April 9

1972

LWT, 13:15: Stingray - Emergency Marineville (rpt)

TV Times: Troy Tempest and his Stingray crew learn that the most devastating attack is about to be launched on Marineville.

Written by Alan Fennell

Directed by John Kelly

Produced by Gerry Anderson

First airing on LWT in 1970, this was the second episode of Stingray that debuted on ATV London, Border, Grampian, Southern, and Anglia on October 11, 1964.

Don Mason Capt Troy Tempest
Robert Easton Lt George 'Phones' Sheridan
Lois Maxell Lt Atlanta Shore
Ray Barrett Commander Sam Shore, Lt Fisher, Chidora
David Graham Tracking Station, Nucella, Squadron Leader

1973

BBC1, 19:10: Star Trek - Operation: Annihilate! (rpt)

Radio Times: A spaceship hurtling to the sun, her crew preferring the holocaust to the horror which besets them, warns Captain Kirk of danger on the planet Deneva. His worst fears are realised when he descends to the city and finds its inhabitants tortured by an intolerable invasion of the unknown.

Written by Steven W. Carabatsos

Directed by Herschel Daugherty

Produced by Gene L Coon

First airing on BBC1 in 1970, this was the final episode of the first series of Star Trek, it was not shown amongst the first run of season one that year. Three stories were left out, including "Miri" which was shown after most of series two had been broadcast, and then "Operation Annihilate!" aired.

Capt Kirk William Shatner
Mr Spock Leonard Nimoy
Dr McCoy DeForest Kelley
Aurelan Joan Swift
Peter Craig Hundley

1975

Thames, 16:50: The Tomorrow People - Worlds Away episode 7, "More For The Burning"

TV Times: Stephen and Arkron return to the cave to fetch Elizabeth and Lenda, but there is no one there. They steal into the Veshtakers castle but they are caught.

Written by Roger Price

Directed by Dennis Kirkland

Produced by Ruth Boswell

Elizabeth Elizabeth Adare
John Nicholas Young
Stephen Peter Vaughan-Clarke
Tim Tikno Philip Gilbert
Lenda Lydia Lisle
Veshtaker Barry Lineham
Arkron Keith Chegwin
Vanyon Reg Lye

1977

LWT, 11:30: Space: 1999 - Breakaway (rpt)

TV Times: Adventure for Moon Base Alpha.

Written by George Bellac

Directed by Lee Katzin

Produced by Sylvia Anderson

Broadcast as part of the Saturday Scene strand.

John Koenig Martin Landau
Dr Helena Russell Barbara Bain
Prof Bergman Barry Morse
Commissioner Roy Dotrice
Paul Morrow Prentis Hancock
Sandra Benes Zienia Morton
Dr Mathias Anton Phillips
Alan Carter Nick Tate
Cmdr Gorski Philip Madoc
Ouma Lon Satton
Collins Eric Carte

1978

LWT, 17:45: The Doombolt Chase - The Devil's Jaws

TV Times: More daring and danger as young Peter Wheeler tries to clear his father's name.

Written by Don Houghton

Directed by Robert Fuest

Produced by Peter Graham Scott

Cdr Wheeler Donald Burton
Cdr Vallance Frederick Jaeger
Capt Hatfield Peter Vaughan
Adml Lupin Ewen Solon
Bayard George Coularis
Richard Andrew Ashby
Lucy Shelley Crowhurst
Peter Richard Willis
Spencer John Woodnutt
PO Parker Gordon Salkilld
Lieutenant Paul Nicholson

1980

BBC1, 16:20: The Space Sentinels - The Space Giant (rpt)

Radio Times: Three teenagers return to Earth to guard the human race from evil.

Written by Len Janson, Chuck Menville

Directed by Hal Sutherland

Produced by Don Christensen

George DiCenzo Hercules, Sentinel One
Evan Kim Mercury
Dee Timberlake Astrea
Lou Scheimer (uncredited) MO, Soldier, General, Robot I, Robot II
Linda Gary (uncredited) Zaira

1981

Thames, 18:35: Battlestar Galactica - Experiment In Terra

Daily Mirror: Captain Apollo tries to rescue the mortals on a planet facing nuclear destruction, only to find himself a captive. Definitely not captivating.

Written by Glen A Larson

Directed by Rod Holcomb

Produced by David J O'Connell

Commander Adama Lorne Greene
Capt Apollo Richard Hatch
Lt Starbuck Dirk Benedict
Lt Boomer Herb Jefferson Jr
Athena Maren Jensen
Baltar John Colicos

1982

BBC1, 18:20: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Radio Times: Dick Van Dyke plays Caractacus Potts, a none-too-successful inventor living in an old mill with his eccentric father and two children, Jeremy and Jemima. Together they rescue a derelict racing car, christening it Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - an apt name for a noisy car which has a habit of taking to the air.

Written by Roald Dahl & Ken Hughes

Directed by Ken Hughes

Produced by Albert R Broccoli

First shown on BBC1 in 1974.

Caractacus Potts Dick Van Dyke
Truly Scrumptious Sally Ann Howes
Grandpa Potts Lionel Jeffries
Baron Bomburst Gert Frobe
Baroness Bomburst Anna Quayle
Toymaker Benny Hill
Lord Scrumptious James Robertson Justice
Child Catcher Robert Helpmann
Jemima Heatrher Ripley
Jeremy Adrian Hall
Blonde at fair Barbara Windsor

1984

BBC1, 16:20: The New Adventures Of Mighty Mouse - The Great Space Chase 14/16 (rpt)

Written by

Directed by

Produced by Don Christensen

This adventure in 16 parts first aired on BBC1 in 1983.

