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**Other stations that aired the special on the anniversary but not listed include: [[Texas#Austin / San Antonio|Austin/San Antonio]], [[Bridgeport]], [[Gainesville]], [[WMVS|Milwaukee]].
 
**Other stations that aired the special on the anniversary but not listed include: [[Texas#Austin / San Antonio|Austin/San Antonio]], [[Bridgeport]], [[Gainesville]], [[WMVS|Milwaukee]].
 
**Alternate names used for the first airing in the US: "The Five Doctors Who," "Doctor Who: The Ultimate Celebration"
 
**Alternate names used for the first airing in the US: "The Five Doctors Who," "Doctor Who: The Ultimate Celebration"
*A four-part edition was also made: it screened in that format in the UK for the August 1984 repeat (see [[Airdates in the  UK (BBC repeats)|BBC Repeats]]), and some stations in the [[United States]] in the mid to late 1980s, in [[Canada]] in 1991, and in [[Australia]] in the mid-2000s.
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*A four-part edition was also made: it screened in that format in the UK for the August 1984 repeat (see [[Airdates in the  UK (BBC repeats)|BBC Repeats]]), and appeared on some stations in the [[United States]] during the mid- to late 1980s - one of the first being [[WGBH]] (where it aired '''8-11 October 1984'''); on [[YTV]] in [[Canada]] ('''31 May to 5 June 1991'''), and in [[Australia]] in the mid-2000s.
 
*The adventure was dubbed into German and re-edited into a '''three-parter''' for the screening in [[Germany]].  
 
*The adventure was dubbed into German and re-edited into a '''three-parter''' for the screening in [[Germany]].  
 
*The re-edited extended Special Edition made for the 1995 VHS released and later reissued on DVD in 1999, was shown by [[WQEX]] in '''June 2001''', and on [[WCET]] in '''October 2002''' and '''April 2003'''.
 
*The re-edited extended Special Edition made for the 1995 VHS released and later reissued on DVD in 1999, was shown by [[WQEX]] in '''June 2001''', and on [[WCET]] in '''October 2002''' and '''April 2003'''.

Revision as of 02:07, 3 March 2020

Story Code: 6K / Season : 90 minute Special UK Airdate: 25 Nov 1983 Doctor: Peter Davison
First airings by location UK Repeats / Foreign Cable and Satellite Previous Story / Next Story
list of PBS stations to air The Five Doctors on November 23, 1983

This story aired in the following known countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. If no month is noted, the actual airdate is not confirmed, and is a close approximate. (Refer also to Selling Doctor Who for expanded airdates.)

United States 23 Nov 83 NTSC
Australia Dec 83 PAL
New Zealand Nov 88 PAL
Canada May 91 NTSC
Germany Feb 95 PAL
  • The story was made as a 90 minute "movie".
  • The story made its TV debut in the United States in November 1983 -- see list of stations at right.
    • Other stations that aired the special on the anniversary but not listed include: Austin/San Antonio, Bridgeport, Gainesville, Milwaukee.
    • Alternate names used for the first airing in the US: "The Five Doctors Who," "Doctor Who: The Ultimate Celebration"
  • A four-part edition was also made: it screened in that format in the UK for the August 1984 repeat (see BBC Repeats), and appeared on some stations in the United States during the mid- to late 1980s - one of the first being WGBH (where it aired 8-11 October 1984); on YTV in Canada (31 May to 5 June 1991), and in Australia in the mid-2000s.
  • The adventure was dubbed into German and re-edited into a three-parter for the screening in Germany.
  • The re-edited extended Special Edition made for the 1995 VHS released and later reissued on DVD in 1999, was shown by WQEX in June 2001, and on WCET in October 2002 and April 2003.
  • See also K9 and Company.
US TV Guide July 1983
The Stage and Television Today, Mar. 10, 1983




New Jersey Network trailer


US TV Guide descriptions

More Information
Title: The Five Doctors (sometimes The Five Doctors Who)

  • Part 1: Doctor Who runs into some of his former selves in the Death Zone.
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  • Part 4:  
  • Compilation: The current regeneration of Doctor Who runs into some of his former selves when they are plucked out of time and placed in the Death Zone on a program commemorating the series 20th anniversary.



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