Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 / QGSI 2.0; site qubix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!qubix!msc From: msc@qubix.UUCP (Mark Callow) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho,net.flame Subject: Re: Re: Government funded TV. Message-ID: <1593@qubix.UUCP> Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 21:52:57 EST Article-I.D.: qubix.1593 Posted: Tue Jan 15 21:52:57 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 18-Jan-85 01:57:43 EST References: <296@wjvax.UUCP> <1007@ihuxe.UUCP> <536@ncoast.UUCP> <2276@mit-hermes.ARPA> Organization: Qubix Graphic Systems, San Jose, CA Lines: 17 Xref: watmath net.tv.drwho:766 net.flame:7793 > 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. -- From the TARDIS of Mark Callow msc@qubix.UUCP, qubix!msc@decwrl.ARPA ...{decvax,ucbvax}!decwrl!qubix!msc, ...{amd,ihnp4,ittvax}!qubix!msc