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SELLING DW
  
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==Selling Doctor Who==
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From as early as mid 1964, the BBC began offering '''Doctor Who''' to foreign broadcasters, starting with regular purchasers such as [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Singapore]] and [[Hong Kong]], soon followed by other Commonwealth countries in [[:Category:Africa|Africa]], [[:Category:North America|North America]], [[:Category:Caribbean|the Caribbean]] and [[:Category:Europe|Europe]].
  
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From as early as mid 1964, the BBC began offering Doctor Who to foreign broadcasters, starting with regular purchasers such as [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Singapore]] and [[Hong Kong]], soon followed by other Commonwealth countries in [[:Category:Africa|Africa]], [[:Category:North America|North Amercia]], [[:Category:Caribbean|the Caribbean]] and [[:Category:Europe|Europe]].  
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A few years later, they began to exploit the series to non-Commonwealth and non-English speaking territories such as [[Thailand]], the [[:Category:Middle East|Middle East]] and other [[Arabic]] nations, and [[:Category|South America|Latin American]] countries.  
  
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A few years later, they began to exploit the series to non-Commonwealth territories such as Asia, the [[:Category:Middle East|Middle East]] and [[:Category|South America|Latin America]]. There were in effect four WAVES during which the BBC exploited '''Doctor Who''', with each wave spanning a period of around six years:
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There were in effect four waves during which the BBC exploited '''Doctor Who''', with each wave spanning a period of around six years.
  
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There are essentially three phases, each spanning a period of about six years, in which the BBC actively marketed the series.
 
  
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==WAVE ONE==
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'''WAVE ONE'''
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The first wave was of just [[William Hartnell stories]], which were seen in  34 countries:
  
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1 [[New Zealand]] 18 Sep 1964
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2 [[Australia]] 16 Jan 1965
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3 [[Canada]] 23 Jan 1965
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|1||[[New Zealand]]||18 Sep 1964
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4 [[Singapore]] 7 Apr 1965
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5 [[Gibraltar]] 8 Apr 1965
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|2||[[Australia]]||16 Jan 1965
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6 [[Malta]] 24 May 1965
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7 [[Aden]] 4 Jul 1965
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|3||[[Canada]]||23 Jan 1965
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8 [[Nigeria]] 3 Aug 1965
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9 [[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe|Rhodesia]] 26 Sep 1965
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|4||[[Singapore]]|| 7 Apr 1965
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10 [[Zambia]] 19 Oct 1965
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11 [[Trinidad & Tobago]]31 Oct 1965
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|5||[[Gibraltar]]||8 Apr 1965
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12 [[Bermuda]] 13 Dec 1965
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13 [[Uganda]] 18 Jan 1966
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|6||[[Malta]]||24 May 1965
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14 [[Jamaica]] 3 Mar 1966
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15 [[Cyprus]] 12 Mar 1966
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|7||[[Aden]]||4 Jul 1965
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16 [[Barbados]] 25 Apr 1966
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17 [[Hong Kong]] 26 Apr 1966
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|8||[[Nigeria]]||3 Aug 1965
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18 [[Kenya]] 16 Jun 1966
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19 [[Ghana]] 11 Jul 1966
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|9||[[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe|Rhodesia]]||26 Sep 1965
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20 [[Thailand]] 20 Aug 1966
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21 [[Mauritius]] 21 Oct 1966
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|10||[[Zambia]]||19 Oct 1965
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22 [[Venezuela]] 26 Feb 1967
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23 [[Sierra Leone]] 12 Apr 1967
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|11||[[Trinidad & Tobago]]||31 Oct 1965
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24 [[Tunisia]] 13 Apr 1967
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25 [[Mexico]] 25 Mar 1968
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|12||[[Bermuda]]||13 Dec 1965
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26 [[Morocco]] circa 1968
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27 [[Saudi Arabia]] circa 1968
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|13||[[Uganda]]||18 Jan 1966
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28 [[Iran]] 11 Jul 1968
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29 [[Dominican Republic]]circa 1968
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|14||[[Jamaica]]||3 Mar 1966
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30 [[Chile]] 5 Jan 1969
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31 [[Jordan]] circa 1969
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|15||[[Cyprus]]||12 Mar 1966
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32 [[Libya]] circa 1969
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33 [[Ethiopia]] 22 Oct 1970
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|16||[[Barbados]]||25 Apr 1966
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|-
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|17||[[Hong Kong]]||26 Apr 1966
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|-
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|18||[[Kenya]]||16 Jun 1966
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|-
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|19||[[Ghana]]||11 Jul 1966
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|-
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|20||[[Thailand]]||20 Aug 1966
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|-
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|21||[[Mauritius]]||21 Oct 1966
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|22||[[Venezuela]]||26 Feb 1967
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|-
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|23||[[Sierra Leone]]||12 Apr 1967
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|-
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|24||[[Tunisia]]||13 Apr 1967
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|-
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|25||[[Mexico]]||25 Mar 1968
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|-
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|26||[[Morocco]]||circa 1968
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|-
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|27||[[Saudi Arabia]]||circa 1968
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|-
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|28||[[Iran]]||11 Jul 1968
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|-
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|29||[[Dominican Republic]]||circa 1968
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|-
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|30||[[Chile]]||5 Jan 1969
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|-
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|31||[[Jordan]]||circa 1969
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|-
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|32||[[Libya]]||circa 1969
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|-
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|33||[[Ethiopia]]||22 Oct 1970
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|-
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|}
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'''WAVE TWO'''
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This second wave included Hartnells, [[Patrick Troughton stories]], [[Jon Pertwee stories]] and [[Tom Baker stories]].
  
