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==[[wikipedia:WTVP|WTVP]]==
 
==[[wikipedia:WTVP|WTVP]]==
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[[File:WTVP 198703.jpg|thumb|right|300px|WTVP Program Guide, Feb. 1987]]
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[[File:WTVP odd.jpg|right|300px]]
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[[File:WTVP 198711.jpg|thumb|right|300px|WTVP Program Guide, November 1987]]
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{{airdates-left|Peoria (WTVP}}
  
 
'''Channel 47 (PBS)'''
 
'''Channel 47 (PBS)'''
  
  
*'''23 November 1983''': First airing of [[The Five Doctors]].
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*'''fall 1983''': An apparently unscheduled broadcast of '''Doctor Who''' airs, probably during a pledge break.
*'''3 December 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] is repeated - unless this is the first screening, and the 23 November 1983 airdate (above) is incorrect?
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*'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.  It is repeated ten days later.
 
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*'''13 February 1987''': The series finally begins, Friday nights, with a run of seasons 17 to 23.
*'''1988?''': The 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] may have screened as early as 1988, with a repeat in 1990. If not, then the 1990 run was the first:
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*'''1 July 1988''': The 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] air.
 
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*'''9 December 1988''': [[Tom Baker]] returns, beginning a run of seasons 17-25.
*'''22 June 1990''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] screen in the omnibus format (either a repeat - see note above - or for the first time), starting with [[Spearhead from Space]].  
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*'''7 September 1990''': [[An Unearthly Child]] and [[The Five Doctors]] air as a "Double Feature Pledge Drive" special.
**'''July 1990''': [[The Mind of Evil]] screens.
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*'''7 December 1990''': The Pertwee era comes to an end, with [[Planet of the Spiders]].   
**'''3 August 1990''': [[The Claws of Axos]] screens.
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*'''27 December 1991''': After a year-long break (the slot was replaced with '''Blake's 7'''), the series returns, starting with [[Robot]], running through to the Sylvester McCoy era, although some stories were skipped.  
**'''31 August 1990''': [[The Curse of Peladon]] screens.  
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*'''21 August 1992''': The recently recovered [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] screens.  
**'''7 September 1990''': [[An Unearthly Child]] and [[The Five Doctors]] air as a "Double Feature Pledge Drive" special.
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*'''20 November 1992''': [[Survival]] screens.  
**'''14 September 1990''': [[The Sea Devils]] screens.
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*'''27 November 1992''': Random stories air, including [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] stories not previously seen on WTVP.  These specials are billed '''Doctor Who Monsters'''.
**'''7 December 1990''': The Pertwee era comes to an end, with [[Planet of the Spiders]].   
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*'''6 June 1993''': [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] ends the run on WTVP.  
**'''6 September 1991''': After a year-long break (the slot was replaced with '''Blake's 7'''), the series recommenced, starting with [[Robot]], running through to the Sylvester McCoy era, although some stories were skipped.  
 
**'''July or August 1992''': The recently recovered [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] screens.  
 
**'''20 November 1992''': [[Survival]] screens.  
 
**'''January 1993''': The [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] eras screen: [[The Ark]] and [[The Mind Robber]] air in January.  
 
**'''June 1993''': [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] aired; this might have been the last serial to screen on WTVP.  
 
 
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Revision as of 19:18, 23 August 2012

WTVP

WTVP Program Guide, Feb. 1987
WTVP odd.jpg
WTVP Program Guide, November 1987
Airdates in Peoria (WTVP
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)

Channel 47 (PBS)


  • fall 1983: An apparently unscheduled broadcast of Doctor Who airs, probably during a pledge break.
  • 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs. It is repeated ten days later.
  • 13 February 1987: The series finally begins, Friday nights, with a run of seasons 17 to 23.
  • 1 July 1988: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories air.
  • 9 December 1988: Tom Baker returns, beginning a run of seasons 17-25.
  • 7 September 1990: An Unearthly Child and The Five Doctors air as a "Double Feature Pledge Drive" special.
  • 7 December 1990: The Pertwee era comes to an end, with Planet of the Spiders.
  • 27 December 1991: After a year-long break (the slot was replaced with Blake's 7), the series returns, starting with Robot, running through to the Sylvester McCoy era, although some stories were skipped.
  • 21 August 1992: The recently recovered The Tomb of the Cybermen screens.
  • 20 November 1992: Survival screens.
  • 27 November 1992: Random stories air, including William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton stories not previously seen on WTVP. These specials are billed Doctor Who Monsters.
  • 6 June 1993: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy ends the run on WTVP.