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 ====Origin of the Prints?====
-It has been reported that the prints for the first 13 episodes were sent to Uganda from [[Cyprus]]. However Uganda actually screened those three stories two months '''before''' Cyprus did, which casts a degree of doubt on what happened to the Cyprus prints.
+It has been reported that the prints for the first 13 episodes were sent to Uganda from [[Cyprus]]. However Uganda actually commenced screening '''Doctor Who''' two months '''before''' Cyprus did, which casts a degree of doubt on what happened to the Cyprus prints.
-One possibility is that Cyprus received a set of "Audition" prints from the BBC, and those were sent to Uganda "unaired" as part of Uganda's own Audition process. Uganda then sent those films as "Auditions" for Kenya, and then later received another set of the same stories that were bicycled in from [[Aden]].
+One possibility is that the stories aired out of sequence in Uganda: the first 13 episodes failed to turn up when expected, so the broadcaster started the run with another serial. They eventually aired the first three stories weeks later, after another set had been supplied to them from [[Cyprus]].
-An alternative is that Uganda merely acted as an intermediary between [[Cyprus]] and another broadcaster in Africa. The films were sent from [[Cyprus]] to Uganda, then from Uganda to elsewhere without being screened in Uganda.
+Another possibility is that Cyprus received a set of "Audition" prints from the BBC, and those were sent to Uganda "unaired" as part of Uganda's own Audition process. Uganda then sent those films as "Auditions" for Kenya, and then later received another set of the same stories that were bicycled in from [[Aden]].
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 The series started on Tuesday, '''18 January 1966''', screening every Tuesday, running non-stop for 53 weeks until '''17 January 1967'''. The timeslot was variable, ranging from 5.20pm to 7.00pm.
 ====Fate of the Prints?====

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	One possibility is that Cyprus received a set of "Audition" prints from the BBC, and those were sent to Uganda "unaired" as part of Uganda's own Audition process. Uganda then sent those films as "Auditions" for Kenya, and then later received another set of the same stories that were bicycled in from [[Aden]].		One possibility is that Cyprus received a set of "Audition" prints from the BBC, and those were sent to Uganda "unaired" as part of Uganda's own Audition process. Uganda then sent those films as "Auditions" for Kenya, and then later received another set of the same stories that were bicycled in from [[Aden]].

−	~~And~~ alternative is that Uganda acted as an intermediary between Cyprus and another broadcaster in Africa.	+	An alternative is that Uganda merely acted as an intermediary between [[Cyprus]] and another broadcaster in Africa. The films were sent from [[Cyprus]] to Uganda, then from Uganda to elsewhere without being screened in Uganda.

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	One possibility is that Cyprus received a set of "Audition" prints from the BBC, and those were sent to Uganda "unaired" as part of Uganda's own Audition process. Uganda then sent those films as "Auditions" for Kenya, and then later received another set of the same stories that were bicycled in from [[Aden]].		One possibility is that Cyprus received a set of "Audition" prints from the BBC, and those were sent to Uganda "unaired" as part of Uganda's own Audition process. Uganda then sent those films as "Auditions" for Kenya, and then later received another set of the same stories that were bicycled in from [[Aden]].
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		+	And alternative is that Uganda acted as an intermediary between Cyprus and another broadcaster in Africa.

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 ====Origin of the Prints?====
-It has been reported that the prints for the first 13 episodes were sent to Uganda from [[Cyprus]]. However Uganda actually screened those three stories two months '''before''' Cyprus did, which puts a degree of doubt as to what happened to the Cyprus prints.
+It has been reported that the prints for the first 13 episodes were sent to Uganda from [[Cyprus]]. However Uganda actually screened those three stories two months '''before''' Cyprus did, which casts a degree of doubt on what happened to the Cyprus prints.
 One possibility is that Cyprus received a set of "Audition" prints from the BBC, and those were sent to Uganda "unaired" as part of Uganda's own Audition process. Uganda then sent those films as "Auditions" for Kenya, and then later received another set of the same stories that were bicycled in from [[Aden]].
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 Uganda therefore purchased the standard five-story GROUP B package of available [[Patrick Troughton]] (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
-Uganda was not able to also purchase [[The Evil of the Daleks]] with the rest of the season four Troughton package probably because at the time the sale was contracted, the serial had not yet been purchased by [[Australia]], who was relied upon to fund the majority of the clearances costs; a sale of "Evil" to the ABC wasn't made until October 1968, by which time the other episodes had already been sold to and started screening in Uganda.
+Uganda was not able to also purchase [[The Evil of the Daleks]] with the rest of the season four Troughton package probably because at the time the sale was contracted, the serial had not yet been purchased by [[Australia]], who was relied upon to fund the majority of the clearances costs; a sale of "Evil" to the ABC wasn't made until January 1969, by which time the other episodes had already been sold to and started screening in Uganda.
 The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.

