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 Troughton's final season was split in two, with the first run ending at {{XX}}. Episodes aired weekly on Fridays or Sundays, at 5.20pm, 5.40pm, 5.45pm or 5.50pm. There are no instances where 'dual' screenings occurred. From '''9 July 1970''', the west and east coats of Australia were permanently connected via microwave link, which potentially meant that multiple prints of episodes (if indeed there ever were any) were no longer required, as video copies of programming for later playback could be made off the microlink feed.
-*'''MELBOURNE''': The next block kicked off in Victoria, from Friday, '''24 April 1970'''. During the August school holidays, while {{WW}} was airing in its usual Friday slot, {{PP}} (its last-ever screening in Australia) and {{QQ}} were repeated at 2.00pm on weekday afternoons, '''24 August to 3 September 1970''', with the final two episodes of each playing back to back on the Friday, ahead of {{WW}} parts one and two. The run concluded on '''30 October 1970'''. Two months later, on weekdays between '''18 December 1970 and 5 January 1971''', repeats of {{SS}} and {{TT}} aired.
+*'''MELBOURNE''': The next block kicked off in Victoria, from Friday, '''24 April 1970'''. During the August school holidays, while {{WW}} was airing in its usual Friday slot, {{PP}} (its last-ever screening in Australia) and {{QQ}} were repeated (or in the case of the two skipped episodes of {{PP}}, their first airing in Victoria) at 2.00pm on weekday afternoons, '''24 August to 3 September 1970''', with the final two episodes of each playing back to back on the Friday, ahead of {{WW}} parts one and two. The run concluded on '''30 October 1970'''. Two months later, on weekdays between '''18 December 1970 and 5 January 1971''', repeats of {{SS}} and {{TT}} aired.
 *'''SYDNEY''' / '''CANBERRA''': the run opened on Sunday, '''26 April 1970''', and ended '''1 November 1970'''. August school holiday weekday repeats of {{SS}} ran from '''31 August to 7 September 1970''', at 2.00pm. There were further repeats, weekdays from '''6 to 28 January 1971''', of {{TT}}, {{UU}} and {{VV}} (parts seven and eight back to back on the last day).

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 *'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''': The new run commenced from Friday, '''5 July 1968'''. The run concluded on '''18 May 1969'''. From '''8 to 16 May 1969''', during the May school holidays, {{LL}} was repeated (timeslots vary, between 2.30pm and 3.20pm).
-*'''MELBOURNE''': Victoria was the second region to screen {{MM}} (from Friday, '''12 July 1968''', however as was noted above, this was actually proceeded (from Wednesday, '''26 June 1968''' to Thursday, '''4 July 1968''') by the first run {{KK}}, which had been held over from the February 1968 run that had concluded with {{JJ}}. The run drew to a close on '''25 May 1969'''. From '''12 to 16 May 1969''', during the May school holidays, {{KK}} was repeated weekday early afternoons (with parts five and six back to back on the same day). This repeat was the final screening of {{KK}} in Australia, any additional later regional screenings not withstanding). (A cut print of part one was saved from destruction, and is held in a private collection.)
+*'''MELBOURNE''': Victoria was the second region to screen {{MM}} (from Friday, '''12 July 1968''', however as was noted above, this was actually proceeded (from Wednesday, '''26 June 1968''' to Thursday, '''4 July 1968''') by the first run {{KK}}, which had been held over from the February 1968 run that had concluded with {{JJ}}. It would appear that {{PP}} episode 4 might not have screened in Melbourne, having been bumped from the schedules by cricket, and then two weeks later, part 6 of the serial is listed as a "stand-by" programme in case the cricket scheduled for that evening was cancelled.  The run drew to a close on '''25 May 1969'''. From '''12 to 16 May 1969''', during the May school holidays, {{KK}} was repeated weekday early afternoons (with parts five and six back to back on the same day). This repeat was the final screening of {{KK}} in Australia, any additional later regional screenings in Queensland notwithstanding. (A cut print of part one was saved from destruction, and is held in a private collection.)
 *'''BRISBANE''': The run opened on Friday, '''19 July 1968''', and concluded on '''1 June 1969'''. From '''5 to 8 May 1969''', during the May school holidays, {{MM}} was repeated weekday afternoons.

