The World of Hammer is a thirteen-part British documentary series created and written by Robert and Ashley Sidaway for Channel 4. Initially broadcast from 12 August to 4 November 1994, the series is narrated by English actor and frequent Hammer collaborator Oliver Reed.
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Air Date: 1994-08-12
For over two decades, Peter Cushing brought an unparalleled dignity, grace and dramatic skill to his roles as Sherloc...
Air Date: 1994-08-19
For generations of audiences, Hammer Films defined the legend of Count Dracula. As portrayed by Christopher Lee, the ...
Air Date: 1994-08-26
Few films had a greater impact on the '60s than the unforgettable genre known as 'Hammer Glamours' epics that deliver...
Air Date: 1994-09-01
Through the years, Hammer's depiction of female vampires was consistently groundbreaking and always controversial. In...
Air Date: 1994-09-09
The Wicked Women of Hammer included such cult icons and screen legends as Bette Davis, Ingrid Pitt, Joan Fontaine, Ma...
Air Date: 1994-09-16
Hammer's war films covered controversial stories such as The Camp on Blood Island and The Steel Bayonet, comedies inc...
Air Date: 1994-09-23
Hammer's science-fiction films are a classic genre unto themselves. For nearly three decades, the studio presented fa...
Air Date: 1994-09-30
Over the course of three decades, Hammer redefined the classic legends of the mummy, the werewolf and the zombie. Mor...
Air Date: 1994-10-07
Through the 1950s and 1960s, and running alongside the gothic horror films, Hammer made a series of what were known a...
Air Date: 1994-10-14
Based on Mary Shelley's novel, Hammer's startling cycle of Frankenstein films were equally as popular—and controversi...
Air Date: 1994-10-21
Christopher Lee was one of Hammer's most famous stars. From his debut in The Curse of Frankenstein, he went on to mak...
Air Date: 1994-10-28
Hammer Films is one of the most famous independent British film production companies as well as one of the most succe...
Air Date: 1994-11-04
Films included: The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) / A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) / The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) / ...