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Hammer House Of Horror: Visitor From The Grave

Hammer House Of HorrorThe 11th episode of the Hammer Studios-produced horror anthology series Hammer House Of Horror airs on ITV. Kathryn Leigh Scott (Dark Shadows), Simon MacCorkindale (Manimal), and Gareth Thomas (Children Of The Stones, Star Maidens, Blake’s 7) guest star.

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Split Enz will See Ya Round

Split EnzThe ninth and final studio album from Split Enz, See Ya Round, is released. Originally slated to be a farewell EP by the remaining band members following the departure of Tim Finn (and new drummer recruit Paul Hester), it blossoms into a full-length album thanks to new original material by Hester, bassist Nigel Griggs, and a jam or two between all the band members. Though Split Enz embarks on a lengthy farewell tour (and releases a double album of some of the best performances from that tour), this remains the group’s final studio album.

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Twilight Zone: Episode 9

The Twilight ZoneCBS airs the ninth episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Helen Mirren and Brian Tochi (Space Academy) star in an episode comprised of two short stories, including a remake of an episode from the original Twilight Zone.

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Verity Lambert, Doctor Who producer, dies

Verity LambertVerity Lambert, the original producer of Doctor Who when it launched in 1963, dies at the age of 71. When she took the reins of the still-in-development series, she was 28, the youngest BBC producer at that time, and the only female producer at the BBC at the time. Though she frequently butted heads with Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman, including commissioning the first Dalek story over his objections that the show should feature “no bug-eyed monsters,” he ultimately relented and gave her free rein. She remained with the series for a year and a half, going on to produce a string of other shows, including Adam Adamant Lives!, John Cleese’s Clockwise series, and Jonathan Creek. Following stints at the BBC, Thames Television and EMI, she founded her own production company, Cinema Verity, which at various points was again attached to Doctor Who during the abortive attempts to turn the series into a film franchise in the 1980s and early ’90s.

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Doctor Who Television

An Adventure In Space And Time

Doctor WhoBBC2 broadcasts the movie An Adventure In Space And Time, starring David Bradley, Brian Cox and Jessica Raine, chronicling the genesis and the early years of Doctor Who (and celebrating the show’s 50th anniversary). Numerous past stars of the series make cameo appearances in other roles. The movie is written by Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss, who had originally proposed the project a decade earlier.

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