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	====Fate of the Prints?====		====Fate of the Prints?====

−	Uganda ~~probably~~ sent its prints of the Troughton stories to [[Zambia]], the only other Africa nation to screen those five Troughton serials.	+	Uganda may have sent its prints of the Troughton stories to [[New Zealand]]; the NZ censor assessed [[The Highlanders]] on 17 March 1969, a matter of only a few days after the full Uganda run had ended.
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		+	Alternatively, Uganda sent the films to [[Zambia]], the only other Africa nation to screen those five Troughton serials.

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	Uganda therefore purchased the standard five-story GROUP B package of available [[Patrick Troughton]] (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).		Uganda therefore purchased the standard five-story GROUP B package of available [[Patrick Troughton]] (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
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		+	Uganda was not able to also purchase [[The Evil of the Daleks]] with the rest of the season four package probably because at the time the sale was contracted, the serial had not yet been purchased by [[Australia]], who was relied upon to fund the majority of the clearances costs; a sale to the ABC wasn't made until October 1968, by which time the episodes had already been sold to and started screening in Uganda.

	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.

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 Although the population was over 6.8 million, in 1966 licensed television sets numbered only 5,300.
 The main language of Uganda is English, plus many tribal dialects.
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 The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from '''1966''', identifies Uganda as one of '''sixteen''' countries screening '''Doctor Who''' by January 1966.
 '''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''"(15)"''' stories. '''The Handbook''' identifies these as being ten from the first eleven [[William Hartnell stories|William Hartnell]] stories, with the exception of [[Inside the Spaceship]], plus five [[Patrick Troughton stories|Patrick Troughton]] stories from season four.
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 It has been reported that the prints for the first 13 episodes were sent to Uganda from [[Cyprus]]. However Uganda actually screened those three stories two months '''before''' Cyprus did, which puts a degree of doubt as to what happened to the Cyprus prints.
-It's possible that [[Nigeria]] or [[Zambia]] sent its prints to Uganda after broadcast.
+One possibility is that Cyprus received a set of "Audition" prints from the BBC, and those were sent to Uganda "unaired" as part of Uganda's own Audition process. Uganda then sent those films as "Auditions" for Kenya, and then later received another set of the same stories that were bicycled in from [[Aden]].
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 ====Origin of the Prints?====
-Since Uganda was the second country to screen these five stories, they must have been supplied with their own set of prints.
+Since Uganda was the second country to screen these five stories, they must have been supplied with their own set of prints directly from the BBC.
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 ====Fate of the Prints?====
-Uganda may have sent its prints of the Troughton stories to [[Zambia]], the only other Africa nation to screen those five Troughton serials.
+Uganda probably sent its prints of the Troughton stories to [[Zambia]], the only other Africa nation to screen those five Troughton serials.
 There is no clear record that Uganda screened '''Doctor Who''' again, even after the introduction of PAL colour transmissions in 1975.
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 There is also no billing for '''"Dr Who"''' on 1 February 1966, but that is only because the TV listings omit (due to a printing error?) programmes between 6.00pm and 7.00pm, which is when '''Doctor Who''' was airing; again we can assume it did play that evening.
 ==Links==

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 ==[[BBC Records]]==
-The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from '''1966''', identifies Uganda as one of '''twelve''' countries screening '''Doctor Who''' in that year.
+The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from '''1966''', identifies Uganda as one of '''sixteen''' countries screening '''Doctor Who''' by January 1966.
 '''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''"(15)"''' stories. '''The Handbook''' identifies these as being ten from the first eleven [[William Hartnell stories|William Hartnell]] stories, with the exception of [[Inside the Spaceship]], plus five [[Patrick Troughton stories|Patrick Troughton]] stories from season four.

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	The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from '''1966''', identifies Uganda as one of '''twelve''' countries screening '''Doctor Who''' in that year.		The '''Stanmark Productions Ltd''' advertisement from '''1966''', identifies Uganda as one of '''twelve''' countries screening '''Doctor Who''' in that year.

