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This repeat season came about due to the unexpected cancellation in March of NBC's Western television series revival ''Bret Maverick'' (1981-82)<ref name="Diamond Life">''Diamond Life'' by Andrew Pixley, from ''Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #1 - The Complete Fifth Doctor'', published by Panini Publishing Ltd.</ref>, as a result of which seven 50-minute transmission slots were available. The season was proposed by Nathan-Turner as a showcase for the series' three most popular monsters, the [[Ice Warrior]]s, the [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] — with the stories chosen being ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' respectively. | This repeat season came about due to the unexpected cancellation in March of NBC's Western television series revival ''Bret Maverick'' (1981-82)<ref name="Diamond Life">''Diamond Life'' by Andrew Pixley, from ''Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #1 - The Complete Fifth Doctor'', published by Panini Publishing Ltd.</ref>, as a result of which seven 50-minute transmission slots were available. The season was proposed by Nathan-Turner as a showcase for the series' three most popular monsters, the [[Ice Warrior]]s, the [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] — with the stories chosen being ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' respectively. | ||
The four-part stories ''The Curse of Peladon'' and ''Earthshock'' were each re-edited and broadcast as | The four-part stories ''The Curse of Peladon'' and ''Earthshock'' were each re-edited and broadcast as two 50-minute compiled episodes. The six-part ''Genesis of the Daleks'' was originally planned to be broadcast as three 50-minute compiled episodes, but this proposed repeat had to be re-adjusted when one of the transmission slots was given over to a reshowing of the NBC science-fiction adventure series ''Star Trek'' (1966-69).<ref name="Diamond Life" /> The story was therefore re-edited extensively from the existing 625 line PAL colour videotapes in order to fit the required two 50-minute slots and — at the same time — ensure it made sense to viewers. | ||
The repeat transmission dates — which were not scheduled by BBC One Cymru, [[Wales]] — were as follows: | The repeat transmission dates — which were not scheduled by BBC One Cymru, [[Wales]] — were as follows: | ||
