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'''[[Wikipedia:BBC Choice|BBC Choice]]''' was the BBC's first exclusively digital channel, and was launched on '''23 September 1998'''.  
 
'''[[Wikipedia:BBC Choice|BBC Choice]]''' was the BBC's first exclusively digital channel, and was launched on '''23 September 1998'''.  
  
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of '''Doctor Who''' in '''November 1998''', BBC Choice segment "The Take" aired a week of "fan favourites" featuring one episode of each of the eight Doctors, plus all of [[Genesis of the Daleks]] and the documentary "Thirty Years in the TARDIS".  
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To celebrate the 35th anniversary of '''Doctor Who''' in '''November 1998''', BBC Choice segment '''"The Take"''' aired a week of "fan favourites" featuring one episode of each of the eight Doctors, plus all of [[Genesis of the Daleks]] and the documentary "Thirty Years in the TARDIS".  
  
Sylvester McCoy hosted the "35 Years of Doctor Who" event, with special linking segments and introductions filmed inside a 'new' TARDIS control room, and recorded at that year's Panopticon convention:
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Sylvester McCoy hosted the '''"35 Years of Doctor Who"''' event, with special linking segments and introductions filmed inside a 'new' TARDIS control room, plus interviews with fans recorded at that year's Panopticon convention:
 
*'''22 November 1998''': the Pilot version of [[An Unearthly Child]] part 1, [[Genesis of the Daleks]] part 1, '''Thirty Years in the TARDIS''', the [[TV Movie|TV movie]], [[Remembrance of the Daleks]] part 4
 
*'''22 November 1998''': the Pilot version of [[An Unearthly Child]] part 1, [[Genesis of the Daleks]] part 1, '''Thirty Years in the TARDIS''', the [[TV Movie|TV movie]], [[Remembrance of the Daleks]] part 4
 
*'''23 November 1998''': [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] part 4 (the first time it had aired on the BBC since it had been returned in 1992), [[Genesis of the Daleks]] part 2
 
*'''23 November 1998''': [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] part 4 (the first time it had aired on the BBC since it had been returned in 1992), [[Genesis of the Daleks]] part 2
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*'''25 November 1998''': [[The Caves of Androzani]] part 4, [[Genesis of the Daleks]] part 4
 
*'''25 November 1998''': [[The Caves of Androzani]] part 4, [[Genesis of the Daleks]] part 4
 
*'''26 November 1998''': [[The Trial of a Time Lord]] part 14, [[Genesis of the Daleks]] part 5
 
*'''26 November 1998''': [[The Trial of a Time Lord]] part 14, [[Genesis of the Daleks]] part 5
*'''27 November 1998''': [[The Curse of Fenric]] part 4, [[Genesis of the Daleks]] part 6, plus an interview with Sophie Aldred:
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*'''27 November 1998''': [[The Curse of Fenric]] part 4, [[Genesis of the Daleks]] part 6, plus an interview with Sophie Aldred.
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*One of the 'episodes' was repeated on '''24 December 1998''' at 7.30pm. 
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*All six of the '''"35 Years of Doctor Who"''' segments were subsequently repeated on a daily basis from '''25 to 30 July 1999''', with [[Genesis of the Daleks]] also airing on its own at the same time, but weekly on Saturdays at 7.30pm, from '''10 July''' to '''14 August 1999'''.
 
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**Most of these "35 Years of Doctor Who" segments were repeated over a week in '''December 1998''', and again in '''July 1999'''.
 
 
[[File:Dino Nite.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Dino Nite trailer]]
 
[[File:Dino Nite.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Dino Nite trailer]]
 
*'''15 October 1999''': All six parts of [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] air (with the first three episodes - the first in black and white - at 9pm, with the final three at 11pm) as part of a "Dino Nite" special. The published listings stated that the episodes featured "previously unseen footage", which presumably means the slightly longer early edit of part 3 that the BBC held was used.
 
*'''15 October 1999''': All six parts of [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] air (with the first three episodes - the first in black and white - at 9pm, with the final three at 11pm) as part of a "Dino Nite" special. The published listings stated that the episodes featured "previously unseen footage", which presumably means the slightly longer early edit of part 3 that the BBC held was used.

Revision as of 02:00, 11 February 2018

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BBC Choice '35 Years of Doctor Who' onscreen ident

BBC Choice was the BBC's first exclusively digital channel, and was launched on 23 September 1998.

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Doctor Who in November 1998, BBC Choice segment "The Take" aired a week of "fan favourites" featuring one episode of each of the eight Doctors, plus all of Genesis of the Daleks and the documentary "Thirty Years in the TARDIS".

Sylvester McCoy hosted the "35 Years of Doctor Who" event, with special linking segments and introductions filmed inside a 'new' TARDIS control room, plus interviews with fans recorded at that year's Panopticon convention:



BBC Choice promo trailer



BBC Choice Intros



BBC Choice McCoy and Aldred

Dino Nite trailer
  • 15 October 1999: All six parts of Invasion of the Dinosaurs air (with the first three episodes - the first in black and white - at 9pm, with the final three at 11pm) as part of a "Dino Nite" special. The published listings stated that the episodes featured "previously unseen footage", which presumably means the slightly longer early edit of part 3 that the BBC held was used.



Dino Nite trailer

The channel closed on 8 February 2003. It was succeeded by BBC Three (which later became the home to repeats of New Series Doctor Who, Doctor Who Confidential, and Torchwood).