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February 12, 1968

#### Josh Brolin

***Josh Brolin*** is an American actor. His first role was in the 1985 film The Goonies. Since then he has appeared in a wide number of films, and is best known for his work as Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men (2007), young Agent K in Men in Black 3 (2012), George W. Bush in W. (2008), and Dan White in Milk (2008), for which he received Academy Award and SAG Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

Brolin is the son of wildlife activist Jane Cameron and actor James Brolin.

**Find out more** at: Wikipedia

**20th Century Highlights**

* 1985: The Goonies (Cinema), Brand Walsh
* 1989-92: The Young Riders (TV), Wild Bill Hickok
* 1997: Mimic (Cinema), Josh
* 1997: Nightwatch (Cinema), James Gallman

### Television

#### The Herbs

***The Herbs*** is a television series for young children made for the BBC by Graham Clutterbuck's FilmFair company. It was written by Michael Bond (creator of Paddington Bear), directed by Ivor Wood using 3D stop motion model animation and first transmitted in the BBC1 Watch with Mother time slot. There were 13 episodes in the series, each one 15 minutes long.

The Herbs consisted of a fantasy mix of human and animal characters inhabiting the magical walled garden of a country estate. At the beginning of each episode, the narrator (Gordon Rollings) spoke the magic word, "Herbidacious", which caused the garden gate to open.

As with The Magic Roundabout, the sophisticated writing style and narrative delivery of The Herbs meant that the appeal was somewhat broader than was originally intended, and much of Parsley's droll humour undoubtedly went over the heads of the age group that was its main target. Consequently, it still retains a following among those who watched it when it was first broadcast.

**Main Characters**

* Parsley the Lion – The shy but friendly main character, who always sat on the path in front of the herb garden to welcome the viewers.
* Dill the Dog – A hyperactive dog who was always getting into scrapes, constantly chasing his tail and was a source of great annoyance to Constable Knapweed.
* Sage the Owl – A plump, bad-tempered owl, the third of member of the central "animal trio".
* Sir Basil – A bumbling aristocratic huntin', shootin' and fishin' type with an enormous red nose (perhaps to suggest a drinking problem). He described himself the "King of The Herbs".
* Lady Rosemary – Sir Basil's prim and proper wife. She kept her husband under check, particularly when he had his shotgun to hand.
* Constable Knapweed – A policeman who was constantly writing Herbs' names and nonsensical crimes in his notebook.
* Bayleaf the Gardener – Always hard at work in the garden. Worked for Sir Basil and Lady Rosemary. He spoke with a West Country accent.

**Find out more** at Wikipedia; theherbs.homestead.com.

**Opening Credits**

**See also**: The Adventures of Parsley (1970)
"The Boys Of Summer"

***"The Boys of Summer"*** is a song released in 1984 by *Eagles* vocalist and drummer *Don Henley*, with lyrics written by Henley and music composed by Henley and Mike Campbell.

It is the lead track and first single from Henley's 1984 album *Building the Perfect Beast* and reached the top five in the United States as well as the top position on the Top Rock Tracks chart and number 12 in the UK Singles Chart.

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An Affair To Remember (1957)

### ***"In Italy... on the Mediterranean... across an ocean... and all over New York!"***

***An Affair to Remember*** is a 1957 American romance film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, directed by Leo McCarey and filmed in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film is considered one of the most romantic movies of all time, according to the American Film Institute. The film was a remake of McCarey's 1939 film Love Affair, starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer. Wikipedia

Handsome playboy Nicky Ferrante and beautiful night club singer Terry McKay have a romance while on a cruise from Europe to New York. Despite being involved with other people, both agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in six months. However, an unfortunate accident keeps Terry from the reunion, and Nicky fears that she has married or does not love him anymore. Will he discover the truth behind her absence and reunite with his one true love, or has fate and destiny passed them by? IMDb.com

The film opened in US cinemas on July 19, 1957 and in the UK on August 29, 1957.
20th Century Birthdays: January 14

### 1938: Jack Jones

   An American actor and jazz and pop singer, popular during the 1960s, who continues to perform concerts around the world and remains popular in Las Vegas. Jones is widely known for his recordings of "Wives and Lovers" (1964 Grammy Award, Best Pop Male Performance), "The Impossible Dream", , and "The Love Boat Theme".

Find out more at jackjones.lolipop.jp and on Wikipedia.

Follow Jack Jones on Twitter.

***Career Highlights***

*A Song For You*

* Released 1972
* UK #9

*Bread Winners*

* Released May 12, 1973
* UK #7, Gold

*Together*

* Released 1973
* UK #8

*Harbour*

* Released 1974
* UK #10

*All To Yourself*

* Released 1977
* UK #10

### 1948: Carl Weathers

An American actor and former professional football player is best known for portraying Apollo Creed in the *Rocky* series of films, and George Dillon in *Predator.*

Find out more at Wikipedia.

Follow Carl Weathers on Twitter.

***Career Highlights***

* Rocky (1976)
* Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
* Rocky II (1979)
* Rocky III (1982)
* Rocky IV (1985)
* Predator (1987)
* Action Jackson (1988)
* Happy Gilmore (1996)

#### 1968: L L Cool J

James Todd Smith, better known as **LL Cool J** (short for **L**adies **L**ove **Cool** **J**ames), an American rapper, actor, author and entrepreneur.