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It was during this second wave that several countries who had seen only the [[William Hartnell stories]] bought the series again, in colour, starting with either Pertwee and/or Tom Baker. These are marked #.
  
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==WAVE TWO==
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|34||[[United States]]||21 Aug 1972
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|35||[[Algeria]]||31 Dec 1973
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|36||[[Dubai]]|| circa 1975
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|37||[[Netherlands]]||28 Jul 1975
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|38||[[Bahrain]]||circa 1975
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|-
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|39||[[Philippines]]||6 Mar 1976
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|40||[[Brunei]]||8 Aug 1976
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|#||[[Canada]]||18 Sep 1976
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|41||[[Abu Dhabi]]||circa 1977
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|-
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|42||[[Qatar]]||circa 1977
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|-
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|43||[[Lebanon]]||22 Apr 1977
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|-
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|#||[[Saudi Arabia]]||26 Apr 1977
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|-
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|44||[[Kuwait]]||circa 1977
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|45||[[Korea (South)]]||circa 1978
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|46||[[Turkey]]||circa 1978
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|47||[[Swaziland]]||11 Feb 1978
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|48||[[Japan]]||3 Mar 1978
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|49||[[Ecuador]]||circa 1978
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|50||[[Brazil]]||circa 1979
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|51||[[Guatemala]]||circa 1979
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|#||[[Malta]]||20 Apr 1979
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|-
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|#||[[Mexico]]||4 May 1979
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|-
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|#||[[Chile]]||9 May 1979
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|-
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|#||[[Venezuela]]||circa 1979
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|52||[[Denmark]]||8 Jun 1979
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|53||[[Costa Rica]]||4 Feb 1980
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|54||[[Italy]]||6 Feb 1980
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|55||[[Bangladesh]]||1 Jul 1980
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|56||[[Nicaragua]]||6 Aug 1980
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|#||[[[[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe|Rhodesia]]||2 Oct 1980
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|#||[[Jordan]]||7 Apr 1981
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34 [[United States]] 21 Aug 1972
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'''WAVE THREE'''
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35 [[Algeria]] 31 Dec 1973
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The third wave included the remaining Doctors, plus a handful of Pertwees, but mainly Tom Baker's first season.
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36 [[Dubai]] circa 1975
 
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37 [[Netherlands]] 28 Jul 1975
 
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38 [[Bahrain]] circa 1975
 
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39 [[Philippines]] 6 Mar 1976
 
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40 [[Brunei]] 8 Aug 1976
 
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41 [[Abu Dhabi]] circa 1977
 
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42 [[Qatar]] circa 1977
 
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43 [[Lebanon]] 22 Apr 1977
 
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44 [[Kuwait]] circa 1977
 
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45 [[Korea (South)]] circa 1978
 
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46 [[Turkey]] circa 1978
 
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47 [[Swaziland]] 11 Feb 1978
 
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48 [[Japan]] 3 Mar 1978
 
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49 [[Ecuador]] circa 1978
 
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50 [[Brazil]] circa 1979
 
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51 [[Guatemala]] circa 1979
 
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52 [[Denmark]] 8 Jun 1979
 
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53 [[Costa Rica]] 4 Feb 1980
 
