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−	* BBC Enterprises says that Doctor Who is now seen weekly by '''98 million''' viewers in '''38 countries'''. [''The Stage and Television Today, 23 June 1983'']	+	* BBC Enterprises says that Doctor Who is now seen weekly by '''98 million''' viewers in '''38 countries'''. [''[https://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Thirty_U.S._stations_to_mark_Dr_Who%27s_twentieth_birthday The Stage and Television Today, 23 June 1983]'']

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	* ... and is now shown in no less than '''thirty-eight''' countries. [''page 4; Video Times and Games; June 1983'']		* ... and is now shown in no less than '''thirty-eight''' countries. [''page 4; Video Times and Games; June 1983'']
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		+	* BBC Enterprises says that Doctor Who is now seen weekly by '''98 million''' viewers in '''38 countries'''. [''The Stage and Television Today, 23 June 1983'']

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	Although '''Doctor Who''' had stopped regular production at the end of 1989, this didn't stop soon-to-be-ex-producer John Nathan-Turner and others from trotting out by now well-worn numbers to the press:		Although '''Doctor Who''' had stopped regular production at the end of 1989, this didn't stop soon-to-be-ex-producer John Nathan-Turner and others from trotting out by now well-worn numbers to the press:
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		+	* ... it is now shown in '''65''' countries ... [''[https://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/A_Time_Lord_with_jet_lag Hull Daily Mail; 5 October 1988]'']

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−	[[File:Yellow BBC press release 1982.JPG\|thumb\|right\|200px\|BBC publicity card, 1982, "Thirty-eight countries"]]	+	[[File:Yellow BBC press release 1982.JPG\|thumb\|right\|200px\|BBC publicity card, 1982, "Thirty-eight countries"]][[File:VarietyAug1982.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Variety, Aug. 25, 1982]]
	* '''Thirty-eight''' countries share the British enthusiasm for the Doctor Who series. [''1982 BBC publicity card; 1982''] (PICTURED)		* '''Thirty-eight''' countries share the British enthusiasm for the Doctor Who series. [''1982 BBC publicity card; 1982''] (PICTURED)

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−	*Dr Who has been sold over the years to '''65''' countries — the equivalent of a world-wide audience of more than '''110 million''' viewers. [''[https://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Invasion_of_Albert_Square Sandwell Evening Mail; 13 November 1993]'']	+	*''Dr Who'' has been sold over the years to '''65''' countries — the equivalent of a world-wide audience of more than '''110 million''' viewers. [''[https://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Invasion_of_Albert_Square Sandwell Evening Mail; 13 November 1993]'']

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 * ... the programme became a hit throughout the world. It was sold to '''60''' countries, commanding a regular viewing audience estimated at '''110m'''. [''[http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Dr_Who:_he_really_is_invincible The Sunday Times; 20 June 1993] / page 25; In Vision #107'']
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 As '''BroaDWcast''' shows, more than '''80''' countries have screened some episodes of '''Doctor Who''' at some point over the years, but not all the episodes, and certainly not at the same time, as the BBC would sometimes have us believe.
 The totals cited in these examples are all '''<u>accumulative</u>'''. So it's clear that the BBC was often exaggerating its claims somewhat. Re-read all the quotations above, and substitute '''present''' tense statements ("IS watched...", "IS now being…", "IS seen…", etc) with '''past''' tense ("WAS watched...", "HAS been…", "WAS seen…", etc) and a more accurate picture is revealed.

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−	* ... the series, with '''98 million''' viewers in '''38''' countries, returns to the screens next January. [''unidentified mid-April 1981 newspaper; page 15; DWM#196'']	+	* ... the series, with '''98 million''' viewers in '''38''' countries, returns to the screens next January. [''unidentified mid-April 1981 newspaper (likely to be the Daily Mail); page 15; DWM#196'']

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−	* ... the series, with '''98 million''' viewers in '''38''' countries, returns to the screens next January. [''unidentified ~~late~~ 1981 newspaper; page 15; DWM#196'']	+	* ... the series, with '''98 million''' viewers in '''38''' countries, returns to the screens next January. [''unidentified mid-April 1981 newspaper; page 15; DWM#196'']

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−	==~~Less~~ than 30 countries==	+	==Fewer than 30 countries==

	* It has been on television in '''twenty-seven''' foreign countries: [[Australia]], [[Barbados]], [[Chile]], [[Cyprus]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Ghana]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Iran]], [[Jamaica]], [[Jordan]], [[Kenya]], [[Libya]], [[Mauritius]], [[Mexico]], [[Morocco]], [[New Zealand]], [[Nigeria]], [[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe\|Rhodesia]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]], [[Trinidad & Tobago\|Trinidad and Tobago]], Uruguay, [[Venezuela]], and [[Zambia]]. [''page 8; The Making of Doctor Who; Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks; Pan Books Ltd (Piccolo); published on 20 April 1972'']		* It has been on television in '''twenty-seven''' foreign countries: [[Australia]], [[Barbados]], [[Chile]], [[Cyprus]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Ghana]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Iran]], [[Jamaica]], [[Jordan]], [[Kenya]], [[Libya]], [[Mauritius]], [[Mexico]], [[Morocco]], [[New Zealand]], [[Nigeria]], [[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe\|Rhodesia]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]], [[Trinidad & Tobago\|Trinidad and Tobago]], Uruguay, [[Venezuela]], and [[Zambia]]. [''page 8; The Making of Doctor Who; Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks; Pan Books Ltd (Piccolo); published on 20 April 1972'']

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	As '''BroaDWcast''' shows, more than '''80''' countries have screened some episodes of '''Doctor Who''' at some point over the years, but not all the episodes, and certainly not at the same time, as the BBC would sometimes have us believe.		As '''BroaDWcast''' shows, more than '''80''' countries have screened some episodes of '''Doctor Who''' at some point over the years, but not all the episodes, and certainly not at the same time, as the BBC would sometimes have us believe.

−	The totals cited in these examples are all '''<u>accumulative</u>'''. So it's clear that the BBC was often exaggerating its claims somewhat~~; re~~-read ~~these~~ quotations, and substitute '''present''' tense statements ("IS watched...", "IS now being…", "IS seen…", etc) with '''past''' tense ("WAS watched...", "HAS been…", "WAS seen…", etc) and a more accurate picture ~~emerges~~.	+	The totals cited in these examples are all '''<u>accumulative</u>'''. So it's clear that the BBC was often exaggerating its claims somewhat. Re-read all the quotations above, and substitute '''present''' tense statements ("IS watched...", "IS now being…", "IS seen…", etc) with '''past''' tense ("WAS watched...", "HAS been…", "WAS seen…", etc) and a more accurate picture is revealed.