Find out more at llcoolj.com and Wikipedia.

Follow LL Cool J on Twitter and Facebook.

***Career Highlights***

"I Need Love"

* Released July 13, 1987
* #UK #8; US #14
* From *Bigger and Deffer* (1987)

"Loungin'" (feat. Total)

* Released June 25, 1996
* UK #7; US #21
* From *Mr Smith* (1995)

"Ain't Nobody"

* Released November 26, 1996
* UK #1 (one week), February 8, 1997, Platinum
* From *Beavis & Butt-Head Do America* (1996)

"Phenomenon"

* Released September 23, 1997
* UK #9; US #55
* From *Phenomenon* (1997)

"Father"

* Released January 13, 1998
* UK #10
* From *Phenomenon* (1997)

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

* As Sherman "Preacher" Dudley
BBC Radio 3 (UK radio station)

***BBC Radio 3*** is a British radio network operated by the BBC. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world's most significant commissioner of new music, and through its New Generation Artists scheme promotes young musicians of all nationalities. The station broadcasts the BBC Proms concerts, live and in full, each summer in addition to performances by the BBC Orchestras and Singers. There are regular productions of both classic plays and newly commissioned drama.

Radio 3 is the successor station to the BBC Third Programme which began broadcasting on September 29, 1946. The name Radio 3 was adopted on September 30, 1967 when the BBC launched its first pop music station, Radio 1 and rebranded its national radio channels as Radio 1, Radio 2 (formerly the Light Programme), Radio 3, and Radio 4 (formerly the Home Service).

Radio 3 was the overall label applied to the collection of services which had until then gone under the umbrella title of the Third Network, namely:

* the Third Programme proper (as launched in 1946, an evenings-only offering of demanding cultural fare, both musical and spoken);
* the Music Programme (a daytime service of classical music); and
* sports coverage (chiefly on Saturday afternoons) and adult educational programming in the early part of weekday evenings (known as Network Three).

All these strands, including the Third Programme, kept their separate identities within Radio 3 until April 4, 1970, when there was a further reorganisation following the introduction of the structural changes which had been outlined in the BBC document Broadcasting in the Seventies, published July 10, 1969. It described each station's target audience and what content should be broadcast on each channel.

Much of Radio 3's orchestral output is sourced from the BBC's Orchestras and Singers. These groups are:

* The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Chorus, based in London;
* The BBC Concert Orchestra, based in Watford;
* The BBC Philharmonic, based in Salford;
* The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC National Chorus of Wales, based in Cardiff;
* The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, based in Glasgow; and
* The BBC Singers, based in London.

In addition to the BBC's own orchestras it also has broadcast commitments to the BBC Big Band, which is externally managed, and also broadcasts some works of the Ulster Orchestra, which it part funds.
James Bond in the 1940s

Return to James Bond in the 1930s

August 19, 1940: Jill St John ("Tiffany Case") is born

January 19, 1941: Putter Smith ("Mr Kidd") is born

February 10, 1941: Michael Apted (director of 'The World Is Not Enough') is born

April 26, 1941: Claudine Auger ("Domino") is born

April 13, 1942: Bill Conti (composer of the score for 'For Your Eyes Only') is born

June 1, 1942: Tom Mankiewicz (screenwriter for 'Diamonds Are Forever (1971)', with Richard Maibaum, and 'Live And Let Die (1973)') is born (died July 31, 2010)

August 29, 1942: Gottfried John ("General Arkady Grigorovich Ourumov") is born (died September 1, 2014)

October 6, 1942: Britt Ekland ("Mary Goodnight") is born

March 31, 1943: Christopher Walken ("Max Zorin") is born

April 23, 1943: Hervé Villechaize ("Nick Nack") is born

May 5, 1944: John Rhys-Davies ("General Leonid Pushkin") is born

July 17, 1944: Catherine Schell ("Nancy", one of Blofeld's 'Angels of Death') is born

August 15, 1944: Barbara Bouchet ("Miss Moneypenny/James Bond 007") is born

September 13, 1944: Jacqueline Bisset ("Miss Goodthighs") is born

December 5, 1944: Jeroen Krabbé ("General Georgi Koskov") is born

January 5, 1945: Roger Spottiswoode (director of 'Tomorrow Never Dies') is born

February 12, 1945: Maud Adams ("Andrea Anders" & "Octopussy") is born

March 9, 1946: Alexandra Bastedo ("Meg") is born (died January 12, 2014)

March 21, 1946: Timothy Dalton is born

March 31, 1946: Lana Wood ("Plenty O'Toole") is born

May 1, 1946: Joanna Lumley ("English Girl", one of Blofeld's 'Angels of Death') is born

August 1, 1946: David Calder ("Sir Robert King") is born

April 15, 1947: Lois Chiles ("Holly Goodhead") is born

June 1, 1947: Jonathan Pryce ("Elliot Carver") is born

August 15, 1947: Jenny Hanley ("Irish Girl", one of Blofeld's 'Angels of Death') is born

August 27, 1947: Barbara Bach ("Anya Amasova") is born

April 15, 1948: Michael Kamen (composer of the score for 'Licence To Kill') is born (died November 18, 2003)

