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On This Day In Anderson History – 16th August

 

FIRST UK REGIONAL SCREENINGS

1960 – 4.45pm – Torchy The Battery BoyTorchy’s Birthday (Anglia and Associated-Rediffusion)

1961 – 5.25pm – SupercarPirate Plunder (Ulster)

1966 – 4.45pm – The Adventures Of TwizzleJiffy’s New Twigs (Westward)

1974 – 6.30pm – The ProtectorsThe Bridge (HTV)

1983 – 11.05am – Joe 90Double Agent (Yorkshire)

 

OVERSEAS FIRST BROADCASTS

1963 – 7.00pm – Fireball XL5Wings Of Danger (Fuji Television)

1965 – 6.00pm – Fireball XL5Flight To Danger (AMV 4, Albury, Australia)

1966 – 5.25pm – Fireball XL5 Space Pen (CTC 7, Canberra, Australia)

1979 – 11.56pm – Space:1999New Adam New Eve (Tokai Television, Japan)

 

GUEST APPEARANCES IN OTHER TELEVISION SERIES

1965 – 8.00pm – Wanda Ventham appears in Riviera Police on Southern Television in the episode The Lucky One Was The Snake 

 

TODAYS OTHER NEWS

1981 – The Anderfan Minicon takes place at The Lorch Foundation in Lane End from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Gerry Anderson attends the event