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 In order for four different regions to start with the ''same'' story on the ''same'' date, there could have been four duplicate copies in use, or some of the regions had pre-taped a number of the episodes from a central feed well in advance of transmission.
-But BRISBANE fell out of step with the other three regions with {{DD}} onwards, so if there ''were'' duplicates prints in use, only three copies of {{DD}} to {{KK}} would have been in circulation to accommodate the remaining airdates.
+But BRISBANE fell out of step with the other three regions with {{DD}} onwards, so if there ''were'' duplicates prints in use and the pre-emption by one week was pre-planned in order to reduce the number of prints required, only three copies of {{DD}} to {{KK}} would have been in circulation to accommodate the remaining airdates.
 *'''PERTH''', '''ADELAIDE''' and '''HOBART''': all screened the same episodes on the same day (the episodes played weekly on Fridays at 6.30pm) for the entire run, which concluded with {{KK}} on '''19 January 1968'''. William Hartnell bowed out on '''7 July 1967''', and Patrick Troughton made his debut on '''14 July 1967'''.

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-Troughton's final season was split in two, with the first run ending at {{XX}}. Episodes aired weekly on Fridays or Sundays, at 5.20pm, 5.40pm, 5.45pm or 5.50pm. There are no instances where 'dual' screenings occurred. From '''9 July 1970''', the west and east coats of Australia were permanently connected via microwave link, which potentially meant that multiple prints of episodes (if indeed there ever were any) were no longer required, as video copies could be made of programming for later playback.
+Troughton's final season was split in two, with the first run ending at {{XX}}. Episodes aired weekly on Fridays or Sundays, at 5.20pm, 5.40pm, 5.45pm or 5.50pm. There are no instances where 'dual' screenings occurred. From '''9 July 1970''', the west and east coats of Australia were permanently connected via microwave link, which potentially meant that multiple prints of episodes (if indeed there ever were any) were no longer required, as video copies of programming for later playback could be made off the microlink feed.
 *'''MELBOURNE''': The next block kicked off in Victoria, from Friday, '''24 April 1970'''. During the August school holidays, while {{WW}} was airing in its usual Friday slot, {{PP}} (its last-ever screening in Australia) and {{QQ}} were repeated at 2.00pm on weekday afternoons, '''24 August to 3 September 1970''', with the final two episodes of each playing back to back on the Friday, ahead of {{WW}} parts one and two. The run concluded on '''30 October 1970'''. Two months later, on weekdays between '''18 December 1970 and 5 January 1971''', repeats of {{SS}} and {{TT}} aired.