May 19, 1948: Grace Jones ("May Day") is born

October 31, 1948: Michael Kitchen ("Bill Tanner") is born

January 16, 1949: Caroline Munro ("Naomi") is born

March 3, 1949: Gloria Hendry ("Rosie Carver") is born

August 2, 1949: Madeline Smith ("Miss Caruso") is born

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July 17

### **Celebrities born this day in:**

* 1917: Phyllis Diller, actress and comedienne (died 20 August 2012)
* 1935: Diahann Carroll, actress
* 1935: Donald Sutherland, actor
* 1939: Spencer Davis, musician
* 1940: Tim Brooke-Taylor, actor and comedian
* 1942: "Zoot" Money, musician
* 1944: Catherine Schell, actress
* 1948: Wayne Sleep, dancer
* 1949: "Geezer" Butler, musician
* 1952: David Hasselhoff, actor
* 1954: J. Michael Straczynski, producer
* 1961: Jeremy Hardy, comedian
* 1965: Alex Winter, actor
* 1975: Konnie Huq, TV presenter
The Star Wars Holiday Special

> *"Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the year!"*
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***The Star Wars Holiday Special*** is a TV movie set in the Star Wars galaxy. The main storyline of the film transpires on the Wookiee home planet of Kashyyyk. Chewbacca and Han Solo visit the planet to celebrate the Wookiee holiday Life Day with his family, which includes his wife Malla, his son Lumpy and his father Itchy. As Chewbacca and Han are known Rebel agents, they are pursued by the Galactic Empire, who in the process invade Chewbacca's household. The plot is strung together by a series of musical numbers, celebrity appearances, and other variety-show acts, including songs and comedy routines by such 1970s celebrities as Jefferson Starship, Diahann Carroll, Art Carney, Harvey Korman, and Bea Arthur.

Near the end of 1977, various Star Wars-themed variety segments—such as those on Donny and Marie and The Richard Pryor Show—had brought a surge in ticket sales for the original film, which was still in theatres. Additionally, Lucasfilm had been under pressure from various licensees with ideas for products, among them CBS, who suggested a full-length variety special. Amongst this climate, George Lucas became convinced that such a project would sustain interest in the franchise until the release of The Empire Strikes Back in 1980.

Star Wars creator George Lucas's involvement with the special was limited, and he was unhappy with the final product. As a result, it has never been re-aired in the US or officially released on home video, but has been widely bootlegged by fans. Despite its infamy, the special is notable for being the first film-length Star Wars story to appear following the release of the original film, for featuring cameos by all of that film's major cast, and for introducing the character Boba Fett.

The Holiday Special aired in the United States on November 17, 1978 and was seen by an estimated 13 million viewers.
Doppelgänger (aka Journey to the Far Side of the Sun) (1969)

> *"Are you two people reading this poster?"*
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***Doppelgänger*** is a 1969 British science fiction film directed by Robert Parrish and starring Roy Thinnes, Ian Hendry, Lynn Loring and Patrick Wymark. Outside Europe, it is known as Journey to the Far Side of the Sun, which is now the more popular title. In the film, a joint European-NASA mission to investigate a planet in a position parallel to Earth, behind the Sun, ends in disaster with the death of one of the astronauts (Hendry). His colleague (Thinnes) discovers that the planet is a mirror image of Earth.

The first major live-action film of Century 21 writers-producers Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, noted for Thunderbirds and other 1960s "Supermarionation" puppet television series, shooting for Doppelgänger ran from July to October 1968. Using Pinewood Studios as the principal production base, Parrish also filmed on location in both England and Portugal. The professional relationship between the Andersons and their director became strained as the shooting progressed, while creative disagreements with cinematographer John Read resulted in his resignation from Century 21.

Doppelgänger was released on June 28, 1969 in the United States and October 8, 1969 in the United Kingdom. Although the film in general has been praised for the quality of its special effects and set design, the plot device of the parallel Earth has attracted criticism, with some commentators judging it to be clichéd and uninspired in comparison to the precedent established by earlier science fiction. In addition, although Doppelgänger has frequently been interpreted as a pastiche of major science-fiction films of the 1960s, including 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), some of the devices and imagery used have been dismissed as weak imitations of the originals. Since release, it has been termed a cult film.

Actors and props from Doppelgänger would re-appear in a later Anderson TV series, UFO. Although the Andersons incorporated adult themes into their script in an effort to distinguish the film from their children's TV productions, cuts to more mature content, in this case a shot of a pack of contraceptive pills, were required to permit an A and, later, PG certificate from the BBFC.

Also appearing were other Anderson favourites, including George Sewell, Ed Bishop, and Philip Madoc, with Herbert Lom.
It happened in...1918

##### Entertainer Joey Bishop is born

***Joey Bishop*** (February 3, 1918 – October 17, 2007) was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk show host, then later hosted a late night talk show with Regis Philbin on ABC. He later became a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin.

***Career Highlights***

* Ocean's 11 (1960)
* The Joey Bishop Show (1961-1965)
* Sergeants 3 (1962)
* The Joey Bishop Show (1967-1969)

#### 6th

##### Representation of the People Act

The ***Representation of the People Act 1918*** (aka the Fourth Reform Act) was an Act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in Great Britain and Ireland. This act was the first to include practically all men in the political system and began the inclusion of women, extending the franchise by 5.6 million men and 8.4 million women. It legislated a number of new practices in elections, including making residency in a specific constituency the basis of the right to vote, whilst institutionalising the first-past-the-post method of election and rejecting proportional representation.

