Ecuador
ECUADOR lies on the Pacific coast of the South American continent.
Profile
| Country Number (N/K) | 1978? | SECOND WAVE |
| Region | South America | |
| Television commenced | 1959 | |
| Colour System | 1974 | NTSC |
| Language/s | Spanish | Dubbed |
Television Stations / Channels
Ecuador began its television service in 1959.
In the late 1970s, it had seven television broadcasting services. It is not known on which of those seven stations Doctor Who aired.
Language/s
The principal language of Ecuador is Spanish. Foreign television programmes are dubbed into Spanish.
DOCTOR WHO (EL DOCTOR MISTERIO) IN ECUADOR
In Spanish speaking countries, the series was known as Doctor Misterio.
BBC Records
In DWM, Ecuador is identified in 22 story Archives, all Tom Baker stories from his first four seasons 4A to 4Z, but not 4L, which is probably an oversight. The year of sale is given as 1978.
Ecuador is not named in the 1987 memo mentioned in The Eighties - THE LOST CHAPTERS, which is very odd...
Stories bought and broadcast
TOM BAKER
23 stories, 98 episodes:
| 4A | Robot | 4 |
| 4B | The Sontaran Experiment | 2 |
| 4C | The Ark in Space | 4 |
| 4D | Revenge of the Cybermen | 4 |
| 4E | Genesis of the Daleks | 6 |
| 4F | Terror of the Zygons | 4 |
| 4G | Pyramids of Mars | 4 |
| 4H | Planet of Evil | 4 |
| 4J | The Android Invasion | 4 |
| 4K | The Brain of Morbius | 4 |
| 4L | The Seeds of Doom | 6 |
| 4M | The Masque of Mandragora | 4 |
| 4N | The Hand of Fear | 4 |
| 4P | The Deadly Assassin | 4 |
| 4Q | The Face of Evil | 4 |
| 4R | The Robots of Death | 4 |
| 4S | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | 6 |
| 4V | Horror of Fang Rock | 4 |
| 4T | The Invisible Enemy | 4 |
| 4X | Image of the Fendahl | 4 |
| 4W | The Sun Makers | 4 |
| 4Y | Underworld | 4 |
| 4Z | The Invasion of Time | 6 |
Ecuador therefore bought the standard package of Tom Baker stories in Spanish that were distributed by Time Life.
- For the Spanish story titles, go to: SPANISH
Transmission
TOM BAKER
No details, other than the year of sale being 1978.
PAUL McGANN
The 1996 TV Movie was available via the HBO OLE cable station in 1999.
TV listings
Newspapers for 1978 and 1980 have been checked, but with no sign of Dr Misterio in the TV listings. Therefore, the series must have screened after 1980...
Ecuador in Doctor Who
- The Doctor mentions the Ecuadorian volcanic mountain Cotopaxi in The Brain of Morbius.
