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On This Day In Anderson History – 16th April

 

 

 

UK PREMIERE BROADCASTS

1968 – 5.00pm – Captain Scarlet Inferno (ATV Midlands)

1973 – 11.23pm – The ProtectorsBagman (Channel and Westward)

2005 – 10.51am – New Captain ScarletSkin Deep (ITV 1)

 

FIRST UK REGIONAL SCREENINGS

1960 – 5.00pm – Torchy The Battery BoyTorchy Is Saved At Last (Tyne Tees)

1961 – 5.20pm – The Adventures Of TwizzleTwizzle And Footso Get Caught (Tyne Tees)

1961 – 5.20pm – Torchy The Battery BoyPilliwig Gets A Present (Southern)

1962 – 5.25pm – SupercarJail Break (Granada)

1963 – 4.45pm – Torchy The Battery BoyTorchy Returns To Earth (Grampian and Westward)

1965 – 5.00pm – Stingray Secret Of The Giant Oyster (Tyne Tees)

1978 – 2.30pm – Space:1999New Adam New Eve (Scottish)

 

OVERSEAS FIRST BROADCASTS

1968 – 7.00pm – Captain ScarletLunarville 7 (TBS, Japan)

 

GUEST APPEARANCES IN OTHER TELEVISION SERIES

1961 – 7.30pm – Paul Maxwell appears in Danger Man on ABC Granada Television in the episode The Relaxed Informer

1961 – 11.00pm – Francis Matthews appears in International Detective in the episode The Somerset Case on ABC Granada Television

1963 – 8.00pm – David Graham appears in Crane on Southern Television in the episode The Cannabi Syndicate

1966 – 10.00pm – Wanda Ventham appears in Armchair Theatre on Southern Television in the play Daughter Of The House  

1969 – 8.00pm – Rupert Davies appears in The Champions on Yorkshire Television in the episode Project Zero

1969 – 10.40pm – Francis Matthews appears in Love Story on Westward Television in the story The Dolly Spike

1970 – 6.35pm – Ed Bishop appears in The Saint on Southern Television in the episode The Man Who Liked Lions

 

 

TODAYS OTHER NEWS

1967 – Recording sessions take place at Barry Gray’s studios in Esher for the Captain Scarlet episodes Manhunt and Big Ben Strikes Again

1982 – Sylvia Anderson joins Home Video Holdings as an executive to promote their video programmes

2004 – Filming of the first episode of New Captain ScarletInstrument Of Destruction is completed