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      <title>Mystery and Imagination (1966 - 1970) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:52:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/mystery_and_imagination_1966/series_001/main.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mystery and Imagination was an anthology TV series of adapted dramas from classic supernatural and horror fiction which was aired between 1966 and 1970. Each episode ran for 90 minutes and was made by ABC and later in 1968 by Thames Television. Most of the first three series have been lost.]]></description>
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      <title>Counterstrike (1969) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:36:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/counterstrike_1969/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA["A distant star, a dying planet. A race of desperate men seeking another home, another world to take over. One man is trying to stop them, a man not of this world..."

Simon King (Jon Finch) is sent to earth as a sort of intergalactic secret agent to track and stop any invasion by the Centaurans who have the intent of taking over Earth. This series only lasted ten episodes, one of which was never transmitted. Only four episodes have survived and remain in the BBC's archive.]]></description>
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      <title>Clock DVA (Music)</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:34:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/music/clock_dva/main.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Clock DVA is an experimental music group from Sheffield, England. Originally formed by Adi Newton and Steven Turner in late 1977 after Adi Newton departed from The Future...]]></description>
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      <title>The Corridor People (1966) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:10:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/corridor_people_the_1966/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Corridor People was a short lived surreal series that only ran for four episodes before being cancelled. This low budget Avengers-like thriller series featured Elizabeth Shepherd as the Persian millionaires, Syrie Van Epp, hatching villainous plans that others endeavour to thwart.]]></description>
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      <title>A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971 - 1978) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:07:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/ghost_story_for_christmas_a_1971/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After the successful 'Whistle and I'll Come to You' (1968) the BBC produced eight adaptations of ghostly tales over consecutive years. The first five of these dramas were adapted from stories by the renowned British author, M.R. James, the other three were adapted from tales by Charles Dickens, Clive Exton and John Bowen. Collectively they were broadcast under the series title 'A Ghost Story for Christmas'.]]></description>
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      <title>Journey to the Unknown (1968 - 1969) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/journey_to_the_unknown_1968/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journey to the Unknown can be seen as the British equivalent of The Twilight Zone without the staying power. Consisting of quirky stories dealing with the strange, horrific and unknown, the viewer is taken on a rollercoaster ride of fantasy. The series which was produced by Hammer Productions would be its first serious foray into television anthology and was made in association with Twentieth Century Fox and ABC Television. As it was also aimed at the American market each episode featured an American guest-star in a key role. The series only ran for one season of seventeen episodes.]]></description>
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      <title>Out of This World (1962) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:29:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/out_of_this_world_1962/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Out of This World was the first British science fiction anthology series which was made by ABC television. It lasted for only one series of thirteen episodes as well as a pilot episode broadcast as part of the Armchair Theatre series. Each episode was introduced by Boris Karloff, featuring dramatisations of stories written by the likes of, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Clifford D. Simak and Terry Nation.]]></description>
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      <title>Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:12:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/movies/blood_on_satans_claw_1971/main.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA["This chilling tale takes place in 17th century England, where the discovery of furry remains, believed to be the Devil, sparks a barrage of evil un-doings in a small town. Soon after their discovery, the Devil's remains disappear, hampering the investigation by the local Judge (Patrick Wymark). But the evil forces that take over are frightening proof that the Devil may indeed be among the villagers. People start going mad and children, under the guidance of the sinister Angel Blake (Linda Hayden) begin participating in unspeakable rituals in which the young and pure are sacrificed and mutilated. It is up to the Judge to exorcise the demons that are destroying his village..."]]></description>
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      <title>Dead of Night (1972) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2008 12:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/dead_of_night_1972/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A short lived BBC anthology series of spooky supernatural tales Broadcast in 1972.]]></description>
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      <title>The Prisoner (1967 - 1968) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:47:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/prisoner_the_1967/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA["The Prisoner is the most challenging and unusual series ever filmed for television, devised by Patrick McGoohan himself. It is a series with depth: stories that will make viewers think, and, at the same time, will keep them on the edge of their seats in excitement as The Prisoner resists every physical and mental effort to break him. There is mounting suspense as each new dramatic story is unfolded... stories of one man's tremendous, unflinching battle for survival as an individual in a macabre world in which every move is watched by electronic eyes and in which all his neighbours are suspect. Where is the village? Who are his captors? Who are his fellow prisoners? What country is he in? Viewing appeal which is simultaneously electrifying, conroversial and gripping."]]></description>
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      <title>Survivors (1975 -1977) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 2 Dec 2007 19:17:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/survivors_1975/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A deadly virus is accidentally released into the atmosphere causing a worldwide pandemic killing most of the world's population. The ones who remain have the difficult task of learning to live in an uncertain world.

