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**'''March 1987''': The Tour heads north again. | **'''March 1987''': The Tour heads north again. | ||
***'''26-27 March 1987''': Anthony Ainley and Janet Fielding call in at Baltimore, [[Maryland]]. | ***'''26-27 March 1987''': Anthony Ainley and Janet Fielding call in at Baltimore, [[Maryland]]. | ||
| − | ***'''4-5 July 1987''': | + | ***'''4-5 July 1987''': Heading north, the Tour stops again at [[Chicago]]. (There are no guests during this leg of the tour.) |
| − | ***'''1 August 1987''': | + | ***'''1 August 1987''': On its way west, 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 (Video)] | ****[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYRN5EFc_ZA&feature=related USA TOUR in IOWA 1 August 1987 (Video)] | ||
| − | **'''August to September 1987''': The bus heads west, stopping in [[Washington]] state. | + | **'''August to September 1987''': The bus heads north west, stopping in [[Washington]] state. |
| − | ***'''9 September 1987''': His work on season 24 completed, Sylvester McCoy returns, and the bus arrives in Los Angeles, [[California]]. | + | ***'''9 September 1987''': His work on season 24 completed, Sylvester McCoy returns, and the bus travels south, and arrives in Los Angeles, [[California]]. |
***'''3 October 1987''': Jon Pertwee visits San Jose, [[California]]. | ***'''3 October 1987''': Jon Pertwee visits San Jose, [[California]]. | ||
| − | **'''October 1987''': [[Arizona]], [[New Mexico]], [[Texas]] are visited. | + | **'''October 1987''': Heading east again, [[Arizona]], [[New Mexico]], [[Texas]] are visited. |
**'''November 1987''': The Tour stops in [[Oklahoma]]. | **'''November 1987''': The Tour stops in [[Oklahoma]]. | ||
***'''5-6 December 1987''': The Tour reaches Jackson, [[Mississippi]]. | ***'''5-6 December 1987''': The Tour reaches Jackson, [[Mississippi]]. | ||
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'''1988''': | '''1988''': | ||
| − | **By '''March 1988''': The Tour heads to the east coast. | + | **By '''March 1988''': The Tour heads towards to the east coast. |
**'''May 1988''': After two years on the road, and having visited some 180+ locations - the Tour comes to an end. | **'''May 1988''': After two years on the road, and having visited some 180+ locations - the Tour comes to an end. | ||
**The bus itself is eventually returned to the UK - and left to rot in a junkyard... | **The bus itself is eventually returned to the UK - and left to rot in a junkyard... | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 19 April 2012
Doctor Who USA Tour
| United States Chronology | |
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| Related articles | List of conventions | List of fan clubs | References to the USA in Doctor Who | Doctor Who USA Bus Tour | USA Bus Tour stops | Documentaries and specials | TV Guide | Saturday, March 12, 1988 | First airings by episode | Search by episode title or date | United States by the numbers | Chicago chronology | Time-Life Television |
1986:
- 8 May 1986: Setting off from Washington DC, with Peter Davison (and BBC 1 Controller, Michael Grade at the launch ceremony), 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.
- 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.
- 13-28 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 during September, attending various Whovent 86 conventions along the way.)
1987:
- By early 1987, the Tour has been renamed the Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88.
- February 1987: The bus reaches Florida.
- 8 February 1987: The bus stops in Tampa, Florida, with Peter Davison.
- 21-21 February 1987: The Tour comes to DisneyWorld in Orlando, Florida, with Jon Pertwee.
- 22-26 February 1987: The bus heads north again.
- 28 February 1987: Pertwee is joined for the day by new Doctor Sylvester McCoy, and producer John Nathan-Turner, in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 28 February 1987: Pertwee stops in Birmingham, Alabama, then on to Louisiana.
- March 1987: The Tour heads north again.
- August to September 1987: The bus heads north west, stopping in Washington state.
- 9 September 1987: His work on season 24 completed, Sylvester McCoy returns, and the bus travels south, and arrives in Los Angeles, California.
- 3 October 1987: Jon Pertwee visits San Jose, California.
- October 1987: Heading east again, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas are visited.
- November 1987: The Tour stops in Oklahoma.
- 5-6 December 1987: The Tour reaches Jackson, Mississippi.
- February 1987: The bus reaches Florida.
1988:
- By March 1988: The Tour heads towards to the east coast.
- May 1988: After two years on the road, and having visited some 180+ locations - the Tour comes to an end.
- The bus itself is eventually returned to the UK - and left to rot in a junkyard...
General Coverage of the Tour (External links)
- USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 1
- USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 2
- USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 3
- USA TOUR OVERVIEW - and the sad fate of the Bus...
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