<P> In Australia, the show has had a strong fan base since its inception, having been exclusively first run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) since January 1965 . (See Doctor Who in Australia) The ABC has periodically repeated episodes; of note were the weekly screenings of all available classic episodes starting in 2003, for the show's 40th anniversary, and the weekdaily screenings of all available revived episodes in 2013 for the show's 50th anniversary . The ABC broadcasts the modern series first run on ABC1 and ABC ME, with repeats on ABC2 . The ABC also provided partial funding for the 20th anniversary special The Five Doctors in 1983 . </P> <P> The series also has a fan base in the United States, where it was shown in syndication from the 1970s to the 1990s, particularly on PBS stations . </P> <P> TVOntario picked up the show in 1976 beginning with The Three Doctors and aired each series (several years late) through to series 24 in 1991 . From 1979 to 1981, TVO airings were bookended by science - fiction writer Judith Merril who would introduce the episode and then, after the episode concluded, try to place it in an educational context in keeping with TVO's status as an educational channel . Its airing of The Talons of Weng - Chiang was cancelled as a result of accusations that the story was racist; the story was later broadcast in the 1990s on cable station YTV . CBC began showing the series again in 2005 . The series moved to the Canadian cable channel Space in 2009 . </P> <P> For the Canadian broadcast, Christopher Eccleston recorded special video introductions for each episode (including a trivia question as part of a viewer contest) and excerpts from the Doctor Who Confidential documentary were played over the closing credits; for the broadcast of "The Christmas Invasion" on 26 December 2005, Billie Piper recorded a special video introduction . CBC began airing series two on 9 October 2006 at 20: 00 E / P (20: 30 in Newfoundland and Labrador), shortly after that day's CFL double header on Thanksgiving in most of the country . </P>

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