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 =='''[[Peter Cushing|DALEK MOVIES]]'''==
-The two [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek films were seen in [[Hong Kong]] circa '''1969''' and '''1974''' respectively (in English, with Chinese subtitles), but it's unknown whether either film was also shown by cinemas on mainland China.
+The two [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek films were seen in [[Hong Kong]] circa '''1969''' and '''1974''' respectively (in English, with Traditional Chinese subtitles), but it's unknown whether either film was also shown by cinemas on mainland China, where Simplified Chinese text would be used.
-The second film was however shown on TV in China in the early/mid '''1970s'''. The film was dubbed into Mandarin, and possibly also had subtitles in simplified Chinese. If it was also released on videotape, this would have been in the late '''1980s'''. (If so, we have not been able to find its VHS cover slick.)
+The second film was however shown on TV in China in the early/mid '''1970s'''. The film was dubbed into Mandarin, and possibly also had subtitles in Simplified Chinese. If it was also released on videotape, this would have been in the late '''1980s'''. (If so, we have not been able to find its VHS cover slick.)
 '''Daleks Invasion…''' was also shown at "Video Halls" in China, small off-street venues equipped specifically to screen video-tapes rather than films to a paying audience. These Halls were a popular method in China to exhibit often bootleg and illegal movies imported from [[Taiwan]] and [[Hong Kong]].
 [[File:DIOE Chinese title.JPG|right|thumb|500px|Onscreen caption from an unofficial download site]]
-For the Cushing film to be shown in this way, the tape was either a recording of a dubbed TV broadcast from China or [[Taiwan]], or from a dubbed commercial tape that was released in China and/or [[Taiwan]] in the 1980s.
+For the Cushing film to be shown in this way, the tape was either a recording of a Mandarin dubbed TV broadcast from China or [[Taiwan]], or from a dubbed commercial tape that was released in China and/or [[Taiwan]] in the 1980s.
 *[https://kknews.cc/zh-my/entertainment/xzpal89.html Video Halls]
 *[https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/31006683 FAN BLOG ABOUT THE MOVIES IN CHINA]
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 At some point in the mid/late '''1990s''', the sequel was shown on the [[wikipedia:China Central Television|China Central Television (CCTV)]] channel '''Zhengda Theatre''', which debuted in 1990 and specialised in foreign movies. It's unknown if this was dubbed or subtitled.
 *[https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AD%A3%E5%A4%A7%E7%BB%BC%E8%89%BA CCTV Zhengda Variety / Theatre]
-<!-- (Both Cushing films are available to download with Chinese subtitles - the first is under the title '''怪博士天外降魔'''怪博士天外降魔 ("The Doctor is to Blame" or "Doctor Strange Conquers the Demons/Devils" …. Or "DW falls from the Sky" … "Dr Strange, Devil from Heaven" - which are from Hong Kong - it varies!). The sequel is known as  '''飞碟大力人达莱克斯入侵地球''' (which is '''"UFO Hercules: Daleks Invade Earth"'''). APART FROM THAT ODD COPYRIGHT NOTICE IMAGE, NO EVIDENCE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE THAT SUPPORTS EITHER FILM WAS EVER RELEASED ON VIDEO
+<!-- (Both Cushing films are available to download with Chinese subtitles - the first is under the title '''怪博士天外降魔'''怪博士天外降魔 ("The Doctor is to Blame" or "Doctor Strange Conquers the Demons/Devils" …. Or "DW falls from the Sky" … "Dr Strange, Devil from Heaven" - which are from Hong Kong - it varies!). The sequel is known as '''飞碟大力人达莱克斯入侵地球''' in Simplified Chinese (which is '''"UFO Hercules: Daleks Invade Earth"'''). APART FROM THAT ODD COPYRIGHT NOTICE IMAGE, NO EVIDENCE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE THAT SUPPORTS EITHER FILM WAS EVER RELEASED ON VIDEO
 彼得古城 = Peter Cushing-->
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 The two [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek films were seen in [[Hong Kong]] circa '''1969''' and '''1974''' respectively (in English, with Chinese subtitles), but it's unknown whether either film was also shown by cinemas on mainland China.
