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| + | '''[[Wikipedia:Trinidad & Tobago|TRINIDAD & TOBAGO]]''' is an archipelago of small islands off the coast of [[Brazil]], but considered part of the [[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]]. | ||
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| + | |'''Country Number (11)'''||1965||[[Selling Doctor Who|FIRST and THIRD WAVE]] | ||
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| + | |'''Region'''||[[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]]||Commonwealth | ||
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| + | |'''Television commenced'''||31 August 1962|| | ||
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| + | |'''Colour System'''||1969||[[:Wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]] | ||
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| + | |'''[[WRTH|Population]]'''||1966|| 989,800 | ||
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| + | |'''[[WRTH|TV Sets]]'''||1966|| 28,500 | ||
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| + | |'''[[WRTH|TV Sets]]'''||1984||75,000 | ||
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| + | |'''Language/s'''||English|| | ||
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| − | + | ==Television Stations / Channels== | |
| − | + | Trinidad & Tobago commenced its television service o 31 August 1962. Colour transmissions began in 1969 with the [[Wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]] colour broadcast system. | |
| − | + | There is just one television provider, the government-owned '''[[wikipedia: Trinidad and Tobago Television|Trinidad and Tobago Television Co Ltd (TTT)]]'''. | |
| − | + | In later years, '''TTT''' operated four channels – '''2 & 13''' and '''9 & 14''. | |
| − | + | The principal language of Trinidad & Tobago is English. | |
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=='''DOCTOR WHO IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO'''== | =='''DOCTOR WHO IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO'''== | ||
| − | Trinidad & Tobago was the 11th country to screen '''Doctor Who''' (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]). It was the first in the [[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]]. | + | Trinidad & Tobago was the '''11th''' country to screen '''Doctor Who''' (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]). It was the '''first''' in the [[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]]. |
==[[BBC Records]]== | ==[[BBC Records]]== | ||
| − | The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from 1966, identifies Trinidad as one of twelve countries screening '''Doctor Who''' in that year. | + | The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from 1966, identifies Trinidad as one of '''twelve''' countries screening '''Doctor Who''' in that year. |
| − | '''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''6''' stories by 28 February 1977. '''The Handbook''' identifies these as being: {{F}}, {{G}}, {{H}}, {{J}}, {{K}}, {{L}}. | + | '''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''"(6)"''' stories by 28 February 1977. '''The Handbook''' identifies these as being: {{F}}, {{G}}, {{H}}, {{J}}, {{K}}, {{L}}. |
In '''DWM''', Trinidad & Tobago is identified in '''9''' story Archives: {{A}}, {{B}}, {{C}}, {{F}}, {{G}}, {{H}}, {{J}}, {{K}} and {{L}}. | In '''DWM''', Trinidad & Tobago is identified in '''9''' story Archives: {{A}}, {{B}}, {{C}}, {{F}}, {{G}}, {{H}}, {{J}}, {{K}} and {{L}}. | ||
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However the number of airdates identified, indicates that the standard package of the first eleven [[William Hartnell stories]], including {{D}} and {{E}} aired. | However the number of airdates identified, indicates that the standard package of the first eleven [[William Hartnell stories]], including {{D}} and {{E}} aired. | ||
| − | '''The Eighties''' [http://www.shillpages.com/howe/b-dw80s.htm - | + | '''The Eighties''' [http://www.shillpages.com/howe/b-dw80s.htm - THE LOST CHAPTERS] records a sale of '''"(11)"''' stories (by 10 February 1987). These sales clearly relate to the later run of [[Tom Baker stories]]. |
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==Stories bought and broadcast== | ==Stories bought and broadcast== | ||
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| + | Trinidad & Tobago therefore bought the standard package of GROUPS A to C of the [[William Hartnell stories]]. | ||
The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks. | The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks. | ||
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| + | ====Origin of the Prints?==== | ||
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| + | Trinidad & Tobago was the first Caribbean country to buy '''Doctor Who'''. The seller / distributor was '''[[WRTH|Television International Enterprises Ltd (TIE Ltd)]]'''. | ||
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]=== | ===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]=== | ||
| − | + | Eleven stories, 48 episodes, which screened out of order: | |
| + | [[File:Trini TARDIS.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Introducing DOCTOR WHO, Guardian, 7 December 1985]] | ||
