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A '''rerun or repeat''' is a rebroadcast of an episode of a television or radio program. | A '''rerun or repeat''' is a rebroadcast of an episode of a television or radio program. | ||
Though not common practice in the 1960s, circumstances meant that the very first episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]", was also the first to be repeated. Due to the original airing being overshadowed by news of the [[assassination of John F. Kennedy]] the previous day, on Wednesday 27 November, the Programme Review board decided to repeat "An Unearthly Child" immediately before "[[The Cave of Skulls (episode)|The Caves of Skull]]". This repeat, which was not shown on [[BBC One Northern Ireland]], gained a significant number of viewers — 6.0 million. | |||
''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' was the first ''Doctor Who'' serial to be repeated in its entirety. This occurred between [[June (releases)|June]] and [[August (releases)|August]] [[1968 (releases)|1968]], when the serial was aired to fill the gap between [[Season 5|seasons 5]] and [[Season 6|6]], with a two-week break between episodes three and four to accommodate the BBC's extended coverage of the Wimbledon tennis tournament. Unlike most reruns, the repeat was actually worked into the narrative of the series, by having the [[Second Doctor]] present the event to the new [[companion]] [[Zoe Heriot]] via a telepathic projector hidden behind one of the roundels of the console room. For the repeats, episode one had an added voice-over by [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Wendy Padbury]] immediately after the opening title sequence referring back to the fact that this was being "shown" to Zoe. | ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' was the first ''Doctor Who'' serial to be repeated in its entirety. This occurred between [[June (releases)|June]] and [[August (releases)|August]] [[1968 (releases)|1968]], when the serial was aired to fill the gap between [[Season 5|seasons 5]] and [[Season 6|6]], with a two-week break between episodes three and four to accommodate the BBC's extended coverage of the Wimbledon tennis tournament. Unlike most reruns, the repeat was actually worked into the narrative of the series, by having the [[Second Doctor]] present the event to the new [[companion]] [[Zoe Heriot]] via a telepathic projector hidden behind one of the roundels of the console room. For the repeats, episode one had an added voice-over by [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Wendy Padbury]] immediately after the opening title sequence referring back to the fact that this was being "shown" to Zoe. | ||
Since 2005, episodes of the revived '' | Since 2005, episodes of the revived ''Doctor Who'' series are typically rerun on [[BBC Three]] or [[BBC Two]] in the week following their premiere on [[BBC One]]. | ||
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Revision as of 00:20, 17 January 2024
A rerun or repeat is a rebroadcast of an episode of a television or radio program.
Though not common practice in the 1960s, circumstances meant that the very first episode of Doctor Who, "An Unearthly Child", was also the first to be repeated. Due to the original airing being overshadowed by news of the assassination of John F. Kennedy the previous day, on Wednesday 27 November, the Programme Review board decided to repeat "An Unearthly Child" immediately before "The Caves of Skull". This repeat, which was not shown on BBC One Northern Ireland, gained a significant number of viewers — 6.0 million.
The Evil of the Daleks was the first Doctor Who serial to be repeated in its entirety. This occurred between June and August 1968, when the serial was aired to fill the gap between seasons 5 and 6, with a two-week break between episodes three and four to accommodate the BBC's extended coverage of the Wimbledon tennis tournament. Unlike most reruns, the repeat was actually worked into the narrative of the series, by having the Second Doctor present the event to the new companion Zoe Heriot via a telepathic projector hidden behind one of the roundels of the console room. For the repeats, episode one had an added voice-over by Patrick Troughton and Wendy Padbury immediately after the opening title sequence referring back to the fact that this was being "shown" to Zoe.
Since 2005, episodes of the revived Doctor Who series are typically rerun on BBC Three or BBC Two in the week following their premiere on BBC One.
