Finland - Revision history

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 '''PAUL MCGANN MOVIE'''
-The 1996 [[TV Movie]] aired on the cable and satellite station [[wikipedia:MTV3 Scifi|MTV3 Scifi]] on Friday, '''13 February 1999''' at 2.50pm. (The story had been available on video tape three years before this -- see below.) The satellite station was also available in other parts of Scandinavia as well as the Baltic countries Estonia and
+The 1996 [[TV Movie]] aired on the cable and satellite station [[wikipedia:MTV3 Scifi|MTV3 Scifi]] on Friday, '''13 February 1999''' at 2.50pm. (The story had been available on video tape three years before this -- see below.) The satellite station was also available in other parts of Scandinavia as well as the Baltic countries.
 *[https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_171605 Elonet entry]

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 ===Videos===
-Circa '''1986/87''', Castle Video Oy Ltd in Helsinki released a commercial VHS of [[Pyramids of Mars]] (under its "Sesam Video" brand) with the title '''"Dr Who Marsin Pyramidit"'''; this had the original English audio soundtrack with Finnish subtitles.
+In late '''1988''', Castle Video Oy Ltd in Helsinki released a commercial VHS of [[Pyramids of Mars]] (under its "Sesam Video" brand) with the title '''"Dr Who Marsin Pyramidit"'''; this had the original English audio soundtrack with Finnish subtitles.
 Although this story had been released by Nonstop Video in [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]] under the brand of "Sesam Eievideo", Castle Video's similarly named "Sesam" brand is different and unconnected to its Norwegian counterpart.

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 ==On Television==
 '''UK SATELLITE'''
 From '''24 March 1987''', the series was available via the UK satellite station [[Super Channel]]. Also available in the 1990s was [[BBC World Service Television Europe]] / [[BBC Prime]], and [[Germany]]'s RTL Plus.
 '''PAUL MCGANN MOVIE'''
-The 1996 [[TV Movie]] aired on the cable and satellite station [[wikipedia:MTV3 Scifi|MTV3 Scifi]] on Friday, '''13 February 1999''' at 2am in the morning! (The story had been available on video tape three years before this -- see below.)
+The 1996 [[TV Movie]] aired on the cable and satellite station [[wikipedia:MTV3 Scifi|MTV3 Scifi]] on Friday, '''13 February 1999''' at 2.50pm. (The story had been available on video tape three years before this -- see below.) The satellite station was also available in other parts of Scandinavia as well as the Baltic countries Estonia and
 *[https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_171605 Elonet entry]
 '''[[Peter Cushing|PETER CUSHING DALEKS]]'''

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 ==Finland in Doctor Who==
 * The Draconian Consulate in Helsinki was burnt to the ground ([[Frontier in Space]])
-*"Helsinki" is a destination listed on the flight 'Arrivals and Departures' board at Schiphol Airport in [[Arc of Infinity]]
+*A flight coming in from Helsinki is listed on the 'Arrivals' board at Schiphol Airport in [[Arc of Infinity]]

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 {{TOC right}}
-'''[[wikipedia:Finland|FINLAND]]''' is part of Fenno-Scandinavia, in northern [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]. It shares a border with [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], and [[Russia]].
+'''[[wikipedia:Finland|FINLAND]]''' is part of Fenno-Scandinavia, in northern [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]. It shares a border with [[Norway]], [[Sweden]] and [[Russia]].
 The 1963 to 1989 run of Classic '''Doctor Who''' did not screen on any local terrestrial TV stations in Finland, but it was known in other ways:
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 ==Finland in Doctor Who==
-* The Draconian Consulate in Helsinki was burnt to the ground ([[Frontier in Space]]).
+* The Draconian Consulate in Helsinki was burnt to the ground ([[Frontier in Space]])

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−	* Helsinki ~~is mentioned in~~ [[Frontier in Space]].	+	* The Draconian Consulate in Helsinki was burnt to the ground ([[Frontier in Space]]).

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 '''UK SATELLITE'''
-From '''24 March 1987''', the series was available via the UK satellite station [[Super Channel]].
+From '''24 March 1987''', the series was available via the UK satellite station [[Super Channel]]. Also available in the 1990s was [[BBC World Service Television Europe]] / [[BBC Prime]], and [[Germany]]'s RTL Plus.
 [[File:DalekFinland.JPG|right|thumb|350px|The second Dalek movie on TV2, 10.50pm, 13 October 2006]]
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 Circa '''1986/87''', Castle Video Oy Ltd in Helsinki released a commercial VHS of [[Pyramids of Mars]] with the title '''"Dr Who Marsin Pyramidit"'''; this had the original English audio soundtrack with Finnish subtitles.
-Although this story had been released by Nonstop Video in [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]] under the brand-name "Sesam Video", Castle Video is a totally different and unconnected company that used a trading name identical to that of its Norwegian counterpart.
+Although this story had been released by Nonstop Video in [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]] under the brand-name "Sesam Eievideo", Castle Video is a totally different and unconnected company that used a trading name similar to that of its Norwegian counterpart.
 * [http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?812#finland FINLAND VHS]