Day: November 16, 1968

Fantastic Voyage: The Hobby House

Fantastic VoyageABC broadcasts the tenth 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 3

Doctor WhoThe 222nd 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.

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Lost In Space: Curse Of Cousin Smith

Lost In SpaceThe 39th 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: A Surfeit Of H2O

The AvengersBritish broadcaster ABC airs the 86th episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg.

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Venera 3

Venera 1The Soviet Union launches Venera 3, its third attempt to send a spacecraft to Venus. Intended to land on the surface of what is still thought of as a near-twin of Earth, Venera 3’s landing capsule does indeed enter the Venusian atmosphere in March 1966, though the capsule loses contact with Earth and goes silent before ever hitting the surface of Venus. Venera 3 may be the first human-made object ever to arrive on another planet, but no telemetry exists to prove that it arrived in one piece.

Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: Submarine Sunk Here

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

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The Avengers: Second Sight

The AvengersBritish broadcaster ABC airs the 60th episode of the spy-fi series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman.

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H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man: Jailbreak

H.G. Wells' The Invisible ManThe tenth 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. Lisa Daniely and Deborah Watling (Doctor Who) star.

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