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The Faceless Ones was first broadcast on BBC1 in 1967. Since then, it has received a number of further broadcasts in other countries. Notably, this story did not include New Zealand, despite them receiving prints. However, due to the fact most of its episodes are missing, new broadcasts of the original production are unlikely. The 2020 animated reconstruction does, however, provide a means for further broadcasts and has already done so on BBC America.

The following is a list of known broadcasts, compiled from a variety of sources and under some assumptions (for details, see the footnotes and references).

Date Time Episode(s) Country Channel Viewing figures Chart position Audience
appreciation 		Notes
8 April 1967[1][2] 5:50pm[3] - 6:15pm[2] BST[3] 1 UK BBC1[1][2] 8.0 million[1][2] 47th[2] 51%[2] First broadcast of episode 1.[1]
15 April 1967[1][2] 5:51pm[3] - 6:15pm[2] BST[3] 2 6.4 million[1][2] 70th[2] 50%[2] First broadcast of episode 2.[1]
22 April 1967[1][2] 5:50pm[3] - 6:15pm[2] BST[3] 3 7.9 million[1][2] 43rd[2] 53%[2] First broadcast of episode 3.[1]
29 April 1967[1][2] 4 6.9 million[1][2] 62th[2] 55%[2] First broadcast of episode 4.[1]
6 May 1967[1][2] 5:52pm[3] - 6:15pm[2] BST[3] 5 7.1 million[1][2] 39th[2] 55%[2] First broadcast of episode 5.[1]
13 May 1967[1][2] 5:50pm[3] - 6:15pm[2] BST[3] 6 8.0 million[1][2] 33rd[2] 52%[2] First broadcast of episode 6.[1]
15 December 1967[5][3] 6:30pm AEDT[3] 1 Australia[5][3] ABC (Hobart)[5][3] Underwent some censorship.
6:30pm ACST[3] ABC (Adelaide)[5][3]
6:30pm AWST[3] ABC (Perth)[5][3]
22 December 1967[5][3] 6:30pm AEDT[3] 2 ABC (Hobart)[5][3]
6:30pm AEST[6][3] 1 ABC (Sydney, ABN-2)[6][5][3]
6:30pm AEST ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
ABC (Camberra)[5][3]
6:30pm ACST[3] 2 ABC (Adelaide)[5][3]
6:30pm AWST[3] ABC (Perth)[5][3]
29 December 1967[5][3] 6:30pm AEDT[3] 3 ABC (Hobart)[5][3]
6:00pm AEST[7][3] 2 ABC (Sydney, ABN-2)[7][5][3]
6:00pm AEST[3] ABC (Canberra)[5][3]
6:30pm AEST[3] ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
6:30pm ACST[3] 3 ABC (Adelaide)[5][3]
6:30pm AWST[3] ABC (Perth)[5][3]
5 January 1968[5][3] 6:30pm AEDT[3] 4 ABC (Hobart)[5][3]
5:58pm AEST[3][nb 1] 3 ABC (Sydney, ABN-2)[8][5][3]
5:58pm AEST[3] ABC (Canberra)[5][3]
6:30pm AEST[3] ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
6:30pm ACST[3] 4 ABC (Adelaide)[5][3]
6:30pm AWST[3] ABC (Perth)[5][3]
12 January 1968[5][3] 6:30pm AEDT[3] 5 ABC (Hobart)[5][3]
6:00pm AEST[9][3] 4 ABC (Sydney, ABN-2)[9][5][3]
6:00pm AEST[3] ABC (Canberra)[5][3]
6:30pm AEST[3] ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
6:30pm ACST[3] 5 ABC (Adelaide)[5][3]
6:30pm AWST[3] ABC (Perth)[5][3]
19 January 1968[5][3] 6:30pm AEDT[3] 6 ABC (Hobart)[5][3]
6:00pm AEST[10][3] 5 ABC (Sydney, ABN-2)[10][5][3]
6:00pm AEST[3] ABC (Canberra)[5][3]
6:30pm AEST[3] ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
6:30pm ACST[3] 6 ABC (Adelaide)[5][3]
6:30pm AWST[3] ABC (Perth)[5][3]
26 January 1968[5][3] 6:00pm AEST[11][3] 6 ABC (Sydney, ABN-2)[11][5][3]
6:00pm AEST[3] ABC (Canberra)[5][3]
6:30pm AEST[3] ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
17 June 1968[5][3] 5:20pm AEST[3] 1 ABC (Sydney)[5][3]
ABC (Canberra)[5][3]
18 June 1968[5][3] 2 ABC (Sydney)[5][3]
ABC (Canberra)[5][3]
19 June 1968[5][3] 3 ABC (Sydney)[5][3]
ABC (Canberra)[5][3]
20 June 1968[5][3] 4 ABC (Sydney)[5][3]
ABC (Canberra)[5][3]
24 June 1968[5][3] 5 ABC (Sydney)[5][3]
ABC (Canberra)[5][3]
25 June 1968[5][3] 6 ABC (Sydney)[5][3]
ABC (Canberra)[5][3]
26 June 1968[5][3] 5:20pm AEST[12][3] 1 ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[12][5][3]
27 June 1968[5][3] 5:20pm AEST[13][3] 2 ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[13][5][3]
1 July 1968[5][3] 5:15pm AEST[3] 1 ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
5:25pm AEST[14][3] 3 ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[14][5][3]
2 July 1968[5][3] 5:20pm AEST[3] 2 ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
