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 Each word within the second line of text has more than one English equivalent:  "BREAK/CUT/RIP/TEAR THE DOOR/GATE/ENTRANCE THE CENTURY". A '''''direct literal''''' English translation would be:
-   '''DR WHO BREAKS THE CENTURY DOOR'''
+  '''DR WHO BREAKS THE CENTURY DOOR'''
 But a more dramatic interpretation would be something more along the lines of:
-   '''DR WHO BREAKS THROUGH THE BARRIER OF THE CENTURY'''
+  '''DR WHO BREAKS THROUGH THE BARRIER OF THE CENTURY'''
 The blurb along the bottom – '''เขากลับมา... เพื่อล่าเวลาโดยเฉพาะ''' is the Thai equivalent of the usual '''"He's Back … And It's About Time"''' by-line.
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 The movie was dubbed, with Thai actor Chakkrit Hanwichai (or Jakkrit Hanwichai) (จักรกฤษณ์ หาญวิชัย) providing the voice of the Doctor.
-A fan's review (posted in 2016) of the VHS tape can be found here:
+A fan's review of the VHS tape (posted in 2016) can be found here:
 [https://10000tip.com/2016/08/17/doctor-who-1996-%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%A3-%E0%B8%AE%E0%B8%B9-%E0%B8%9C%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A9/ REVIEW]
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 Thailand began its television service in 1955.
-In the 1960s, Thailand had two television stations: '''THAI TV, channel 4''', a government-owned broadcaster, and '''[[wikipedia:Channel 5 (Thailand)|The Royal Thai Army Television Company - HSA-TV, channel 7]]''' (became Channel 5 when it switched to colour in 1974), a privately owned broadcaster, run by the Thai army.
+In the 1960s, Thailand had two television stations: '''THAI TV, channel 4''', a government-owned broadcaster, and '''[[wikipedia: Channel 5 (Thailand)|The Royal Thai Army Television Company - HSA-TV, channel 7]]''' (became Channel 5 when it switched to colour in 1974), a privately owned broadcaster, run by the Thai army.
 A third channel - '''[[Wikipedia:Channel 3 (Thailand)|Channel 3]]''' - was launched in 1970 by The Bangkok Entertainment Company Ltd. Its broadcast range was initially only within Bangkok. This station was later known as '''Thai TV Color Channel 3'''.
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 ===[[Tom Baker stories|TOM BAKER]]?===
-It is possible that a run of Tom Baker stories aired on colour station '''Channel 3''' in the '''late 1970s/early 80s'''. According to this nostalgia website, a viewer recalls watching TV programs about UFOs on Thai TV in the 70s, and names '''Doctor Who'''.
+A run of Tom Baker stories apparently aired on Thai TV colour station '''Channel 3''' in the '''late 1970s/early 80s'''. According to this nostalgia website, a viewer recalls "there was a lot of UFO/alien stuff then … for older kids there was '''UFO, Doctor Who, Space 1999'''…".
 *[https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread618005/pg1#pid9702899 Thai TV memories]
 ==TV listings==
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 One striking aspect of the listings for '''"Dr WHO!"''', is the start and end times – 17.30 to 19.05 in the first example shown here. This shouldn't be read that the programme ran for over 90 minutes! No, the reason for this is, that non-English programmes would also screen during the evening's schedule, but these would understandably not be recorded in the TV listings of English-language newspapers. (Compare the two listings above; the second one also omits several programmes that the first listing includes.)
-We have not been able to access Thai newspapers from the 70s or 80s to check if Tom Baker was shown.
+We have not been able to access Thai newspapers from the 70s or 80s to check if or when Tom Baker was shown.

