KTCA

Channel 2 (PBS)

Tom Baker premieres, 28 December 1981

Scene, May 1983

Scene, Aug. 1983

• 28 December 1981: Channel 2 screened Tom Baker stories Monday to Friday at 5:00pm; the timeslot later changed to 5.30pm. They were cycled through at least twice.
• 6 May 1983: The Peter Davison stories begin. The episodes move from weekdays to Friday night compilations. This was followed by further Tom Baker reruns.
• 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
• 6 October 1984: A Saturday evening run begins with season 21.
• 23 March 1985: Regeneration night features four regeneration stories, including Spearhead from Space. Three of the episodes are edited into hour timeslots.
• 30 March 1985: The complete Jon Pertwee package continues.
• 22 November 1985: Colin Baker premieres.
• 10 January 1986: The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories screen.
• 27 June 1986: The Patrick Troughton stories begin.
• 5 October 1986: A "Dr Who Festival" is held at the Minneapolis Armory, with an appearance by the travelling Doctor Who USA Tour bus:

• PRESS COVERAGE: USA BUS TOUR in MINNESOTA 1
• PRESS COVERAGE: USA BUS TOUR in MINNESOTA 2

• 14 February 1987: Colin Baker returns.
• 4 April 1987: Another run of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton begins on Saturday nights.
• 1 May 1987: Tom Baker returns.
• March 1988: The Trial of a Time Lord airs, followed by Time and the Rani, which plays on its own. The rest of the McCoy era airs after 1989. The series now airs Saturdays, at 11.00pm.
• 1988: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories had screened by September 1988.
• 1991: During 1991, only two episode per week are screened, back to back on Sunday afternoons.

Scene, Sept. 1982

Peter Davison premieres, May 1983

Media

CLIP: KTCA PROMO 1983

CLIP: KTCA INTRO TO HARTNELL EPISODES