Women over 30 years old received the vote if they were either a member or married to a member of the Local Government Register, a property owner, or a graduate voting in a University constituency.

#### 25th

##### Tennis player Bobby Riggs is born

Bobby Riggs, American tennis player is born (d. 1995)

### July

#### 14th

##### The Glorious Adventure (1918) is released in US cinemas

***The Glorious Adventure*** (1918) features Mammy Lou, who becomes one of the oldest people ever to star in a film, at a claimed age of 114.
Clifton Jones

***Clifton Jones*** (born 26 July 1937, St. Andrew, Jamaica) is an actor known for his roles in British television, in particular that of David Kano in the first season of the 1970s science fiction TV series Space: 1999.

Jones' other TV credits include Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Public Eye, Danger Man, Man in a Suitcase, The Troubleshooters, The Persuaders!, The Onedin Line, Survivors, 1990 and The Professionals.

He also appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fourth season episode "Redemption", and its sequel, the fifth season episode "Redemption II".

His film roles included appearances in The V.I.P.s (1963), Only When I Larf (1968), Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968), Joanna (1968), Innocent Bystanders (1972), Father, Dear Father (1973), The Great McGonagall (1974) and Sheena (1984). He also voiced the character of Blackavar in the animated feature-film Watership Down (1978).

[Wikipedia; Memory Alpha]
It happened in...1938

#### 1st

The Merrie Melodies cartoon short "Daffy Duck & Egghead" is released, being the first cartoon to give Daffy Duck his continuing name, as well as his second appearance

#### 2nd

Fashion photographer, David Bailey is born

#### 17th

Laurel & Hardy's 'Way Out West' is released in UK cinemas

#### 20th

Soccer player Derek Dougan is born (died 2007)

#### 21st

American DJ Wolfman Jack is born (died 1995)

#### 25th

##### American singer Etta James is born

***Etta James*** (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album Seven Year Itch.

James's powerful, earthy voice bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll. She won six Grammy Awards and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

***Career Highlights***

* Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album (March 1, 1995): *Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holliday*
* "I Just Want To Make Love To You" (1996): UK #5

### February

#### 3rd

##### American actor and comic, Victor Buono is born

***Victor Buono*** (February 3, 1938 – January 1, 1982) was an American actor and comic and briefly a recording artist. He was most famous for playing the villain King Tut on the television series Batman (1966–1968) and musician Edwin Flagg in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), the latter of which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. He was a busy actor from his late teens until his death at age 43, and with his large size and sonorous voice, he made a career of playing men much older than himself.

***Career Highlights***

* Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
* The Strangler (1964)
* The Silencers (1966)
* Batman (1966-1968), as recurring villain King Tut
* Taxi (1978-1982), as the millionaire father of Reverend Jim Ignatowski, played by Christopher Lloyd
* Murder Can Hurt You (1980), as Ironbottom, a spoof of Raymond Burr's character Ironside

#### 4th

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' is released in US cinemas

#### 11th

Bobby "Boris" Pickett is born (died 2007)

#### 21st

The BBC Television Service broadcasts the first ever piece of television science-fiction, a 35-minute adaptation of a segment of the play R.U.R. by the Czech playwright Karel Čapek.

#### 24th

Actor James Farentino is born (died 2012)

### March

#### 12th

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' is released in UK cinemas

### April

#### 1st

"Out of the Silent Planet" by C S Lewis is published

### September

#### 29th

All Walt Disney companies merge to form Walt Disney Productions
Deep Purple

***Deep Purple*** are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. The band is considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical approach changed over the years. Originally formed as a progressive rock band, the band shifted to a heavier sound in 1970. Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies".

During a brief tour of Denmark and Sweden in April, in which they were still billed as Roundabout, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore suggested a new name: "Deep Purple", named after his grandmother's favourite song. The group had resolved to choose a name after everyone had posted one on a board in rehearsal. Second to Deep Purple was "Concrete God", which the band thought was too harsh to take on.

### Roundabout #1

* **From** *The Searchers* - ***Chris Curtis*** - **To** Sacked
	+ replaced by **From** *The Bobbie Clarke Noise* - ***Dave Curtis*** (vocals) - **To** *Bodast*
* ***Ritchie Blackmore*** (guitar)
* **From** *The Flowerpot Men* - ***Nick Simper*** (bass/vocals)
* **From** *The Flowerpot Men* - ***Jon Lord*** (keyboards)
* **From** *The Bobbie Clarke Noise* - ***Bobbie Clarke (Bobby Woodman)*** (drums) - **To** *Bodast*

### Roundabout #2

* **From** *The Maze* - ***Rod Evans*** (vocals) - **To** *Deep Purple*
* ***Ritchie Blackmore*** (guitar) - **To** *Deep Purple*
* ***Nick Simper*** (bass/vocals) - **To** *Deep Purple*
* ***Jon Lord*** (keyboards) - **To** *Deep Purple*
* **From** *The Maze* - ***Ian Paice*** (drums) - **To** *Deep Purple*
Doctor Who Magazine (January)

The 60th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of January 1982. It was the last issue featuring the subtitle "A Marvel Monthly". It featured an article on K9 and Company, two comic strips and a look back at Planet of the Spiders. The main cover image is from The Monster of Peladon.

