List of Celebration & Tour stops
From BroaDWcast
Revision as of 23:08, 30 June 2024 by Jon Preddle (talk | contribs)
| date | state | city | location | guests | notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-05-09/10/11 | District of Columbia | Washington | National Mall | Peter Davison, Michael Grade | Doctor Who USA Tour. Admission: free. Preview by the AP | |
| 1986-05-17/18 | Maryland | Baltimore | Baltimore Polytechnic High School | none | Admission: $2.00 (adults), $1.00 (under 14). Preview in The Daily Times | |
| 1986-05-25 and/or 26 |
New Jersey | New Brunswick | Hyatt Regency | Brian Sloman | This stop was at the venue of the Whovent '86 convention; the actor guests - Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford, Sarah Sutton, Louise Jameson, Lalla Ward, Mark Strickson, and John Nathan-Turner - took time out to visit the exhibit and pose for publicity photos sitting in Bessie. | |
| 1986-05-30/06-01 | Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | Harrisburg East Mall | Admission: $2.00 (adults), $1.00 (under 14) | ||
| 1986-06-02/04 | Pennsylvania | Bensalem (near Philadelphia) | Neshaminy Mall | none | Preview in The Morning Call | |
| 1986-06-07/08 | New Jersey | Trenton | Trenton Commons | |||
| 1986-06-15/19 | New Jersey | Vernon | Action Park | Admission: $1, for children. Review in York Daily Record | ||
| 1986-06-20/22 | Pennsylvania | Bethlehem | Westgate Mall | Admission: $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for children | ||
| 1986-06-24/25 | Pennsylvania | Wilkes-Barre | Wyoming Valley Mall | Bryon Parkin (BBC Enterprises) | Suggested donation: $2.00 (adults), $1.00 (children). Previews in The Times-Tribune, The Citizens' Voice and The Times-Leader | |
| 1986-06-26/27 | Pennsylvania | Scranton | Viewmont Mall | Admission: Suggested donation: $2.00 (adults), $1.00 (children) | ||
| 1986-06-28/29 | New York | New York | Central Park | Admission: free. "180 city tour" Interview with BBC Enterprises representative Brian Sloman in Starlog 113. | ||
| 1986-07-14/16 | Connecticut | New London | New London Mall | Admission: $2.00 | ||
| 1986-07-19/20 | Connecticut | Hartford | ||||
| 1986-07-30/31 | Massachusetts | Holyoke (near Springfield) | The Holyoke Mall at Ingleside | none | Admission: $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for children. Preview in the Valley Advocate | |
| 1986-08-?? | Massachusetts | Worcester | Worcester Common | |||
| 1986-08-13/14 | Maine | Portland | Maine Mall | none | Admission: $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for children. Preview in the Evening Express. Review in the Morning Sentinel | |
| 1986-08-16/17 | Maine | Bangor | Bangor Mall | none | Admission: $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for children | |
| 1986-08-20/21 | Maine | Calais | Ames Shop 'n Save Plaza | none | Admission: $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for children | |
| 1986-08-23/24 | Maine | Presque Isle | Ames Plaza | none | Admission: $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for children under 14. Preview in the Bangor Daily News | |
| 1986-08-27/28 | New Hampshire | Littleton or Keene | ||||
| 1986-09-03/04 | New York | Poughkeepsie | Dutchess Community College | |||
| 1986-09-05/07 | New York | Schenectady | Latham Circle Mall | Louise Jameson | Admission: $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for children under 12. Preview in The Schenectady Gazette | |
| 1986-09-13/16 | New York | Syracuse | Penn-Can Mall | fundraiser for WCNY | ||
| 1986-09-17/18 | New York | Watertown | ||||
| 1986-09-20/21 | New York | Rochester | WXXI studios | Admission: $2.00, $1.00 for children under 14. Brief mention in the Democrat and Chronicle | ||
| 1986-09-24/25 | New York | Buffalo | Civic Centre? | |||
| 1986-09-27/28 | Ohio | Parma (near Cleveland) | Parmatown Strip Center | none | ||
