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On This Day In Anderson History – 26th August

TODAYS ARRIVALS

1945 – Mike Trim

2035 – Adam Svenson (Captain Blue)

 

 

 

UK PREMIERE BROADCASTS

1958 – 5.00pm – The Adventures Of Twizzle Twizzle And The Toy Inspector (ATV Midlands, Granada, T.W.W. and Associated-Rediffusion)

1995 – 7.00pm – Space PrecinctDeathwatch Conclusion (Sky One)

 

 

FIRST UK REGIONAL SCREENINGS

1961 – 5.10pm – Supercar Grounded (Tyne Tees)

1961 – 5.25pm – Torchy The Battery BoyBad Boy Bogey (Westward)

1962 – 5.05pm – SupercarKing Kool (Grampian)

1963 – 7.00pm- Fireball XL5Mystery Of The TA2 (ATV Midlands)

1976 – 4.25pm – ThunderbirdsDesperate Intruder (Yorkshire)

1978 – 11.30am – Space:1999The Bringers Of Wonder Part One (Grampian)

1986 – 11.05am – Fireball XL5Plant Man From Space (Yorkshire)

 

OVERSEAS FIRST BROADCASTS

1963 – 6.00pm – Supercar Operation Superstork (ABV 2, Melbourne, Australia)

 

 

GUEST APPEARANCES IN OTHER TELEVISION SERIES

1961 – 8.50pm – Cyril Shaps appears in Deadline Midnight on Granada Television in the episode One Way Ticket

1965 – 9.40pm – Windsor Davies appears in The Sullavan Brothers on Southern Television in the episode This Town Is Mine

1973 – 12.55pm – Ayshea Brough appears in Jason King in the episode As Easy As A.B.C. on Westward Television

 

TODAYS OTHER NEWS

1964 – From today until September 5th The Television And Radio Show at Earls Court will include screenings of Stingray in colour

1966 – Doctor Barnardo’s Thunderbird 3 appears for two days at The British Timken Show at Dunstan, Northamptonshire