5:25pm AEST[15][3] 4 ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[15][5][3]
3 July 1968[5][3] 5:20pm AEST[3] 3 ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
5:25pm AEST[16][3] 5 ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[16][5][3]
4 July 1968[5][3] 5:20pm AEST[3] 4 ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
5:25pm AEST[17][3] 6 ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[17][5][3]
8 July 1968[5][3] 5:20pm AEST[3] 5 ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
5:20pm AWST[3] 1 ABC (Perth)[5][3]
9 July 1968[5][3] 5:20pm AEST[3] 6 ABC (Brisbane)[5][3]
5:20pm AWST[3] 2 ABC (Perth)[5][3]
10 July 1968[5][3] 3
11 July 1968[5][3] 4
15 July 1968[5][3] 5:20pm ACST[3] 1 ABC (Adelaide)[5][3]
5:20pm AWST[3] 5 ABC (Perth)[5][3]
16 July 1968[5][3] 5:20pm ACST[3] 2 ABC (Adelaide)[5][3]
5:20pm AWST[3] 6 ABC (Perth)[5][3]
17 July 1968[5][3] 5:20pm ACST[3] 3 ABC (Adelaide)[5][3]
18 July 1968[5][3] 4
22 July 1968[5][3] 5:20pm AEST[3] 1 ABC (Hobart)[5][3]
5:20pm ACST[3] 5 ABC (Adelaide)[5][3]
23 July 1968[5][3] 5:20pm AEST[3] 2 ABC (Hobart)[5][3]
5:20pm ACST[3] 6 ABC (Adelaide)[5][3]
24 July 1968[5][3] 5:20pm AEST[3] 3 ABC (Hobart)[5][3]
25 July 1968[5][3] 4
29 July 1968[5][3] 5
30 July 1968[5][3] 6
25 January 1969[19] 7:00pm[19] 1 Uganda[19] Uganda Television Service[18] No episode titles were billed.[19]
1 February 1969[19] 2
8 February 1969[19] 3
15 February 1969[19] 4
1 March 1969[19] 5
8 March 1969[19] 6 No episode title was billed. Final known broadcast of Doctor Who in Uganda.[19][18]
12 May 1969[5][3] 3:00pm AEST[3][nb 2] 1 Australia[5][3] ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[nb 3][3][5] Underwent some censorship.
13 May 1969[5][3] 2:35pm AEST[20][3] 2 ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[20][3][5]
14 May 1969[5][3] 3:05pm AEST[21][3] 3 ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[21][3][5]
15 May 1969[5][3] 2:30pm AEST[22][3] 4 ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[22][3][5]
16 May 1969[5][3] 2:55pm AEST[23][3] 5 ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[23][3][5]
19 May 1969[3] 3:00pm AEST[24][3] 6 ABC (Melbourne, ABV-2)[24][3][5]
5 June 1969[26] 5:45pm[26] 1 Singapore[26] Channel 8[26] No episode titles were billed.[26] Channel 8 was a Chinese channel so episodes were most likely presented with Chinese subtitles.[25]
12 June 1969[26] 5:50pm[26] 2
19 June 1969[26] 3
26 June 1969[26] 6:00pm[26] 4
27 June 1969[28] 6:05pm[28] 1 Hong Kong[28] RTV[27] Billed as "DR WHO AND THE FACELESS ONES".[28]
3 July 1969[26] 6:00pm[26] 5 Singapore[26] Channel 8[26] No episode title was billed.[26] Channel 8 was a Chinese channel so episodes were most likely presented with Chinese subtitles.[25]
4 July 1969[28] 6:05pm[28] 2 Hong Kong[28] RTV[27] Billed as "DR WHO AND THE FACELESS ONES".[28]
10 July 1969[26] 6:00pm[26] 6 Singapore[26] Channel 8[26] No episode title was billed.[26] Channel 8 was a Chinese channel so episodes were most likely presented with Chinese subtitles.[25]
11 July 1969[28] 6:05pm[28] 3 Hong Kong[28] RTV[27] Billed as "DR WHO AND THE FACELESS ONES".[28]
18 July 1969[28] 4
25 July 1969[28] 5 No episode title was billed.[28]
1 August 1969[28] 6 Billed as "DR WHO AND THE FACELESS ONES".[28]
11 June 1973[1][30] 5:50pm[30] 1 Zambia[1] ZTV[1][29] Final broadcast of the original episode 1.[1] No story title was billed.[30]
18 June 1973[1] 2 Final broadcast of the original episode 2.[1] No story title was billed.[30]
25 June 1973[1] 3 Final broadcast of the original episode 3.[1] No story title was billed.[30]
2 July 1973[1] 4 Final broadcast of the original episode 4.[1]
9 June 1973[1] 6:20pm[30] 5 Final broadcast of the original episode 5.[1] No story title was billed.[30]
16 June 1973[1] 6 Final broadcast of the original episode 6.[1] No story title was billed.[30]
7 October 2020[31][32][33] 8:00pm ET[31][32][33] 1 US BBC America First broadcast of the animated reconstruction. Episodes were edited together.[34] Further minor edits were required to fit the 93 minute timeslot (including adverts).[35]
2
3
8 October 2020[31][32][33] 4
5
6

