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'''[[Wikipedia:Italy|ITALY]]''' is in central [[Category:Europe|Europe]], in the Mediterranean Sea.  
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'''[[Wikipedia:Italy|ITALY]]''' is in central [[:Category:Europe|Europe]], and borders the Mediterranean Sea.  
  
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{{Place-name
 
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|First broadcast        = 1954
 
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|First colour broadcast = 1977
 
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|Colour                = [[wikipedia:PAL|PAL]]
 
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|Doctors seen          = [[Tom Baker stories|T Baker]]
 
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==Population==
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==Profile==  
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When '''Doctor Who''' screened in Italy in 1980, the population was 57 million, and licensed TV sets numbered 13.6 million (per [[WRTH]], 1984).
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{| {{small-table}}
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|'''Country Number (54?)'''||1980||[[Selling Doctor Who|SECOND WAVE]]
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|'''Region'''||[[:Category:Europe|Europe]]||
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|'''Television commenced'''||1954||
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|'''Colour System'''||1977||[[:Wikipedia:PAL|PAL]]
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|'''[[WRTH|Population]]'''||1980|| 57 million  
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|'''[[WRTH|TV Sets]]'''||1980|| 12.87 million / incl. 1.18 million colour
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|'''Language/s'''||Italian||Dubbed
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ALSO LOOK AT 1979
 
  
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==TV & system==
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==Television Stations / Channels==
  
 
Italy began its television service in 1954.  
 
Italy began its television service in 1954.  
  
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There are MANY television stations: '''Radiotelevisione Italia (RAI)''', a government-owned commercial broadcaster.
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There are a number of privately-owned stations, but the national broadcaster – and home to '''Doctor Who''' - is:  
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* '''[[wikipedia:RAI|Radiotelevisione Italia (RAI)]]'''  
  
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Colour transmissions began in 1977 using the [[Wikipedia:PAL|PAL]] colour broadcast system.
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All foreign television programmes are dubbed into Italian.
  
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==Language/s==
 
  
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The main language of Italy is Italy. All foreign television programmes are dubbed.
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=='''DOCTOR WHO IN ITALY'''==
  
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=='''DOCTOR WHO IN ITALY'''==
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Italy was the '''seventh country''' in [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] to screen '''Doctor Who'''. It was appears to have been the to buy the series at the end of the SECOND WAVE of sales (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
  
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Italy was the 54th country to screen '''Doctor Who''', and the 7th in Europe. (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
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And as we've noted in the chapter, [[110 Million Viewers]], '''54''' countries had bought the series by then.  
  
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TOO TERRIFYING FOR EUROPE
 
  
 
==[[BBC Records]]==
 
==[[BBC Records]]==
  
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'''The Eighties''' (The Eighties - The Lost Chapters htp;/RTGRURURUEURURU) records a sale of '''9''' stories (by 10 February 1987).
 
  
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In '''DWM''', Italy is identified in only '''2''' story Archives: {{4E}} and {{4H}}, in 1979.
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'''The Eighties''' - [http://www.shillpages.com/howe/b-dw80s.htm THE LOST CHAPTERS], records a sale of '''"(9)"''' stories to Italy (by 10 February 1987).
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Given that only '''seven''' stories aired, it could be that two further stories were purchased but didn't air (one of these being {{4E}}, if the '''DWM''' reference is correct). Of course, the records could be inaccurate, or the tally also includes the repeat screenings of '''two''' of the serials.
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In '''DWM''', Italy is identified in only '''2''' story Archives: {{4E}} and {{4H}}, in 1979. As far as we can tell, {{4E}} did not air – see note above.
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==Stories bought and broadcast==
 
==Stories bought and broadcast==
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|4G||[[Pyramids of Mars]]||4||Le Piramidi di Marte
 
|4G||[[Pyramids of Mars]]||4||Le Piramidi di Marte
 
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|4F||[[Terror of the Zygons]]||4||La Sconfitta degli Zigoni
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|4F||[[Terror of the Zygons]]||4||La Sconfitta degli Zigoni (The Defeat of the Zygons)
 
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Note, Italy was one of the few countries to screen {{4B}}, {{4C}}, {{4H}}, {{4G}} in the correct order.
 
