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Tom Baker premieres, 28 December 1981

Scene, May 1983

Scene, Aug. 1983

28 December 1981: Channel 2 screened Tom Baker stories Monday to Friday at 5:00pm; the timeslot later changed to 5.30pm. They were cycled through at least twice.
6 May 1983: The Peter Davison stories begin. The episodes move from weekdays to Friday night compilations. This was followed by further Tom Baker reruns.
23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
6 October 1984: A Saturday evening run begins with season 21.
23 March 1985: Regeneration night features four regeneration stories, including Spearhead from Space. Three of the episodes are edited into hour timeslots.
30 March 1985: The complete Jon Pertwee package continues.
22 November 1985: Colin Baker premieres.
10 January 1986: The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories screen.
27 June 1986: The Patrick Troughton stories begin.
5 October 1986: A "Dr Who Festival" is held at the Minneapolis Armory, with an appearance by the travelling Doctor Who USA Tour bus:

PRESS COVERAGE: USA BUS TOUR in MINNESOTA 1

PRESS COVERAGE: USA BUS TOUR in MINNESOTA 2

14 February 1987: Colin Baker returns.
4 April 1987: Another run of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton begins on Saturday nights.
1 May 1987: Tom Baker returns.
14 November 1987: The Trial of a Time Lord airs after Patrick Troughton finishes.
12 December 1987: Jon Pertwee begins airing on Saturday nights.
March 1988: The Trial of a Time Lord airs, followed by Time and the Rani, which plays on its own. The rest of the McCoy era airs after 1989. The series now airs Saturdays, at 11.00pm.
1988: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories had screened by September 1988.
10 March 1990: The Saturday airings end with Survival.
9 September 1990: The series returns with back to back on Sunday afternoons.
29 November 1991: Five stories air the day after Thanksgiving.
1 January 1992: The series ends with a New Year's Day marathon of three stories.
8 May 1999: Fan clubs get the series reinstated. Doctor Who now airs episodically, Saturday nights around 11:30.