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 *Chameleon Tours flew to and from Zurich ([[The Faceless Ones]]).
 *UNIT HQ was based in Geneva (first mentioned in [[The Invasion]]).
 *The Keller Machine was first tested in Switzerland ([[The Mind of Evil]]).
 *BOSS announced there were 1,584 "slave units" in Zurich ([[The Green Death]]).

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	The Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] was shown on the [[Luxembourg]] channel '''RTL9''' in '''1999''' and '''2000'''; this channel was available also in Switzerland.		The Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] was shown on the [[Luxembourg]] channel '''RTL9''' in '''1999''' and '''2000'''; this channel was available also in Switzerland.
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		+	===Comics===
		+	The three Sixth Doctor comics published in [[Germany]] by Conpart Verlag were also sold in Switzerland; they are pre-printed with a price in Swiss Francs (Schweiz Fr 6.80).

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	===DVDs===		===DVDs===
−	The DVDs published in [[Germany]] by Pandastorm/Polyband are also licensed for distribution in Switzerland through Impulse Home Entertainment.	+	The DVDs and Blu-rays published in [[Germany]] by Pandastorm/Polyband are also licensed for distribution in Switzerland through Impulse Home Entertainment.

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 '''[[wikipedia:Switzerland|SWITZERLAND]]''' is in central [[:Category:Europe|Europe]], and shares a border with [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]] and [[Italy]].
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 In a BBC memo dated '''7 July 1965''', Switzerland was one of several European countries to which the series had been offered. The stories on offer were [[The Daleks]], [[The Sensorites]] and [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] (tellingly, it was three 'futuristic' stories and no historicals!).
-However, the offer was not accepted and no sale eventuated. (Of note, the same three stories were also offered to [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]], suggesting some kind of proposed 'region deal'.)
+However, the offer was not accepted and no sale eventuated. (Of note, the same three stories were also offered to [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]], suggesting some kind of proposed 'European region deal'.)
 ===[[Peter Cushing|PETER CUSHING]] Movies===
 The first [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek movie, '''"Dr Who and the Daleks"''' screened at the Nord Sud cinema in Geneva in '''August 1968'''. This was part of a "Festival du Fantastique" exhibition, and was in English.
 ===Satellite TV===
-'''Doctor Who''' did not screen on any local Swiss television stations, but viewers could see the programme by tuning into transmissions from neighbouring countries such as [[Italy]], [[France]], and [[Germany]].
+In the late 1980s and 1990s, British satellite stations such as '''[[Super Channel]]''' and '''[[BBC Prime]]''', both of which aired '''Doctor Who''' (see [[:Category:Cable and Satellite|Cable and Satellite]]), were available.
 The Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] was shown on the [[Luxembourg]] channel '''RTL9''' in '''1999''' and '''2000'''; this channel was available also in Switzerland.
 ===DVDs===
 The DVDs published in [[Germany]] by Pandastorm/Polyband are also licensed for distribution in Switzerland through Impulse Home Entertainment.
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 [[File:BillySmart.JPG|350px|thumb|right|Billy Smart's Circus, with Jon Pertwee, televised in Switzerland on 7 January 1974]]
-The circus special, '''"Billy Smart's Circus"''', featuring Jon Pertwee in the Whomobile, was shown on the French-language '''[[wikipedia:Télévision Suisse Romande|Télévision Suisse Romande]] (TVR)''' station on Monday, '''7 January 1974'''.
+The circus special, '''"Billy Smart's Children's Circus"''', featuring Jon Pertwee in the Whomobile (which had aired on BBC1 on 6 January 1974), was shown on the French-language '''[[wikipedia:Télévision Suisse Romande|Télévision Suisse Romande]] (TVR)''' station on Monday, '''7 January 1974'''.

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	In the late 1980s and 1990s, British satellite channels such as '''[[Super Channel]]''' and '''[[BBC Prime]]''', both of which aired '''Doctor Who''' (see [[:Category:Cable and Satellite\|Cable and Satellite]]), were available.		In the late 1980s and 1990s, British satellite channels such as '''[[Super Channel]]''' and '''[[BBC Prime]]''', both of which aired '''Doctor Who''' (see [[:Category:Cable and Satellite\|Cable and Satellite]]), were available.
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		+	The Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] was shown on the [[Luxembourg]] channel '''RTL9''' in '''1999''' and '''2000'''; this channel was available also in Switzerland.

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	===[[Peter Cushing\|PETER CUSHING]] Movies===		===[[Peter Cushing\|PETER CUSHING]] Movies===

−	The first [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek movie, '''"Dr Who and the Daleks"''' screened at the Nord Sud cinema in Geneva in '''August 1968'''.	+	The first [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek movie, '''"Dr Who and the Daleks"''' screened at the Nord Sud cinema in Geneva in '''August 1968'''. This was part of a "Festival du Fantastique" exhibition, and was in English.

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	In a BBC memo dated '''7 July 1965''', Switzerland was one of several European countries to which the series had been offered, but not yet been accepted. The stories on offer were [[The Daleks]], [[The Sensorites]] and [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] (tellingly, it was three 'futuristic' stories and no historicals!).		In a BBC memo dated '''7 July 1965''', Switzerland was one of several European countries to which the series had been offered, but not yet been accepted. The stories on offer were [[The Daleks]], [[The Sensorites]] and [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] (tellingly, it was three 'futuristic' stories and no historicals!).

−	However, the offer was not accepted and no sale eventuated. (Of note, the same three stories were also offered to [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]], suggesting some kind of proposed ~~regional~~ 'deal'.)	+	However, the offer was not accepted and no sale eventuated. (Of note, the same three stories were also offered to [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]], suggesting some kind of proposed 'region deal'.)

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 =='''DOCTOR WHO IN SWITZERLAND'''==
 [[File:Swiss BBCPrime 1995e.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Doctor Who was available in Switzerland on satellite stations such as [[BBC Prime]]]]
-'''Doctor Who''' did not screen on any local Swiss television stations, but viewers could see the programme by tuning into transmissions from neighbouring countries such as [[Italy]], [[France]], and [[Germany]].
+In a BBC memo dated '''7 July 1965''', Switzerland was one of several European countries to which the series had been offered, but not yet been accepted. The stories on offer were [[The Daleks]], [[The Sensorites]] and [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] (tellingly, it was three 'futuristic' stories and no historicals!).
-In the late 1980s and 1990s, British satellite channels such as '''[[Super Channel]]''' and '''[[BBC Prime]]''', both of which aired '''Doctor Who''' (see [[:Category:Cable and Satellite|Cable and Satellite]]), were available.
+However, the offer was not accepted and no sale eventuated. (Of note, the same three stories were also offered to [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]], suggesting some kind of proposed regional 'deal'.)