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| − | ==[[wikipedia:WGBH|WGBH]]== | + | ==[[wikipedia:WGBH-TV|WGBH]]== |
| − | + | [[File:1976-01-07 Real Paper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Real Paper, Jan. 7, 1976]] | |
{{airdates-left|Boston (WGBH)}} | {{airdates-left|Boston (WGBH)}} | ||
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[[File:WGBH Monday.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Dr Who Premiere, 5 January 1976]][[File:BOSTON16a.JPG|thumb|right|150px|Dr Who, Episode 1 listing, 5 January 1976]] | [[File:WGBH Monday.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Dr Who Premiere, 5 January 1976]][[File:BOSTON16a.JPG|thumb|right|150px|Dr Who, Episode 1 listing, 5 January 1976]] | ||
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*'''20 January 1976''': the series moves to Tuesday. | *'''20 January 1976''': the series moves to Tuesday. | ||
*'''10 April 1976''': The series moves to Saturdays. | *'''10 April 1976''': The series moves to Saturdays. | ||
| − | *'''9 October 1976''': [[Colony in Space]] is the last serial to air on WGBH | + | *'''3 July 1976''': To allow for special event programming that week, episode 2 of [[The Mind of Evil]] airs on sister channel WGBX instead (see below). |
| + | *'''9 October 1976''': [[Colony in Space]] is the last serial to air on WGBH. '''Doctor Who''' then moves over to sister channel [[WGBX]] from 12 October 1976 -- see below. | ||
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| − | + | *'''1 January 1979''': The series returns to Channel 2. [[Tom Baker stories]] air Monday through Thursdays, 7:00pm. | |
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*'''11 January 1980''': A Friday airing is added. | *'''11 January 1980''': A Friday airing is added. | ||
*'''8 October 1980''': [[Robot]] begins another run, this time without Howard Da Silva's narration. | *'''8 October 1980''': [[Robot]] begins another run, this time without Howard Da Silva's narration. | ||
*'''24 December 1982''': Tom Baker's final season airs. | *'''24 December 1982''': Tom Baker's final season airs. | ||
| + | *'''12 March 1983''': [[Once Upon a Time Lord]] airs. | ||
*'''2 July 1984''': The [[Peter Davison]] episodes premiere. | *'''2 July 1984''': The [[Peter Davison]] episodes premiere. | ||
| + | *'''8-11 October 1984''': The 4-part version of [[The Five Doctors]] airs; this is possibly one of, if not ''the'', first US airings of this story in this format. | ||
*'''12 October 1984''': [[Robot]] returns for the tenth time. | *'''12 October 1984''': [[Robot]] returns for the tenth time. | ||
*'''26 June 1985''': [[Peter Davison]] returns. | *'''26 June 1985''': [[Peter Davison]] returns. | ||
*'''2 October 1985''': The complete [[Jon Pertwee]] package begins. | *'''2 October 1985''': The complete [[Jon Pertwee]] package begins. | ||
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*'''22 April 1987''': [[William Hartnell]] begins. | *'''22 April 1987''': [[William Hartnell]] begins. | ||
*'''13 August 1987''': [[Patrick Troughton]] begins. | *'''13 August 1987''': [[Patrick Troughton]] begins. | ||
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*'''17 April 1988''': [[Robot]] airing #11. | *'''17 April 1988''': [[Robot]] airing #11. | ||
*'''14 August 1988''': The series ends. | *'''14 August 1988''': The series ends. | ||
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[[File:Boston 19760801.JPG|thumb|none|150px|The Claws of Axos, 1 August 1976]] | [[File:Boston 19760801.JPG|thumb|none|150px|The Claws of Axos, 1 August 1976]] | ||
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==[[wikipedia:WGBX-TV|WGBX]]== | ==[[wikipedia:WGBX-TV|WGBX]]== | ||
{{airdates-left|Boston (WGBX)}} | {{airdates-left|Boston (WGBX)}} | ||
| − | [[File:WGBX ID 1978.jpg|thumb|right|250px|WGBX ID, | + | [[File:WGBX ID 1978.jpg|thumb|right|250px|WGBX ID from 1978, showing Dr Who Thursdays at 9pm]] |
'''Channel 44 (PBS)''' (This is a sister channel to '''WGBH''') | '''Channel 44 (PBS)''' (This is a sister channel to '''WGBH''') | ||
| − | *'''12 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is [[The Daemons]]. | + | |
| − | *'''17 May 1977''': Seasons 10 and 11 ([[The Three Doctors]] through [[Planet of the Spiders]], except [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]] and [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]) premiere in the United States. The rest of the country would have to wait until 1983. | + | *'''3 July 1976''': To allow for special event programming occurring that weekend on WGBH Channel 2 (above), episode 2 of [[The Mind of Evil]] airs instead on WGBX at 7.30pm. |
| − | **It would appear that the sale of these latter Pertwees was between WGBX and the BBC directly, rather than via Time-Life, who only had the distribution rights up to [[The Time Monster]]. WGBH and the BBC enjoyed a healthy co-production relationship, which no doubt enabled WGBH/WGBX to acquire additional episodes of '''Doctor Who''' -- indeed WGBH produced the acclaimed "[[wikipedia:Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]", a showcase for many highly-regarded BBC productions, which debuted in January 1971. These new episodes of '''Doctor Who''' may have been acquired as part of the | + | *'''12 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved across from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is [[The Daemons]], followed by all of Season 9, in an 8pm slot. |
| − | *'''9 March 1984''': | + | *'''17 May 1977''': WGBX "repeats" the Season 7 and 8 stories that had previously aired on WGBH. During October, the series shifts from Tuesday nights to Thursdays. From January 1978 the time moves to 9pm. See ident at right... |
