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[[File:USA Tour.JPG|right|200px|Doctor Who USA Tour]] | [[File:USA Tour.JPG|right|200px|Doctor Who USA Tour]] | ||
* '''Itinerary''': | * '''Itinerary''': | ||
| − | ** '''May to August 1986''': In its first leg, the tour visits (in no particular order) [[New York]], [[ | + | ** '''May to August 1986''': In its first leg, the tour visits (in no particular order) [[New York]], [[New Jersey]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[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]]. | ** 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 | + | ** '''September 1986 to February 1987''': The Tour visits (in no particular order) [[New York]], [[New Jersey]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Tennessee]], [[Louisiana]], [[Alabama]], [[Florida]], with a stop at DisneyWorld; Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison and Patrick Troughton take part at various legs of the journey. |
**'''October 1986''': The tour reaches [[Minnesota]]. | **'''October 1986''': The tour reaches [[Minnesota]]. | ||
**'''8 February 1987''': Tampa, [[Florida]], with Peter Davison | **'''8 February 1987''': Tampa, [[Florida]], with Peter Davison | ||
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**'''1987-1988''': The Tour is renamed the '''Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88'''. | **'''1987-1988''': The Tour is renamed the '''Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88'''. | ||
**'''4-5 July 1987''': Tour stops at [[Chicago]]. (There are no guests during this leg of the tour.) | **'''4-5 July 1987''': Tour stops at [[Chicago]]. (There are no guests during this leg of the tour.) | ||
| − | **'''1 August 1987''': The Tour arrives in [[Iowa]]. | + | **'''1 August 1987''': The Tour arrives in [[Iowa]], with Janet Fielding. |
| − | ** '''August to December 1987''': The Tour travels westwards, calling in at (in no particular order) [[Washington]] state | + | ** '''August to December 1987''': The Tour travels westwards, calling in at (in no particular order) [[Washington]] state, [[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. | **'''May 1988''': The tour ends, having visited some 181 locations over two years. | ||
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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, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 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, Maryland, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, with a stop at DisneyWorld; Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison and Patrick Troughton take part at various legs of the journey.
- October 1986: The tour reaches Minnesota.
- 8 February 1987: Tampa, Florida, with Peter Davison
- 21-21 February 1987: Orlando, Florida, with Jon Pertwee
- From late 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.
- 4-5 July 1987: Tour stops at Chicago. (There are no guests during this leg of the tour.)
- 1 August 1987: The Tour arrives in Iowa, with Janet Fielding.
- August to December 1987: The Tour travels westwards, calling in at (in no particular order) Washington state, 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.
