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:''This article is about the Earth television channel as featured in ''Doctor Who''. For the real-world channel, see [[BBC Three]].''
:''This article is about the Earth television channel as featured in ''Doctor Who''. For the real-world channel, see [[BBC Three]].''
'''BBC3''' was launched in [[1969]], with its initial broadcast showing the [[British Rocket Group]] and [[Mars Probe 7]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') Dame [[Emily Shaw]] saw her daugher [[Liz Shaw]] over [[John Wakefield]]'s shoulder immediately before the launch of the [[Recovery 7]] several days later. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Post (audio story)|The Last Post]]'')
'''BBC3''' was launched in [[1969]], with its initial broadcast showing the [[British Rocket Group]] and ''[[Mars Probe 7]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') Dame [[Emily Shaw]] saw her daugher [[Liz Shaw]] over [[John Wakefield]]'s shoulder immediately before the launch of the ''[[Recovery 7]]'' several days later. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Post (audio story)|The Last Post]]'')


It broadcast a documentary on [[Devil's End]] prior to the uncovering of the [[Devil's Hump]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'')
It broadcast a documentary on [[Devil's End]] prior to the uncovering of the [[Devil's Hump]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'')
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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* At the time ''The Dæmons'' was produced, only two BBC networks were in operation, and the use of BBC 3 was intended to suggest a future timeframe (see [[UNIT dating controversy]]). In the real world, BBC Three launched in 2003 as a digital channel.
* At the time ''The Dæmons'' was produced, only two BBC networks were in operation, and the use of BBC 3 was intended to suggest a future timeframe (see [[UNIT dating controversy]]). In the real world, BBC Three launched in 2003 as a digital channel.
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Revision as of 18:26, 25 March 2015

This article is about the Earth television channel as featured in Doctor Who. For the real-world channel, see BBC Three.

BBC3 was launched in 1969, with its initial broadcast showing the British Rocket Group and Mars Probe 7. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy) Dame Emily Shaw saw her daugher Liz Shaw over John Wakefield's shoulder immediately before the launch of the Recovery 7 several days later. (AUDIO: The Last Post)

It broadcast a documentary on Devil's End prior to the uncovering of the Devil's Hump. (TV: The Dæmons)

James Stevens contacted BBC3 to expose the secrets of the Glasshouse, and they sent a camera crew to where it was located. However, the Glasshouse was abandoned when they arrived. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

Jo Grant later watched a documentary about a cult in Utah on BBC3, which "gave [her] the creeps." (AUDIO: The Many Deaths of Jo Grant)

Behind the scenes

  • At the time The Dæmons was produced, only two BBC networks were in operation, and the use of BBC 3 was intended to suggest a future timeframe (see UNIT dating controversy). In the real world, BBC Three launched in 2003 as a digital channel.