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The Republic of Korea began its television service in 1956. The country has its own publicly owned TV stations
 
The Republic of Korea began its television service in 1956. The country has its own publicly owned TV stations
  
'''Doctor Who''' aired on the '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Forces_Network#Korea AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK] (established in South Korea in 1957); the series was part of the line-up on the AFKN '''Nickelodeon''' channel, which operated in Seoul (on cable channel 2); Pusan (ch 2); Taegu (ch 12); Taejon (ch 12); Kwangju (ch 13) and Wonju (ch 2).
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'''Doctor Who''' aired on the '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Forces_Network#Korea AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK]''' (established in South Korea in 1957); the series was part of the line-up on the AFKN '''Nickelodeon''' channel, which operated in Seoul (on cable channel 2); Pusan (ch 2); Taegu (ch 12); Taejon (ch 12); Kwangju (ch 13) and Wonju (ch 2).
  
 
All programming on AFKN was in English.
 
All programming on AFKN was in English.
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
 
===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
 
[[File:Korea Genesis.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Genesis of the Daleks, 5 April 1986]]
 
[[File:Korea Genesis.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Genesis of the Daleks, 5 April 1986]]
[[File:Korea AFKN.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Seeds of Doom ad The Android Invasion (error), 10 May 1986]]
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[[File:Korea AFKN.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Seeds of Doom and Android Invasion (error), 10 May 1986]]
  
 
37 stories?, equivalent of 156 episodes?:
 
37 stories?, equivalent of 156 episodes?:
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We can determine that at least these 16 stories '''did''' screen:
  
 
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
 
===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
  
'''Doctor Who''' screened in omnibus movie format on Saturday mornings, on the '''[[wikipedia:Nick_(Korea)|Nickelodeon]]''' cable channel link-up with '''AFKN-TV'''.   
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'''Doctor Who''' screened in omnibus movie format on Saturday mornings, on the '''[[wikipedia:Nick_(Korea)|Nickelodeon]]''' cable channel on '''AFKN-TV'''.   
  
 
The first clear listing for '''Doctor Who''' is on '''5 April 1986''', with a timeslot of 9.45am to 12.00 given for the 6-parter, [[Genesis of the Daleks]]. However, all subsequent listings are for 10.20am to 12.00, even for [[The Seeds of Doom]], which is also a 6-parter.  
 
The first clear listing for '''Doctor Who''' is on '''5 April 1986''', with a timeslot of 9.45am to 12.00 given for the 6-parter, [[Genesis of the Daleks]]. However, all subsequent listings are for 10.20am to 12.00, even for [[The Seeds of Doom]], which is also a 6-parter.  
  
The last clear listing for '''Doctor Who''' is on '''28 June 1986''', with [[The Robots of Death]]. All subsequent listings just say '''Nickelodeon''', with the same 10.20 to 12.00 timeslot, so we can only assume that '''Doctor Who''' continued airing, and stopped from 29 November, when the billings for '''Nickelodeon''' stop.  
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The last clear listing for '''Doctor Who''' is on '''28 June 1986''', with [[The Robots of Death]]. All subsequent listings just say '''Nickelodeon''', with the same 10.20 to 12.00 timeslot, so we can only assume that '''Doctor Who''' continued airing, and stopped from '''29 November''', when the billings for '''"Nickelodeon"''' stop.  
  
As noted above, '''The Eighties''' records a sale of only '''"(4)"''' stories, which is clearly inaccurate; there are 37 airdates, which potentially takes the run of stories up to mid-way into Season 18...
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As noted above, '''The Eighties''' records a sale of only '''"(4)"''' stories, which is clearly inaccurate; there are '''37''' airdates, which potentially takes the run of stories up to mid-way into Season 18...
  
Alternatively, some of the 16 identifies stories could have been repeated to make up the 37 or so airdates
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Alternatively, some of the 16 identified stories could have been repeated.
  
There is no clear record that South Korea screened '''Doctor Who''' again.
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There is no clear record that South Korea screened classic '''Doctor Who''' again.
  
