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| − | -The regeneration clip from [[The Tenth Planet]] was apparently grafted onto the start of [[The Dominators]] | + | -The regeneration clip from [[The Tenth Planet]] was apparently grafted onto the start of [[The Dominators]] in some versions of this story (but see also [[The War Machines]]). |
- In its omnibus form, [[The War Games]] is issued as a two-parter (episodes one to five, six to ten). | - In its omnibus form, [[The War Games]] is issued as a two-parter (episodes one to five, six to ten). | ||
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| Related articles | List of conventions | List of fan clubs | References to the USA in Doctor Who | Doctor Who USA Tour | USA 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 |
- 1 February 1986: New Jersey Network is the first to screen the package of five surviving Patrick Troughton stories:
PATRICK TROUGHTON
Five stories, 30 episodes (also in "movie length" omnibus editions):
| TT | The Dominators | 5 |
| UU | The Mind Robber | 5 |
| WW | The Krotons | 4 |
| XX | The Seeds of Death | 6 |
| ZZ | The War Games | 10 |
-The regeneration clip from The Tenth Planet was apparently grafted onto the start of The Dominators in some versions of this story (but see also The War Machines).
- In its omnibus form, The War Games is issued as a two-parter (episodes one to five, six to ten).
- 1986: The NJN documentary Doctor Who's Who's Who screens.
- By May 1986, the BBC buys all the shares in Lionheart Television Inc. The BBC had owned only 2%, the other 98% split 50/50 between Western World TV and Public Media Inc. Lionheart was clearing a profit of US$1million per year.
- 8 May 1986: Setting off from Washington DC, with Peter Davison and BBC 1 Controller, Michael Grade in attendance, the Doctor Who USA Tour begins its two-year, multi-city tour (two cities per week). It is hoped that all 185+ markets where Doctor Who is screened across America will be visited. (See the full coverage on our dedicated page.)
- May 1986: Although advertised as opening this month, the stage-play The Inheritors of Time is cancelled due to various copyright issues.
- August 1986: After 23 issues, the US Marvel comic is cancelled due to falling sales.
- August to December 1986: Ballantine Books publishes US editions of the six Make Your Own Adventure books that had been published by Severn House in the UK, re-branding them as Find Your Fate books. New covers are painted by Gail Bennett. They retail for $2.50.
- 1986: The North American Doctor Who Appreciation Society (NADWAS) winds up.
