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Filmed during the Georgia leg of the [[Doctor Who USA Tour|Doctor Who Tour exhibit]] as it travelled with Jon Pertwee, the three hour '''"Live from Atlanta! Dr. Who Celebration and Tour"''' was recorded on 1 March but didn't air on [[GPTV]] until Saturday '''7 March 1987''' (from 6pm) so technically it wasn't actually "live"!
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The [[Doctor Who USA Tour]] with Jon Pertwee stopped at the Mercer University in Macon, Georgia on '''7-8 March 1987'''.
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'''"Live from Atlanta! Dr. Who Celebration and Tour"''' was a six-hour live broadcast from the university airing on [[GPT]] from 6pm until midnight on '''7 March'''. Eric Luskin (from [[New Jersey Network]]) hosted the event, and interviewed Pertwee and Brian Sloman from BBC Enterprises / Lionheart.
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The first Colin Baker story [[The Twin Dilemma]] was screened at 9.00pm as a special prelude to Season 22, which commenced on GPT two weeks later.
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As a special treat, Luskin and Pertwee were also joined by John Nathan-Turner and newly-cast seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy, who were in Atlanta that weekend for the Whovian Festival Tour convention.
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<td>{{YouTube table|BnmnpKHNQoI|McCoy, Pertwee, Nathan-Turner interviewed by Eric Luskin part 1}}</td>
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<td>{{YouTube table|8SWCERQ1p4I|McCoy, Pertwee, Nathan-Turner interviewed by Eric Luskin part 2}}</td>
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[[File:GA 19870301.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Live from Atlanta, 7 March 1987]]
 
[[File:1987-03-01 Macon Telegraph and News.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Macon Telegraph and News, Mar. 1, 1987]]
 
[[File:1987-03-01 Macon Telegraph and News.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Macon Telegraph and News, Mar. 1, 1987]]
 
[[Category:Documentaries and specials]]
 
[[Category:Documentaries and specials]]

Revision as of 05:55, 23 May 2024

The Doctor Who USA Tour with Jon Pertwee stopped at the Mercer University in Macon, Georgia on 7-8 March 1987.

"Live from Atlanta! Dr. Who Celebration and Tour" was a six-hour live broadcast from the university airing on GPT from 6pm until midnight on 7 March. Eric Luskin (from New Jersey Network) hosted the event, and interviewed Pertwee and Brian Sloman from BBC Enterprises / Lionheart.

The first Colin Baker story The Twin Dilemma was screened at 9.00pm as a special prelude to Season 22, which commenced on GPT two weeks later.

As a special treat, Luskin and Pertwee were also joined by John Nathan-Turner and newly-cast seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy, who were in Atlanta that weekend for the Whovian Festival Tour convention.



McCoy, Pertwee, Nathan-Turner interviewed by Eric Luskin part 1



McCoy, Pertwee, Nathan-Turner interviewed by Eric Luskin part 2
Live from Atlanta, 7 March 1987
Macon Telegraph and News, Mar. 1, 1987