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01:20:23

Season 6: Episode 270 - DOCTOR WHO: The Daleks Part 1

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2022/10/22

The Daleks – Part 1 21 December 1963 – 1 February 1964 Episode 1 – 4: The Dead Planet The Survivors The Escape The Ambush The First Doctor, his granddaughter Susan Foreman and her teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright land in an alien jungle and are captured by the Daleks, a race of mutated creatures who survive off the radiation that remains in the atmosphere after a nuclear war with their enemies. As the group attempt to escape the Daleks, they discover more about the planet and the

02:11:12

Season 6: Episode 269: BATMAN: TAS: Pretty Poison,...

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2022/10/15

Pretty Poison When District Attorney Harvey Dent collapses after a meal with his finance Pamela Isley and friend Bruce Wayne, doctors discover that he has been poisoned and it is up to Batman to find the culprit and find the antidote before time runs out. The Underdwellers Batman traces a series of bizarre robberies on the streets of Gotham back to a band of homeless children, who have been raised to do the bidding of their master, the Sewer King. P.O.V. A botched police operation

02:14:31

Season 6: Episode 268 - America Goes Dark: Whatever...

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2022/10/09

Book: Whatever Happened to Cousin Charlotte? By Henry Farrell Film: Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964) Whatever Happened to Cousin Charlotte was a short story that was never published until years later as part of the novel Whatever Happened to Baby Jane novel. The film was supposed to be the follow-up from Whatever Happened to Baby Jane bring back the two stars but due to the complications and problems between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, Crawford dropped out after the start of

01:51:35

Season 6: Episode 267: The Ivy Austin Interview

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2022/10/01

Ivy Austin (born Ivy Lynn Epstein; January 19, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress, singer, and voice-over artist, known for her performances on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, Grease 2, and her Sesame Street voices. She also starred on Broadway as Raggedy Ann. She has also acted as producer, director and artistic director on numerous productions. She also works as a marriage counsellor. She gives new meaning to the words multi-talented and her interview will be coming

02:23:11

Season 6: Episode 266 - M&M: Creature From The Black...

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2022/09/25

Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) The Creature From the Black Lagoon is a black and white 3D monster horror film directed by Jack Arnold. The film's plot follows a group of scientists who encounter a piscine amphibious humanoid in the waters of the Amazon; the Creature, also known as the Gill-man, was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater. The film was filmed in 3D using a black and white polarised light method which is used today. On the video and beta version

01:27:19

Season 6: Episode 265 - DOCTOR WHO: An Unearthly Child

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2022/09/17

SEASON 1 AN UNEARTHLY CHILD Originally Aired: 23 November – 14 December 1963 Two teachers have concerns about a pupil who has alien views of England. They visit her address to find a blue TARDIS and the pupils voice coming from inside. William Hartnell makes his appearance as the first Dr Who, They visit the Palaeolithic tribe where fire shows who will be leader and the team get to involved in their politics to dangerous effects. Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29); Plot Synopsis (6.16);

02:43:27

Season 6: Episode 264 - MAKE/REMAKE: Batman...

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2022/09/17

Batman (1989) Tim Burton’s take on the Batman pathos would be a ground-breaking and box office winner which would take the world by storm. The film would divert from the Red Hood storyline as an origin story for the Joker but would give him a different story as Jack Napier, local gangster, falling into chemical acid to become the psychotic Joker. The film would be shot in England at Pinewood Studios with an inflated budget of $48million and would earn $400million at the box office. The film

02:24:28

Season 6: Episode 263 - BATMAN: The Animated Series -...

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2022/09/10

Batman: The Animated Series: Episodes 1 – 4 On Leather Wings - A mysterious bat like creatures starts terrorising Gotham City and the Caped Crusader must solve the mystery to clear his name. Christmas With The Joker - After escaping Arkham Asylum on Christmas Eve, he terrorises Gotham by taking on Batman and Robin to find his hidden studio and free the hostages which include Commissioner Gordon, Detective Bullock and Summer Gleason. Nothing To Fear - Batman encounters the Scarecrow and

02:33:33

Season 6: Episode 262 - AMERICA GOES DARK: Whatever...

