any news on Classic Who episode repeats ?
darrenh2011
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BBC America have/are showing classic episodes does anyone have any info on the bbc in the UK showing anything like this ?
ps: yes i am well aware there are a few full episodes up on the bbc worldwide youtube channel thats not what i am asking
ps: yes i am well aware there are a few full episodes up on the bbc worldwide youtube channel thats not what i am asking
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According to promotional material we are supposed to get the Doctor Revisited shows that are airing on BBC America (up to Doc# 3 so far) and presumably these (like on BBCA) will be shown alongside a story from Docs# 1 - 11.
However when or on what channel these will be shown remains a mystery.
Given we've had nothing so far I would guess that the BBC have decided not to start showing any Anniversary related shows until after Series 7b finishes.
So at least another 7 weeks but I think it will be more like September (maybe showing one a week up until Nov 23rd) before they actually do show anything.
Yeah and look how many time the same episodes keep being repeated. Its got to the fact im sick of the new series. If the US and Australia get classic who why cant we seeing as it was produced by the UK.
very much there was about 30 years of stories before it came to an end in 1989 so many more fans could watch
Or do you specifically mean repeats where you don't have to spend any time, effort or money on but can just turn your TV on and it will be there? No, there's none of those.
At a time Gold used to air the full lot in the 1990s but they could easily put them on watch.
Or if they don't want to do that then at least make some available on iPlayer.
that and the recovered episode of The Underwater Menace would be brilliant the first episode and restored version of the 10th planet wouldn't go down too badly with me
oh wait its the bbc i doubt they'll show it
This will not, of course, happen.
We'll get a single night on BBC4, mostly consisting of the drama-doc and then a load of talking heads talking about the good old days. As for Classic Who repeats? Forget it.
The BBC are embarrassed by Classic Who.
Grrrrrrr.
Would be good if they showed a selection of the classic stories in connection with the 50th anniversary.
It's sad, because a lot of people would only watch if it came on TV, and it would introduce a lot of new fans to the older stuff. Maybe even bring in a whole bunch of new fans altogether.
If it's about DVD sales then why are the Beeb happy for the constant repeats of Nu-Who to be shown on Watch?
I would have thought they would take more of a toll on said DVD sales than the occasional one-off repeats that Classic Who gets.
It doesn't make sense to me.
Probably why there's some nervousness about bringing them back into mainstream viewing.
I'd be astonished if they didn't reappear, say one story per Doctor, by November.
I think there is hope though. I think things will start gearing up in aug/sept. BBC4 is now only showing old content as it has no budget for new programming. They do seem keen on showing reams of old programs endlessly to fill schedules (like old top of the pops episodes until most of the presenters from the 70's started appearing in court. in present day).
Although classic who still seems to only available on dvd that you buy, many of the classic who dvds are no longer available to buy. It would make sense to show some of these.
A handful haven't appeared yet of course, Zygons, and The Tenth Planet most notably.
Regenerations is going to be crap. Stories already released just to make people fork out to get Tenth Planet.
My point was that some of the stories are in far wider circulation than others so could perhaps be better candidates to be televised.
Hartnell: An Unearthly Child
Troughton: The Mind Robber
Pertwee: inferno
T Baker: Pyramids of Mars
Davison: Earthshock
C Baker: Revelation of the Daleks
McCoy: Ghost Light
McGann: TV Movie