Alan Oppenheimer Mighty Mouse, Oil Can Harry
Diane Pershing Pearl Pureheart

Thames, 16:20: The Incredible Hulk - It Lives! It Grows! It Destroys!

Unknown: Because of exposure to gamma rays, scientist Bruce David Banner has a bizarre affliction: when he loses his temper he is transformed into man-beast the Hulk.

Written by Fred Ladd

Directed by N/A

Produced by Don Jurwich

Michael Bell Bruce Banner, George
Susan Blu Rita
Pat Fraley Major Talbot
Bob Holt The Hulk
Michael Horton Rick Jones
Stan Lee Narrator
Dennis Marks Dr Proto
Bob Ridgely General Ross
B J Ward Betty Ross

1985

BBC1, 09:20: Battle Of The Planets - Invasion Of Space Center Part 1

Radio Times: Secret agents from Spectra penetrate Earth's Space Centre. Mark and Princess have to try to find the targeting transmitter before Spectra blows up all Earth's main defences.

Written by Peter Germano

Directed by David E Hanson

Produced by David E Hanson

Casey Kasem Mark
Ronnie Schell Jason
Janet Waldo Princess, Susan
Alan Young Keyop, 7-Zark-7
Michael Horton Rick Jones
Alan Dinehart Tiny, Chief Anderson
Keye Luke Zoltar
Edward Andrews Lothar
William Woodson Narrator, additional voices

Additional voices: Takayo Fischer, David Jolliffe, Alan Oppenheimer

Channel 4, 17:00: Bewitched - I'd Rather Twitch Than Fight

Daily Mirror: Darrin and Samantha need a little marriage guidance from a psychiatrist. Endora, of course, summons up the best - Freud.

Written by James S Henerson

Directed by R Robert Rosenbaum

Produced by William Froug

First shown on BBC1 in 1967.

Samantha Elizabeth Montgomery
Darrin Dick York
Endora Agnes Moorehead
Dr Sigmund Freud Norman Fell

1986

Thames, 13:30: The Champions - Nutcracker (rpt)

TV Times (1970): The Champions have to work out how to break into a top security vault, and it's programmed to kill.

Written by Philip Broadley

Directed by Roy Ward Baker

Produced by Monty Berman

First shown on Thames in 1970, this episode actually debuted on ITV in 1969.

Craig Sterling Stuart Damon
Sharron Macready Alexandra Bastedo
Richard Barrett William Gaunt
Tremayne Anthony Nicholls
Duncan William Squire
Lord Mauncey David Langtron
Manager Michael Barrington
Warre John Franklyn-Robbins
Walcott John Bown
Travers David Kelsey
Guard Dervis Ward
Assistant Robert Mill

BBC2, 21:25: Sleeper (1973)

Radio Times: It is the year 2173. At a top secret laboratory a capsule is opened revealing the body of a man frozen in suspended animation for 200 years. Miles Monroe is about to face a brave new world. Woody Allen's vision of the future finds him alive and not too well in a police state that seems terrifyingly familiar to the America of today...

Written by Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman

Directed by Woody Allen

Produced by Jack Grossberg

First shown on BBC2 in 1979.

Miles Monroe Woody Allen
Luna Schlosser Diane Keaton
Erno Windt John Beck
Dr Melik Mary Gregory
Dr Tryon Don Keefer
Dr Agon Don McLiam
Dr Orva Bartlett Robinson
Rainer Krebs Chris Forbes
Dr Nero Marya Small
Dr Dean Peter Hobbs

1987

Thames, 09:30: Robostory (16/24)

Written by Maïté Pillyser (script), Francis Lax (dialogue), Grichka & Igor Bogdanoff (concept)

Directed by Michel Pillyser

Produced by Nicole Pichon

Patricia Pierangeli
Steve Gadler
Jerry Di Jiacomo
Allan Wenger

Thames, 16:20: Inspector Gadget

Written by

Directed by

Produced by

Don Adams Inspector Gadget

BBC1, 16:35: ThunderCats - The Fireballs Of Plun-Darr

The Mutants have a new fire-thrower machine. Tygra and Willa go to find castle Plun-Darr to destroy the machine but Tygra is captured.

Written by William Overgard

Directed by N/A

Produced by N/A

Larry Kenney Lion-O, Jackalman
Earle Hyman Panthro
Peter Newman Tygra, Wilykat, Monkian
Lynne Lipton Cheetara, Wilykit, Willa
Bob McFadden Snarf, Slythe

1988

Channel 4, 15:35: The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

Daily Express: I didn't know he'd been away. Still, here he is again played by Vincent Price who uses his ability to be non-visual to escape from prison and track down the scoundrel responsible for the crime that led to his incarceration.

Written by Lester K Cole & Curt Siodmak (screenplay)

Directed by Joe May

Produced by N/A

First shown on television in 1959, Channel 4 broadcast this film four times between 1983 and 1989.

Richard Cobb Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Geoffrey Radcliffe Vincent Price
Helen Manson Nan Gray
Dr Frank Griffin John Sutton
Insp Sampson Cecil Kellaway

1989

Channel 4, 13:00: Lost In Space - The Phantom Family (rpt)

TV Times (1969): An alien scientist makes android copies of Smith, Don and the girls - then forces Will and the Robot to act like their human counterparts.

Written by Peter Packer

Directed by Ezra Stone

Produced by Irwin Allen

First shown in 1969, it is not known if ITV, or Thames Television/LWT in particular, aired the episode after 1971.

Prof Robinson Guy Williams
Maureen Robinson June Lockhart
Judy Robinson Marta Kristen
Will Robinson Bily Mumy
Penny Robinson Angela Cartwright
Don West Mark Goddard
Dr Zachary Smith Jonathan Harris
Robot Bob May (uncredited); Dick Tufeld (voice, uncredited)
Lemnoc Alan Hewitt

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