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Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:


Chicago

flier to prompt WTTW to buy more Pertwee episodes

WTTW

Channel 11 (PBS)

  • 1976: The only known surviving colour copy of The Ambassadors of Death was recorded off WTTW 2-3 February and was used by the Restoration Team to colourise the story for a VHS release.
  • 1977: The only known surviving colour copy of Terror of the Autons was recorded off WTTW 7-10 March and was used by the Restoration Team to colourise the story for a VHS release.
  • 1981: WTTW began airing compilations with The Sun Makers on 4 January. Six part stories would be shown over two weeks.
  • 1983: The US premiere of The Five Doctors was on WTTW 23 November, two days before it aired in the UK. Chicago had not yet seen season 20 before the airing.
  • 1986: WTTW removed the scene of Shockeye eating a rat from its broadcasts of The Two Doctors.
  • 1987: The 22 November airing of Horror of Fang Rock was interrupted by a video pirate dressed as Max Headroom.
  • WTTW never showed Battlefield.

Media

Fanzines and fan clubs

Peoria

WTVP

Channel 47 (PBS)


First airing: The Five Doctors, 24 November 1983.


Also screened the re-packaged Jon Pertwee stories from early 1988, and repeated in the early 1990s.

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Urbana

WILL

Channel 12 (PBS) (University of Illinois)


First airing: 1981?


Also screened the re-packaged Jon Pertwee stories from early 1988.


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Carbondale

Channel X

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Charleston

Channel X

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