Ecuador

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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


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.


DOCTOR WHO (EL DOCTOR MISTERIO) IN ECUADOR

Doctor Misterio logo

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:



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.

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


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