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*'''10 June 1986''': The timeslot changes to Sundays through Friday nights.  Several stories are skipped.
 
*'''10 June 1986''': The timeslot changes to Sundays through Friday nights.  Several stories are skipped.
 
*'''10 October 1986''': IPT switches to compilations, Friday nights at 11:00.
 
*'''10 October 1986''': IPT switches to compilations, Friday nights at 11:00.
*'''1 August 1987''': The travelling [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] with Janet Fielding visits Iowa Public Television:
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*'''14 April 1987''': [[William Hartnell]] premieres.
*'''1987''': From late 1987, it aired the repackaged 17 [[William Hartnell stories]] and the 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]].
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*'''1 August 1987''': The travelling [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] with Janet Fielding visits Iowa Public Television.
*'''September 1994''': The network discontinued its cycle of re-runs, with the last story to air being [[Survival]] in September. Fans were, however, able to get a reprieve by raising funds through a pledge drive.  
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*'''13 October 1989''': Episodes now air out of order.
* At the time, '''IPTV''' was one of the few markets in the US still screening non-stop re-runs of the omnibus editions, from [[An Unearthly Child]] onwards.  
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*'''24 November 1989''': Dalek stories air for eleven weeks.
* By '''1998''', '''IPTV''' was one of only five markets in the US still screening the series...
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*'''12 March 1993''': [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] airs.
*During its broadcast history, IPTV would show often one episode multiple nights a week, one episode per week, omnibus versions every Friday night, then back to one episode per week, etc.  
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*'''September 1994''': The network discontinued its cycle of re-runs, with the last story to air being [[Survival]] in September. Fans were, however, able to get a reprieve by raising funds through a pledge drive. At the time, '''IPTV''' was one of the few markets in the US still screening non-stop re-runs of the omnibus editions, from [[An Unearthly Child]] onwards.
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*By '''1998''', '''IPTV''' was one of only five markets in the US still screening the series. During its broadcast history, IPTV would show often one episode multiple nights a week, one episode per week, omnibus versions every Friday night, then back to one episode per week, etc.  
 
*'''11 March 2006''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.
 
*'''11 March 2006''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.
 
*'''2009''': [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] airs.
 
*'''2009''': [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] airs.

Revision as of 19:05, 24 August 2012

Variety, 16 August 1978 Variety1978.JPG IPBN was one of the first stations to purchase the Tom Baker stories
Airdates in Iowa
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)
First Iowa listing for Dr Who, channel 12, 7:00pm, 6 April 1974


  • 6 April 1974: Begins airing, Saturdays at 7:00pm on the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network. After 26 weeks, the series goes off the air for a year and a half.
  • 10 June 1976: Jon Pertwee reutrns, now Thursdays at 6pm. After moving to 5pm, the series takes another long break.
  • 29 July 1976: The stations are renamed Iowa Public Broadcasting Network.
  • 2 November 1977: Doctor Who returns, now Wednesdays at 5pm.
  • 2 January 1978: One run of Jon Pertwee is stripped at 10pm.
  • 11 April 1978: Both runs end.
  • 1978: IPBN was the last US market to purchase the initial package of 13 Jon Pertwee stories, which was circa July 1978. (BBC documentation records this sale as being to "KDIN".)
Tom Baker premiere, Oct. 2, 1978
  • 2 October 1978: The Tom Baker stories commence at 10pm.
  • 1980s: The network cycled Doctor Who regularly during the mid-to-late 1980s.
  • 1982: The network is renamed Iowa Public Television.
  • 5 October 1984: IPT airs Doctor Who in the unique Friday-Sunday slot.
  • late 1985: Tom Baker returns with two episodes each Friday night.
  • 10 June 1986: The timeslot changes to Sundays through Friday nights. Several stories are skipped.
  • 10 October 1986: IPT switches to compilations, Friday nights at 11:00.
  • 14 April 1987: William Hartnell premieres.
  • 1 August 1987: The travelling Doctor Who USA Tour with Janet Fielding visits Iowa Public Television.
  • 13 October 1989: Episodes now air out of order.
  • 24 November 1989: Dalek stories air for eleven weeks.
  • 12 March 1993: The Tomb of the Cybermen airs.
  • September 1994: The network discontinued its cycle of re-runs, with the last story to air being Survival in September. Fans were, however, able to get a reprieve by raising funds through a pledge drive. At the time, IPTV was one of the few markets in the US still screening non-stop re-runs of the omnibus editions, from An Unearthly Child onwards.
  • By 1998, IPTV was one of only five markets in the US still screening the series. During its broadcast history, IPTV would show often one episode multiple nights a week, one episode per week, omnibus versions every Friday night, then back to one episode per week, etc.
  • 11 March 2006: The Five Doctors airs.
  • 2009: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy airs.



IEBN promotes Doctor Who, and a special with Jon Pertwee's ex-wife
Waterloo Courier, July 30, 1982


Iowa Public Television Catalogue

This is IPTV's online resource for Classic Doctor Who: