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 ==Novelisations and Other Books==
-Eight years after the Hartnells aired (and five years before the series returned to MTV -- see below) residents of Malta could still enjoy the adventures of the Doctor in the form of the Target novelisations and other books, which were available on the island from 1974 until at least 1983. The back covers of the following books carry a pre-printed price in Maltese currency:
+Eight years after the Hartnells aired (and five years before the series returned to MTV -- see below) residents of Malta could still enjoy the adventures of the Doctor in the form of the Target novelisations and other books, which were available on the island from 1974 until at least 1983. The back covers of the following books carry a pre-printed price in Maltese currency (in many cases UK and Malta are the ''only'' two printed prices):
 [[File:Malta Target.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Target Books - Maltese Prices 30c and £M1.40c]]
 * ''The Auton Invasion'' (1974) '''30c'''
 * ''The Doomsday Weapon'' (1974) '''35c'''
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 * ''The Giant Robot'' (1975) '''40c'''
 * ''The Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1976) '''45c'''
 * ''The Web of Fear'' (1976) '''50c'''
 * ''The Making of Doctor Who'' (1976) '''65c'''

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 ==Novelisations and Other Books==
-Eight years after the Hartnells aired (and five years before the series returned to MTV -- see below) residents of Malta could still enjoy the adventures of the Doctor in the form of the Target novelisations and other books, which were available on the island from 1974 until at least 1983. The back covers of the following novels carry a price in Maltese currency:
+Eight years after the Hartnells aired (and five years before the series returned to MTV -- see below) residents of Malta could still enjoy the adventures of the Doctor in the form of the Target novelisations and other books, which were available on the island from 1974 until at least 1983. The back covers of the following books carry a pre-printed price in Maltese currency:
 [[File:Malta Target.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Target Books - Maltese Prices 30c and £M1.40c]]
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 ===[[Jon Pertwee stories|JON PERTWEE]]===
-Thirteen years after the Hartnells had aired, two years after '''The Times of Malta''' article, and while the first ten or so Target books were on bookshop shelves,  an 18-week run of Jon Pertwee stories in colour commenced on Friday, '''20 April 1979''', at 6.30pm, running until '''17 August 1979'''. As noted above, Malta purchased only four of the nine available Pertwee stories that the BBC was selling in full colour.
+Thirteen years after the Hartnells had aired, two years after '''The Times of Malta''' article, and while the first twenty or so of the above books were on bookshop shelves,  an 18-week run of Jon Pertwee stories in colour commenced on Friday, '''20 April 1979''', at 6.30pm, running until '''17 August 1979'''. As noted above, Malta purchased only four of the nine available Pertwee stories that the BBC was selling in full colour.
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 The final episode of [[Revenge of the Cybermen]] aired on '''30 November 1979'''; the newspaper said '''"(end of series)"'''.
-There is no clear record that '''Doctor Who''' aired in Malta again after 1979. However, viewers tuned into [[Italy|Italian station Rai]] could see dubbed Tom Baker episodes from '''6 February 1980'''.
+There is no clear record that '''Doctor Who''' aired in Malta again after 1979. However, viewers who tuned into [[Italy|Italian station Rai]] could see dubbed Tom Baker episodes from '''6 February 1980'''.
 And from '''24 March 1987''', '''Doctor Who''' was available on the satellite station, [[Super Channel]], and during the '''1990s''', on the [[BBC World Service Television Europe]] channel.
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-|[[File:Malta ROTC.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Revenge of the Cybermen preview, November 1979]]|[[File:Malta ROTC2.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Revenge of the Cybermen preview, November 1979]]
+|[[File:Malta ROTC.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Revenge of the Cybermen preview, November 1979]]|[[File:Malta ROTC2.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Revenge of the Cybermen preview incorrectly casts Ian Marter as "Mary Sullivan"!, November 1979]]
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 [[File:MaltaDWNovend.JPG|thumb|left|350px|"End of Series", 30 November 1979]]
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 While the main listings for the '''1979''' episodes did not give story titles, the '''TV Highlights''' section in ''Daily News'' previewed and named each new adventure.

