Category:Europe - Revision history

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 * Salamander was trying to seize control of the European Zone by creating earthquakes in Hungary ([[The Enemy of the World]])
 * Euro Sea Gas operated the gas rig that was attacked by the weed creature ([[Fury from the Deep]])
 *The Doctor mentions the European power grid in [[The Invisible Enemy]]
 *A Russia squad sent into German-occupied '''Romania''' was attacked by "dead men" ([[The Curse of Fenric]])

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 * Salamander was trying to seize control of the European Zone by creating earthquakes in Hungary ([[The Enemy of the World]])
 * Euro Sea Gas operated the gas rig that was attacked by the weed creature ([[Fury from the Deep]])
-*The Doctor says London was powered by the entire European grid ([[The Invisible Enemy]])
+*The Doctor mentions the European power grid in [[The Invisible Enemy]]
 *A Russia squad sent into German-occupied '''Romania''' was attacked by "dead men" ([[The Curse of Fenric]])

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 ==Europe in Doctor Who==
-Non country specific references to Europe have featured in the following stories:
+Specific references to Europe have featured in the following stories:
 *Ian mentions the Alps in [[Marco Polo]]
 *Barbara refers to Hannibal coming over the Southern Alps in [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]
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 * Euro Sea Gas operated the gas rig that was attacked by the weed creature ([[Fury from the Deep]])
 *The Doctor says London was powered by the entire European grid ([[The Invisible Enemy]])

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 Under certain atmospheric conditions, and with the right equipment (i.e. modified aerials), viewers in [[Belgium]], the western provinces of the [[Netherlands]], and some parts of northern [[France]] were able to receive BBC signals (albeit weak) from across the English Channel, so some residents could have seen the odd episode of '''Doctor Who''' "live" (albeit in English) during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Some of these countries later had BBC1 and BBC2 available on their subscriber-only cable networks.
 '''Selling Doctor Who - 1960s'''
-While the BBC had moderate success selling '''Doctor Who''' to Mediterranean Commonwealth countries such as [[Gibraltar]], [[Malta]] and [[Cyprus]] in the 1960s, it had only limited success in selling the series to continental Europe.
+While the BBC had moderate success selling the '''Doctor Who''' TV series to Mediterranean Commonwealth countries such as [[Gibraltar]], [[Malta]] and [[Cyprus]] in the 1960s, it had only limited success in selling the series to continental Europe.
 Of the three named above, while [[Malta]] made a very short-lived comeback in 1979, only [[Gibraltar]] kept up with the series on a regular basis well into the late 80s.

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 * [[Denmark]] (1979)
 * [[Malta]] (1979) ++
-* [[Italy]] and [[Monaco]] (1980)
+* [[Italy]]
 * [[France]] (1986) ^^
 * [[Yugoslavia]] (1986)
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-Signal drift also meant that these stations could be received in neighbouring countries, and as such the series was available in [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Hungary]], [[Portugal]], and likley also in the small nations of '''San Marino, the Vatican City''' and '''Liechtenstein'''.
+Signal drift also meant that these stations could be received in neighbouring countries, and as such the series was available in [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Hungary]], [[Portugal]], and likely also in the small nations of '''San Marino, the Vatican City''' and '''Liechtenstein'''.
 In the late 1990s, several Eastern European countries, such as the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Croatia]], aired just the [[TV Movie]], which had its distribution to foreign markets through Universal Television rather than the BBC.

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−	'''~~Doctor Who - Cable and Satellite~~'''	+	'''CABLE AND SATELLITE'''

−	From the mid-1980s, Europe was also served by a number of UK-based [[:Category:Cable and Satellite\| Cable and Satellite]] stations, such as '''[[Super Channel]]''', '''[[BBC World Service Television Europe\|BBC World Service]]''' and '''[[BBC Prime]]''', ~~plus~~ European-based stations ~~like~~ '''[[TV4 Science Fiction]]''', which showed selected serials~~. Direct cable feeds from the UK~~ were ~~also~~ available ~~in some regions, bringing BBC1~~ and ~~BBC2 to them "live"~~. For some countries ~~in Europe~~, ~~this was~~ the '''only''' ~~method by which~~ they could see '''Doctor Who'''...	+	From the mid-1980s, Europe was also served by a number of UK-based [[:Category:Cable and Satellite\| Cable and Satellite]] stations, such as '''[[Super Channel]]''', '''[[BBC World Service Television Europe\|BBC World Service]]''' and '''[[BBC Prime]]'''.
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		+	Direct cable feeds from the UK were also available in parts of western Europe, bringing BBC1 and BBC2 to them "live".
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		+	European-based satellite and cable stations - such as [[Germany]]'s '''RTL-Plus''' and Scandinavia's '''[[TV4 Science Fiction]]''', both of which showed selected serials - were available across western and eastern Europe. For some countries, these channels were the '''only''' places they could see '''Doctor Who'''...

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 The [[Netherlands]] eventually picked up a limited run of [[Tom Baker stories]] in 1975. (The UK became a full member of the European Economic Community (EEC) from 1 January 1973, which may account for this renewed (albeit limited) interest in the programme.)
-<!--And residents living in the British Sector of West [[Germany]] were able to view the UK military channel [[BFBS]] from September 1975 onwards. Several years later, this channel also became available in south-eastern regions of the [[Netherlands]].-->
+And residents living in the British Sector of West [[Germany]] were able to view the UK military channel [[BFBS]] from September 1975 onwards. Several years later, this channel also became available in south-eastern regions of the [[Netherlands]].
 [[File:Europe terrifying.jpg|thumb|800px|right|28 February 1977 Daily Mail article (image courtesy of Peter Haining's ''The Key to Time'')]]
 According to the ''Daily Mail'', issue dated 28 February 1977, the reason for this lack of interest on the continent was because '''"Dr Who is too terrifying for Europe"'''.

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−	Other countries, such as [[Czech Republic]] only picked up the [[TV Movie]] which had distribution to some territories via Universal ~~/ Fox~~ rather than the BBC.	+	Other countries, such as [[Czech Republic]] only picked up the [[TV Movie]] which had distribution to some territories via Universal Television rather than just the BBC.

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 * [[Turkey]] (1988)
 * [[Germany]] (1989)
 * [[Sweden]] (1996)