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	The 1996 Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] was released on video tape in '''1997''' -- see above.		The 1996 Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] was released on video tape in '''1997''' -- see above.
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−	~~It was also out on DVD and Blu-ray from Pulp Video on '''7 February 2017''', although we have not been able to source proper images of the box covers to confirm - see above.~~

	And as also noted above, the [[Peter Cushing]] / Dalek movies were also released on tape and DVD.		And as also noted above, the [[Peter Cushing]] / Dalek movies were also released on tape and DVD.

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 * The Doctor mentions Christopher Columbus in [[The Armageddon Factor]]. He carries a card with Columbus's name on it in his wallet ([[The Two Doctors]]).
 * The Roman Empire is mentioned by Mena ([[The Leisure Hive]]).
 * Rome is alluded to when comparison is made between using humans and Vervoids as slaves ([[The Trial of a Time Lord]]).
 * The Doctor mentions Michelangelo ([[Time and the Rani]]).

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 One of the posters for the film was painted by Renato Casaro, with Jill Curzon as Louise featuring prominently.
-Another poster is a collage of images taken from other sources, such as the June 1965 "Dalek Painting Book", and the 1959 Japanese film "Battle in Outer Space" (Italian title: "Inferno Nella Stratosfera").
+Another poster is a collage of images taken from other sources, such as the June 1965 "Dalek Painting Book", and the poster for the Italian release of the 1959 Japanese film "Battle in Outer Space" (Italian title: "Inferno Nella Stratosfera").
 The film also aired quite a few times on a number of different television stations in Italy in the 1970s and 1980s. The first recorded airing was on '''3 November 1977''', on Telecommerciale.

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 The film -– under the title '''"Daleks - Il Futuro Tra un Milione di Anni" (Daleks – The Future of a Million Years)''' -– was classified by the Italian film censorship board on '''9 August 1967'''. Distributed by New Arts Associates Inc (NAA), the earliest recorded screenings were on '''12 February 1968''' at the Colosseo, Hollywood and Massaua theatres (see clipping below). The film continued to be exhibited around the country in metropolitan and then small regional theatres through into the mid-1970s.
-'''NOTE:''' the onscreen title of the film (also in the trailer) has the first word written as '''"DALEXS"'''. This is an artistic embellishment rather than a spelling error. Also, the fourth word is written as '''"TRA"''' whereas the film posters and lobby cards spell it '''"FRA"'''. In terms of Italian grammar, both are correct and sometimes used interchangeably.
+'''NOTE:''' the onscreen title of the film (also in the trailer) has the first word written as '''"DALEXS"'''. This is an artistic embellishment rather than a spelling error. Also, the fourth word is written as '''"TRA"''' whereas the film posters and lobby cards spell it '''"FRA"'''. In terms of Italian grammar, both are correct and sometimes used interchangeably, but since it is "Tra" that is seen on the film itself, that is the spelling we prefer.
 The film also aired quite a few times on a number of different television stations in Italy in the 1970s and 1980s. The first recorded airing was on '''3 November 1977''', on Telecommerciale.
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 Although at first glance the box cover appears to be the same as the earlier 2010 release, it has the added text "RESTAURATO IN HD" and "SPECIAL EDITION" on it, and the layout of the back is very different. Other changes between the 2010 and 2020 disks include different menu layouts and music. The updated release also had the UK trailers (in English only), but did not come with a booklet.
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+|[[File:Movie130268.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD, first showing at Italian cinemas, 12 February 1968]] |[[File:DIOE Italy poster v.jpg|250px|thumb|1967 Italian movie poster painted by Renato Casaro]] |[[File:2150 AD.JPG|250px|thumb|Italian movie poster with images taken from the Japanese film "Battle in Outer Space"]]
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 The film -– under the title '''"Daleks - Il Futuro Tra un Milione di Anni" (Daleks – The Future of a Million Years)''' -– was classified by the Italian film censorship board on '''9 August 1967'''. Distributed by New Arts Associates Inc (NAA), the earliest recorded screenings were on '''12 February 1968''' at the Colosseo, Hollywood and Massaua theatres (see clipping below). The film continued to be exhibited around the country in metropolitan and then small regional theatres through into the mid-1970s.
-'''NOTE:''' the onscreen title of the film and also its trailer has the first word written as '''"DALEXS"'''. This is an artistic embellishment rather than a spelling error. Also, the fourth word is written as '''"TRA"''' whereas the film posters spell it '''"FRA"'''. In terms of Italian grammar, both are correct and sometimes used interchangeably.
+'''NOTE:''' the onscreen title of the film (also in the trailer) has the first word written as '''"DALEXS"'''. This is an artistic embellishment rather than a spelling error. Also, the fourth word is written as '''"TRA"''' whereas the film posters and lobby cards spell it '''"FRA"'''. In terms of Italian grammar, both are correct and sometimes used interchangeably.
 The film also aired quite a few times on a number of different television stations in Italy in the 1970s and 1980s. The first recorded airing was on '''3 November 1977''', on Telecommerciale.

