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** '''September 1986''': The Tour heads south, visiting (in no particular order) [[Massachusetts]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Maryland]], [[Washington DC]], then north west, to [[Illinois]]. Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison and Patrick Troughton all take part at various legs of the journey. (The two Bakers travelled together mostly during September.) | ** '''September 1986''': The Tour heads south, visiting (in no particular order) [[Massachusetts]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Maryland]], [[Washington DC]], then north west, to [[Illinois]]. Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison and Patrick Troughton all take part at various legs of the journey. (The two Bakers travelled together mostly during September.) | ||
**'''October 1986''': The tour reaches [[Wisconsin]] (with Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton) and [[Minnesota]]. | **'''October 1986''': The tour reaches [[Wisconsin]] (with Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton) and [[Minnesota]]. | ||
| + | *** [http://www.michaell.org/who/conclips/whotour86.phtml USA TOUR in MINNESOTA, October 1986 1] | ||
| + | *** [http://www.michaell.org/who/conclips/whotour286.phtml USA TOUR in MINNESOTA, October 1986 2] | ||
**'''November 1986 to February 1987''': The Tour moves south through [[Tennessee]], [[Georgia]], and [[Florida]]. | **'''November 1986 to February 1987''': The Tour moves south through [[Tennessee]], [[Georgia]], and [[Florida]]. | ||
***'''8 February 1987''': Tampa, [[Florida]], with Peter Davison. | ***'''8 February 1987''': Tampa, [[Florida]], with Peter Davison. | ||
***'''21-21 February 1987''': DisneyWorld in Orlando, [[Florida]], with Jon Pertwee. | ***'''21-21 February 1987''': DisneyWorld in Orlando, [[Florida]], with Jon Pertwee. | ||
**From '''late February 1987''', Pertwee is joined by new Doctor Sylvester McCoy, visiting (in no particular order) [[Georgia]], [[Alabama]], and [[Louisiana]]. | **From '''late February 1987''', Pertwee is joined by new Doctor Sylvester McCoy, visiting (in no particular order) [[Georgia]], [[Alabama]], and [[Louisiana]]. | ||
| − | + | ***[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/USATour/19870228/index.asp USA TOUR in ALABAMA, February 1987] | |
*Around this stage of the journey, the Tour is renamed the '''Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88'''. | *Around this stage of the journey, the Tour is renamed the '''Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88'''. | ||
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***'''4-5 July 1987''': The Tour stops again at [[Chicago]]. (There are no guests during this leg of the tour.) | ***'''4-5 July 1987''': The Tour stops again at [[Chicago]]. (There are no guests during this leg of the tour.) | ||
***'''1 August 1987''': The Tour arrives in [[Iowa]], with Janet Fielding. | ***'''1 August 1987''': The Tour arrives in [[Iowa]], with Janet Fielding. | ||
| + | ****[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYRN5EFc_ZA&feature=related USA TOUR in IOWA 1 August 1987 REPORT] | ||
** '''August to December 1987''': The Tour travels south again, stopping in [[Oklahoma]]. | ** '''August to December 1987''': The Tour travels south again, stopping in [[Oklahoma]]. | ||
***'''5-6 December 1987''': The Tour reaches Jackson, [[Mississippi]]. | ***'''5-6 December 1987''': The Tour reaches Jackson, [[Mississippi]]. | ||
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| − | ==Coverage of the Tour (External links)== | + | ==General Coverage of the Tour (External links)== |
* [http://www.drwhoexhibitions.co.uk/usatour.htm USA TOUR OVERVIEW] | * [http://www.drwhoexhibitions.co.uk/usatour.htm USA TOUR OVERVIEW] | ||
* [http://www.banningathletics.com/doctorwho/id18.html USA TOUR PHOTOS 1986] | * [http://www.banningathletics.com/doctorwho/id18.html USA TOUR PHOTOS 1986] | ||
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* [http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/USATour/1986/index.asp USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 1] | * [http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/USATour/1986/index.asp USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 1] | ||
* [http://whona.realtvboard.com/t5499-dr-who-usa-tour-in-the-80s USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 2] | * [http://whona.realtvboard.com/t5499-dr-who-usa-tour-in-the-80s USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 2] | ||
* [http://www.banningathletics.com/doctorwho/id18.html USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 3] | * [http://www.banningathletics.com/doctorwho/id18.html USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 3] | ||
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Revision as of 05:54, 19 April 2012
Doctor Who USA Tour
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, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, with Peter Davison in attendance.
- September 1986: The Tour heads south, visiting (in no particular order) Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington DC, then north west, to Illinois. Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison and Patrick Troughton all take part at various legs of the journey. (The two Bakers travelled together mostly during September.)
- October 1986: The tour reaches Wisconsin (with Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton) and Minnesota.
- November 1986 to February 1987: The Tour moves south through Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida.
- From late February 1987, Pertwee is joined by new Doctor Sylvester McCoy, visiting (in no particular order) Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana.
- Around this stage of the journey, the Tour is renamed the Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88.
- July 1987: The Tour heads north again.
- August to December 1987: The Tour travels south again, stopping in Oklahoma.
- 5-6 December 1987: The Tour reaches Jackson, Mississippi.
- December 1987 to May 1988: The bus heads west, calling in at (in no particular order) Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, then north to Washington state. Pertwee, McCoy and Janet Fielding attend various legs.
- May 1988: The Tour heads east again, eventually ending - after having visited some 181 locations over two years - where it started, in New York.
