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Jon Preddle at 20:30, 3 June 2025

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John Lavalie: /* WGBH */

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WGBH

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WGBX

Jon Preddle at 03:31, 7 April 2025

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Jon Preddle at 23:22, 6 April 2025

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Jon Preddle at 21:05, 6 April 2025

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Jon Preddle at 22:59, 5 April 2025

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Jon Preddle at 22:11, 5 April 2025

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Jon Preddle at 21:58, 5 April 2025

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 *'''10 April 1976''': The series moves to Saturdays.
 *'''3 July 1976''': To allow for special event programming that week, episode 2 of [[The Mind of Evil]] airs on sister channel WGBX instead (see below).
-*'''9 October 1976''': [[Colony in Space]] is the last serial to air on WGBH. '''Doctor Who''' then moves over to sister channel [[WGBX]] from '''5 October 1976''' -- see below.
+*'''2 October 1976''': [[Colony in Space]] part 5 is the last episode to air on WGBH. Part 6 of that serial airs on sister channel [[WGBX]] on '''5 October 1976''', followed by the remainder of the package of Jon Pertwee serials -- see below.
 *'''1 January 1979''': The series returns to Channel 2. [[Tom Baker stories]] air Monday through Thursdays, 7:00pm.
 *'''11 January 1980''': A Friday airing is added.
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 [[File:Boston 19760801.JPG|thumb|none|150px|The Claws of Axos, 1 August 1976]]
 ==[[wikipedia:WGBX-TV|WGBX]]==
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 *'''3 July 1976''': To allow for special event programming occurring that weekend on WGBH Channel 2 (above), episode 2 of [[The Mind of Evil]] airs instead on WGBX at 7.30pm.
-*'''5 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved across from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is [[The Daemons]], followed by all of Season 9, in an 8pm slot.
+*'''5 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved across from WGBH (see above); the first episode to air on WGBX is [[Colony in Space]] part 6, followed by [[The Daemons]], then all of Season 9, in an 8pm slot.
 *'''17 May 1977''': WGBX "repeats" the Season 7 and 8 stories that had previously aired on WGBH. During October, the series shifts from Tuesday nights to Thursdays. From January 1978 the time moves to 9pm. See ident at right...
 *'''28 September 1978''': The WGBX run comes to an end with the repeat of [[The Time Monster]] part 6. All  13 serials have been aired twice across both WGBH and WGBX.

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 *'''10 April 1976''': The series moves to Saturdays.
 *'''3 July 1976''': To allow for special event programming that week, episode 2 of [[The Mind of Evil]] airs on sister channel WGBX instead (see below).
-*'''9 October 1976''': [[Colony in Space]] is the last serial to air on WGBH. '''Doctor Who''' then moves over to sister channel [[WGBX]] from 12 October 1976 -- see below.
+*'''9 October 1976''': [[Colony in Space]] is the last serial to air on WGBH. '''Doctor Who''' then moves over to sister channel [[WGBX]] from '''5 October 1976''' -- see below.
 *'''1 January 1979''': The series returns to Channel 2. [[Tom Baker stories]] air Monday through Thursdays, 7:00pm.
 *'''11 January 1980''': A Friday airing is added.
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 [[File:Boston 19760801.JPG|thumb|none|150px|The Claws of Axos, 1 August 1976]]
 ==[[wikipedia:WGBX-TV|WGBX]]==

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 *'''3 July 1976''': To allow for special event programming occurring that weekend on WGBH Channel 2 (above), episode 2 of [[The Mind of Evil]] airs instead on WGBX at 7.30pm.
-*'''12 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved across from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is [[The Daemons]], followed by all of Season 9, in an 8pm slot.
+*'''5 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved across from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is [[The Daemons]], followed by all of Season 9, in an 8pm slot.
 *'''17 May 1977''': WGBX "repeats" the Season 7 and 8 stories that had previously aired on WGBH. During October, the series shifts from Tuesday nights to Thursdays. From January 1978 the time moves to 9pm. See ident at right...
 *'''28 September 1978''': The WGBX run comes to an end with the repeat of [[The Time Monster]] part 6. All  13 serials have been aired twice across both WGBH and WGBX.