Censorship[[edit] | [edit source]]

As was standard at the time, the episodes underwent a censorship process before being broadcast in Australia. There were 3 areas identified in episode 1:[36]

  • one note stated to keep a shot of a ray gun being aimed but then to cut to a body on the floor, presumbably skipping the body being shot
  • another note stated to reduce shots of a hand emerging from a cupboard
  • another note stated to reduce close up shots of the "faceless creatures" (Chameleons)

The episodes were reviewed by censors in New Zealand but determined to be unsuitable to broadcast.[37][38]

Non-broadcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]

All 6 episodes were receieved and reviewed by New Zealand censors in August 1969. They received a "Y" classification and so did not air.[37][38]

Despite paperwork indicating that the episodes were sold to Zambia by March 1970, The Faceless Ones was only broadcast 3 years later.[37]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Billed for 6:00pm.[8]
  2. ↑ Not included in The Age's TV listings for 12 May 1969 (available online).
  3. ↑ Not included in The Age's TV listings for 12 May 1969 (available online) but can be assumed from the fact that other episodes aired on this station.

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 The Faceless Ones DVD, Blu-ray and steelbook booklet, Charles Norton (BBC Studios, 14 March 2020)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 Doctor Who Magazine 212: Archive Feature, Andrew Pixley (Marvel Comics UK, 14 April 1994)
  3. ↑ 3.000 3.001 3.002 3.003 3.004 3.005 3.006 3.007 3.008 3.009 3.010 3.011 3.012 3.013 3.014 3.015 3.016 3.017 3.018 3.019 3.020 3.021 3.022 3.023 3.024 3.025 3.026 3.027 3.028 3.029 3.030 3.031 3.032 3.033 3.034 3.035 3.036 3.037 3.038 3.039 3.040 3.041 3.042 3.043 3.044 3.045 3.046 3.047 3.048 3.049 3.050 3.051 3.052 3.053 3.054 3.055 3.056 3.057 3.058 3.059 3.060 3.061 3.062 3.063 3.064 3.065 3.066 3.067 3.068 3.069 3.070 3.071 3.072 3.073 3.074 3.075 3.076 3.077 3.078 3.079 3.080 3.081 3.082 3.083 3.084 3.085 3.086 3.087 3.088 3.089 3.090 3.091 3.092 3.093 3.094 3.095 3.096 3.097 3.098 3.099 3.100 3.101 3.102 3.103 3.104 3.105 3.106 3.107 3.108 3.109 3.110 3.111 3.112 3.113 3.114 3.115 3.116 3.117 3.118 3.119 3.120 3.121 3.122 3.123 3.124 3.125 3.126 3.127 3.128 3.129 3.130 3.131 3.132 3.133 3.134 3.135 3.136 3.137 3.138 3.139 3.140 3.141 3.142 3.143 3.144 3.145 3.146 3.147 3.148 3.149 3.150 3.151 3.152 3.153 3.154 3.155 3.156 3.157 3.158 3.159 3.160 3.161 3.162 3.163 3.164 3.165 3.166 3.167 3.168 3.169 3.170 3.171 3.172 3.173 3.174 3.175 3.176 3.177 3.178 3.179 3.180 3.181 3.182 3.183 3.184 3.185 3.186 3.187 3.188 3.189 3.190 3.191 3.192 3.193 Broadcasting for The Faceless Ones. Doctor Who Guide. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved on 12 September 2023. Working from a number of other sources (see their pages on each broadcast for details).
  4. ↑ Australia. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved on 12 September 2023.
  5. ↑ 5.000 5.001 5.002 5.003 5.004 5.005 5.006 5.007 5.008 5.009 5.010 5.011 5.012 5.013 5.014 5.015 5.016 5.017 5.018 5.019 5.020 5.021 5.022 5.023 5.024 5.025 5.026 5.027 5.028 5.029 5.030 5.031 5.032 5.033 5.034 5.035 5.036 5.037 5.038 5.039 5.040 5.041 5.042 5.043 5.044 5.045 5.046 5.047 5.048 5.049 5.050 5.051 5.052 5.053 5.054 5.055 5.056 5.057 5.058 5.059 5.060 5.061 5.062 5.063 5.064 5.065 5.066 5.067 5.068 5.069 5.070 5.071 5.072 5.073 5.074 5.075 5.076 5.077 5.078 5.079 5.080 5.081 5.082 5.083 5.084 5.085 5.086 5.087 5.088 5.089 5.090 5.091 5.092 5.093 5.094 5.095 5.096 5.097 5.098 5.099 5.100 5.101 5.102 5.103 5.104 5.105 5.106 5.107 5.108 5.109 5.110 5.111 5.112 5.113 5.114 5.115 5.116 5.117 Airdates in Australia (1967-1971). BroadDWcast. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved on 12 September 2023. Information complied from a variety of sources.[4]
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Sydney Morning Herald (22 December 1967), page 17 (available online: page 9).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Sydney Morning Herald (29 December 1967), page 8 (available online: page 8).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Sydney Morning Herald (5 January 1968), page 9 (available online: page 5).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Sydney Morning Herald (12 January 1968), page 11 (available online: page 6).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Sydney Morning Herald (19 January 1968), page 8 (available online: page 5).
