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25 October 1977: WNED screened Doctor Who, weeknights at 6.30pm in tandem with WXXI (from 1977 through until 1987). It was during screenings of the Jon Pertwee stories in 1977/78 that off-air recordings were made which were later instrumental in the reconstruction from black and white back into colour.

1979: The series airs weeknights at 6.00pm.
March 1983 : Once Upon a Time Lord airs on a Friday night, as an introduction to the Peter Davison series, due to start the following Saturday.

March 1983: Peter Davison stories commence in movie format on Saturday afternoons. Repeats of older serial continue screening weekdays.

1984: The Monday to Thursday weekday slot moves back to 6.00pm.
May 1984: The Tom Baker stories air: the run reaches Pyramids of Mars by May.
15 October 1984: Aired part one of City of Death.
December 1985: The Five Doctors airs again, as a lead-in to a run of the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories.
10 October 1986: The weekday episodic re-runs come to an end in the fall of 1986 with part six of The Invasion of Time.
From Saturday, 11 October 1986, only "movie" format editions screen (starting with The Ribos Operation).

13 December 1986: During a pledge drive, WNED screens Revelation of the Daleks, the Doctor Who's Who's Who documentary and An Unearthly Child. The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories commence on Saturday afternoons.

7,14,21,28 March 1987: Part-way through the run of William Hartnell stories, WNED screens The Trial of a Time Lord, as four "movie-length" installments.

1987 WNED completes its screening of the William Hartnell stories, and commences the Patrick Troughton stories.

30 May and 6 June 1987: The Seeds of Death screens, split into two "movies".
13 June and 20 June 1987: The War Games screens, split into two "movies".

March 1988: During the "FESTIVAL 88", on 8 March at 8.00pm and 12 March at 3.15pm, WNED aired Time and the Rani, plus an interview with Sylvester McCoy (See CLIP below).
Summer 1988 In the summer of 1988, the first season of Sylvester McCoy stories air.

1989: The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories are played for the second time, on Saturdays at 4.00pm.

30 December 1989: The final edition of Doctor Who to screen on WNED airs - The Space Museum.

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 *'''1979''': The series airs weeknights at 6.00pm.
+*March 1983''' : [[Once Upon a Time Lord]] airs on a Friday night, as an introduction to the Peter Davison series, due to start the following Saturday.
-*'''1982''': [[Peter Davison stories]] commence in movie format on Saturday afternoons. Repeats of older serial continue screening weekdays.
+*'''March 1983''': [[Peter Davison stories]] commence in movie format on Saturday afternoons. Repeats of older serial continue screening weekdays.
 *'''1983''': The Monday to Thursday weekday slot moves to 11.00pm.
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 *'''May 1984''': The Tom Baker stories air: the run reaches [[Pyramids of Mars]] by May.
 *'''15 October 1984''': Aired part one of [[City of Death]].
-*'''1984''': The 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] air.
+*'''December 1985''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs again, as a lead-in to a run of the  24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]].
 *'''10 October 1986''': The weekday episodic re-runs come to an end in the fall of 1986 with part six of [[The Invasion of Time]].
 *From Saturday, '''11 October 1986''', only "movie" format editions screen (starting with [[The Ribos Operation]]).