Peru
PERU is on the west of the South American continent. It shares a border with Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil.
Profile
| Country Number (N/K) | 1979? | SECOND WAVE |
| Region | South America | |
| Television commenced | 17 January 1958 | |
| Colour System | 1976 | NTSC |
| Language/s | Spanish | Dubbed |
Television Stations / Channels
Peru commenced its television service on 17 January 1958.
By the late 1970s, there were four stations operating. We do not know on which of these Doctor Who aired.
Colour transmissions (using the NTSC format) were introduced by Televisión del Estado in 1976. The other stations followed suit in later years.
Language/s
The principal language of Peru is Spanish.
DOCTOR WHO IN PERU
In Spanish-language countries, the series was known as Doctor Misterio.
BBC Records
Peru is not named in any of our regular BBC Records sources. It should probably have at least been named in the 1987 list, published in The Eighties, but like many other Latin American countries, is not:
- See also THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MISTERIOS
BroaDWcast became aware of screenings in the country from this BLOG, which says:
“Yo he sido fan de Doctor Who, la clásica serie británica de ciencia ficción, desde que era niño, cuando la daban en Canal 7.“
This translates as:
“I’ve been a fan of Doctor Who, the classic British science fiction series, ever since I saw it as a kid on Canal 7.”
The reference to Canal 7 (channel 7) does not help identify which broadcaster this was, as three of the four had a channel numbered Canal 7.
Stories bought and broadcast
TOM BAKER
Presumably 23 stories, 98 episodes:
| 4A | Robot | 4 |
| 4B | The Sontaran Experiment | 2 |
| 4C | The Ark in Space | 4 |
| 4D | Revenge of the Cybermen | 4 |
| 4E | Genesis of the Daleks | 6 |
| 4F | Terror of the Zygons | 4 |
| 4G | Pyramids of Mars | 4 |
| 4H | Planet of Evil | 4 |
| 4J | The Android Invasion | 4 |
| 4K | The Brain of Morbius | 4 |
| 4L | The Seeds of Doom | 6 |
| 4M | The Masque of Mandragora | 4 |
| 4N | The Hand of Fear | 4 |
| 4P | The Deadly Assassin | 4 |
| 4Q | The Face of Evil | 4 |
| 4R | The Robots of Death | 4 |
| 4S | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | 6 |
| 4V | Horror of Fang Rock | 4 |
| 4T | The Invisible Enemy | 4 |
| 4X | Image of the Fendahl | 4 |
| 4W | The Sun Makers | 4 |
| 4Y | Underworld | 4 |
| 4Z | The Invasion of Time | 6 |
Peru probably bought the standard package of Tom Baker stories in Spanish that were distributed by Time Life.
- For the Spanish story titles, go to: SPANISH
Transmission
TV Listings
We have no information about what screened and when. Time Life had actively promoted and sold the Baker episodes to Spanish-speaking countries in Central and South America from late 1978 onwards, soon after the Tom Baker series launch in the United States in that year.
If anyone can assist by clarifying what screened in Peru and when, please drop us a line.