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54 [[Italy]] 6 Feb 1980
 
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55 [[Bangladesh]] 1 Jul 1980
 
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56 [[Nicaragua]] 6 Aug 1980
 
  
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==WAVE THREE==
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{| {{small-table}}; border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
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|57||[[Sri Lanka]]||4 Apr 1984
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|#||[[Netherlands]]||30 Sep 1985
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|#||[[Trinidad & Tobago]]||11 Dec 1985
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|#||[[Barbados]]||30 Dec 1985
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|-
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|58||[[Malaysia]]||6 Feb 1986
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|59||[[Dominica]]||by Feb 1987
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|60||[[Greece]]||by Feb 1987
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|61||[[Honduras]]||by Feb 1987
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|62||[[Taiwan]]||by Feb 1987
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|63||[[Yugoslavia]]||by Feb 1987
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|64||[[Seychelles]]||14 Feb 1987
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|65||[[France]]||19 Feb 1989
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|66||[[Spain]]||circa 1989
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|67||[[Germany]]||22 Nov 1989
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|68||[[Poland]]||circa 1990
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|69||[[Sweden]]||circa 1997
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57 [[Sri Lanka]] 4 Apr 1984
 
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58 [[Malaysia]] 6 Feb 1986
 
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59 [[Dominica]] by Feb 1987
 
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60 [[Greece]] by Feb 1987
 
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61 [[Honduras]] by Feb 1987
 
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62 [[Taiwan]] by Feb 1987
 
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63 [[Yugoslavia]] by Feb 1987
 
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64 [[Seychelles]] 14 Feb 1987
 
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65 [[France]] 19 Feb 1989
 
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66 [[Spain]]            circa 1989
 
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67 [[Germany]] 22 Nov 1989
 
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68 [[Poland]] circa 1990
 
  
  
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69 [[Sweden]] circa 1997
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Refer to each of the Doctor profile pages for further information on how '''Doctor Who''' was sold, what stories and to which countries:
  
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*[[William Hartnell stories]]
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*[[Patrick Troughton stories]]
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*[[Jon Pertwee stories]]
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*[[Tom Baker stories]]
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*[[Peter Davison stories]]
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*[[Colin Baker stories]]
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*[[Sylvester McCoy stories]]
  
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==Doctor vs Country ratio==
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==Doctor to Country ratios==
  
 
Not every country saw all seven Doctors, and not every story of each Doctor was seen. Some countries saw just one Doctor, others just two.  
 
Not every country saw all seven Doctors, and not every story of each Doctor was seen. Some countries saw just one Doctor, others just two.  
  
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With the exception of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], the only two countries to purchase and screen '''Doctor Who''' in chronological order, most countries saw only one or two Doctors. This table illustrates the nineteen known combinations of Doctor/s per country:
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With the exception of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], the only two countries to purchase and screen '''Doctor Who''' in chronological order, most countries saw only one or two Doctors. This table illustrates the nineteen known combinations of Doctor/s per country:
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*[[Main Page]]
 
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*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
 
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*[[Articles & Analysis]]
 
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*[[BBC Sydney]]
 
 
*[[Doctors]]
 
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*[[Spanish]]
 
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Revision as of 01:53, 3 October 2010

SELLING DW

From as early as mid 1964, the BBC began offering Doctor Who to foreign broadcasters, starting with regular purchasers such as Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong, soon followed by other Commonwealth countries in Africa, North America, the Caribbean and Europe.

A few years later, they began to exploit the series to non-Commonwealth and non-English speaking territories such as Thailand, the Middle East and other Arabic nations, and South America|Latin American countries.

There were in effect four waves during which the BBC exploited Doctor Who, with each wave spanning a period of around six years.


WAVE ONE The first wave was of just William Hartnell stories, which were seen in 34 countries:

