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Patrick Troughton in America
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During the 1980's Patrick Troughton overcame his reluctance to make personal appearances and began attending conventions both in Britain and America.
Between 1983 and 1987 Patrick crossed the Atlantic on numerous occasions to star at some of the biggest Doctor Who conventions ever held. At the same time he appeared on Public Broadcasting Services television to help promote Doctor Who to the American Public.
In this special production Reeltime has talked with American fans and professionals about their memories of Patrick and gathered together exclusive footage of his PBS appearances... including an extended interview conducted by PBS station KTEH.
Tragically, it was while appearing at an American convention that Patrick suffered a heart attack and died. This production is respectfully dedicated to him.
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:
KTEH/KCAH San Jose/Watsonville, CA http://www.kteh.org
analog 54,25
digital 54-1 (50-1), 25-1 (58-1)
San Francisco DirecTV 54,903
San Francisco Dish 54,8234
Monterey DirecTV 25
Monterey Dish 25,9190
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