Day: November 2, 1974

Soyuz 16

Soyuz 16The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 16, a six-day manned space mission to test modifications to the Soyuz vehicle design ahead of 1975‘s Apollo-Soyuz Test Project international flight. Cosmonauts Anatoly Filipchenko and Nikolai Rukavishnikov test the new Soyuz docking mechanism and solar panels, and new rendezvous/docking equipment intended to assist with the Apollo-Soyuz flight as well as to prevent “wasted” missions such as Soyuz 15.

Shazam!: The Doom Buggy

Shazam!The ninth episode of Filmation’s live-action Shazam! series airs on CBS, starring Jackson Bostwick, Michael Gray and Les Tremayne.

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Strange Report: Report 3424: Epidemic – A Most Curious Crime

Strange ReportITV airs the seventh episode of the mystery/spy-fi series Strange Report in the U.K., starring Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, and Anneke Wills (Doctor Who). (The series is an international co-production and airs in the United States on NBC.) Zienia Merton (Space: 1999) guest stars.

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Land Of The Giants: Collector’s Item

Land Of The GiantsABC airs the 33rd episode of Irwin Allen’s sci-fi series Land Of The Giants, starring Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Deanna Lund, and Don Marshall. Guy Stockwell guest stars.

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Fantastic Voyage: The Day The Food Disappeared

Fantastic VoyageABC broadcasts the eighth episode of the Filmation animated series Fantastic Voyage, based on the 1966 movie of the same name. Marvin Miller, Ted Knight, and Jane Webb lead the voice cast.

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Doctor Who: The Invasion, Part 1

Doctor WhoThe 220th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. Kevin Stoney guest stars as Tobias Vaughn, and Nicholas Courtney returns as the freshly-promoted Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, head of the newly created UNIT. This is the last Cybermen story until 1975.

This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives, but has been replaced on DVD with an animated reconstruction.

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Lost In Space: The Deadly Games Of Gamma 6

Lost In SpaceThe 37th episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series Lost In Space premieres on CBS, starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, and Jonathan Harris.

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The Avengers: The Master Minds

The AvengersBritish broadcaster ABC airs the 84th episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg.

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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: The Village Of Guilt

Voyage To The Bottom Of The SeaThe eighth episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Richard Carlson guest stars.

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The Avengers: November Five

The AvengersBritish broadcaster ABC airs the 58th episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman.

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H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man: The Mink Coat

H.G. Wells' The Invisible ManThe eighth episode of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, based on Wells’ story, airs on ITV; the series will be shown later in the U.S. on CBS.

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