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*The films acquired by [[Nigeria]] may have originated from [[Gibraltar]] (i.e. sent back to the BBC first, then sold to Nigeria). | *The films acquired by [[Nigeria]] may have originated from [[Gibraltar]] (i.e. sent back to the BBC first, then sold to Nigeria). | ||
* The ABC in [[Australia]] returned its prints to the BBC on [http://missingepisodes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=who&action=display&thread=7782&page=14#198 9 June 1976]. | * The ABC in [[Australia]] returned its prints to the BBC on [http://missingepisodes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=who&action=display&thread=7782&page=14#198 9 June 1976]. | ||
| − | *A 16mm b/w print of episode 3 was found in [[Taiwan]] in 2013. It is believed to have been part of a package acquired | + | *A 16mm b/w print of episode 3 was supposedly found in [[Taiwan]] in 2013. It is believed to have been part of a package acquired by the AFRTS / American [[Armed Forces Network]] in the mid-1970s, however no airdates have been found for the story, nor has the film been verified. (See also [[Taiwan Prints]].) |
* See also the [[Troughton Junkings]] page. | * See also the [[Troughton Junkings]] page. | ||
Revision as of 02:00, 26 October 2015
| Story Code: WW / Season 6 | UK Airdate: 28 Dec 1968 to 18 Jan 1969 | Doctor: Patrick Troughton |
| First airings by location | UK Repeats / Foreign Cable and Satellite | Previous Story / Next Story |
This story aired in the following countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. (Refer also to Selling Doctor Who for expanded airdates.)
| Australia | Aug 70 | b/w |
| Hong Kong | Nov 70 | b/w |
| Singapore | Mar 71 | b/w |
| Gibraltar | May 72 | b/w |
| Nigeria | 75 or 76? | b/w |
- Hong Kong presumably sent its films to Singapore soon after transmission, as that was the fate of the RTV prints of The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear.
- The films acquired by Nigeria may have originated from Gibraltar (i.e. sent back to the BBC first, then sold to Nigeria).
- The ABC in Australia returned its prints to the BBC on 9 June 1976.
- A 16mm b/w print of episode 3 was supposedly found in Taiwan in 2013. It is believed to have been part of a package acquired by the AFRTS / American Armed Forces Network in the mid-1970s, however no airdates have been found for the story, nor has the film been verified. (See also Taiwan Prints.)
- See also the Troughton Junkings page.
Reissue
- The serial was reissued by the BBC in early 1985, and sold for the first time to:
| New Zealand | Apr 85 | b/w |
| United States | from Feb 86 | b/w |
| Canada | 1990s | b/w |
US TV Guide descriptions
More Information
Title: The Krotons
- Episode 1: The Doctor visits the city of the Gonds, where stranded monsters called Krotons drain the brightest Gonds of their mental energy to use as fuel for the Krotons' spacecraft.
- Episode 2:
- Episode 3:
- Episode 4:
