Qatar
QATAR is a country at the north of the Persian Gulf, in the Middle East.
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Population
When Doctor Who screened in Qatar in the late 1970s, the population was 170,000, and licensed TV sets numbered 28,000 (per WRTH, 1974).
TV & system
Qatar began its television service in 1970.
Colour transmissions began in 1974 using the PAL colour broadcast system.
There is just one television station: Qatar Television Service, a government-owned commercial broadcaster.
Language/s
The main languages of Qatar are Arabic and English.
DOCTOR WHO IN QATAR
Qatar was the 42nd purchaser of Doctor Who; it was the eighth in the Middle East (see Selling Doctor Who).
BBC Records
The Eighties - The Lost Chapters records a sale of 3 story (by 10 February 1987).
In DWM, Qatar is identified in only 2 story Archives: AAA and PPP. Presumably the third unknown story is also a Jon Pertwee serial.
Stories bought and broadcast
JON PERTWEE
Three stories, ? episodes:
| AAA | Spearhead from Space | 4 |
| PPP | Carnival of Monsters | 4 |
| . | unknown | . |
The programme was supplied as PAL colour video tapes with English soundtracks.
Origin of the tapes?
Qatar, like the other Persian Gulf states – Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia - all seemed to get PAL tapes of Doctor Who (Pertwees and Bakers) around the same time.
Transmission
JON PERTWEE
No details.
TV listings
1970s
1980s
None found.
Qatar in Doctor Who
There are no instances where Qatar is mentioned in the series.
Qatar has been mentioned directly or indirectly in:
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