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[[File:USA Tour.JPG|center|200px|Doctor Who USA Tour]]
  
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[[File:USABus.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Doctor Who USA Tour Trailer leaves Elstree Studios, UK, to begin its voyage to the US...]]
 
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[[File:USA Tour.JPG|right|200px|Doctor Who USA Tour]]
 
  
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'''1986''':  
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For a more detailed summary of the various tour stops, dates, the guests travelling on the bus and admission prices, visit our [[List of Celebration & Tour stops|dedicated page]].  For newspaper clippings, visit the [https://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Category:Celebration_%26_Tour Doctor Who Cuttings Archive].
  
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*'''8 May 1986''': With BBC One Controller, Michael Grade, and Peter Davison at its inauguration, the '''Doctor Who USA Tour''' trailer "bus" sets off from [[Washington DC]] to begin its two-year, multi-city tour (two cities per week). It is hoped that most of the 185 markets where '''Doctor Who''' is screened across America will be visited. Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and Sarah Sutton all take part at various legs of the journey during the first year. Some of the city visits coincide with [[List of Conventions in the United States|organised conventions]].  
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==1986==
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**Interviews with Grade and BBC representative, Brian Sloman appear in Starlog 113
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===May 8===
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** '''May to August 1986''': On its first leg within New England, the tour visits (in roughly this order) [[Pennsylvania]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]] snd [[Maine]].
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[[File:USABus.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Doctor Who USA Tour Trailer leaves Elstree Studios, UK, to begin its voyage to the US...]]
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*** '''13-28 September 1986''': The Tour heads south, visiting (in no particular order) [[Massachusetts]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Maryland]],  [[Washington DC]], then north west, to [[Illinois]]. (The two Bakers travelled together during September, attending various Whovent 86 [[List of Conventions in the United States|conventions]] along the way.)
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Controller of BBC One, [[wikipedia:Michael Grade|Michael Grade]], and Peter Davison appear at the inauguration, as the '''Doctor Who USA Tour''' trailer "bus" sets off from [[Washington DC]] to begin its two-year, multi-city tour (two cities per week). It is hoped that most of the 185 markets where '''Doctor Who''' is screened across America will be visited. Some of the city visits coincide with [[List of Conventions in the United States|organised conventions]] and other fan events.  
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***'''4 October 1986''': Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton travel on to [[Minnesota]]
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*Interviews with Grade and BBC representative Brian Sloman appear in [http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Doctor_Who_Tours_U.S._During_Hiatus Starlog 113].
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**** [http://www.michaell.org/who/conclips/whotour86.phtml USA TOUR in MINNESOTA, October 1986 1]
 
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**** [http://www.michaell.org/who/conclips/whotour286.phtml USA TOUR in MINNESOTA, October 1986 2]
 
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***'''5 October 1986''': The tour reaches Madison, [[Wisconsin]], again with Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton.
 
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  <td>[[File:Wisconsin State Journal 19860914.JPG|thumb|200px|Wisconsin State Journal, Sept. 14, 1986]]</td>
 
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  <td>{{Google Docs Viewer|url=http://gallifreybase.com/w/images/6/67/USA_Tour_flier_rotated.pdf|height=325|width=500}}</td>
 
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**'''October to December 1986''': The Tour moves south through [[Tennessee]] with Jon Pertwee, who falls ill; he is accompanied by Paul Darrow and Michael Keating from '''Blakes 7''' for part of the journey.
 
  
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===May to August===
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On its first leg, the tour visits [[Pennsylvania]], [[New York]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Maine]], [[New Hampshire]], then back to [[New York]].
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*On '''25 May 1986''' the occupants of the bus participated in the [[wikipedia:Hands Across America|Hands Across America]] event.
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* '''13-28 September 1986''': The Tour heads south, visiting [[New York]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Ohio]]. (The two Bakers travelled together for some of the time during September, attending various Whovent 86 [[List of Conventions in the United States|conventions]] along the way.)
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*'''4-5 October 1986''': Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton travel on to [[Minnesota]] and [[Wisconsin]].
  
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===October to December===
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'''1987''':
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[[File:Wisconsin State Journal 19860914.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Wisconsin State Journal, Sept. 14, 1986]]
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[[File:USATour8788.JPG|right|200px|Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88]]
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*The Tour moves south through [[North Carolina]] and [[South Carolina]] with Jon Pertwee, who falls ill; he is accompanied by Paul Darrow and Michael Keating from '''Blakes 7''' for part of the journey.
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[[File:GA 19870301.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Live from Atlanta, 7 March 1987]]
 
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*By early 1987, the Tour has been renamed the '''Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88'''.
 
