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'''[[Wikipedia:Bermuda|BERMUDA]]''' is a small island nation located to the west of the [[United States]]. It is a British territory, and member of the Commonwealth. Although it lies at the same latitude as the USA, it is still considered to be part of the [[:Category|Caribbean|Caribbean]], which lies further south.
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==Profile==
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|'''Country Number (12)'''||1965||[[Selling Doctor Who|FIRST WAVE]]
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|'''Region'''||[[:Category|Caribbean|Caribbean]]||Commonwealth
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|'''Television commenced'''||1958||
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|'''Colour System'''||1968||[[:Wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]]
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|'''[[WRTH|Population]]'''||1966|| 57,000
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|'''[[WRTH|TV Sets]]'''||1966|| 17,000
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|'''Language/s'''||English||
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'''[[Wikipedia:Bermuda|BERMUDA]]''' is a small island nation (xxx km2) located to the west of the United States. It was colonised by the British in XXX, and is a member of the British Commonwealth. Although it lies at the same latitude as the USA, it is considered to be part of the Caribbean, which lies further south.
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==Television Stations / Channels==
  
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Bermuda began its television service in 1958. There is just one television station: '''Capital Broadcasting Co Ltd (CBC-TV)''', which operated two channels – '''ZBM-TV, Channel 10''' and '''ZFB-TV, Channel 8'''.
|First broadcast        = 1958
 
|First colour broadcast = 1968
 
|Colour                = [[wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]]
 
|Doctors seen          = [[William Hartnell stories|Hartnell]]
 
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==Population==
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'''Doctor Who''' aired on '''ZFB-TV, Channel 8'''.
  
When '''Doctor Who''' screened in Bermuda in 1965-1966, the population was 57,000, and licensed TV sets numbered 17,000 (per WRTH, 1966){{WRTH 1966}}.
 
  
==TV & system==
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=='''DOCTOR WHO IN BERMUDA'''==
 
 
Bermuda began its television service in 1958. There is just one television station: '''Capital Broadcasting Co Ltd (CBC-TV)''', which is operated by XXXXXX. There were two TV channels - ZBM-TV (channel 10) and ZFB-TV (channel 8). '''Doctor Who''' aired on ZFB-TV channel 8.
 
 
 
Colour transmissions (using the [[Wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]] format) began in 1968 on ZBM (channel 10); colour commenced on ZFB (channel 8) in XXX. 
 
 
 
==Language/s==
 
 
 
The main language of Bermuda is English.
 
  
=='''DOCTOR WHO IN BERMUDA'''==
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Bermuda was the '''12th''' country to screen '''Doctor Who''', and the '''second''' in the Caribbean (two months after [[Trinidad & Tobago]] (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
  
Bermuda was the 12th country to screen '''Doctor Who''' (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
 
  
 
==[[BBC Records]]==
 
==[[BBC Records]]==
  
The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from 1966, identifies Bermuda as one twelve countries screening '''Doctor Who''' in that year.  
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The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from 1966, identifies Bermuda as one '''twelve''' countries screening '''Doctor Who''' in that year.  
  
 
'''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''two''' stories by 28 February 1977. '''The Handbook''' identifies these as being {{D}} and {{E}}.  
 
'''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''two''' stories by 28 February 1977. '''The Handbook''' identifies these as being {{D}} and {{E}}.  
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In '''DWM''', Bermuda is identified in '''five''' Archives: {{A}}, {{B}}, {{C}}, {{D}} and {{E}}.
 
In '''DWM''', Bermuda is identified in '''five''' Archives: {{A}}, {{B}}, {{C}}, {{D}} and {{E}}.
  
[[Trinidad & Tobago]] was the previous [[:Category:Caribbean|Carribbean]] country to screen the series, so it’s possible that Bermuda was sent the same set of prints shortly after transmission in Trinidad.
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[[Trinidad & Tobago]] was the previous [[:Category:Caribbean|Carribbean]] country to screen the series; since both countries were serviced by the programme distributor '''Television International Enterprises Limited''' (see [[WRTH]]), it’s likely that Bermuda was sent the same set of prints shortly after transmission had completed in [[Trinidad & Tobago]] two month earlier (although [[Trinidad & Tobago]] went on to screen six more stories.  
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==Stories bought and broadcast==
 
==Stories bought and broadcast==
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Five stories, 26 episodes:
 
Five stories, 26 episodes:
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[[File:Berm TV8.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Bermuda – "most talked-about series", 13 December 1965]]
  
 
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The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
 
The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
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==Transmission==
 
==Transmission==
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===[[William Hartnell stories|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]===
 
===[[William Hartnell stories|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]===
  
The series started on Monday, 13 December 1965, at 6.30pm on ZFB-TV, channel 8. It screened uninterrupted for 26 weeks in the same timeslot until Monday, 6 June 1966.  
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The series started on Monday, '''13 December 1965''', at 6.30pm on ZFB-TV, channel 8. It screened uninterrupted for 26 weeks in the same timeslot until Monday, '''6 June 1966'''.
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There is no record that Bermuda screened '''Doctor Who''' again, even after the introduction of colour.
  
There is no record that Bermuda screened '''Doctor Who''' again, even after the switch to NTSC colour.
 