−	'''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''"(15)"	+	'''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''"(15)"''' stories. '''The Handbook''' identifies these as being ten from the first eleven [[William Hartnell stories\|William Hartnell]] stories, with the exception of [[Inside the Spaceship]], plus five [[Patrick Troughton stories\|Patrick Troughton]] stories from season four.
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		+	In '''DWM''', Uganda is identified in '''13''' story Archives, including [[Inside the Spaceship]]: ({{B}}, {{C}}, {{D}}, {{E}}, {{F}}, {{G}}, {{H}}, {{J}}, {{K}}, {{L}}, {{FF}}, {{HH}}, {{JJ}}).
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		+
		+	==Stories bought and broadcast==
		+
		+	===[[William Hartnell stories\|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]===
		+
		+	Eleven stories, 53 episodes:
		+	[[File:Uganda 1.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Generic billing for "Dr Who?" in the Uganda Argus]]
		+
		+	{\| {{small-table}}
		+	\|-
		+	\|A\|\|[[An Unearthly Child]]\|\|4
		+	\|-
		+	\|B\|\|[[The Daleks]]\|\|7
		+	\|-
		+	\|C\|\|[[Inside the Spaceship]]\|\|2
		+	\|-
		+	\|D\|\|[[Marco Polo]]\|\|7
		+	\|-
		+	\|E\|\|[[The Keys of Marinus]]\|\|6
		+	\|-
		+	\|F\|\|[[The Aztecs]]\|\|4
		+	\|-
		+	\|G\|\|[[The Sensorites]]\|\|6
		+	\|-
		+	\|H\|\|[[The Reign of Terror]]\|\|6
		+	\|-
		+	\|J\|\|[[Planet of Giants]]\|\|3
		+	\|-
		+	\|K\|\|[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]\|\|6
		+	\|-
		+	\|L\|\|[[The Rescue]]\|\|2
		+	\|-
		+	\|}
		+
		+	Uganda therefore purchased the standard package of GROUPs A, B and C of the [[William Hartnell stories]] (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
		+
		+	The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
		+
		+	====Origin of the Prints?====
		+
		+	It has been reported that the prints for the first 13 episodes were sent to Uganda from [[Cyprus]]. However Uganda actually screened those three stories two months '''before''' Cyprus did, which puts a degree of doubt as to what happened to the Cyprus prints.
		+
		+	It's possible that [[Nigeria]] or [[Zambia]] sent its prints to Uganda after broadcast.
		+
		+
		+	===[[Patrick Troughton stories\|PATRICK TROUGHTON]]===
		+
		+	Five stories, 22 episodes:
		+
		+	{\| {{small-table}}
		+	\|-
		+	\|FF\|\|[[The Highlanders]]\|\|4
		+	\|-
		+	\|GG\|\|[[The Underwater Menace]]\|\|4
		+	\|-
		+	\|HH\|\|[[The Moonbase]]\|\|4
		+	\|-
		+	\|JJ\|\|[[The Macra Terror]]\|\|4
		+	\|-
		+	\|KK\|\|[[The Faceless Ones]]\|\|6
		+	\|-
		+	\|}
		+
		+	Uganda therefore purchased the standard five-story GROUP B package of available [[Patrick Troughton]] (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
		+
		+	The programme was supplied as 16mm black and white film prints with English soundtracks.
		+
		+	====Origin of the Prints?====
		+
		+	Since Uganda was the second country to screen these five stories, they must have been supplied with their own set of prints.
		+
		+
		+	==Transmission==
		+
		+	===[[William Hartnell stories\|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]===
		+
		+	The series started on Tuesday, '''18 January 1966''', screening every Tuesday, running non-stop for 53 weeks until '''17 January 1967'''. The timeslot was variable, ranging from 5.20pm to 7.00pm.
		+
		+	====Fate of the Prints?====
		+
		+	The next [[:Category:Africa\|African]] country to air these same eleven Hartnell stories was [[Kenya]], in June 1966. It is possible that Uganda sent its prints of the Hartnell stories to [[Kenya]].
		+
		+
		+	===[[Patrick Troughton stories\|PATRICK TROUGHTON]]===
		+
		+	Just on 18 months later, the series returned on Saturday, '''28 September 1968''', but with Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. Neither [[The Tenth Planet]] and [[The Power of the Daleks]] screened in Uganda, so viewers were offered no on-screen explanation for the change in appearance of the lead character.
		+
		+	This second run - 22 episodes - played Saturdays at 7.00pm, and lasted for 24 weeks: no episodes screened on 21 December 1968 and 22 February 1969. The final '''Doctor Who''' episode to air in Uganda was part 6 of [[The Faceless Ones]] on '''8 March 1969'''.
		+
		+	====Fate of the Prints?====
		+
		+	Uganda may have sent its prints of the Troughton stories to [[Zambia]], the only other Africa nation to screen those five Troughton serials.
		+
		+	There is no clear record that Uganda screened '''Doctor Who''' again, even after the introduction of PAL colour transmissions in 1975.
		+
		+
		+	==TV listings==
		+
		+	{{airdates-left\|}}
		+
		+	TV listings have been obtained from the newspaper ''Uganda Argus'' (in Kampala).
		+
		+	The listings initially gave the series name as '''"Dr Who"''', before adopting '''"Dr Who?"''' (complete with question mark) as the standard. None of the listings identify any episodes by title. We can only assume that all stories aired in the correct story order.
		+
		+	Note: the TV listing for 18 January 1966 does not have a billing for '''"Dr Who"''', but 25 January does. With the run of episodes ending on 17 January 1967, if 25 January was episode one, that makes the run only 52 rather than 53 episodes long. To account for the 53 episodes that there should be, we have to assume that the series did debut on 18 January. (Maybe its debut was brought forward by a week?)
		+
		+	There is also no billing for '''"Dr Who"''' on 1 February 1966, but that is only because the TV listings omit (due to a printing error?) programmes between 6.00pm and 7.00pm, which is when '''Doctor Who''' was airing; again we can assume it did play that evening.
		+
		+	==Links==
		+	*[[Main Page]]
		+	*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
		+	*[[Articles & Analysis]]
		+	*[[BBC Records]]
		+	*[[Doctors]]
		+	**[[William Hartnell stories]]
		+	**[[Patrick Troughton stories]]
		+
		+
		+	[[Category:Africa]]