Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version nyu B notes v1.5 12/10/84; site acf4.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!acf4!percus From: percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho Subject: STRANGE news on CANCELLATION FRONT... Message-ID: <2600040@acf4.UUCP> Date: Thu, 30-May-85 16:48:00 EDT Article-I.D.: acf4.2600040 Posted: Thu May 30 16:48:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 1-Jun-85 12:26:07 EDT Organization: New York University Lines: 42 I found these VERY INTERESTING messages in net.sf-lovers. HOW MUCH TRUTH IS IN THEM????? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Alan Greig The BBC has partially relented on its shelving of Dr. Who and will now produce a radio series for transmission later this year with the current tv cast playing the parts. The tv version is still scheduled to return next year. Alan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Hank Shiffman From the Sunday, 26 May Los Angeles Times: "Dr. Who," the long-running science fiction series, has been rescued from extinction. The BBC canceled the series in February in an economy move, but an outcry from fans as far afield as Australia has forced the BBC to revive the show, albeit with an entirely new cast -- including a replacement for Colin Baker, the sixth actor to portray the time- traveling doctor. Production resumes in January, so American addicts won't be affected by the pause, said an official of Lionheart Television, which syndicates the show to 147 markets in America (it airs locally each Saturday at 1 p.m. on KCET Channel 28). There are 470 half-hours in U.S. circulation, with 20 coming that have already aired in the U.K. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If either/both of these are true, it/they is/are EXTREMELY INTERESTING. However, I can't quite imagine a radio show, and I thought Colin had a contract going on for quite some time. Wassa story? A. G. Percus (ARPA) percus@acf4 (NYU) percus.acf4 (UUCP) ...!ihnp4!cmcl2!acf4!percus