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 Variants like this were far more common in '''Wales''' than in '''Scotland'''; one extreme example of '''BBC Cymru''''s alternative scheduling was when they screened the bulk of Jon Pertwee's final season in 1974 on '''Sundays''' rather than in the traditional Saturday slot.
-For the 1993 repeat of [[Planet of the Daleks]], '''BBC Scotland''' aired it on BBC2 while the rest of the network saw it on BBC1. <!-- -- although BBC '''[[Ireland|Northern Ireland]]''' screened the episodes in a much later timeslot.-->
+For the 1993 repeat of [[Planet of the Daleks]], '''BBC Scotland''' aired it on BBC2 at 5.30pm while the rest of the network saw it on BBC1 at 7.30pm. <!-- -- although BBC '''[[Ireland|Northern Ireland]]''' screened the episodes in a much later timeslot.-->
 See the dedicated pages for more on these variances:

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 [[File:5Z1 Scotland.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Radio Times regional edition listings from Scotland and England for 4 January 1982 show different start times for Castrovalva ep 1]]
 [[File:BBCSpain.JPG|thumb|right|200px|BBC TV listing in a Spanish newspaper: Dr Who Survival at 8.35pm - timeslot adjusted for one time zone east (this is part 1, 22 November 1989)]]
 The '''United Kingdom''' covers '''England, [[Wales]], [[Scotland]], the Channel Islands''' and '''Northern Ireland''', all of which receive BBC signals by transmitter relay.
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 Because of variations in the TV schedules due to alternative regional programming, '''BBC Northern [[Ireland]], BBC Cymru ([[Wales]])''' and '''BBC [[Scotland]]''' would "opt-out" and screen programmes at times or on dates that differed from the rest of the network. For example, on '''4 January 1982''', part 1 of [[Castrovalva]] aired at different times in different regions: on '''BBC Scotland''' it screened at 3.30pm, in '''England''' at 6.55pm, while viewers in '''Wales''' saw it at the much later time of 7.45pm.
-Variants like this were far more common in '''Wales''' than in '''Scotland'''; one extreme example of '''BBC Cymru''''s alternative scheduling was when they screened the bulk of Jon Pertwee's final season in 1974 on Sundays rather than in the traditional Saturday slot.
+Variants like this were far more common in '''Wales''' than in '''Scotland'''; one extreme example of '''BBC Cymru''''s alternative scheduling was when they screened the bulk of Jon Pertwee's final season in 1974 on '''Sundays''' rather than in the traditional Saturday slot.
 For the 1993 repeat of [[Planet of the Daleks]], '''BBC Scotland''' aired it on BBC2 while the rest of the network saw it on BBC1. <!-- -- although BBC '''[[Ireland|Northern Ireland]]''' screened the episodes in a much later timeslot.-->

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 Variants like this were far more common in '''Wales''' than in '''Scotland'''; one extreme example of '''BBC Cymru''''s alternative scheduling was when they screened the bulk of Jon Pertwee's final season in 1974 on Sundays rather than in the traditional Saturday slot.
-For the 1993 repeat of [[Planet of the Daleks]], '''BBC Scotland''' aired it on BBC2 while the rest of the network saw it on BBC1 -- although BBC '''[[Ireland|Northern Ireland]]''' screened the episodes in a much later timeslot.
+For the 1993 repeat of [[Planet of the Daleks]], '''BBC Scotland''' aired it on BBC2 while the rest of the network saw it on BBC1. <!-- -- although BBC '''[[Ireland|Northern Ireland]]''' screened the episodes in a much later timeslot.-->
 See the dedicated pages for more on these variances:

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-[[File:5Z1 Scotland.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Radio Times regional edition listings for 4 January 1982 show different start times for Castrovalva ep 1]]
+[[File:5Z1 Scotland.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Radio Times regional edition listings from Scotland and England for 4 January 1982 show different start times for Castrovalva ep 1]]
 [[File:BBCSpain.JPG|thumb|right|200px|BBC TV listing in a Spanish newspaper: Dr Who Survival at 8.35pm - timeslot adjusted for one time zone east (this is part 1, 22 November 1989)]]
 The '''United Kingdom''' covers '''England, [[Wales]], [[Scotland]], the Channel Islands''' and '''Northern Ireland''', all of which receive BBC signals by transmitter relay.
-Because of variations in the TV schedules due to alternative regional programming, '''BBC Northern [[Ireland]], BBC Cymru ([[Wales]])''' and '''BBC [[Scotland]]''' sometimes aired programmes at times or dates outside the rest of the network. For example, on 4 January 1982, part 1 of [[Castrovalva]] aired at different times in different regions: on '''BBC Scotland''' it screened at 3.30pm, in '''England''' at 6.55pm, while viewers in '''Wales''' saw it at the much later time of 7.45pm.
+Because of variations in the TV schedules due to alternative regional programming, '''BBC Northern [[Ireland]], BBC Cymru ([[Wales]])''' and '''BBC [[Scotland]]''' would "opt-out" and screen programmes at times or on dates that differed from the rest of the network. For example, on '''4 January 1982''', part 1 of [[Castrovalva]] aired at different times in different regions: on '''BBC Scotland''' it screened at 3.30pm, in '''England''' at 6.55pm, while viewers in '''Wales''' saw it at the much later time of 7.45pm.
 Variants like this were far more common in '''Wales''' than in '''Scotland'''; one extreme example of '''BBC Cymru''''s alternative scheduling was when they screened the bulk of Jon Pertwee's final season in 1974 on Sundays rather than in the traditional Saturday slot.
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 *[[Wales]]
-BBC signals are also available in parts of the Republic of [[Ireland]], while during the 1960s and 70s some viewers in coastal areas of [[Belgium]], [[France]] and the [[Netherlands]] were also able to view BBC transmissions (albeit weak signals) coming across the English channel.
+BBC signals are also available in the '''Isle of Man''' and parts of the '''Republic of [[Ireland]]''', while during the 1960s and 70s some viewers in coastal areas of [[Belgium]], [[France]] and the [[Netherlands]] were also able to view BBC transmissions (albeit weak signals) coming across the English channel.
 From the mid-1980s, BBC broadcasts -- including '''Doctor Who''' -- were seen "live" in certain countries in [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] via analogue cable link and satellite feed (with the published start/end times in newspapers adjusted to allow for the different international time zones).

