Maryland Public Television
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| Maryland Public Television | |
| Network: PBS | Channel(s): various |
| First airing: 1982 | Last airing: 2001 |
== AIRDATES == |
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MPT serves all of Maryland. Its six transmitters cover nearly all of the state, plus Washington, D.C. and parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
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- 2 July 1982: The Tom Baker stories air.
- 1987: The Colin Baker stories aired on Saturdays.
- 26 September 1987: Revelation of the Daleks aired at 11.00pm.
- 1987: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories aired, with repeats in 1990 and 1992.
- 17 March 1990: Over $111,000 is raised for Maryland Public Television in one night when Sophie Aldred and Tom Baker appear during the pledge-drive (See clips below). The Making of Doctor Who and Logopolis air. "Don't be a parasite!" becomes Tom Baker's catch-phrase for the evening. Photos here.
- 29 August 1992: The recently recovered The Tomb of the Cybermen screens.
- 5 December 1992: Aired Resistance is Useless: A Doctor Who Retrospective.
- 12 December 1992: The Five Doctors airs.
- 23/30 March 1993?: Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred are in town to record an interview for a pledge drive. This was recorded a week or so after the major blizzard that struck Maryland (dubbed "The Storm of the Century"), which was 12-14 March, so the pledge weekend was that of 23 or 30 March.
- 20 August 1994: A one hour programme, billed as "Doctor Who: 30 Years" (possibly the BBC documentary 30 Years in the TARDIS) airs at 11pm, followed by the series itself in a 70-minute slot.
- 1998-1999: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories aired again around this time.
- 2 December 2000: Remembrance of the Daleks is shown during a pledge break along with a "taped interview with Sylvester McCoy" (probably An Interview with)
- 3 March 2001: The Sylvester McCoy special is repeated.
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