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− | Classic era '''Doctor Who''' screened in | + | ='''CLASSIC SERIES'''= |
+ | Classic era '''Doctor Who''' has screened in the following countries identified directly from official [[BBC Records]], anecdotal evidence or other reliable sources | ||
+ | {{image table | ||
+ | |[[File:FinTimes1965.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Financial Times, 27 April 1965]] | ||
+ | |[[File:BBCtvENTGlobe.jpg|right|thumb|BBC Enterprises globe]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | ==Countries== | + | ==Countries A to Z== |
− | + | The following countries are those which [[BBC Records]] or other reliable sources report that the series was sold to, and for which airdates (even if only partial) have been confirmed: | |
+ | |||
+ | '''NOTE''': For those few countries marked with '''##''' we have not as yet been able to locate or confirm clear airdates | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''NOTE''': For those few countries marked '''??''', they are recorded in BBC paperwork, but there is some doubt as to whether the series did ever air | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="float:left; width:48%;"> | ||
*[[Aden]] | *[[Aden]] | ||
*[[Algeria]] | *[[Algeria]] | ||
− | *[[ | + | *[[Australia]] |
− | *[[ | + | **(see also [[Papua New Guinea]]) |
− | *[[Bahrain]] | + | *[[Bahamas]] |
+ | *[[Bahrain]] | ||
*[[Bangladesh]] | *[[Bangladesh]] | ||
*[[Barbados]] | *[[Barbados]] | ||
+ | **(see also [[Saint Lucia]]) | ||
*[[Bermuda]] | *[[Bermuda]] | ||
− | *[[Brazil]] | + | *[[Brazil]] ?? |
*[[Brunei]] | *[[Brunei]] | ||
− | *[[Canada]] | + | *[[Canada]] |
*[[Chile]] | *[[Chile]] | ||
+ | *[[Colombia]] | ||
*[[Costa Rica]] | *[[Costa Rica]] | ||
+ | *[[Croatia]] | ||
*[[Cyprus]] | *[[Cyprus]] | ||
+ | *[[Czech Republic]] | ||
*[[Denmark]] | *[[Denmark]] | ||
− | *[[Dominica]] | + | *[[Dominica]] ?? |
− | *[[Dominican Republic]] | + | *[[Dominican Republic]] ?? |
− | |||
− | *[[Ecuador]] | + | *[[Ecuador]] |
*[[Ethiopia]] | *[[Ethiopia]] | ||
+ | *[[Falkland Islands]] | ||
*[[France]] | *[[France]] | ||
*[[Germany]] | *[[Germany]] | ||
+ | ** also [[British Forces Broadcasting Service|BFBS]] | ||
*[[Ghana]] | *[[Ghana]] | ||
*[[Gibraltar]] | *[[Gibraltar]] | ||
*[[Greece]] | *[[Greece]] | ||
− | *[[Guatemala]] | + | *[[Guam]] |
+ | *[[Guatemala]] ?? | ||
− | *[[Honduras]] | + | *[[Honduras]] ## |
*[[Hong Kong]] | *[[Hong Kong]] | ||
− | *[[Iran]] | + | *[[Iran]] |
− | *[[Italy]] | + | *[[Ireland]] (Republic of) |
+ | *[[Italy]] | ||
− | *[[Jamaica]] | + | *[[Jamaica]] |
*[[Japan]] | *[[Japan]] | ||
− | *[[Jordan]] | + | *[[Jordan]] |
*[[Kenya]] | *[[Kenya]] | ||
− | *[[Korea (South)]] | + | *[[Korea (South)]] |
− | + | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="float:right; width:48%;"> | ||
− | *[[Lebanon]] | + | *[[Lebanon]] |
− | *[[Libya]] | + | *[[Libya]] ## |
+ | *[[Lithuania]] | ||
*[[Malaysia]] | *[[Malaysia]] | ||
+ | *[[Maldives]] ?? | ||
*[[Malta]] | *[[Malta]] | ||
*[[Mauritius]] | *[[Mauritius]] | ||
− | *[[Mexico]] | + | *[[Mexico]] |
− | *[[Morocco]] | + | *[[Monaco]] |
+ | *[[Morocco]] ## | ||
− | *[[Netherlands]] | + | *[[Netherlands]] (Holland) |
*[[New Zealand]] | *[[New Zealand]] | ||
*[[Nicaragua]] | *[[Nicaragua]] | ||
− | *[[Nigeria]] | + | *[[Nigeria]] |
− | |||
*[[Philippines]] | *[[Philippines]] | ||
− | *[[Poland]] | + | *[[Poland]] |
+ | *[[Puerto Rico]] | ||
− | *[[Qatar]] | + | *[[Qatar]] ## |
− | *[[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe]] | + | *[[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe]] |
− | *[[Saudi Arabia]] | + | *[[Saudi Arabia]] |
*[[Seychelles]] | *[[Seychelles]] | ||
− | *[[Sierra Leone]] | + | *([[Scotland]]) |
+ | *[[Sierra Leone]] | ||
*[[Singapore]] | *[[Singapore]] | ||
*[[Spain]] | *[[Spain]] | ||
*[[Sri Lanka]] | *[[Sri Lanka]] | ||
*[[Swaziland]] | *[[Swaziland]] | ||
− | *[[Sweden]] | + | *[[Sweden]] |
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*[[Thailand]] | *[[Thailand]] | ||
*[[Trinidad & Tobago]] | *[[Trinidad & Tobago]] | ||
− | *[[Tunisia]] | + | *[[Tunisia]] |
*[[Turkey]] | *[[Turkey]] | ||
*[[Uganda]] | *[[Uganda]] | ||
− | *[[United States]] | + | *[[United Arab Emirates]] (Abu Dhabi/Dubai) |
+ | *[[:Category:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] | ||
+ | **[[Scotland]] | ||
+ | **[[Wales]] | ||
+ | **[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC Repeats]] | ||
+ | *[[United States]] - see table of States below | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | *[[Venezuela]] | ||
+ | *([[Wales]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | *[[Yugoslavia]] | ||
− | |||
+ | *[[Zambia]] </div> | ||
− | + | <br / clear="all"> | |