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 In order for four different regions to start with the ''same'' story on the ''same'' date, there could have been four duplicate copies in use, or some of the regions had pre-taped a number of the episodes from a central feed well in advance of transmission.
-But BRISBANE fell out of step with the other three regions with {{DD}} onwards, so if there ''were'' duplicates prints in uses, only three copies of {{DD}} to {{KK}} would have been in circulation to accommodate the remaining airdates.
+But BRISBANE fell out of step with the other three regions with {{DD}} onwards, so if there ''were'' duplicates prints in use, only three copies of {{DD}} to {{KK}} would have been in circulation to accommodate the remaining airdates.
 *'''PERTH''', '''ADELAIDE''' and '''HOBART''': all screened the same episodes on the same day (the episodes played weekly on Fridays at 6.30pm) for the entire run, which concluded with {{KK}} on '''19 January 1968'''. William Hartnell bowed out on '''7 July 1967''', and Patrick Troughton made his debut on '''14 July 1967'''.
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 *'''HOBART''': Also from '''22 August to 5 September 1969''', {{LL}} and {{MM}}. Weekday holiday repeats, between '''22 December 1969 and 1 February 1970''' were {{OO}}, {{PP}}, and {{QQ}}, with the final two episodes of the latter screening back to back on the Sunday.
-*'''ADELAIDE and PERTH''': Both regions screened {{OO}} from '''29 August to 12 September 1969''' and '''1 to 15 September 1969''', respectively; both aired {{PP}} on the same dates. For the school holiday repeats, PERTH had {{MM}} from '''15 to 18 December''' (it appears that that was the ''only'' repeat in that region); ADELAIDE had {{LL}}, {{QQ}} and {{RR}} between '''22 December 1969 and 12 February 1970'''. ({{QQ}} aired in SYDNEY/CANBERRA on the same days as ADELAIDE, which indicates that ADELAIDE was recording off the coaxial feed for SYNDEY.
+*'''ADELAIDE and PERTH''': Both regions screened {{OO}} from '''29 August to 12 September 1969''' and '''1 to 15 September 1969''', respectively; both aired {{PP}} on the same dates. For the school holiday repeats, PERTH had {{MM}} from '''15 to 18 December''' (it appears that that was the ''only'' repeat in that region); ADELAIDE had {{LL}}, {{QQ}} and {{RR}} between '''22 December 1969 and 12 February 1970'''.
 *'''MELBOURNE''': From '''4 to 5 September 1969''', two episodes of {{MM}} screened back to back. Between '''2 January and 30 January 1970''', holiday repeats were {{LL}}, {{NN}}, and {{OO}}, all of which were the final screenings in Australia of those three serials (any additional later regional screenings not withstanding).

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 The third Block of episodes, which saw the departure of William Hartnell and the arrival of Patrick Troughton, opened in '''four''' regions on Friday '''24 March 1967'''.
-In order for four different regions to start with the same story on the same date, there would have been four duplicate copies in use. But BRISBANE fell out of step with the other three regions with {{DD}} onwards, so only three duplicates of {{DD}} to {{KK}} would have been in circulation to accommodate the remaining airdates.
+In order for four different regions to start with the ''same'' story on the ''same'' date, there could have been four duplicate copies in use, or some of the regions had pre-taped a number of the episodes from a central feed well in advance of transmission.
 *'''PERTH''', '''ADELAIDE''' and '''HOBART''': all screened the same episodes on the same day (the episodes played weekly on Fridays at 6.30pm) for the entire run, which concluded with {{KK}} on '''19 January 1968'''. William Hartnell bowed out on '''7 July 1967''', and Patrick Troughton made his debut on '''14 July 1967'''.
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 *'''BRISBANE''': repeats of {{Q}} to {{KK}} all in order, started '''19 February 1968''' and ended '''9 July 1968'''. The following week, Block four commenced…
-*'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''':from Monday '''12 February 1968''' a run of repeats commenced, starting with {{R}} and concluding with {{KK}} on '''25 June 1968'''. Two weeks later, the fourth Block commenced…
+*'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''': from Monday '''12 February 1968''' a run of repeats commenced, starting with {{R}} and concluding with {{KK}} on '''25 June 1968'''. Two weeks later, the fourth Block commenced…
 *'''MELBOURNE''': repeats of {{Q}} to {{JJ}} ran from '''12 February 1968''' to '''25 June 1968'''. The very next day, the skipped-over {{KK}} aired, Wednesday, Thursday, then Monday to Thursday, '''4 July 1968''', the following week. The next block of new episodes commenced the following week…

