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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.)
 
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.)
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* The story (in b/w) was assessed and given an A rating by the censors in [[Australia]] in October 1973; it did not screen. This also meant that [[New Zealand]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]] and [[Gibraltar]] could not purchase.
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*The serial aired in [[Boston]] only; the rest of the [[United States]] did not get the serial until the 1983 re-issue. This appears to have been a special one-off deal struck between [[WGBX]] and the BBC that was in addition to the standard Time Life deal that was available elsewhere. (The BBC took the opportunity to also sell the serial to [[Canada|Canadian]] stations [[TVO]] and [[CKVU]] at the same time, presumably to cover the costs of having NTSC conversions made.)
 
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* The story was not offered to Middle Eastern countries, so it didn't air in [[Saudi Arabia]] or [[United Arab Emirates]] with the rest of the season.
 
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**CONSPIRACY THEORY: This might have been a deliberate tactful move by the BBC, because the serial did not necessarily paint the oil/chemical industry in a very good light... 
 
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* The Australian censors were asked by the ABC to reassess the story for a run of colour repeats in 1978, and this time it was cleared and could screen for the first time. This meant that [[New Zealand]] could also buy the serial; it screened mid-way through a run of [[Tom Baker stories]], which was (deliberately or coincidentally?) when Jon Pertwee was bringing his cabaret tour to the country.
 
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* Full PAL colour copies of the serial were sent to [[Australia]] along with b/w prints in mid-1973. The prints were assessed and given an "A" rating by the censors in October 1973; it therefore did not screen. This also meant that Commonwealth countries still buying the series and which would normally pay a lower rate than Australia, such as [[New Zealand]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]] and [[Gibraltar]], could now afford to purchase the serial.
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*The story aired in [[Boston]] only; the rest of the [[United States]] did not get the serial until the 1983 re-issue. This appears to have been a special one-off deal struck between [[WGBX]] and the BBC that was in addition to the standard Time Life deal that was available elsewhere.
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*The BBC took the opportunity to also sell the serial to [[Canada|Canadian]] stations [[TVO]] and [[CKVU]] at the same time, presumably to cover the costs of having NTSC conversions made. Those two stations could afford to pay the same Commonwealth rate as the ABC, so the sale of this story to Canada was not affected by the non-sale to Australia three years previously.
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* The story was not offered to any Middle Eastern countries, so it didn't air in [[Saudi Arabia]] (in b/w) or [[United Arab Emirates]] (in PAL).
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**CONSPIRACY THEORY: This might have been a deliberate tactful move by the BBC, because the serial did not necessarily paint the oil/chemical industry in a very good light... 
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* The ABC planned a repeat run of the colour Pertwee stories in 1978, so the censor was requested to reassess the story; this time it gave the serial a "G" rating, and it aired in sequence ahead of a repeat of [[The Time Warrior]].
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*This reassessment meant that [[New Zealand]] could also buy the serial; it screened mid-way through the run of season 13 [[Tom Baker stories]], although the fact that Jon Pertwee was at that time in NZ with his cabaret tour was most likely a stroke of ... wait for it! ... serendipity!
  
  
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* The serial was also issued to the USA in mid-1983, as part of a package of 14 full colour [[Jon Pertwee stories]].
 
* The serial was also issued to the USA in mid-1983, as part of a package of 14 full colour [[Jon Pertwee stories]].
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* [[Canada]] was also offered the serial again in the 1990s (?).
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* The [[Canada|Canadian]] cable station [[YTV]] was also offered the serial again, circa the 1990s (?).
  
  

Revision as of 04:26, 18 June 2018

Story Code: TTT / Season 10 UK Airdate: 19 May to 23 Jun 1973 Doctor: Jon Pertwee
First airings by location UK Repeats / Foreign Cable and Satellite Previous Story / Next Story

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.)

The New Zealand Listener for 20 January 1979
Canada 76 or 77 NTSC
United States Jul 77 NTSC
Australia May 78 PAL
New Zealand Jan 79 PAL
  • Full PAL colour copies of the serial were sent to Australia along with b/w prints in mid-1973. The prints were assessed and given an "A" rating by the censors in October 1973; it therefore did not screen. This also meant that Commonwealth countries still buying the series and which would normally pay a lower rate than Australia, such as New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Gibraltar, could now afford to purchase the serial.
  • The story aired in Boston only; the rest of the United States did not get the serial until the 1983 re-issue. This appears to have been a special one-off deal struck between WGBX and the BBC that was in addition to the standard Time Life deal that was available elsewhere.
  • The BBC took the opportunity to also sell the serial to Canadian stations TVO and CKVU at the same time, presumably to cover the costs of having NTSC conversions made. Those two stations could afford to pay the same Commonwealth rate as the ABC, so the sale of this story to Canada was not affected by the non-sale to Australia three years previously.
  • The story was not offered to any Middle Eastern countries, so it didn't air in Saudi Arabia (in b/w) or United Arab Emirates (in PAL).
    • CONSPIRACY THEORY: This might have been a deliberate tactful move by the BBC, because the serial did not necessarily paint the oil/chemical industry in a very good light...
  • The ABC planned a repeat run of the colour Pertwee stories in 1978, so the censor was requested to reassess the story; this time it gave the serial a "G" rating, and it aired in sequence ahead of a repeat of The Time Warrior.
  • This reassessment meant that New Zealand could also buy the serial; it screened mid-way through the run of season 13 Tom Baker stories, although the fact that Jon Pertwee was at that time in NZ with his cabaret tour was most likely a stroke of ... wait for it! ... serendipity!


Reissue

  • The serial was also issued to the USA in mid-1983, as part of a package of 14 full colour Jon Pertwee stories.
  • The Canadian cable station YTV was also offered the serial again, circa the 1990s (?).


US TV Guide descriptions

More Information
Title: The Green Death

  • Part 1: A glowing corpse baffles UNIT, but Dr. Who can't help—he has problems of his own.
  • Part 2: Evans has turned green and is dying, but Jo is unable to bring him to the surface.
  • Part 3: Doctor Who brings and egg out of the mine, hoping to isolate the deadly virus.
  • Part 4: Stevens orders the Brigadier to seal off the mine shaft with explosives.
  • Part 5: Yates is captured by the computer and programmed to kill.
  • Part 6: Dr. Who works to find a cure for the green disease and stop the computers from taking over the planet.
  • Compilation: A glowing corpse is the first clue in the mysterious epidemic of "The Green Death."


Links

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