United States--1987

• 24 January 1987: New Jersey Network is the first station to screen The Trial of a Time Lord:

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

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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: The newly-cast Sylvester McCoy and John Nathan-Turner fly to the USA to rendezvous with Jon Pertwee and the Doctor Who USA Tour at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia; this is McCoy's debut public appearance 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

• 7 March 1987: After spending less than a week back in the UK, McCoy and JNT return to Georgia to attend the Whovian Festival convention in Atlanta. This is McCoy's first convention appearance.
• 28 March 1987: Patrick Troughton dies, while attending a convention in Columbus, Georgia.

• 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.

• 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.

• By November 1987: 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.