Year: 1971

The national emergency that wasn’t

Emergency Broadcast SystemsA simple accidental tape swap at the Emergency Broadcast System‘s point of origination at NORAD replaces a routine Saturday morning EBS test with an actual emergency message involving a national emergency and an imminent message from the White House. In accordance with FCC rules, numerous radio and television stations across the country interrupt their programming in anticipation of news of a national emergency that isn’t actually happening. The situation is corrected within an hour, though questions about the effectiveness of the EBS linger at the local and national levels.

UFO: Timelash

UFOThe 18th episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. Wanda Ventham and Patrick Allen guest star.

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UFO: The Dalotek Affair

UFOThe 17th episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. George Sewell and Phillip Latham guest star.

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Apollo 14: back in business

Apollo 14After nearly a year of examining the problems that nearly doomed the crew of Apollo 13, the third lunar landing is achieved by the crew of Apollo 14, commanded by Alan Shepard, the only one of the seven original Mercury astronauts to walk on the moon; lunar module pilot Edgar Mitchell joins him on the surface while Stu Roosa orbits in the command module Kitty Hawk. The Apollo 14 lunar module, Antares, makes the most accurate landing of the Apollo program in the Fra Mauro highlands (the landing site originally assigned to Apollo 13), where soil samples are collected, instruments are deployed, and Shepard becomes the first human being to hit a golf ball on the moon.

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: Terror Of The Autons, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 282nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as the Doctor’s new companion, Jo Grant. Richard Franklin joins the cast as new UNIT regular Captain Mike Yates, and the Master makes his first appearance in the series, as played by Roger Delgado. Michael Wisher guest stars.

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Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Episode 6

Night GalleryNBC premieres the sixth episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Serling himself. William Windom stars in the Emmy-nominated, critically-acclaimed Serling original They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley’s Bar. This episode concludes Night Gallery’s first season.

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Doctor Who: Terror Of The Autons, Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 281st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as the Doctor’s new companion, Jo Grant. Richard Franklin joins the cast as new UNIT regular Captain Mike Yates, and the Master makes his first appearance in the series, as played by Roger Delgado. Michael Wisher guest stars.

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The Immortal: My Brother’s Keeper

The ImmortalABC airs the 15th and final episode of the modern-day science fiction series The Immortal, starring Christopher George. Michael Strong and James B. Sikking guest star.

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UFO: Mindbender

UFOThe 14th episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. Wanda Ventham and Steven Berkoff guest star.

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Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Episode 5

Night GalleryNBC premieres the fifth episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Serling himself. Phyllis Diller, John Colicos (Battlestar Galactica) and Henry Silva guest star.

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Doctor Who: Terror Of The Autons, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 280th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as the Doctor’s new companion, Jo Grant. Richard Franklin joins the cast as new UNIT regular Captain Mike Yates, and the Master makes his first appearance in the series, as played by Roger Delgado. Michael Wisher guest stars.

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The Immortal: Sanctuary

The ImmortalABC airs the 14th episode of the modern-day science fiction series The Immortal, starring Christopher George. Sal Mineo and Iron Eyes Cody guest star.

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Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Episode 4

Night GalleryNBC premieres the fourth episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Serling himself. Tom Bosley (Happy Days) and Herb Jefferson Jr. (Battlestar Galactica) guest star; the first segment is one of the earliest professional directing credits for a young Steven Spielberg.

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UFO: Survival

UFOThe 13th episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. Suzan Farmer and George Sewell guest star.

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Doctor Who: Terror Of The Autons, Part 1

Doctor WhoThe 279th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Katy Manning makes her first appearance as the Doctor’s new companion, Jo Grant. Richard Franklin joins the cast as new UNIT regular Captain Mike Yates, and the Master makes his first appearance in the series, as played by Roger Delgado. Michael Wisher guest stars.

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