-The second film was however shown on TV in China in the early/mid '''1970s'''. The film was dubbed into Mandarin, and possibly also had subtitles in traditional Chinese for Cantonese viewers. If it was also released on videotape, this would have been in the late '''1980s'''. (If so, we have not been able to find its VHS cover slick.)
+The second film was however shown on TV in China in the early/mid '''1970s'''. The film was dubbed into Mandarin, and possibly also had subtitles in simplified Chinese. If it was also released on videotape, this would have been in the late '''1980s'''. (If so, we have not been able to find its VHS cover slick.)
 '''Daleks Invasion…''' was also shown at "Video Halls" in China, small off-street venues equipped specifically to screen video-tapes rather than films to a paying audience. These Halls were a popular method in China to exhibit often bootleg and illegal movies imported from [[Taiwan]] and [[Hong Kong]].
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 ==[[Paul McGann]] / [[TV Movie]]==
-The Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] was released in China on laser-disc in late 1996 (by MCA/Universal/CIC Video (Hong Kong)), albeit manufactured in [[Japan]]), under the title '''"時空謀殺案"''' - which translates as '''"Murder in Time and Space"'''. It was in English with Cantonese subtitles. But note, it is believed that this item may have been available only in [[Hong Kong]] rather than also mainland China or [[Taiwan]] where Mandarin is the more predominant language.
+The Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] was released in China on laser-disc in late 1996 (by MCA/Universal/CIC Video (Hong Kong)), albeit manufactured in [[Japan]]), under the title '''"時空謀殺案"''' - which translates as '''"Murder in Time and Space"'''. It was in English with "Chinese subtitles"; although it's not stated if it was Traditional or Simplified, the former was the more common written form of the language in Hong Kong and [[Taiwan]]. As such, it is believed that this item may have been available in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Taiwan]] only rather than also mainland China where Simplified Chinese is the more predominant written variant of the language.
-A DVD of the movie with Cantonese subtitles also exists, but this is a bootleg, possibly lifted from the laser-disc.
+A DVD of the movie with "Cantonese subtitles" also exists, but this is a bootleg, possibly lifted from the laser-disc.
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 |[[File:Japan TVM.JPG|thumb|right|450px|Chinese Laser-Disc: TV Movie- 時空謀殺案]]|[[File:Japan DVD1.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Chinese bootleg DVD of the TV Movie - 時空謀殺案]]

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 The Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] was released in China on laser-disc in late 1996 (by MCA/Universal/CIC Video (Hong Kong)), albeit manufactured in [[Japan]]), under the title '''"時空謀殺案"''' - which translates as '''"Murder in Time and Space"'''. It was in English with Cantonese subtitles. But note, it is believed that this item may have been available only in [[Hong Kong]] rather than also mainland China or [[Taiwan]] where Mandarin is the more predominant language.
-(A DVD of the movie with Cantonese subtitles also exists, but this may be a bootleg taken from the laser-disc and is not an official product.)
+A DVD of the movie with Cantonese subtitles also exists, but this is a bootleg, possibly lifted from the laser-disc.
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-|[[File:Japan TVM.JPG|thumb|right|450px|Chinese Laser-Disc: TV Movie- 時空謀殺案]]|[[File:Japan DVD1.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Chinese DVD (possibly a bootleg?) of the TV Movie - 時空謀殺案]]
+|[[File:Japan TVM.JPG|thumb|right|450px|Chinese Laser-Disc: TV Movie- 時空謀殺案]]|[[File:Japan DVD1.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Chinese bootleg DVD of the TV Movie - 時空謀殺案]]
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 The Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] was released in China on laser-disc in late 1996 (by MCA/Universal/CIC Video (Hong Kong)), albeit manufactured in [[Japan]]), under the title '''"時空謀殺案"''' - which translates as '''"Murder in Time and Space"'''. It was in English with Cantonese subtitles. But note, it is believed that this item may have been available only in [[Hong Kong]] rather than also mainland China or [[Taiwan]] where Mandarin is the more predominant language.
-(A DVD of the movie also exists also with Cantonese subtitles, but this may be a bootleg taken from the laser-disc and is not an official product.)
+(A DVD of the movie with Cantonese subtitles also exists, but this may be a bootleg taken from the laser-disc and is not an official product.)
