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Filmed during the Georgia leg of the [[Doctor Who USA Tour|Doctor Who bus exhibit]] as it travelled with Jon Pertwee, the three hour '''"Live from Atlanta! Dr. Who Celebration and Tour"''' was recorded on 1 March but didn't air until Saturday '''7 March 1987''' (from 6pm) by stations in Georgia and Florida (so technically it wasn't actually "live"!).
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The [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] with Jon Pertwee stopped at the Mercer University in Macon, Georgia on '''7 March 1987'''.
  
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'''"Live from Atlanta! Dr. Who Celebration and Tour"''' was a six-hour live broadcast from the university, airing on [[GPT]] from 6pm until midnight that evening. Eric Luskin (from [[New Jersey Network]]) hosted the event, and interviewed Pertwee and Brian Sloman from BBC Enterprises / Lionheart.
  
[[File:GA 19870301.jpg|250px]]
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The first Colin Baker story [[The Twin Dilemma]] was screened at 9.00pm as a special prelude to Season 22, which commenced on GPT two weeks later.
  
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As a special treat during the broadcast, Luskin and Pertwee were joined by John Nathan-Turner and newly-cast seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy, who were in Atlanta that weekend for the Whovian Festival Tour convention.
  
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<td>{{YouTube table|BnmnpKHNQoI|McCoy, Pertwee, Nathan-Turner interviewed by Eric Luskin part 1}}</td>
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<td>{{YouTube table|8SWCERQ1p4I|McCoy, Pertwee, Nathan-Turner interviewed by Eric Luskin part 2}}</td>
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[[File:GA 19870301.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Live from Atlanta, 7 March 1987]]
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[[File:1987-03-01 Macon Telegraph and News.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Macon Telegraph and News, Mar. 1, 1987]]
 
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Latest revision as of 06:36, 23 May 2024

The Doctor Who USA Tour with Jon Pertwee stopped at the Mercer University in Macon, Georgia on 7 March 1987.

"Live from Atlanta! Dr. Who Celebration and Tour" was a six-hour live broadcast from the university, airing on GPT from 6pm until midnight that evening. Eric Luskin (from New Jersey Network) hosted the event, and interviewed Pertwee and Brian Sloman from BBC Enterprises / Lionheart.

The first Colin Baker story The Twin Dilemma was screened at 9.00pm as a special prelude to Season 22, which commenced on GPT two weeks later.

As a special treat during the broadcast, Luskin and Pertwee were joined by John Nathan-Turner and newly-cast seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy, who were in Atlanta that weekend for the Whovian Festival Tour convention.



McCoy, Pertwee, Nathan-Turner interviewed by Eric Luskin part 1



McCoy, Pertwee, Nathan-Turner interviewed by Eric Luskin part 2
Live from Atlanta, 7 March 1987
Macon Telegraph and News, Mar. 1, 1987