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	It is possible that a run of Tom Baker stories aired on colour station '''Channel 3''' in the '''late 1970s/early 80s'''. According to this nostalgia website, a viewer recalls watching TV programs about UFOs on Thai TV in the 70s, and names '''Doctor Who'''.		It is possible that a run of Tom Baker stories aired on colour station '''Channel 3''' in the '''late 1970s/early 80s'''. According to this nostalgia website, a viewer recalls watching TV programs about UFOs on Thai TV in the 70s, and names '''Doctor Who'''.
−	*[~~http~~://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread618005/pg1 Thai TV memories]	+	*[https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread618005/pg1#pid9702899 Thai TV memories]

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 Thailand began its television service in 1955.
-In the 1960s, Thailand had two television stations: '''THAI TV, channel 4''', a government-owned broadcaster, and '''[[wikipedia:Channel 5 (Thailand)|The Royal Thai Army Television Company - HSA-TV, channel 7]]''' (later became Channel 5), a privately owned broadcaster, run by the Thai army.
+In the 1960s, Thailand had two television stations: '''THAI TV, channel 4''', a government-owned broadcaster, and '''[[wikipedia:Channel 5 (Thailand)|The Royal Thai Army Television Company - HSA-TV, channel 7]]''' (became Channel 5 when it switched to colour in 1974), a privately owned broadcaster, run by the Thai army.
 A third channel - '''[[Wikipedia:Channel 3 (Thailand)|Channel 3]]''' - was launched in 1970 by The Bangkok Entertainment Company Ltd. Its broadcast range was initially only within Bangkok. This station was later known as '''Thai TV Color Channel 3'''.

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 Thailand began its television service in 1955.
-In the 1960s, Thailand had two television stations: '''THAI TV, channel 4''', a government-owned broadcaster, and '''[[wikipedia:Channel 5 (Thailand)|The Royal Thai Army Television Company - HSA-TV, channel 7]]''', a privately owned broadcaster, run by the Thai army.
+In the 1960s, Thailand had two television stations: '''THAI TV, channel 4''', a government-owned broadcaster, and '''[[wikipedia:Channel 5 (Thailand)|The Royal Thai Army Television Company - HSA-TV, channel 7]]''' (later became Channel 5), a privately owned broadcaster, run by the Thai army.
 A third channel - '''[[Wikipedia:Channel 3 (Thailand)|Channel 3]]''' - was launched in 1970 by The Bangkok Entertainment Company Ltd. Its broadcast range was initially only within Bangkok. This station was later known as '''Thai TV Color Channel 3'''.

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 ===[[Peter Cushing]]===
-The second of the two Peter Cushing / Dalek movies was shown in Thai cinemas (presumably in the late 1960s) under the title '''"หุ่นยนต์ ทำลายโลก"''' (''Robots Destroy the World'').
+The second of the two Peter Cushing / Dalek movies was shown in Thai cinemas under the title '''"หุ่นยนต์ ทำลายโลก"''' (''Robots Destroy the World'').
 The white text - '''ปีเตอร์  ที่นอน''' and '''เบอร์นาร์ด เครบินอ''' - above the main title in red is "Peter Cushing" and "Bernard Cribbins".
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 If the "dubbed as it was transmitted" method was used for the series, it's possible most of the pre-empting was on account of the live recording facilities not always being available on the night.
-There is no clear record that Thailand screened '''Doctor Who''' again, even after the switch to PAL colour in 1973 -- but see note below.
+There is no clear record that Channel 7 screened '''Doctor Who''' again, even after the switch to PAL colour in 1973 -- but see note below.

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	Thailand was the '''20th''' country to screen '''Doctor Who'''. It was also the first non-Commonwealth country, and also the first non-English-language nation to screen the series (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).		Thailand was the '''20th''' country to screen '''Doctor Who'''. It was also the first non-Commonwealth country, and also the first non-English-language nation to screen the series (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).

