Sweden

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SWEDEN is a Scandanavian country in northern Europe.

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Population

When Doctor Who screened in Sweden in the early 1990s, the population was XXXXXXXXXXX and licensed TV sets numbered XXXXXX (per WRTH, 1990).

TV & system

Sweden began its television service in 1956.

There is just one television station: Sveriges Television AB, a government-owned commercial broadcaster.

Colour transmissions began in XXX using the PAL colour broadcast system.

Colour 1 April 1970 PAL


Language/s

The main language of Sweden is Swedish, although English is also spoken. Foreign programmes are subtitled.


DOCTOR WHO IN SWEDEN

Sweden was the 14th country in Europe to screen Doctor Who (see Selling Doctor Who).


BBC Records

Sweden is not recorded in any known BBC Records. According to the Australian fanzine, Data Extract (issue 150), Tom Baker's first season aired there in 1997.


Stories bought and broadcast

JON PERTWEE

One story, 6 episodes:

Code English Title eps Swedish Translation
ZZZ Planet of the Spiders 6 Spindlarnas Planet Spiders Planet


TOM BAKER

Eight stories, 34 episodes

Code English Title eps Swedish Translation
4A Robot 4
4C The Ark in Space 4 Rymdarken Space Ark
4D Revenge of the Cybermen 4
4E Genesis of the Daleks 6 Dalekarnas Födelse Daleks' Birth
4F Terror of the Zygons 4
4G Pyramids of Mars 4
4H Planet of Evil 4
4J The Android Invasion 4 Androiderna Anfaller Attack of the Androids


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

The programme was supplied (presumably) on PAL colour video tapes complete with the original English soundtrack.

Transmission

JON PERTWEE

Three times

TOM BAKER

In more recent year, the Swedish station TV4 has been airing older stories, including William Hartnell stories, Jon Pertwee stories, Tom Baker stories and Peter Davison stories:


TV listings

TBC.

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

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