1 New Zealand 18 Sep 1964
2 Australia 16 Jan 1965
3 Canada 23 Jan 1965
4 Singapore 7 Apr 1965
5 Gibraltar 8 Apr 1965
6 Malta 24 May 1965
7 Aden 4 Jul 1965
8 Nigeria 3 Aug 1965
9 Rhodesia 26 Sep 1965
10 Zambia 19 Oct 1965
11 Trinidad & Tobago 31 Oct 1965
12 Bermuda 13 Dec 1965
13 Uganda 18 Jan 1966
14 Jamaica 3 Mar 1966
15 Cyprus 12 Mar 1966
16 Barbados 25 Apr 1966
17 Hong Kong 26 Apr 1966
18 Kenya 16 Jun 1966
19 Ghana 11 Jul 1966
20 Thailand 20 Aug 1966
21 Mauritius 21 Oct 1966
22 Venezuela 26 Feb 1967
23 Sierra Leone 12 Apr 1967
24 Tunisia 13 Apr 1967
25 Mexico 25 Mar 1968
26 Morocco circa 1968
27 Saudi Arabia circa 1968
28 Iran 11 Jul 1968
29 Dominican Republic circa 1968
30 Chile 5 Jan 1969
31 Jordan circa 1969
32 Libya circa 1969
33 Ethiopia 22 Oct 1970

WAVE TWO This second wave included Hartnells, Patrick Troughton stories, Jon Pertwee stories and Tom Baker stories.

It was during this second wave that several countries who had seen only the William Hartnell stories bought the series again, in colour, starting with either Pertwee and/or Tom Baker. These are marked #.

34 United States 21 Aug 1972
35 Algeria 31 Dec 1973
36 Dubai circa 1975
37 Netherlands 28 Jul 1975
38 Bahrain circa 1975
39 Philippines 6 Mar 1976
40 Brunei 8 Aug 1976
# Canada 18 Sep 1976
41 Abu Dhabi circa 1977
42 Qatar circa 1977
43 Lebanon 22 Apr 1977
# Saudi Arabia 26 Apr 1977
44 Kuwait circa 1977
45 Korea (South) circa 1978
46 Turkey circa 1978
47 Swaziland 11 Feb 1978
48 Japan 3 Mar 1978
49 Ecuador circa 1978
50 Brazil circa 1979
51 Guatemala circa 1979
# Malta 20 Apr 1979
# Mexico 4 May 1979
# Chile 9 May 1979
# Venezuela circa 1979
52 Denmark 8 Jun 1979
53 Costa Rica 4 Feb 1980
54 Italy 6 Feb 1980
55 Bangladesh 1 Jul 1980
56 Nicaragua 6 Aug 1980
# [[Rhodesia 2 Oct 1980
# Jordan 7 Apr 1981

WAVE THREE The third wave included the remaining Doctors, plus a handful of Pertwees, but mainly Tom Baker's first season.

57 Sri Lanka 4 Apr 1984
# Netherlands 30 Sep 1985
# Trinidad & Tobago 11 Dec 1985
# Barbados 30 Dec 1985
58 Malaysia 6 Feb 1986
59 Dominica by Feb 1987
60 Greece by Feb 1987
61 Honduras by Feb 1987
62 Taiwan by Feb 1987
63 Yugoslavia by Feb 1987
64 Seychelles 14 Feb 1987
65 France 19 Feb 1989
66 Spain circa 1989
67 Germany 22 Nov 1989
68 Poland circa 1990
69 Sweden circa 1997


Refer to each of the Doctor profile pages for further information on how Doctor Who was sold, what stories and to which countries:

Doctor to Country ratios

Not every country saw all seven Doctors, and not every story of each Doctor was seen. Some countries saw just one Doctor, others just two.

With the exception of Australia and New Zealand, the only two countries to purchase and screen Doctor Who in chronological order, most countries saw only one or two Doctors. This table illustrates the nineteen known combinations of Doctor/s per country:

1st Dr 2nd Dr 3rd Dr 4th Dr 5th Dr 6th Dr 7th Dr No. Countries
X 15 Aden, Algeria, Bermuda, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Kenya, Jamaica, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Thailand, Tunisia
X X 2 Uganda, Zambia
X X X 1 Singapore
X X X X 1 Hong Kong
X X X X X 1 Gibraltar
X X X X X X X 2 Australia, New Zealand
X X X 1 Nigeria
X X 1 Sierra Leone
X X X 2 Malta, Saudi Arabia
X X X X X X 1 Canada
X X 7 Barbados, Chile, Jordan, Mexico, Rhodesia, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela
X 8 Abu Dhabi, Bangladesh, Korea (South)?, Kuwait?, Lebanon, Philippines, Qatar, Turkey?
X X 3 Brunei, Dubai, Sri Lanka
X X X 1 Swaziland
X X X X X 1 United States
X X X 1 Japan
X 16 Bahrain, Brazil, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Spain, Sweden
X X 2 Netherlands, Seychelles
X X X 1 Germany
34 8 24 41 9 5 6 1


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