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 Because of variations in the TV schedules due to alternative regional programming, '''BBC Northern [[Ireland]], BBC Cymru ([[Wales]])''' and '''BBC [[Scotland]]''' sometimes aired programmes at times or dates outside the rest of the network. For example, on 4 January 1982, part 1 of [[Castrovalva]] aired at different times in different regions: on '''BBC Scotland''' it screened at 3.30pm, in '''England''' at 6.55pm, while viewers in '''Wales''' saw it at the much later time of 7.45pm.
-Variants like this were far more common in '''Wales''' than in '''Scotland'''; one extreme example of '''BBC Cymru''''s alternative scheduling was when they screened Jon Pertwee's final season in 1974 on Sundays rather than in the traditional Saturday slot.
+Variants like this were far more common in '''Wales''' than in '''Scotland'''; one extreme example of '''BBC Cymru''''s alternative scheduling was when they screened the bulk of Jon Pertwee's final season in 1974 on Sundays rather than in the traditional Saturday slot.
 For the 1993 repeat of [[Planet of the Daleks]], '''BBC Scotland''' aired it on BBC2 while the rest of the network saw it on BBC1 -- although BBC '''[[Ireland|Northern Ireland]]''' screened the episodes in a much later timeslot.

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	For the 1993 repeat of [[Planet of the Daleks]], '''BBC Scotland''' aired it on BBC2 while the rest of the network saw it on BBC1 -- although BBC '''Northern Ireland''' screened the episodes in a much later timeslot.		For the 1993 repeat of [[Planet of the Daleks]], '''BBC Scotland''' aired it on BBC2 while the rest of the network saw it on BBC1 -- although BBC '''Northern Ireland''' screened the episodes in a much later timeslot.
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		+	See the dedicated pages for more on these variances:
		+	*[[Scotland]]
		+	*[[Wales]]

	BBC signals are also available in parts of the Republic of [[Ireland]], while during the 1960s and 70s some viewers in coastal areas of [[Belgium]], [[France]] and the [[Netherlands]] were also able to view BBC transmissions (albeit weak signals) coming across the English channel.		BBC signals are also available in parts of the Republic of [[Ireland]], while during the 1960s and 70s some viewers in coastal areas of [[Belgium]], [[France]] and the [[Netherlands]] were also able to view BBC transmissions (albeit weak signals) coming across the English channel.

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 [[File:BBCSpain.JPG|thumb|right|200px|BBC TV listing in a Spanish newspaper: Dr Who Survival at 8.35pm - timeslot adjusted for one time zone east (this is part 1, 22 November 1989)]]
 [[File:Planet 1993 repeat BBC2 Scotland.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Ident for BBC Scotland repeat screening of Planet of the Daleks on BBC2 in 1993]]
-The '''United Kingdom''' covers '''England, Wales, Scotland, the Channel Islands''' and '''Northern Ireland''', all of which receive BBC signals by transmitter relay.
+The '''United Kingdom''' covers '''England, [[Wales]], [[Scotland]], the Channel Islands''' and '''Northern Ireland''', all of which receive BBC signals by transmitter relay.
-Because of variations in the TV schedules due to alternative regional programming, '''BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Cymru (Wales)''' and '''BBC Scotland''' sometimes aired programmes at times or dates outside the rest of the network. For example, on 4 January 1982, part 1 of [[Castrovalva]] aired at different times in different regions: on '''BBC Scotland''' it screened at 3.30pm, in '''England''' at 6.55pm, while viewers in '''Wales''' saw it at the much later time of 7.45pm.
+Because of variations in the TV schedules due to alternative regional programming, '''BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Cymru ([[Wales]])''' and '''BBC [[Scotland]]''' sometimes aired programmes at times or dates outside the rest of the network. For example, on 4 January 1982, part 1 of [[Castrovalva]] aired at different times in different regions: on '''BBC Scotland''' it screened at 3.30pm, in '''England''' at 6.55pm, while viewers in '''Wales''' saw it at the much later time of 7.45pm.
 Variants like this were far more common in '''Wales''' than in '''Scotland'''; one extreme example of '''BBC Cymru''''s alternative scheduling was when they screened Jon Pertwee's final season in 1974 on Sundays rather than in the traditional Saturday slot.