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 *'''Lyle Stuart Inc''', in Secaucus, New Jersey, becomes the exclusive distributor of Target books in the United States. Target reprints all the available back-titles. They retail from $2.50.
 *Scorpio International Ltd releases the video documentary '''"[[Dr. Who in America]]"'''.
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 * '''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] makes its '''world premiere''' – two days ahead of its UK transmission - via a network link-up of at least '''80''' PBS stations across the country (a list of many of these is available [[The Five Doctors|HERE]]):
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 ='''[[Peter Davison stories|PETER DAVISON]] (continued)'''=
+[[File:USA20th.JPG|right|thumb|350px|Radio Times 20th Anniversary Special; Starlog's USA edition came in two variants]]
 One story, 90 minutes:

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−	* '''June 1983''': By June, with two Davison seasons on offer, Lionheart also releases a limited package of [[Jon Pertwee stories]], two years earlier than the "in 1985" announcement made at Longleat (see above). This package consists of 14 serials, 73 episodes, and features just those serials that existed in their ~~entirely~~ in colour. ([[Spearhead from Space]] is not included as it is on film only.) The new bundle is made up of seven stories that had previously been part of the 1972 package, plus seven new ones from Seasons 10 and 11 (which had previously been sold to [[Canada]], so already existed as NTSC ~~converts~~. Lionheart also recut all 14 serials into "movie length" omnibus editions.	+
		+	* '''June 1983''': By June, with two Davison seasons on offer, Lionheart also releases a limited package of [[Jon Pertwee stories]], two years earlier than the "in 1985" announcement made at Longleat (see above). This package consists of 14 serials, 73 episodes, and features just those serials that existed in their entirety in colour. ([[Spearhead from Space]] is not included as it is on film only.) The new bundle is made up of seven stories that had previously been part of the 1972 package, plus seven new ones from Seasons 10 and 11 (which had previously been sold to [[Canada]], so already existed as NTSC conversions. Lionheart also recut all 14 serials into "movie length" omnibus editions.

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−	* '''June 1983''': By June, with two Davison seasons on offer, Lionheart also releases a limited package of [[Jon Pertwee stories]], two years earlier than the "in 1985" announcement made at Longleat (see above). This package consists of 14 serials, 73 episodes, and features just those serials that existed in their entirely in colour. ([[Spearhead from Space]] is not included as it is on film only.) The new bundle is made up of seven stories that had previously been part of the 1972 package, plus seven new ones from Seasons 10 and 11 (which had ~~already~~ been sold to [[Canada]], so already existed as NTSC converts. Lionheart also recut all 14 serials into "movie length" omnibus editions.	+	* '''June 1983''': By June, with two Davison seasons on offer, Lionheart also releases a limited package of [[Jon Pertwee stories]], two years earlier than the "in 1985" announcement made at Longleat (see above). This package consists of 14 serials, 73 episodes, and features just those serials that existed in their entirely in colour. ([[Spearhead from Space]] is not included as it is on film only.) The new bundle is made up of seven stories that had previously been part of the 1972 package, plus seven new ones from Seasons 10 and 11 (which had previously been sold to [[Canada]], so already existed as NTSC converts. Lionheart also recut all 14 serials into "movie length" omnibus editions.

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-* '''June 1983''': By June, with two Davison seasons on offer, Lionheart releases a limited package of [[Jon Pertwee stories]], two years early. This package consists of 14 serials, 73 episodes, and features just those serials that exist in their entirely in colour (but only on tape; [[Spearhead from Space]] is not included). The 14 serials are seven that had previously been available in the 1972 package, plus the seven adventures from seasons 10 and 11 that had previously only been sold to [[WGBX]] in [[United States--1973-1977|1977]] (and also to [[CKVU]] and [[TVO]] in [[Canada]]), but which had not been available elsewhere in the States. The serials were also available as "movie length" omnibus editions.
+* '''June 1983''': By June, with two Davison seasons on offer, Lionheart also releases a limited package of [[Jon Pertwee stories]], two years earlier than the "in 1985" announcement made at Longleat (see above). This package consists of 14 serials, 73 episodes, and features just those serials that existed in their entirely in colour. ([[Spearhead from Space]] is not included as it is on film only.) The new bundle is made up of seven stories that had previously been part of the 1972 package, plus seven new ones from Seasons 10 and 11 (which had already been sold to [[Canada]], so already existed as NTSC converts. Lionheart also recut all 14 serials into "movie length" omnibus editions.
-* This package included a re-issue of: [[Inferno]], [[The Claws of Axos]], [[Colony in Space]], [[Day of the Daleks]], [[The Sea Devils]], [[The Mutants]] and [[The Time Monster]], many of which had been recovered in colour from [[Canada]] only a few years earlier. The other stories were [[The Three Doctors]], [[Carnival of Monsters]], [[The Green Death]], [[The Time Warrior]], [[Death to the Daleks]], [[The Monster of Peladon]] and [[Planet of the Spiders]]. At the time the deal was signed off, full colour tapes of [[Inferno]] had just been found in [[Canada]], although copies had yet to make their way back to the BBC in London. ([[The Curse of Peladon]] was not included in the deal, presumably on account of the very poor state of the tapes recovered in 1981, and which hadn't yet undergone a full restoration, something which wasn't achieved until 1982; plus, to convert the restored tape back to NTSC would have resulted in a very poor quality image.)
 * Jon Pertwee goes on a promotional tour around the States, as well as attending various conventions in July 1983 accompanied by Elisabeth Sladen. (He is interviewed in [https://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Jon_Pertwee:_The_Gallant_Doctor Starlog issue #79 (cover dated February 1984.)]