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	==Malta in Doctor Who==		==Malta in Doctor Who==
		+	* On the right-hand door of the first TARDIS Police Box prop was the emblem of the Order of St John, which features the Maltese Cross.
	*Angelo Muscat - a Chumbley in [[Galaxy 4]] - was born in Malta.		*Angelo Muscat - a Chumbley in [[Galaxy 4]] - was born in Malta.

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 * ''Doctor Who Discovers Strange and Mysterious Creatures'' (1977) '''80c'''
 * ''Doctor Who Discovers The Conquerors'' (1977) '''80c'''
 * ''The Tomb of the Cybermen'' (1978) '''65c'''
 * ''The Hand of Fear'' (1979) '''65c'''

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 * ''The Hand of Fear'' (1979) '''65c'''
 * ''The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures'' (1979) '''90c'''
-* ''Terry Nation's Dalek Special'' (1979) '''£M1.00'''
+* ''Terry Nation's Dalek Special'' (1979) '''£M1'''
 * ''The Day of the Daleks'' (1979 reprint) '''75c'''
 * ''Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot'' (1980) '''80c'''

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 [[File:Malta DW ep1.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Times of Malta listing for first episode of "Dr Who", 24 May 1965]]
 [[File:MaltaMay66.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Times of Malta listing for "Doctor Who", 16 May 1966]]
-'''Doctor Who''' began on Monday, '''24 May 1965'''; the "Children's" early evening time slot was 6.30pm to 7.15pm, with '''Doctor Who''' occupying the second 25 minutes of that 45 minute slot (the first 20 mins being a cartoon or similar).
+'''Doctor Who''' began on Monday, '''24 May 1965'''; the "Children's" early evening time slot was 6.30pm to 7.15pm, with '''Doctor Who''' occupying the second 25 minutes of that 45 minute slot (the first 20 mins being a cartoon or similar). (In the airdates table we've put 6.30pm, since the precise start-time of '''Doctor Who''' within that longer slot is unknown.)
-The series screened for 53 uninterrupted weeks until '''23 May 1966'''. None of the listings gave story title, so it is assumed that the stories aired in the correct story order.
+The series screened for 53 uninterrupted weeks until '''23 May 1966'''. None of the listings gave episode titles, so it is assumed that the serials aired in the correct story order.
 From '''15 April 1966''', while [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] was screening, the first of the two [[Peter Cushing]] / Daleks films was showing at the '''Gaiety Theatre''' (see above).
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-==Novelisations==
+==Novelisations and Other Books==
-Eight years after the Hartnells aired (and five years before the series returned to MTV -- see below) residents of Malta could still enjoy the adventures of the Doctor in the form of the Target novelisations, which were available on the island from 1974 until at least 1983. The back covers of the following novels carry a price in Maltese currency:
+Eight years after the Hartnells aired (and five years before the series returned to MTV -- see below) residents of Malta could still enjoy the adventures of the Doctor in the form of the Target novelisations and other books, which were available on the island from 1974 until at least 1983. The back covers of the following novels carry a price in Maltese currency:
 [[File:Malta Target.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Target Books - Maltese Prices 30c and £M1.40c]]
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 * ''The Web of Fear'' (1976) '''50c'''
 * ''The Making of Doctor Who'' (1976) '''65c'''
 * ''The Seeds of Doom'' (1977) '''55c'''
 * ''The Tomb of the Cybermen'' (1978) '''65c'''
 * ''The Hand of Fear'' (1979) '''65c'''
 * ''The Day of the Daleks'' (1979 reprint) '''75c'''
 * ''The Dinosaur Invasion'' (1980 reprint) '''80c'''
 * ''The Stones of Blood'' (1980) '''80c'''
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 * ''The Revenge of the Cybermen'' (1983 reprint) '''£M1.25c'''
 * ''Meglos'' (1983) '''£M1.35c'''
-*'' Earthshock'' (1983) '''£M1.35c'''
+* ''Earthshock'' (1983) '''£M1.35c'''
-Some later reprints from 1983 (such as ''Time-Flight'') carry a price of '''£M1.40c'''
+Some later Target reprints from 1983 (such as ''Time-Flight'') carry a price of '''£M1.40c'''
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 TV listings have been obtained from the newspapers ''The Times of Malta'' and ''Daily News''.
-''The Times'' gave the title as either '''"Dr Who"''' or '''"Doctor Who"'''. None of the Hartnell episodes titles were identified by title, so the order is assumed.  The '''24 May 1965''' issue had a short preview, saying: "DR WHO: A new series of space adventures for children, starting on MTV today at 6.30pm".
+''The Times'' gave the title as either '''"Dr Who"''' or '''"Doctor Who"'''. None of the Hartnell episodes were identified by title, so the order is assumed.  The '''24 May 1965''' issue had a short preview, saying: "DR WHO: A new series of space adventures for children, starting on MTV today at 6.30pm".
-While the main listings for the '''1979''' episodes did not have titles, the '''TV Highlights''' section in ''Daily News'' previewed and named each new story.
+While the main listings for the '''1979''' episodes did not give story titles, the '''TV Highlights''' section in ''Daily News'' previewed and named each new adventure.
 ==Malta in Doctor Who==
 *Angelo Muscat - a Chumbley in [[Galaxy 4]] - was born in Malta.