| − | *'''6 November 1989''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] air. | + | *'''28 September 1978''': The WGBX run comes to an end with the repeat of [[The Time Monster]] part 6. All 13 serials have been aired twice across both WGBH and WGBX. |
| + | <!--*'''17 May 1977''': Seasons 10 and 11 ([[The Three Doctors]] through [[Planet of the Spiders]], except [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]] and [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] because they had colour episodes missing) premiere in the United States. The rest of the country would have to wait until 1983. | ||
| + | **It would appear that the sale of these latter Pertwees was between WGBX and the BBC directly, rather than via Time-Life, who only had the distribution rights up to [[The Time Monster]]. WGBH and the BBC enjoyed a healthy co-production relationship, which no doubt enabled WGBH/WGBX to acquire additional episodes of '''Doctor Who''' -- indeed WGBH produced the acclaimed "[[wikipedia:Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]", a showcase for many highly-regarded BBC productions, which debuted in January 1971. These new episodes of '''Doctor Who''' may have been acquired as part of this "package deal" with the BBC. Since the SF series wouldn't have fallen within "Masterpiece Theatre"'s criteria, it was instead bundled off to WGBH's little 'sister' WGBX.) And perhaps with a mind to recouping the PAL to NTSC conversion costs, was why the BBC was able to sell the same set of Pertwee episodes to [[CKVU]] and [[TVO]] in [[Canada]] at the same time. It's possible that although WGBX purchased the episodes first, the Bostonian station had to wait until after [[The Time Monster]] had aired to play them in sequential order, which is why the two Canadian stations actually aired a number of them first.--> | ||
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| + | *'''9 March 1984''': '''Doctor Who''' returns to WGBX for '''one night only''' when [[The Five Doctors]] is aired. | ||
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| + | *'''6 November 1989''': The series comes back to WGBX when The [[Tom Baker stories]] air. | ||
*'''12 July 1990''': The [[Peter Davison stories]] air. | *'''12 July 1990''': The [[Peter Davison stories]] air. | ||
*'''25 August 1990''': A special Saturday airing of [[Arc of Infinity]] and [[The Five Doctors]]. | *'''25 August 1990''': A special Saturday airing of [[Arc of Infinity]] and [[The Five Doctors]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:31, 7 April 2025
WGBH
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← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated) |
Channel 2 (PBS)
- 5 January 1976: The standard package of Jon Pertwee stories began in Boston on Monday 5 January, from 7.30 to 8.00pm. The TOPS TODAY and main billings both name the star as "John Pertwee". The main billing for the first episode also offers rather scathing comments about the quality of the BBC's special effects!
- 20 January 1976: the series moves to Tuesday.
- 10 April 1976: The series moves to Saturdays.
- 3 July 1976: To allow for special event programming that week, episode 2 of The Mind of Evil airs on sister channel WGBX instead (see below).
- 9 October 1976: Colony in Space is the last serial to air on WGBH. Doctor Who then moves over to sister channel WGBX from 12 October 1976 -- see below.
- 1 January 1979: The series returns to Channel 2. Tom Baker stories air Monday through Thursdays, 7:00pm.
- 11 January 1980: A Friday airing is added.
- 8 October 1980: Robot begins another run, this time without Howard Da Silva's narration.
- 24 December 1982: Tom Baker's final season airs.
- 12 March 1983: Once Upon a Time Lord airs.
- 2 July 1984: The Peter Davison episodes premiere.
- 8-11 October 1984: The 4-part version of The Five Doctors airs; this is possibly one of, if not the, first US airings of this story in this format.
- 12 October 1984: Robot returns for the tenth time.
- 26 June 1985: Peter Davison returns.
- 2 October 1985: The complete Jon Pertwee package begins.
- 22 April 1987: William Hartnell begins.
- 13 August 1987: Patrick Troughton begins.
- 6 September 1987: The series moves to Sunday nights at 11:30 with The Trial of a Time Lord.
- 18 October 1987: Jon Pertwee returns.
- 17 April 1988: Robot airing #11.
- 14 August 1988: The series ends.
WGBX
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← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated) |
Channel 44 (PBS) (This is a sister channel to WGBH)
- 3 July 1976: To allow for special event programming occurring that weekend on WGBH Channel 2 (above), episode 2 of The Mind of Evil airs instead on WGBX at 7.30pm.
- 12 October 1976: The Jon Pertwee stories are moved across from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is The Daemons, followed by all of Season 9, in an 8pm slot.
- 17 May 1977: WGBX "repeats" the Season 7 and 8 stories that had previously aired on WGBH. During October, the series shifts from Tuesday nights to Thursdays. From January 1978 the time moves to 9pm. See ident at right...
- 28 September 1978: The WGBX run comes to an end with the repeat of The Time Monster part 6. All 13 serials have been aired twice across both WGBH and WGBX.
- 9 March 1984: Doctor Who returns to WGBX for one night only when The Five Doctors is aired.
- 6 November 1989: The series comes back to WGBX when The Tom Baker stories air.
- 12 July 1990: The Peter Davison stories air.
- 25 August 1990: A special Saturday airing of Arc of Infinity and The Five Doctors.
- 5 November 1990: The series ends.
