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| name = Iowa Public Television
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| network = PBS
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| channel = various
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| firstAir = 1974
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| state = IA
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| wikipedia = Iowa Public Television
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[[File:19740406.jpg|thumb|right|300px|First Iowa listing for Dr Who, channel 12, 7:00pm, 6 April 1974]]
 
[[File:19740406.jpg|thumb|right|300px|First Iowa listing for Dr Who, channel 12, 7:00pm, 6 April 1974]]
 
[[File:IA 19781002.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Tom Baker premiere, Oct. 2, 1978]]
 
[[File:IA 19781002.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Tom Baker premiere, Oct. 2, 1978]]
 
[[File:Iowa ID 1979.png|thumb|right|250px|1979]]
 
[[File:Iowa ID 1979.png|thumb|right|250px|1979]]
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[[File:IPTV logos.jpg|frameless|right|350px]]
  
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*'''6 April 1974''': Begins airing, Saturdays at 7:00pm on the '''Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network'''.  After 26 weeks, the series goes off the air for a year and a half.
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*'''6 April 1974''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] begin airing, Saturdays at 7:00pm on the '''Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network'''.  After 26 weeks, the series goes off the air for a year and a half.
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*'''10 June 1976''': [[Jon Pertwee]] reutrns, now Thursdays at 6pm.  After moving to 5pm, the series takes another long break.
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*'''10 June 1976''': [[Jon Pertwee]] returns, now Thursdays at 6pm.  After moving to 5pm, the series takes another long break.
 
*'''29 July 1976''': The stations are renamed '''Iowa Public Broadcasting Network'''.
 
*'''29 July 1976''': The stations are renamed '''Iowa Public Broadcasting Network'''.
 
*'''2 November 1977''': '''Doctor Who''' returns, now Wednesdays at 5pm.
 
*'''2 November 1977''': '''Doctor Who''' returns, now Wednesdays at 5pm.
 
*'''2 January 1978''': One run of [[Jon Pertwee]] is [[wikipedia:Stripping (television)|stripped]] at 10pm.   
 
*'''2 January 1978''': One run of [[Jon Pertwee]] is [[wikipedia:Stripping (television)|stripped]] at 10pm.   
 
*'''11 April 1978''': Both runs end.
 
*'''11 April 1978''': Both runs end.
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*'''1978''': '''IPBN''' was the last US market to purchase the initial package of 13 [[Jon Pertwee stories]], which was circa '''July 1978'''. (BBC documentation records this sale as being to "[[wikipedia:KDIN|KDIN]]".)
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<!--'''1978''': '''IPBN''' was the last US market to purchase the initial package of 13 [[Jon Pertwee stories]], which was circa '''July 1978'''. (BBC documentation records this sale as being to "[[wikipedia:KDIN|KDIN]]", which is Channel in 11 in Des Moines.) [Jon: I think this is the sale to IPTV being recorded very late, since the screenings on IPTV had concluded by April of that year]-->
 
*'''2 October 1978''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] commence at 10pm.  
 
*'''2 October 1978''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] commence at 10pm.  
 
*'''2 March 1979''': The series goes off the air again.
 
*'''2 March 1979''': The series goes off the air again.
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*'''24 November 1989''': Dalek stories air for eleven weeks.
 
*'''24 November 1989''': Dalek stories air for eleven weeks.
 
*'''12 March 1993''': [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] airs.
 
