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| + | *'''21 March 1982''', members from the DWFCA help raise funds for the [[KRMA]] PBS station. By '''June 1982''' the club boasted 1,200 members. In three months, membership had climbed to 3,000 – making the club the largest '''Doctor Who''' fan organisation in the world. By February '''1983''', it claimed 7,500 members. The club enjoyed a special relationship with the BBC and Lionheart, and produced its own line of merchandise, including unlicensed t-shirts, badges and publications. | ||
| + | **The club fanzine was '''THE [http://fanlore.org/wiki/Whovian_Times WHOVIAN TIMES]''' | ||
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| + | *'''16 June 1982''': ''[[wikipedia:Variety (magazine)|Variety Magazine]]'' features a front page ad for the 41 Tom Baker omnibus serials - calling it a '''SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL'''; the ad also publicises the upcoming Panopticon West convention. | ||
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| − | * | + | *'''16-18 July 1982''': At the Panopticon West II convention in [[Chicago]], John Nathan-Turner announces that "20 markets" had pre-purchased 78 Peter Davison episodes (the equivalent of three seasons of 26 episodes), which will be available from January 1983. Those markets include Stamford (there are several such cities; we don't know which State this one is), [[Kansas City]], [[Nashville]], [[Charlotte]], [[Schenectady]], [[Wilmington]] and [[Winston-Salem]]: |
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| − | + | * '''24 October 1982''': [[KRMA]] airs [[Once Upon a Time Lord]], with footage from the Panopticon West convention. | |
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| − | *''' | + | * By the end of '''1982''', Lionheart announces that '''Doctor Who''' is watched by '''9 million''' viewers in the US. |
| − | * | + | *Membership to the DWFCA continues to grow: |
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| + | |[[File:DWFCA DW98.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Doctor Who Fan Club of America advert, DWM 98, March 1985]] | ||
| + | |[[File:DWFCA DW105.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Doctor Who Fan Club of America advert, DWM 105, October 1985]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:03, 6 March 2015
| United States Chronology | |
| 1963-1969 | 1971-1972 | 1973-1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991-2020s | |
| 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 |
- 21 March 1982, members from the DWFCA help raise funds for the KRMA PBS station. By June 1982 the club boasted 1,200 members. In three months, membership had climbed to 3,000 – making the club the largest Doctor Who fan organisation in the world. By February 1983, it claimed 7,500 members. The club enjoyed a special relationship with the BBC and Lionheart, and produced its own line of merchandise, including unlicensed t-shirts, badges and publications.
- The club fanzine was THE WHOVIAN TIMES
- 16 June 1982: Variety Magazine features a front page ad for the 41 Tom Baker omnibus serials - calling it a SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL; the ad also publicises the upcoming Panopticon West convention.
- 16-18 July 1982: At the Panopticon West II convention in Chicago, John Nathan-Turner announces that "20 markets" had pre-purchased 78 Peter Davison episodes (the equivalent of three seasons of 26 episodes), which will be available from January 1983. Those markets include Stamford (there are several such cities; we don't know which State this one is), Kansas City, Nashville, Charlotte, Schenectady, Wilmington and Winston-Salem:
PETER DAVISON
Seven stories, 26 episodes (also in "movie length" omnibus editions):
| 5Z | Castrovalva | 4 |
| 5W | Four to Doomsday | 4 |
| 5Y | Kinda | 4 |
| 5X | The Visitation | 4 |
| 6A | Black Orchid | 2 |
| 6B | Earthshock | 4 |
| 6C | Time-Flight | 4 |
- 24 October 1982: KRMA airs Once Upon a Time Lord, with footage from the Panopticon West convention.
- By the end of 1982, Lionheart announces that Doctor Who is watched by 9 million viewers in the US.
- Membership to the DWFCA continues to grow:
| United States Chronology | |
| 1963-1969 | 1971-1972 | 1973-1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991-2020s | |
| 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 |