| 1986-10-05 | Wisconsin | Madison | Madison Civic Center | Patrick Troughton, Colin Baker | Troughton and Baker are in town to attend the unrelated Whovian Festival convention. The Tour stops at the Festival venue for the day. Admission: $7.50 | |
| 1986-10-08/09 | West Virginia | Morgantown | Mountaineer Mall | none | Admission: $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for children. Preview in The Dominion Post | |
| 1986-10-17/26 | North Carolina | Raleigh | State Fair | Terry Sampson (BBC Enterprises), Brian Sloman | The State Fair ran for ten days from 17-26 Oct. Admission: $1.00. Previews in The Charlotte Observer, The Durham Sun and The Chapel Hill Newspaper. Review in The News and Observer. | |
| 1986-10-31 | North Carolina | Charlotte | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | none | Admission: $1.00. Preview in The Observer | |
| 1986-11-22/23 | South Carolina | Spartanburg | Westgate Mall | none | Admission: $2.00 adults, $1.00 children | |
| 1986-11-25/26 | South Carolina | Pineville | Rock Hill Mall | none | Admission: $2.00 adults, $1.00 children. Preview in The Rock Hill Herald | |
| 1986-11-29/30 | South Carolina | Columbia | Columbia Mall | none | ||
| 1986-12-02/03 | South Carolina | Sumter | Jessamine Mall | none | Review in The Sumter Daily Item. ETV's 27 Tonight reported from this stop. | |
| 1986-12-06/07 | South Carolina | Florence | Magnolia Mall | none | Preview in the Florence Morning News | |
| 1986-12-13/14 | South Carolina | Beaufort | Beaufort Mall | none | Admission: $2.00 adults, $1.00 children. Preview in The Beaufort Gazette | |
| 1987-01-21/25? | Louisiana | New Orleans | NATPE (New Orleans Convention Center car park) | Peter Davison | After a rest-break for several weeks (mid-December to late-January), the tour resumes rebranded as Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88. First stop is the annual NATPE International program conference (held from 21-25 January, but the Tour is there for only some of that time). Review in The Town Talk | |
| 1987-02-07/08 | Florida | Tampa | University of South Florida University Center | Peter Davison | Admission: $7.50 adults, $5.00 senior citizens and students, children under 6 free. Preview in The Tampa Tribune | |
| 1987-02-11 | Florida | Fort Myers | Edison Community College | Peter Davison | Admission: $5.00 adults, $4.00 students and senior citizens, children free. Preview and photo in The News-Press | |
| 1987-02-21/22 | Florida | Orlando | Walt Disney World | Jon Pertwee | ||
| 1987-02-25 | Alabama | Mobile | The Bell-Air Mall | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $7.50 | |
| 1987-02-28/03-01 | Alabama | Birmingham | University of Alabama at Birmingham Conference Center | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $6.50 for adults, $5 for students, children 6 and under free. Preview in the Birmingham Post-Herald | |
| 1987-03-07/(08?) | Georgia | Macon | Mercer University | Jon Pertwee, Brian Sloman | Admission: $7.50 adults, $5.00 students, children under 5 free.
Live from Atlanta airs from the venue from 6pm until midnight on the 7th. During the broadcast, Pertwee and Sloman are joined by Sylvester McCoy and JNT (who are in town for a convention) for a live interview with Eric Luskin | |
| 1987-03-11 | Tennessee | Knoxville | Rodeway Inn | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $5.00. Preview in The Knoxville News-Sentinel | |
| 1987-03-14/15 | Tennessee | Nashville | Hillsboro High School | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $6.50, $5.00 for WDCN members, children under 6 free. Previews in The Tennesseean on Feb. 24 and Mar. 8 | |
| 1987-03-18/19 | Tennessee | Chattanooga | WTCI studios | Jon Pertwee | Preview in the Chattanooga News-Free Press | |
| 1987-03-21/22 | West Virginia | Huntington | Marshall University | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $7.25 | |
| 1987-03-27/28 | Virginia | Alexandria | Old Colony Inn | Sylvester McCoy | Admission: $8.00 | |
