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 [[File:TTT in NZ.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The New Zealand Listener for 20 January 1979]]
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 * The story was not offered to any Middle Eastern countries, so it didn't air at the ARAMCO base in [[Saudi Arabia]] (in black and white along with the rest of the tenth season), or in the [[United Arab Emirates]] (in PAL). Since Saudi did not acquire the story does suggest that 16mm b/w prints were no longer available for bicycling in 1977/78 (since there were no prints struck for sales to [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]] or [[Gibraltar]]), and the BBC didn't want to or couldn't strike a fresh set for a single sale to the Middle East.
 **CONSPIRACY THEORY: Alternatively, not selling it to the ARAMCO station and Dubai might have been a deliberate tactful move by the BBC because the serial did not necessarily paint the oil/chemical industry in a positive light...
 * In 1978, the ABC planned a repeat run of the Pertwee stories that were available in PAL colour. Since this story had been rated "A" in 1973, the ABC requested that the censor review and reclassify the serial. Tapes were supplied by the BBC, and it was  given a "G" rating; the story aired for the first time in sequence ahead of a repeat of [[The Time Warrior]].
 *This reassessment meant that [[New Zealand]] could also buy the serial. It screened after the Tom Baker story [[The Android Invasion]]. (The fact that Jon Pertwee was bringing his cabaret tour to NZ a few months later was almost entirely coincidental -- but it was a happy stroke of ... wait for it! ... serendipity.)
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 ==Reissue==
-* The serial was also issued to the USA in mid-1983, as part of a package of 14 full colour [[Jon Pertwee stories]].
+* The serial was also issued to the USA in mid-1983, as part of a package of 14 full colour [[Jon Pertwee stories]]:
 * The [[Canada|Canadian]] cable station [[YTV]] was also offered the serial again, and aired it several times, the first in June 1990.

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-* Full PAL colour copies of the serial were sent to [[Australia]] along with b/w prints in mid-1973. The prints were assessed and given an "A" rating by the censors in October 1973; it therefore did not screen. This also meant that Commonwealth countries still buying the series and which would normally pay a lower rate than Australia, such as [[New Zealand]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]] and [[Gibraltar]], could not afford to purchase the serial.
+*16mm b/w prints were sent to [[Australia]] in mid-1973. The story was assessed and given an "A" rating by the censors in October 1973; it therefore did not screen. This also meant that Commonwealth countries still buying the series and which would normally pay a lower rate than Australia, such as [[New Zealand]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]] and [[Gibraltar]], could not afford to purchase the serial.
-*The film prints and the tapes were returned to the BBC.
+*The film prints were returned to the BBC.
 * The story was not offered to any Middle Eastern countries, so it didn't air at the ARAMCO base in [[Saudi Arabia]] (in black and white along with the rest of the tenth season), or in the [[United Arab Emirates]] (in PAL). Since Saudi did not acquire the story does suggest that 16mm b/w prints were no longer available for bicycling in 1977/78 (since there were no prints struck for sales to [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]] or [[Gibraltar]]), and the BBC didn't want to or couldn't strike a fresh set for a single sale to the Middle East.
 **CONSPIRACY THEORY: Alternatively, not selling it to the ARAMCO station and Dubai might have been a deliberate tactful move by the BBC because the serial did not necessarily paint the oil/chemical industry in a positive light...

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 * The story was not offered to any Middle Eastern countries, so it didn't air at the ARAMCO base in [[Saudi Arabia]] (in black and white along with the rest of the tenth season), or in the [[United Arab Emirates]] (in PAL). Since Saudi did not acquire the story does suggest that 16mm b/w prints were no longer available for bicycling in 1977/78 (since there were no prints struck for sales to [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]] or [[Gibraltar]]), and the BBC didn't want to or couldn't strike a fresh set for a single sale to the Middle East.
 **CONSPIRACY THEORY: Alternatively, not selling it to the ARAMCO station and Dubai might have been a deliberate tactful move by the BBC because the serial did not necessarily paint the oil/chemical industry in a positive light...
-*The story aired in [[Boston]] only; the rest of the [[United States]] did not get the serial until the 1983 re-issue (see below). This appears to have been a special one-off deal struck between [[WGBX]] and the BBC that was in addition to the standard Time Life deal that was available elsewhere.
+*The story aired in [[Boston]] only; the rest of the [[United States]] did not get the serial until the 1983 re-issue (see below). This appears to have been a special one-off deal struck between [[WGBX]] and the BBC that was in addition to the standard Time-Life deal that was available elsewhere.
 *The BBC took the opportunity to also sell the serial to [[Canada|Canadian]] stations [[TVO]] and [[CKVU]] at the same time, presumably to cover the costs of having NTSC conversions made. Canada fell under the "North America" sales region along with the USA, and thus was not affected by the non-sale to Australia and other Commonwealth countries three years previously, so was able to piggy-back on the Boston deal.
 * In 1978, the ABC planned a repeat run of the Pertwee stories that were available in PAL colour. Since this story had been rated "A" in 1973, the ABC requested that the censor review and reclassify the serial. Tapes were supplied by the BBC, and it was  given a "G" rating; the story aired for the first time in sequence ahead of a repeat of [[The Time Warrior]].