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	==Malta in Doctor Who==		==Malta in Doctor Who==
	*Angelo Muscat - a Chumbley in [[Galaxy 4]] - was born in Malta.		*Angelo Muscat - a Chumbley in [[Galaxy 4]] - was born in Malta.
		+	*Nigel Stock (Professor Hayter in [[Time-Flight]]) was also born there.

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	While the main listings for the '''1979''' episodes did not have titles, the '''TV Highlights''' section in ''Daily News'' previewed and named each new story.		While the main listings for the '''1979''' episodes did not have titles, the '''TV Highlights''' section in ''Daily News'' previewed and named each new story.
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		+	==Malta in Doctor Who==
		+	*Angelo Muscat - a Chumbley in [[Galaxy 4]] - was born in Malta.

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 ===[[William Hartnell stories|WILLIAM HARTNELL]]===
-[[File:Malta DW ep1.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Times of Malta listing for first episode, 24 May 1965]]
+[[File:Malta DW ep1.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Times of Malta listing for first episode of "Dr Who", 24 May 1965]]
-'''Doctor Who''' began on Monday, '''24 May 1965''', at 6.30pm, and screened for 53 uninterrupted weeks until '''23 May 1966'''. None of the listings gave story title, so it is assumed that the stories aired in the correct story order.
+[[File:MaltaMay66.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Times of Malta listing for "Doctor Who", 16 May 1966]]
 From '''15 April 1966''', while [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] was screening, the first of the two [[Peter Cushing]] / Daleks films was showing at the '''Gaiety Theatre''' (see above).
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 ''The Times'' gave the title as either '''"Dr Who"''' or '''"Doctor Who"'''. None of the Hartnell episodes titles were identified by title, so the order is assumed.  The '''24 May 1965''' issue had a short preview, saying: "DR WHO: A new series of space adventures for children, starting on MTV today at 6.30pm".
-While the main listings for the '''1979''' episodes did not have titles, the '''TV Highlights''' section often previewed and named each new story.
+While the main listings for the '''1979''' episodes did not have titles, the '''TV Highlights''' section in ''Daily News'' previewed and named each new story.

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 ===Times of Malta article 1977===
-On '''16 August 1977''', ''The Times of Malta'' ran a full page feature about the series – some two years '''before''' it actually returned to the airwaves. The article – '''"DR WHO COULD BE MAKING HIS LAST TRIP IN 2011"''' – (see below) featured an interview with then-producer Philip Hinchcliffe, and made the interesting comment that given the Doctor has only thirteen lives, the series could come to a natural end in '''2011'''!
+On Friday, '''19 August 1977''', ''The Times of Malta'' ran a full page feature about the series – some two years '''before''' it actually returned to the airwaves. The article – '''"DR WHO COULD BE MAKING HIS LAST TRIP IN 2011"''' – (see below) featured an interview with then-producer Philip Hinchcliffe, and made the interesting comment that given the Doctor has only thirteen lives, the series could come to a natural end in '''2011'''!
-[[File:Malta 2011.JPG|thumb|left|800px|Times of Malta – Doctor Who to end in 2011? – 16 August 1977]]
+[[File:Malta 2011.JPG|thumb|left|800px|Times of Malta – Doctor Who to end in 2011? – 19 August 1977]]
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