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This story aired in the following '''known''' countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. If no month is noted, the actual airdate is not confirmed, and is a close approximate. (Refer also to [[Selling Doctor Who]] for expanded airdates.) | This story aired in the following '''known''' countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. If no month is noted, the actual airdate is not confirmed, and is a close approximate. (Refer also to [[Selling Doctor Who]] for expanded airdates.) | ||
| − | + | [[File:XXX title.jpg|right|thumb|250px|When the serial was first released on BBC video in 1987 as a "movie" compilation, a new title caption with a different typeface was created]] | |
{| {{small-table}} | {| {{small-table}} | ||
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|[[Australia]]||Apr 75||PAL | |[[Australia]]||Apr 75||PAL | ||
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| + | |[[United Arab Emirates]]||75||PAL | ||
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|[[Hong Kong]]||Jun 75||PAL | |[[Hong Kong]]||Jun 75||PAL | ||
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|[[New Zealand]]||Aug 76||PAL | |[[New Zealand]]||Aug 76||PAL | ||
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|[[Brunei]]||Jan 77||PAL | |[[Brunei]]||Jan 77||PAL | ||
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| + | |[[United States]]||Sep 77||NTSC | ||
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|[[Canada]]||Dec 77||NTSC | |[[Canada]]||Dec 77||NTSC | ||
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| − | + | |[[Saudi Arabia]]||Dec 81||PAL | |
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| − | |[[Saudi Arabia]]||Dec 81 | ||
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|} | |} | ||
| − | * The serial was dubbed into [[Arabic]]. | + | <!--* The serial was dubbed into [[Arabic]]. --> |
| − | * This serial was the first Jon Pertwee serial to be received by [[New Zealand]], and assessed by its censors. It had to sit "on the shelf" for a couple of years to wait until earlier Pertwee serials had been acquired and screened. Of course, by then | + | *The video tapes for this serial had been sent to the [[United Arab Emirates]] on '''14 November 1974'''. Although exact airdates are unknown, the serial would have been shown there in early/mid-1975. |
| − | * [[New Zealand]] sent the tapes (after making transmission copies) to [[Brunei]] on 18 February 1976. The serial screened | + | *If this story was telerecorded as a black and white film print for foreign sales, the prints were never used. |
| − | *Around this time the BBC lost its PAL copy of episode | + | * This serial was the first colour Jon Pertwee serial to be received by [[New Zealand]], and assessed by its censors in '''December 1974'''. It had to sit "on the shelf" for a couple of years to wait until earlier Pertwee serials had been acquired and screened. Of course, by then, most of his stories had already been wiped and were no longer available in PAL... |
| + | * [[New Zealand]] sent the tapes (after making transmission copies to screen in August) to [[Brunei]] on '''18 February 1976'''. The serial screened there under a year later. ([[Brunei]] appears to have sourced the bulk of its Pertwee tapes from [[Australia]], but this Dalek story was instead sourced from NZ probably because the ABC tapes were edited.) | ||
| + | *The serial aired in [[Boston]] only; the rest of the [[United States]] did not get the serial until the 1983 re-issue. This appears to have been a special one-off deal struck between [[WGBX]] and the BBC that was in addition to the standard Time-Life deal that was available elsewhere. (The BBC took the opportunity to also sell the serial to [[Canada|Canadian]] stations [[TVO]] and [[CKVU]] at the same time, presumably to cover the costs of having NTSC conversions made.) | ||
| + | *Around this time the BBC lost its PAL copy of episode 1. (Was it damaged during the conversion to NTSC in 1977?) A copy was retrieved from [[Australia]], but that was missing segments that had been cut by the censors. An uncut NTSC copy of part 1 was later recovered from [[Canada]]. A composite from the two formats was made to restore the PAL master copy, which was used for the 1987 VHS release. (The source tapes used for this VHS release were ones returned by the ABC, which is why some brief moments - such as close-ups of Bellal that had been removed by the Australian censors - were missing.) | ||
| + | * The [[Saudi Arabia]] TV station that screened the series, changed to PAL in 1979. But since the BBC no longer had a copy of Part One by early 1978, the tapes sent to Saudi Arabia had to be from a set already in circulation. | ||
| + | * In '''1991''', a complete set of PAL tapes - including an uncut copy of part 1 - was returned from the [[United Arab Emirates]]. The BBC now finally had an uncut full PAL copy of the episode. | ||
==Reissue== | ==Reissue== | ||
| − | * The serial was | + | * The serial was issued in mid-1983, as part of a package of 14 full colour [[Jon Pertwee stories]] sold to the [[United States]]. |
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| + | {{TV Guide blurbs | ||
| + | | part = {part/episode} | ||
| + | | title = | ||
| + | | Pertwees = {y/n} | ||
| + | | ep1=Dr. Who and Sarah touch down on a paradise, only to find that they are surrounded by hostile inhabitants and their ship's power source has been drained. | ||
| + | | ep2=The Daleks are forced to cooperate with the earth party{{dash}}but not for long. | ||
| + | | ep3=The Doctor meets an unexpected ally who tells him the history of the Exxilons. | ||
| + | | ep4=The Doctor matches wits with the brain of the city, while Sarah and Jill deal with the Daleks. | ||
| + | | comp = When the Tardis touches down in paradise, Dr. Who and Sarah are surrounded by hostile inhabitants. | ||
| + | }} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[[Main Page]] | *[[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:34, 13 March 2024
| Story Code: XXX / Season 11 | UK Airdate: 23 Feb to 16 Mar 1974 | Doctor: Jon Pertwee |
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This story aired in the following known countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. If no month is noted, the actual airdate is not confirmed, and is a close approximate. (Refer also to Selling Doctor Who for expanded airdates.)
