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'''[[Wikipedia:Ascension Island|ASCENSION ISLAND]]''' is a tiny island of XXXX km2, located in the south Atlantic Ocean to the west of XXXX. It is a British military base since XXXX. | '''[[Wikipedia:Ascension Island|ASCENSION ISLAND]]''' is a tiny island of XXXX km2, located in the south Atlantic Ocean to the west of XXXX. It is a British military base since XXXX. | ||
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| − | Ascension Island is not recorded in any official BBC records. The only known 'evidence' that the series was seen there comes from the report in the | + | Ascension Island is not recorded in any official BBC records. The only known 'evidence' that the series was seen there comes from the report in the March 1985 issue of ''Celestial Toyroom'', which states: ""QUOTE". In the June 1985 issue, the following update is given: "XXXXXXXXX". |
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| + | Ascension Island is a UK territory, so probably doesn't need to be listed in any sales documentation; the story (and any others?) may have been screened at a military base rather than as a TV broadcast, because by 1984, the island didn't have a TV service. | ||
In the interview with him that appears on the "Missing in Action" mini-documentary that preceded the BBC 1 repeat of [[Planet of the Daleks]] episode 3 in 1993, Ian Levine said: {{refer oto omnline quote}}. | In the interview with him that appears on the "Missing in Action" mini-documentary that preceded the BBC 1 repeat of [[Planet of the Daleks]] episode 3 in 1993, Ian Levine said: {{refer oto omnline quote}}. | ||
Revision as of 05:17, 4 October 2010
ASCENSION ISLAND is a tiny island of XXXX km2, located in the south Atlantic Ocean to the west of XXXX. It is a British military base since XXXX.
Doctors seen = Pertwee
Contents
Population
Nil
TV & system
Ascension Island does not have a television service. Instead, the military base would have had its own cinema and radio; when Doctor Who screened there it was mot likely in an unofficial capacity.
Language/s
The main language of Ascension Island is English.
DOCTOR WHO IN ASCENSION ISLAND
BBC Records
Ascension Island is not recorded in any official BBC records. The only known 'evidence' that the series was seen there comes from the report in the March 1985 issue of Celestial Toyroom, which states: ""QUOTE". In the June 1985 issue, the following update is given: "XXXXXXXXX".
Ascension Island is a UK territory, so probably doesn't need to be listed in any sales documentation; the story (and any others?) may have been screened at a military base rather than as a TV broadcast, because by 1984, the island didn't have a TV service.
In the interview with him that appears on the "Missing in Action" mini-documentary that preceded the BBC 1 repeat of Planet of the Daleks episode 3 in 1993, Ian Levine said: Template:Refer oto omnline quote.
Stories bought and broadcast
JON PERTWEE
1 known story, 6 episodes:
| LLL | The Sea Devils | 6 |
The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
Transmission
JON PERTWEE
The date/s on which The Sea Devils was seen are unknown.
TV listings
No TV listings for Ascension Island have been accessed.
Fate of the Prints
The 16mm prints of The Sea Devils were still held when the BBC sent a telex there in 1985.
Ascension Island in Doctor Who
- While BroaDWcast does not cover the new series, it's worth noting that the Ascension Islands (sic) was where the lone Dalek had crashed (Dalek).
References
