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The '''''Doctor Who'' Weekend''' was a programming event on the [[wikipedia:British Satellite Broadcasting|British Satellite Broadcasting]]'s Galaxy Channel that ran from [[22nd September|22nd]] to [[23rd September]] [[1990]]. It was a tribute to the first ten years of ''Doctor Who''. It contained twelve different serials starring [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Jon Pertwee]], along with the two [[Peter Cushing]] movies, a couple of documentaries, and the studio magazine programme, ''[[31 Who]]''.
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[[File:BSB_Doctor_Who_Weekend_holding_slide.jpg|thumb|BSB Doctor Who Weekend holding slide.]]
[[File:31_Who_title_card.jpg|thumb|31 Who title card.]]
[[File:BSB_Doctor_Who_Weekend_Jon_Pertwee_Trailer.jpg|thumb|Jon Pertwee introducing a trailer.]]
The '''''Doctor Who'' Weekend''' was a programming event on the {{w|British Satellite Broadcasting}}'s [[Galaxy Channel]] that ran from [[22 September (releases)|22]]-[[23 September (releases)|23 September]] [[1990 (releases)|1990]]. It was a tribute to the first ten years of ''Doctor Who''. It contained twelve different serials starring [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Jon Pertwee]], along with the two [[Peter Cushing]] movies, a couple of documentaries, and the studio magazine programme, ''[[31 Who]]''.


For many viewers, it was the first opportunity to view bits of [[missing episodes|missing serials]] from the [[Second Doctor]]'s era. Notably, the weekend included standalone viewings of episode two of ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'' and episode one of ''[[The Web of Fear]]''. Because the weekend predated the widespread availability of ''Doctor Who'' on home video, it also likely represented the first occasion on which many viewers saw many complete adventures from the 1960s.
For many viewers, it was the first opportunity to view bits of [[missing episode|missing serials]] from the [[Second Doctor]]'s era. Notably, the weekend included standalone viewings of episode two of ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'' and episode one of ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]''. Because the weekend predated the widespread availability of ''Doctor Who'' on home video, it also likely represented the first occasion on which many viewers saw many complete adventures from the 1960s.


Among those serials transmitted during the event were: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'', ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]'', ''[[The Space Museum]]'', ''[[The Dominators]]'' and ''[[The Three Doctors]]''.
The event was also conspicuous for its timing. Officially, the ''Doctor Who'' production office had only closed some three weeks prior to the weekend. [[John Nathan-Turner]], one of the weekend's on-screen "hosts", had only officially resigned as producer on [[31 August (production)|31 August]] 1990. As such, preparing for this marathon weekend was likely one of the last acts of Nathan-Turner's [[producer]]ship.
 
Many of the trailers for the weekend were introduced by [[Jon Pertwee]].
 
== Schedule ==
Saturday [[22 September (releases)|22 September]] [[1990 (releases)|1990]]
* 9:00am ''[[31 Who]]''
* 9:15am ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''; followed by ''31 Who''.
* 11:15am ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]: Episodes 1-3''<ref>On the trailers it was advertised as ''The Dead Planet''.</ref>
* 12:35pm ''[[Doctor Who Who's Who|Doctor Who's Who's Who]]''; followed by ''31 Who''.
* 1:40pm ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]: Episodes 4-7''; followed by ''31 Who''.
* 3:30pm ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'';<ref>The episodes of ''The Edge of Destruction'' were shown in the wrong order, so it was repeated the following night in the correct order.</ref> followed by ''31 Who''.
* 4:30pm ''The Yeti Rarities''
** ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]: Episode 2''
** ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]: Episode 1''
* 5:30pm ''[[31 Who]]''
* 6:00pm ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]''; followed by ''31 Who''.
* 8:00pm ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]''; followed by ''31 Who''.
* 11:00pm ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]''; followed by ''31 Who''.
* 1:00am ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]''
 
Sunday [[23 September (releases)|23 September]] 1990
* 9:00am ''[[31 Who]]''
* 9:15am ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]: Episodes 1-5''
* 11:30am ''[[Whose Doctor Who]]''; followed by ''31 Who''.
* 12:45pm ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]: Episodes 6-10''; followed by ''31 Who''.
* 3:00pm ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]''
* 5:15pm ''[[31 Who]]''
* 5:45pm ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''; followed by ''31 Who''.
* 8:00pm ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''; followed by ''31 Who''.
* 10:00pm ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]''
* 11:30pm ''The Yeti Rarities''
** ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]: Episode 2''
** ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]: Episode 1''
* 12:30am ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]''
 
== Footnotes ==
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The event was also conspicuous for its timing. Officially, the ''Doctor Who'' production office had only closed some three weeks prior to the weekend. [[John Nathan-Turner]], one of the weekend's on-screen "hosts", had only officially resigned as producer on the [[31st August]] [[1990]]. As such, preparing for this marathon weekend was likely one of the last acts of Nathan-Turner's [[producer]]ship.
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BSB Doctor Who Weekend holding slide.
31 Who title card.
Jon Pertwee introducing a trailer.

The Doctor Who Weekend was a programming event on the British Satellite Broadcasting's Galaxy Channel that ran from 22-23 September 1990. It was a tribute to the first ten years of Doctor Who. It contained twelve different serials starring William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee, along with the two Peter Cushing movies, a couple of documentaries, and the studio magazine programme, 31 Who.

For many viewers, it was the first opportunity to view bits of missing serials from the Second Doctor's era. Notably, the weekend included standalone viewings of episode two of The Abominable Snowmen and episode one of The Web of Fear. Because the weekend predated the widespread availability of Doctor Who on home video, it also likely represented the first occasion on which many viewers saw many complete adventures from the 1960s.

The event was also conspicuous for its timing. Officially, the Doctor Who production office had only closed some three weeks prior to the weekend. John Nathan-Turner, one of the weekend's on-screen "hosts", had only officially resigned as producer on 31 August 1990. As such, preparing for this marathon weekend was likely one of the last acts of Nathan-Turner's producership.

Many of the trailers for the weekend were introduced by Jon Pertwee.

Schedule[[edit] | [edit source]]

Saturday 22 September 1990

Sunday 23 September 1990

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ On the trailers it was advertised as The Dead Planet.
  2. ↑ The episodes of The Edge of Destruction were shown in the wrong order, so it was repeated the following night in the correct order.
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