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Sydney Morning Herald (26 January 1968), page 15 (available online: page 8).
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Age (26 June 1968), page 15 (available online: page 8).
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 The Age (27 June 1968), page 10 (available online: page 6).
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Age (1 July 1968), page 15 (available online: page 8).
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 The Age (2 July 1968), page 15 (available online: page 8).
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 The Age (3 July 1968), page 16 (available online: page 9).
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 The Age (4 July 1968), page 12 (available online: page 7).
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Uganda. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved on 7 September 2023.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 Airdates in Uganda. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved on 7 September 2023. Information taken from the Uganda Argus newspaper, working on a number of assumptions.[18]
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 The Age (13 May 1969), page 24 (available online: page 13).
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 The Age (14 May 1969), page 24 (available online: page 13).
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 The Age (15 May 1969), page 16 (available online: page 9).
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 The Age (16 May 1969), page 18 (available online: page 10).
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 The Age (19 May 1969), page 12 (available online: page 7).
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 Singapore. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved on 8 September 2023.
  26. ↑ 26.00 26.01 26.02 26.03 26.04 26.05 26.06 26.07 26.08 26.09 26.10 26.11 26.12 26.13 26.14 26.15 26.16 26.17 26.18 26.19 Airdates in Singapore. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved on 8 September 2023. Information taken from the The Straits Times newspaper, working on a few assumptions.[25]
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Hong Kong. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved on 8 September 2023.
  28. ↑ 28.00 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 28.07 28.08 28.09 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 Airdates in Hong Kong. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved on 8 September 2023. Information taken from South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Standard.[27]
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Zambia. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved on 8 September 2023.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 Airdates in Zambia. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved on 8 September 2023. Information taken from Zambia News, Zambia Mail and Times of Zambia.[29]
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones Fills in A Key Part of Whovian History. Den of Geek (7 October 2020). Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved on 5 September 2023.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 ‘Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones’ to Premiere on BBC America. Nerds & Beyond (3 October 2020). Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved on 5 September 2023.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 The Faceless Ones is the latest 'spine-chilling' highlight in the Doctor Who restoration project. SYFY (6 October 2020). Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved on 5 September 2023.
  34. ↑ BBC America. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved on 12 September 2023.
  35. ↑ The Faceless Ones. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved on 23 October 2023.
  36. ↑ Censor Clips. The Death of Time. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved on 23 October 2023.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 The Faceless Ones. BroaDWcast. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved on 23 October 2023.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 How Many Prints?. The Destruction of Time. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved on 23 October 2023.
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