The War Games - Revision history

Jon Preddle at 02:45, 6 January 2025

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Jon Preddle at 22:44, 26 April 2022

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Jon Preddle at 21:32, 8 March 2022

2022-03-08T21:32:02Z

Jon Preddle at 09:02, 8 March 2022

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John Lavalie at 03:33, 19 November 2021

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Jon Preddle at 03:24, 27 April 2021

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Jon Preddle at 05:03, 16 April 2021

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Jon Preddle at 05:14, 11 September 2019

2019-09-11T05:14:04Z

Jon Preddle at 20:15, 10 September 2019

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Jon Preddle at 21:13, 2 June 2018

2018-06-02T21:13:05Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:45, 6 January 2025
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	*The story was later dubbed into [[Germany\|German]] and released on DVD.		*The story was later dubbed into [[Germany\|German]] and released on DVD.
	*It was shown in the [[Netherlands]] from October 2020, with a repeat starting March 2021.		*It was shown in the [[Netherlands]] from October 2020, with a repeat starting March 2021.
		+	*A colourised compilation edited down to 90 minutes with new visual effects, music and linking material aired on BBC4 on '''23 December 2024'''.

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-* For the US screenings, The War Games was edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." trailer for Part Two was shown at the end of episode five / Part One.
+* For the US screenings, The War Games was edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." trailer for Part Two was shown at the end of episode five / Part One instead of a cast and crew credits roll.
 *When the serial aired on Chicago's [[WTTW]] in late 1986, it was re-edited into a 3-parter (1-3, 4-6, 7-10).
 *The story was later dubbed into [[Germany|German]] and released on DVD.

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-* For the US screenings, The War Games was also edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." caption was overlaid onto the closing moments of episode five / Part One as a trailer for Part Two.
+* For the US screenings, The War Games was edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." trailer for Part Two was shown at the end of episode five / Part One.
 *When the serial aired on Chicago's [[WTTW]] in late 1986, it was re-edited into a 3-parter (1-3, 4-6, 7-10).
 *The story was later dubbed into [[Germany|German]] and released on DVD.

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 ==Reissue==
-[[File:US War Games.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The War Games - this is a screen grab from the 1986 screening on [[WTTW]], where the serial had been re-edited into a three-parter. This is the caption that appeared at the end of "Part Two" (i.e. the end of episode 6)]]
+[[File:US War Games.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The War Games - this is a screen grab from the extended trailer that played at the end of Part One (i.e. the end of episode 5)]]
 * The serial was reissued by the BBC in 1985, and sold for the first time to:
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-* For the US screenings, The War Games was also edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." caption was overlaid onto the closing moments of episode five / Part One.
+* For the US screenings, The War Games was also edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." caption was overlaid onto the closing moments of episode five / Part One as a trailer for Part Two.
-*When the serial aired on Chicago's [[WTTW]] in late 1986, it was re-edited into a 3-parter (1-3, 4-6, 7-10). New captions (such as the one at right) instead appeared at the end of eps 3 and 6.
+*When the serial aired on Chicago's [[WTTW]] in late 1986, it was re-edited into a 3-parter (1-3, 4-6, 7-10).
 *The story was later dubbed into [[Germany|German]] and released on DVD.
 *It was shown in the [[Netherlands]] from October 2020, with a repeat starting March 2021.

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 | Pertwees =
 | ep1=The Doctor battles aliens who have gathered soldiers from various periods of history in an attempt to take over the galaxy.
-| ep2=
+| ep2={{no blurb}}
-| ep3=&nbsp;
+| ep3={{no blurb}}
-| ep4=&nbsp;
+| ep4={{no blurb}}
 | comp =
 | comp1 =The Doctor battles aliens who have gathered soldiers from various periods of history in an attempt to take over the galaxy.

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 |[[New Zealand]]||Sep 00||b/w
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 *When the serial aired on Chicago's [[WTTW]] in late 1986, it was re-edited into a 3-parter (1-3, 4-6, 7-10). New captions (such as the one at right) instead appeared at the end of eps 3 and 6.
 *The story was later dubbed into [[Germany|German]] and released on DVD.

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:03, 16 April 2021
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	* For the US screenings, The War Games was also edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." caption was overlaid onto the closing moments of episode five / Part One.		* For the US screenings, The War Games was also edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." caption was overlaid onto the closing moments of episode five / Part One.
	*When the serial aired on Chicago's [[WTTW]] in late 1986, it was re-edited into a 3-parter (1-3, 4-6, 7-10). New captions (such as the one at right) instead appeared at the end of eps 3 and 6.		*When the serial aired on Chicago's [[WTTW]] in late 1986, it was re-edited into a 3-parter (1-3, 4-6, 7-10). New captions (such as the one at right) instead appeared at the end of eps 3 and 6.
		+	*The story was later dubbed into [[Germany\|German]] and released on DVD.

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:14, 11 September 2019
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	* For the US screenings, The War Games was also edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." caption was overlaid onto the closing moments of episode five / Part One.		* For the US screenings, The War Games was also edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." caption was overlaid onto the closing moments of episode five / Part One.
−	*When the serial aired on Chicago's [[WTTW]] in late 1986, it was re-edited into a 3-parter. New captions (such as the one at right) instead appeared at the end of eps 3 and 6.	+	*When the serial aired on Chicago's [[WTTW]] in late 1986, it was re-edited into a 3-parter (1-3, 4-6, 7-10). New captions (such as the one at right) instead appeared at the end of eps 3 and 6.

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 |[[United States]]||from Feb 86||b/w
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-|[[Canada]]||1990s||b/w
+|[[Canada]]||Jan 90||b/w
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 |[[New Zealand]]||Sep 00||b/w

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:13, 2 June 2018
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−	* For the US screenings, The War Games was also edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." caption was overlaid onto the closing moments of episode five / Part One. When the serial aired on Chicago's [[WTTW]] in late 1986, it was re-edited into a 3-parter. New captions (such as the one at right) instead appeared at the end of eps 3 and 6.	+	* For the US screenings, The War Games was also edited into a two-part omnibus "movie" edition - with episodes one to five featured as "Part One", and episodes six to ten as "Part Two". A special "To be continued....." caption was overlaid onto the closing moments of episode five / Part One.
		+	*When the serial aired on Chicago's [[WTTW]] in late 1986, it was re-edited into a 3-parter. New captions (such as the one at right) instead appeared at the end of eps 3 and 6.