Back in the day I used to collect the novels of episodes I had never seen before, before ABC started airing the entire series from the beginning back in 2003. Prior to this I had only ever seen a random selection of episodes from when I was a child. The books were more accessible at the time than the internet and I managed to gather a small collection.
Yes it was, and it was hosted by Tim Ferguson. Katy Manning kept screaming at the top of her lounges probably shattering glass in the distance. It was a great night, one of the highlights was me witnessing a fan dressed as the Master practicing his impersonations in mirrors of the men's toilets.