| 1987-04-04/05 | Maryland | Baltimore | Maryland Science Center | Anthony Ainley, Janet Fielding | Admission: $5.00 for adults, $4.50 for children, students, senior citizens and military personnel, and $18 for families. Preview in The York Dispatch. Photo in The Baltimore Sun | |
| 1987-04-25/26 | Connecticut | Rocky Hill | Rocky Hill Community Center | Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding | Admission: $7, children under 11 free | |
| 1987-05-01/02 | Massachusetts | Springfield | WGBY studios | Sarah Sutton | Admission: adults $10.00, children under 12 $7.50. Preview in the Daily News | |
| 1987-05-09/10 | Maine | Lewiston | WCBB studios | Sylvester McCoy | Admission: $6.50 (panel and video), $2.00 (trailer) | |
| 1987-05-13/14 | Pennsylvania | Pittston (near Scranton) | WVIA studios | Sylvester McCoy | Admission: adults $7.50, children under 6 and WVIA members free. Previews in The Danville News and the Hazleton Standard-Speaker | |
| 1987-05-15/17 | Massachusetts | Boston | WGBH studios | Sylvester McCoy, Brian Sloman (BBC Enterprises/Lionheart) | Admission: $15.00. A special "Dinner with the Doctor" is held in the Winthrop Ballroom at the Embassy Suites Hotel the night of 15 May, with McCoy and Sloman | |
| 1987-05-24/25 | New York | Rochester | WXXI studios | John Nathan-Turner | Admission: $7.50, $6.50 for WXXI members, $6 for children under 14 | |
| 1987-05-30/31 | Ohio | Athens | Athens Recreation Center | Janet Fielding | Admission: $6.50, $5.00 for WOUB/WOUC members, children under 5 free. Preview in the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette | |
| 1987-06-06/07 | Ohio | Bowling Green | WBGU studios | Janet Fielding | Admission: $7.50, $5.00 for BGSU students and WBGU members. Preview in the Fulton County Expositor. | |
| 1987-06-13/14 | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | WQEX studios | Sarah Sutton | Admission: $6.00 | |
| 1987-06-20/21 | Ohio | Cincinnati | WCET studios | Sarah Sutton | Admission: $7.50 | |
| 1987-06-25 | Michigan | East Lansing | MSU Communication Arts Building | Sarah Sutton | Admission: $7.50, $4.00 for students, free under five years old. Preview in the Lansing State Journal | |
| 1987-06-27/28 | Indiana | Indianapolis | WFYI studios | Sarah Sutton | Admission: $6.00. Preview in the Indianapolis News | |
| 1987-07-02/03 | Michigan | Grand Rapids | Studio 28 Theatres | Janet Fielding | Admission: $7.50 or $5.00 for WGVU members. Preview in West Michigan Magazine | |
| 1987-07-04/05 | Illinois | Chicago | Navy Pier | none | Admission: $2.00. Preview in the Chicago Tribune | |
| 1987-07-09 | Illinois | Urbana | Urbana Civic Center | Sylvester McCoy | Admission: $7.50. Preview in the Herald & Review | |
| 1987-07-11 | Wisconsin | Green Bay | West High School | Sylvester McCoy | Admission: $7.50, children under 5 free. Special charter buses from Eau Claire, Stevens Point, Wausau and La Crosse for $14.00. Previews in the WETN Program Guide, the Press-Gazette, and La Crosse Tribune | |
| 1987-07-12 | Minnesota | St. Paul | St. Catherine University | Sylvester McCoy | ||
| 1987-07-22 | North Dakota | Fargo | Prairie Public Television studios | Janet Fielding | Article in the Winnipeg Sun | |
| 1987-07-25/26 | South Dakota | Rapid City | Dahl Fine Arts Center | Janet Fielding | Admission: $6.00, $5.00 for Friends of SDPB, children free. Preview in the SDPB Program Guide. Photo in the Rapid City Journal | |
| 1987-07-30 | South Dakota | Sioux Falls | Western Mall | Janet Fielding | Admission: $6.00. Preview in the Argus Leader | |
| 1987-08-01/02 | Iowa | Des Moines | IPTV studios | Janet Fielding | Preview in Advance | |
| 1987-08-08/09 | Missouri | St. Louis | The Sheldon Theatre | Janet Fielding | Admission: $7.50, $5 children ages 6-12, free for children under age 5. Preview in the Post-Dispatch | |
| 1987-08-15/16 | Missouri | Kansas City | KCPT studios | John Nathan-Turner | Admission: $7.00, $8.00 at the door. Previews in The Times and The Star | |
| 1987-08-19 | Kansas | Wichita | Duerksen Fine Arts Center | John Nathan-Turner | Admission: $6.50, $5.00 for KPTS subscribers | |