  
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Italy therefore bought part of GROUPs A and B of the [[Tom Baker stories]].  
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{| {{small-table}}
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||[[File:ItalyRobot.jpg|200px]]||[[File:Arca spaziale.jpg|200px]]
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|[[ File:Esperimento Sontaran.jpg|250px]]||[[File:04 La vendetta dei Ciberniani.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File:Il pianeta del male.jpg|250px]]||[[File:Le piramidi di Marte.jpg|250px]]
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|[[ File:Sconfitta degli Zigoni.jpg|250px]]||[[ File:Pianeta M Briant.JPG|250px|thumb|Billing for Pianeta del Male with Michael E Briant credited a director]]
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* NOTE: Italy was one of the few countries to screen {{4B}}, {{4C}}, {{4H}}, {{4G}} in the correct order.
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The programme was supplied as PAL colour video tapes, which were dubbed into Italian.
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In Italian, the character of the Doctor is called '''"Il Dottore"'''. The Italian actors who portrayed the lead roles were:
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[[File:Diego Reggente.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Diego Reggente – Il Dottore Who!]]
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* Diego Reggente (The Doctor)
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** [http://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/voci/vocidr.htm DIEGGO REGENTE's CREDITS]
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* Germano Long (Brigadier)
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* Piera Vidale (Sarah)
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* Guido de Salvi (Harry)
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[[File:Diego Reggente.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Diego Reggente – Il Dottore Who!]]
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* For a more detailed list of the Italian actors, visit:  [http://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/telefilm/doctorwho.htm ITALIAN ACTORS for DOCTOR WHO]
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And although not covered by '''BroaDWcast''', here are details of the voice-over actor for the new series:
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* [http://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/telefilm/doctorwho2005.htm DOCTOR WHO (2005) VOICES]
  
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The programme was supplied as PAL colour video tapes.
 
  
 
==Transmission==
 
==Transmission==
  
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
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Although there are nine stories recorded in the 1987 sales document, only seven stories screened.
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The series started on Wednesday, 6 February 1980, at 7.20pm.
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It aired weekly in the same timeslot for 22 weeks, until 1 March 1980. The six stories aired in the correct story order, which was highly unusual, as many foreign broadcasters tended to screen those stories in production code order.
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Nineteen months later, on Saturday, 3 October 1981, at 12.05pm in the afternoon, the series returned, with the "missing" Zygon story. This was followed by a repeat screening of '''Il Pianeta del Mal''' and '''Le Piramidi di Marte''' (which might account for the total of '''nine''' in the 1987 memo.)
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There were 13 weeks in this run, but only 12 episodes: '''La Sconfitta degli Zigoni''' is billed for the first '''five''' weeks, so presumably ononeof these dates the episode was pre-empted.
  
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
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The series ended on 26 December 1981.
  
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Although nine stories recorded in the 19877 sales document, only seven stories screened. (The sales document is either incorrect, or the two other stories purchased did not screen.)
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As far as can be determined, the series did not screen in Italy again.  
  
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The series started on XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
  
 
==TV listings==
 
==TV listings==
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TV listings have been obtained from the newspaper ''Il Tempo'', from Rome.
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{{airdates-left|}}
  
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Listings initially gave the series name as '''Dr Who''' GHGJFGSFKJDSFHDSKJFHK
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TV listings have been obtained from the Rome newspaper ''Il Tempo''.
  
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{{airdates-left|Italy}}
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Listings always gave the series name as '''"DOCTOR WHO"'''.
  
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==Italy in Doctor Who==
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In ''Il Tempo'', there were a number of "oddities". On 22 February, the listing given was for '''La Sconfitta degli Zigoni''', but the following week, it was not stated (N/S),; but the next two weeks had '''Il Pianeta del Male'''; so presumably the Zygon story was dropped in favour of anther serial. (The paper also incorrectly billed Michael E Briant as the director.)
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* The Italian TV Guide published in Italy (''"Sorrisi & Canzoni TV"'') published its own listings:
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[[File:Italy Article page 1.JPG|250px|Page 1]]
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[[File:Italy Article page 2.JPG|250px|Page 2]]
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[[File:ROBOT (It).JPG|250px|thumb|right|Robot]]
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[[File:ARK (It).JPG|250px|thumb|right|Arca Spaziale]]
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[[File:EXP (it).JPG|250px|thumb|right|Esperimento Sontaran]]
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[[File:CYBER (It).JPG|250px|thumb|right|La Vendetta dei Ciberniani]]
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[[File:ZYGONS (It).JPG|250px|thumb|right|Il Pianeta del Male]]
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[[File:PLANET (It).JPG|250px|thumb|right|Le Piramidi di Marte]]
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[[File:MARS (It).JPG|250px|thumb|right|La Sconfitta degli Zigoni]]
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==[[Paul McGann stories|PAUL McGANN]]==
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Although the Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] has not screened on Italian television, it was released on VHS video, and dubbed into Italian:
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* [[wikipedia:Marco Bolognesi| Marco Bolognesi]] (Doctor Who)
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* Fabrizio Temperini (Maestro)
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* Fabrizia Castagnoli (Grace)
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* VIDEO: [http://www.doctorwhoitalia.it/DoctorWho_08-SMcGann.htm ITALIAN VIDEO]
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==Italian DVDS (2007/2008)==
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Two DVD box sets of [[William Hartnell stories]] were released on DVD in the late-2000s, with Italian duds:
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* '''Doctor Who - Gli Inizi (The Beginning)''' (with [[An Unearthly Child]], [[The Daleks]], [[Inside the Spaceship]])
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* '''Doctor Who - I Dalek Invadono la Terra''' (with [[The Aztecs]], [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]], [[The Web Planet]])
  
