WXEL - Revision history

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Jon Preddle at 21:57, 19 October 2019

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Jon Preddle at 22:57, 18 October 2019

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Jon Preddle at 23:09, 23 August 2019

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Jon Preddle at 23:07, 23 August 2019

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John Lavalie at 17:29, 30 June 2019

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 [[File:1998-11-28 South Florida Sun Sentinel.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Sun Sentinel, Nov. 28, 1998]]
 *'''30 July 1994''': After eight years with no '''Doctor Who''', WXEL schedules a special 6-hour screening of all the "regeneration" episodes - [[An Unearthly Child]] 1, [[The War Games]] 10, [[Spearhead from Space]] 1, [[Planet of the Spiders]] 6, [[Robot]] 1, [[Logopolis]] 4, [[Castrovalva]] 1, [[The Caves of Androzani]] 4, [[The Twin Dilemma]] 1, [[Time and the Rani]] 1.
 *'''July to September 1994''': WXEL screens four stories: [[The Time Meddler]], [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]], [[Terror of the Autons]], and [[The Ark in Space]] on Saturdays, two episodes per night from 10 to 11pm.
-*From '''October 1994''' to '''March 1995''', the station screens (twice weekly) a further selection of stories: [[The Chase]], [[The Mind Robber]], [[Day of the Daleks]], [[The Deadly Assassin]], [[Black Orchid]], [[Arc of Infinity]], [[The King's Demons]], [[Attack of the Cybermen]], [[Vengeance on Varos]], [[Battlefield]] and [[Ghost Light]].
+*From '''late 1994 to mid-1995''', WXEL airs Jon Pertwee stories, two episodes per night from 10-11pm. This was followed from 11pm to midnight, by a separate run of random stories: [[The Chase]], [[The Mind Robber]], [[Day of the Daleks]], [[The Deadly Assassin]], [[Black Orchid]], [[Arc of Infinity]], [[The King's Demons]], [[Attack of the Cybermen]], [[Vengeance on Varos]], [[Battlefield]] and [[Ghost Light]].
 *'''17 December 1994''': As part of its December Pledge drive, WXEL is '''the first''' US station to show [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] complete with the b/w copy of part one.
-*'''18 March 1995''': WXEL aired the documentaries [[30 Years in the TARDIS]] (twice!) and [[Visions: By Fans For Fans]] (for the first time?). The same night, a run of the Tom Baker stories from seasons 12-15 commenced, one full story showing weekly on Saturdays.
+*'''18 March 1995''': WXEL aired the documentaries [[30 Years in the TARDIS]] (twice!) and [[Visions: By Fans For Fans]] (for the first time?). The same night, a run of the Tom Baker stories from seasons 12-14 commenced ([[Robot]] to [[The Deadly Assassin]]), one full story showing weekly on Saturdays.
 *[[Visions: By Fans For Fans]] is repeated three more times between 1995 and 1996.
-*'''12 August 1995''': Mid-way through the run of Tom Baker stories, WXEL screens all six episodes of [[Planet of the Daleks]], including the b/w part 3.
+*'''July - August 1995''': Mid-way through the run of Tom Baker stories, WXEL takes a break from the fourth Doctor and screens [[The Seeds of Death]], [[The Curse of Fenric]], and on '''12 August 1995''', all six episodes of [[Planet of the Daleks]], including one of the first-ever showings on US TV of the b/w part 3.
-*'''4 November 1995''': The run of Tom Baker stories ends.
+*The remaining season 14 and 15 Tom Baker serials ([[The Face of Evil]] to [[The Invasion of Time]]) are shown, and the run concludes on '''4 November 1995'''.
-*'''11 November to 16 December 1995''': A run of serials, including [[An Unearthly Child]], and multi-Doctor stories [[The Three Doctors]] and [[The Two Doctors]] (and maybe also [[The Five Doctors]]?).
+*'''11 November to 16 December 1995''': A run of random serials, including [[An Unearthly Child]], and multi-Doctor stories [[The Three Doctors]] and [[The Two Doctors]] (and maybe also [[The Five Doctors]]?).
 *'''9 December 1995''': [[K9 and Company]] airs, prior to that day's regular weekly story (which may have been [[The Five Doctors]]?).
 *'''1996''': Further Tom Baker serials from seasons 16-18 are shown.

