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-'''[[Wikipedia:Bangladesh|BANGLADESH]]''' is located to the east of India.
+'''[[Wikipedia:Bangladesh|BANGLADESH]]''' is located to the east of [[India]].
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 ==Television Stations / Channels==
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 '''[[wikipedia:Bangladesh Television| Bangladesh Television]]''' is a government-owned service, operating two channels: '''6 and 9'''. Although it had colour service from 1980, the majority of television sets were still black and white. Accordingly, much of the broadcast material was also in black and white. (This is explored further below.)
 ==Languages==
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 Bangladesh picked up the series towards the end of the SECOND WAVE of sales (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
 ==[[BBC Records]]==
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 The TV listings (see below) indicate that the series was '''Film'''. It's likely that Bangladesh was supplied with old black and white 16mm prints rather than PAL video tapes, particularly when one takes into account that four of these stories no longer existed in that format in 1980.
-The programme was supplied mainly as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
+====Origin of the Prints?====
-BBC records indicate that the ABC in [[Australia]] supplied the prints of [[Spearhead from Space]] in September 1979. Since the ABC had sent its b/w prints of Jon Pertwee's first serial to [[New Zealand]] in 1974, it would appear that it was the '''colour''' print used for the ABC's 1978 and 1979 repeats of that serial that were sent to Bangladesh a few months later. It's not known from where the other four serials came, but in all likelihood they were also from [[Australia]] (the ABC didn't air [[Inferno]]). The only other country to have aired them in black and white was [[Saudi Arabia]].
+BBC records indicate that the ABC in [[Australia]] supplied the prints of [[Spearhead from Space]] in September 1979. Since the ABC had sent its b/w prints of Jon Pertwee's first serial to [[New Zealand]] in 1974, it would appear that it was the '''colour''' print used for the ABC's 1978 and 1979 repeats of that serial that were sent to Bangladesh a few months later.
-Bangladesh was the last to screen these [[Jon Pertwee stories]] in black and white.
+It's not known from where the other four serials came; since the ABC didn't air [[Inferno]], and it would have already disposed of the other episodes by 1979/80, [[Australia]] is not likely to be the source. Since [[Saudi Arabia]] was the only previous country to screen them in b/w (in 1977), they are the most likely source.
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 [[File:Bang Hu.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Film show Dr Hu, 7.10pm, 29 July 1980]]
 [[File:Bang TV1.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Film Dr Who, 7.10pm]]
-The first clear listing for '''Doctor Who''' appears on Tuesday, '''8 July 1980'''. However the programme in that same time slot for the previous five weeks - 3 June to 1 July - is simply billed as '''"Film Show"''', so some of these may or may not have been '''Doctor Who'''.
+The first clear listing for the series appears as '''"Film Show: Dr. Who"''' on Tuesday, '''8 July 1980'''. The programme that appeared in that same time slot for the five weeks previous - 3 June to 1 July - was simply billed as '''"Film Show"''', so some of these may or may not have been '''Doctor Who'''. (But see below.)
-The timeslots did change, with 6.40pm being the earliest, and 7.10pm the latest.
+The timeslots did change, with 6.40pm being the earliest, and 7.10pm the latest. There is no certainty that the serials aired in the correct story order.
 From '''1 October''', for the final 13 episodes, the series shifted to Wednesdays, at 6.15pm for all listings. The programme was pre-empted on 17 December, to allow for coverage of special Victory Day celebrations and other religious programming.  (Bangladesh celebrates its independence from Pakistan annually on 16 December.)
-The last episode listed for '''Doctor Who''' was on '''31 December 1980'''. From 7 January 1981, the timeslot was taken by the American crime series '''[[wikipedia:The Green Hornet|The Green Hornet]]''', which '''was''' specifically billed as being '''"coloured"'''.
+The last episode listed for '''"Film Dr Who"''' was on '''31 December 1980'''. From 7 January 1981, the timeslot was taken by the American crime series '''[[wikipedia:The Green Hornet|The Green Hornet]]''', which '''was''' specifically billed as being '''"coloured"'''.
 (Knowing that we have 26 episodes of '''Doctor Who''' to account for, and allowing for the 17 December pre-emption, '''Doctor Who''' would indeed have started on 8 July.)
-Of course, there is no certainty that the serials aired in story order.
+There is no record that Bangladesh screened '''Doctor Who''' again.
-There is no record that Bangladesh screened '''Doctor Who''' again.
+====Fate of the Prints?====
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 TV listings have been obtained from the newspaper ''Bangladesh Observer'' and ''Bangladesh Times''.
-The newspapers abbreviated the title to '''"Dr Who"'''. Only a few times was '''"Doctor Who"''' in full used. For all billings the terms '''"Film"''' or '''"Film Show"''' is used. For a couple of listings, the papers had '''"Dr Hu"'''.
+The newspapers abbreviated the title to '''"Dr Who"'''. Only a few times was '''"Doctor Who"''' in full used. For all billings the terms '''"Film"''' or '''"Film Show"''' is used in front of the series title. For a couple of listings, the papers had '''"Dr Hu"'''.
 On '''12 August 1980''', the billings in both newspapers simply say '''"Children's Programme"''' from 6.20 to 7.05pm, followed by '''"Variety Programme"''' from 7.05 to 7.30pm. Given that this would be in the middle of the serial that was playing at the time, it is more than likely that the '''"Children's Programme"''' was '''Doctor Who'''.
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 None of the listing specifies the format – colour or black and white. However the fact that the papers say '''Film''', and that the programme that replaced '''Doctor Who''', '''The Green Hornet''', was billed as being "Coloured", does suggest that '''Doctor Who'''  was in black and white.
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 This unanswered question was posted to an old (now archived) NewsGroup site in December 2006:
-* [http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.culture.bangladesh/2006-12/msg00075.html DOCTOR WHO in BANGLADESH?] -->
+* [http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.culture.bangladesh/2006-12/msg00075.html DOCTOR WHO in BANGLADESH?]-->