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These programmes were supplied as NTSC colour video tapes. | These programmes were supplied as NTSC colour video tapes. | ||
| − | For reasons not known, neither Baker's debut serial [[Robot]] nor [[The Sontaran Experiment]] were included in this package; or if they were they did not screen during either run. | + | For reasons not known, neither Baker's debut serial [[Robot]] nor [[The Sontaran Experiment]] were included in this package; or if they were they did not screen during either run. (Both stories were also omitted in [[Barbados]].) |
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| + | The Tom Baker stories were sold to Trinidad & Tobago (and eight other Caribbean countries) "amongst a package of a ¼ million pounds worth of programmes. These sales were a direct result of a three-day screening of the Beeb's top programmes by BBC Enterprises in Nassau during July", as was reported in the [[wikipedia: Doctor Who Appreciation Society|DWAS]] newsletter ''Celestial Toyroom'' (September 1985 issue). | ||
| − | + | The very same package of stories was also sold to [[Barbados]]. (See also the [[Bahamas]].) | |
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==Transmission== | ==Transmission== | ||
===[[William Hartnell stories|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]=== | ===[[William Hartnell stories|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]=== | ||
| + | [[File:Trini TV.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Generic listing for Dr Who from Guardian, 1966]] | ||
| + | The series commenced on Sunday, '''31 October 1965''' saw the debut of '''Doctor Who''', at 6.30pm. The uninterrupted run of 53 episodes ended one year later, on '''30 October 1966'''. | ||
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| + | ====Fate of the Prints?==== | ||
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| + | The next '''TIE Ltd''' distribution countries to buy the Hartnell series was [[Barbados]], also in the Caribbean, so it's possible that Trinidad & Tobago sent its prints to that country. | ||
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]=== | ===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]=== | ||
| − | 19 years after the William Hartnell run, '''Doctor Who''' returned. On Wednesday, | + | 19 years after the William Hartnell run, '''Doctor Who''' returned. On Wednesday, '''11 December 1985''', at 6.30pm (on '''Channels 2 & 13'''). For some reason, the first serial to play was [[Pyramids of Mars]]. For the rest of the run, the stories did air in the correct order. The timeslot changed to 5.30pm from 15 January 1986, where it remained for remaining episodes. No episode played on Christmas Day 1985. This run ended on '''12 November 1986'''. |
| − | [[Barbados]] was airing the same batch of eleven stories at the same time. Because [[Barbados]] aired the stories way out of order, sometimes they were first to screen a particular serial, and other times Trinidad was first. The closest they came to airing the same episode was with part four of [[The Masque of Mandragora]], on 24 September and 29 September 1986. | + | [[File:Trini Ark.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The Ark in Space, part one, 11 December 1985]] |
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| + | [[Barbados]] was airing the same batch of eleven stories at the same time. Because [[Barbados]] aired the stories way out of order, sometimes they were first to screen a particular serial, and other times Trinidad was first. The closest they came to airing the same episode was with part four of [[The Masque of Mandragora]], on '''24 September''' and '''29 September 1986'''. | ||
These were the stories that aired in Trinidad first: {{4G}}, {{4H}}, {{4J}}, {{4K}}, {{4L}}, {{4M}}, {{4N}}. | These were the stories that aired in Trinidad first: {{4G}}, {{4H}}, {{4J}}, {{4K}}, {{4L}}, {{4M}}, {{4N}}. | ||
| − | + | A repeat run of all episodes commenced on Saturday, '''10 January 1987'''; this time two episodes aired back to back, from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Again, the run opened with [[Pyramids of Mars]]. No episode aired on 18 April 1986, presumably due to this being Easter weekend. | |
| − | [[Barbados]] repeated the series at the same time, but | + | [[Barbados]] repeated the series at the same time, but on an episode-by-episode basis. Because it was airing two episodes back to back, Trinidad finished its repeat run ahead of its Caribbean neighbour. |
==TV listings== | ==TV listings== | ||
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| + | [[File:Trini TTT.JPG||thumb|left|250px|Trinidad & Tobago Television (TTT)]] | ||
TV listings have been obtained from the newspaper ''Trinidad Guardian''. | TV listings have been obtained from the newspaper ''Trinidad Guardian''. | ||
'''1960s''' | '''1960s''' | ||
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| + | The newspaper called the series '''"Dr Who"'''. | ||
None of the Hartnell stories were identified by title, so we can only presume that the stores aired in the correct order. | None of the Hartnell stories were identified by title, so we can only presume that the stores aired in the correct order. | ||
| − | During February 1966, the TV listings start from 7.00pm, so ''' | + | During February 1966, the TV listings start from 7.00pm, so '''Dr Who''' is not listed. |
