diff --git a/pandora/item/models.py b/pandora/item/models.py
index 0e3f31be..ef90d13c 100644
--- a/pandora/item/models.py
+++ b/pandora/item/models.py
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ class Item(models.Model):
director = u', '.join(self.get('director', ['Unknown Director']))
cmd = [settings.ITEM_POSTER,
- '-t', self.get('title').encode('utf-8'),
+ '-t', self.get('title', '').encode('utf-8'),
'-d', director.encode('utf-8'),
'-y', str(self.get('year', '')),
'-p', poster
diff --git a/pandora/templates/api.html b/pandora/templates/api.html
index 89fce8e2..f5d28553 100644
--- a/pandora/templates/api.html
+++ b/pandora/templates/api.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+
{{sitename}} API
-
diff --git a/pandora/templates/embed.html b/pandora/templates/embed.html
index 4c34e554..6f46ce86 100644
--- a/pandora/templates/embed.html
+++ b/pandora/templates/embed.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+
{{settings.SITENAME}}
-
diff --git a/pandora/templates/index.html b/pandora/templates/index.html
index f6929f40..357beb59 100644
--- a/pandora/templates/index.html
+++ b/pandora/templates/index.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-
+
{{settings.SITENAME}}
diff --git a/pandora/templates/intro.html b/pandora/templates/intro.html
index b13c1378..d6cc1f9d 100644
--- a/pandora/templates/intro.html
+++ b/pandora/templates/intro.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+
pan.do/ra
-
this is a pan.do/ra development preview, click here to continue
diff --git a/pandora/templates/timeline.html b/pandora/templates/timeline.html
index ba30d1bd..66f26105 100644
--- a/pandora/templates/timeline.html
+++ b/pandora/templates/timeline.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+
timeline demo
-