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-'''[[Wikipedia:Mauritius|MAURITIUS]]''' is a small island located off the east cost of [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]. A former French colony, it is a member of the British Commonwealth.
+'''[[Wikipedia:Mauritius|MAURITIUS]]''' is a small island located off the east cost of [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]. A former French colony, it became a member of the British Commonwealth in 1968.
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 |'''Country Number (21)'''||1966||[[Selling Doctor Who|FIRST WAVE]]
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-|'''Region'''|| [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]||Commonwealth
+|'''Region'''|| [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]||Commonwealth (later)
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 |'''Television commenced'''||June 1964||
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 =='''DOCTOR WHO IN MAURITIUS'''==
-Mauritius was the '''21st''' country to screen '''Doctor Who''' (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]).
+Mauritius was the '''21st''' country to screen '''Doctor Who''' (see [[Selling Doctor Who]]). It was not a member of the Commonwealth when the series first aired.

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	However, that comment may only apply to ''some'' of the episodes that had been retained; it's possible all the serials, or just from [[The Romans]] onwards were sent to [[Sierra Leone]].		However, that comment may only apply to ''some'' of the episodes that had been retained; it's possible all the serials, or just from [[The Romans]] onwards were sent to [[Sierra Leone]].
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		+	(Or the MBC ''did'' send everything back to the BBC, who then sent the films to [[Sierra Leone]]...)

	(The next country serviced by '''[[TIE Ltd\|Television International Enterprises Ltd / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]''' to air that same group of episodes – and indeed the last ever - was [[Ethiopia]] some two years later, in 1970.)		(The next country serviced by '''[[TIE Ltd\|Television International Enterprises Ltd / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]''' to air that same group of episodes – and indeed the last ever - was [[Ethiopia]] some two years later, in 1970.)

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 According to a posting to a '''Doctor Who''' fan forum on 27 December 2006 – [http://ianlevine.forumco.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1864&whichpage=1, HERE] - Mauritius returned all the episodes to the BBC.
-However, that comment may only apply to ''some'' of the episodes that had been retained; it's possible the serials from [[The Romans]] onwards were sent to [[Sierra Leone]].
+However, that comment may only apply to ''some'' of the episodes that had been retained; it's possible all the serials, or just from [[The Romans]] onwards were sent to [[Sierra Leone]].
 (The next country serviced by '''[[TIE Ltd|Television International Enterprises Ltd / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]''' to air that same group of episodes – and indeed the last ever - was [[Ethiopia]] some two years later, in 1970.)

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 ===Origin of the Prints?===
-The only country in east [[:Category:Africa|Africa]] to screen the same set of episodes was [[Zambia]].
+The first five serials may have been supplied by [[Nigeria]].
 But since Mauritius was part of the [[TIE Ltd]] network, the films of the first eleven serials may have been sent from [[Kenya]] (again, with a few delays), whereas the other five serials could have been sent new from [[TIE Ltd]].
-Of interest is that Mauritius aired certain stories way out of order. Of note, Mauritius started airing the stories from [[The Aztecs]] onwards after the BBC had created fresh Stored Field telerecordings of the season one and two serials; the out of order screening for some of the season one stories may be attributed to the BBC sending out the stories in the order in which the new prints were made.
+Of interest is that Mauritius aired certain stories way out of order. As it so happens, Mauritius started airing the stories from [[The Aztecs]] onwards soon after the BBC had created fresh Stored Field telerecordings of the season one and two serials; the out of order screening for some of the season one stories may be attributed to the MBC screening the stories in the same order in which the BBC made the prints and sent them out.

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	According to a posting to a '''Doctor Who''' fan forum on 27 December 2006 – [http://ianlevine.forumco.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1864&whichpage=1, HERE] - Mauritius returned all the episodes to the BBC.		According to a posting to a '''Doctor Who''' fan forum on 27 December 2006 – [http://ianlevine.forumco.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1864&whichpage=1, HERE] - Mauritius returned all the episodes to the BBC.
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		+	However, that comment may only apply to ''some'' of the episodes that had been retained; it's possible the serials from [[The Romans]] onwards were sent to [[Sierra Leone]].

	(The next country serviced by '''[[TIE Ltd\|Television International Enterprises Ltd / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]''' to air that same group of episodes – and indeed the last ever - was [[Ethiopia]] some two years later, in 1970.)		(The next country serviced by '''[[TIE Ltd\|Television International Enterprises Ltd / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]''' to air that same group of episodes – and indeed the last ever - was [[Ethiopia]] some two years later, in 1970.)

