Doctor Who USA Tour
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8 May 1986: Setting off from Washington DC, with Peter Davison and BBC 1 Controller, Michael Grade in attendance, the Doctor Who USA Tour begins its two-year, multi-city tour (two cities per week). It is hoped that all 181 markets where Doctor Who is screened across America will be visited.
- Itinerary:
- May to August 1986: In its first leg, the tour visits (in no particular order) New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, with Peter Davison in attendance.
- During September 1986, Tom Baker and Colin Baker visit (in no particular order) Washington DC, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts and New York.
- September 1986 to February 1987: The Tour visits (in no particular order) New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Maryland, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and DisneyWorld, with Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison and Patrick Troughton taking part at various legs of the journey.
- From February 1987, Pertwee is joined by new Doctor Sylvester McCoy, visiting (in no particular order) Georgia, Minnesota, and Massachusetts.
- 1987-1988: The Tour is renamed the Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88.
- August to December 1987: The Tour travels westwards, calling in at (in no particular order) Washington state, Iowa (with Janet Fielding), California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Pertwee, McCoy and Janet Fielding attend.
- May 1988: The tour ends, having visited some 181 locations over two years.