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 *'''PERTH''', '''ADELAIDE''' and '''HOBART''': all screened the same episodes on the same day (the episodes played weekly on Fridays at 6.30pm) for the entire run, which concluded with {{KK}} on '''19 January 1968'''. William Hartnell bowed out on '''7 July 1967''', and Patrick Troughton made his debut on '''14 July 1967'''.
-*'''BRISBANE''' also started on that same date, but fell out of step with the other three regions twelve weeks later, when {{DD}} part 1 was postponed by a week.
+*'''BRISBANE''' also started on that same date, but fell out of step with the other three regions twelve weeks later, from '''23 June 1967''', when {{DD}} part 1 was postponed by a week. The run ended on '''26 January 1968'''.
-*'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''' began the new run a week later, on '''31 March 1967'''.
+*'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''' began the new run a week later, on '''31 March 1967''', which also ended on '''26 January 1968'''
 *'''MELBOURNE''': Victoria was the last region to air this new run, starting on '''19 May 1967'''. The run concluded one story early, after {{JJ}} part four (rather than with {{KK}}) on '''2 February 1968'''.
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 *'''HOBART''': repeats started '''11 March 1968''', with {{Q}} to {{KK}} all in the correct order, ending '''30 July 1968'''. The following week, the next Block commenced… It was in HOBART that the run of episodes {{T}} to {{JJ}} aired for the final time in Australia (any additional later regional screenings not withstanding).
-*'''BRISBANE''': also opened the new run on '''24 March 1967''', but fell out of sync with the other three regions from '''23 June 1967''', when the first  episode of {{DD}} was pre-empted. The run ended on '''26 January 1968'''. Repeats of {{Q}} to {{KK}} all in order, started '''19 February 1968''' and ended '''9 July 1968'''. The following week, Block four commenced…
+*'''BRISBANE''': repeats of {{Q}} to {{KK}} all in order, started '''19 February 1968''' and ended '''9 July 1968'''. The following week, Block four commenced…
-*'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''': commenced a week after BRISBANE, on '''31 March 1967''', and also ended on '''26 January 1968'''. From Monday '''12 February 1968''' a run of repeats commenced, starting with {{R}} and concluding with {{KK}} on '''25 June 1968'''. Two weeks later, the fourth Block commenced…
+*'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''':from Monday '''12 February 1968''' a run of repeats commenced, starting with {{R}} and concluding with {{KK}} on '''25 June 1968'''. Two weeks later, the fourth Block commenced…
-*'''MELBOURNE''': Repeats of {{Q}} to {{JJ}} ran from '''12 February 1968''' to '''25 June 1968'''. The very next day, the skipped-over {{KK}} aired, Wednesday, Thursday, then Monday to Thursday, '''4 July 1968''', the following week. The next block of new episodes commenced the following week…
+*'''MELBOURNE''': repeats of {{Q}} to {{JJ}} ran from '''12 February 1968''' to '''25 June 1968'''. The very next day, the skipped-over {{KK}} aired, Wednesday, Thursday, then Monday to Thursday, '''4 July 1968''', the following week. The next block of new episodes commenced the following week…

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	*'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''': commenced a week after BRISBANE, on '''31 March 1967''', and also ended on '''26 January 1968'''. From Monday '''12 February 1968''' a run of repeats commenced, starting with {{R}} and concluding with {{KK}} on '''25 June 1968''' (see also CANBERRA). Two weeks later, the fourth Block commenced…		*'''SYDNEY''' and '''CANBERRA''': commenced a week after BRISBANE, on '''31 March 1967''', and also ended on '''26 January 1968'''. From Monday '''12 February 1968''' a run of repeats commenced, starting with {{R}} and concluding with {{KK}} on '''25 June 1968''' (see also CANBERRA). Two weeks later, the fourth Block commenced…
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−	*'''CANBERRA''': the run opened on '''7 April 1967''', and concluded on '''2 February 1968'''. From '''12 February 1968''', repeats of {{R}} to {{KK}}, concluded on '''25 June 1968'''. (These repeats were on the same day as seen in SYDNEY; either two prints in use, or Sydney's signal rebroadcast to the capital.) The following week, Block Four commenced…

	*'''MELBOURNE''': Repeats of {{Q}} to {{JJ}} ran from '''12 February 1968''' to '''25 June 1968'''. The very next day, the skipped-over {{KK}} aired, Wednesday, Thursday, then Monday to Thursday, '''4 July 1968''', the following week. The next block of new episodes commenced the following week…		*'''MELBOURNE''': Repeats of {{Q}} to {{JJ}} ran from '''12 February 1968''' to '''25 June 1968'''. The very next day, the skipped-over {{KK}} aired, Wednesday, Thursday, then Monday to Thursday, '''4 July 1968''', the following week. The next block of new episodes commenced the following week…