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 * '''June 1983''': By June, with two Davison seasons on offer, Lionheart releases a limited package of [[Jon Pertwee stories]], two years early. This package consists of 14 serials, 73 episodes, and features just those serials that exist in their entirely in colour (but only on tape; [[Spearhead from Space]] is not included). The 14 serials are seven that had previously been available in the 1972 package, plus the seven adventures from seasons 10 and 11 that had previously only been sold to [[WGBX]] in [[United States--1973-1977|1977]] (and also to [[CKVU]] and [[TVO]] in [[Canada]]), but which had not been available elsewhere in the States. The serials were also available as "movie length" omnibus editions.
-* This package included a re-issue of: [[Inferno]], [[The Claws of Axos]], [[Colony in Space]], [[Day of the Daleks]], [[The Sea Devils]], [[The Mutants]] and [[The Time Monster]], many of which had been recovered in colour from [[Canada]] only a few years earlier. The other stories were [[The Three Doctors]], [[Carnival of Monsters]], [[The Green Death]], [[The Time Warrior]], [[Death to the Daleks]], [[The Monster of Peladon]] and [[Planet of the Spiders]]. At the time the deal was signed off, full colour tapes of [[Inferno]] had just been found in [[Canada]], although copies had yet to make their way back to the BBC in London. ([[The Curse of Peladon]] was not included in the deal, presumably on account of the very poor state of the tapes recovered in 1981, and which hadn't yet undergone a full restoration, something which wasn't achieved until 1982; plus, to covert the restored tape back to NTSC would have resulted in a very poor quality image.)
+* This package included a re-issue of: [[Inferno]], [[The Claws of Axos]], [[Colony in Space]], [[Day of the Daleks]], [[The Sea Devils]], [[The Mutants]] and [[The Time Monster]], many of which had been recovered in colour from [[Canada]] only a few years earlier. The other stories were [[The Three Doctors]], [[Carnival of Monsters]], [[The Green Death]], [[The Time Warrior]], [[Death to the Daleks]], [[The Monster of Peladon]] and [[Planet of the Spiders]]. At the time the deal was signed off, full colour tapes of [[Inferno]] had just been found in [[Canada]], although copies had yet to make their way back to the BBC in London. ([[The Curse of Peladon]] was not included in the deal, presumably on account of the very poor state of the tapes recovered in 1981, and which hadn't yet undergone a full restoration, something which wasn't achieved until 1982; plus, to convert the restored tape back to NTSC would have resulted in a very poor quality image.)
 * Jon Pertwee goes on a promotional tour around the States, as well as attending various conventions in July 1983 accompanied by Elisabeth Sladen. (He is interviewed in [https://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Jon_Pertwee:_The_Gallant_Doctor Starlog issue #79 (cover dated February 1984.)]

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 * '''26-27 November 1983''': Spirit of Light's '''Doctor Who The Ultimate Celebration''' convention is held in [[Chicago]]
 ** See [[List of Conventions in the United States‎]]
-*''Starlog Press'' publishes a "US" edition of the ''Radio Times 20th Anniversary Special''. It retails for $4.95. There are (at least) two distinctive printings of the magazine: one with a red banner saying "TV's TIMELESS TIME LORD" and one without the banner. (The interior is identical to the UK printing, except for the page which had a competition; this was replaced by an advertisement.)
+*''Starlog Press'' publishes a "US" edition of the ''Radio Times 20th Anniversary Special''. It retails for $4.95. There are (at least) two distinctive printings of the magazine: one that retains the "20th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL" descriptor of the UK original, and a later reissue with that text covered over by a red banner saying "TV's TIMELESS TIME LORD". (The interior of these is identical to the UK printing, except for the page which had a competition; this was replaced by an advertisement.)
 {{US nav}}

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 *By mid-1983, the second Peter Davison series -- season 20 -- is made available for syndication:
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 * This package included a re-issue of: [[Inferno]], [[The Claws of Axos]], [[Colony in Space]], [[Day of the Daleks]], [[The Sea Devils]], [[The Mutants]] and [[The Time Monster]], many of which had been recovered in colour from [[Canada]] only a few years earlier.  At the time the deal was signed off, full colour tapes of [[Inferno]] had just been found in [[Canada]], although copies had yet to make their way back to the BBC in London. ([[The Curse of Peladon]] was not included in the deal, presumably on account of the very poor state of the tapes recovered in 1981, and which hadn't yet undergone a full restoration, something which wasn't achieved until 1982; plus, to covert the restored tape back to NTSC would have resulted in a very poor quality image.)
-* Jon Pertwee goes on a promotional tour around the States. (He is interviewed in ''Starlog'' issue #79 (cover dated February 1984.)
+* Jon Pertwee goes on a promotional tour around the States, as well as attending various conventions in July 1983 accompanied by Elisabeth Sladen. (He is interviewed in ''Starlog'' issue #79 (cover dated February 1984.)
 *'''Lyle Stuart Inc''', in Secaucus, New Jersey, becomes the exclusive distributor of Target books in the United States. Target reprints all the available back-titles. They retail from $2.50.