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 All the stations named at the top of the page (with the exception of Sudan, Pakistan and TVB Hong Kong), would eventually screen episodes of '''Doctor Who''' during the 1960s or early 1970s. Whether '''TIE''' was involved with all those sales is unknown. For now we can only concern ourselves with the known 1965 sales.
-The only known mention of '''TIE''' in any surviving BBC documentation is in a BBC Enterprises memo dated '''7 July 1965''' (discovered in late 2008), which states:
+The only direct mention in any surviving BBC documentation of sales made to '''TIE''' is in a BBC Enterprises memo dated '''7 July 1965''' (discovered in late 2008), which states:
 :<tt>T.I.E. have bought prints for showing in [[Gibraltar]], [[Aden]], [[Trinidad & Tobago|Trinidad]], and [[Bermuda]] of Parts {{A}}–{{E}} @ £75 per print.</tt>

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	With the sole exception of [[Australia]], which was sold all serials up and including [[The Crusade]], and [[New Zealand]] which had purchased only the first 13 episodes, the other eight countries named in the memo were also sold just the first five serials / 26 episodes, Parts {{A}} to {{E}}, up to and including [[The Keys of Marinus]].		With the sole exception of [[Australia]], which was sold all serials up and including [[The Crusade]], and [[New Zealand]] which had purchased only the first 13 episodes, the other eight countries named in the memo were also sold just the first five serials / 26 episodes, Parts {{A}} to {{E}}, up to and including [[The Keys of Marinus]].

−	It would appear that the sole reason why those five and those five only were being sold at that time is likely down to what was being promoted within BBC Enterprises' TV catalogue published during 1964. The cover of this brochure promoted "Drama Series, Mystery Serials, Classic Serials, Science Fiction, Single Plays, Comedy Series, Variety, Music, Opera, Ballet", and featured within its "science fiction serials half hour episodes" section was a little something called '''Doctor Who''', with "Serial A", "Serial B", "Serial C", "Serial D" and "Serial E" being featured with a synopses and photographs. (See image above)	+	It would appear that the sole reason why those five and those five only were being sold at that time is likely down to what was being promoted within BBC Enterprises' TV catalogue published during 1964. The cover of this brochure promoted "Drama Series, Mystery Serials, Classic Serials, Science Fiction, Single Plays, Comedy Series, Variety, Music, Opera, Ballet", and featured within its "science fiction serials half hour episodes" section was a little something called '''Doctor Who''', with "Serial A", "Serial B", "Serial C", "Serial D" and "Serial E" being featured with a synopses and photographs. (See image above.)
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		+	(The only other known BBC paperwork to mention '''TIE''' is a memo dated 7 December 1965: the company asked for details of '''"Dr Who"''' toys and other merchandising to be sent to the [[Jamaica]] Broadcasting Commission, which was soon to be transmitting the series.)

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-<u>'''PART II'''</u>
+<u>'''PART II'''</u></tt>
 [[File:DStirlingSloane.jpg|thumb|right|1000px|David Stirling outside TIE's offices in Sloane St, circa 1970 (His left arm partially obscures what looks to be the company names "TIE Ltd" and "TIE Sales Ltd" on the door plate)]]
 *<u>'''SUMMARY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY TIE (PROGRAMMES) LTD'''</u>
 **In addition to the responsibilities of negotiating and ordering television programmes for the stations it represents as outlined in Part I of this memorandum, TIE (Programmes) Ltd undertakes the following tasks:-

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	This was the subsidiary that specifically handled programme purchases and distribution, sometimes undertaking the audition process. As reported in ''Variety'' magazine of 26 February 1964 (see above right), '''TIE''' purchased thousands of hours of programming a year from American and British sources, of which some 60% was from the US, and the other 40% from Britain. (With programmes provided by ITV companies, the BBC and other programme makers.)		This was the subsidiary that specifically handled programme purchases and distribution, sometimes undertaking the audition process. As reported in ''Variety'' magazine of 26 February 1964 (see above right), '''TIE''' purchased thousands of hours of programming a year from American and British sources, of which some 60% was from the US, and the other 40% from Britain. (With programmes provided by ITV companies, the BBC and other programme makers.)

