Sweden

SWEDEN is a Scandanavian country in northern Europe.

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:

Code	English Title	eps	Swedish	Translation
ZZZ	Planet of the Spiders	6	Spindlarnas Planet	Spiders Planet

TOM BAKER

Eight stories, 34 episodes

Code	English Title	eps	Swedish	Translation
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:

• TV4

TV listings

TBC.

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