TODAYS ARRIVALS
1924 – Alan Hume
TODAYS DEPARTURES
1991 – Brendan J Stafford
1992 – Vladek Sheybal
UK PREMIERE BROADCASTS
1966 – 5.05pm – Thunderbirds – Alias Mr.Hackenbacker (Anglia, Tyne Tees, Southern, T.W.W. and ATV London)
1975 – 7.00pm – Space:1999 – Alpha Child (ATV Midlands, Grampian, Scottish, Tyne Tees, Ulster, Westward, Yorkshire and Channel)
1976 – 11.30pm – Space:1999 – The Mark Of Archanon (London Weekend)
FIRST UK REGIONAL SCREENINGS
1961 – 5.25pm – Supercar – Hostage (Westward and T.W.W.)
1963 – 5.25pm – Fireball XL5 – Ghosts Of Space (Southern)
1964 – 5.25pm – Stingray – Emergency Marineville (Tyne Tees)
1965 – 6.35pm – Thunderbirds – The Perils Of Penelope (Anglia, Ulster, Scottish and ATV London)
1966 – 4.50pm – Thunderbirds – Path Of Destruction (Ulster)
1971 – 5.00pm – UFO – Reflections On The Water (Border)
1971 – 5.00pm – UFO – Exposed (Channel and Westward)
1971 – 5.00pm – UFO – The Psychobombs (London Weekend)
1971 – 5.00pm – UFO – Confetti Check A-O.K. (Yorkshire)
1971 – 6.10pm – UFO – Kill Straker (Granada)
1973 – 6.30pm – The Protectors – Burning Bush (Scottish)
1973 – 8.30pm – The Protectors – The Bridge (Ulster)
1974 – 10.45pm – UFO – Timelash (Grampian)
1976 – 11.35am – Space:1999 – Black Sun (Southern)
1976 – 5.00pm – The Protectors – Shadbolt (Southern)
1976 – 5.20pm – Space:1999 – New Adam New Eve (Channel and Westward)
1976 – 5.40pm – Space:1999 – The Mark Of Archanon (ATV Midlands)
1977 – 1.15pm – Space:1999 – Devil’s Planet (Granada)
1977 – 3.20pm – Space:1999 – The Beta Cloud (Anglia)
1977 – 3.20pm – Space:1999 – All That Glisters (Tyne Tees)
1977 – 3.20pm – Space:1999 – The Metamorph (Yorkshire)
1982 – 11.00am – Space:1999 – All That Glisters (Border)
1983 – 3.30pm – Terrahawks – Expect The Unexpected Part Two (Scottish)
1983 – 4.30pm – Terrahawks – Expect The Unexpected Part Two (Anglia, Channel, HTV, London Weekend, TSW, Ulster, Yorkshire and Border)
1983 – 6.00pm – Terrahawks – Expect The Unexpected Part Two (Grampian)
OVERSEAS FIRST BROADCASTS
1961 – 4.30pm – The Adventures Of Twizzle – Twizzle Goes To The Seaside (GTV 9, Melbourne, Australia)
1963 – 6.00pm – Supercar – Pirate Plunder (ABC 3, Canberra and ABN 2, Sydney, Australia)
1965 – 7.30pm – Stingray – Titan Goes Pop (WAST 13, Rutland, Vermont, USA)
1966 – 6.00pm – Thunderbirds – The Man From MI.5 (NHK, Japan)
1968 – 7.00pm – Joe 90 – Most Special Astronaut (Nippon Educational Television, Japan)
1976 – 7.00pm – Space:1999 – The Rules Of Luton (Channel 4, Kron TV, San Francisco, USA)
1976 – 7.00pm – Space:1999 – Journey To Where (WUHQ 41, Battle Creek, Lancing, USA)
1985 – 6.00pm – Terrahawks – Play It Again, Sram (NHK, Japan)
GUEST APPEARANCES IN OTHER TELEVISION SERIES
1960 – 11.00pm – Francis Matthews appears in International Detective on ATV London Television in the episode The Somerset Case
1966 – 7.25pm – Barry Morse appears in The Saint on ATV London Television in the episode The Reluctant Revolution
1972 – 5.35pm – George Murcell appears in Follyfoot on Southern Television in the episode Runaway
TODAYS OTHER NEWS
1961 – Filming starts on the Supercar episode Calling Charlie Queen
1964 – The theme to Stingray is released on a 7″ single by Pye Records with Aqua Marina on the other side – Pye 7N 15698
1965 – This weeks TV Times (Oct 16 – Oct 22) London Edition features an article on Thunderbirds and a small item on Sylvia Anderson
1968 – Filming ends on Doppleganger
1969 – Recording sessions take place for the opening titles on UFO at Barry Gray’s Studios in Esher
1970 – The Grimsby Evening Telegraph prints a photo from UFO which includes Franco Derosa along with five others who star in the series with him
1971 – The Hull Daily Mail interviews Sylvia Anderson
1977 – The second series of Space:1999 starts on Yorkshire Television
1983 – Space:1999 is broadcast for the last time on Granada Television at 1.00pm with the episode The Lambda Factor