Sydney Newman

Sydney Newman

Sydney Cecil Newman, OC (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newman was appointed Acting Director of the Broadcast Programs Branch for the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) and then head of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He also occupied senior positions at the Canadian Film Development Corporation and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and acted as an advisor to the Secretary of State. During his time in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, he worked first with the Associated British Corporation (ABC, now Thames Television), before moving across to the BBC in 1962, holding the role of Head of Drama with both organisations. During this phase of his career, he was responsible for initiating two hugely popular television programmes, the spy-fi series The Avengers and the science-fiction series Doctor Who, as well as overseeing the production of groundbreaking social realist drama series such as Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play. The Museum of Broadcast Communications describes Newman as "the most significant agent in the development of British television drama." His obituary in The Guardian declared that "For ten brief but glorious years, Sydney Newman ... was the most important impresario in Britain ... His death marks not just the end of an era but the laying to rest of a whole philosophy of popular art." In Quebec, as commissioner of the NFB, he attracted controversy for his decision to suppress distribution of several politically sensitive films by French Canadian directors. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Title: Sydney Newman
  • Popularity: 1.839
  • Known For: Creator
  • Birthday: 1917-04-01
  • Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Also Known As: Sydney Newman (I), Sydney Cecil Newman, Sydney Nudelman, 시드니 뉴먼
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Sydney Newman Movies

  • 2006
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    Doctor Who: Origins

    Doctor Who: Origins

    1 2006 HD

    A 55-minute documentary, detailing the creation of Doctor Who, including a rare interview with creator Sydney Newman, and new interviews with...

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  • 2006
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    Creation of the Daleks

    Creation of the Daleks

    1 2006 HD

    Featured on the "Doctor Who: The Beginning" box set and tells the story of the Creation of the Daleks.

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  • 1989
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    The Magical Eye

    The Magical Eye

    1 1989 HD

    Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film...

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  • 1948
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    Inside The Atom

    Inside The Atom

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1983
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    Utilities

    Utilities

    4.5 1983 HD

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  • 1944
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    Flight 6

    Flight 6

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1951
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    Screaming Jets

    Screaming Jets

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1965
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    Dr. Who and the Daleks

    Dr. Who and the Daleks

    5.6 1965 HD

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  • 1998
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    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    4.4 1998 HD

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  • 1966
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    Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

    Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

    7.9 1966 HD

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  • 2015
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    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

    8 2015 HD

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  • 1961
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    Danger! Men Working

    Danger! Men Working

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    After the Show

    After the Show

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Scent of Fear

    The Scent of Fear

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1960
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    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    I'll Have You to Remember

    I'll Have You to Remember

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Hard Knock

    The Hard Knock

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1961
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    Honeymoon Postponed

    Honeymoon Postponed

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

    The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Fishing Match

    The Fishing Match

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Thought of Tomorrow

    The Thought of Tomorrow

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1960
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    After the Funeral

    After the Funeral

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Rose Affair

    The Rose Affair

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1944
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    Fighting Sea-Fleas

    Fighting Sea-Fleas

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1946
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    Ski Skill

    Ski Skill

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    Ski Skill

    Ski Skill

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1943
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    Fighting Norway

    Fighting Norway

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1949
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    Passport to Canada

    Passport to Canada

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    Choral Concert

    Choral Concert

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1951
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    Inside Newfoundland

    Inside Newfoundland

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1943
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    Banshees Over Canada

    Banshees Over Canada

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    Fighting Sea-Fleas

    Fighting Sea-Fleas

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    Suffer Little Children

    Suffer Little Children

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1947
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    Canada Dances

    Canada Dances

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1944
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    Trans-Canada Express

    Trans-Canada Express

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1965
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    Tea Party

    Tea Party

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1945
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    Suffer Little Children

    Suffer Little Children

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1948
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    It's Fun to Sing

    It's Fun to Sing

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1946
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    The New North

    The New North

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    Careers and Cradles

    Careers and Cradles

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1944
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    Fighting Sea-Fleas

    Fighting Sea-Fleas

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1947
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    Johnny at the Fair

    Johnny at the Fair

    2.2 1947 HD

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  • 1948
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    Pay-Off In Pain

    Pay-Off In Pain

    5 1948 HD

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  • 1949
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    A Capital Plan

    A Capital Plan

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Red Runs the Fraser

    Red Runs the Fraser

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Summer Is for Kids

    Summer Is for Kids

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    Science in Bloom

    Science in Bloom

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1951
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    Inside Newfoundland

    Inside Newfoundland

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1949
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    Newfoundland: Atlantic Province

    Newfoundland: Atlantic Province

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1959
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    Hot Summer Night

    Hot Summer Night

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1944
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    Fighting Sea-Fleas

    Fighting Sea-Fleas

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Train Busters

    Train Busters

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    Suffer Little Children

    Suffer Little Children

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1998
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    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    4.4 1998 HD

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  • 2011
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    Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

    Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

    7.1 2011 HD

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  • 1947
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    Montreal by Night

    Montreal by Night

    6.2 1947 HD

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  • 1960
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    A Night Out

    A Night Out

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1951
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    Talent Showcase

    Talent Showcase

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    Talent Showcase

    Talent Showcase

    1 1951 HD

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  • 2023
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    Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

    Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

    6.333 2023 HD

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  • 2024
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    Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

    Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

    1 2024 HD

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  • 1970
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    2.5 1970 HD

    Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series broadcast on CBC (Canadian Broadcast Company) Television in 1953...

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  • 1970
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    5 1970 HD

    A secondary mission in a new rocket, MR4, to the Moon takes off from Buchan Island. This time Henderson takes the lead role as pilot accompanied by...

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  • 1970
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    5 1970 HD

    Professor Norman Wedgwood and his team are planning another rocket mission to the Moon. Once again, Geoff, Valerie and Jimmy are on hand to witness...

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  • 1970
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    5 1970 HD

    Professor Norman Wedgwood is the head of an experimental rocket group on remote Buchan Island in Scotland. His children, Geoff, Valerie and Jimmy...

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  • 1970
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    5.5 1970 HD

    Returning from their unexpected trip to Mars the crew of MR4 intercept a distress signal from Captain Wilson, a U.S astronaut, and must change course...

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  • 1970
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    7.5 1970 HD

    Adam Adamant Lives! is a British television series which ran from 1966 to 1967 on the BBC, starring Gerald Harper in the title role. Proposing that...

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

    Police Surgeon was a television series made by the Associated British Corporation and starring Ian Hendry as Dr Geoffrey Brent. Its twelve half-hour...

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    7.5 1970 HD

    The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a...

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  • 1970
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    7.7 1970 HD

    The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

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  • 1970
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    7.864 1970 HD

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

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  • 1970
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    5 1970 HD

    Professor Norman Wedgwood is the head of an experimental rocket group on remote Buchan Island in Scotland. His children, Geoff, Valerie and Jimmy...

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  • 1970
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    5.5 1970 HD

    Returning from their unexpected trip to Mars the crew of MR4 intercept a distress signal from Captain Wilson, a U.S astronaut, and must change course...

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  • 1970
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    4.5 1970 HD

    The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written...

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  • 1970
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    5 1970 HD

    Professor Norman Wedgwood and his team are planning another rocket mission to the Moon. Once again, Geoff, Valerie and Jimmy are on hand to witness...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E6

    5 1970 HD

    A secondary mission in a new rocket, MR4, to the Moon takes off from Buchan Island. This time Henderson takes the lead role as pilot accompanied by...

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