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 *This new deal gives Time-Life the exclusive rights to sell BBC product throughout the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. The deal includes such fare as '''[[Wikipedia:War_and_Peace_%28TV_series%29|War & Peace]]''' (a co-production between Time-Life and BBC), '''The Ascent of Man''', and '''Doctor Who'''.
 *'''February  / March 1971''': In industry journals such as ''Broadcasting'' magazine, Time-Life reports that it is considering putting '''45 episodes''' of '''"Dr Who"''' on offer: this episode tally appears to cover [[Spearhead from Space]] through to [[Colony in Space]] only, although by the time this report was published, the latter story had not yet screened in the UK.
 *'''June 1971''': "Dr Misterio" commences in [[Costa Rica]]. Was this sale of the William Hartnell stories arranged through Time-Life Films, who also handled programme distribution to Latin America?
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-*By '''early 1972''', the initial package on offer is promoted as '''"Eight thrilling science-fiction serialized adventures to mesmerize young and old. (Forty-four color half-hours)"'''. Time-Life's sales brochure for this includes [[Spearhead from Space]] and refers to [[The Claws of Axos]] by its original title "Vampire from Space". This package ''did not'' include [[The Mind of Evil]] - hence the eight serials / 44 episodes tally). But a few months later, that line-up has changed - Pertwee's first serial is no longer part of the deal, and [[The Mind of Evil]] plus [[Day of the Daleks]] have been added. This brings the new offer to '''50 episodes'''. These episodes are converted from the PAL to NTSC (525-line 2-inch colour video tapes):

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-*By '''early 1972''', the package on offer is for '''50 episodes''', and includes the nine serials covering [[Doctor Who and the Silurians]] through [[Day of the Daleks]]), all in full colour. (Pertwee's debut serial, [[Spearhead from Space]] is no longer included in the package.) These episodes are converted from the PAL to NTSC (525-line 2-inch colour video tapes):
+*By '''early 1972''', the initial package on offer is promoted as '''"Eight thrilling science-fiction serialized adventures to mesmerize young and old. (Forty-four color half-hours)"'''. Time-Life's sales brochure for this includes [[Spearhead from Space]] and refers to [[The Claws of Axos]] by its original title "Vampire from Space". This package ''did not'' include [[The Mind of Evil]] - hence the eight serials / 44 episodes tally). But a few months later, that line-up has changed - Pertwee's first serial is no longer part of the deal, and [[The Mind of Evil]] plus [[Day of the Daleks]] have been added. This brings the new offer to '''50 episodes'''. These episodes are converted from the PAL to NTSC (525-line 2-inch colour video tapes):

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 [[File:WNBCDaleks.jpg||right|thumb|350px|WNBC-TV4 screens the two Peter Cushing Dalek movies in July 1972]]
-*The two [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek movies were making frequent appearances on television by the early 1970s. For instance, both aired on WNBC channel 4 in [[New York]] in '''July 1972''' as part of a week-long horror / monster movies marathon.
+*The two [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek movies were making frequent appearances on television by the early 1970s. For instance, both aired again on [[WNBC]] channel 4 in [[New York]] in '''July 1972''' as part of a week-long horror / monster movies marathon.
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 ='''[[Jon Pertwee stories|JON PERTWEE]] (continued)'''=
-[[File:TV Guide June 72.jpg|right|thumb|400px|TV Guide, June 1972]]
 Four stories, 22 episodes:
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+|[[File:PertweeTimeLife.jpeg|right|thumb|350px|Time-Life ad, circa 1972/73]]|
+[[File:TV Guide June 72.jpg|right|thumb|400px|TV Guide, June 1972]]
 * The '''10-16 June 1972''' issue of '''''[[TV Guide|TV GUIDE]]''''' has a two-page feature, '''Yoo-Hoo, Monsters!''' introducing viewers to "Dr Who", the Sea Devils and the Master. It reveals that the series was coming in "the fall".
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-[[File:Time Life Films logo.JPG|right|thumb|100px|Time Life Films logo]]
+[[File:Time Life Films logo.JPG|right|thumb|100px|Time-Life Films logo]]
-*'''Early 1971''': With the expansion of educational and public television services across the country, all hungry for quality material, the BBC strikes a distribution deal with Time Life Films, the film and television distribution division of media empire, [[Wikipedia: Time-Life Television|Time Life]]. (The BBC's previous US distributor had been known as Peter M Robeck & Company Inc; it changed its name to Time Life Films Inc in December 1969 as part of a merger.)