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2022/09/04

Book: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane By Henry Farrell Film: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962) This American horror gothic suspense novel was published in 1960. The novel has since received cult status as would the film from 1962. The film, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford and directed by Robert Aldrich would become a cult classic and the filming would become Hollywood legend with a book and miniseries about the making of the film proving to be a top best seller and

01:29:04

Season 5: Episode 261 - DARK SHADOWS: The Jim and...

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2022/08/27

Born in Illinois, USA in 1943, James (better known as Jim) Storm is a character actor who began on the stage in the mid-1960s and quickly moved into soap opera where he thrived on such series as "One Life to Live", "Dark Shadows", and "The Bold and the Beautiful", also appearing in guest roles on many prime-time TV series including "The Rockford Files" and "St. Elsewhere". Though often cast in minor roles in films, he has delivered complex performances such as the tough-on-the-outside junkyard owner

02:42:07

Season 5: Episode 260 - THE 80’S: Motel Hell...

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2022/08/20

Motel Hell (1980) An American comedy horror film directed by Kevin Connor[2] and starring Rory Calhoun, Nancy Parsons, and Nina Axelrod. The plot follows farmer, butcher, motel manager, and meat entrepreneur Vincent Smith, who traps travellers and harvests them for his human sausages. Because of its low budget, the original intent was to make a serious horror film, with moments of disturbing wit and irony. It is often seen as a satire of modern horror films such as Psycho and The Texas Chain Saw

02:18:39

Season 5: Episode 259 - MAKE/REMAKE: King Kong...

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2022/08/20

King Kong (1933) King Kong (2005) The pre-code monster horror fantasy film was released on an unexpected film audience who were in awe of the special effects, story and Fay Wray making her a star. Using stop motion animation to give Kong a life like appearance help him endear to audience. The lines of who is the villain and who is the hero are very blurred. In 2005, Peter Jackson decided to remake his own version and using the original script. He wanted to include scenes initially cut from

01:37:50

Season 5: Episode 258 - KINGS OF HORROR: The Rats...

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2022/08/06

Book: The Rats By James Herbert Film: Deadly Eyes (1982) A horror novel by British writer James Herbert. This was Herbert's first novel and included graphic depictions of death and mutilation. Herbert became inspired to write The Rats in early 1972, whilst watching Tod Browning's Dracula; specifically, after seeing the scene where Renfield describes a nightmare he had involving hordes of rats. Linking the film to childhood memories he had of rats in the London suburbs, Herbert stated in later

02:31:50

Season 5: Episode 257 - DARK SHADOWS: June-July...

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2022/07/25

August 1970 Episodes 1071 - 1091 September 1970 Episodes 1092 - 1113 We travel back to the present that is 1970. Daphne makes an appearance with Gerard creating devastating effects. A dollhouse shows us that maybe we are not in control of our lives as we once thought. Sebastian finds himself in the middle of supernatural occurrences. Julia escapes through the staircase of time. The Barnabas/Maggie storyline takes a turn with a new vampire on the scene. Julia goes back to 1840 and meets a

02:15:07

Season 5: Episode 256 - THE 80S: Society...

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2022/07/16

Society (1989) American body horror film directed by Brian Yuzna, and starring Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Evan Richards, and Ben Meyerson. Its plot follows a Beverly Hills teenager who finds his wealthy parents are part of a gruesome cult for the social elite. Though the film was completed in 1989, it was not released until 1992. It was Yuzna's directorial debut and was written by Rick Fry and Woody Keith. Screaming Mad George was responsible for the special effects. For the film's most

02:11:13

Season 5: Episode 255 - MAKE/REMAKE: La Cage Aux...

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2022/07/16

La Cage Aux Folles (1978) The Birdcage (1996) The 1978 International comedy hit film started out as a Paris stage play in 1976. The film would be released and become a big hit in the United States at the time. Considered its subject matter, the film was adored and loved. It would win multiple awards including a Golden Globe and be adapted into a hit Broadway musical. Birdcage would could out with an all star cast which would include the late Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman and

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