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 Mauritius began its television service in 1964.
-There is just one television station: '''[[wikipedia:Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation| Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation]]. The station was established with the assistance of [[TIE Ltd]].
+There is just one television station: '''[[wikipedia:Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation| Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation]]'''. The station was established with the assistance of [[TIE Ltd]].
 Colour transmissions began in 1973 using the [[Wikipedia:SECAM|SECAM]] colour broadcast system.

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	===Fate of the Prints===		===Fate of the Prints===

−	The next country serviced by '''[[TIE Ltd\|Television International Enterprises Ltd / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]''' to air that same group of episodes – and indeed the last ever - was [[Ethiopia]] some two years later, in 1970.	+	According to a posting to a '''Doctor Who''' fan forum on 27 December 2006 – [http://ianlevine.forumco.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1864&whichpage=1, HERE] - Mauritius returned all the episodes to the BBC.
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		+	(The next country serviced by '''[[TIE Ltd\|Television International Enterprises Ltd / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]''' to air that same group of episodes – and indeed the last ever - was [[Ethiopia]] some two years later, in 1970.)

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 ==[[BBC Records]]==
 '''The Seventies''' records a sale of '''"(15)"''' stories by 28 February 1977. '''The Handbook''' identifies these as being: {{A}}, {{C}}, {{D}}, {{E}}, {{F}}, {{G}}, {{H}}, {{J}}, {{L}}, {{M}}, {{N}}, {{P}}, {{Q}}, {{R}}, {{S}}.
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 ===Origin of the Prints?===
-[[Kenya]] was the previous [[:Category:Africa|African]] country to screen the same initial set of the first 53 episodes; since both countries were serviced by the programme distributor '''[[TIE Ltd|Television International Enterprises Limited / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]''', it’s possible that Mauritius was supplied with some of the same set of prints that had aired in [[Kenya]]. However, it's possible that Mauritius was one of the first countries to receive the Stored Field telerecordings that were struck in early 1967, in which case these prints would have been sent from the BBC rather than from another country.
+The only country in east [[:Category:Africa|Africa]] to screen the same set of episodes was [[Zambia]].
 The reason for the out of order screenings might be due to late receipt of those particular film prints.
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 ===Fate of the Prints===
-The next country serviced by '''[[TIE Ltd|Television International Enterprises Ltd / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]''' to air '''Doctor Who''' was [[Sierra Leone]], from April 1967, so it's possible that Mauritius sent its prints of these Hartnell stories to [[Sierra Leone]].
+The next country serviced by '''[[TIE Ltd|Television International Enterprises Ltd / TIE (Programmes) Ltd]]''' to air that same group of episodes – and indeed the last ever - was [[Ethiopia]] some two years later, in 1970.
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 With part two of [[The Web Planet]], the listings fell back into sync with what should have been on screen. In our Airdates table, we have noted what we think actually aired on that date when it's clear the listed title is wrong.
-Some of the published titles were incorrect, such as [[The Daleks]] episode two being billed as '''"The Survivals"'''; part two of [[Inside the Spaceship]] printed as '''"The Bunk of Disaster"'''; part one of [[Marco Polo]] was '''"The Side of the World"''', part three was '''"Five Hundred Edges"''', and part five was '''"Rider from Shan"'''. Episode two of [[The Reign of Terror]] was given as '''"Paris"'''. (This error is likely due to the first caption to appear onscreen - "PARIS" - being misread as the episode's title.) Part two of [[The Romans]] is '''"All Words Lead to Rome"'''; the final part of [[Planet of Giants]] was printed as '''"Crsiis"'''.
+Some of the published titles were incorrect, such as [[The Daleks]] episode two being billed as '''"The Survivals"'''; part two of [[Inside the Spaceship]] printed as '''"The Bunk of Disaster"'''; part one of [[Marco Polo]] was '''"The Side of the World"''', part three was '''"Five Hundred Edges"''', and part five was '''"Rider from Shan"'''. Episode two of [[The Reign of Terror]] was given as '''"Paris"'''. (This error is likely due to the first caption to appear on screen - "PARIS" - being misread as the episode's title.) Part two of [[The Romans]] is '''"All Words Lead to Rome"'''; the final part of [[Planet of Giants]] was printed as '''"Crsiis"'''.
 Interestingly, part three of [[The Romans]] had the full title as: '''"Doctor WHO: Dr Who and the Romans: The Conspiracy"''', while '''"Dr Who and the Crusade"''' is used with three of the listings for that story. '''"Doctor Who and the Space Museum"''' is also named in full three times. (Although part two was written as '''"Meseum"'''.)