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‘NOT FOR THE NERVOUS’

James Rose takes a nostalgic trip back to the Britain of 1984 to celebrate the ground-breaking British horror comic, Scream!

SILENT RUNNING AT 50

As Douglas Trumbull’s futuristic eco-fantasy celebrates its half century, Roger Crow looks back on the heartbreaking saga, and pays tribute to a giant of fantasy cinema

YABBA DABBA DOO!

Before The Simpsons aired in 1989, the world record The Flintstones held as the longest running animated television series. Richard Holliss takes a closer look at the first-ever Neolithic sitcom…

“He’ll Get You Scared Stiff!”

Giant scorpions unearthed by an earthquake threaten to attack New Mexico in The Black Scorpion. Gregory Kulon looks at the making of this classic 50s creature feature

HARRYHAUSEN'S HOLLYWOOD STAR TURN

In 2003 the great Ray Harryhausen was awarded a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Blvd. for his achievements in motion pictures. Mike Hankin was there for a oncein-a-lifetime experience

MOLESWORTH’S MUSINGS

Well, it’s actually Molesworth’s pluggings this time round as Richard tells us all about his new book on the legendary Doctor Who producer John Nathan-Turner. We assume the advertising cheque is in the post

STAR WARS, GRAND MOFF TARKIN AND PETER CUSHING

Before Darth Vader became the Star Wars series’

A MODEL DOCTOR!

Our resident model expert Andy Pearson is very much in the Pink this issue -as he recalls the ground-breaking CineMagic efforts of his old mate Sid

SEMI-DETACHED SUBURBAN MR. SCOTT

Robert Ross pays tribute to the late Terry Scott, best known as the home counties husband from Terry and June, but also a Carry On favourite and the voice of Danger Mouse’s sidekick!

Dedication is What You Need: ROY CASTLE’S RECORD BREAKERS

Brian J. Robb looks back at the long-running BBC children’s show Record Breakers, fronted by genuine nice guy Roy Castle and featuring the freaky McWhirter twins

THE BATTLE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT!

Bosses at the BBC and ITV knew Saturdays could be a very big night if they played their cards right. Barry McCann recounts their epic fight for viewing figures back in the 1970s