And during October 1966, there are no TV listings printed at all. | And during October 1966, there are no TV listings printed at all. | ||
| − | + | On 25 April 1966, the British newspaper ''Daily Mirror'' ran a feature and interview with William Hartnell, in which they state that '''Doctor Who''' is "tops in Trinidad". | |
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'''1980s''' | '''1980s''' | ||
| − | The 7 December 1985 issue carried a brief preview of the series, illustrated with a | + | The '''7 December 1985''' issue carried a brief preview of the series, illustrated with a picture of the TARDIS and the series' diamond logo: "Enter into another dimension. Welcome to the TARDIS and the fantastic world of DOCTOR WHO... "Doctor Who has a terrific formula... ". Curiously there is no reference to the series having had aired in the 1960s... |
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| − | + | Although the listing for the first episode on '''11 December 1985''' is for [[The Ark in Space]], it must have been [[Pyramids of Mars]] that aired, as evidenced by the three later listings for that serial. | |
| − | + | Curiously, part four of [[The Masque of Mandragora]] was listed with its production code: '''"#4M Masque of Mandragora"'''. And the following week a typographical error, made it look like '''The Land of Fear''', the first episode of the William Hartnell serial [[The Reign of Terror]] was playing instead of [[The Hand of Fear]]! | |
| − | + | For the 1987 repeats, some but not all of the listings indicated that these were in fact repeats, and /or that two episodes were airing together. Although [[The Android Invasion]] is listed for 18 April, which was Easter weekend, it would appear that it didn't air, as it was also listed for the following week. | |
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==Trinidad & Tobago in Doctor Who== | ==Trinidad & Tobago in Doctor Who== | ||
* In [[The Highlanders]], Solicitor Grey was planning to send the captured Highlanders to the West Indies to be sold as slaves. | * In [[The Highlanders]], Solicitor Grey was planning to send the captured Highlanders to the West Indies to be sold as slaves. | ||
| − | * | + | * Actor Sonny Caldinez ([[The Evil of the Daleks]], [[The Seeds of Death]], [[The Curse of Peladon]], [[The Monster of Peladon]]) was born in Trinidad & Tobago. |
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*[[Main Page]] | *[[Main Page]] | ||
*[[Broadcasts around the World]] | *[[Broadcasts around the World]] | ||
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*[[BBC Records]] | *[[BBC Records]] | ||
*[[Doctors]] | *[[Doctors]] | ||
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[[Category:Caribbean]] | [[Category:Caribbean]] | ||
Revision as of 04:18, 5 February 2011
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO is an archipelago of small islands off the coast of Brazil, but considered part of the Caribbean.
Profile
| Country Number (11) | 1965 | FIRST and THIRD WAVE |
| Region | Caribbean | Commonwealth |
| Television commenced | 31 August 1962 | |
| Colour System | 1969 | NTSC |
| Population | 1966 | 989,800 |
| TV Sets | 1966 | 28,500 |
| TV Sets | 1984 | 75,000 |
| Language/s | English |
Television Stations / Channels
Trinidad & Tobago commenced its television service o 31 August 1962. Colour transmissions began in 1969 with the NTSC colour broadcast system.
There is just one television provider, the government-owned Trinidad and Tobago Television Co Ltd (TTT).
In later years, TTT' operated four channels – 2 & 13 and 9 & 14.
The principal language of Trinidad & Tobago is English.
DOCTOR WHO IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Trinidad & Tobago was the 11th country to screen Doctor Who (see Selling Doctor Who). It was the first in the Caribbean.
BBC Records
The Stanmark Productions Ltd advertisement from 1966, identifies Trinidad as one of twelve countries screening Doctor Who in that year.
The Seventies records a sale of "(6)" stories by 28 February 1977. The Handbook identifies these as being: F, G, H, J, K, L.
In DWM, Trinidad & Tobago is identified in 9 story Archives: A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K and L.
However the number of airdates identified, indicates that the standard package of the first eleven William Hartnell stories, including D and E aired.
The Eighties - THE LOST CHAPTERS records a sale of "(11)" stories (by 10 February 1987). These sales clearly relate to the later run of Tom Baker stories.
Stories bought and broadcast
WILLIAM HARTNELL
Eleven stories, 53 episodes.
| A | An Unearthly Child | 4 |
| B | The Daleks | 7 |
| C | Inside the Spaceship | 2 |
| D | Marco Polo | 7 |
| E | The Keys of Marinus | 6 |
| F | The Aztecs | 4 |
| G | The Sensorites | 6 |
| H | The Reign of Terror | 6 |
| J | Planet of Giants | 3 |
| K | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | 6 |
| L | The Rescue | 2 |
Trinidad & Tobago therefore bought the standard package of GROUPS A to C of the William Hartnell stories.
The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
Origin of the Prints?
Trinidad & Tobago was the first Caribbean country to buy Doctor Who. The seller / distributor was Television International Enterprises Ltd (TIE Ltd).
