system.
Colour 1 April 1970 PAL
Language/s
The main language of Sweden is Swedish, although English is also spoken. Foreign programmes are subtitled.
DOCTOR WHO IN SWEDEN
Sweden was the 14th country in Europe to screen Doctor Who (see Selling Doctor Who).
BBC Records
Sweden is not recorded in any known BBC Records. According to the Australian fanzine, Data Extract (issue 150), Tom Baker's first season aired there in 1997.
Stories bought and broadcast
JON PERTWEE
One story, 6 episodes:
| ZZZ | Planet of the Spiders | 6 | Spindlarnas Planet (Spiders Planet) |
TOM BAKER
Eight stories, 34 episodes
| 4A | Robot | 4 | |
| 4C | The Ark in Space | 4 | Rymdarken (Space Ark) |
| 4D | Revenge of the Cybermen | 4 | |
| 4E | Genesis of the Daleks | 6 | Dalekarnas Födelse (Daleks' Birth) |
| 4F | Terror of the Zygons | 4 | |
| 4G | Pyramids of Mars | 4 | |
| 4H | Planet of Evil | 4 | |
| 4J | The Android Invasion | 4 | Androiderna Anfaller (Attack of the Androids) |
Sweden therefore bought part of GROUPs A and B of the Tom Baker stories.
The programme was supplied (presumably) on PAL colour video tapes complete with the original English soundtrack.
Transmission
JON PERTWEE
Three times
TOM BAKER
In more recent year, the Swedish station TV4 has been airing older stories, including William Hartnell stories, Jon Pertwee stories, Tom Baker stories and Peter Davison stories:
TV listings
TBC.
