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 *In most non-English-speaking countries, the Film was shown with '''subtitles''', but a small number aired a '''dubbed''' version (noted above). (The subsequent VHS tape was also subtitled or dubbed - see list below.)
 **The French dub of the Film (which was the exact same re-edit as the UK) was given the new title '''Le Seigneur du Temps'''; this screened in [[France]], [[Luxembourg]], and on the Canadian station [[Canada (Ztélé)|Ztélé]]. (France is the ''only'' foreign country to create its own opening title graphics and translate the closing credits roll; all other foreign dubs (which used the full uncut version) retained the English titles and credits; in case of the Brazilian dub, the alternative title was spoken by a narrator.)
-*The Film was available on the [[In-flight TV Systems]] of [[Singapore]] Airlines, and was shown 99 times between '''July and September 1996''' by British Airways. It was also available on [[wikipedia:Merchant navy|Merchant Navy vessels]] (although of which countries is not known - see [[wikipedia:List of merchant navy capacity by country|list of possibilities HERE]]).
+*The Film was available on the [[In-flight TV Systems]] of [[Singapore]] Airlines, and was shown 99 times between '''July and September 1996''' by British Airways. It was also available on British [[wikipedia:Merchant navy|Merchant Navy vessels]]. (It's possible the Navies of other countries also received it - see [[wikipedia:List of merchant navy capacity by country|list of possibilities HERE]]).
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 *The Movie was also distributed on '''VHS tape''' by Universal's home entertainment division, MCA/Universal/CIC Video, to many other countries around the world; these commercial releases (either subtitled or dubbed) were mainly for the rental market, and for a handful of those countries, the series had never been shown on TV, and the video tape was the ''only'' form in which  '''Doctor Who''' was known - '''See the list below'''.
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 *In '''2004''', the US [[Sci-Fi Channel]]'s exclusive rights to the Movie expired; these were quickly picked up by [[Starz]], which aired the Film (apparently also with a European Spanish dub) numerous times on its various channel streams through until late '''2005'''.
 *There were several additional screenings in [[France]] during '''2005''', each on a different channel; the last known French screening was in '''2010'''.
 *The Movie had its tenth and final showing on [[UK Gold]] on '''29 October 2006'''.
 *As part of the series' 50th anniversary celebrations, the Movie was shown on the  [[New Zealand]] satellite channel BBC UKTV on '''13 August 2013''' and again on '''24 November 2013'''.

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-|[[TV Movie in Canada|Canada]]||12 May 1996
+|[[Canada]]||12 May 1996||also [[TV Movie in Canada|regional repeats]]
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-|[[United States]]||14 May 1996
+|[[United States]]||14 May 1996||also [[TV Movie in USA|regional repeats]]
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 |[[United Kingdom]]||27 May 1996

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-|[[Canada]]||12 May 1996
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 *The Film also played several times during '''2002''' and '''2003''' on the Sci-Fi Channel in [[South Africa]].
 *In '''2004''', the US [[Sci-Fi Channel]]'s exclusive rights to the Movie expired; these were quickly picked up by [[Starz]], which aired the Film (apparently also with a European Spanish dub) numerous times on its various channel streams through until late '''2005'''.
 *There were several additional screenings in [[France]] during '''2005''', each on a different channel; the last known French screening was in '''2010'''.
 *The Movie had its tenth and final showing on [[UK Gold]] on '''29 October 2006'''.

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 |[[Sci-Fi Channel]] US (Cable/Sat)||From 15 Jul 2001
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 |[[Sci-Fi Channel Europe]] (Cable/Sat)||From 2 Nov 2002

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 *[[Finland]] (as '''1999 Maailman Tuho''') (S)
 *[[Italy]] (D)
 *[[Netherlands]] (S)
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 *[[Germany]] (two editions - one Rental, one Retail) (D)
 *[[Hungary]] (D)
 *[[Mexico]] (S)
 *[[Portugal]] (as '''O Doutor''') (S)

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 |[[France]]||18 Mar 1997||'''''Le Seigneur du Temps / Docteur Who: Le Film''''' (dubbed)
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 |[[Poland]] (Cable/Sat)||27 Jul 1997 / 26 Mar 1999||'''''Doktor Who'''''
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 *According to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116118/releaseinfo IMDb], the Film also aired in [[Austria]], [[Iraq]], and [[India]], but there is no traceable evidence that any of these screenings (between 2001 and 2004) did in fact occur. The same page also gives a 2003 airdate for [[Lithuania]] not 1999 per above.
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 |[[Croatia]]||18 Sep 1999||'''''Doktor Who'''''
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-|[[Italy]]||1999||(dubbed?)
+|[[Italy]]||1999||(in English)
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 |[[Ireland]]||1 May 2000