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		+	==[[Cushing Daleks\|DALEK MOVIES]]==
		+	[[File:Dalek Invasion Thai poster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Thai poster for second Dalek film]]
		+	===[[Peter Cushing]]===
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		+	The second of the two Peter Cushing / Dalek movies was shown in Thai cinemas (presumably in the late 1960s) under the title '''"หุ่นยนต์ ทำลายโลก"''' (''Robots Destroy the World'').
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		+	The white text - '''ปีเตอร์ ที่นอน''' and '''เบอร์นาร์ด เครบินอ''' - above the main title in red is "Peter Cushing" and "Bernard Cribbins".
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	==[[BBC Records]]==		==[[BBC Records]]==

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 Thailand began its television service in 1955.
-Thailand has two television stations: '''THAI TV, channel 4''', a government-owned broadcaster, and '''[[wikipedia: Channel 7 (Thailand)|The Royal Thai Army Television Company - HSA-TV, channel 7]]''', a privately owned broadcaster, run by the Thai army.
+In the 1960s, Thailand had two television stations: '''THAI TV, channel 4''', a government-owned broadcaster, and '''[[wikipedia: Channel 7 (Thailand)|The Royal Thai Army Television Company - HSA-TV, channel 7]]''', a privately owned broadcaster, run by the Thai army.
-It was on the '''Army TV channel 7''' that '''Doctor Who''' aired.
+A third channel - '''[[Wikipedia:Channel 3 (Thailand)|Channel 3]]''' - was launched in 1970 by The Bangkok Entertainment Company Ltd. Its broadcast range was initially only within Bangkok. This station was later known as '''Thai TV Color Channel 3'''.
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 ====Origin of the Prints?====
-Thailand TV would have required Music / Effects only soundtracks to enable them to dub the episodes into Thai – or in the case of the serials that didn't have a M / E sound track, i.e. [[Marco Polo]] and [[The Reign of Terror]], dubbed "live" (as noted above), or maybe broadcast just in English.
+Thailand TV would have required Music / Effects only soundtracks to enable them to dub the episodes into Thai if that was requirement – or in the case of the serials that didn't have a M / E sound track, i.e. [[Marco Polo]] and [[The Reign of Terror]], dubbed "live" (as noted above), or maybe broadcast just in English.
-It's highly likely that the 53 films were supplied from [[Hong Kong]], the only other country in [[:Category:Australasia/Asia|Asian]] country to screen just those same 53 episodes. Hong Kong would have sent each serial over to Thailand soon after transmission; that Thailand had a number of pre-emptions during the run (see below) may be on account of the films arriving very late from Hong Kong, or perhaps it was due to the dubbing requirements of certain episodes taking longer than expected.
+It's highly likely that the 53 films were supplied from [[Hong Kong]], the only other country in [[:Category:Australasia/Asia|Asian]] country to screen just those same 53 episodes. Hong Kong would have sent each serial over to Thailand soon after transmission; that Thailand had a number of pre-emptions during the run (see below) may be on account of the films arriving very late from Hong Kong, or if they were re-voiced, it was due to the dubbing requirements of certain episodes taking longer than expected.
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 If the "dubbed as it was transmitted" method was used for the series, it's possible most of the pre-empting was on account of the live recording facilities not always being available on the night.
-There is no clear record that Thailand screened '''Doctor Who''' again, even after the switch to PAL colour in 1973.
+There is no clear record that Thailand screened '''Doctor Who''' again, even after the switch to PAL colour in 1973 -- but see note below.
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 <!--In '''November 2008''', the world's news agencies reported that "researcher Damian Finucane" was on the hunt for missing episodes of '''Doctor Who''' in Bangkok. Needless to say, nothing positive came from his efforts...
-* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3478966/Doctor-Who-tapes-missing-in-Thailand.html THE TELEGRAPH – DOCTOR WHO TAPES MISSING IN THAILAND] -->
+* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3478966/Doctor-Who-tapes-missing-in-Thailand.html THE TELEGRAPH – DOCTOR WHO TAPES MISSING IN THAILAND]-->
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 One striking aspect of the listings for '''"Dr WHO!"''', is the start and end times – 17.30 to 19.05 in the first example shown here. This shouldn't be read that the programme ran for over 90 minutes! No, the reason for this is, that non-English programmes would also screen during the evening's schedule, but these would understandably not be recorded in the TV listings of English-language newspapers. (Compare the two listings above; the second one also omits several programmes that the first listing includes.)
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 *[[Doctors]]
 **[[William Hartnell stories]]
 [[Category:Australasia/Asia]]