*'''12 March 1993''': [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] airs.
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*'''September 1994''': The network discontinued its cycle of re-runs, with the last story to air being [[Survival]] in September. Fans were, however, able to get a reprieve by raising funds through a pledge drive.  At the time, '''IPTV''' was one of the few markets in the US still screening non-stop re-runs of the omnibus editions, from [[An Unearthly Child]] onwards.
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*'''September 1994''': The network discontinued its cycle of re-runs, with the last story to air being [[Survival]] in September. Fans were, however, able to get a reprieve by raising funds through a pledge drive.  At the time, '''IPTV''' was one of the few markets in the US still screening non-stop re-runs of the omnibus editions, from [[An Unearthly Child]] onwards.
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*By '''1998''', '''IPTV''' was one of only five markets in the US still screening the series.  During its broadcast history, IPTV would show often one episode multiple nights a week, one episode per week, omnibus versions every Friday night, then back to one episode per week, etc.  
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*From '''1997''', IPTV screens various [[Reeltime Pictures]] documentaries, such as '''Return to Devil's End'''.
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*'''11 March 2006''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.
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*By '''1998''', '''IPTV''' was one of only five markets in the US still screening the series.  During its broadcast history, IPTV would show often one episode multiple nights a week, one episode per week, omnibus versions every Friday night, then back to one episode per week, etc. These '''SciFi Friday Night''' screenings were hosted by Mike Frisbie.
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*'''2009''': [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] airs.
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*'''3 March 2001''': [[Remembrance of the Daleks]] airs as part of a '''National Doctor Who Night''' repeat.  The broadcast is presented by Sylvester McCoy.
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*'''27 September 2003''': '''The Airzone Solution''' and '''Auton''', two of the [[BBV Productions]] spin-off videos, air back to back from 9pm.
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*'''24 March 2007''': The new series and '''Doctor Who Confidential''' begin running on Saturday nights, followed by two classic series episodes.
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*'''14 March 2015''': IPTV became the first station in the world to broadcast [[The Web of Fear]] following its recovery in 2013. It aired as part of a pledge drive, starting on Saturday, 14 March, at 10:10pm, with the final episode airing at 12:20am on Sunday, 15 March. The still-missing third episode was covered by a special on-camera narration provided by Lars Pearson.  [http://www.iptv.org/series.cfm/14753/doctor_who_classic/ep:5 IPTV to air The Web of Fear]
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*'''23 July 2016''': A full run of [[Tom Baker stories]] commences, Saturdays at 10:30pm. These are then repeated.
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*'''7 April 2018''': The [[Peter Davison stories]] commence. Due to rights issues, [[Earthshock]], [[The Five Doctors]] and [[Resurrection of the Daleks]] are skipped. The Davisons are then repeated.
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*'''5 January 2019''': The [[Colin Baker]] stories air. [[Revelation of the Daleks]] is skipped. The Davisons are run again, followed by the Colin Bakers ...
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*By '''April 2020''', the Sylvester McCoy stories are playing...
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*'''25 April 2020''': Having completed the McCoy stories, IPTV goes back to the beginning, and screens [[An Unearthly Child]], followed by further "William Hartnell Movies" every Saturday...
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*'''From January 2021''': "Tom Baker Movies" are being shown...
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*... and as '''2022''' arrives, the Tom Baker Movies are being recycled again...
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*... and yet again as 2022 rolls into '''2023'''...
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*... and as '''2024''' draws to an end, the series is still chugging along with the same old [[Tom Baker]] episodes on a loop...
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*... but from '''4 January 2025''' the schedule makes a surprise deviation and includes some Jon Pertwees (the first of which is [[Death to the Daleks]])... 
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<!--*... but by the end of '''June 2023''', the series is gone, the last story to air being [[The Android Invasion]] on '''24 June'''... only to return briefly during the last month of the year with some season 17 Bakers, concluding with [[The Horns of Nimon]] on '''30 December 2023'''.
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**[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=17&detail=broadcast&pglist=dw&page=13 IPTV Schedules 2022] -->
  
 
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|[[File:1974-04-06 Des Moines Register.jpg|thumb|right|75px|The Des Moines Register, Apr. 6, 1974]]
 
|[[File:IA 19760701.JPG|thumb|right|250px|IEBN promotes Doctor Who, and a special with Jon Pertwee's ex-wife]]
 
|[[File:IA 19760701.JPG|thumb|right|250px|IEBN promotes Doctor Who, and a special with Jon Pertwee's ex-wife]]
 
|[[File:Waterloo 19820730.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Waterloo Courier, July 30, 1982]]
 
|[[File:Waterloo 19820730.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Waterloo Courier, July 30, 1982]]
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{{Image table
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|[[File:1987-03-08 Des Moines Register.jpg|thumb|300px|The Des Moines Register, Mar. 8, 1987]]
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|[[File:1987-03-15 Des Moines Register.jpg|thumb|280px|The Des Moines Register, Mar. 15, 1987]]
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{{Image table
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|[[File:1986-10 Advance.jpg|thumb|250px|Advance, Oct. 1986]]
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|[[File:2007-03 Advance.jpg|thumb|200px|Advance, March 2007]]
 
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==Media==
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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/cyclopz007/search?query=%22doctor+who%22 various IPTV clips]
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*[http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/09/why-does-iowa-doctor-who-so-much  Why Does Iowa Like Doctor Who So Much] by Lea A Donovan.
 
{{YouTube table  
 
{{YouTube table  
 
|i39lev_Nltk|last episode for 5 years, Mar. 2, 1979
 
|i39lev_Nltk|last episode for 5 years, Mar. 2, 1979
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|HNUuFOdsYxo|1984 promo
 
|tB9teXp_uBo|ID, Nov. 1984?
 
|tB9teXp_uBo|ID, Nov. 1984?
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}}{{YouTube table
 
|aYRN5EFc_ZA|Doctor Who USA Tour, Aug. 1, 1987
 
|aYRN5EFc_ZA|Doctor Who USA Tour, Aug. 1, 1987
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|Ou8G6ywyrEY|Generic Mike Frisbie introductions
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}}{{YouTube table
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|kqvPXQ4bU1s|Mike Frisbie introduces The Web Planet, Jan 1998
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|r23IiijXwiQ|2009 pledge break
 
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==Iowa Public Television Catalogue==
 
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This is IPTV's online resource for Classic '''Doctor Who''':
 
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*'''[http://www.iptv.org/series.cfm/14753/doctor_who_classic/episodes DOCTOR WHO CLASSIC]'''
 
