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On This Day In Anderson History – 30th April

TODAYS ARRIVALS

1944 – Antonia Ellis

 

 

UK PREMIERE BROADCASTS

1973 – 11.23pm – The ProtectorsThe Last Frontier (Channel and Westward)

2005 – 10.54am – New Captain ScarletTrap For A Rhino (ITV 1)

 

FIRST UK REGIONAL SCREENINGS

1960 – 5.00pm – Torchy The Battery BoyBogey And The Statues (Tyne Tees)

1961 – 5.20pm – The Adventures Of TwizzleTwizzle And The Break Down Van (Tyne Tees)

1961 – 5.20pm – Torchy The Battery BoyTorchy And The Strange Animal (Southern)

1962 – 5.25pm – Supercar The Day That Time Stood Still (Granada)

1963 – 4.45pm – Torchy The Battery BoyBossy Boots Is Taught A Lesson (Westward and Grampian)

1965 – 5.00pm – StingrayA Nut For Marineville (Tyne Tees)

1966 – 5.15pm – ThunderbirdsBrink Of Disaster Part One (Ulster)

1966 – 5.15pm – Thunderbirds Security Hazard (Westward)

1966 – 5.50pm – ThunderbirdsSecurity Hazard (Tyne Tees)

1968 – 5.00pm – Captain Scarlet Flight To Atlantica (ATV Midlands)

1978 – 2.30pm – Space:1999The Rules Of Luton (Scottish)

 

OVERSEAS FIRST BROADCASTS

1968 – 7.00pm – Captain ScarletDangerous Rendezvous (TBS, Japan)

1985 – 7.30pm – TerrahawksGold (NHK, Japan)

 

GUEST APPEARANCES IN OTHER TELEVISION SERIES

1961 – 7.30pm – Anthony Chinn and Lian-Shin Yang appear in Danger Man on ABC North Television in the episode The Journey Ends Halfway 

1961 – 7.30pm –  Cyril Shaps appears in Danger Man on Southern Television in the episode Hired Assassin 

1963 – 8.00pm – Cyril Shaps appears in Crane in the episode The Executioners on Southern Television

1966 – 10.15pm – Wanda Ventham appears in Armchair Theatre on ATV London in the presentation The Match 

1969 – 6.35pm – Ray Barrett appears in The Saint on Thames Television in the episode The Loving Brothers

1969 – 8.00pm – Gabrielle Drake appears in The Champions on Yorkshire Television in the episode Full Circle

1972 – 7.25pm – Clifton Jones appears in Doctor In Charge in the episode The Black And White Medical Show on Yorkshire Television

1975 – 3.00pm – John Tate appears in The Saint in the episode The Crooked Ring on Granada Television

 

TODAYS OTHER NEWS

1966 – Lady Penelope and Parker (in human form) appear at Houseman’s Arcade Toy Shop in Reading

1967 – Recording sessions take place at Barry Gray’s studio in Esher for the Captain Scarlet episode Point 783