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* '''24 January 1987''': [[New Jersey Network]] is the first station to screen [[The Trial of a Time Lord]]:  
 
* '''24 January 1987''': [[New Jersey Network]] is the first station to screen [[The Trial of a Time Lord]]:  
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[[File:7C 13 US titles.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The omnibus version of episodes 13-14 had a new title caption in a different typeface]]
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[[File:7C 13 US writers.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The omnibus version of episodes 13-14 had a new combined writers caption in a different typeface]]
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='''[[Colin Baker stories|COLIN BAKER]] (continued)'''=
  
 
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One story, 14 episodes (also as four "movie length" omnibus editions):
'''[[Colin Baker stories|COLIN BAKER]] (continued)'''
 
 
 
One/four stories, 14 episodes (also in "movie length" omnibus editions):
 
  
 
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{| {{small-table}}
 
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|7A||[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]||14
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|7A||[[The Mysterious Planet]]||4
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|7B||[[Mindwarp]]||4
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|7C||[[Terror of the Vervoids]]||4
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|7C||[[The Ultimate Foe]]||2
 
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- Since episodes 13 and 14 each had a different writer credit, the omnibus version had a replacement caption made naming all three together, with a slightly different typeface; this was done (presumably by Lionheart) so the format of the story title and combined writers captions matched.
  
* '''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 March 1987''': Patrick Troughton dies, while attending a convention in Columbus, [[Georgia]].  
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*By early 1987, Lionheart declares that '''Doctor Who''' is available in over '''185''' markets across the US.
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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!
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[[File:USA185.JPG|350px|thumb|right|Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88 brochure, proclaiming over 185 US markets]]
  
* '''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...  
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* '''28 March 1987''': [[Patrick Troughton]] dies, while attending a convention in Columbus, [[Georgia]].  
  
* '''16 May 1987''': Sylvester McCoy makes his first convention appearance in [[Boston]], with coverage of his visit shown on WGBH.  
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* '''16 May 1987''': Having completed filming his debut story, [[Time and the Rani]], [[Sylvester McCoy]] visits [[Boston]] with the [[Doctor Who USA Tour]]; coverage is shown on [[WGBH]].  
  
*'''1987''': CBS/FOX, under its Playhouse imprint, begins releasing '''Doctor Who''' stories on home video.  
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* 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. However, Lionheart starts hiking up the price for '''Doctor Who''', triggering a backlash that sees a number of PBS stations dropping the series for being too expensive... (By 1987, a package of episodes (number unknown) was costing over '''$126,000'''!)
  
* 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.  
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* By '''September 1987''', the long-running [[wikipedia:Doctor Who RPG|FASA]] '''Doctor Who''' role-playing game is cancelled.
  
* By '''September 1987''', the long-running [[wikipedia:Doctor Who RPG|FASA]] '''Doctor Who''' role-playing game is cancelled.
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*By '''November 1987''': [[wikipedia:CBS/FOX Video|CBS/FOX]], under its '''Playhouse Video''' imprint, begins releasing further '''Doctor Who''' stories on home video (VHS and Betamax). The first new titles are [[Pyramids of Mars]], [[The Brain of Morbius]] and [[The Robots of Death]]. They retail for $19.98.  
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 27 June 2021


The omnibus version of episodes 13-14 had a new title caption in a different typeface
The omnibus version of episodes 13-14 had a new combined writers caption in a different typeface

COLIN BAKER (continued)

One story, 14 episodes (also as four "movie length" omnibus editions):

The Trial of a Time Lord 14
7A The Mysterious Planet 4
7B Mindwarp 4
7C Terror of the Vervoids 4
7C The Ultimate Foe 2

- Since episodes 13 and 14 each had a different writer credit, the omnibus version had a replacement caption made naming all three together, with a slightly different typeface; this was done (presumably by Lionheart) so the format of the story title and combined writers captions matched.


  • By early 1987, Lionheart declares that Doctor Who is available in over 185 markets across the US.
  • 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 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. However, Lionheart starts hiking up the price for Doctor Who, triggering a backlash that sees a number of PBS stations dropping the series for being too expensive... (By 1987, a package of episodes (number unknown) was costing over $126,000!)
  • By September 1987, the long-running FASA Doctor Who role-playing game is cancelled.