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Alien (1979)

### *"In space no one can hear you scream."*

***Alien*** is a 1979 science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and attacks the crew of a spaceship. Dan O'Bannon, drawing upon previous works of science fiction and horror, wrote the screenplay from a story he co-authored with Ronald Shusett. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox. The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by the Swiss artist H. R. Giger. Alien began a franchise: it has three sequels, and two prequels.

Alien was released on May 25, 1979 in the United States and September 6, 1979 in the United Kingdom. It was met with critical acclaim and found box office success, winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, three Saturn Awards (Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction for Scott, and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright), and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, along with numerous other nominations. It has been consistently praised in the years since its release, and is considered one of the greatest films of all time. In 2002, Alien was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry

The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels, comic books, video games, and toys. It also launched Weaver's acting career, providing her with her first lead role. The story of her character Ellen Ripley's encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic and narrative core of the sequels Aliens (1986), Alien3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997). Wikipedia
July 18

Celebrity birthdays this day in:

* 1938: Paul Verhoeven, film director
* 1940: James Brolin, actor
* 1941: Martha Reeves, singer
* 1950: Richard Branson, billionaire
* 1956: Nick Faldo, golfer
* 1961: Elizabeth McGovern, actress
* 1967: Vin Diesel, actor

Events this day in:

* 1970: Queen perform their first gig
Ian La Frenais

***Ian La Frenais***, born January 7, 1936 is an English writer best known for his creative partnership with Dick Clement. They are most famous for television series including The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Porridge and its sequel Going Straight, Lovejoy and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

**Selected writing credits** (with Dick Clement)

* The Likely Lads (TV, 1964–66)
* Hannibal Brooks (1968)
* To Catch a Spy (1972)
* The Two Ronnies (TV, 1972)
* 7 of 1 (TV, 1973)
* Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (TV, 1973–74)
* Porridge (TV series) (1974–77)
* Going Straight (TV, 1978)
* Porridge (film) (US: Doing Time, 1979)
* Never Say Never Again (with Lorenzo Semple Jr., 1983, uncredited)
* Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV, 1983-2004)
* Water (with Bill Persky, 1985)
* Vice Versa (1988)
* The Commitments (with Roddy Doyle, 1991)
* Lovejoy (TV, 1991-94)
* Still Crazy (1998)

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Sinbad and The Eye Of The Tiger (1977)

### *"SINBAD! THE GREATEST OF ALL ADVENTURERS IN HIS BIGGEST ADVENTURE OF ALL!"*

***Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger*** is a 1977 British fantasy film in Metrocolor and Dynarama, the third and final Sinbad film that Ray Harryhausen made for Columbia Pictures after The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. The film stars Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Margaret Whiting, Jane Seymour, and Patrick Troughton. It was directed by Sam Wanamaker.

The film was released, in the US, on August 12, 1977, the same summer as the original Star Wars film, and suffered in comparison to that science fiction epic.

[Wikipedia]
February 21

#### Doctor Who

* **1985**: John Nathan-Turner and Eric Saward are alerted to rumours that Doctor Who has been cancelled.

#### Star Trek

* **The Original Series, 1969**: "The Way to Eden"

* **The Next Generation, 1994**: "Masks"

* **Deep Space Nine, 1993**: "The Passenger"
* **Deep Space Nine,** **1998: "Honor Among Thieves"; Trailer**
Family Ties (US TV series)

***Family Ties*** is an American sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. In the UK, it debuted on July 6, 1985. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the move in the United States from the cultural liberalism of the 1960s and 1970s to the conservatism of the 1980s. This was particularly expressed through the relationship between young Republican Alex P. Keaton (portrayed by Michael J. Fox) and his ex-hippie parents, Steven and Elyse Keaton (portrayed by Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter).

The show won multiple awards, including three consecutive Emmy Awards for Michael J. Fox as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

Set in suburban Columbus, Ohio, during the Reagan administration, Steven and Elyse Keaton are baby boomers, liberals and former hippies, raising their three children: ambitious, would-be millionaire entrepreneur Alex; fashion-conscious, gossipy Mallory (Justine Bateman); and tomboy Jennifer (Tina Yothers). Married in 1964, Elyse is an independent architect and Steven, a native of Buffalo, New York, is the station manager of WKS, a local public television station.

Much of the humour of the series focuses on the cultural divide during the 1980s when younger generations rejected the counterculture of the 1960s and embraced the materialism and conservative politics which came to define the 1980s. Both Alex, and, to a lesser extent, Mallory, embrace Reaganomics and exhibit conservative attitudes: Alex is a "Young Republican", and Mallory, while not overtly political, is a more materialistic young woman in contrast to her feminist mother. Mallory was also presented as a vacuous airhead, who was fodder for jokes and teasing from her brother. Jennifer, an athletic tomboy and the youngest child, shares more the values of her parents and just wants to be a normal kid. Steven and Elyse had a fourth child, Andrew (or "Andy", for short), who was born in early 1985. Andy is the youngest, on whom Alex doted and quickly moulded in his conservative image.

Main stars Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross are exactly the same age, sharing the same birthday on June 21, 1947. In the series, their characters were intended to be approximately five or six years older, given that their "son", played by Michael J. Fox, was in fact only fourteen years younger than Baxter and Gross in real life.