−	The following select general terms and conditions are taken from a document written in late '''1964''' as part of '''TIE''''s bidding offer for the '''"PROPOSED FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED BY TIE (PROGRAMMES) LTD"''' for a TV service in Saudi Arabia, and as such the same terms and conditions would have been those offered to past and future stations that '''TIE''' made bids for:	+	The following select general terms and conditions are taken from a document written in late '''1964''' as part of '''TIE''''s bidding offer for the <tt>'''"PROPOSED FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED BY TIE (PROGRAMMES) LTD"''' </tt> for a TV service in Saudi Arabia, and as such the same terms and conditions would have been those offered to past and future stations that '''TIE''' made bids for:

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 {{TOC right}}
-=='''TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED'''==
+<span style="font-size:200%;">TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED</span>
 [[File:TIELetterhead64.jpg|left|thumb|375px|TIE's letterhead in 1964]]
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 [[File:TIESaudiDoc.jpg|thumb|right|375px|TIE's proposal issued to the Saudi government in late 1964]]
-<u>'''PART I'''</u>
+<tt><u>'''PART I'''</u>
 *1. <u>'''INTRODUCTION'''</u>
 **TIE (Programmes) Ltd has its headquarters in London at 21, Sloane Street, and also offices in the United States of America.
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 *<u>'''CONCLUSION'''</u>
-**TIE (Programmes) Ltd, by virtue of its central offices, is able to act as an immediate clearing house for all the demands and problems of the television stations it represents on the one hand, and the offers and queries of the programme distributors on the other, <u>but at the same time ensuring that each station remains entirely responsible for, and in control of, its programme policies.</u>
+**TIE (Programmes) Ltd, by virtue of its central offices, is able to act as an immediate clearing house for all the demands and problems of the television stations it represents on the one hand, and the offers and queries of the programme distributors on the other, <u>but at the same time ensuring that each station remains entirely responsible for, and in control of, its programme policies.</u></tt>
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 The only known mention of '''TIE''' in any surviving BBC documentation is in a BBC Enterprises memo dated '''7 July 1965''' (discovered in late 2008), which states:
-:"T.I.E. have bought prints for showing in [[Gibraltar]], [[Aden]], [[Trinidad & Tobago|Trinidad]], and [[Bermuda]] of Parts {{A}}–{{E}} @ £75 per print".
+:<tt>T.I.E. have bought prints for showing in [[Gibraltar]], [[Aden]], [[Trinidad & Tobago|Trinidad]], and [[Bermuda]] of Parts {{A}}–{{E}} @ £75 per print.</tt>
-Next to this is a figure of £1,587 2 11.
+Next to this is a figure of <tt>£1,587 2 11.</tt>
 With the sole exception of [[Australia]], which was sold all serials up and including [[The Crusade]], and [[New Zealand]] which had purchased only the first 13 episodes, the other eight countries named in the memo were also sold just the first five serials / 26 episodes, Parts {{A}} to {{E}}, up to and including [[The Keys of Marinus]].

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 {{Image table
 |[[File:TIESales68.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Print ad for TIE Sales Ltd from 1968]]
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 [[File:TIE3-2-71.JPG|thumb|right|300px|TIE sells Sesame Street to Africa; Variety 3 February 1971]]

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 {{Image table
 |[[File:TIESales68.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Print ad for TIE Sales Ltd from 1968]]
-|[[File:TIESales1964.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Print ad for Trinidad TV, with TIE Sales, 1964]]
+|[[File:TIESales1964.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Print ad for Trinidad TV, with TIE as UK and US reps, 1964]]
 }}
 [[File:TIE3-2-71.JPG|thumb|right|300px|TIE sells Sesame Street to Africa; Variety 3 February 1971]]
 [[File:TIEBlackwell.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Merger announcement, Variety 29 May 1974]]
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 Our attempts at tabulating some of the bicycling paths between countries within these regions can be seen on the [[Bicycling Chains]] page.
 =='''"ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE T.I.E. OTHER"'''==