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-*'''3 July 1976''': To allow for special event programming occurring that week on WGBH Channel 2 (above), episode 2 of [[The Mind of Evil]] airs instead on WGBX at 7.30pm.
+*'''3 July 1976''': To allow for special event programming occurring that weekend on WGBH Channel 2 (above), episode 2 of [[The Mind of Evil]] airs instead on WGBX at 7.30pm.
 *'''12 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved across from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is [[The Daemons]], followed by all of Season 9, in an 8pm slot.
 *'''17 May 1977''': WGBX "repeats" the Season 7 and 8 stories that had previously aired on WGBH. During October, the series shifts from Tuesday nights to Thursdays. From January 1978 the time moves to 9pm. See ident at right...

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 *'''20 January 1976''': the series moves to Tuesday.
 *'''10 April 1976''': The series moves to Saturdays.
-*'''9 October 1976''': [[Colony in Space]] is the last serial to air on WGBH (although it's possible that part six didn't air at all).
+*'''3 July 1976''': To allow for special event programming that week, episode 2 of [[The Mind of Evil]] airs on sister channel WGBX instead (see below).
-*'''Doctor Who''' moves over to sister channel [[WGBX]] from 12 October 1976 -- see below.
+*'''9 October 1976''': [[Colony in Space]] is the last serial to air on WGBH. '''Doctor Who''' then moves over to sister channel [[WGBX]] from 12 October 1976 -- see below.
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 *'''12 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved across from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is [[The Daemons]], followed by all of Season 9, in an 8pm slot.
 *'''17 May 1977''': WGBX "repeats" the Season 7 and 8 stories that had previously aired on WGBH. During October, the series shifts from Tuesday nights to Thursdays. From January 1978 the time moves to 9pm. See ident at right...

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 ==[[wikipedia:WGBX-TV|WGBX]]==
 {{airdates-left|Boston (WGBX)}}
-[[File:WGBX ID 1978.jpg|thumb|right|250px|WGBX ID, summer 1978?]]
+[[File:WGBX ID 1978.jpg|thumb|right|250px|WGBX ID from 1978, showing Dr Who Thursdays at 9pm]]
 '''Channel 44 (PBS)''' (This is a sister channel to '''WGBH''')
 *'''12 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is [[The Daemons]], followed by all of Season 9.
-*'''17 May 1977''': WGBX "repeats" the Season 7 and 8 stories that had previously aired on WGBH.
+*'''12 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved across from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is [[The Daemons]], followed by all of Season 9, in an 8pm slot.
-*'''28 September 1978''': The WGBX run comes to an end with the repeat of [[The Time Monster]] part 6.
+*'''17 May 1977''': WGBX "repeats" the Season 7 and 8 stories that had previously aired on WGBH. During October, the series shifts from Tuesday nights to Thursdays. From January 1978 the time moves to 9pm. See ident at right...
 <!--*'''17 May 1977''': Seasons 10 and 11 ([[The Three Doctors]] through [[Planet of the Spiders]], except [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]] and [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] because they had colour episodes missing) premiere in the United States.  The rest of the country would have to wait until 1983.
 **It would appear that the sale of these latter Pertwees was between WGBX and the BBC directly, rather than via Time-Life, who only had the distribution rights up to [[The Time Monster]]. WGBH and the BBC enjoyed a healthy co-production relationship, which no doubt enabled WGBH/WGBX to acquire additional episodes of '''Doctor Who''' -- indeed WGBH produced the acclaimed "[[wikipedia:Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]", a showcase for many highly-regarded BBC productions, which debuted in January 1971. These new episodes of '''Doctor Who''' may have been acquired as part of this "package deal" with the BBC. Since the SF series wouldn't have fallen within "Masterpiece Theatre"'s criteria, it was instead bundled off to WGBH's little 'sister' WGBX.) And perhaps with a mind to recouping the PAL to NTSC conversion costs, was why the BBC was able to sell the same set of Pertwee episodes to [[CKVU]] and [[TVO]] in [[Canada]] at the same time. It's possible that although WGBX purchased the episodes first, the Bostonian station had to wait until after [[The Time Monster]] had aired to play them in sequential order, which is why the two Canadian stations actually aired a number of them first.-->