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**'''February 1987''': The trailer reaches [[Florida]].
 
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***'''8 February 1987''': The trailer stops in Tampa, [[Florida]], with Peter Davison.
 
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***'''21-21 February 1987''': The Tour comes to DisneyWorld in Orlando, [[Florida]], with Jon Pertwee.
 
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***'''22-28 February 1987''': The trailer heads northwards again: Pertwee makes stops in [[Louisiana]], and Birmingham, [[Alabama]], before heading to [[Georgia]] later the same day.
 
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****[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/USATour/19870228/index.asp USA TOUR in ALABAMA, 28 February 1987]
 
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***'''28 February 1987''': That evening, at Mercer University in Atlanta, [[Georgia]], Pertwee is joined by new Doctor Sylvester McCoy, and producer John Nathan-Turner. McCoy is interviewed by Eric Luskin:
 
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{{YouTube|float=left|id=BnmnpKHNQoI}}
 
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***'''7 March 1987''': Footage from Pertwee's visit aired with the '''[[Live from Atlanta]]''' TV "Special".
 
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**'''March 1987''': The Tour heads north east.
 
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***'''26-27 March 1987''': Anthony Ainley and Janet Fielding call in at Baltimore, [[Maryland]].
 
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***'''16-17 May 1987''': The Tour stops at the WGBH studios in Boston, [[Massachusetts]], with Sylvester McCoy (who has just completed recording [[Time and the Rani]]). On the night of 17 May, a special "Dinner With the Doctor" is held.
 
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**** [http://mittenthief.tumblr.com/post/8451828067/my-program-from-the-doctor-who-celebration-tour USA TOUR 15 MAY 1987 PROGRAMME]
 
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***'''4-5 July 1987''': Heading north west, the Tour stops again at [[Chicago]]. (There are no guests during this leg of the tour.)
 
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***'''1 August 1987''': Westbound, the Tour arrives in [[Iowa]], with Janet Fielding.
 
  
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{{YouTube|float=left|id=aYRN5EFc_ZA}}<br/>'''CLIP: USA TOUR in IOWA 1 August 1987'''
 
  
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==1987==
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*By early 1987, the Tour has been renamed the '''Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88''', with at least '''36''' states on its itinerary.
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[[File:USATourMap.jpg|left|thumb|600px|Map showing states and cities visited by the 87-88 leg of the tour]]
 
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===January to February 1987===
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*The trailer reaches [[Louisiana]] and [[Florida]], with Peter Davison and later Jon Pertwee.
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*'''21-21 February 1987''': The Tour comes to Walt Disney World in [[Orlando]], with Jon Pertwee.
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*'''22-28 February 1987''': The trailer heads northwards again: Pertwee makes stops in [[Louisiana]], and Birmingham, [[Alabama]], before heading to [[Georgia]] later the same day.
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**[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/USATour/19870228/index.asp USA TOUR in ALABAMA, 28 February 1987]
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*'''28 February 1987''': That evening, at Mercer University in Atlanta, [[Georgia]], Pertwee is joined by new Doctor Sylvester McCoy, and producer John Nathan-Turner. McCoy is interviewed by Eric Luskin.
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**Interview with Sylvester McCoy in [http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Sylvester_McCoy,_The_New_Doctor_Who Starlog 120].
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<table><tr>
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<td>{{YouTube table|BnmnpKHNQoI|McCoy, Nathan-Turner and Sloman on PBS}}</td>
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<td>[[File:USATour8788.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88]]</td>
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</tr></table>
  
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**'''August to September 1987''': The trailer heads north west, stopping in [[Washington]] state.  
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===March 1987===
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***'''9 September 1987''': His work on season 24 completed, Sylvester McCoy returns, and the trailer travels south, and arrives in Los Angeles, [[California]]. 
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[[File:GA 19870301.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Live from Atlanta, 7 March 1987]]
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***'''3 October 1987''': Jon Pertwee visits San Jose, [[California]].
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The Tour heads north east.
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**'''October 1987''': Heading east again, [[Arizona]], [[New Mexico]], [[Colorado]] (Denver), [[Texas]] are visited.  
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*'''7 March 1987''': Footage from Pertwee's visit aired with the '''[[Live from Atlanta]]''' TV special.  
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**'''November 1987''': The Tour stops in [[Oklahoma]].
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*'''26-27 March 1987''': Anthony Ainley and Janet Fielding call in at [[Baltimore]].  
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***'''5-6 December 1987''': The Tour reaches Jackson, [[Mississippi]].  
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*'''27-28 March 1987''': Sylvester McCoy returns to the US, and joins the bus as it heads to [[Virginia]].
  