+*'''Early 1971''': With the expansion of educational and public television services across the country, all hungry for quality material, the BBC strikes a distribution deal with Time-Life Films, the film and television distribution division of media empire, [[Wikipedia: Time-Life Television|Time-Life]]. (The BBC's previous US distributor had been known as Peter M Robeck & Company Inc; it changed its name to Time-Life Films Inc in December 1969 as part of a merger.)
-*This new deal gives Time Life the exclusive rights to sell BBC product throughout the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. The deal includes such fare as '''[[Wikipedia:War_and_Peace_%28TV_series%29|War & Peace]]''' (a co-production between Time Life and BBC), '''The Ascent of Man''', and '''Doctor Who'''.
+*This new deal gives Time-Life the exclusive rights to sell BBC product throughout the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. The deal includes such fare as '''[[Wikipedia:War_and_Peace_%28TV_series%29|War & Peace]]''' (a co-production between Time-Life and BBC), '''The Ascent of Man''', and '''Doctor Who'''.
 *'''February  / March 1971''': In industry journals such as ''Broadcasting'' magazine, Time-Life reports that it is considering putting '''45 episodes''' of '''"Dr Who"''' on offer: this episode tally appears to cover [[Spearhead from Space]] through to [[Colony in Space]] only, although by the time this report was published, the latter story had not yet screened in the UK.
 *'''June 1971''': "Dr Misterio" commences in [[Costa Rica]]. Was this sale of the William Hartnell stories arranged through Time-Life Films, who also handled programme distribution to Latin America?
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 Nine stories, 50 episodes (initially)
-[[File:Broadcasting 3-4-72.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Time Life Films ad, Variety, 5 April 1972 - DR WHO in the sixth TV down]]
+[[File:Broadcasting 3-4-72.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Time-Life Films ad, Variety, 5 April 1972 - DR WHO in the sixth TV down]]
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-*'''April 1972''':  Time Life presents the package of '''50 episodes''' at the '''April 1972''' [[wikipedia:National Association of Broadcasters|National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)]] event, initially selling to '''eight''' markets (as was later reported in the 3 May 1972 issue of ''Variety'' magazine). And indeed, station [[WPHL]], the first to purchase the series, did only buy that many episodes.
+*'''April 1972''':  Time-Life presents the package of '''50 episodes''' at the '''April 1972''' [[wikipedia:National Association of Broadcasters|National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)]] event, initially selling to '''eight''' markets (as was later reported in the 3 May 1972 issue of ''Variety'' magazine). And indeed, station [[WPHL]], the first to purchase the series, did only buy that many episodes.
-*By '''May 1972''', Time-Life sells the first '''50 episodes''' to a further '''eight''' markets, making '''16''' in total.[[File:TimeLifeMay72.JPG|450px|thumb|right|"50 half hours" sold to 16 markets, Time Life ad; Variety, May 1972]]
+*By '''May 1972''', Time-Life sells the first '''50 episodes''' to a further '''eight''' markets, making '''16''' in total.[[File:TimeLifeMay72.JPG|450px|thumb|right|"50 half hours" sold to 16 markets, Time-Life ad; Variety, May 1972]]
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	* The '''10-16 June 1972''' issue of '''''[[TV Guide\|TV GUIDE]]''''' has a two-page feature, '''Yoo-Hoo, Monsters!''' introducing viewers to "Dr Who", the Sea Devils and the Master. It reveals that the series was coming in "the fall".		* The '''10-16 June 1972''' issue of '''''[[TV Guide\|TV GUIDE]]''''' has a two-page feature, '''Yoo-Hoo, Monsters!''' introducing viewers to "Dr Who", the Sea Devils and the Master. It reveals that the series was coming in "the fall".
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		+	[[File:WNBCDaleks.jpg\|\|right\|thumb\|350px\|WNBC-TV4 screens the two Peter Cushing Dalek movies in July 1972]]
		+	*The two [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek movies were making frequent appearances on television by the early 1970s. For instance, both aired on WNBC channel 4 in [[New York]] in '''July 1972''' as part of a week-long horror / monster movies marathon. The second of the two films was often retitled as '''"Invasion Earth 2150 AD"''' in the listings -- i.e. the word "Dalek" was omitted.
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