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*'''24 January 1984''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] begin with [[Robot]]. | *'''24 January 1984''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] begin with [[Robot]]. | ||
| − | *'''1986''': | + | *'''1986''': The station screens the 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] and the [[Peter Davison]] era. But they drop the series at the end of the year. |
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| − | *'''17 December 1994''': WXEL | + | |
| − | *'''18 March 1995''': WXEL aired the documentary [[Visions: By Fans For Fans]] (for the first time?). | + | |
| + | [[File:1998-11-28 South Florida Sun Sentinel.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Sun Sentinel, Nov. 28, 1998]] | ||
| + | *'''30 July 1994''': After eight years with no '''Doctor Who''', WXEL schedules a special 6-hour screening of all the "regeneration" episodes - [[An Unearthly Child]] 1, [[The War Games]] 10, [[Spearhead from Space]] 1, [[Planet of the Spiders]] 6, [[Robot]] 1, [[Logopolis]] 4, [[Castrovalva]] 1, [[The Caves of Androzani]] 4, [[The Twin Dilemma]] 1, [[Time and the Rani]] 1. | ||
| + | *'''July to September 1994''': WXEL screens four stories: [[The Time Meddler]], [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]], [[Terror of the Autons]], and [[The Ark in Space]] during this period. | ||
| + | *From '''October 1994''' to '''March 1995''', the station screens (twice weekly) a further selection of stories: [[The Chase]], [[The Mind Robber]], [[Day of the Daleks]], [[The Deadly Assassin]], [[Black Orchid]], [[Arc of Infinity]], [[The King's Demons]], [[Attack of the Cybermen]], [[Vengeance on Varos]], [[Battlefield]] and [[Ghost Light]]. | ||
| + | *'''17 December 1994''': As part of its December Pledge drive, WXEL is '''the first''' US station to show [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] complete with the b/w copy of part one. It also acquires the b/w part three of [[Planet of the Daleks]]. | ||
| + | *'''18 March 1995''': WXEL aired the documentary [[Visions: By Fans For Fans]] (for the first time?). It was repeated three times between 1995 and 1996. The same night, a run of the Tom Baker stories from seasons 12-15 commenced, one full story showing weekly on Saturdays. | ||
*'''29 March 1996''': [[Remembrance of the Daleks]], [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] and [[Silver Nemesis]] premiere during a pledge night. | *'''29 March 1996''': [[Remembrance of the Daleks]], [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] and [[Silver Nemesis]] premiere during a pledge night. | ||
*Soon after Jon Pertwee's death on '''20 May 1996''', WXEL screened a special tribute to the actor: | *Soon after Jon Pertwee's death on '''20 May 1996''', WXEL screened a special tribute to the actor: | ||
{{YouTube table |4Z7VIMTP1mA|'''WXEL Tribute'''}} | {{YouTube table |4Z7VIMTP1mA|'''WXEL Tribute'''}} | ||
*The 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] were then shown again as part of the tribute: Part 7 of [[Inferno]] aired on '''29 June 1996'''. | *The 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] were then shown again as part of the tribute: Part 7 of [[Inferno]] aired on '''29 June 1996'''. | ||
| + | *'''29 November 1998''': The station celebrated the series' 35th anniversary with a special event screening of two "fully restored" Pertwee stories (see newspaper clipping above). | ||
Revision as of 22:03, 18 October 2019
| WXEL | |
| Network: PBS | Channel(s): 42 |
| First airing: 1984 | Last airing: |
== AIRDATES == |
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- 24 January 1984: The Tom Baker stories begin with Robot.
- 1986: The station screens the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories and the Peter Davison era. But they drop the series at the end of the year.
- 30 July 1994: After eight years with no Doctor Who, WXEL schedules a special 6-hour screening of all the "regeneration" episodes - An Unearthly Child 1, The War Games 10, Spearhead from Space 1, Planet of the Spiders 6, Robot 1, Logopolis 4, Castrovalva 1, The Caves of Androzani 4, The Twin Dilemma 1, Time and the Rani 1.
- July to September 1994: WXEL screens four stories: The Time Meddler, The Tomb of the Cybermen, Terror of the Autons, and The Ark in Space during this period.
- From October 1994 to March 1995, the station screens (twice weekly) a further selection of stories: The Chase, The Mind Robber, Day of the Daleks, The Deadly Assassin, Black Orchid, Arc of Infinity, The King's Demons, Attack of the Cybermen, Vengeance on Varos, Battlefield and Ghost Light.
- 17 December 1994: As part of its December Pledge drive, WXEL is the first US station to show Invasion of the Dinosaurs complete with the b/w copy of part one. It also acquires the b/w part three of Planet of the Daleks.
- 18 March 1995: WXEL aired the documentary Visions: By Fans For Fans (for the first time?). It was repeated three times between 1995 and 1996. The same night, a run of the Tom Baker stories from seasons 12-15 commenced, one full story showing weekly on Saturdays.
- 29 March 1996: Remembrance of the Daleks, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy and Silver Nemesis premiere during a pledge night.
- Soon after Jon Pertwee's death on 20 May 1996, WXEL screened a special tribute to the actor:
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WXEL Tribute |
- The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories were then shown again as part of the tribute: Part 7 of Inferno aired on 29 June 1996.
- 29 November 1998: The station celebrated the series' 35th anniversary with a special event screening of two "fully restored" Pertwee stories (see newspaper clipping above).
