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'''[[Wikipedia:Taiwan|TAIWAN]]''' is an island off the east coast of China.
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==Profile==
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{| {{small-table}}
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|'''Country Number (N/K)'''||1986||[[Selling Doctor Who|THIRD WAVE]]
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|'''Region'''||[[:Category:Australasia/Asia|Asia]]||
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|'''Television commenced'''||1962||
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|'''Colour System'''||1969||[[:Wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]]
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|-
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|'''[[WRTH|Population]]'''||1987||19.4 million
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|'''[[WRTH|TV Sets]]'''||1987||6 million (incl. 5.3 million colour)
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|'''Language/s'''||Chinese and English||(Subtitled into Chinese)
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|}
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==Television Stations / Channels==
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Taiwan began its television service in 1962.
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There are three major television broadcasters: '''Doctor Who''' aired on '''[[wikipedia:Taiwan Television|Taiwan Television Service]] (TTV)'''.
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==Language/s==
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The principal language of Taiwan is Chinese (Mandarain, Cantonese). Programmes were broadcast in Chinese or English, and/or with subtitles. '''Doctor Who''' aired in English with Chinese subtitles.
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=='''DOCTOR WHO IN TAIWAN'''==
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Taiwan was one of the last countries in Asia to screen the series. (See [[Selling Doctor Who]].)
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==[[BBC Records]]==
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'''The Eighties''' [http://www.shillpages.com/howe/b-dw80s.htm - THE LOST CHAPTERS] records a sale of '''"(6)"''' stories (by 10 February 1987). Only '''five''' serials have been accounted for.
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Taiwan is not identified in any of the '''DWM''' Archives.
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==Stories bought and broadcast==
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
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Five (?) stories, 20 (identified) episodes:
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[[File:China Who.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Generic listing, 1986]]
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[[File:China State.JPG|thumb|right|250px|TV Highlights: State of Decay part one, 22 September 1986]]
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[[File:China TTV.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Revenge of the Cybermen, part one, 3 November 1986]]
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[[File:China ROTC.JPG|thumb|right|250px|TV Highlights: Revenge of the Cybermen]]
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[[File:China GOTD.JPG|thumb|right|250px|TV Highlights: Genesis of the Daleks]]
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[[File:China TV.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Generic listing, 1987]]
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{| {{small-table}}
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|?|||Unidentified 4 parter||4
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|5P||[[State of Decay]]||4
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|-
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|4D||[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]||4
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|-
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|4E||[[Genesis of the Daleks]]||4
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|-
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|?||Unidentified 4 parter||4
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|-
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|}
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Taiwan therefore bought an assortment from GROUPs A and G of the [[Tom Baker stories]].
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The programme was supplied as NTSC colour video tapes with English soundtracks.
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==Transmission==
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===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]===
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Episodes were broadcast in English, with Chinese subtitles. 
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The series started on Monday, '''18 August 1986''', at 3.30pm. The listings merely state the programme was in '''"(English)"'''. The 8 September episode was pre-empted by a '''Variety Show'''.
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The '''20 October''' episode was identified as being [[State of Decay]] part IV. The following week, [[Revenge of the Cybermen]] commenced. On '''24 November''', [[Genesis of the Daleks] commenced; this must have been the special four part version of the serial that had been created by the BBC for the 1982 '''Doctor Who and the Monsters''' repeat.
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The fifth serial screened eight months later, from Wednesday '''12 August 1987''': no title was given so it is not known what the four-parter was. The final episode aired on '''2 September 1987'''.
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As noted above, '''The Eighties''' stated that '''six''' serials had been sold to Taiwan by February 1987. Airdates for the sixth serial were not located. (Of course it's possible the 1987 memo was inaccurate.)
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==TV listings==
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TV listings have been obtained from the newspaper ''China News'', an English-language newspaper. The paper says that '''Doctor Who''' is broadcast '''"in English, with Chinese subtitles"'''.
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The paper carried basic listings in the main daily page. For the first seven episodes, the listing usually just said '''"Doctor Who"''' or '''"Doctor Who Film (English)"'''. It wasn't until the eighth episode that a title was given: [[State of Decay]]. Unusually, the episode numbers were always identified in Roman numerals – '''I, II, III, IV'''.
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The newspaper also had an "On TV tonight" section; this usually gave a title and/or brief synopsis.
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Papers for January to April 1986 and December 1987 to March 1988 were not available, so the "missing" sixth serial may well have aired during those date ranges.
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==[[Paul McGann stories|PAUL McGANN]]==
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[[File:China TVM.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Chinese laser disc of TV Movie]]
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The 1996 [[TV Movie]] was available in China on laser-disc and DVD, with Cantonese subtitles. The title translated as '''Murder in Space''' or '''Death of Time'''.
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==Doctor Who in China==
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Although '''Doctor Who''' screened in Taiwan, rather than mainland China, this list includes China:
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* [[Marco Polo]] is set in China
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* The 1996 Festival of Ghana was "Cancelled by Peking" ([[The Chase]])
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* Wheel crewman Ken Chang is Chinse ([[The Wheel in Space]])
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* Peking went off the air during the Cyberman invasion ([[The Invasion]])
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* A Chinese delegation attends the Peace Conference; Mao Tse Tung is name-checked ([[The Mind of Evil]])
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* Styles travels to Peking in [[Day of the Daleks]]
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* Peking is also name din [[Frontier in Space]]
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* [[The Talons of Weng0-Chaing]]
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* Scarlioni has a Chinese Puzzle Box and priceless Ming Vase ([[City of Death]])
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* Romana mentions the I-Ching philosophy in [[Warriors' Gate]]
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* Li Futu and other Futu Dynasty Chinese are on board Monarch's spaceship. The Doctor says he can bowl a 'chinaman' ([[Four to Doomsday]])
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* A Ching Dynasty ship and crew are in the race for [[Enlightenment]]
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* [[The Curse of Fenric]] was brought to English with Oriental treasure (7M)
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* The Master mentions Ghengis Khan in the [[TV Movie]]
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==Links==
 