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-*According to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116118/releaseinfo IMDb], the Film also aired in [[Austria]], [[Iraq]], and [[India]], but there is no traceable evidence that any of these screenings (between 2001 and 2004) did in fact occur. The same page also gives a 2003 airdate for [[Lithuania]] rather than 1999 per above.
+*According to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116118/releaseinfo IMDb], the Film also aired in [[Austria]], [[Iraq]], and [[India]], but there is no traceable evidence that any of these screenings (between 2001 and 2004) did in fact occur. The same page also gives a 2003 airdate for [[Lithuania]] not 1999 per above.
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 *The Movie was shown on [[wikipedia:FOX|Fox]] and over 150 affiliate stations in the [[United States]]. The 89-minute Film was given a 2 hour timeslot to accommodate commercials.
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 * The Movie was shown via off-air video-tape recording on the [[Falkland Islands]]' [[BFBS]] station on '''22 June 1996'''.
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-*The Film was marketed by BBC Worldwide and Universal Television as a "Movie for Television" and therefore it had a far wider international sales distribution; the Film was screened in a number of countries that had never seen the series.
+*The Film was distributed and marketed by BBC Worldwide and Universal Television as a "Movie for Television". It therefore screened in a number of countries that had never seen the regular series.
 *In most non-English-speaking countries, the Film was shown with '''subtitles''', but a small number aired a '''dubbed''' version (noted above). (The subsequent VHS tape was also subtitled or dubbed - see list below.)
-*The French dub of the Film (which was the exact same re-edit as the UK) was given the new title '''Le Seigneur du Temps'''; this screened in [[France]], [[Luxembourg]], and on the Canadian station [[Canada (Ztélé)|Ztélé]]. (France is the ''only'' foreign country to create its own opening title graphics and translate the closing credits roll; all other foreign dubs (which used the full uncut version) retained the English titles and credits; in case of the Brazilian dub, the alternative title was spoken by a narrator.)
+**The French dub of the Film (which was the exact same re-edit as the UK) was given the new title '''Le Seigneur du Temps'''; this screened in [[France]], [[Luxembourg]], and on the Canadian station [[Canada (Ztélé)|Ztélé]]. (France is the ''only'' foreign country to create its own opening title graphics and translate the closing credits roll; all other foreign dubs (which used the full uncut version) retained the English titles and credits; in case of the Brazilian dub, the alternative title was spoken by a narrator.)
 *The Film was available on the [[In-flight TV Systems]] of [[Singapore]] Airlines, and was shown 99 times between '''July and September 1996''' by British Airways. It was also available on [[wikipedia:Merchant navy|Merchant Navy vessels]] (although of which countries is not known - see [[wikipedia:List of merchant navy capacity by country|list of possibilities HERE]]).
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-*The Movie was also distributed on VHS tape by Universal's home entertainment division, MCA/Universal/CIC Video, to many other countries around the world; these commercial releases (either subtitled or dubbed) were mainly for the rental market, and for a handful of those countries, the series had never been shown on TV, and the video tape was the ''only'' form in which  '''Doctor Who''' was known - '''See the list below'''.
+*The Movie was also distributed on '''VHS tape''' by Universal's home entertainment division, MCA/Universal/CIC Video, to many other countries around the world; these commercial releases (either subtitled or dubbed) were mainly for the rental market, and for a handful of those countries, the series had never been shown on TV, and the video tape was the ''only'' form in which  '''Doctor Who''' was known - '''See the list below'''.
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 *It was shown in [[Poland]] a number of times on different satellite stations such as Polsat and Canal+.
 *The Movie aired on [[UK Gold]] for the first time on '''7 February 1998''' (it would play nine more times; the tenth and final screening was on '''29 October 2006''') (starting in 1999, it was billed in newspapers as '''Doctor Who: The Movie'''); [[BBC Choice]] on '''22 November 1998'''; by [[BBC Prime]] on '''2 and 7 May 1999''' (billed in newspapers as '''Doctor Who: The Movie'''), with a third showing on '''30 December 1999''' - the actual date on which the story is set!
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 *On '''31 August 2013''', [[BBC America]] screened the Movie as part of [[The Doctors Revisited]] series.
 *Since then it has been officially available on [[:Category:Online Services|online platforms]] in only the UK: from '''9 September 2014''', it has been streaming on [[Netflix]] UK ([https://flixlist.co/titles/70272989 here]) (from '''14 April 2015''' it was also on [[Netflix]] Australia ([https://netflixaustralia.org/movies/doctor-who-the-movie/ here])). The only other UK site known to provide it is [[BritBox]] UK.
-*It finally appeared on TV in [[Germany]] on '''17 November 2021''.
+*It finally appeared on TV in [[Germany]] on '''17 November 2021'''.
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 *[[Spain]] (D)
 *[[Sweden]] (S)
-*[[Thailand]] (as '''ดร.ฮู ผ่าประตูศตวรรษ''') (S)
+*[[Thailand]] (as '''ดร.ฮู ผ่าประตูศตวรรษ''') (D)
 *[[Venezuela]] (S)