Australia - Revision history

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 *Leo Ryan and Bill Duggan are both Australians ([[The Wheel in Space]])
 *There is a T-Mat terminal in Canberra ([[The Seeds of Death]])
-*In [[The Ambassadors of Death]], the Doctor asks "What is the capital of Australia?"
+*In [[The Ambassadors of Death]], the Doctor asks "What is the capital of Australia?" The Australian flag is seen in stock footage of a radio-telescope.
 *Australian-born actor Errol Flynn is mentioned by Bill Filer ([[The Claws of Axos]])
 *Jago mentions Australia. Magnus Greel was known as "the Butcher of Brisbane", presumably named for the city ([[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]])

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 *Viktors Ritellis (Assistant Floor Manager on [[The Crusade]])
 *Sue Wills (Production Secretary on [[Galaxy 4]] and [[The Invasion]])
-*Sandra Reid (designer ([[The Tenth Planet]])
+*Sandra Reid (designer ([[The Tenth Planet]]) lived in Australia for a time
 *Lennie Mayne (director [[The Curse of Peladon]], [[The Three Doctors]], [[The Monster of Peladon]], [[The Hand of Fear]])

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 The final regular screening on '''ABC''' was a repeat of [[Revelation of the Daleks]] part four, on '''3 March 1994'''. ABC's rights expired on''' 30 June 1994'''.
-The Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] aired on Sunday, '''3 July 1996''', and was repeated on '''15 January 1997'''.
+The Paul McGann [[TV Movie]] aired on Sunday, '''3 July 1996''', and was repeated on '''15 January 1997''' and again on '''25 November 1998'''.
-This transmission marked the final screening of '''Doctor Who''' on the '''ABC''' in the twentieth century, where it had had its home for '''32 years'''...
+This transmission marked the final screening of '''Doctor Who''' on the '''ABC''' in the twentieth century, where it had had its home for '''33 years'''...
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 *Leo Ryan and Bill Duggan are both Australians ([[The Wheel in Space]])
 *There is a T-Mat terminal in Canberra ([[The Seeds of Death]])
 *Australian-born actor Errol Flynn is mentioned by Bill Filer ([[The Claws of Axos]])
-*Magnus Greel was known as "the Butcher of Brisbane", presumably named for the city ([[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]])
+*Jago mentions Australia. Magnus Greel was known as "the Butcher of Brisbane", presumably named for the city ([[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]])
 *Garron sold Sydney Harbour – but not the Opera House – to an Arab for fifty millions dollars ([[The Ribos Operation]])
 *The Doctor mentions Australian singer, Dame Nellie Melba ([[The Power of Kroll]])

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 *Moonbase crewmen J Elliot (No 5) and Robert "Bob" Anders (No 7) are Australian ([[The Moonbase]])
 *There is an Ioniser Base in Australasia ([[The Ice Warriors]])
-*[[The Enemy of the World]] is partially set in Australia, and features many Australian characters.
+*[[The Enemy of the World]] is partially set in Australia (at Kanowa), and features many Australian characters, such as Griffin the chef from Wooloomooloo.
 *Leo Ryan and Bill Duggan are both Australian ([[The Wheel in Space]])
 *There is a T-Mat terminal in Canberra ([[The Seeds of Death]])
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 *Tegan's cousin Colin Fraser appears in [[Arc of Infinity]]
 *The second Doctor mentions kangaroos in [[The Five Doctors]]

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-Australia therefore bought '''all''' of the [[Peter Davison stories]]. [[The Five Doctors]] was supplied in its 90 minute version.
+Australia therefore bought '''all''' of the [[Peter Davison stories]]. [[The Five Doctors]] was supplied in its 90 minute version. (It has been often reported that the ABC co-funded the production of [[The Five Doctors]], howeverthe ABC had no financial input.)
 The programme was supplied as PAL colour video tapes with English soundtracks. The BBC edited the original 50 minute episodes of [[Resurrection of the Daleks]] by cutting them in half at a convenient moment, creating 'new' cliffhangers, but without adding recaps. The Episode number captions were also removed:  Parts Two, Three and Four did not have 'number' captions.