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 ==Television Stations / Channels==
-Bangladesh began its colour television service in 1964 when it was still part of East Pakistan.
+Bangladesh began its television service in 1964 when it was still part of East Pakistan.
-'''[[wikipedia:Bangladesh Television| Bangladesh Television]]''' is a government-owned service, operating two channels: '''6 and 9'''. Although it was a colour service, the majority of television sets were black and white. Accordingly, much of the broadcast material was also in black and white. (This is explored further below.)
+'''[[wikipedia:Bangladesh Television| Bangladesh Television]]''' is a government-owned service, operating two channels: '''6 and 9'''. Although it had colour service from 1980, the majority of television sets were still black and white. Accordingly, much of the broadcast material was also in black and white. (This is explored further below.)

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 The programme was supplied mainly as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
-BBC records indicate that the ABC in [[Australia]] supplied the prints of [[Spearhead from Space]] in September 1979. Since the ABC had sent its b/w prints of Jon Pertwee's first serial to [[New Zealand]] in 1974, it would appear that it was the '''colour''' print used for the ABC's 1978 and 1979 repeats of that serial that were sent to Bangladesh a few months later. It's not known from where the other four serials came, but the only other country to have aired them in black and white was [[Saudi Arabia]].
+BBC records indicate that the ABC in [[Australia]] supplied the prints of [[Spearhead from Space]] in September 1979. Since the ABC had sent its b/w prints of Jon Pertwee's first serial to [[New Zealand]] in 1974, it would appear that it was the '''colour''' print used for the ABC's 1978 and 1979 repeats of that serial that were sent to Bangladesh a few months later. It's not known from where the other four serials came, but in all likelihood they were also from [[Australia]] (the ABC didn't air [[Inferno]]). The only other country to have aired them in black and white was [[Saudi Arabia]].
 Bangladesh was the last to screen these [[Jon Pertwee stories]] in black and white.

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 The programme was supplied mainly as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
-BBC records indicate that the ABC in [[Australia]] supplied the prints of [[Spearhead from Space]] in September 1979. Since the ABC had sent its b/w prints of Jon Pertwee's first serial to [[New Zealand]] in 1974, it would appear that it was the '''colour''' print used for the ABC's 1978 and 1979 repeats of that serial that were sent to Bangladesh a few months later. It's not known from where the other four serials came, but it's likely that the ABC was also the supplier; although it did not screen [[Inferno]] due to censorship issues, the prints may have been retained.
+BBC records indicate that the ABC in [[Australia]] supplied the prints of [[Spearhead from Space]] in September 1979. Since the ABC had sent its b/w prints of Jon Pertwee's first serial to [[New Zealand]] in 1974, it would appear that it was the '''colour''' print used for the ABC's 1978 and 1979 repeats of that serial that were sent to Bangladesh a few months later. It's not known from where the other four serials came, but the only other country to have aired them in black and white was [[Saudi Arabia]].
 Bangladesh was the last to screen these [[Jon Pertwee stories]] in black and white.

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	'''[[wikipedia:Bangladesh Television\| Bangladesh Television]]''' is a government-owned service, operating two channels: '''6 and 9'''. Although it was a colour service, the majority of television sets were black and white. Accordingly, much of the broadcast material was also in black and white. (This is explored further below.)		'''[[wikipedia:Bangladesh Television\| Bangladesh Television]]''' is a government-owned service, operating two channels: '''6 and 9'''. Although it was a colour service, the majority of television sets were black and white. Accordingly, much of the broadcast material was also in black and white. (This is explored further below.)
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		+	==Languages==

	The official language of Bangladesh is Bangla, with English as a recognised secondary language. However most TV broadcasts were in English. Only late evening News bulletins and Al-Quran readings were broadcasts in Bengali.		The official language of Bangladesh is Bangla, with English as a recognised secondary language. However most TV broadcasts were in English. Only late evening News bulletins and Al-Quran readings were broadcasts in Bengali.

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 The TV listings (see below) indicate that the series was '''Film'''. It's likely that Bangladesh was supplied with old black and white 16mm prints rather than PAL video tapes, particularly when one takes into account that four of these stories no longer existed in that format in 1980.
-The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
+The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks. (BBC records indicate that the ABC in [[Australia]] supplied the prints of [[Spearhead from Space]] in September 1979.)
 Bangladesh was the last to screen [[Jon Pertwee stories]] in black and white.
 ==Transmission==