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	* The serial was also issued to the USA in mid-1983, as part of a package of 14 full colour [[Jon Pertwee stories]].		* The serial was also issued to the USA in mid-1983, as part of a package of 14 full colour [[Jon Pertwee stories]].
−	* The [[Canada\|Canadian]] cable station [[YTV]] was also offered the serial again, ~~circa~~ the ~~1990s (?)~~.	+	* The [[Canada\|Canadian]] cable station [[YTV]] was also offered the serial again, and aired it several times, the first in June 1990.

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 * Full PAL colour copies of the serial were sent to [[Australia]] along with b/w prints in mid-1973. The prints were assessed and given an "A" rating by the censors in October 1973; it therefore did not screen. This also meant that Commonwealth countries still buying the series and which would normally pay a lower rate than Australia, such as [[New Zealand]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]] and [[Gibraltar]], could not afford to purchase the serial.
-*While the film prints were most likely returned to the BBC, the PAL tapes were placed into storage.
+*The film prints and the tapes were returned to the BBC.
-*The story aired in [[Boston]] only; the rest of the [[United States]] did not get the serial until the 1983 re-issue. This appears to have been a special one-off deal struck between [[WGBX]] and the BBC that was in addition to the standard Time Life deal that was available elsewhere.
+* The story was not offered to any Middle Eastern countries, so it didn't air in [[Saudi Arabia]] (in b/w) or [[United Arab Emirates]] (in PAL). Since Saudi did not acquire the story does suggest that 16mm prints were not available in 1977/78, and the BBC didn't strike a fresh set for that single sale.
-*The BBC took the opportunity to also sell the serial to [[Canada|Canadian]] stations [[TVO]] and [[CKVU]] at the same time, presumably to cover the costs of having NTSC conversions made. Those two stations could afford to pay the same Commonwealth rate as the ABC, so the sale of this story to Canada was not affected by the non-sale to Australia three years previously.
+**CONSPIRACY THEORY: This might have been a deliberate tactful move by the BBC, because the serial did not necessarily paint the oil/chemical industry in a very good light...
-* The story was not offered to any Middle Eastern countries, so it didn't air in [[Saudi Arabia]] (in b/w) or [[United Arab Emirates]] (in PAL).
+*The story aired in [[Boston]] only; the rest of the [[United States]] did not get the serial until the 1983 re-issue (see below). This appears to have been a special one-off deal struck between [[WGBX]] and the BBC that was in addition to the standard Time Life deal that was available elsewhere.
-**CONSPIRACY THEORY: This might have been a deliberate tactful move by the BBC, because the serial did not necessarily paint the oil/chemical industry in a very good light...
+*The BBC took the opportunity to also sell the serial to [[Canada|Canadian]] stations [[TVO]] and [[CKVU]] at the same time, presumably to cover the costs of having NTSC conversions made. Canada fell under the sales region "North America", and thus was not affected by the non-sale to Australia and to other Commonwealth countries three years previously, so was able to piggy-back on the Boston deal.
-* The ABC planned a repeat run of the colour Pertwee stories in 1978. The tapes in storage were assessed by the censor, and this time given a "G" rating; the story aired for the first time in sequence ahead of a repeat of [[The Time Warrior]].
+* In 1978, the ABC planned a repeat run of the Pertwee stories that were available in PAL colour. Since this story had been rated "A" in 1973, the ABC requested that the censor review and reclassify the serial. Tapes were supplied by the BBC, and it was  given a "G" rating; the story aired for the first time in sequence ahead of a repeat of [[The Time Warrior]].
 *This reassessment meant that [[New Zealand]] could also buy the serial. It screened after the Tom Baker story [[The Android Invasion]]. (The fact that Jon Pertwee was bringing his cabaret tour to NZ a few months later was almost entirely coincidental -- but it was a happy stroke of ... wait for it! ... serendipity.)