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 The film -– under the title '''"Daleks - Il Futuro Tra un Milione di Anni" (Daleks – The Future of a Million Years)''' -– was classified by the Italian film censorship board on '''9 August 1967'''. Distributed by New Arts Associates Inc (NAA), the earliest recorded screenings were on '''12 February 1968''' at the Colosseo, Hollywood and Massaua theatres (see clipping below). The film continued to be exhibited around the country in metropolitan and then small regional theatres through into the mid-1970s.
-NOTE: the onscreen title of the film and also its trailer has the first word written as '''"DALEXS"'''. This is an artistic embellishment rather than a spelling error. Also, the fourth word is written as "TRA" whereas the film posters spell it "FRA". In terms of Italian grammar, both are correct and sometimes used interchangeably.
+'''NOTE:''' the onscreen title of the film and also its trailer has the first word written as '''"DALEXS"'''. This is an artistic embellishment rather than a spelling error. Also, the fourth word is written as '''"TRA"''' whereas the film posters spell it '''"FRA"'''. In terms of Italian grammar, both are correct and sometimes used interchangeably.
 The film also aired quite a few times on a number of different television stations in Italy in the 1970s and 1980s. The first recorded airing was on '''3 November 1977''', on Telecommerciale.
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 ===Telemontecarlo / [[Monaco]] (1983)===
-From '''9 November to 14 December 1983''' the same seven "Italian" '''Doctor Who''' serials aired on another station based in Italy; however since that station had originated in [[Monaco]], we have covered those broadcasts on a separate profile for that country.
+From '''9 November to 14 December 1983''', then repeats until '''20 January 1984''' the same seven "Italian" '''Doctor Who''' serials aired on another station based in Italy; however since that station had originated in [[Monaco]], we have covered those broadcasts on a separate profile for that country.

