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On This Day In Anderson History – 17th March

TODAYS ARRIVALS

1959 – John Koenig

2029 – Conrad Turner (Captain Black)

 

 

UK PREMIERE BROADCASTS

1960 – 5.00pm – Four Feather FallsPedro Has A Plan (Anglia, ATV Midlands, Associated-Rediffusion, Granada, Southern, Scottish, Ulster, Tyne Tees and T.W.W.)

1963 – 4.55pm – Fireball XL5Robert To The Rescue (ATV London, Ulster, Westward and Channel)

1966 – 7.00pm – ThunderbirdsMartian Invasion (ATV Midlands)

 

FIRST UK REGIONAL SCREENINGS

1962 – 5.15pm – SupercarOperation Superstork (Tyne Tees)

1963 – 4.40pm – Fireball XL5Flight To Danger (Tyne Tees)

1963 – 4.50pm – Fireball XL5Flying Zodiac (Anglia)

1964 – 4.45pm – The Adventures Of TwizzleTwizzle And The Breakdown Van (Anglia, Channel and Border)

1965 – 5.25pm – StingrayTreasure Down Below (ATV Midlands)

1965 – 6.05pm – StingrayTune Of Danger (Granada)

1966 – 5.00pm – ThunderbirdsDanger At Ocean Deep (Anglia)

1966 – 6.30pm – ThunderbirdsDanger At Ocean Deep (T.W.W.)

1968 – 4.40pm – Captain ScarletTreble Cross (Anglia)

1968 – 5.30pm – Captain ScarletNoose Of Ice (ATV London, Channel, Westward, Scottish and Border)

1968 – 5.30pm – Captain ScarletSeek And Destroy (Tyne Tees)

1973 – 6.15pm – The ProtectorsTalkdown (Scottish)

 

OVERSEAS FIRST BROADCASTS

1962 – 6.30pm – SupercarJungle Hazard (Channel 11, WPIX, New York, USA)

1964 – 4.00m – Fireball XL5 – Space Immigrants (CBOT 4, Ottawa, Canada)

1965 – 6.00pm – StingrayTom Thumb Tempest (ABC 3, Canberra, Australia)

1965 – 7.30pm – StingrayEastern Eclipse (Fuji Television, Japan)

1973 – 8.00pm – UFOThe Man Who Came Back (KGMB 9, Honolulu, USA)

1978 – 7.30pm – Space:1999The Beta Cloud (CTC 7, Canberra, Australia)

 

GUEST APPEARANCES IN OTHER TELEVISION SERIES

1962 – 11.20pm – George Murcell appears in The Four Just Men in the episode The Godfather on ATV London Television

1965 – 9.40pm – Rupert Davies appears as a special guest star on Wish Upon A Star on Southern Television

1967 – 7.30pm – Ed Bishop appears in The Saint 0n ATV Midlands Television in the episode The Saint Steps In

1968 – 7.25pm – Francis Matthews appears in The Avengers on Border Television in the episode Mission… Highly Improbable 

1973 – 6.10pm – George Murcell appears in The Persuaders on Southern Television in the episode Nuisance Value

1978 – 9.00pm – Clifton Jones appears in The Professionals on London Weekend Television in the episode Look After Annie 

 

TODAYS OTHER NEWS

1965 – Issue nine of TV Century 21 Comic features The Sidewinder on the cover from the Thunderbirds episode Pit Of Peril, the craft appears in the Stingray strip inside renamed The Jungle Cat

1973 – Two cars used in UFO were sold at British Car Auctions at Frimley near Camberley for £1450.00 and £1525.00