Roku
A ROKU device is a set-top digital media player through which one can access Roku's own film and TV streaming site, but also Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Vudu, HBO Max and Pluto TV.
Roku's ad-supported TV channel (launched in 2017) is (currently) available only in the US, UK, Mexico and Canada. The service is planning to expand into Europe, Latin America and Australia.
Note: this profile is taken from the Canada site (on Channel 472) as that was the only one that wasn't fully region-locked to us.
DOCTOR WHO VIA ROKU (Canada)
The New Series (all seasons 2005 to date) are available, as are both Peter Cushing Daleks films.
Classic Doctor Who became available via Roku during 2021. Access to other providers such as AppleTV, Amazon Prime and Vudu was on a $1.99 per episode basis.
Exactly how many and which stories are available through Roku is not known (none of the menu screens provides a comprehensive list), instead these only give generic headings for 23 of the 26 "Seasons" from 1963 to 1989 (there is no menu heading for Seasons 2,3 and 4).
For some odd reason, one of the Roku Canada menu screens for Doctor Who is illustrated with an image taken from the Big Finish audio adaptation of Mark Gatiss's novel "Nightshade".
- Doctor Who on Roku Canada (Nightshade graphic)
- Doctor Who on Roku menus (Seasons)
- Sample of Roku menu #1
- Sample of Roku menu #2
Stories are shown episodically; there are commercial breaks with an intermission 'countdown' graphic on screen to advise viewers that "Doctor Who We'll be right back!" - see below
Stories Available
In terms of one of the online menu displays (which links to episodes currently on iTunes), the following Classic Doctor Who stories are known to be available in Canada.
Note: although the drop-menus say "Season 30" [sic], "Season 99" [sic], "Season 144" [sic], etc, these are actually just single serials; the numbering - which doesn't take into account Shada - is simply the sequential story number - e.g. The Pirate Planet is the 99th Doctor Who story:
| Season 30 | The Power of the Daleks (animated) |
| Season 52 | The Ark in Space |
| Season 69 | The Green Death |
| Season 74 | Planet of the Spiders |
| Season 77 | The Sontaran Experiment |
| Season 82 | Pyramids of Mars |
| Season 87 | The Hand of Fear |
| Season 88 | The Deadly Assassin |
| Season 91 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang |
| Season 95 | The Sun Makers |
| Season 96 | Underworld |
| Season 98 | The Ribos Operation |
| Season 99 | The Pirate Planet |
| Season 101 | The Androids of Tara |
| Season 103 | The Armageddon Factor |
| Season 117 | Castrovalva |
| Season 136 | The Caves of Androzani |
| Season 141 | The Two Doctors |
| Season 144 | The Trial of a Time Lord |
| Season 145 | Time and the Rani |
NOTE: These "Season" / story number links change on a regular basis, as stories are removed and others added. The above screen-grab was taken in late October 2022; one week later half the "Seasons" listed were different. Since the menus are in flux, we won't attempt to track and update the story list.
Other stories known to be available (i.e. from various Twitter comments made about Roku) include:
- Planet of the Daleks
- The Hand of Fear
- Earthshock (included in a week long run of Cybermen stories)
The fan-made drama "The Airzone Solution" is also available:
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