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 *'''12 August 1995''': Mid-way through the run of Tom Baker stories, WXEL screens all six episodes of [[Planet of the Daleks]], including the b/w part 3.
 *'''4 November 1995''': The run of Tom Baker stories ends.
-*'''11 November to 16 December 1995''': Multi-Doctor serials, including [[An Unearthly Child]], [[The Three Doctors]], and [[The Two Doctors]] are shown.
+*'''11 November to 16 December 1995''': A run of serials, including [[An Unearthly Child]], and multi-Doctor stories [[The Three Doctors]] and [[The Two Doctors]] (and maybe also [[The Five Doctors]]?).
 *'''9 December 1995''': [[K9 and Company]] airs, prior to that day's regular weekly story (which may have been [[The Five Doctors]]?).
 *'''1996''': Further Tom Baker serials from seasons 16-18 are shown.

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 [[File:1998-11-28 South Florida Sun Sentinel.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Sun Sentinel, Nov. 28, 1998]]
 *'''30 July 1994''': After eight years with no '''Doctor Who''', WXEL schedules a special 6-hour screening of all the "regeneration" episodes - [[An Unearthly Child]] 1, [[The War Games]] 10, [[Spearhead from Space]] 1, [[Planet of the Spiders]] 6, [[Robot]] 1, [[Logopolis]] 4, [[Castrovalva]] 1, [[The Caves of Androzani]] 4, [[The Twin Dilemma]] 1, [[Time and the Rani]] 1.
-*'''July to September 1994''': WXEL screens four stories: [[The Time Meddler]], [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]], [[Terror of the Autons]], and [[The Ark in Space]] during this period.
+*'''July to September 1994''': WXEL screens four stories: [[The Time Meddler]], [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]], [[Terror of the Autons]], and [[The Ark in Space]] on Saturdays, two episodes per night from 10 to 11pm.
 *From '''October 1994''' to '''March 1995''', the station screens (twice weekly) a further selection of stories: [[The Chase]], [[The Mind Robber]], [[Day of the Daleks]], [[The Deadly Assassin]], [[Black Orchid]], [[Arc of Infinity]], [[The King's Demons]], [[Attack of the Cybermen]], [[Vengeance on Varos]], [[Battlefield]] and [[Ghost Light]].
-*'''17 December 1994''': As part of its December Pledge drive, WXEL is '''the first''' US station to show [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] complete with the b/w copy of part one. It also acquires the b/w part three of [[Planet of the Daleks]].
+*'''17 December 1994''': As part of its December Pledge drive, WXEL is '''the first''' US station to show [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] complete with the b/w copy of part one.
-*'''18 March 1995''': WXEL aired the documentary [[Visions: By Fans For Fans]] (for the first time?). It was repeated three times between 1995 and 1996. The same night, a run of the Tom Baker stories from seasons 12-15 commenced, one full story showing weekly on Saturdays.
+*'''18 March 1995''': WXEL aired the documentaries [[30 Years in the TARDIS]] (twice!) and [[Visions: By Fans For Fans]] (for the first time?). The same night, a run of the Tom Baker stories from seasons 12-15 commenced, one full story showing weekly on Saturdays.
-*'''29 March 1996''': [[Remembrance of the Daleks]], [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] and [[Silver Nemesis]] premiere during a pledge night.
+*[[Visions: By Fans For Fans]] is repeated three more times between 1995 and 1996.
 *Soon after Jon Pertwee's death on '''20 May 1996''', WXEL screened a special tribute to the actor:
 {{YouTube table |4Z7VIMTP1mA|'''WXEL Tribute'''}}
-*The 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] were then shown again as part of the tribute: Part 7 of [[Inferno]] aired on '''29 June 1996'''.
+*The 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] were then shown again as part of the tribute through until mid-1997.
 *'''29 November 1998''': The station celebrated the series' 35th anniversary with a special event screening of two "fully restored" Pertwee stories (see newspaper clipping above).

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 *'''24 January 1984''':  The [[Tom Baker stories]] begin with [[Robot]].
-*'''1986''': Screened the 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]].
+*'''1986''': The station screens the 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] and the [[Peter Davison]] era. But they drop the series at the end of the year.
-*'''1990s''': WXEL shows several episodes never before screened in the US, such as part three of [[Planet of the Daleks]].
-*'''17 December 1994''': WXEL was one of the (if not '''the''') first stations to show [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] complete with the b/w copy of part one.
-*'''18 March 1995''': WXEL aired the documentary [[Visions: By Fans For Fans]] (for the first time?). it was repeated three times between 1995 and 1996. The same night, a repeat of the Tom Baker stories started again.
 *'''29 March 1996''': [[Remembrance of the Daleks]], [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] and [[Silver Nemesis]] premiere during a pledge night.
 *Soon after Jon Pertwee's death on '''20 May 1996''', WXEL screened a special tribute to the actor:
 {{YouTube table |4Z7VIMTP1mA|'''WXEL Tribute'''}}
 *The 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] were then shown again as part of the tribute: Part 7 of [[Inferno]] aired on '''29 June 1996'''.