 {{image table
 |[[File:Japan TVM.JPG|thumb|right|450px|Chinese Laser-Disc: TV Movie- 時空謀殺案]]|[[File:Japan DVD1.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Chinese DVD (possibly a bootleg?) of the TV Movie - 時空謀殺案]]

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 The Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] was released in China on laser-disc in late 1996 (by MCA/Universal/CIC Video (Hong Kong)), albeit manufactured in [[Japan]]), under the title '''"時空謀殺案"''' - which translates as '''"Murder in Time and Space"'''. It was in English with Cantonese subtitles. But note, it is believed that this item may have been available only in [[Hong Kong]] rather than also mainland China or [[Taiwan]] where Mandarin is the more predominant language.
-(A DVD of the movie also exists but with the addition of Japanese subtitles, but this may be a bootleg taken from the laser-disc and is not an official product.)
+(A DVD of the movie also exists also with Cantonese subtitles, but this may be a bootleg taken from the laser-disc and is not an official product.)
 {{image table
 |[[File:Japan TVM.JPG|thumb|right|450px|Chinese Laser-Disc: TV Movie- 時空謀殺案]]|[[File:Japan DVD1.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Chinese DVD (possibly a bootleg?) of the TV Movie - 時空謀殺案]]

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 ='''DOCTOR WHO IN CHINA'''=
-:'''NOTE: This Profile is for '''[[wikipedia:China|mainland CHINA]]''' only - refer to our separate profiles for '''[[Hong Kong]]''' and '''[[Taiwan]]'''.
+:'''NOTE: This Profile is for '''[[wikipedia:China|mainland CHINA]]''' only - refer to our separate profiles for '''[[Hong Kong]]''', '''[[Macau]]''', and '''[[Taiwan]]'''.
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 ==Links==
 *[[Hong Kong]]
 *[[Taiwan]]
 [[Category:Australasia/Asia]]

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 The second film was however shown on TV and / or released on VHS tape in China in the early/mid '''1970s'''. This was dubbed into Mandarin, and possibly also had subtitles in traditional Chinese for Cantonese viewers.
-'''Daleks Invasion…''' was also shown at "Video Halls" in China, small off-street venues equipped specifically to screen video-tapes rather than films to a paying audience. These Halls were a popular method in China to exhibit often bootleg and illegal movies imported from Taiwan and Hong Kong.
+'''Daleks Invasion…''' was also shown at "Video Halls" in China, small off-street venues equipped specifically to screen video-tapes rather than films to a paying audience. These Halls were a popular method in China to exhibit often bootleg and illegal movies imported from [[Taiwan]] and [[Hong Kong]].
 [[File:DIOE Chinese title.JPG|right|thumb|500px|Onscreen caption from recent (2010s) streaming site giving an updated title caption]]
-For the Cushing film to be shown in this way, the tape was either a recording of a dubbed and subtitled TV broadcast (the one from CCTV perhaps (see below), or imported from Taiwan or maybe Hong Kong?), or from a commercial tape released in China and/or Taiwan. (If so, we have not been able to find its VHS cover slick.)
+For the Cushing film to be shown in this way, the tape was either a recording of a dubbed and subtitled TV broadcast (the one from CCTV perhaps (see below), or imported from [[Taiwan]] or maybe [[Hong Kong]]), or from a commercial tape released in China and/or [[Taiwan]]. (If so, we have not been able to find its VHS cover slick.)
 *[https://kknews.cc/zh-my/entertainment/xzpal89.html Video Halls]
 *[https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/31006683 FAN BLOG]
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 超时空奇侠（BBC娱乐台）
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-In the late '''2010s''', the second film was released on streaming services available in China and/or Taiwan; this was in English with Chinese subtitles. A new caption gave the English title plus its Chinese equivalent - '''"达莱克斯入侵地球 公元2150年"''' (''Daleks Invade the Earth 2150 AD''). (This title might be different to the ones that had previously appeared in cinemas, on TV and/or tape.)
+In the late '''2010s''', the second film was released on streaming services available in China and/or Taiwan; this was in English with Chinese subtitles. A new caption gave both the English title plus its Chinese equivalent - '''"达莱克斯入侵地球 公元2150年"''' (''Daleks Invade the Earth 2150 AD''). (This title might be different to the ones that had previously appeared in cinemas, on TV and/or tape.)