  
 
==TV listings==
 
==TV listings==
 
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{{airdates-left|}}
[[File:Korea TV.JPG|thumb|250px|right|TV listings schedule, 7 June 1986]]
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[[File:Korea TV.JPG|thumb|350px|right|TV listings schedule, 7 June 1986]]
We have viewed the English language newspaper ''Korean Herald'' for all of 1972 through to all of 1984, and there were no listings for '''Doctor Who'''; the [[Jon Pertwee stories]] did not air. (Other BBC programmes that did air at that time were '''I, Claudius''' and '''The Goodies'''.)
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We have viewed the English language newspaper ''Korean Herald'' for all of 1972 through to all of 1984, and there were no listings for '''Doctor Who'''; the [[Jon Pertwee stories]] apparently did not air, hence our view that the 1977 sales never proceeded. (Other BBC programmes that did air at that time were '''I, Claudius''' and '''The Goodies'''.)
  
 
The ''Korea Times'', however did contain some listings for the [[Tom Baker stories]] in 1986.
 
The ''Korea Times'', however did contain some listings for the [[Tom Baker stories]] in 1986.
  
The first listing with the 10.20m to 12.00 timeslot headed '''Nickelodeon''', was on '''15 March 1986'''. Three weeks later, on '''5 April''', the first billing specifically identifying '''Nickelodeon: Dr Who''' appears - naming [[Genesis of the Daleks]] - which supports that the series did indeed start on '''15 March'''.  
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The first listing with the 10.20m to 12.00 timeslot headed '''"Nickelodeon"''', was on '''15 March 1986'''. Three weeks later, on '''5 April''', the first billing specifically identifying '''"Nickelodeon: Dr Who"''' appears – for [[Genesis of the Daleks]] - which supports that the series did indeed start on '''15 March'''.  
  
Listings are inconsistent: they either say '''Nickelodeon: Dr Who''' with the story title, or they just say '''Nickelodeon''', albeit with the same timeslot. And for three listings in September and October there are no TV listings for programmes prior to noon.
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Listings are inconsistent: they either say '''"Nickelodeon: Dr Who"''' with the story title, or they just say '''"Nickelodeon"''', albeit with the same timeslot. And for three listings in September and October there are no TV listings for programmes prior to noon.
  
On '''24 May and 31 May 1986'', a printing error puts both [[The Android Invasion]] and [[The Seeds of Doom]] in the listings.  
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On '''24 May and 31 May 1986''', a printing error places both [[The Android Invasion]] and [[The Seeds of Doom]] in the same listing.  
  
The last '''Nickelodeon: Dr Who''' listing is on '''22 November 1986'''. Assuming '''Doctor Who''' aired on the dates with no listing, then 37 "movies" aired. It is impossible to determine what the other stories to air could have been, but if we assume that there were no repeats, and no stories were skipped, then the final story may have been [[Full Circle]].
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The last '''"Nickelodeon: Dr Who"''' listing is on '''22 November 1986'''. Assuming '''Doctor Who''' aired on the dates with no listing, then a total of 37 "movies" aired. It is impossible to determine what the other stories to air could have been, but if we assume that there were no repeats, and no stories were skipped, then the final story may have been [[Full Circle]].
  
  

Revision as of 00:48, 19 March 2011

The REPUBLIC OF KOREA (aka South Korea) is located in Central Asia.

Profile

Country Number (56?) 1986 THIRD WAVE
Region Australasia/Asia
Television commenced 1956
Colour System 1975 NTSC
Population 1987 40.4 million
TV Sets 1987 10.1 million (incl 5 million colour)
Language/s Korean English


Television Stations / Channels

The Republic of Korea began its television service in 1956. The country has its own publicly owned TV stations

Doctor Who aired on the AMERICAN FORCES KOREA NETWORK (established in South Korea in 1957); the series was part of the line-up on the AFKN Nickelodeon channel, which operated in Seoul (on cable channel 2); Pusan (ch 2); Taegu (ch 12); Taejon (ch 12); Kwangju (ch 13) and Wonju (ch 2).

All programming on AFKN was in English.


DOCTOR WHO IN SOUTH KOREA

South Korea was about the 56th country to screen Doctor Who (see Selling Doctor Who).


BBC Records

In DWM, Korea is identified in the story Archive for BBB, with a date of 1977.