| 1987-08-20 | Colorado | Pueblo | KTSC studios | John Nathan-Turner | Admission: $6.00, $5.00 for subscribers | |
| 1987-08-22/23 | Colorado | Denver | John Nathan-Turner | |||
| 1987-08-29/30 | Utah | Salt Lake City | John Nathan-Turner | JNT interviewed in The Salt Lake City Tribune | ||
| 1987-09-05/06 | Washington | Spokane | KSPS studios, South Hill | Sylvester McCoy | Admission: $7.50, $6.00 for KSPS members. Preview in The Chronicle | |
| 1987-09-12 | Washington | Blaine | the Inn at Semiahmoo | Jon Pertwee | Jon Pertwee had been in Austin Texas for a convention and joined McCoy on the Tour here, although McCoy didn't make a public appearance during this stop. Admission: $7.50. Preview in The Bellingham Herald | |
| 1987-09-13 | Washington | Tacoma | Bates Vocational School | Jon Pertwee, Sylvester McCoy | Admission: $7.50, $6.00 for subscribers to KTPS, children under 5 free. Preview in the Morning News Tribune. | |
| 1987-09-19/20 | Oregon | Portland | Pioneer Courthouse Square | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $7.00. Preview in The Dial | |
| 1987-09-23 | California | Redding | KIXE studios | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $7.50. Article in the Record Searchlight | |
| 1987-09-26/27 | California | Sacramento | California State University | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $5.00 for KVIE members, $6.50 for non-members. Review in The California Aggie. | |
| 1987-10-03/04 | California | San Jose | KTEH studios | Sylvester McCoy | Admission: $7.00. Preview in The Times-Tribune | |
| 1987-10-07 | California | Fresno | KMTF studios | Mention in The Fresno Bee | ||
| 1987-10-10/11 | California | Los Angeles | Plummer Park | Sylvester McCoy, Janet Fielding | Admission: $7.50; children younger than 5, free. Article in the Los Angeles Times | |
| 1987-10-17 | Arizona | Mesa (near Phoenix) | Rendezvous Center at Mesa Ampitheatre | Janet Fielding | Admission: $7.50, children free. Preview in The Arizona Republic | |
| 1987-10-24/25 | New Mexico | Albuquerque | New Mexico Museum of Natural History | Janet Fielding | Admission: $6.00. Photo in the Albuquerque Journal | |
| 1987-10-31/11-01 | Oklahoma | Tulsa | Kensington Galleria | none | Admission: $2.00. Review in the Tulsa World. A reader asks why OETA didn't participate with this stop | |
| 1987-11-07/08 | Arkansas | Conway | AETN studios | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $6.50, kids free | |
| 1987-11-13/15 | Texas | Dallas | Infomart | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $8.00. The Tour is parked at the Infomart the weekend of 14-15 only. A separate buffet and reception with Pertwee is held at the Embassy Suites Hotel at Market Center on Friday 13th; this includes entry to the Tour. Ad for both events in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram | |
| 1987-11-21/22 | Texas | El Paso | University of Texas El Paso Union Theater | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $2.00, $1.00 for children under 14. Previews in the El Paso Times and the Herald-Post. Review in the Herald-Post | |
| 1987-11-27/29 | Texas | Houston | Astrodome | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $8.00. "Dr Who Live" - a marathon of third and fourth Doctor episodes including an in-studio interview with Pertwee - aired Friday night from 8.30pm on KUHT, while a special "Dinner with the Doctor" was held earlier that evening | |
| 1987-12-05/06 | Mississippi | Jackson | Mississippi Educational Television studios | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $5.00. Preview in multiple newspapers | |
| 1987-12-12/13 | Louisiana | Baton Rouge | Esplanade Mall | Jon Pertwee | Admission: $5.00, children under 5 free. Review in The Advocate | |
| 1987-12-19/20 | Florida | Miami | WPBT studios | John Nathan-Turner, Nicola Bryant, Eric Luskin, Brian Sloman | This was the last-ever stop for the Tour. Admission: $7.00, $6.00 for WPBT members, children under 6 free. Preview in The Miami Herald |
- Back to Doctor Who USA Tour