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* Tito in [[The Tenth Planet]]
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The voice-artists were:
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* Leonardo in [[The Seeds of Death]]
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* Enrico Maggi (The Doctor)
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* [[The Masque of Mandragora]]
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* Cinzia Massironi (Barbara)
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* [[City of Death]]
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* Claudio Beccari (Ian)
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* Elisabetta Spinelli (Susan)
  
  
 
==Fandom in Italy==
 
==Fandom in Italy==
  
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The Italian '''Doctor Who''' Fan Club had a presence in 1983 - SEE INFO IN CELEBRATION.
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Italy has – and still has – a very active fanbase, with online presence.
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* In '''1983''', the address of the '''Italian Doctor Who Fan Club''' was '''via Bologna 33/23, Genova 16127, Italy''.
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*WEBSITES:
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*The following websites feature information on '''Doctor Who''' in Italy:
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** [http://www.doctorwhoitalia.it/WebsitesMap.html ITALIAN FAN WEBSITE HOME PAGE]
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** [http://www.doctorwhoitalia.it/DoctorWho_04-TBaker.htm TOM BAKER in ITALY]
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** [http://www.doctorwhoitalia.it/Episodi04-12.htm SEASON 12]
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** [http://www.doctorwhoitalia.it/Episodi04-13.htm SEASON 13]
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** [http://www.doctorwhoitalia.it/DoctorWho_04-TBaker_bis.htm ARTICLE on ITALIAN DOCTOR WHO]
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==Italy in Doctor Who==
  
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The following websites feature information;
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* [[The Romans]] is set in Italy of AD 64.
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* Snowcap Base crewman, Tito (Shane Shelton), is Italian ([[The Tenth Planet]]).
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* Aircraft designs drawn by Leonardo da Vinci feature in [[The Seeds of Death]].
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* [[The Masque of Mandragora]] is set in San Marino, circa 1492.
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* The Doctor visits Leonardo's studio in Florence in [[City of Death]].
  
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http://www.doctorwhoitalia.it/DoctorWho_04-TBaker.htm
 
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http://www.doctorwhoitalia.it/DoctorWho_04-TBaker_bis.htm
 
  
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(Grateful thanks are due to Gabriella for providing the screen-grabs and clippings.)
  
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==References==
 
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<references />
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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*[[Main Page]]
 
*[[Main Page]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]

Revision as of 03:50, 22 January 2011

ITALY is in central Europe, and borders the Mediterranean Sea.


Profile

Country Number (54?) 1980 SECOND WAVE
Region Europe
Television commenced 1954
Colour System 1977 PAL
Population 1980 57 million
TV Sets 1980 12.87 million / incl. 1.18 million colour
Language/s Italian Dubbed


Television Stations / Channels

Italy began its television service in 1954.

There are a number of privately-owned stations, but the national broadcaster – and home to Doctor Who - is:

All foreign television programmes are dubbed into Italian.


DOCTOR WHO IN ITALY

Italy was the seventh country in Europe to screen Doctor Who. It was appears to have been the to buy the series at the end of the SECOND WAVE of sales (see Selling Doctor Who).

And as we've noted in the chapter, 110 Million Viewers, 54 countries had bought the series by then.


BBC Records

The Eighties - THE LOST CHAPTERS, records a sale of "(9)" stories to Italy (by 10 February 1987).

