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'''BBC Four''' is the BBC's fourth channel. It broadcast a repeat of the first episode of ''[[The Web of Fear]]'' twice: on 26 June 2004 as part of a night about cult television of the 1960s, and on 18 March 2007 as part of the BBC's [[London Underground]] night. As of 2010 it is the only one of the four BBC stations that has yet to air an original series related to the ''Doctor Who'' franchise.
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'''BBC Four''' is the [[BBC]]'s fourth channel. Its first ''Doctor Who''-related broadcast was a [[BBC Choice ident]] in 1998. As of 2010 it is the only one of the four BBC stations that has yet to air an original series related to the ''Doctor Who'' franchise.


A rebroadcast of ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' was shown on 21 November 2013 immediately following the broadcast of the docudrama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' on [[BBC Two]].
A rebroadcast of ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' was shown on 21 November 2013, two days prior to the 50th anniversary date, immediately following the broadcast of the docudrama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' on [[BBC Two]].
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On 1 November 2023, ''[[Talking Doctor Who (documentary)|Talking Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration]]'' were broadcast on BBC Four, marking the televised debut of the [[Whoniverse ident]].
 
On 23 November 2023, the date of the 60th anniversary, ''[[The Daleks in Colour (TV story)|The Daleks in Colour]]'' was broadcast on BBC Four followed by a repeat of ''An Adventure in Space and Time'', which featured an update replacing the original's appearance by [[Matt Smith]] with [[Ncuti Gatwa]] to represent the future of ''Doctor Who''. Incidentally, both the 2013 premiere and the 2023 update of ''An Adventure in Space and Time'' fell on a Thursday.
 
On 20 June 2024, the ''[[Tales of the TARDIS]]'' episode covering {{cs|Pyramids of Mars (TV story)}} aired as a tie-in to the [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 2023)|Season 1]] finale two-parter {{cs|The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)}} and {{cs|Empire of Death (TV story)}}, immediately followed by a repeat of ''Talking Doctor Who''.
 
== Doctor Who repeats ==
* ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]: Episode 1'', TX: [[26 June (releases)|26 June]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] (1960s Cult Television Night)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=Doctor+Who&svc=9371577&yf=2000#search|title=BBC Genome search results|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=19 March 2019}}</ref>
* ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]: Episodes 1-2'', TX: [[3 April (releases)|3 April]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]† (1973 season)
* ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]: Episodes 3-4'', TX: [[4 April (releases)|4 April]] 2006† (1973 season)
* ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]: Episodes 5-6'', TX: [[5 April (releases)|5 April]] 2006† (1973 season)
* ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]: Episodes 1-2'', TX: [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] 2006† (Science Fiction Britannia season)
* ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]: Episodes 3-4'', TX: [[20 November (releases)|20 November]] 2006† (Science Fiction Britannia season)
* ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]: Episodes 1-2'', TX: [[27 November (releases)|27 November]] 2006† (Science Fiction Britannia season)
* ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]: Episodes 3-4'', TX: [[4 December (releases)|4 December]] 2006† (Science Fiction Britannia season)
* ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]: Episode 1'', TX: [[18 March (releases)|18 March]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] ([[London Underground]] Night)
* ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'', TX: [[29 May (releases)|29 May]] 2007 (Children's TV on Trial season)
* ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'', TX: [[21 August (releases)|21 August]] 2007 (Motorways season)
* ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]: Episodes 1-3'', TX: [[21 October (releases)|21 October]] 2007† (Archaeology Night)
* ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]: Episodes 4-5'', TX: [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] 2007†
* ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]: Episodes 1-3'', TX: [[5 April (releases)|5 April]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] ([[Verity Lambert]] Night)
* ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]: Episode 4'', TX: [[7 April (releases)|7 April]] 2008
* ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]: Episode 5'', TX: [[8 April (releases)|8 April]] 2008
* ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]: Episodes 6-7'', TX: [[9 April (releases)|9 April]] 2008
*[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]: Episodes 1-2, TX: [[9 May (releases)|9 May]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
*[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]: Episodes 3-4, TX: [[10 May (releases)|10 May]] 2011
*[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]: Episodes 1-4, TX: [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
*[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]: Episodes 1-2, TX: [[28 December (releases)|28 December]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]
*[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]: Episodes 3-4, TX: [[29 December (releases)|29 December]] 2015
 
†These stories were edited into 50 minute episodes, 70 minutes in the case of first part of ''The Dæmons''.
 
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BBC Four is the BBC's fourth channel. Its first Doctor Who-related broadcast was a BBC Choice ident in 1998. As of 2010 it is the only one of the four BBC stations that has yet to air an original series related to the Doctor Who franchise.

A rebroadcast of An Unearthly Child was shown on 21 November 2013, two days prior to the 50th anniversary date, immediately following the broadcast of the docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time on BBC Two.

On 1 November 2023, Talking Doctor Who and Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration were broadcast on BBC Four, marking the televised debut of the Whoniverse ident.

On 23 November 2023, the date of the 60th anniversary, The Daleks in Colour was broadcast on BBC Four followed by a repeat of An Adventure in Space and Time, which featured an update replacing the original's appearance by Matt Smith with Ncuti Gatwa to represent the future of Doctor Who. Incidentally, both the 2013 premiere and the 2023 update of An Adventure in Space and Time fell on a Thursday.

On 20 June 2024, the Tales of the TARDIS episode covering Pyramids of Mars [+]Loading...["Pyramids of Mars (TV story)"] aired as a tie-in to the Season 1 finale two-parter The Legend of Ruby Sunday [+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"] and Empire of Death [+]Loading...["Empire of Death (TV story)"], immediately followed by a repeat of Talking Doctor Who.

Doctor Who repeats[[edit] | [edit source]]

†These stories were edited into 50 minute episodes, 70 minutes in the case of first part of The Dæmons.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ BBC Genome search results. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 19 March 2019.
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