| Australia | Apr 75 | PAL |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | PAL |
| Hong Kong | Jun 75 | PAL |
| New Zealand | Aug 76 | PAL |
| Brunei | Jan 77 | PAL |
| United States | Sep 77 | NTSC |
| Canada | Dec 77 | NTSC |
| Saudi Arabia | Dec 81 | PAL |
- The video tapes for this serial had been sent to the United Arab Emirates on 14 November 1974. Although exact airdates are unknown, the serial would have been shown there in early/mid-1975.
- If this story was telerecorded as a black and white film print for foreign sales, the prints were never used.
- This serial was the first colour Jon Pertwee serial to be received by New Zealand, and assessed by its censors in December 1974. It had to sit "on the shelf" for a couple of years to wait until earlier Pertwee serials had been acquired and screened. Of course, by then, most of his stories had already been wiped and were no longer available in PAL...
- New Zealand sent the tapes (after making transmission copies to screen in August) to Brunei on 18 February 1976. The serial screened there under a year later. (Brunei appears to have sourced the bulk of its Pertwee tapes from Australia, but this Dalek story was instead sourced from NZ probably because the ABC tapes were edited.)
- The serial aired in Boston only; the rest of the United States did not get the serial until the 1983 re-issue. This appears to have been a special one-off deal struck between WGBX and the BBC that was in addition to the standard Time-Life deal that was available elsewhere. (The BBC took the opportunity to also sell the serial to Canadian stations TVO and CKVU at the same time, presumably to cover the costs of having NTSC conversions made.)
- Around this time the BBC lost its PAL copy of episode 1. (Was it damaged during the conversion to NTSC in 1977?) A copy was retrieved from Australia, but that was missing segments that had been cut by the censors. An uncut NTSC copy of part 1 was later recovered from Canada. A composite from the two formats was made to restore the PAL master copy, which was used for the 1987 VHS release. (The source tapes used for this VHS release were ones returned by the ABC, which is why some brief moments - such as close-ups of Bellal that had been removed by the Australian censors - were missing.)
- The Saudi Arabia TV station that screened the series, changed to PAL in 1979. But since the BBC no longer had a copy of Part One by early 1978, the tapes sent to Saudi Arabia had to be from a set already in circulation.
- In 1991, a complete set of PAL tapes - including an uncut copy of part 1 - was returned from the United Arab Emirates. The BBC now finally had an uncut full PAL copy of the episode.
Reissue
- The serial was issued in mid-1983, as part of a package of 14 full colour Jon Pertwee stories sold to the United States.
US TV Guide descriptions
More Information
Title: Death to the Daleks
- Episode 1: Dr. Who and Sarah touch down on a paradise, only to find that they are surrounded by hostile inhabitants and their ship's power source has been drained.
- Episode 2: The Daleks are forced to cooperate with the earth party—but not for long.
- Episode 3: The Doctor meets an unexpected ally who tells him the history of the Exxilons.
- Episode 4: The Doctor matches wits with the brain of the city, while Sarah and Jill deal with the Daleks.
- Compilation: When the Tardis touches down in paradise, Dr. Who and Sarah are surrounded by hostile inhabitants.