As there were no TV listings found for Doctor Who from 1972 to 1985, we can assume that the 1977 sale was subsequently cancelled.

In The Eighties - THE LOST CHAPTERS, records a sale of "(4)" stories to Korea Republic by 10 February 1987. These sales apply to the (more than four!) Tom Baker stories that aired in 1986.


Stories bought and broadcast

TOM BAKER

Genesis of the Daleks, 5 April 1986
Seeds of Doom and Android Invasion (error), 10 May 1986

37 stories?, equivalent of 156 episodes?:

We can determine that at least these 16 stories did screen:

4A Robot 4
4B The Sontaran Experiment 2
4C The Ark in Space 4
4D Revenge of the Cybermen 4
4E Genesis of the Daleks 6
4F Terror of the Zygons 4
4G Pyramids of Mars 4
4H Planet of Evil 4
4J The Android Invasion 4
4K The Brain of Morbius 4
4L The Seeds of Doom 6
4M The Masque of Mandragora 4
4N The Hand of Fear 4
4P The Deadly Assassin 4
4Q The Face of Evil 4
4R The Robots of Death 4


The following stories are assumed:

4S The Talons of Weng-Chiang 6
4V Horror of Fang Rock 4
4T The Invisible Enemy 4
4X Image of the Fendahl 4
4W The Sun Makers 4
4Y Underworld 4
4Z The Invasion of Time 6
5A The Ribos Operation 4
5B The Pirate Planet 4
5C The Stones of Blood 4
5D The Androids of Tara 4
5E The Power of Kroll 4
5F The Armageddon Factor 6
5G The Creature from the Pit 4
5H City of Death 4
5J Destiny of the Daleks 4
5K Nightmare of Eden 4
5L The Horns of Nimon 4
5N The Leisure Hive 4
5Q Meglos 4
5R Full Circle 4


Transmission

TOM BAKER

Doctor Who screened in omnibus movie format on Saturday mornings, on the Nickelodeon cable channel on AFKN-TV.

The first clear listing for Doctor Who is on 5 April 1986, with a timeslot of 9.45am to 12.00 given for the 6-parter, Genesis of the Daleks. However, all subsequent listings are for 10.20am to 12.00, even for The Seeds of Doom, which is also a 6-parter.

The last clear listing for Doctor Who is on 28 June 1986, with The Robots of Death. All subsequent listings just say Nickelodeon, with the same 10.20 to 12.00 timeslot, so we can only assume that Doctor Who continued airing, and stopped from 29 November, when the billings for "Nickelodeon" stop.

As noted above, The Eighties records a sale of only "(4)" stories, which is clearly inaccurate; there are 37 airdates, which potentially takes the run of stories up to mid-way into Season 18...

Alternatively, some of the 16 identified stories could have been repeated.

There is no clear record that South Korea screened classic Doctor Who again.


TV listings

Airdates in Korea (South)
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)
File:Korea TV.JPG
TV listings schedule, 7 June 1986

We have viewed the English language newspaper Korean Herald for all of 1972 through to all of 1984, and there were no listings for Doctor Who; the Jon Pertwee stories apparently did not air, hence our view that the 1977 sales never proceeded. (Other BBC programmes that did air at that time were I, Claudius and The Goodies.)

The Korea Times, however did contain some listings for the Tom Baker stories in 1986.

The first listing with the 10.20m to 12.00 timeslot headed "Nickelodeon", was on 15 March 1986. Three weeks later, on 5 April, the first billing specifically identifying "Nickelodeon: Dr Who" appears – for Genesis of the Daleks - which supports that the series did indeed start on 15 March.

Listings are inconsistent: they either say "Nickelodeon: Dr Who" with the story title, or they just say "Nickelodeon", albeit with the same timeslot. And for three listings in September and October there are no TV listings for programmes prior to noon.

On 24 May and 31 May 1986, a printing error places both The Android Invasion and The Seeds of Doom in the same listing.

The last "Nickelodeon: Dr Who" listing is on 22 November 1986. Assuming Doctor Who aired on the dates with no listing, then a total of 37 "movies" aired. It is impossible to determine what the other stories to air could have been, but if we assume that there were no repeats, and no stories were skipped, then the final story may have been Full Circle.


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