TOM BAKER
Eleven stories, 48 episodes, which screened out of order:
| 4G | Pyramids of Mars | 4 |
| 4C | The Ark in Space | 4 |
| 4D | Revenge of the Cybermen | 4 |
| 4E | Genesis of the Daleks | 6 |
| 4F | Terror of the Zygons | 4 |
| 4H | Planet of Evil | 4 |
| 4J | The Android Invasion | 4 |
| 4K | The Brain of Morbius | 4 |
| 4L | The Seeds of Doom | 6 |
| 4N | The Hand of Fear | 4 |
| 4M | The Masque of Mandragora | 4 |
These programmes were supplied as NTSC colour video tapes.
For reasons not known, neither Baker's debut serial Robot nor The Sontaran Experiment were included in this package; or if they were they did not screen during either run. (Both stories were also omitted in Barbados.)
The Tom Baker stories were sold to Trinidad & Tobago (and eight other Caribbean countries) "amongst a package of a ¼ million pounds worth of programmes. These sales were a direct result of a three-day screening of the Beeb's top programmes by BBC Enterprises in Nassau during July", as was reported in the DWAS newsletter Celestial Toyroom (September 1985 issue).
The very same package of stories was also sold to Barbados. (See also the Bahamas.)
Transmission
WILLIAM HARTNELL
The series commenced on Sunday, 31 October 1965 saw the debut of Doctor Who, at 6.30pm. The uninterrupted run of 53 episodes ended one year later, on 30 October 1966.
Fate of the Prints?
The next TIE Ltd distribution countries to buy the Hartnell series was Barbados, also in the Caribbean, so it's possible that Trinidad & Tobago sent its prints to that country.
TOM BAKER
19 years after the William Hartnell run, Doctor Who returned. On Wednesday, 11 December 1985, at 6.30pm (on Channels 2 & 13). For some reason, the first serial to play was Pyramids of Mars. For the rest of the run, the stories did air in the correct order. The timeslot changed to 5.30pm from 15 January 1986, where it remained for remaining episodes. No episode played on Christmas Day 1985. This run ended on 12 November 1986.
Barbados was airing the same batch of eleven stories at the same time. Because Barbados aired the stories way out of order, sometimes they were first to screen a particular serial, and other times Trinidad was first. The closest they came to airing the same episode was with part four of The Masque of Mandragora, on 24 September and 29 September 1986.
These were the stories that aired in Trinidad first: 4G, 4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4M, 4N.
A repeat run of all episodes commenced on Saturday, 10 January 1987; this time two episodes aired back to back, from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Again, the run opened with Pyramids of Mars. No episode aired on 18 April 1986, presumably due to this being Easter weekend.
Barbados repeated the series at the same time, but on an episode-by-episode basis. Because it was airing two episodes back to back, Trinidad finished its repeat run ahead of its Caribbean neighbour.
TV listings
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← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated) |
TV listings have been obtained from the newspaper Trinidad Guardian.
1960s
The newspaper called the series "Dr Who".
None of the Hartnell stories were identified by title, so we can only presume that the stores aired in the correct order.
During February 1966, the TV listings start from 7.00pm, so Dr Who is not listed.
And during October 1966, there are no TV listings printed at all.
On 25 April 1966, the British newspaper Daily Mirror ran a feature and interview with William Hartnell, in which they state that Doctor Who is "tops in Trinidad".
1980s
The 7 December 1985 issue carried a brief preview of the series, illustrated with a picture of the TARDIS and the series' diamond logo: "Enter into another dimension. Welcome to the TARDIS and the fantastic world of DOCTOR WHO... "Doctor Who has a terrific formula... ". Curiously there is no reference to the series having had aired in the 1960s...
Although the listing for the first episode on 11 December 1985 is for The Ark in Space, it must have been Pyramids of Mars that aired, as evidenced by the three later listings for that serial.
Curiously, part four of The Masque of Mandragora was listed with its production code: "#4M Masque of Mandragora". And the following week a typographical error, made it look like The Land of Fear, the first episode of the William Hartnell serial The Reign of Terror was playing instead of The Hand of Fear!
For the 1987 repeats, some but not all of the listings indicated that these were in fact repeats, and /or that two episodes were airing together. Although The Android Invasion is listed for 18 April, which was Easter weekend, it would appear that it didn't air, as it was also listed for the following week.
Trinidad & Tobago in Doctor Who
- In The Highlanders, Solicitor Grey was planning to send the captured Highlanders to the West Indies to be sold as slaves.
- Actor Sonny Caldinez (The Evil of the Daleks, The Seeds of Death, The Curse of Peladon, The Monster of Peladon) was born in Trinidad & Tobago.