Among the guest stars appearing early in their careers were: Christina Applegate, Hank Azaria, Stephen Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin, James Cromwell, Geena Davis, Corey Feldman, Tom Hanks, River Phoenix, Martha Plimpton, and Wil Wheaton.

On September 23, 1985, two nights before the start of season four, a TV film ***Family Ties Vacation*** was aired. The Keatons take a vacation to England where they get mixed up in international intrigue. It was later split into four individual episodes when the series entered syndication.
Dalek Annuals (1970s)

Between 1964 and 1979, eight Dalek-centred annuals were published, five in the 1970s.

***Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976*** was the first of the 1970s Dalek annuals. It was significant to establishing the narrative surrounding the Anti-Dalek Force and its leaders, Joel Shaw, Mark Seven and Reb Shavron. That narrative would continue through the final Dalek annual in 1979.

Like the final Dalek annuals of the 1960s, this 1976 edition, published in September 1975, made no reference to the Doctor, the TARDIS or any non-Dalek elements of Doctor Who.

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   ***Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977*** was the second of the 1970s Dalek annuals and published in September 1976.

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***Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1978*** was released in September 1977.

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***Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1979*** was released in September 1978.

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*The Daleks return! DALEK SPECIAL is a compendium of their past triumphs, their early beginnings, their series and their latest adventure. Packed with games and puzzles, this extravaganza even contains an original story by the Dalek creator, Terry Nation. DALEK SPECIAL is everything you have always wanted to know about Britain's favourite meanies!*

***Terry Nation's Dalek Special*** is a partial non-fiction, partial fiction book by Terry Nation (compiled and edited by Terrance Dicks) that was published by Target Books on October 25, 1979. The book features retrospectives on the numerous Daleks stories televised up to that date (including the then-recent Destiny of the Daleks. Also included are quizzes and games.

Most notably, however, the book contains a six-chapter novella written by Nation called Daleks: The Secret Invasion. This original story, which does not feature The Doctor, tells of an attempted invasion of Earth by the Daleks and how several young people fight to prevent it from succeeding.

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20th Century Birthdays: January 8

#### 1908: William Hartnell

An English actor, who played the first incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, from 1963 to 1966. He was also well known for his lead roles in the first Carry On film, Carry On Sergeant and the TV sitcom The Army Game. Hartnell died on April 23, 1975.

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**Career Highlights**

* Brighton Rock (1948)
* Hell Drivers (1957)
* The Army Game (TV, 1957-61)
* Carry On Sergeant (1958)
* The Mouse That Roared (1959)
* Doctor Who (TV; 1963–1966, 1973)
Up the Junction

***Up the Junction*** is a 1963 collection of short stories by Nell Dunn that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of Battersea and Clapham Junction.

The book uses colloquial speech, and its portrayal of petty thieving, sexual encounters, births, deaths and back-street abortion provided a view of life that was previously unrecognised by many people. The book won the 1963 John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize.

### November 3, 1965: The Wednesday Play

***Up the Junction*** is an episode of the BBC anthology drama series The Wednesday Play directed by Ken Loach, and first broadcast on BBC 1. The play was adapted by Nell Dunn and (uncredited) Ken Loach from Dunn's short story collection of the same name. It tells the stories of three young women living in North Battersea and Clapham and, to a lesser degree, their boyfriends.

The television version of the play was the inspiration for the 1979 Squeeze hit "Up the Junction".

#### Main Cast

* Carol White - Sylvie
* Geraldine Sherman - Rube
* Vickery Turner - Eileen
* Tony Selby - Dave
* Michael Standing - Terry
* Ray Barron - Ron

### January 25, 1968: Cinema version

> *"Up the junction. It's rough, raw and randy!"*
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***Up the Junction*** is a British film directed by Peter Collinson. It is based on the 1963 book of the same name by Nell Dunn. The film's soundtrack was made by Manfred Mann. The film followed Ken Loach's BBC TV adaptation of 1965, but returned to the original book. It did not cause a similar controversy or have as much impact.

#### Notable Cast

* Suzy Kendall as Polly
* Dennis Waterman as Pete
* Maureen Lipman as Sylvie
* Adrienne Posta as Rube
* Michael Gothard as Terry
* Liz Fraser as Mrs. McCarthy
* Susan George as Joyce
* Michael Robbins as Figgins
* Billy Murray as Ray
* Michael Standing as John
* Alfie Bass as Charlie
* Hylda Baker as Winnie
* Olwen Griffiths as Fat Lil
* Mike Reid as Policeman outside courtroom (uncredited)
A Real Live One/A Real Dead One (1993)

### A Real Live One (1993)

***A Real Live One*** features album tracks from the Somewhere in Time (1986) through Fear of the Dark (1992) eras recorded at nine different venues in Europe on the Fear of the Dark Tour, while counterpart A Real Dead One only contains songs from the pre-Somewhere in Time albums. The album cover was made by longtime Iron Maiden cover artist Derek Riggs, whose contribution to the Fear of the Dark album were rejected. "Fear of the Dark" was released as a single.

Released March 18, 1993; UK #3

When Iron Maiden re-released all of their pre-X Factor albums in 1998, this album was combined with A Real Dead One to form the 2-disc A Real Live Dead One.

