Kenya - Revision history

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 ==Television Stations / Channels==
-Kenya began its television service in 1962.
+Kenya began its television service in October 1962, with a government-owned commercial broadcaster based in Nairobi. The station was called '''[[wikipedia:Kenya Broadcasting Corporation| Kenya Broadcasting Corporation]]''' when it was launched (with the assistance of [[TIE Ltd]]), but was renamed '''Voice of Kenya''' two years later in July 1964.
-There is just one television station: '''[[wikipedia:Kenya Broadcasting Corporation|Voice of Kenya Television (VOK)]]''' (as it was known when launched in October 1962, before being renamed Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in 1969), a government-owned commercial broadcaster based in Nairobi. The station was created with the assistance of [[TIE Ltd]].
+Colour transmissions began in 1978 using the [[Wikipedia:PAL|PAL]] colour broadcast system, although '''Doctor Who''' did not screen in colour in that country.
-Colour transmissions began in 1978 using the [[Wikipedia:PAL|PAL]] colour broadcast system, although '''Doctor Who''' did not screen in colour in that country.
+The TV station name reverted back to '''Kenya Broadcasting Corporation''' in 1989.
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 Finally starting on '''30 June 1966''', the series screened weekly, at 6.00pm.
 The series took a break for one week on '''25 May 1967''', midway through [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]], to allow for delayed coverage of the 20 May 1967 FA Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium.
 The final episode (part two of [[The Rescue]]) is listed for both '''6 July and 13 July 1967'''; either the screening of the final episode was delayed by a week, or the newspaper erroneously reprinted the previous week's billing for '''Doctor Who''' instead of its replacement programme, [[wikipedia:The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]].
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 ==Kenya in Doctor Who==
 *Deep Roy (Mr Sin in [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]) was born in Nairobi.
 * The 12 million year old skull was found in Kenya ([[Image of the Fendahl]]).

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 Finally starting on '''30 June 1966''', the series screened weekly, at 6.00pm.
-The series took a break for one week on '''25 May 1967''', midway through [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]], to allow for delayed coverage of the 14 May 1966 FA Cup Final between Everton and Sheffield.
+The series took a break for one week on '''25 May 1967''', midway through [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]], to allow for delayed coverage of the 20 May 1967 FA Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium.
 The final episode (part two of [[The Rescue]]) is listed for both '''6 July and 13 July 1967'''; either the screening of the final episode was delayed by a week, or the newspaper erroneously reprinted the previous week's billing for '''Doctor Who''' instead of its replacement programme, [[wikipedia:The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]].

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	*Deep Roy (Mr Sin in [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]) was born in Nairobi.		*Deep Roy (Mr Sin in [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]) was born in Nairobi.
	* The 12 million year old skull was found in Kenya ([[Image of the Fendahl]]).		* The 12 million year old skull was found in Kenya ([[Image of the Fendahl]]).
		+	*Sneh Gupta (Osborn in [[Resurrection of the Daleks]]) was born in Nairobi.

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 ==Kenya in Doctor Who==
+*Deep Roy (Mr Sin in [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]) was born in Nairobi.
 * The 12 million year old skull was found in Kenya ([[Image of the Fendahl]]).

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	Kenya was the last continental [[:Category:Africa\|African]] country to air this batch of 53 episodes. Its prints may have been sent back to '''[[TIE Ltd]]''', returned to the BBC, or disposed of by other means., or perhaps sent to [[Mauritius]], which was the next [[TIE Ltd]] country to screen the series, starting in October 1966.		Kenya was the last continental [[:Category:Africa\|African]] country to air this batch of 53 episodes. Its prints may have been sent back to '''[[TIE Ltd]]''', returned to the BBC, or disposed of by other means., or perhaps sent to [[Mauritius]], which was the next [[TIE Ltd]] country to screen the series, starting in October 1966.
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		+	The first five serials may have gone to [[Mauritius]].

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	Kenya was served by the programme distributor '''[[TIE Ltd\|Television International Enterprises Limited / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]'''. The previous [[TIE Ltd]] client to screen the same set of 53 episodes was [[Aden]], however it is likely that [[Aden]]'s films were sent to [[Trinidad]]. Being the first East African country in [[TIE Ltd]]'s network, the station may have acquired its own set of prints.		Kenya was served by the programme distributor '''[[TIE Ltd\|Television International Enterprises Limited / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]'''. The previous [[TIE Ltd]] client to screen the same set of 53 episodes was [[Aden]], however it is likely that [[Aden]]'s films were sent to [[Trinidad]]. Being the first East African country in [[TIE Ltd]]'s network, the station may have acquired its own set of prints.
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		+	Alternatively, and probably the more likely, the films were sent over from [[Nigeria]].

