UK PREMIERE BROADCASTS
1958 – 4.45pm – The Adventures Of Twizzle – Naughty Polly Moppet (Associated-Rediffusion)
1983 – 10.00am – Terrahawks – Expect The Unexpected Part One (Central and TVS)
2005 – 10.59am – New Captain Scarlet – Proteus (ITV Network)
FIRST UK REGIONAL SCREENINGS
1961 – 4.30pm – Supercar – The Lost City (Scottish)
1975 – 11.20pm – The Protectors – Wam Part One (Border)
1977 – 11.30am – Space:1999 – The Lambda Factor (London Weekend)
OVERSEAS FIRST BROADCASTS
1963 – 4.00pm – Fireball XL5 – Flight To Danger (CBOT 4, Ottawa, Canada)
1965 – 4.00pm – Fireball XL5 – A Day In The Life Of A Space General (ATN 7, Sydney, Australia)
1965 – 5.00pm – Fireball XL5 – Robert To The Rescue (HSV 7, Melbourne, Australia)
1965 – 6.00pm – Fireball XL5 – Dangerous Cargo (BTV 6, Ballarat, Australia)
GUEST APPEARANCES IN OTHER TELEVISION SERIES
1960 – 6.30pm – John Tate appears in Whiplash on Southern Television in the episode Sarong
1966 – 9.10pm – Wanda Ventham appears in Intrigue on Border Television in the episode Small World, Big Deal
1969 – 8.00pm – Cyril Shaps appears on Department S on Westward Television in the episode A Fish Out Of Water
1971 – 7.30pm – Cy Grant and Clifton Jones appear in The Persuaders on ATV Midlands Television in the episode Greensleeves
1972 – 11.15pm – Lois Maxwell appears in Department S on Ulster Television in the episode The Ghost Of Mary Burnham
TODAYS OTHER NEWS
1962 – This weeks TV Comic (issue 565) includes a free gift inside – A make for yourself Supercar
1964 – The Australian newspaper The Age features a small article on Stingray which will start the following Monday on ABV 2 in Melbourne at 6.00pm
1965 – The first Mini Albums from Century 21 Records go on sale priced 7s and 11d, Journey To The Moon, Marina Speaks, TV21 Themes, A Trip To Marineville, Introducing Thunderbirds and Into Action With Troy Tempest
1965 – Barry Gray scores the music for the Thunderbirds episode Vault Of Death at CTS Studios
1967 – Sylvia Anderson is a guest at this years Women Of the Year luncheon at the Savoy
1967 – The second episode of Captain Scarlet Winged Assassin should have been broadcast on ATV London and Scottish Television at 5.30pm but was removed to show a tribute to Clement Attlee (Prime Minister 1945 – 1951) who had passed away, the episode was shown in April 1968, Tyne Tees Television were also meant to start the series at the same time but this was put back to December
1969 – Doppleganger has it’s UK Film Premier at The Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square, London
1970 – Australian newspaper The Age reviews the first episode of UFO after it’s premiere screening on HSV 7 on 5th October, in which it compares the cast to fully fleshed pinocchio’s who turn back to wood, the plot as paranoid, the lines indistinguishable as mouthed by Thunderbirds jerky dolls and that this purportedly adult programme will please few viewers outside the shortpants set
1971 – Sylvia Anderson is interviewed in The Grimsby Evening Press
1982 – Fanderson 82 takes place this weekend at The Bloomsbury Crest Hotel in London
1983 – Terrahawks makes it’s debut on Central and TVS Television
1983 – This weeks TV Times (8 Oct – 14 Oct) features an article on Terrahawks
1992 – Stingray The Comic is launched on The Thames aboard The MV Hispaniola
1994 – Fleetway publish the last issue of Joe 90 comic – issue no.7
