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'''Doctor Who''' has aired on a number of cable and satellite stations over the years, and this was the only method by which some countries - particularly those in [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] and [[:Category:South America|South America]] - could view the series on a regular basis (albeit in English).
  
'''Doctor Who''' has aired on a number of cable and satellite stations over the years, and this was the only method by which some countries - particularly those in [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] during the 1980s and 1990s - could view the series on a regular basis.
 
 
The BBC itself was available in parts of western Europe (such as in [[Spain]]) from the late 1980s, while the broadcaster also provided programming on other platforms and channels to reach a far wider audience throughout the continent.
 
 
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==LATIN AMERICA==
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==UNITED KINGDOM==
===HBO OLE===
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[[File:BBCCable1993.JPG|right|thumb|500px|"Dr Who" repeats on BBC World Service satellite (at 5.55pm), available in Malta in April 1993]]
[[File:HBOle logo.JPG|right|thumb|200px|HBO Ole logo]]
 
'''Doctor Who''' aired briefly on this Latin America station:
 
  
* See our dedicated '''[[HBO OLE]]''' page
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From at least September 1976 onwards, all '''Doctor Who''' serials had their "foreign" debuts on the [[British Forces Broadcasting Service]] (aka BFBS, and later SSVC) in the British Sector of West [[Germany]]. However, the BBC considered the audience of this closed-system network to still be part of the UK.   
  
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'''Doctor Who''' also aired on several domestic UK satellite stations, some independent, some owned by the BBC. They each have their own dedicated pages:
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*[[BBC Choice]]
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*[[BBC Prime]]
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*[[BBC World Service Television Europe]]
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*[[British Satellite Broadcasting]] (BSB)
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*[[Forces TV]]
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*[[Horror Channel]]
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*[[Sci-Fi Channel Europe]]
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*[[Super Channel]]
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*[[UK Gold]]
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*[[UKTV Drama]]
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*[[Watch]]
 
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===IMAGEN SATELITAL===
 
 
'''Imagen Satelital''', a Latin American broadcaster, licensed season 13 (Tom
 
Baker's second season) and possibly also some of the Leela stories from season 14, in 2001, and broadcast to:
 
*[[Argentina]]
 
*[[Bolivia]]
 
*[[Chile]]
 
*[[Paraguay]]
 
*[[Uruguay]]
 
 
 
'''TRANSMISSION'''
 
 
From '''1 October 2001''', the series was (probably) available on the following satellite channels:
 
*'''[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniseries UNISERIES]'''
 
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_(Latin_American_TV_channel) SPACE]'''
 
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.Sat I-SAT]'''
 
*'''INFINITO LATINO'''
 
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Latin_America TV STATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA]
 
 
Episodes aired on Sundays at 9:30pm, and again on Monday, at 4:30am!
 
 
The serials were broadcast in '''English''' but with '''[[Spanish]]''' subtitles, the first time this method was adopted; previously, broadcasts in Spanish-language countries were dubbed. It would seem that by 2001, the original dubbed tapes that
 
were used from the late 1970s (and owned by Time Life / Lionheart) were no longer available.
 
 
Regular screenings had concluded by '''January 2003'''.
 
 
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==AUSTRALIA==
 
 
'''Doctor Who''' screened on [[Australia]]'s '''[[wikipedia:Foxtel|FOXTEL]] / UKTV''' from '''1 August 1996'''.
 
 
* See our dedicated [[Australia]] pages
 
 
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==UNITED STATES and CANADA==
 
==UNITED STATES and CANADA==
  
'''Doctor Who''' aired on at least two (known) major cable channels in the US in the 1980s and 1990s:
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'''Doctor Who''' aired on several US cable channels in the 1980s and 1990s, while most of the Canadian broadcasts of the series were on cable:
 
 
* See our dedicated '''[[:Category:US cable stations|US cable stations]]''' page for details
 
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And of course most of the Canadian broadcasts of the series were on cable:
 
  
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* See our dedicated '''[[:Category:US cable stations|US Cable stations]]'''.
 
* See our dedicated '''[[Canada]]''' pages.  
 
* See our dedicated '''[[Canada]]''' pages.  
  
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==UK STATIONS==
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==EUROPE==
 
 
'''Doctor Who''' aired on two domestic UK satellite stations, both of which have their own dedicated page:
 
 
 
  
==='''[[British Satellite Broadcasting]] (BSB)'''===
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With the proliferation of satellite transmissions across Europe from the mid-1980s, most countries could receive channels from other parts of the continent and in a variety of different languages. Some countries were even able to receive channels from the Middle East and Asia. 
  
