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A '''[[wikipedia:Roku|ROKU]] device''' is a set-top digital media player through which one can access Roku's own film and TV streaming site, but also [[iTunes|Apple TV]], [[Amazon Prime]], [[Vudu]], [[HBO Max]] and [[Pluto TV]].

[[wikipedia:The_Roku_Channel|Roku's ad-supported TV channel]] (launched in 2017) is (currently) available only in the US, UK, [[Mexico]] and [[Canada]]. The service is planning to expand into Europe, Latin America and Australia.


Note: this profile is taken from the Canada site (on Channel 472) as that was the only one that wasn't fully region-locked to us.
*[https://www.roku.com/en-ca/whats-on/the-roku-channel?utm_source=organic_social&utm_medium=rokublogca&utm_campaign=julyTRC&utm_content=therokuchannel The Roku Channel (Canada)]

==DOCTOR WHO VIA ROKU (Canada)==
[[File:DW Classic on Roku menu c.JPG|right|thumb|550px|Roku Canada menu screen using Big Finish "Nightshade" graphic]]
The [[New Series]] (all seasons 2005 to date) are available, as are both [[Peter Cushing]] Daleks films.

'''Classic Doctor Who''' became available via '''Roku''' during '''2021'''. Access to other providers such as [[iTunes|AppleTV]], [[Amazon Prime]] and [[Vudu]] was on a $1.99 per episode basis.

Exactly how many and which stories are available through Roku is not known (none of the menu screens provides a comprehensive list), instead these only give generic headings for 23 of the 26 "Seasons" from 1963 to 1989 (there is no menu heading for Seasons 2,3 and 4).

For some odd reason, one of the Roku Canada menu screens for '''Doctor Who''' is illustrated with an image taken from the '''Big Finish''' audio adaptation of Mark Gatiss's novel "Nightshade".
*[https://www.roku.com/en-ca/whats-on/tv-shows/doctor-who?id=ecee940e289b5b699754e0255f44d2d9 Doctor Who on Roku Canada (Nightshade graphic)]
*[https://www.roku.com/en-ca/whats-on/tv-shows/classic-doctor-who?id=ce176b5cb8d4500fb65ae6d021cf580c Doctor Who on Roku menus (Seasons)]
*[https://www.roku.com/en-ca/whats-on/search?q=doctor%20who Sample of Roku menu #1]
*[https://www.roku.com/blog/en-ca/100-live-channels-the-roku-channel Sample of Roku menu #2]

Stories are shown episodically; there are commercial breaks with an intermission 'countdown' graphic on screen to advise viewers that '''"Doctor Who We'll be right back!"''' - see below

==Stories Available==

In terms of one of the online menu displays (which links to episodes currently on [[iTunes]]), the following '''Classic Doctor Who''' stories are known to be available in Canada.

Note: although the drop-menus say "Season 30" [sic], "Season 99" [sic], "Season 144" [sic], etc, these are actually just single serials; the numbering - which doesn't take into account [[Shada]] - is simply the sequential story number - e.g. [[The Pirate Planet]] is the 99th Doctor Who story:

[[File:DW Classic on Roku menu.JPG|right|thumb|550px|Menu from Roku Canada showing story numbers as "Seasons" (as at late October 2022)]]
{| {{small-table}}
|-
|Season 30||[[The Power of the Daleks]] (animated)
|-
|Season 52||[[The Ark in Space]]
|-
|Season 69||[[The Green Death]]
|-
|Season 74||[[Planet of the Spiders]]
|-
|Season 77||[[The Sontaran Experiment]]
|-
|Season 82||[[Pyramids of Mars]]
|-
|Season 87||[[The Hand of Fear]]
|-
|Season 88||[[The Deadly Assassin]]
|-
|Season 91||[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]
|-
|Season 95||[[The Sun Makers]]
|-
|Season 96||[[Underworld]]
|-
|Season 98||[[The Ribos Operation]]
|-
|Season 99||[[The Pirate Planet]]
|-
|Season 101||[[The Androids of Tara]]
|-
|Season 103||[[The Armageddon Factor]]
|-
|Season 117||[[Castrovalva]]
|-
|Season 136||[[The Caves of Androzani]]
|-
|Season 141||[[The Two Doctors]]
|-
|Season 144||[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]
|-
|Season 145||[[Time and the Rani]]
|-
|}

NOTE: These "Season" / story number links change on a regular basis, as stories are removed and others added. The above screen-grab was taken in late October 2022; one week later half the "Seasons" listed were different. Since the menus are in flux, we won't attempt to track and update the story list.

Other stories known to be available (i.e. from various Twitter comments made about Roku) include:
*[[Planet of the Daleks]]
*[[The Hand of Fear]]
*[[Earthshock]] (included in a week long run of '''Cybermen''' stories)

The fan-made drama "[[BBV Productions|The Airzone Solution]]" is also available:
*[https://www.roku.com/en-ca/whats-on/movies/the-airzone-solution?id=c096324928315231b73ca8ee0a151989 Airzone on Roku]

{{YouTube table |GuqshISXI8Q|Commercial intermission graphic: '''Doctor Who- We'll Be Right Back!'''
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