The Sons of the Desert two years since 1978. Most have been located in the United States but some have been held in the United Kingdom and other countries. Actors and technicians who worked with Laurel and Hardy are frequent guests, and rare films and memorabilia are exhibited. The Sons organization has been profiled periodically in media outlets, usually in a newsworthy context (as when long-lost films have been discovered). In 1974 the British Broadcasting Corporation featured the Sons in its documentary film "Cuckoo." NBC's whimsical reality show "Real People" brought the Sons to a national audience in 1980. The CBN cable-television network scheduled a
Doctor Who Appreciation Society as featuring reviews and fans' letters. The "Doctor Who Appreciation Society" regularly organises "Doctor Who" events that take place at venues around the UK. In 1995, the "Doctor Who" Appreciation Society produced and sold a collection of "Doctor Who" audio adventures entitled "Cosmic Fugue", a spin-off from DWAS's fiction magazine, "Cosmic Masque", edited and produced by Jonathan Way and Steven Wickham. All barring two of the stories were specially written for the collection. The collection was presented by Sophie Aldred and the individual stories were read by former "Doctor Who" stars. In 1998, the "Doctor Who" Appreciation Society produced and