'''BSB''' had a short-lived run from '''1 April 1990 to 1 December 1990'''
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Most European countries were also able to receive the UK stations [[Super Channel]] and [[BBC Prime]], while one digital satellite station was established solely for the Scandinavian market:
  
* See our dedicated [[British Satellite Broadcasting]] page
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*[[TV4 Science Fiction]]
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*[[Pluto TV]] Europe
  
  
 
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==='''[[UK Gold]]'''===
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==LATIN AMERICA==
  
'''UK Gold''' had a 15 year run of '''Doctor Who''' repeats, from '''2 November 1992 to 14 April 2007'''.
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'''Doctor Who''' aired briefly on two South American-based satellite stations:
  
* See our dedicated [[UK Gold]] page
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*[[HBO OLE|HBO Ole]]
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*[[Uniseries]]
  
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==AUSTRALIA==
==='''[[Super Channel|SUPER CHANNEL]]'''===
 
  
Satellite television station '''[[Super Channel]] ''' was launched on 30 January 1987, and broadcast across Europe.
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'''Doctor Who''' screened on [[Australia]]'s '''[[wikipedia:Foxtel|FOXTEL]] / UKTV''' from '''1 August 1996'''.  
 
 
* See our dedicated [[Super Channel|SUPER CHANNEL]] page
 
 
 
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==='''[[BBC Prime|BBC PRIME]]'''===
 
 
 
Launched in 1987, this station (previously called '''BBC TV Europe''' and then '''BBC World Service Television''') was the BBC's first entertainment channel available via satellite and cable across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, broadcasting 24 hours a day.
 
 
 
'''BBC Prime''' aired a selection of BBC as well as ITV programming, including '''Doctor Who'''.
 
 
 
* See our dedicated [[BBC World Service Television Europe]] page
 
* See our dedicated [[BBC Prime|BBC PRIME]] page
 
 
 
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==EUROPE==
 
 
 
As noted above, several European countries were able to receive '''Super Channel''' and '''BBC Prime''', but one digital satellite station was established solely for the Scandinavian market:
 
 
 
[[File:TV4SFlogo.JPG |right|thumb|250px|TV4 Science Fiction logo]]
 
==='''TV4 SCIENCE FICTION'''===
 
 
 
'''[[wikipedia:TV4 Science Fiction|TV4 Science Fiction]]''' is a satellite and cable television channel dedicated to the science fiction genre owned by TV4 AB. It was launched on 29 February 2008, and was broadcast to [[Denmark]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], and [[Norway]].
 
 
 
 
 
'''TRANSMISSION'''
 
 
 
'''TV4 SF''' screened all the available serials from the first seven Doctors. Episodes screened three times daily, usually early evening, just after midnight, then around 3.00am the following morning. It would appear that '''Doctor Who''' was part of the regular schedules since launch date in '''February 2008'''.
 
 
 
By '''May 2008''', the [[Jon Pertwee stories]] were screening. By August, they had reached the [[Tom Baker stories]], starting with [[Robot]] from the first Friday of that month.
 
 
 
By '''March 2009''', the [[Sylvester McCoy]] stories were screening.
 
 
 
The series later moved to '''TV4 Guld''' (TV4 Gold):
 
*[http://www.tv4.se/1.316193/doctor_who TV4 GULD PAGE]
 
*[http://www.tvexperten.se/category/tv4 TV4 SCHEDULES]
 
*[http://www.tv4.se/1.731953/ DOCTOR WHO ON TV4]
 
  
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Cable and Satellite Stations

Doctor Who has aired on a number of cable and satellite stations over the years, and this was the only method by which some countries - particularly those in Europe and South America - could view the series on a regular basis (albeit in English).



UNITED KINGDOM

"Dr Who" repeats on BBC World Service satellite (at 5.55pm), available in Malta in April 1993

From at least September 1976 onwards, all Doctor Who serials had their "foreign" debuts on the British Forces Broadcasting Service (aka BFBS, and later SSVC) in the British Sector of West Germany. However, the BBC considered the audience of this closed-system network to still be part of the UK.

Doctor Who also aired on several domestic UK satellite stations, some independent, some owned by the BBC. They each have their own dedicated pages:



UNITED STATES and CANADA

Doctor Who aired on several US cable channels in the 1980s and 1990s, while most of the Canadian broadcasts of the series were on cable:



EUROPE

With the proliferation of satellite transmissions across Europe from the mid-1980s, most countries could receive channels from other parts of the continent and in a variety of different languages. Some countries were even able to receive channels from the Middle East and Asia.

Most European countries were also able to receive the UK stations Super Channel and BBC Prime, while one digital satellite station was established solely for the Scandinavian market:



LATIN AMERICA

Doctor Who aired briefly on two South American-based satellite stations:



AUSTRALIA

Doctor Who screened on Australia's FOXTEL / UKTV from 1 August 1996.



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