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 ==DALEK MOVIES==
 ===[[Peter Cushing|PETER CUSHING]] Movies===
-But many years before the good Doctor appeared on their television screens, Italians were exposed to '''Doctor Who''' in the form of the second of the two [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek movies, which screened theatrically from '''late 1967 / early 1968''' – under the title:  '''"Daleks, Il Futuro fra un Milione di Anni" (Daleks – The Future of a Million Years)'''. The film - distributed by New Arts Associates Inc (NAA) - was later shown a number of times in small regional theatres through into the early 1970s.
+But many years before the good Doctor appeared on their television screens, Italians were exposed to '''Doctor Who''' in the form of the second of the two [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek movies.
-The film also aired quite a few times on a number of different television stations in Italy in the 1970s and 1980s (one of the first screenings was in '''May 1978''').
+The film -– under the title '''"Daleks - Il Futuro Tra un Milione di Anni" (Daleks – The Future of a Million Years)''' -– was classified by the Italian film censorship board on '''9 August 1967'''. Distributed by New Arts Associates Inc (NAA), the earliest recorded screenings were on '''12 February 1968''' at the Colosseo, Hollywood and Massaua theatres (see clipping below). The film continued to be exhibited around the country in metropolitan and then small regional theatres through into the mid-1970s.
 In '''1987''', the second film was released on VHS tape by DB Video. But this had a very different title: the cover shows a generic robot holding a globe, with the word '''"DALEKS"''' in large letters, with '''"Anno 2150, un pericola minaccia la Terra"''' ('''"Year 2150, A Danger Threatens the Earth"''') as the tag line in the top left corner.
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+|[[File:Movie130268.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD, first showing at Italian cinemas, 12 February 1968]] |[[File:2150 AD.JPG|250px|thumb|Italian movie poster 1]]|[[File:DIOE Italy poster v.jpg|250px|thumb|Italian movie poster 2]]
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+|[[File:DaleksItalyTV78.JPG|right|thumb|350px|Daleks Invasion on Italian TV, 29 December 1978]]|[[File:DaleksVHSItaly.JPG|right|thumb|250px|"Daleks" - Italian VHS release of the second Peter Cushing film]]|[[File:CushingDVDIt.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Italian "Dr Who Film Collection" DVD]]
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 '''Dr Who and the Daleks''' was made available in Italy for the first time when both films were released together in the '''"Dr Who Film Collection"''' DVD set from Sinister Film in '''October 2010'''.
-The first movie (which wasn't given a translated title) was in English with Italian subtitles, while the second retained its Italian dub. Extras included the commentary from the UK DVD with added Italian subtitles, plus new introductions by Italian movie director Luigi Cozzi. An edited version (cut down to 44 minutes) of the '''[[Dalekmania]]''' documentary - retitled '''Dr Who Mania''' - also featured.
+The first movie (which wasn't given a translated title) was in English with Italian subtitles, while the second retained its Italian dub. Extras included the commentary from the UK DVD with added Italian subtitles, plus new introductions by Italian movie director Luigi Cozzi. An edited version (cut down to 44 minutes) of the '''[[Dalekmania]]''' documentary - retitled '''Dr Who Mania''' - also featured. The set also came with a booklet.
 The films continued to air on television; the second was shown on channel '''RAI4''' on '''7 April 2012''' at 11.45am.
-Sinister re-released the '''"Dr Who Film Collection"''' on DVD and Blu-ray on '''16 November 2020'''; both films were restored in High Definition. The box packaging was mostly identical to the earlier 2010 release, with the added text "RESTAURATO IN HD" and "SPECIAL EDITION" on the cover.
+Sinister re-released the '''"Dr Who Film Collection"''' on DVD and Blu-ray on '''16 November 2020'''; both films were now fully restored in High Definition.
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 The films continued to air on television; the second was shown on channel '''RAI4''' on '''7 April 2012''' at 11.45am.
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 The film later aired in '''1999''' on the (now defunct) Italian pay channel,'''[[wikipedia:Stream TV|TVL]]''' (owned by Stream TV), however this broadcast was in English.
-A DVD and Blu-ray of the Movie were released by Pulp Video on '''7 February 2017''', apparently with the non-translated title '''Doctor Who The Movie''' on the box covers, but we have not been able to find proper images of either discs and packaging to confirm. (The following sites all have the exact same "cover" graphic for both the DVD and BR, but this might be only a placeholder image and not the actual covers):
+A DVD and Blu-ray edition of the film was planned to be released by distributor Pulp Video on '''7 February 2017''', under the non-translated title '''Doctor Who The Movie'''. However there was a problem with the master video file that was supplied to the distributor, so no further work was undertaken, and the sets were never released.
 *[https://www.dvd-store.it/Video/DVD-Video/ID-59608/Doctor-Who-The-Movie Italy DVD]
 *[https://www.dvdweb.it/Scheda_DVD/PSV40401/Doctor_Who_The_Movie.html Italy DVD]
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 *[https://www.dvdweb.it/Scheda_DVD/PSB40401/Doctor_Who_The_Movie_Blu_Ray.html Italy Blu-ray]
 *[https://www.unilibro.it/dvd/geoffrey-sax/blu-ray-disk-doctor-who-the-movie/8057092015667 Italy Blu-ray]
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 Italy began its television service in 1954.
-There are a number of privately-owned stations, but the national broadcaster – and home to '''Doctor Who''' – is '''[[wikipedia:RAI|Radiotelevisione Italia (RAI)]]'''.
+There are a number of privately-owned stations, but the national broadcaster – and home to '''Doctor Who''' – is '''[[wikipedia:RAI|Radiotelevisione Italia (RAI)]]'''. (The station would also have been available in [[wikipedia:San Marino|San Marino]] and the Vatican City.)
 All foreign television programmes are dubbed into Italian.