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'''[[Wikipedia:France|FRANCE]]''' is in western [[Category:Europe|Europe]].  
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'''[[Wikipedia:France|FRANCE]]''' is in western [[:Category:Europe|Europe]].  
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==

Revision as of 23:16, 7 January 2011

FRANCE is in western Europe.

Profile

Country Number (?) 1989 THIRD WAVE
Region Europe .
Television commenced 1949 .
Colour System 1967 SECAM
Population 19xx xx mill
TV Sets 19xx xx mill
Language/s French .


Television Stations / Channels

  • Station: Television Francaise (TF1)

France began its television service in 1949.

All foreign television programmes are dubbed.


DOCTOR WHO (DOCTEUR WHO) IN FRANCE

French Movie poster
  • The two Peter Cushing Dalek films played in French cinemas during the 1960s: "DR WHO CONTRE LES DALEKS" and "LES DALEKS ENVAHISSENT LA TERRE".

The BBC made several attempts over the years to sell Doctor Who to France:

  • February 1977: At the annual Brighton BBC Showcase, the BBC was unsuccessful in luring European buyers to pick up the series. "TOO TERRIFYING FOR EUROPE" was the press reaction (see for clipping.)
  • September 1979: In a letter to French writer, Jean-Marc Lofficier, producer Graham Williams informs him that France is to be offered the series again "later this year".
  • 1979-1981: Lofficier pens The Doctor Who Programme Guide, a side-project he developed while researching for an article about the series for a French genre magazine.
  • 1986: Alain Carrazé tries to bring Doctor Who to French television. A full account of Carrazé's struggle was published in issue 17 of Timescreen magazine (cover dated Spring 1991). The full article can be read TIMESCREEN 17.
Generic Temp X billing
  • May 1986: A French film crew for "Temps X" visits the BBC studios to film segments for a 16 minute documentary about the series, and interviews the cast and crew during the filming of serial 7B of The Trial of a Time Lord (aka "Mindwarp"). (The DWAS newsletter Celestial Toyroom (July 1986) carries a full report of the shoot, complete with break down of elements used in the final production.)


  • February 1987: Despite the gallant efforts of Alain Carrazé, TF1 passes on screening the series.
French novelisation covers
French novelisations backs
  • 1987: Eight novelisations are published by Editions Garanciere, translated into French. The covers are adorned with images of "Temps X" hosts Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff.


  • 19 February 1989': After a delay of two years, Doctor Who finally makes it to the screen - but even then, its journey is far from plain-sailing...


BBC Records

In DWM issue 52 (May 1981), there is a report that an omnibus edition of "La Genèse des Daleks" Genesis of the Daleks screened in France, but there is no evidence that such a broadcast ever took place.

In DWM, France is identified in 8 story Archives: 4A, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4H, 4G, 4J, 4K.


Stories bought and broadcast

TOM BAKER

11 stories, 46 episodes bought, but only six (26 episodes) screened:

4A Robot Robot 4
4C The Ark in Space L'Arche de l'Espace 4
4E Genesis of the Daleks La Genèse des Daleks 6
4D Revenge of the Cybermen La Revanche des Cybernators 4
4F Terror of the Zygons La Terreur des Zygons 4
4H Planet of Evil La Planète Diabolique 4


France therefore bought part of GROUPs A and B of the Tom Baker stories.

The programme was supplied as PAL colour video tapes. TF1 prepared, recorded and dubbed full French soundtracks. Composer Dudley Simpson provided new music cues, including for the serials for which he did not originally provide a score.

For the opening titles, as the words DOCTOR WHO appear, the voice over announces "Docteur Wooooo" which fades as the logo moves away.


SYLVESTER McCOY

PAUL McGANN

TV Movie, 84 minutes:

TVM The TV Movie 1


Transmission

TOM BAKER

After a very long delay (see chronology above), the series finally started on Sunday, 19 February 1989, at 9.00am, part of the line-up of CLUB DOROTHEE DIMANCHE children's programmes. The first serial was Genesis of the Daleks. However, after only a few episodes had gone out, the series was dropped from the CDD line-up.

On 8 April, the series reappeared on Saturdays around 6.35 am (the scheduled timeslot fluctuated between 6.34 and 6.39am). From 23 April, a second episode aired on Sundays, at the same time, now just prior to CDD.

The 26th and final episode aired on Saturday 24 June 1989.

La Revanche des Cybernators, 30 April 1989
Docteur Who listing
Docteur Who listing 2
Docteur Who listing 3
  • A run down of the French episodes and titles can be found HERE.


TV listings

Template:Airdates TV listings have been obtained from the Parisian newspapers Le Monde, France-Soir and Le Parisien Libre.

All listings give the series name as "Docteur Who". Only one billing had a story title – La Revanche des Cybernators on 30 April 1989.


Paul McGann Movie

The 1996 TV Movie aired Tuesday, 18 March 1997 – its title was "LE SEIGNEUR DU TEMPS" (The Time Lord).


France in Doctor Who


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