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 |'''Region'''||[[:Category:Africa|Africa]]||Commonwealth
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-|'''Television commenced'''||October 1962||
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 Kenya began its television service in 1962.
-There is just one television station: '''[[wikipedia:Kenya Broadcasting Corporation|Voice of Kenya Television (VOK)]]''' (as it was known when launched in October 1962, before being renamed Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in 1969), a government-owned commercial broadcaster based in Nairobi.
+There is just one television station: '''[[wikipedia:Kenya Broadcasting Corporation|Voice of Kenya Television (VOK)]]''' (as it was known when launched in October 1962, before being renamed Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in 1969), a government-owned commercial broadcaster based in Nairobi. The station was created with the assistance of [[TIE Ltd]].
 Colour transmissions began in 1978 using the [[Wikipedia:PAL|PAL]] colour broadcast system, although '''Doctor Who''' did not screen in colour in that country.
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 ====Origin of the Prints?====
-Kenya was served by the programme distributor '''[[TIE Ltd|Television International Enterprises Limited / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]'''. The previous TIE Ltd client to screen the same set of 53 episodes was [[Aden]], however it is likely that [[Aden]]'s films were sent to [[Uganda]] first, and [[Uganda]] sent them to Kenya on a regular basis, although there was a slight delay with delivery of the first episode.
+Kenya was served by the programme distributor '''[[TIE Ltd|Television International Enterprises Limited / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]'''. The previous [[TIE Ltd]] client to screen the same set of 53 episodes was [[Aden]], however it is likely that [[Aden]]'s films were sent to [[Trinidad]]. Being the first East African country in [[TIE Ltd]]'s network, the station may have acquired its own set of prints.
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 ====Fate of the Prints?====
-Kenya was the last [[:Category:Africa|African]] country to air this batch of 53 episodes. Its prints may have been sent back to '''[[TIE Ltd]]''', returned to the BBC, or disposed of by other means.
+Kenya was the last continental [[:Category:Africa|African]] country to air this batch of 53 episodes. Its prints may have been sent back to '''[[TIE Ltd]]''', returned to the BBC, or disposed of by other means., or perhaps sent to [[Mauritius]], which was the next [[TIE Ltd]] country to screen the series, starting in October 1966.
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 ==TV listings==

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 Eleven stories, 53 episodes:
 {| {{small-table}}
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 ==Transmission==
 ===[[William Hartnell stories|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]===

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 The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from 1966, identifies Kenya as one of the '''twelve''' countries screening '''Doctor Who''' in that year.
 '''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''"(7)"''' stories by 28 February 1977. '''The Handbook''' however identifies '''eight''', being: {{A}}, {{C}}, {{D}}, {{E}}, {{H}}, {{J}}, {{K}} and {{L}}.
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 ====Origin of the Prints?====
-Kenya was served by the programme distributor '''[[TIE Ltd|Television International Enterprises Limited / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]'''. The previous TIE Ltd client to screen the series was [[Aden]].
+Kenya was served by the programme distributor '''[[TIE Ltd|Television International Enterprises Limited / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]'''. The previous TIE Ltd client to screen the same set of 53 episodes was [[Aden]], however it is likely that [[Aden]]'s films were sent to [[Uganda]] first, and [[Uganda]] sent them to Kenya on a regular basis, although there was a slight delay with delivery of the first episode.
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 ===[[William Hartnell stories|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]===
-The debut of the series appears to have been delayed by three weeks; the first episode is billed in the '''16 June''', '''23 June''', and '''30 June 1966''' newspapers. (A similar delay prevented [[Zambia]] from screening the series on its intended first date as it was awaiting receipt of the film prints coming from [[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe|Rhodesia]], who in turn seems to have been waiting the prints to come from somewhere else...)
+The debut of the series appears to have been delayed by three weeks; the first episode is billed in the '''16 June''', '''23 June''', and '''30 June 1966''' newspapers. (A similar delay prevented [[Zambia]] from screening the series on its intended first date as it was awaiting receipt of the film prints coming from [[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe|Rhodesia]], who in turn seems to have been waiting the prints to come from its supplier, possibly [[Gibraltar]]...)
 Finally starting on '''30 June 1966''', the series screened weekly, at 6.00pm.
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 ====Fate of the Prints?====
-Kenya was the last [[:Category:Africa|African]] country to air this batch of 53 episodes. Its prints may have been sent back to '''[[TIE Ltd]]''', or disposed of by other means.
+Kenya was the last [[:Category:Africa|African]] country to air this batch of 53 episodes. Its prints may have been sent back to '''[[TIE Ltd]]''', returned to the BBC, or disposed of by other means.