+ | <br /> | ||
− | *[[ | + | {{YouTube|float=centre|id=XddzZfG8aOc}} |
+ | {{clear}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==United States of America (table of States)== | ||
+ | |||
+ | For the handful of States tagged ** we have no screening details at all. Even if the series wasn't broadcast by a local station in those, viewers might still have been able to see the series on a station transmitting from a neighbouring State. (The only exception to that would of course be Hawaii!) | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| {{small-table}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Alabama]]||[[Idaho]]**||[[Michigan]]||[[New York]]||[[Tennessee]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Alaska]]||[[Illinois]]||[[Minnesota]]||[[North Carolina]]||[[Texas]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Arizona]]||[[Indiana]]||[[Mississippi]]||[[North Dakota]]||[[Utah]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Arkansas]]||[[Iowa]]||[[Missouri]]||[[Ohio]]||[[Vermont]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[California]]||[[Kansas]]||[[Montana]]**||[[Oklahoma]]||[[Virginia]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Colorado]]||[[Kentucky]]||[[Nebraska]]||[[Oregon]]||[[Washington]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Connecticut]]||[[Louisiana]]||[[Nevada]]||[[Pennsylvania]]||[[Washington DC]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Delaware]]**||[[Maine]]||[[New Hampshire]]||[[Rhode Island]]||[[West Virginia]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Florida]]||[[Maryland]]||[[New Jersey]]||[[South Carolina]]||[[Wisconsin]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Georgia]]||[[Massachusetts]]||[[New Mexico]]||[[South Dakota]]||[[Wyoming]]** | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Hawaii]]**||||||||[[:Category:US_cable_stations|US Cable channels]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==BBC Repeats== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The '''BBC''' repeated numerous episodes on its other terrestrial channels, such as on '''[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4]]''', as well as on its own cable and satellite stations. | ||
+ | *[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4]] | ||
+ | *[[:Category:United Kingdom|UK Cable and Satellite]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Cable and Satellite== | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Doctor Who''' aired on a number of '''[[Cable and Satellite]]''' stations and '''[[:Category:Online Services|Online streaming platforms]]''': | ||
+ | |||
+ | *[[HBO OLE]] cable station serving Central and South America | ||
+ | *[[Horror Channel]] | ||
+ | *[[:Category:Cable and Satellite|Cable and Satellite]] stations which served Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Asia, such as: | ||
+ | **[[BBC TV Europe]] | ||
+ | **[[BBC World Service Television Europe]] | ||
+ | **[[BBC Prime]] | ||
+ | **[[Super Channel]] | ||
+ | **[[TV4 Science Fiction]] | ||
+ | **[[Uniseries]] | ||
+ | *[[:Category:US cable stations|US Cable Stations]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | and on [[:Category:Online Services|Online streaming platforms]], such as: | ||
+ | <div style="float:left; width:48%;"> | ||
+ | *[[Amazon Prime]] | ||
+ | *[[BBC Store]] | ||
+ | *[[Britbox]] | ||
+ | *[[HBO Max]] | ||
+ | *[[Homechoice]] | ||
+ | *[[Hulu]] | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="float:right; width:48%;"> | ||
+ | *[[iTunes]] | ||
+ | *[[Netflix]] | ||
+ | *[[Plex]] | ||
+ | *[[Pluto TV]] | ||
+ | *[[Roku]] | ||
+ | *[[Twitch]] | ||
+ | *[[Vudu]] | ||
+ | *[[In-flight TV Systems]] | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <br / clear="all"> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Relayed Broadcasts== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Several countries in [[:Category:Europe|Western Europe]] only saw '''Doctor Who''' on UK satellite channels and/or from transmissions received from a neighbouring country: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="float:left; width:48%;"> | ||
+ | *[[Austria]] | ||
+ | *[[Belgium]] | ||
+ | *[[Finland]] | ||
+ | *[[Germany|West Germany]] (on the [[British Forces Broadcasting Service]]) | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="float:right; width:48%;"> | ||
+ | *[[Luxembourg]] | ||
+ | *[[Norway]] | ||
+ | *[[Switzerland]] | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <br / clear="all"> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Likewise, several countries in [[:Category:Central America|Central America]] and [[:Category:South America|South America]] only had the series on satellite channels, or via transmissions from a neighbouring country: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="float:left; width:48%;"> | ||
