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On This Day In Anderson History – 31st October

TODAYS ARRIVALS

1943 – Anton Phillips

 

 

FIRST UK REGIONAL SCREENINGS

1964 – 5.15pm – StingrayThe Pilot (Wales West And North and T.W.W.)

1965 – 4.05pm – Thunderbirds Terror In New York City (Channel and Westward)

1965 – 4.40pm – ThunderbirdsTrapped In The Sky (Southern)

1965 – 5.05pm – ThunderbirdsTerror In New York City (Tyne Tees and Border)

1967 – 6.05pm – Captain ScarletBig Ben Strikes Again (Granada)

1975 – 6.35pm – Space:1999 Voyager’s Return (Granada)

1975 – 6.35pm – Space:1999Collision Course (HTV)

1981 – 9.10am- Joe 90Lone Handed 90 (Grampian)

1982 – 1.30pm – StingrayEmergency Marineville (Yorkshire)

 

OVERSEAS FIRST BROADCASTS

1961 – 7.00pm – SupercarThe Talisman Of Sargon (Nippon Television, Japan)

1965 – 6.30pm – StingrayThe Ghost Ship (Channel 11, WPIX, New York, USA)

1965 – 6.30pm – StingrayHostages Of The Deep (WMTW 8, Mt.Washington, USA)

1970 – 8.00pm – UFOClose Up (Nippon Television, Japan)

1972 – 7.00pm – The ProtectorsFor The Rest Of Your Natural (KGMB 9, Honolulu, USA)

1972 – 7.30pm – The ProtectorsVocal (Channel 9, Windsor, Ontario, Canada)

1973 – 11.05pm – The ProtectorsThe Big Hit (CTC 7, Canberra, Australia)

1975 – 7.00pm – Space:1999Alpha Child (KTVF 11, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA)

1975 – 10.00pm – Space:1999The Testament Of Arkadia (CTC 7, Canberra, Australia)

1976 – 6.00pm – Space:1999War Games (RAI Rete 2, Italy)

 

GUEST APPEARANCES IN OTHER TELEVISION SERIES

1960 – 9.35pm – Francis Matthews appears in Probation Officer on ATV London Television

1963 – 10.40pm – Rupert Davies appears in Sailor Of Fortune on Grampian Television in the episode The Tangiers Episode

1964 – 5.50pm – Gary Miller is a guest on Thank Your Lucky Stars on Border Television

1965 – 7.25pm – Shane Rimmer appears in Danger Man on Southern Television in the episode The Mercenaries

 

TODAYS OTHER NEWS

1964 – Fireball XL5 appears in TV Comic for the final time – issue 672

1964 – Stingray starts on T.W.W. and Wales And The North Television

1964 – This weeks TV Times – London Edition (31 Oct – 6 Nov) includes an advert from Thomas Wallis in Oxford Street, London inviting children into their store to see a display of characters from Fireball XL5 and Stingray, which also includes books, film and models which will be there and in the other branches of Thomas Wallis until Christmas

1965 – Thunderbirds starts on Southern Television

1970 – Ian Hendry appears on the front cover of this weeks TV Times (Oct 31 – Nov 6) London Edition

1995 – The first issue of Space Precinct Comic goes on sale with a free gift – a sticker album and stickers