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−	'''[[wikipedia:Botswana\|BOTSWANA]]''' is a land-locked country in the south of the [[:Category:Africa\|African]] continent, sharing a border with [[Zambia]] and [[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe]].	+	'''[[wikipedia:Botswana\|BOTSWANA]]''' is a land-locked country in the south of the [[:Category:Africa\|African]] continent, sharing a border with [[South Africa]], [[Zambia]] and [[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe]].
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	According to Janet Fielding (who played Tegan Jovanka), she has received royalties for sales to Botswana. Presumably these were for [[Peter Davison stories]], rather than her solo adventure with Tom Baker.		According to Janet Fielding (who played Tegan Jovanka), she has received royalties for sales to Botswana. Presumably these were for [[Peter Davison stories]], rather than her solo adventure with Tom Baker.
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		+	===[[Paul McGann stories\|PAUL McGANN]]===
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		+	The 1996 [[TV Movie]] was potentially available in Botswana on PAL VHS tape.
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		+	Videotapes distributed by the [[South Africa\|South African]] company '''CIC Video (Pty) Ltd''' were "manufactured for sale and rental use only in [[South Africa]], [[Namibia]], [[Lesotho]], [[Botswana]], [[Swaziland]] [and] [[Zimbabwe]]...", per the copyright disclaimer printed on the labels.
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		+	While that clause appears on '''all''' tapes distributed by CIC Video, it's unknown whether the movie itself was available in shops or rental outlets in Botswana.
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 Botswana did not commence a television service until 1992.
-There is just one local television provider, '''Gaborone Television Corp / Botswana TV / GBC'''. Prior to the establishment of this service, those with television sets could receive transmissions from the north of South Africa, and presumably other neighbouring countries.
+There are two local television providers: '''[[Wikipedia:Botswana TV|Botswana Television (BTV)]]''' and the privately-owned '''Gaborone Television Company (GBC)'''. Those with television sets could receive transmissions from the north of South Africa, and presumably other neighbouring countries.
 By the mid-1990s, Botswana was also served by several foreign broadcasters via satellite.

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 Botswana did not commence a television service until 1992.
-There is just one local television provider, '''Gaborone Television Corp / Botswana TV'''. Prior to the establishment of this service, those with television sets could receive transmissions from the north of South Africa, and presumably other neighbouring countries.
+There is just one local television provider, '''Gaborone Television Corp / Botswana TV / GBC'''. Prior to the establishment of this service, those with television sets could receive transmissions from the north of South Africa, and presumably other neighbouring countries.
 By the mid-1990s, Botswana was also served by several foreign broadcasters via satellite.
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 ==TV listings==
-We do not have any details regarding what episodes of '''Doctor Who''' screened and when, other than it would have been after 1992.
+Only the 1992 issues were available of the ''Botswana Guardian''. This weekly paper had listings for the first few weeks of January, but after that the listings were dropped for the remainder of the year. If '''Doctor Who''' did indeed screen, it wasn't in January 1992!

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	==TV listings==		==TV listings==

−	We do not have any details regarding what screened and when.	+	We do not have any details regarding what episodes of '''Doctor Who''' screened and when, other than it would have been after 1992.

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−	{{~~Under construction~~}}	+	'''[[wikipedia:Botswana\|BOTSWANA]]''' is a land-locked country in the south of the [[:Category:Africa\|African]] continent, sharing a border with [[Zambia]] and [[Rhodesia / Zimbabwe]].
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		+	==Profile==
		+	{\| {{small-table}}
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		+	\|'''Country Number (NK)'''\|\|early 1990s\|\|[[Selling Doctor Who\|THIRD WAVE]]
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		+	\|'''Region'''\|\|[[:Category:Africa\|Africa]]\|\|Commonwealth
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		+	\|'''Television commenced'''\|\|1992\|\|
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		+	\|'''Colour System'''\|\|1992\|\|Unknown
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		+	\|'''Language/s'''\|English\|\|
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		+	\|}
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		+	==Television Stations / Channels==
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		+	Botswana did not commence a television service until 1992.
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		+	There is just one local television provider, '''Gaborone Television Corp / Botswana TV'''. Prior to the establishment of this service, those with television sets could receive transmissions from the north of South Africa, and presumably other neighbouring countries.
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		+	By the mid-1990s, Botswana was also served by several foreign broadcasters via satellite.
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		+	==Language/s==
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		+	The principal language is English.
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		+	=='''DOCTOR WHO IN BOTSWANA'''==
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		+	==[[BBC Records]]==
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		+	Botswana is not named in any of the main [[BBC Records]] we have referenced.
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		+	==Stories bought and broadcast==
		+	==Transmission==
		+	===[[Peter Davison stories\|PETER DAVISON]]?===
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		+	According to Janet Fielding (who played Tegan Jovanka), she has received royalties for sales to Botswana. Presumably these were for [[Peter Davison stories]], rather than her solo adventure with Tom Baker.
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		+	==TV listings==
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		+	We do not have any details regarding what screened and when.
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		+	==Links==
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		+	*[[Main Page]]
		+	*[[Broadcasts around the World]]
		+	*[[Articles & Analysis]]
		+	*[[BBC Records]]
		+	*[[Doctors]]
		+	**[[Peter Davison stories]]?
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		+	[[Category:Africa]]