+ | *[[Argentina]] | ||
+ | *[[Belize]] | ||
+ | *[[Bolivia]] | ||
+ | *[[El Salvador]] | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="float:right; width:48%;"> | ||
+ | *[[Panama]] | ||
+ | *[[Paraguay]] | ||
+ | *[[Uruguay]] | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <br / clear="all"> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | '''Doctor Who''' was not sold ''per se'' to these broadcasters, but the series was officially available because transmissions were relayed from another country: | ||
+ | |||
+ | *American Virgin Islands (relayed from [[Puerto Rico]]) | ||
+ | *British Virgin Islands (relayed from [[Puerto Rico]]) | ||
+ | *[[Papua New Guinea]] (relayed from [[Australia]]) | ||
+ | *[[Saint Lucia]] (relayed from [[Barbados]]) | ||
+ | *Satellite stations broadcasting from the south-eastern [[United States]] could be received in a number of the smaller islands in the Caribbean, such as the Dutch Antilles. | ||
+ | *From the late 1990s, the US cable and satellite station [[BBC America]] was also available in a number of the smaller Caribbean countries, such as the Cayman Islands, Grenada, Bonaire, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten. It was also available on the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | See also the section on the [[:Category:Middle East|Middle East]] - the Arabic countries of the Persian Gulf received TV broadcasts from their neighbours. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Other Countries== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Although '''Doctor Who''' did not screen on television in these countries or territories, it was known there because of the [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek movies, the 1996 [[TV Movie]], or novelisations, videos and other merchandise that was available: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="float:left; width:48%;"> | ||
+ | *[[Canary Islands]] | ||
+ | *[[China]] | ||
+ | *[[Egypt]] | ||
+ | *[[Hungary]] | ||
+ | *[[Iceland]] | ||
+ | *[[India]] | ||
+ | *[[Israel]] | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="float:right; width:48%;"> | ||
+ | *[[Madeira]] | ||
+ | *[[Pakistan]] | ||
+ | *[[Portugal]] | ||
+ | *[[Russia]] | ||
+ | *[[Slovenia]] | ||
+ | *[[South Africa]] | ||
+ | *[[Syria]] | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br / clear="all"> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Countries Unconfirmed== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The following countries '''apparently''' screened the series - or just the [[TV Movie]] - but the only "evidence" is anecdotal rather than from any official [[BBC Records]] or other reliable sources, and for which no airdates have been located: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="float:left; width:48%;"> | ||
+ | *[[Ascension Island]] | ||
+ | *[[Botswana]] | ||
+ | *[[Burkina Faso]] | ||
+ | *[[Indonesia]] | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="float:right; width:48%;"> | ||
+ | *[[Iraq]] | ||
+ | *[[Kuwait]] | ||
+ | *[[Nepal]] | ||
+ | *[[Peru]] </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br / clear="all"> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
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Each country falls into one of eight continents or global regions: | Each country falls into one of eight continents or global regions: | ||
+ | <div style="float:left; width:48%;"> | ||
[[:Category:Africa|Africa]] | [[:Category:Africa|Africa]] | ||
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[[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]] | [[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]] | ||
− | [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] | + | [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] (inc Mediterranean) |
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <div style="float:right; width:48%;"> | ||
[[:Category:Middle East|Middle East]] | [[:Category:Middle East|Middle East]] | ||
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[[:Category:South America|South America]] | [[:Category:South America|South America]] | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | <br / clear="all"> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ='''NEW SERIES'''= | ||
+ | [[File:NewSeriesIconC.JPG|left|100px]]{{clear}} | ||
+ | The "New" series of '''Doctor Who''' that was launched in 2005 has been broadcast domestically in over 40 countries, as well as reaching far wider audiences via satellite and cable stations that cover whole continents. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Our snap-shot coverage of the new series can be seen on our dedicated page: | ||
