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On This Day In Anderson History – 8th April

 

 

UK PREMIERE BROADCASTS

1958 – 5.00pm – The Adventures Of Twizzle The Toys Go To School (Associated-Rediffusion, Granada, T.W.W., Scottish and ATV Midlands)

1961 – 5.40pm – SupercarHigh Tension (ATV London and Southern)

1962 – 5.20pm – SupercarJail Break (ATV London)

1995 – 7.00pm – Space Precinct Body & Soul (Sky One)

1999 – 3.50pm – Lavender CastleBrightonia On Sea (ITV Network)

 

FIRST UK REGIONAL SCREENINGS

1959 – 12.47pm – The Adventures Of TwizzleAnother Racing Car (Southern)

1963 – 5.25pm – Fireball XL5Convict In Space (Granada and Wales West And North)

1963 – 7.00pm – Fireball XL5The Doomed Planet (ATV Midlands)

1968 – 5.00pm – Captain ScarletThe Launching (Ulster)

1974 – 10.30pm – The ProtectorsTalkdown (Tyne Tees)

 

OVERSEAS FIRST BROADCASTS

1962 – 10.00am – SupercarCrash Landing (Nippon Television, Japan)

1972 – 9.00pm – The ProtectorsBrother Hood (Nippon Television, Japan)

 

GUEST APPEARANCES IN OTHER TELEVISION SERIES

1958 – 6.10pm – Christine Finn appears in Mark Saber on Associated-Rediffusion Television in the episode You Can’t Live Twice 

1961 – 7.40pm – Michael Holliday appears in Buckeroo! on ABC Granada Television

1966 – 9.05pm – John Tate appears in Redcap on ABC Midlands Television in the episode The Pride Of The Regiment

1966 – 9.40pm – Vladek Sheybal appears in The Man In Room 17 on Southern Television in the episode How To Rob A Bank – And Get Away With It 

1968 – 8.30pm – John Bluthal and David Graham appear in Playhouse on Border Television in the presentation of The Brahmin Widow 

1971 – 11.10pm – Micheal Billington appears in The Prisoner on Southern Television in the episode A Change Of Mind

 

TODAYS OTHER NEWS

1967 – Filming starts on the Captain Scarlet episode Seek And Destroy

1968 – Four puppets from Captain Scarlet are flown from London’s Heathrow Airport to Japan for a five day visit to promote the series. A photo of Captains Scarlet and Blue with Colonel White and Destiny Angel will appear in tomorrows Newspapers