Doctor Who USA Tour

After several years in the planning this £2 million venture, a co-operation between Lionheart Television International (the BBC USA Distributors) and Monarch International (the BBC's US Exhibition and Promotions Agent) finally came to fruition with the the Doctor Who USA Tour.

Overview
The exhibition was primarily based within a 48 foot long truck trailer, with visitors walking through the length of the trailer. Both the entrance and exits were opened up and formed Police Box entrance/exits. ""They'll adore it. They get the chance to see and almost touch the actual props and costumes from the programme.""

- Colin Baker

Notable elements

 * The external mural was painted by Andrew Skilleter and featured the Dark Tower on Gallifrey.


 * Exhibits within the trailer included;
 * A three panelled TARDIS console (set into one corner), modelled on The Five Doctors era TARDIS console.
 * A Revelation of the Daleks era Dalek
 * A Cyberleader and Cyberman from Attack of the Cybermen
 * A Cyberman of the same design as The Wheel in Space
 * A Warriors of the Deep era Silurian and Sea Devil
 * A Sontaran of the same design as appeared in The Two Doctors
 * A Mutt
 * A Marshman
 * A Tractator
 * K9
 * The Ergon
 * Davros
 * Cailleach mask
 * A Sandminer robot
 * The Malus' face
 * Sutek's mask
 * Styggron


 * Bessie was on display on the outside of the trailer.

Promotion

 * The tour was given a press launch on the 9 May 1986 in the United Kingdom, Elstree prior to shipping to the United States. Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Janet Fielding were all present and in costume for the press launch. Producer John Nathan-Turner and artist Andrew Skilleter were also present..


 * Also at the UK press launch were a Cyberman and a Cryon.


 * Following the press launch the truck was loaded onto a ship bound for the United Sates in May 1986.
 * Once it arrived in the United States it was given another press launch, this time attended by Peter Davison and Michael Grade.


 * In October 1986, the tour stopped in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area as part of a combined with the DWFCA (Doctor Who Fan Club of America), Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton were present for the events there.
 * In 1987 when the tour again stopped in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area Sylvester McCoy put in an appearance during a break in filming Doctor Who.