#### "Fear of the Dark (Live)"

Released March 1, 1993; UK #8

Written by Steve Harris, "Fear of the Dark" was the title track to Iron Maiden's 1992 album. The 1993 live single was recorded at the Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland on August 27, 1992 during the Real Live Tour.

### A Real Dead One (1993)

***A Real Dead One*** features songs from the very beginning of the band's career (1975) through the Powerslave era (1984) (hence the title, referring to the songs being old) recorded in 1992/93 at concerts across Europe, while counterpart A Real Live One only contains songs from the post-Powerslave albums. The album cover was made by long-time Iron Maiden cover artist Derek Riggs, and depicts Eddie as a disc jockey in Hell.

Released October 25, 1993; UK #12

When Iron Maiden re-released all of their pre-X Factor albums in 1998, this album was combined with A Real Live One to form the 2-disc A Real Live Dead One.

#### "Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live)"

Released October 4, 1993; UK #9

Written by Steve Harris for the 1982 Iron Maiden album The Number of the Beast, "Hallowed Be Thy Name" has been acclaimed as one of the greatest heavy metal songs of all time. The 1993 live single was recorded at Moscow's Olympic Arena on June 4, 1993 during the Real Live Tour. It was the band's last single to feature vocalist Bruce Dickinson until "The Wicker Man" (2000) following his return in 1999.

### Lineup

* Dave Murray – guitar
* Steve Harris – bass guitar, producer, mixing
* Nicko McBrain – drums
* Bruce Dickinson – vocals
* Janick Gers – guitar
* Michael Kenney – keyboards

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1988 in Film & TV

#### January 2

* Yes, Prime Minister ends its run after two seasons on BBC2, and after three series of Yes, Minister, and two Christmas specials

#### January 3

* The pilot for Last of the Summer Wine prequel, First of the Summer Wine, is screened on BBC1

#### January 4

* After first appearing on BBC Radio 4, After Henry, starring Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson, makes its debut as a TV series on ITV
Diana Rigg

Dame Enid ***Diana*** Elizabeth ***Rigg***, DBE (born 20 July 1938) is an English actress, known for playing Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series The Avengers (1965–68). She has also had an extensive career in theatre, including playing the title role in Medea, both in London and New York, for which she won the 1994 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She was made a CBE in 1988 and a Dame in 1994.

Rigg made her professional stage debut in 1957 in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959. She made her Broadway debut in the 1971 production of Abelard & Heloise. Her film roles include Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Lady Holiday in The Great Muppet Caper (1981); and Arlene Marshall in Evil Under the Sun (1982). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the 1989 BBC miniseries Mother Love, and an Emmy Award for her role as Mrs. Danvers in the 1997 adaptation of Rebecca.

**Selected Filmography**

* The Avengers (1965-1968)
* A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
* The Assassination Bureau (1969)
* On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
* Julius Caesar (1970)
* The Hospital (1971)
* Theatre Of Blood (1973)
* Diana (1973-1974)
* In This House Of Brede (1975)
* Three Piece Suite (1977)
* A Little Night Music (1977)
* The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
* The Worst Witch (1986)
* Snow White (1987)
* Mother Love (1989)
* Rebecca (1997)
* The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998-2000)

**Selected Theatre**

* Jumpers (1972)
* Night And Day (1978)

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Freddie Jones

Frederick Charles ***"Freddie" Jones,*** born September 12, 1927 is an English character actor. He currently plays Sandy Thomas in Emmerdale.

Jones was born in the town of Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. He became an actor after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant with the British Ceramic Research Association in Penkhull, leaving (according to him) because of a 'ban on beards '. He was then able to pursue his hobby of acting on a full-time basis. He was trained at the prestigious Rose Bruford College and became famous for his award-winning role as Claudius in the 1968 British television series The Caesars.

He narrated the award-winning video Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind: Pollination. He appeared in David Lynch's films The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984), Wild at Heart (1990) as well as the short-lived TV series On The Air (1992) and the short film Hotel Room (1993). Jones created the part of Sir in the original production of The Dresser by Ronald Harwood at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.

#### Selected filmography

* 1969: Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
* 1970: Doctor in Trouble
* 1970: The Man Who Haunted Himself
* 1971: Kidnapped
* 1972: Antony and Cleopatra
* 1973: The Satanic Rites of Dracula
* 1974: Son of Dracula
* 1974: Juggernaut
* 1974: Vampira
* 1975: All Creatures Great and Small
* 1979: Zulu Dawn
* 1980: The Elephant Man
* 1982: Firefox
* 1983: Krull
* 1984: Dune
* 1984: Firestarter
* 1985: The Black Cauldron
* 1985: Young Sherlock Holmes
* 1989: Erik the Viking
* 1990: Wild at Heart
* 1993: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
* 1995: Cold Comfort Farm (UK TV film in US cinemas)

#### Selected television

* 1968: The Caesars - 5 episodes
* 1968: Cold Comfort Farm - 2 episodes
* 1970: The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens - Television film
* 1970—1971: Jackanory - 9 episodes
* 11973: Alice Through the Looking Glass - Television film
* 1976: Space: 1999 - Episode: "Journey to Where"
* 1976: Children of the Stones - 5 episodes
* 1976—1978: The Ghosts of Motley Hall - 20 episodes
* 1985: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole - 4 episodes
* 1995: Cold Comfort Farm - Television film
Kenny Baker

Kenneth George ***"Kenny" Baker*** (24 August 1934 – 13 August 2016) was an English actor and musician. He is best remembered for portraying the character R2-D2 in the Star Wars science fiction movie franchise. Although his parents were of average height, Baker stood 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) as an adult.