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===March to May 1987===
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McCoy continues to [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Massachusetts]]. John Nathan-Turner is picked up in [[New York]]. Janet Fielding joins in [[Ohio]], while Sarah Sutton accompanies the tour through [[Pennsylvania]] and back through [[Ohio]] to [[Indiana]].
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*'''16-17 May 1987''': The Tour stops at the [[WGBH]] studios in Boston with Sylvester McCoy (who has just completed recording [[Time and the Rani]]). On the night of '''17 May''', a special '''"Dinner With the Doctor"''' is held.
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<!-- gone and not archived: [http://mittenthief.tumblr.com/post/8451828067/my-program-from-the-doctor-who-celebration-tour May 15, 1987 program]-->
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{{YouTube table
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|nybQ8xX7TYw|McCoy on [[WVIA]]
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|jABs0MtbWGI|TV commercial on [[WGVU]]}}
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[[File:Bus tour ticket.jpg|250px|frameless|right]][[File:Bus tour flier.jpg|250px|frameless|right]]
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===July to August 1987===
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**'''2 July 1987''': The Tour visits west [[Michigan]]; Janet Fielding makes an appearance at locally-sponsored events.
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**'''4-5 July 1987''': Heading north west, the Tour stops at [[Chicago]]. (There are no guests during this leg of the tour.)
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**'''9 July 1987''': Sylvester McCoy returns, visiting [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]] and [[Minnesota]].
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**'''25 July to 1 August 1987''': Westbound, the Tour arrives in [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]] and [[Iowa]], now with Janet Fielding.
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{{YouTube table|aYRN5EFc_ZA|Iowa, Aug. 1, 1987}}
  
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===August to September===
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'''1988''':
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The trailer heads west, stopping in [[Missouri]], [[Kansas]] and [[Colorado]] with John Nathan-Turner onboard. 
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*'''5-9 September 1987''': His work on season 24 completed, Sylvester McCoy rejoins the tour, and the trailer travels to [[Washington]] state, then south to [[Los Angeles]]. 
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*'''September to October 1987''': Jon Pertwee visits Portland, [[Oregon]], then Sacramento (and possibly also San Jose?) in [[California]].
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*'''October to November 1987''': Heading east again, the bus passes through [[Arizona]], [[New Mexico]], [[Arkansas]], [[Texas]] and [[Mississippi]] with Pertwee for the latter leg.
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*'''5-12 December 1987''': The Tour moves through [[Mississippi]], [[Florida]] and [[Louisiana]]; with Jon Pertwee at the last few stops.
  
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*'''1988''': The Tour once again heads north.
 
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**'''Early 1988''': The Tour takes Sylvester McCoy to Urbana, [[Illinois]].
 
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**Eventually, the bus heads towards the east coast again, where, after two years on the road, and having visited some 180+ locations, the Tour comes to an end.
 
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**The trailer itself is eventually returned to the UK - and left to rot in a junkyard...
 
  
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==1988==
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*'''Early 1988''': The Tour moves north, taking Sylvester McCoy to [[Urbana]], and north to [[Maine]].
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*Eventually, the bus heads towards the east coast again, where, after two years on the road, and having visited some 180+ locations, the Tour comes to an end. The trailer itself is eventually returned to the UK, and left to rot in a junkyard.
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{{Google Docs Viewer|url=http://gallifreybase.com/w/images/6/67/USA_Tour_flier_rotated.pdf|height=325|width=550|float=left}}{{clear}}
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==General coverage of the tour (External links)==
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/doctorwhousatour/ FACEBOOK Group dedicated to the Bus Tour]
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* [http://www.banningathletics.com/doctorwho/id18.html USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 1]
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* [http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/USATour/1986/index.asp USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 2]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131117013558/http://whona.realtvboard.com/t5499-dr-who-usa-tour-in-the-80s USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 3]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160325124619/http://www.drwhoexhibitions.co.uk/usatour.htm USA TOUR OVERVIEW - and the sad fate of the Trailer...]
  
  
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==General Coverage of the Tour (External links)==
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* [http://www.banningathletics.com/doctorwho/id18.html USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 1]
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* [http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/USATour/1986/index.asp USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 2]
 
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* [http://whona.realtvboard.com/t5499-dr-who-usa-tour-in-the-80s USA TOUR 1986 PHOTOS 3]
 
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* [http://www.drwhoexhibitions.co.uk/usatour.htm USA TOUR OVERVIEW - and the sad fate of the Trailer...].
 

