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On This Day In Anderson History – 4th February

TODAYS ARRIVALS

1940 – David Lane

 

 

UK PREMIERE BROADCASTS

1958 – 5.00pm – The Adventures Of TwizzleJiffy’s New House (Associated-Rediffusion, T.W.W., Granada, Scottish, and ATV Midlands)

1962 – 5.20pm – SupercarThe Runaway Train (ATV London)

1999 – 4.00pm – Lavender Castle – The Lost Starfighter (ITV Network)

FIRST UK REGIONAL SCREENINGS

1959 – 12.47pm – The Adventures Of TwizzleTwizzle Builds Stray Town (Southern)

1962 – 5.25pm – SupercarKeep It Cool (Scottish)

1963 – 5.25pm – Fireball XL5The Triads (Border)

1963 – 5.25pm – Fireball XL5XL5 To H20 (Wales West And North and Granada)

1968 – 4.40pm – Captain Scarlet Traitor (Anglia)

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

1968 – 5.30pm – Captain ScarletSpectrum Strikes Back (Tyne Tees)

1978 – 11.30am – Space:1999Space Warp (Tyne Tees)

1979 – 11.35pm – The ProtectorsA Pocketful Of Posies (Yorkshire)

OVERSEAS FIRST BROADCASTS

1962 – 10.00am – SupercarHigh Tension (Nippon Television, Japan)

GUEST APPEARANCES IN OTHER TELEVISION SERIES

1968 – 8.25pm – Wanda Ventham appears in The Morecambe And Wise Show on Border Television

1979 – 7.15pm – Jerome Willis appears in Return Of The Saint on Granada Television in the episode The Obono Affait 

 

TODAYS OTHER NEWS

1963 – Recording sessions take place at Olympic Studios in Barnes for the Fireball XL5 episode Flying Zodiac