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[[Category:Channel 11]]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 22 December 2024

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Iowa Public Television
Network: PBS Channel(s): various
First airing: 1974 Last airing:
== AIRDATES ==


First Iowa listing for Dr Who, channel 12, 7:00pm, 6 April 1974
Tom Baker premiere, Oct. 2, 1978
1979
IPTV logos.jpg
  • 6 April 1974: The Jon Pertwee stories begin airing, Saturdays at 7:00pm on the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network. After 26 weeks, the series goes off the air for a year and a half.
  • 10 June 1976: Jon Pertwee returns, now Thursdays at 6pm. After moving to 5pm, the series takes another long break.
  • 29 July 1976: The stations are renamed Iowa Public Broadcasting Network.
  • 2 November 1977: Doctor Who returns, now Wednesdays at 5pm.
  • 2 January 1978: One run of Jon Pertwee is stripped at 10pm.
  • 11 April 1978: Both runs end.
  • 2 October 1978: The Tom Baker stories commence at 10pm.
  • 2 March 1979: The series goes off the air again.
  • 1982: The network is renamed Iowa Public Television.
  • 5 October 1984: IPT airs Doctor Who in the unique Friday-Sunday slot.
  • late 1985: Tom Baker returns with two episodes each Friday night.
  • 10 June 1986: The timeslot changes to Sundays through Friday nights. Several stories are skipped.
  • 10 October 1986: IPT switches to compilations, Friday nights at 11:00.
  • 14 April 1987: William Hartnell premieres.
  • 1 August 1987: The travelling Doctor Who USA Tour with Janet Fielding visits Iowa Public Television.
  • 13 October 1989: Episodes now air out of order.
  • 24 November 1989: Dalek stories air for eleven weeks.
  • 12 March 1993: The Tomb of the Cybermen airs.
  • September 1994: The network discontinued its cycle of re-runs, with the last story to air being Survival in September. Fans were, however, able to get a reprieve by raising funds through a pledge drive. At the time, IPTV was one of the few markets in the US still screening non-stop re-runs of the omnibus editions, from An Unearthly Child onwards.
  • From 1997, IPTV screens various Reeltime Pictures documentaries, such as Return to Devil's End.
  • By 1998, IPTV was one of only five markets in the US still screening the series. During its broadcast history, IPTV would show often one episode multiple nights a week, one episode per week, omnibus versions every Friday night, then back to one episode per week, etc. These SciFi Friday Night screenings were hosted by Mike Frisbie.
  • 3 March 2001: Remembrance of the Daleks airs as part of a National Doctor Who Night repeat. The broadcast is presented by Sylvester McCoy.
  • 27 September 2003: The Airzone Solution and Auton, two of the BBV Productions spin-off videos, air back to back from 9pm.
  • 24 March 2007: The new series and Doctor Who Confidential begin running on Saturday nights, followed by two classic series episodes.
  • 14 March 2015: IPTV became the first station in the world to broadcast The Web of Fear following its recovery in 2013. It aired as part of a pledge drive, starting on Saturday, 14 March, at 10:10pm, with the final episode airing at 12:20am on Sunday, 15 March. The still-missing third episode was covered by a special on-camera narration provided by Lars Pearson. IPTV to air The Web of Fear
  • 23 July 2016: A full run of Tom Baker stories commences, Saturdays at 10:30pm. These are then repeated.
  • 7 April 2018: The Peter Davison stories commence. Due to rights issues, Earthshock, The Five Doctors and Resurrection of the Daleks are skipped. The Davisons are then repeated.
  • 5 January 2019: The Colin Baker stories air. Revelation of the Daleks is skipped. The Davisons are run again, followed by the Colin Bakers ...
  • By April 2020, the Sylvester McCoy stories are playing...
  • 25 April 2020: Having completed the McCoy stories, IPTV goes back to the beginning, and screens An Unearthly Child, followed by further "William Hartnell Movies" every Saturday...
  • From January 2021: "Tom Baker Movies" are being shown...
  • ... and as 2022 arrives, the Tom Baker Movies are being recycled again...
  • ... and yet again as 2022 rolls into 2023...
  • ... and as 2024 draws to an end, the series is still chugging along with the same old Tom Baker episodes on a loop...
  • ... but from 4 January 2025 the schedule makes a surprise deviation and includes some Jon Pertwees (the first of which is Death to the Daleks)...
The Des Moines Register, Apr. 6, 1974
IEBN promotes Doctor Who, and a special with Jon Pertwee's ex-wife
Waterloo Courier, July 30, 1982


The Des Moines Register, Mar. 8, 1987
The Des Moines Register, Mar. 15, 1987


Advance, Oct. 1986
Advance, March 2007



Media



last episode for 5 years, Mar. 2, 1979



1984 promo



ID, Nov. 1984?



Doctor Who USA Tour, Aug. 1, 1987



Generic Mike Frisbie introductions



Mike Frisbie introduces The Web Planet, Jan 1998



2009 pledge break

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