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From: msc@qubix.UUCP (Mark Callow)
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Subject: Re: Re: Government funded TV.
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> Incidentally, am I the only person on the net who saw the original Dr Who
> premiere on the BBC in 1963(?), in glorious black&white? It was so popular
> that they repeated it the next week before starting episode 2.

No you're not.

It wasn't repeated because of popularity.  It was repeated because the original
broadcast was delayed and, as a result, a large number of people missed it.  The
BBC felt it important that the viewers see the first episode to be able to follow
the story.

The original broadcast (Sat. 23 Nov. 1963) was delayed due to news coverage of the
assasination of President Kennedy which had happened the previous day.
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