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Two spacecraft fuse in a hyperspace collision. Fortunately the Doctor (Tom Baker), Romana (Lalla Ward) and K-9 (voice of David Brierly) arrive to help. But when a crewmember is found clawed by a ferocious animal, it seems there's something even more frightening stalking the corridors.

The answers lie with zoologist, Professor Tryst (Lewis Fiander), his CET projection machine, and a planet called Eden - the home to the ferocious Mandrels...

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When Chris Parsons borrows a book from an elderly university professor, he is surprised to find it written in a strange alien language. He is even more surprised when the book is revealed to be not of this earth at all.

Chris is about to enter a world of invisible space-ships, monsters made of molten rock and computers that can talk. He'll also meet a man with a very long scarf who claims he can travel through time and space... in a police box.

Once there was a boy and one day he found a penguin at his door... he didn't know where it came from or who it belonged to. The penguin looked sad and the boy thought it must be lost. So he decided to help it find its way home, even if that meant rowing all the way to the South Pole....

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Marvel Studios' 'Captain Marvel' takes you on a spectacular adventure from the 1990's, tracing the path of Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) as she becomes one of the most powerful heroes in the universe. When a galactic war reaches Earth, she meets young agent Nick Fury (Samuel L.

Jackson) at the centre of a maelstrom, leading to her ultimate destiny as an Avenger!

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When Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr.

Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on "The Green Book" to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger as well as unexpected humanity and humor - they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime.

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On Tigella, two opposing factions are irrevocably divided over one fundamental issue: the Dodecahedron, a mysterious artefact which provides the entire planet's energy.

With the Savants and the Deons locked in a crippling stalemate, and their civilisation on the brink of collapse, the Tigellan leader Zastor (Edward Underdown) seeks the Doctor's help. But the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward) have been trapped aboard the Tardis in a timeloop by Meglos, the last of the Zolpha Thurans, who will stop at nothing to steal back the awesome power of the Dodecahedron...

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The fourth instalment of the 'Avengers' series is the once-in-a-lifetime culmination of 22 interconnected films and the climax of an epic journey.

Earth's, heroes will finally understand how fragile our reality is - and the sacrifices that must be made to uphold it - in a story of friendship, teamwork and setting aside differences to overcome an impossible obstacle.

Billy Batson (Asher Angel) is a streetwise 14-year-old who can magically transform into the adult Super Hero Shazam! (Zachary Levi) simply by shouting out one word. His newfound powers soon get put to the test when he squares off against the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong).

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Exiled to Earth in the late 20th century by his own people - the Time Lords - the newly regenerated Doctor arrives in Oxley Woods alongside a shower of mysterious meteorites. Investigating these unusual occurrences is the newly-formed United Nations Intelligence Taskforce - UNIT for short.

Lead by Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, UNIT are soon called into action when people and meteorites start going missing. Most puzzling of all is the attempted kidnap of a strange hospital patient - a man with two hearts, who insists that he recognises the Brigadier.... The new Doctor soon joins forces with his old friend, UNIT, and the recently recruited Dr Liz Shaw, but time is running out... Irregular things are happening at a nearby plastics factory, while faceless creatures lurk in the woods. The Nestenes have arrived, and want to conquer the Earth...

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Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson star in 'Chernobyl', the critically acclaimed five-part mini-series.

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian SSSR suffered a massive explosion that released radioactive material across Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and as far as Scandinavia and Western Europe. Dramatising the true story of the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, Chernobyl shines a light on the brave men and women who fought an unprecedented war against an invisible enemy, and who suffered and sacrificed, saving millions of lives, often at the cost of their own.

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Something has gone seriously wrong with Mars Probe 7. With no contact from the astronauts since the rocket started its return journey from Mars, Space Control is now extremely worried about the fate of the crew. A rescue mission recovers something-but whatever it is, it certainly isn't human.

To find out what has happened to the astronauts, the Doctor must head into space without the TARDIS...

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On Earth in the 22nd century, Daleks have enslaved the planet and humans live in fear of their masters. Meanwhile, back in the 20th century, a peace conference is urgently needed to prevent World War Three.

When reports reach Unit of a ghost at Auderly House - the site for the conference - the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) decide to investigate. Danger is waiting for them there, including a trip two hundred years into the future without the Tardis...

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Based on the book series by highly-acclaimed author Stephen King. The last Gunslinger, Roland (Idris Elba), has been locked in an eternal battle with the Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey), determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together.

With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the epic battle as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.

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It is the year 2450, and a fragile peace exists between the great empires of Earth and Draconia. The Tardis materialises aboard an Earth cargo ship which comes under attack.

Arrested and accused of espionage, the Doctor is sentenced to life imprisonment on the Moon, but salvation arrives in an unexpected form...Can the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) stop the Master's plans to provoke a galactic war and reveal the deadly enemy waiting for the chance to destroy both empires?

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Disney's 'The Lion King', directed by Jon Favreau, journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba (voices of Donald Glover and JD McCrary) idolizes his father, King Mufasa (voice of James Earl Jones), and takes to heart his own royal destiny.

But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar (voice of Chiwetel Ejiofor), Mufasa's brother - and former heir to the throne - has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.