Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ut-ngp.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hao!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!ables From: ables@ut-ngp.UUCP (King Ables) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho Subject: how story packages are sold Message-ID: <829@ut-ngp.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Aug-84 16:10:43 EDT Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.829 Posted: Wed Aug 8 16:10:43 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 12-Aug-84 00:47:01 EDT Organization: Comp. Center, Univ. of Texas at Austin Lines: 27 Does anybody know how the BBC markets story packages to PBS stations? We were seeing Peter Davison but they switched to Jon Pertwee at the end of Davison's second season (one to go, yet). I had just assumed that they would have bought all of Davison's shows in a group (with the possible exception of the one where he regenerates). I was real suprised to see Pertwee the next night after "The King's Demons" (plus, I wanted to see more of Kamelion(sp?), he looked like one of the more promising characters I've seen so far!). Grumble, grumble. Then, as if that wasn't strange enough, the first time we see Pertwee is Episode 1 of "Inferno" which is the last story of his first season (??!?!). Does anybody know if there is any specific way they break them up to market? Do they do it the same everywhere? I'm going to try and talk to someone here and find out what went on, but I'm curious if this is they way it happened anywhere else. As far as I know, the plan now is to run Pertwee through Baker (again since we had Baker first) and then through Davison again. Does anybody in this country get Hartnell or Troughton? I've read that some of these have been lost at the BBC. Do they sell what they have to the U.S.? ---- -King ARPA:ables@ut-ngp UUCP:{ctvax,ihnp4,kpno,seismo}!ut-sally!ut-ngp!ables