==Links==
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*[[Main Page]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
 
*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
 
*[[Articles & Analysis]]
 
*[[Articles & Analysis]]
 
*[[BBC Records]]
 
*[[BBC Records]]
 
*[[Doctors]]
 
*[[Doctors]]
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**[[Tom Baker stories]]
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[[Category:Australasia/Asia]]
 
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Revision as of 03:05, 19 March 2011

TAIWAN is an island off the east coast of China.

Profile

Country Number (N/K) 1986 THIRD WAVE
Region Asia
Television commenced 1962
Colour System 1969 NTSC
Population 1987 19.4 million
TV Sets 1987 6 million (incl. 5.3 million colour)
Language/s Chinese and English (Subtitled into Chinese)


Television Stations / Channels

Taiwan began its television service in 1962.

There are three major television broadcasters: Doctor Who aired on Taiwan Television Service (TTV).

Language/s

The principal language of Taiwan is Chinese (Mandarain, Cantonese). Programmes were broadcast in Chinese or English, and/or with subtitles. Doctor Who aired in English with Chinese subtitles.


DOCTOR WHO IN TAIWAN

Taiwan was one of the last countries in Asia to screen the series. (See Selling Doctor Who.)


BBC Records

The Eighties - THE LOST CHAPTERS records a sale of "(6)" stories (by 10 February 1987). Only five serials have been accounted for.

Taiwan is not identified in any of the DWM Archives.


Stories bought and broadcast

TOM BAKER

Five (?) stories, 20 (identified) episodes:

Generic listing, 1986
TV Highlights: State of Decay part one, 22 September 1986
Revenge of the Cybermen, part one, 3 November 1986
TV Highlights: Revenge of the Cybermen
TV Highlights: Genesis of the Daleks
Generic listing, 1987
? Unidentified 4 parter 4
5P State of Decay 4
4D Revenge of the Cybermen 4
4E Genesis of the Daleks 4
? Unidentified 4 parter 4

Taiwan therefore bought an assortment from GROUPs A and G of the Tom Baker stories.

The programme was supplied as NTSC colour video tapes with English soundtracks.


Transmission

TOM BAKER

Episodes were broadcast in English, with Chinese subtitles.

The series started on Monday, 18 August 1986, at 3.30pm. The listings merely state the programme was in "(English)". The 8 September episode was pre-empted by a Variety Show.

The 20 October episode was identified as being State of Decay part IV. The following week, Revenge of the Cybermen commenced. On 24 November, [[Genesis of the Daleks] commenced; this must have been the special four part version of the serial that had been created by the BBC for the 1982 Doctor Who and the Monsters repeat.

The fifth serial screened eight months later, from Wednesday 12 August 1987: no title was given so it is not known what the four-parter was. The final episode aired on 2 September 1987.

As noted above, The Eighties stated that six serials had been sold to Taiwan by February 1987. Airdates for the sixth serial were not located. (Of course it's possible the 1987 memo was inaccurate.)


TV listings

Airdates in Taiwan
 ← 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 newspaper China News, an English-language newspaper. The paper says that Doctor Who is broadcast "in English, with Chinese subtitles".

The paper carried basic listings in the main daily page. For the first seven episodes, the listing usually just said "Doctor Who" or "Doctor Who Film (English)". It wasn't until the eighth episode that a title was given: State of Decay. Unusually, the episode numbers were always identified in Roman numerals – I, II, III, IV.

The newspaper also had an "On TV tonight" section; this usually gave a title and/or brief synopsis.

Papers for January to April 1986 and December 1987 to March 1988 were not available, so the "missing" sixth serial may well have aired during those date ranges.


PAUL McGANN

Chinese laser disc of TV Movie

The 1996 TV Movie was available in China on laser-disc and DVD, with Cantonese subtitles. The title translated as Murder in Space or Death of Time.


Doctor Who in China

Although Doctor Who screened in Taiwan, rather than mainland China, this list includes China:


Links

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