Baker's other films include The Elephant Man, Time Bandits, Willow, Flash Gordon, Amadeus and Jim Henson's Labyrinth.

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Awakenings (1990)

## *"There is no such thing as a simple miracle."*

***Awakenings*** is a 1990 American drama film based on Oliver Sacks's 1973 memoir of the same title. It tells the true story of British neurologist Oliver Sacks, fictionalized as American Malcolm Sayer (portrayed by *Robin Williams*), who, in 1969, discovered beneficial effects of the drug L-Dopa. He administered it to catatonic patients who survived the 1917–28 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica. Leonard Lowe (played by *Robert De Niro*) and the rest of the patients were awakened after decades of catatonia and have to deal with a new life in a new time. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards.

Directed by *Penny Marshall*, the film was produced by Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, who first encountered Sacks's book as undergraduates at Yale University and optioned it a few years later. Awakenings also stars *Julie Kavner*, Ruth Nelson, *John Heard*, *Penelope Ann Miller*, and *Max von Sydow*. The film features a non-speaking cameo from jazz musician Dexter Gordon (who died before the film's release) and then-unknowns Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, and Vincent Pastore play a doctor, neurochemist, and psych-ward patient, respectively.

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Released *January 11, 1991* (US); *March 15, 1991* (UK)
Doctor Who Season 24 (1987)

### Introduction

***Season 24*** introduced Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor. Notably, the season featured the introduction of new companion Ace, who would be a prominent figure in the spin-off fiction that kept the Doctor Who name alive following its cancellation in 1989 and was the final official onscreen companion until Rose Tyler in the revived series.

Unlike the previous regenerations of the Doctor, the Sixth Doctor's happened at the beginning of the season's episode.

#### Recurring Cast

* The Seventh Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
* Mel - Bonnie Langford (departs in Dragonfire)
* Ace - Sophie Aldred (introduced in Dragonfire)
* The Rani - Kate O'Mara
* Sabalom Glitz - Tony Selby

### Story 146: Delta and the Bannermen

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Boarding a Nostalgia Tours bus, the Doctor and Mel go for a holiday. They will soon learn that their fellow passenger Delta is a Chimeron Queen, fleeing from the Bannermen who wish to make her species extinct. Thus, the time travellers' trip to Shangri-La turns into a battle against genocide...

#### November 2, 1987: Part 1

The Doctor and Mel win a trip to Disneyland in 1959 but after an accident in space, they end up in South Wales instead, along with an assassin and his intended victim...

#### November 9, 1987: Part 2

Gavrok and the Bannermen have arrived on Earth, searching for Delta. They slaughter the holidaymakers without compunction to draw her out.

#### November 16, 1987: Part 3

As Billy and Ray do what they can to help save Delta and the baby, the Doctor and Goronwy the beekeeper face Gavrok and his Bannermen one last time...

#### Notable Guest Cast

* Gavrok - Don Henderson
* Delta - Belinda Mayne
* Weismuller - Stubby Kaye
* Tollmaster - Ken Dodd
* Burton - Richard Davies
* Keillor - Brian Hibbard
* Goronwy - Hugh Lloyd

#### Story notes

Debut of the Seventh Doctor's question-mark umbrella. The Seventh Doctor's persona begins to develop through notable witticisms.

### Story 147: Dragonfire

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As trouble brews on the space trading colony of Iceworld, the Doctor and Mel encounter their sometimes-ally Sabalom Glitz - and a new friend who goes by "Ace".

#### November 23, 1987: Part 1

On Iceworld, the Doctor and Mel meet Ace, who has found herself there after a timestorm. While Ace nearly joins Kane's mercenaries, the Doctor and Glitz explore the ice caverns.

#### November 30, 1987: Part 2

The Doctor and Glitz meet the infamous dragon, which is really a biomechanoid. Meanwhile Kane turns on his allies, as he cannot trust anyone in his search for the dragonfire...

#### December 7, 1987: Part 3

Shown the archive by the biomechanoid, the Doctor discovers that Kane is from the dead world of Proamon. Mel witnesses the destruction of the Nosferatu and Ace faces temptation.

#### Notable Guest Cast

* Kane - Edward Peel
* Kracauer - Tony Osoba
* Zed - Sean Blowers

#### Story Notes

Ace's real name is Dorothy and is sixteen years old. However, actress Sophie Aldred was nearly ten years older at the time.
February 22

* **1975**: "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)" by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
* **1992**: "Stay" by Shakespear's Sister
* **1997**: "Don't Speak" by No Doubt

#### US Number One Singles

* **1960**: "Theme from 'A Summer Place'" by Percy Faith
* **1975**: "Pick Up the Pieces" by Average White Band
* **1997**: "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls

### Star Trek

#### The Next Generation

**1988: S01E18 - "Home Soil"**

**1993**: S06E16 - "Birthright, Part I"

### Television

* **1978: English new wave band, The Police, film a television commercial for Wrigley's chewing gum but it was never shown.**
* **1999**: Births, Marriage and Deaths