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The Blue Lamp suggesting George Dixon died in August 1898, the time-period given for the first two graphic novels, as well as "The War of the Worlds". However, no explanation of this claim is given. Here is one: the real George Dixon (1820–98) was the Victorian politician after whom Balcon's school was named. In 2010, the BBC Television drama "Ashes to Ashes" concluded with a short clip of George Dixon, referring to the similarity to Dixon's death in "The Blue Lamp" and subsequent resurrection for the television series and the underlying plot of the show. The Blue Lamp The Blue Lamp is a