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* '''28 February 1987''': [[Sylvester McCoy]] joins John Nathan-Turner and [[Jon Pertwee]] on the [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] at Mercer University in Macon, [[Georgia]]; this is his debut public appearance following his casting as the seventh Doctor, three days ahead of his "official" announcement in the UK!
 
* '''28 February 1987''': [[Sylvester McCoy]] joins John Nathan-Turner and [[Jon Pertwee]] on the [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] at Mercer University in Macon, [[Georgia]]; this is his debut public appearance following his casting as the seventh Doctor, three days ahead of his "official" announcement in the UK!
 
[[File:USA185.JPG|350px|thumb|right|Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88 brochure, proclaiming over 185 US markets]]
 
[[File:USA185.JPG|350px|thumb|right|Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88 brochure, proclaiming over 185 US markets]]
*By early 1987, Lionheart declares that '''Doctor Who''' is available in over '''185''' markets cross the US.
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*By early 1987, Lionheart declares that '''Doctor Who''' is available in over '''185''' markets across the US.
 
* '''28 March 1987''': [[Patrick Troughton]] dies, while attending a convention in Columbus, [[Georgia]].  
 
* '''28 March 1987''': [[Patrick Troughton]] dies, while attending a convention in Columbus, [[Georgia]].  
  

Revision as of 00:09, 4 May 2012




COLIN BAKER (continued)

One/four stories, 14 episodes (also in "movie length" omnibus editions):

7A The Trial of a Time Lord 14
  • 28 February 1987: Sylvester McCoy joins John Nathan-Turner and Jon Pertwee on the Doctor Who USA Tour at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia; this is his debut public appearance following his casting as the seventh Doctor, three days ahead of his "official" announcement in the UK!
Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88 brochure, proclaiming over 185 US markets
  • By early 1987, Lionheart declares that Doctor Who is available in over 185 markets across the US.
  • 28 March 1987: Patrick Troughton dies, while attending a convention in Columbus, Georgia.
  • 1987: Lionheart hikes up the price for Doctor Who, triggering a backlash that sees a number of PBS stations dropping the series, for being too expensive...
  • 1987: CBS/FOX, under its Playhouse imprint, begins releasing Doctor Who stories on home video.
  • By June 1987, it is reported that Doctor Who is seen potentially by 74% of the country. By September it is announced that over 200 markets have screened the series.
  • By September 1987, the long-running FASA Doctor Who role-playing game is cancelled.