I think the late 5th Doctor and all of the 6th Doctor was the period when, in England, the timeslot changed from teatime Saturday (6pm) to Tuesday evenings? So it was pushed into a more adult timeslot and they consequently added more violence & adult-ish themes. Complaints of it being too violent when still perceived as a kids show was part of the reason why the show got pulled off air for an 18 month hiatus before Trial of a Time Lord.
All of which made no difference to us in Australia, where they happily showed any and all Doctor Who stories at 6pm on weekdays, often paired with The Goodies (I only discoverd later that this was not considered a kids show in the UK, and that at least 3-4 dirty jokes and the occasional boob shot were cut out of every episode before we saw it. Makes revisiting them on DVD a bizarre experience. :)
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Date: 2006-05-30 11:08 pm (UTC)All of which made no difference to us in Australia, where they happily showed any and all Doctor Who stories at 6pm on weekdays, often paired with The Goodies (I only discoverd later that this was not considered a kids show in the UK, and that at least 3-4 dirty jokes and the occasional boob shot were cut out of every episode before we saw it. Makes revisiting them on DVD a bizarre experience. :)