Revision as of 03:32, 4 October 2023

Doctor Who USA Tour


For a more detailed summary of the various tour stops, dates, the guests travelling on the bus and admission prices, visit our dedicated page. For newspaper clippings, visit the Doctor Who Cuttings Archive.

1986

May 8

The Doctor Who USA Tour Trailer leaves Elstree Studios, UK, to begin its voyage to the US...

Controller of BBC One, Michael Grade, and Peter Davison appear at the inauguration, as the Doctor Who USA Tour trailer "bus" sets off from Washington DC to begin its two-year, multi-city tour (two cities per week). It is hoped that most of the 185 markets where Doctor Who is screened across America will be visited. Some of the city visits coincide with organised conventions and other fan events.

  • Interviews with Grade and BBC representative Brian Sloman appear in Starlog 113.

May to August

On its first leg, the tour visits Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, then back to New York.

  • On 25 May 1986 the occupants of the bus participated in the Hands Across America event.
  • 13-28 September 1986: The Tour heads south, visiting New York, Massachusetts and Ohio. (The two Bakers travelled together for some of the time during September, attending various Whovent 86 conventions along the way.)
  • 4-5 October 1986: Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton travel on to Minnesota and Wisconsin.

October to December

Wisconsin State Journal, Sept. 14, 1986
  • The Tour moves south through North Carolina and South Carolina with Jon Pertwee, who falls ill; he is accompanied by Paul Darrow and Michael Keating from Blakes 7 for part of the journey.


1987

  • By early 1987, the Tour has been renamed the Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88, with at least 36 states on its itinerary.
Map showing states and cities visited by the 87-88 leg of the tour

January to February 1987

  • The trailer reaches Louisiana and Florida, with Peter Davison and later Jon Pertwee.
  • 21-21 February 1987: The Tour comes to Walt Disney World in Orlando, with Jon Pertwee.
  • 22-28 February 1987: The trailer heads northwards again: Pertwee makes stops in Louisiana, and Birmingham, Alabama, before heading to Georgia later the same day.
  • 28 February 1987: That evening, at Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia, Pertwee is joined by new Doctor Sylvester McCoy, and producer John Nathan-Turner. McCoy is interviewed by Eric Luskin.



McCoy, Nathan-Turner and Sloman on PBS
Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88

March 1987

Live from Atlanta, 7 March 1987

The Tour heads north east.

  • 7 March 1987: Footage from Pertwee's visit aired with the Live from Atlanta TV special.
  • 26-27 March 1987: Anthony Ainley and Janet Fielding call in at Baltimore.
  • 27-28 March 1987: Sylvester McCoy returns to the US, and joins the bus as it heads to Virginia.

March to May 1987

McCoy continues to Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. John Nathan-Turner is picked up in New York. Janet Fielding joins in Ohio, while Sarah Sutton accompanies the tour through Pennsylvania and back through Ohio to Indiana.

  • 16-17 May 1987: The Tour stops at the WGBH studios in Boston with Sylvester McCoy (who has just completed recording Time and the Rani). On the night of 17 May, a special "Dinner With the Doctor" is held.



McCoy on WVIA



TV commercial on WGVU
Bus tour ticket.jpg
Bus tour flier.jpg

July to August 1987

    • 2 July 1987: The Tour visits west Michigan; Janet Fielding makes an appearance at locally-sponsored events.
    • 4-5 July 1987: Heading north west, the Tour stops at Chicago. (There are no guests during this leg of the tour.)
    • 9 July 1987: Sylvester McCoy returns, visiting Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
    • 25 July to 1 August 1987: Westbound, the Tour arrives in North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa, now with Janet Fielding.



Iowa, Aug. 1, 1987


August to September

The trailer heads west, stopping in Missouri, Kansas and Colorado with John Nathan-Turner onboard.

  • 5-9 September 1987: His work on season 24 completed, Sylvester McCoy rejoins the tour, and the trailer travels to Washington state, then south to Los Angeles.
  • September to October 1987: Jon Pertwee visits Portland, Oregon, then Sacramento (and possibly also San Jose?) in California.
  • October to November 1987: Heading east again, the bus passes through Arizona, New Mexico, Arkansas, Texas and Mississippi with Pertwee for the latter leg.
  • 5-12 December 1987: The Tour moves through Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana; with Jon Pertwee at the last few stops.


1988

  • Early 1988: The Tour moves north, taking Sylvester McCoy to Urbana, and north to Maine.
  • Eventually, the bus heads towards the east coast again, where, after two years on the road, and having visited some 180+ locations, the Tour comes to an end. The trailer itself is eventually returned to the UK, and left to rot in a junkyard.

General coverage of the tour (External links)


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