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 *'''17 April 1988''': [[Robot]] airing #11.
 *'''14 August 1988''': The series ends.
 [[File:Boston 19760801.JPG|thumb|none|150px|The Claws of Axos, 1 August 1976]]
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 '''Channel 44 (PBS)''' (This is a sister channel to '''WGBH''')
-*'''12 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is [[The Daemons]].
+*'''12 October 1976''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] are moved from WGBH (see above); the first serial to air on WGBX is [[The Daemons]], followed by all of Season 9.
-*'''17 May 1977''': Seasons 10 and 11 ([[The Three Doctors]] through [[Planet of the Spiders]], except [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]] and [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] because they had colour episodes missing) premiere in the United States.  The rest of the country would have to wait until 1983.
+*'''17 May 1977''': WGBX "repeats" the Season 7 and 8 stories that had previously aired on WGBH.
-**It would appear that the sale of these latter Pertwees was between WGBX and the BBC directly, rather than via Time-Life, who only had the distribution rights up to [[The Time Monster]]. WGBH and the BBC enjoyed a healthy co-production relationship, which no doubt enabled WGBH/WGBX to acquire additional episodes of '''Doctor Who''' -- indeed WGBH produced the acclaimed "[[wikipedia:Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]", a showcase for many highly-regarded BBC productions, which debuted in January 1971. These new episodes of '''Doctor Who''' may have been acquired as part of this "package deal" with the BBC. Since the SF series wouldn't have fallen within "Masterpiece Theatre"'s criteria, it was instead bundled off to WGBH's little 'sister' WGBX.) And perhaps with a mind to recouping the PAL to NTSC conversion costs, was why the BBC was able to sell the same set of Pertwee episodes to [[CKVU]] and [[TVO]] in [[Canada]] at the same time. It's possible that although WGBX purchased the episodes first, the Bostonian station had to wait until after [[The Time Monster]] had aired to play them in sequential order, which is why the two Canadian stations actually aired a number of them first.
+*'''28 September 1977''': The WGBX run comes to an end with the repeat of [[The Time Monster]] part 6.
-*'''9 March 1984''': Aired [[The Five Doctors]].
+<!--*'''17 May 1977''': Seasons 10 and 11 ([[The Three Doctors]] through [[Planet of the Spiders]], except [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]] and [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] because they had colour episodes missing) premiere in the United States.  The rest of the country would have to wait until 1983.
-*'''6 November 1989''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] air.
+**It would appear that the sale of these latter Pertwees was between WGBX and the BBC directly, rather than via Time-Life, who only had the distribution rights up to [[The Time Monster]]. WGBH and the BBC enjoyed a healthy co-production relationship, which no doubt enabled WGBH/WGBX to acquire additional episodes of '''Doctor Who''' -- indeed WGBH produced the acclaimed "[[wikipedia:Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]", a showcase for many highly-regarded BBC productions, which debuted in January 1971. These new episodes of '''Doctor Who''' may have been acquired as part of this "package deal" with the BBC. Since the SF series wouldn't have fallen within "Masterpiece Theatre"'s criteria, it was instead bundled off to WGBH's little 'sister' WGBX.) And perhaps with a mind to recouping the PAL to NTSC conversion costs, was why the BBC was able to sell the same set of Pertwee episodes to [[CKVU]] and [[TVO]] in [[Canada]] at the same time. It's possible that although WGBX purchased the episodes first, the Bostonian station had to wait until after [[The Time Monster]] had aired to play them in sequential order, which is why the two Canadian stations actually aired a number of them first.-->
 *'''12 July 1990''': The [[Peter Davison stories]] air.
 *'''25 August 1990''': A special Saturday airing of [[Arc of Infinity]] and [[The Five Doctors]].

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-*'''29 January 1979''': The series returns to Channel 2. [[Tom Baker stories]] air Monday through Thursdays, 7:00pm.
+*'''1 January 1979''': The series returns to Channel 2. [[Tom Baker stories]] air Monday through Thursdays, 7:00pm.
 *'''11 January 1980''': A Friday airing is added.
 *'''8 October 1980''': [[Robot]] begins another run, this time without Howard Da Silva's narration.