θɹˈiː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi vˌiːˈɑːɹz wɜː jˈuːzd ɪnðə mˌeɪkɪŋ əvə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈaɪəns fˈɪkʃən tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən sˈɪɹiz dˈɑːktɚ hˌuː ɛntˈaɪɾəld "plˈænɪt ʌvðə dˈɛd" wˈʌn nˈuː tə wˈɛst ɹˈaɪdɪŋ ˈɔːɾəməbˌiəl kˈʌmpəni ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd ˌɑːɹjˌuːˈeɪ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn dˈʌbəljˌuː, ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ tˈuː nˈuː tʊ ˈɔːldɚ vˈæli ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd dʒˌiːdʒˌiːˈɛm ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ dˈʌbəljˌuː ænd ˌeɪtʃdʒˌeɪbˈiː fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv dˈʌbəljˌuː.
Three 1980 VRs were used in the making of a 2009 episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who entitled "Planet of the Dead" - one new to West Riding Automobile Company (registered RUA 461W), and the other two new to Alder Valley (registered GGM 84W and HJB 455W).