Given that only seven stories aired, it could be that two further stories were purchased but didn't air (one of these being 4E, if the DWM reference is correct). Of course, the records could be inaccurate, or the tally also includes the repeat screenings of two of the serials.

In DWM, Italy is identified in only 2 story Archives: 4E and 4H, in 1979. As far as we can tell, 4E did not air – see note above.


Stories bought and broadcast

TOM BAKER

7 stories, 26 episodes:

Code English Title eps Italian title
4A Robot 4 Robot
4C The Ark in Space 4 Arca Spaziale
4B The Sontaran Experiment 2 Esperimento Sontaran
4D Revenge of the Cybermen 4 La Vendetta dei Ciberniani
4H Planet of Evil 4 Il Pianeta del Male
4G Pyramids of Mars 4 Le Piramidi di Marte
4F Terror of the Zygons 4 La Sconfitta degli Zigoni (The Defeat of the Zygons)


ItalyRobot.jpg Arca spaziale.jpg
Esperimento Sontaran.jpg 04 La vendetta dei Ciberniani.jpg
Il pianeta del male.jpg Le piramidi di Marte.jpg
Sconfitta degli Zigoni.jpg
Billing for Pianeta del Male with Michael E Briant credited a director


  • NOTE: Italy was one of the few countries to screen 4B, 4C, 4H, 4G in the correct order.

The programme was supplied as PAL colour video tapes, which were dubbed into Italian.

In Italian, the character of the Doctor is called "Il Dottore". The Italian actors who portrayed the lead roles were:

Diego Reggente – Il Dottore Who!
  • Diego Reggente (The Doctor)
  • Germano Long (Brigadier)
  • Piera Vidale (Sarah)
  • Guido de Salvi (Harry)
Diego Reggente – Il Dottore Who!

And although not covered by BroaDWcast, here are details of the voice-over actor for the new series:


Transmission

TOM BAKER

Although there are nine stories recorded in the 1987 sales document, only seven stories screened.

The series started on Wednesday, 6 February 1980, at 7.20pm.

It aired weekly in the same timeslot for 22 weeks, until 1 March 1980. The six stories aired in the correct story order, which was highly unusual, as many foreign broadcasters tended to screen those stories in production code order.

Nineteen months later, on Saturday, 3 October 1981, at 12.05pm in the afternoon, the series returned, with the "missing" Zygon story. This was followed by a repeat screening of Il Pianeta del Mal and Le Piramidi di Marte (which might account for the total of nine in the 1987 memo.)

There were 13 weeks in this run, but only 12 episodes: La Sconfitta degli Zigoni is billed for the first five weeks, so presumably ononeof these dates the episode was pre-empted.

The series ended on 26 December 1981.

As far as can be determined, the series did not screen in Italy again.


TV listings

Airdates in Italy
 ← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)

TV listings have been obtained from the Rome newspaper Il Tempo.

Listings always gave the series name as "DOCTOR WHO".

In Il Tempo, there were a number of "oddities". On 22 February, the listing given was for La Sconfitta degli Zigoni, but the following week, it was not stated (N/S),; but the next two weeks had Il Pianeta del Male; so presumably the Zygon story was dropped in favour of anther serial. (The paper also incorrectly billed Michael E Briant as the director.)

  • The Italian TV Guide published in Italy ("Sorrisi & Canzoni TV") published its own listings:

Page 1 Page 2

Robot
Arca Spaziale
Esperimento Sontaran
La Vendetta dei Ciberniani
Il Pianeta del Male
Le Piramidi di Marte
File:MARS (It).JPG
La Sconfitta degli Zigoni


PAUL McGANN

Although the Paul McGann TV Movie has not screened on Italian television, it was released on VHS video, and dubbed into Italian:

  • Marco Bolognesi (Doctor Who)
  • Fabrizio Temperini (Maestro)
  • Fabrizia Castagnoli (Grace)


Italian DVDS (2007/2008)

Two DVD box sets of William Hartnell stories were released on DVD in the late-2000s, with Italian duds:

The voice-artists were:

  • Enrico Maggi (The Doctor)
  • Cinzia Massironi (Barbara)
  • Claudio Beccari (Ian)
  • Elisabetta Spinelli (Susan)


Fandom in Italy

Italy has – and still has – a very active fanbase, with online presence.

  • In 1983', the address of the Italian Doctor Who Fan Club was via Bologna 33/23, Genova 16127, Italy.


Italy in Doctor Who


(Grateful thanks are due to Gabriella for providing the screen-grabs and clippings.)


Links

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