+ | * [[New Series|NEW SERIES]] | ||
+ | *[[The Day of the Doctor]] | ||
+ | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[[Main Page]] | *[[Main Page]] | ||
− | |||
*[[Articles & Analysis]] | *[[Articles & Analysis]] | ||
*[[BBC Records]] | *[[BBC Records]] | ||
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*[[Spanish]] | *[[Spanish]] | ||
*[[Arabic]] | *[[Arabic]] | ||
+ | *[[:Category:Airdates|Airdates]] | ||
+ | *[[First airings by location]] |
Latest revision as of 03:22, 28 October 2024
Contents
CLASSIC SERIES
Classic era Doctor Who has screened in the following countries identified directly from official BBC Records, anecdotal evidence or other reliable sources
Countries A to Z
The following countries are those which BBC Records or other reliable sources report that the series was sold to, and for which airdates (even if only partial) have been confirmed:
NOTE: For those few countries marked with ## we have not as yet been able to locate or confirm clear airdates
NOTE: For those few countries marked ??, they are recorded in BBC paperwork, but there is some doubt as to whether the series did ever air
- Aden
- Algeria
- Australia
- (see also Papua New Guinea)
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- (see also Saint Lucia)
- Bermuda
- Brazil ??
- Brunei
- Netherlands (Holland)
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Qatar ##
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi/Dubai)
- United Kingdom
- United States - see table of States below
United States of America (table of States)
For the handful of States tagged ** we have no screening details at all. Even if the series wasn't broadcast by a local station in those, viewers might still have been able to see the series on a station transmitting from a neighbouring State. (The only exception to that would of course be Hawaii!)
BBC Repeats
The BBC repeated numerous episodes on its other terrestrial channels, such as on BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4, as well as on its own cable and satellite stations.
Cable and Satellite
Doctor Who aired on a number of Cable and Satellite stations and Online streaming platforms:
- HBO OLE cable station serving Central and South America
- Horror Channel
- Cable and Satellite stations which served Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Asia, such as:
- US Cable Stations
and on Online streaming platforms, such as:
Relayed Broadcasts
Several countries in Western Europe only saw Doctor Who on UK satellite channels and/or from transmissions received from a neighbouring country:
Likewise, several countries in Central America and South America only had the series on satellite channels, or via transmissions from a neighbouring country:
Doctor Who was not sold per se to these broadcasters, but the series was officially available because transmissions were relayed from another country:
- American Virgin Islands (relayed from Puerto Rico)
- British Virgin Islands (relayed from Puerto Rico)
- Papua New Guinea (relayed from Australia)
- Saint Lucia (relayed from Barbados)
- Satellite stations broadcasting from the south-eastern United States could be received in a number of the smaller islands in the Caribbean, such as the Dutch Antilles.
- From the late 1990s, the US cable and satellite station BBC America was also available in a number of the smaller Caribbean countries, such as the Cayman Islands, Grenada, Bonaire, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten. It was also available on the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific.
See also the section on the Middle East - the Arabic countries of the Persian Gulf received TV broadcasts from their neighbours.
Other Countries
Although Doctor Who did not screen on television in these countries or territories, it was known there because of the Peter Cushing Dalek movies, the 1996 TV Movie, or novelisations, videos and other merchandise that was available:
Countries Unconfirmed
The following countries apparently screened the series - or just the TV Movie - but the only "evidence" is anecdotal rather than from any official BBC Records or other reliable sources, and for which no airdates have been located:
Regions
Each country falls into one of eight continents or global regions:
NEW SERIES
The "New" series of Doctor Who that was launched in 2005 has been broadcast domestically in over 40 countries, as well as reaching far wider audiences via satellite and cable stations that cover whole continents.
Our snap-shot coverage of the new series can be seen on our dedicated page: