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==[[wikipedia:Iowa Public Television|Iowa Public Television]]== | ==[[wikipedia:Iowa Public Television|Iowa Public Television]]== | ||
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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]]".) | *'''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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*'''2 October 1978''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] commence at 10pm. | *'''2 October 1978''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] commence at 10pm. | ||
*'''1980s''': The network cycled '''Doctor Who''' regularly during the mid-to-late 1980s. | *'''1980s''': The network cycled '''Doctor Who''' regularly during the mid-to-late 1980s. | ||
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*'''2009''': [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] airs. | *'''2009''': [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] airs. | ||
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| + | [[File:IA 19760701.JPG|thumb|right|250px|IEBN promotes Doctor Who, and a special with Jon Pertwee's ex-wife]]</td> | ||
| + | <td>[[File:Waterloo 19820730.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Waterloo Courier, July 30, 1982]]</td> | ||
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==Iowa Public Television Catalogue== | ==Iowa Public Television Catalogue== | ||
Revision as of 17:01, 16 April 2012
Iowa Public Television
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IPBN was one of the first stations to purchase the Tom Baker stories |
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← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated) |
- 6 April 1974: Begins airing, Saturdays at 7:00pm on the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network.
- Summer 1976: Aired Jon Pertwee stories Thursdays at 6pm.
- 29 July 1976: The stations are renamed Iowa Public Broadcasting Network.
- 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 "KDIN".)
- 2 October 1978: The Tom Baker stories commence at 10pm.
- 1980s: The network cycled Doctor Who regularly during the mid-to-late 1980s.
- 1982: The network is renamed Iowa Public Television.
- 1 August 1987: The travelling Doctor Who USA Tour with Janet Fielding visits Iowa Public Television.
- 1987: From late 1987, it aired the repackaged 17 William Hartnell stories and the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories.
- 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.
- 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.
- 11 March 2006: The Five Doctors airs.
- 2009: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy airs.
Iowa Public Television Catalogue
This is IPTV's online resource for Classic Doctor Who:
Conventions
- 8-9 November 1980: ICON 5 featured a video room with Doctor Who episodes.