  
 
==TV listings==
 
==TV listings==
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[[File:Berm DW.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Geneic billing for "Dr Who"]]
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[[File:Berm CAF.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Carol Anne Ford, 3 January 1966]]
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TV listings have been obtained from the Bermudan newspaper ''Bermuda Recorder''.
 
TV listings have been obtained from the Bermudan newspaper ''Bermuda Recorder''.
  
Listings initially gave the series name as '''"Dr Who"''' (including apostrophes). None of the listings carried episode titles, so we can only assume the series aired in the correct order.  
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Listings gave the series name as '''"Dr Who"''' (including punctuation). None of the listings carried episode titles, so we can only assume the series aired in the correct order.
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The '''13 December 1965''' issue carried a brief preview of the new series, calling it "one of BBC's most talked-about serials".  
  
The 13 December 1965 issue carried a brief preview of the new series, calling it "One of the BBC's most talked about serials". The 3 January 1966 issue listings were illustrated with a publicity photo of Carole Ann Ford.
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The '''3 January 1966''' listings were illustrated with a publicity photo of Carole Ann Ford.
  
{{airdates-left|Bermuda}}
 
  
 
==Fate of the Prints==
 
==Fate of the Prints==
  
The next [[:Category:Caribbean|Carribbean]] country to air '''Doctor Who''' was [[Jamaica]], in March 1966, so it is possible that Bermuda sent its prints of the Hartnell stories to [[Jamaica]] soon after each episode was transmitted.
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The next [[:Category:Caribbean|Carribbean]] country to air '''Doctor Who''' was [[Jamaica]], in March 1966; both countries were serviced by the programme distributor '''Television International Enterprises Limited''' (see [[WRTH]]), so it is possible that Bermuda sent its prints of those five Hartnell stories to [[Jamaica]] soon after each episode was transmitted.  
 
 
==Bermuda in Doctor Who==
 
 
 
There are no instances where Bermuda is mentioned in the series.
 
  
==References==
 
<references />
 
  
==Link==
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==Links==
 
*[[Main Page]]
 
*[[Main Page]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]

Revision as of 07:39, 24 January 2011

BERMUDA is a small island nation located to the west of the United States. It is a British territory, and member of the Commonwealth. Although it lies at the same latitude as the USA, it is still considered to be part of the Caribbean|Caribbean, which lies further south.

Profile

Country Number (12) 1965 FIRST WAVE
Region Caribbean|Caribbean Commonwealth
Television commenced 1958
Colour System 1968 NTSC
Population 1966 57,000
TV Sets 1966 17,000
Language/s English


Television Stations / Channels

Bermuda began its television service in 1958. There is just one television station: Capital Broadcasting Co Ltd (CBC-TV), which operated two channels – ZBM-TV, Channel 10 and ZFB-TV, Channel 8.

Doctor Who aired on ZFB-TV, Channel 8.


DOCTOR WHO IN BERMUDA

Bermuda was the 12th country to screen Doctor Who, and the second in the Caribbean (two months after Trinidad & Tobago (see Selling Doctor Who).


BBC Records

The Stanmark Productions Ltd advertisement from 1966, identifies Bermuda as one twelve countries screening Doctor Who in that year.

The Seventies records a sale of two stories by 28 February 1977. The Handbook identifies these as being D and E.

In DWM, Bermuda is identified in five Archives: A, B, C, D and E.

Trinidad & Tobago was the previous Carribbean country to screen the series; since both countries were serviced by the programme distributor Television International Enterprises Limited (see WRTH), it’s likely that Bermuda was sent the same set of prints shortly after transmission had completed in Trinidad & Tobago two month earlier (although Trinidad & Tobago went on to screen six more stories.


Stories bought and broadcast

WILLIAM HARTNELL

Five stories, 26 episodes:

Bermuda – "most talked-about series", 13 December 1965
A An Unearthly Child 4
B The Daleks 7
C Inside the Spaceship 2
D Marco Polo 7
E The Keys of Marinus 6

Bermuda therefore bought GROUP ONE and GROUP TWO of the William Hartnell stories.

The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.


Transmission

WILLIAM HARTNELL

The series started on Monday, 13 December 1965, at 6.30pm on ZFB-TV, channel 8. It screened uninterrupted for 26 weeks in the same timeslot until Monday, 6 June 1966.

There is no record that Bermuda screened Doctor Who again, even after the introduction of colour.


TV listings

Geneic billing for "Dr Who"
Carol Anne Ford, 3 January 1966


Airdates in Bermuda
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)

TV listings have been obtained from the Bermudan newspaper Bermuda Recorder.

Listings gave the series name as "Dr Who" (including punctuation). None of the listings carried episode titles, so we can only assume the series aired in the correct order.

The 13 December 1965 issue carried a brief preview of the new series, calling it "one of BBC's most talked-about serials".

The 3 January 1966 listings were illustrated with a publicity photo of Carole Ann Ford.


Fate of the Prints

The next Carribbean country to air Doctor Who was Jamaica, in March 1966; both countries were serviced by the programme distributor Television International Enterprises Limited (see WRTH), so it is possible that Bermuda sent its prints of those five Hartnell stories to Jamaica soon after each episode was transmitted.


Links