Denmark
DENMARK is a small kingdom located in west Europe, to the north of Germany.
Profile
| Country Number (49?) | 1979 | SECOND WAVE |
| Region | Europe | |
| Television commenced | 1951 | |
| Colour System | 1969 | PAL |
| Population | 1979 | 5,055,000 |
| TV Sets | 1979 | 2,000,000 |
| Language/s | Danish (Danske) | Subtitled |
Television Stations / Channels
Denmark began its television service in 1951.
There is just one television station: Radio Denmark, a government-owned commercial broadcaster.
Colour transmissions began in 1969 using the PAL colour broadcast system.
Language/s
The language of Denmark is Danish (Danske), however all foreign television programmes are broadcast with the original language soundtrack intact with Danish subtitles. For the Danish broadcasts of Doctor Who, Jan Grodin is credited as being the translator.
DOCTOR WHO IN DENMARK
Denmark was about the 49th country to screen Doctor Who; it was the third in Europe (see Selling Doctor Who).
BBC Records
On 26 March 1968, the NZBC (New Zealand) sent the 16mm film prints of An Unearthly Child, The Daleks and Inside the Spaceship to Denmark. These must have been as Audition Prints (see Selling Doctor Who). However Denmark TV did not take up the offer to purchase the series at that time.
The Eighties - THE LOST CHAPTERS records a sale of "(3)" stories (by February 1987).
In DWM, Denmark is identified in just one story Archive: 4J.
Stories bought and broadcast
TOM BAKER
Three stories, 12 episodes:
| English Title | eps | Danish Title | Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4A | Robot | 4 | Robotten | Robot |
| 4J | The Android Invasion | 4 | De Fremmede | The Strangers / The Aliens |
| 4C | The Ark in Space | 4 | Rum-Arken | Space-Ark |
The programme was supplied as PAL colour video tapes with English soundtracks.
Publicity
Several Danish newspapers and magazines carried features on the news series. One such report, SUPERMANDEN DR.WHO, equated the character of the Doctor to that of Superman, and
- Clippings from Image Magazine.
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- Articles from newspaper.
Transmission
TOM BAKER
The three stories were aired in three separate runs.
The first consisted of just Robot - translated as Robotten. The four episodes aired on Fridays, starting on 8 June 1979 at 6.55pm.
The second story aired four months later, on 16 October 1979, this time screening four nights a week, Tuesday to Friday, also at 6.55pm. This was The Android Invasion - translated into De Fremmede, which means "The Strangers" or "The Aliens".
After a three month gap, the third story, The Ark in Space - called Rum-Arken ("Space-Ark") - aired from 1 January 1980, screening daily Tuesday to Friday, at 7.00pm.
There is no record that Denmark screened Doctor Who again.
- Danish TV airs new series in XXXXX - see CHS
TV listings
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TV listings have been obtained from the Danish newspaper, Berlingske Tidende.
The first story is called Robot in the newspaper listings, but Robotten in other publications, such as the one shown here:
Jan Grodin is credited as being the translator to "Danske".
Articles that appeared in magazines previewed the news series (see right); although the photographs feature Mary Tamm as Romana and K9, none of their stories screened. In the article, the Doctor is compared to other superheroes such as Superman!
WEBPAGES
Denmark in Doctor Who
- Gravitron moonbase crewman Nils Jensen (played by Michael Wolf) is a Dane.
