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	Then, between '''January and October 2008''', the station aired all the [[Tom Baker stories]] (bar [[Genesis of the Daleks]] and [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]), with some episodes airing twice during the day, and several stories were also later repeated out of sequence.		Then, between '''January and October 2008''', the station aired all the [[Tom Baker stories]] (bar [[Genesis of the Daleks]] and [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]), with some episodes airing twice during the day, and several stories were also later repeated out of sequence.

−	In '''October 2008''', the station was rebranded as '''Alibi''' (aka '''alibi'''), and the new schedule featured mainly crime dramas. All other genre shows were moved to '''[[UK Gold\|Gold]]''' or the newly-created [[Watch]]. But by this time, the run of '''Doctor Who''' episodes had already concluded, so the series wasn't transferred to another channel.	+	In '''October 2008''', the station was rebranded as '''Alibi''' (aka '''alibi'''), and the new schedule featured mainly crime dramas. All other genre shows were moved to '''[[UK Gold\|Gold]]''' or the newly-created [[Watch]]. But by this time, the run of '''Doctor Who''' episodes had already concluded, so the series wasn't transferred to another channel.
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		+	The channel was rebranded as '''U&Alibi''' on 7 November 2024. (See also [[U&Eden]].)

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 [[File:UKTV Drama.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
-'''[[wikipedia:Alibi (TV channel)|UKTV Drama]]''' is a satellite channel seen in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of the [[wikipedia:UKTV|UKTV network]].
+'''[[wikipedia:Alibi (TV channel)|UKTV Drama]]''' is a satellite channel seen in the United Kingdom and [[Ireland]] as part of the [[wikipedia:UKTV|UKTV network]].
 The channel was launched in '''November 1997''' as '''UK Arena'''.  It was renamed '''UKTV Drama''' in '''March 2000'''.

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 =='''THE OTHER UKTV'''==
-Both [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] have a pay satellite channel called '''[[Wikipedia:BBC UKTV|UKTV]]''', but despite it having a similar name, this broadcaster (launched in 1996) was '''not affiliated''' with the similarly-named UK channel. Also known as '''BBC UKTV''', the antipodean stations broadcast a selection of classic as well as [[NEW SERIES|new series]] episodes of '''Doctor Who''' on a regular basis (the [[New Zealand]] station ended its run of classic episodes in '''2015''').
+Both [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] have a pay satellite channel called '''[[Wikipedia:BBC UKTV|UKTV]]''', but despite it having a similar name, this broadcaster (launched in 1996) was '''not affiliated''' with the similarly-named UK channel. Also known as '''BBC UKTV''', the antipodean stations broadcast a selection of classic as well as [[NEW SERIES|new series]] episodes of '''Doctor Who''' on a regular basis (the Australian run of classic episodes ended in '''November 2013''', and the [[New Zealand]] station ended its run in '''2015''').
 *[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=10&detail=broadcast&page=1 BBC UKTV Australia Airdates]
 *[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=39&detail=broadcast&page=1 BBC UKTV NZ Airdates]

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 =='''THE OTHER UKTV'''==
-Both [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] have a pay satellite channel called '''[[Wikipedia:BBC UKTV|UKTV]]''', but despite having a similar name, this broadcaster (launched in 1996) was '''not affiliated''' with the similarly-named UK channel. Also known as '''BBC UKTV''', the antipodean stations broadcast a selection of classic as well as [[NEW SERIES|new series]] episodes of '''Doctor Who''' on a regular basis (the [[New Zealand]] station ended its run of classic episodes in '''2015''').
+Both [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] have a pay satellite channel called '''[[Wikipedia:BBC UKTV|UKTV]]''', but despite it having a similar name, this broadcaster (launched in 1996) was '''not affiliated''' with the similarly-named UK channel. Also known as '''BBC UKTV''', the antipodean stations broadcast a selection of classic as well as [[NEW SERIES|new series]] episodes of '''Doctor Who''' on a regular basis (the [[New Zealand]] station ended its run of classic episodes in '''2015''').
 *[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=10&detail=broadcast&page=1 BBC UKTV Australia Airdates]
 *[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=39&detail=broadcast&page=1 BBC UKTV NZ Airdates]

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 =='''THE OTHER UKTV'''==
-Both [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] had a pay satellite channel called '''[[Wikipedia:BBC UKTV|UKTV]]''', but despite having a similar name, this broadcaster (launched in 1996) was '''not affiliated''' with the similarly-named UK channel. Also known as '''BBC UKTV''', the antipodean stations broadcast a selection of classic as well as [[NEW SERIES|new series]] episodes of '''Doctor Who''' on a regular basis (the [[New Zealand]] station ended its run of classic episodes in '''2015''').
+Both [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] have a pay satellite channel called '''[[Wikipedia:BBC UKTV|UKTV]]''', but despite having a similar name, this broadcaster (launched in 1996) was '''not affiliated''' with the similarly-named UK channel. Also known as '''BBC UKTV''', the antipodean stations broadcast a selection of classic as well as [[NEW SERIES|new series]] episodes of '''Doctor Who''' on a regular basis (the [[New Zealand]] station ended its run of classic episodes in '''2015''').
 *[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=10&detail=broadcast&page=1 BBC UKTV Australia Airdates]
 *[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=39&detail=broadcast&page=1 BBC UKTV NZ Airdates]

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 Then, between '''January and October 2008''', the station aired all the [[Tom Baker stories]] (bar [[Genesis of the Daleks]] and [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]), with some episodes airing twice during the day, and several stories were also later repeated out of sequence.
 In '''October 2008''', the station was rebranded as '''Alibi''' (aka '''alibi'''), and the new schedule featured mainly crime dramas. All other genre shows were moved to '''[[UK Gold|Gold]]''' or the newly-created [[Watch]]. But by this time, the run of '''Doctor Who''' episodes had already concluded, so the series wasn't transferred to another channel.
 '''THE OTHER UKTV'''
 Both [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] had a pay satellite channel called '''[[Wikipedia:BBC UKTV|UKTV]]''', but despite having a similar name, this broadcaster (launched in 1996) was '''not affiliated''' with the similarly-named UK channel. Also known as '''BBC UKTV''', the antipodean stations broadcast a selection of classic as well as [[NEW SERIES|new series]] episodes of '''Doctor Who''' on a regular basis (the [[New Zealand]] station ended its run of classic episodes in '''2015''').
 [[Category:United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:Cable and Satellite]]

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-[[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] also had a pay satellite channel called '''BBC UKTV''' (launched in 1996) which broadcast '''Doctor Who''', but despite having a similar name, this broadcaster was not affiliated with the UK channel -- see [[Wikipedia:BBC UKTV|BBC UKTV]].
+[[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] both had a pay satellite channel called '''BBC UKTV''' (launched in 1996) which broadcast '''Doctor Who''', but despite having a similar name, this broadcaster was not affiliated with the UK channel -- see [[Wikipedia:BBC UKTV|BBC UKTV]].
 [[Category:United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:Cable and Satellite]]