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'''[[Wikipedia:Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]]''' is an island in the to thenorth of [[Australia]], part of Indonesia. It is a member of the British Commonwealth.????????????
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{{Place-name
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|First broadcast        = 1986
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|First colour broadcast = 1986
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|Colour                = [[wikipedia:PAL|PAL]]
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|Doctors seen          = [[Tom Baker stories|T Baker]] and others?
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}}
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==Population==
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When '''Doctor Who''' was seen in Papua New Guinea in 1988, the population was 3 million (per [[WRTH]], 1990).?????????????
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==TV & system==
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Papua New Guinea began its own television service in 1986, which used the [[Wikipedia:PAL|PAL]] colour broadcast system.
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By 1988, there were two stations: NTN, EMTV '''XXXXXXXXXXX''', a government-owned commercial broadcaster.
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TV started in 1986; ABC is the Australian broadcaster, channel 2 - and Doctor Who was available in PNG via that channel...
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==Language/s==
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The main language of Papua New Guinea is English, plus XXXXXXX.
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=='''DOCTOR WHO IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA'''==
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Papua New Guinea was the XXXXX ((not included in totals at this stage)) country to screen '''Doctor Who''' (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
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==[[BBC Records]]==
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Papua New Guinea is not named in any [[BBC Records]]. Strictly speaking, '''Doctor Who''' was not sold to that country, but it did screen there.
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In the fanzine '''The Frame''' (number 9; XXX 19XX), actress Karen Gledhill ([[Remembrance of the Daleks]]) recalls seeing a Tom Baker episode on TV while holidaying in Papua New Guinea NG in 1988. This was because TV receivers on the island could pick up transmissions from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation - presumably beamed at the island rather than stray transmissions.
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==Stories broadcast==
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
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XXX stories, XX episodes:
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{| {{small-table}}
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||..||TBC||6.
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==Transmission==
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]] and beyond===
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When television began in PNG, the first episodes of '''Doctor Who''' they viewed were the omnibus repeats of XXXXXXX airing on Saturdays in the early afternoon. These were the ones that Karen Gledhill would have seen.
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This repeat run ended in July 1988. Presumably all subsequent repeats, and new episodes of the series were seen.
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See the listings for [[Australia]] for further details.
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==TV listings==
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TV listings have been obtained from the newspaper ''Times of Papua New Guinea''.
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The Listings initially gave the series name as '''Dr Who'''  ???????
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==Papua New Guinea in Doctor Who==
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There are no instances where Papua New Guinea is mentioned in the series.
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==References==
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<references />
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==Link==
 
==Link==
 
*[[Main Page]]
 
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*[[BBC Records]]
 
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*[[Doctors]]
 
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[[Category:Australasia/Asia]]

Revision as of 05:14, 12 October 2010

Papua New Guinea is an island in the to thenorth of Australia, part of Indonesia. It is a member of the British Commonwealth.????????????

Template:Place-name

Population

When Doctor Who was seen in Papua New Guinea in 1988, the population was 3 million (per WRTH, 1990).?????????????

TV & system

Papua New Guinea began its own television service in 1986, which used the PAL colour broadcast system.

By 1988, there were two stations: NTN, EMTV XXXXXXXXXXX, a government-owned commercial broadcaster.

TV started in 1986; ABC is the Australian broadcaster, channel 2 - and Doctor Who was available in PNG via that channel...


Language/s

The main language of Papua New Guinea is English, plus XXXXXXX.

DOCTOR WHO IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Papua New Guinea was the XXXXX ((not included in totals at this stage)) country to screen Doctor Who (see Selling Doctor Who).

BBC Records

Papua New Guinea is not named in any BBC Records. Strictly speaking, Doctor Who was not sold to that country, but it did screen there.

In the fanzine The Frame (number 9; XXX 19XX), actress Karen Gledhill (Remembrance of the Daleks) recalls seeing a Tom Baker episode on TV while holidaying in Papua New Guinea NG in 1988. This was because TV receivers on the island could pick up transmissions from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation - presumably beamed at the island rather than stray transmissions.

Stories broadcast

TOM BAKER

XXX stories, XX episodes:

.. TBC 6.


Transmission

TOM BAKER and beyond

When television began in PNG, the first episodes of Doctor Who they viewed were the omnibus repeats of XXXXXXX airing on Saturdays in the early afternoon. These were the ones that Karen Gledhill would have seen.

This repeat run ended in July 1988. Presumably all subsequent repeats, and new episodes of the series were seen.

See the listings for Australia for further details.

TV listings

TV listings have been obtained from the newspaper Times of Papua New Guinea.

The Listings initially gave the series name as Dr Who ???????


Papua New Guinea in Doctor Who

There are no instances where Papua New Guinea is mentioned in the series.


References


Link

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