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[[File:BSB Sat 29 Sep 90B.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Schedule for Doctor Who Weekend, Saturday 22 September 1990; The Observer]]
 
Regular weekly screenings resumed on Sunday, '''7 October''', with a repeat of [[An Unearthly Child]].  
 
Regular weekly screenings resumed on Sunday, '''7 October''', with a repeat of [[An Unearthly Child]].  
  
On '''2 November 1990''', BSB was acquired by and merged with [[wikipedia:Sky UK|SKY]], to be re-branded as '''BSkyB'''. As a result, the ongoing schedule of further '''Doctor Who''' episodes was brought to an abrupt end on Saturday, '''1 December 1990''', midway through a repeat of [[The Daleks]].
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On '''2 November 1990''', BSB was acquired by and merged with [[wikipedia:Sky UK|SKY]], to be re-branded as '''BSkyB'''. As a result, the ongoing schedule of further '''Doctor Who''' episodes was brought to an abrupt end on Saturday, '''1 December 1990''' when [[The Daleks]] part four was shown for its third re-run at 1.30pm. The remaining three episodes of [[The Daleks]] (planned to screen between 2 and 22 December) and another showing of [[Inside the Spaceship]] (planned for 23 and 30 December) were dropped.
  
However, that wasn't the end of '''Doctor Who''' on the channel. Three omnibus editions were shown in late '''December 1990'''; all were unscheduled in a 9.30am slot: [[The Space Museum]] on '''24 December''', [[The Mind Robber]] on '''26 December''', and [[The Dominators]] on '''28 December'''. These stories had all been shown during the September '''Doctor Who Weekend''', and may have aired again in the final week of the year because the station still held repeat rights.  
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However, despite the sudden departure of the series mid-story, '''Doctor Who''' made three final unscheduled appearances in the last month of '''1990''': [[The Space Museum]] on Monday, '''24 December''', [[The Mind Robber]] on Wednesday, '''26 December''', and [[The Dominators]] on Friday, '''28 December''', all in a 9.30am slot. These stories had all been shown during the September '''Doctor Who Weekend''', and aired again in the final week of the year because the station still held repeat rights.  
 
   
 
   
  

Revision as of 21:04, 25 October 2020

Satellite station BRITISH SATELLITE BROADCASTING (BSB) was established in April 1986. To receive the signals, subscribers were supplied with a non-circular antenna, which were known as "squarials".

A small selection of four William Hartnell season one and two serials aired on BSB's Galaxy Channel, starting from Sunday, 1 April 1990 at 5:30pm, with each Sunday episode repeated the following Saturday at 1:30pm. This 46-episode run temporarily ended on Saturday, 8 September 1990.

Several of the Target novelisations that were reprinted in 1990 (with new cover art and blue spines) referenced BSB on the back cover -

"Doctor Who is currently being reshown on BSB television".



General Trailer



BSB Weekend 1990 Trailer


On Saturday and Sunday 22-23 September 1990, Galaxy's regular "31 West" magazine programme (31 west being the satellite's co-ordinates) was renamed "31 Who" for a special Doctor Who Weekend. It was hosted by 31 West's regular presenters Debbie Flint and Shyama Perera, with ex-producer John Nathan-Turner as guest host.

The two-day schedule featured screenings of several complete Hartnell, Troughton and Pertwee stories, some of the rare "orphan" episodes, the two Peter Cushing Dalek movies, plus documentaries Whose Doctor Who (its first airing since 1977!) and US item Doctor Who's Who's Who, and a fan quiz - featuring one of the editors of this very website!

There were also many specially-filmed in-studio interviews with cast and crew: Sylvester McCoy, Carole Ann Ford, Elisabeth Sladen, Peter Purves, Wendy Padbury, Terrance Dicks, Bob Baker & Dave Martin, Barry Newbery, Raymond Cusick, Pat Godfrey, Peter Hawkins, Mervyn Haisman, Nicholas Courtney, William Russell, Jennie Linden, John Freeman (of DWM) and Waris Hussein. Pre-recorded interviews with Jon Pertwee, Frazer Hines and Deborah Watling also featured.

There was also a visit to a US Doctor Who convention: interviews with fans and actor John Levene filmed at the 11-12 August 1990 "Unicon 90" event in Concord, San Francisco (see List of Conventions in the United States).



Radio Times, 22-28 September 1990
Full page ad for BSB Doctor Who Weekend, 22-23 September 1990
Doctor Who weekend, Saturday; BSB TV Month
Doctor Who weekend, Sunday; BSB TV Month
Schedule for Doctor Who Weekend, Saturday 22 September 1990; The Observer

Regular weekly screenings resumed on Sunday, 7 October, with a repeat of An Unearthly Child.

On 2 November 1990, BSB was acquired by and merged with SKY, to be re-branded as BSkyB. As a result, the ongoing schedule of further Doctor Who episodes was brought to an abrupt end on Saturday, 1 December 1990 when The Daleks part four was shown for its third re-run at 1.30pm. The remaining three episodes of The Daleks (planned to screen between 2 and 22 December) and another showing of Inside the Spaceship (planned for 23 and 30 December) were dropped.

However, despite the sudden departure of the series mid-story, Doctor Who made three final unscheduled appearances in the last month of 1990: The Space Museum on Monday, 24 December, The Mind Robber on Wednesday, 26 December, and The Dominators on Friday, 28 December, all in a 9.30am slot. These stories had all been shown during the September Doctor Who Weekend, and aired again in the final week of the year because the station still held repeat rights.


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