Last updated: October 1, 1998
There are actually a number of Doctor Who restoration movements in progress.
First is the Save Doctor Who
campaign, which has petitions, links, and write-in campaigns to the BBC and
FOX.
Second, is the campaign to bring Doctor Who (back) to the Sci-Fi Channel (North America), started by Matt Kruszewski in late July, 1998.
You are strongly encouraged to write to feedback@www.scifi.com or program@www.scifi.com. Please include a POLITE letter indicating your
support for the return of Doctor Who, when you think it should air, and in what
format (single episode or multi-episode). Think you don't need to write because
everyone else will? Think again. Every letter written, means 9 people who
didn't, which means 9 out of 10 of you who read this, won't write (or so they think).
Your letter is really worth 10 in support of Doctor Who! In the time it
took you to read this, you could have written your letter! Please write now!
You'll sleep better if you do!
There is also a movement to restore old episodes of Doctor Who (Telesnap).
Due to a lawsuit brought on by the BBC, this work
has been suspended. More information will be added when made available.
A new request has been started to ask your local PBS station to run a
retrospective Doctor Who special to celebrate the 35th anniversary of
Doctor Who.
From Dan McGrath:
I was just pondering on the possibilities of the coming 35th birthday of
the Doctor, and it occours to me that PBS stations in America really
really love showing documentaries. With the 35th anniversary of Doctor
Who approaching, and pledge time coming, now seems a great time to ask
our local PBS stations to run "More Than Thirty Years in the TARDIS" or
similar retrospective of the longest running sci-fi program in TV
history. I've written my PBS, KTCA suggesting (and offering to pay for)
this program, and put forth the idea to everyone here. Handled right, I
think this idea could seem rather appealing to a PBS station. No
obligations, no commitment, but it would serve to remind viewers of the
show, and possibly create new interest, and/or revive old interest, and
gather more support for bringing the show back to PBS. Thoughts,
comments, suggestions? Information about who to contact to acquire
broadcast rights (was this a BBC program?), and cost would also be
appreciated.
The email address for WTTW is 104124.1612@compuserve.com - http://www.wttw.com