This BBC series was devised by Terry Nation, who also created The Daleks and Blake's 7, Survivors ran for 38 episodes in 3 series.]]></description>
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      <title>Quatermass (1953 - 1959) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:37:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/quatermass_1953/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Professor Bernard Quatermass of the British Experimental Rocket Group finds himself involved in a variety of out-of-this-world events - using his experience in the fields of science, cosmology and extraordinary phenomena to help change the outcome. Created by the influential writer Nigel Kneale, the Quatermass serials took the early British viewer on adult science fiction journeys, combining present day insights and paranoia with terrible fictional situations.]]></description>
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      <title>Doomwatch (1970 - 1972) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:14:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/doomwatch_1970/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Eco-disasters and conspiracy theories concerning unscrupulous governments or corporations are all the rage. Yesterday’s make-believe becomes today’s fact or intangible viewpoints - Doomwatch lives on. This BBC science fiction series' central theme is about a group of scientists who make up the Department for the Observation and Measurement of Science (otherwise known as Doomwatch) and their efforts to save the world from scientific, ecological, threats and disasters.]]></description>
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      <title>Sherlock Holmes (1964 - 1968) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:57:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/sherlock_holmes_1965/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After the success of The Speckled Band (1964), part of the Detective (1964 - 1969) series, a further twelve Sherlock Holmes episodes were commissioned with Douglas Wilmer as Holmes and Nigel Stock as Watson in the leading roles. A second series of sixteen episodes were produced although this time without Wilmer, instead Peter Cushing took over as the astute detective. The first series has mostly survived the BBC's 'filing methods' whist the second has largely been erased, destroyed or lost.]]></description>
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      <title>Secret Army (1977 - 1979) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2007 22:31:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/secret_army_1977/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Secret Army is the gripping story of the brave men and women who risked their lives to save stranded allied aircrew. In secret they courageously helped the allied war effort, whilst under the constant threat of detection and summary execution if discovered by the occupying Nazis and collaborating forces.]]></description>
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      <title>Thriller (1973 - 1976) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2007 18:59:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/thriller_1973/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Famed scriptwriter Brian Clemens is probably best-known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals but arguably his best work is Thriller - a series he made for Lew Grade in the mid-70s. Thriller is an anthology series of single plays - some horrific, some terrifying - but always with a singular twist in the tale. Highly-popular and critically acclaimed in its time, Thriller attracted a high calibre of stars. With tales featuring foreign agents and time-bending serial killers (and all points inbetween!), Thriller set a new benchmark for quality horror in the 1970s."]]></description>
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      <title>Salem's Lot (1979) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:44:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/salems_lot_1979/main.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA["With Salem's Lot, a blood-curdling shocker based on the novel by Stephen King, director Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist) sends the time-honored vampire legend soaring on bat wings into the modern era."]]></description>
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      <title>The Omega Factor (1979) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:44:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/omega_factor_the_1979/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A highly-secret government organisation called Department 7 recruit journalist, Tom Crane, into their ranks as he possesses psychic powers. The department is headed by Andrew Scott Erskine along with Roy Martindale, Anne Reynold and a team of other experts. The organisation's mission is to investigate the supernatural and various paranormal phenomena to discover the Omega Factor.]]></description>
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      <title>The Ash Tree (1975) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Oct 2007 07:24:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/ash_tree_the_1975/main.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sir Richard returns from Italy to take charge of his inheritance, an ancestral stately home in England. Along with the house come other legacies - haunting visions from the past and a witch's curse.]]></description>
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      <title>Count Dracula (1977) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:22:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/count_dracula_1977/main.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Regarded as one of the best adaptations of the classic Bram Stoker tale, Count Dracula benefits from a critically-acclaimed performance from Louis Jourdan as the title character. A cult classic from the seventies, the film faithfully recreates Stoker’s characters and prose."]]></description>
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      <title>Out of the Unknown (1965 - 1971) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:58:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/out_of_the_unknown_1965/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Out of the Unknown is a science fiction, supernatural, horror anthology series, broadcast by the BBC between 1965 and 1971. The first three series were entirely science fiction tales, some of which were adapted from renowned writers such as Isaac Asimov, John Wyndham, Ray Bradbury, J.G. Ballard, Frederick Pohl. The fourth series took a slide away from adult science fiction into the realm of horror and the supernatural as it was felt that the low budget series could not compete against more extravagant productions. Much of this series has either been lost or destroyed and for most of us will remain unknown.]]></description>
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      <title>Tales of the Unexpected (1979 - 1988) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:31:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/tales_of_the_unexpected_1979/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Although Roald Dahl is most famous for his children's books, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, he was also an accomplished writer of adult fiction. His famous and sinister adult creation was the TV adaptation of Tales of the Unexpected. First transmitted on ITV in 1979, its iconic title sequence and haunting theme tune (from prolific TV composer Ron Grainer) ensured that Tales of the Unexpected was memorable viewing. With each stand-alone episode featuring guest stars such as Oscar winners Sir John Gielgud (Arthur, Becket) and Jose Ferrer (Cyrano de Bergerac), Joan Collins (Dynasty), Peter Bowles (Rumpole of the Bailey) and Brian Blessed (Flash Gordon), the tales all have a twist to entertain and, more often than not, shock the viewer."]]></description>
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      <title>Supernatural (1977) (TV)</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:08:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.maverick-media.co.uk/tv/supernatural_1977/overview.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During the final years of the last century, there still stood a mansion in Limehouse, to the east of London, known as The House on the River. Here men with bizarre tastes would meet once a month in order to terrify each other by means of true stories of horror and the supernatural. Those story-tellers who failed to impress the assembly were - it is said - never seen again. Those who succeeded were permitted to join: THE CLUB OF THE DAMNED.]]></description>
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