Day: February 3, 1973

Doctor Who: Carnival Of Monsters, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 335th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Jon Pertwee’s “Navy Lark” co-star Tenniel Evans guest stars, and making his first Doctor Who appearance is Ian Marter.

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UFO: The Man Who Came Back

UFOThe 16th episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. Wanda Ventham and Derren Nesbitt guest star.

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Doctor Who: The Web Of Fear, Part 1

Doctor WhoThe 192nd episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This story sees the return of the Yeti, now in the modern-day London Underground.

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Time Tunnel: Idol Of Death

The Time TunnelThe 21st episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series The Time Tunnel airs on ABC, starring James Darren and Robert Colbert. Whit Bissell and Lee Meriwether geust star.

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ESSA-1: Operational TIROS

ESSAThe recently-rechristened Environmental Sciences Service Administration (previously the U.S. Weather Bureau) launches, with the help of NASA, the first “Operational TIROS” weather satellite, ESSA-1. Based on the architecture of the later TIROS satellites, this is intended to be the first fully-operational, long-life weather satellite, in the tradition of many of the long-lived TIROS weather satellites. But eight months into its operational lifetime, ESSA-1’s on board camera system fails, rendering it blind – it becomes useless as a weather satellite and is kept online for engineering experiments until spring 1967.

Batman: Rats Like Cheese

BatmanThe eighth episode of Batman airs on ABC. George Sanders guest stars as Mr. Freeze. (This is part two of a two-part story; each week’s story unfolds in two half-hour episodes on Monday and Tuesday.)

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Thunderbirds: Danger At Ocean Deep

ThunderbirdsUK broadcaster ATV Midlands airs the 19th episode of Gerry Anderson’s Supermarionation science fiction series Thunderbirds, featuring the voices of Shane Rimmer, David Graham, Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, and Peter Dyneley.

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Luna 9: first soft landing on another world

Luna 9The Soviet Union lands a palpable hit in the space race, claiming the first intact soft-landing of a man-made probe on another body in the solar system. Luna 9, a 200-pound sphere whose weighted base rolls to the correct orientation before opening petals exposing its camera and other instruments, proves that the lunar surface is dense enough to hold up heavy objects (previous scientific speculation has presented the possibility of a heavy lander sinking into a quicksand-like lunar surface).

The Outer Limits: The Invisibles

The Outer LimitsABC airs the 19th episode of Leslie Stevens’ anthology series The Outer Limits. Don Gordon and George Macready star in an episode written by Joseph Stefano.

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Twilight Zone: A Penny For Your Thoughts

The Twilight ZoneThe 52nd episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Dick York (Bewitched) stars in an episode written by George Clayton Johnson (Logan’s Run).

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Men Into Space: Caves Of The Moon

Men Into SpaceThe 18th episode of the science fiction drama series Men Into Space airs on CBS, starring William Lundigan.

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One Step Beyond: Emergency Only

One Step BeyondABC airs the third episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Lin McCarthy guest stars.

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Adventures Of Superman: The Last Knight

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 92nd episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. This is the sixth season premiere.

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