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Tales Of Tomorrow: The Vault

Tales Of TomorrowThe 81st episode of the science fiction anthology series Tales Of Tomorrow airs on ABC. Much of the second season is missing, including this episode, based on a story by A.E. Van Vogt.

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Tales Of Tomorrow: The Ink

Tales Of TomorrowThe 82nd episode of the science fiction anthology series Tales Of Tomorrow airs on ABC. Much of the second season is missing, including this episode.

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The Spider’s Web

Tales Of TomorrowThe 83rd episode of the science fiction anthology series Tales Of Tomorrow airs on ABC. Much of the second season is missing, including this episode.

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Tales Of Tomorrow: Lazarus Walks

Tales Of TomorrowThe 84th episode of the science fiction anthology series Tales Of Tomorrow airs on ABC. Much of the second season is missing, including this episode.

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Tales Of Tomorrow: What Dreams May Come

Tales Of TomorrowThe 85th and final episode of the science fiction anthology series Tales Of Tomorrow airs on ABC. Much of the second season is missing, including this episode.

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The Quatermass Experiment: Contact Has Been Established

The Quatermass ExperimentThe BBC airs the first episode of Nigel Kneale’s trend-setting science fiction series The Quatermass Experiment, starring Reginald Tate as Prof. Bernard Quatermass. Broadcast as a live play with minimal footage from other sources played back during air, this is also one of the earliest BBC drama productions archived on film, and one of the final drama productions to use the BBC’s vintage 1930s Alexandra Palace facilities.

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The Quatermess Experiment: Persons Reported Missing

The Quatermass ExperimentThe BBC airs the second episode of Nigel Kneale’s trend-setting science fiction series The Quatermass Experiment, starring Reginald Tate as Prof. Bernard Quatermass. Broadcast as a live play with minimal footage from other sources played back during air, this is one of the earliest BBC drama productions archived on film, though BBC technicians opt not to preserve any further episodes of this series.

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Quatermass: Very Special Knowledge

The Quatermass ExperimentThe BBC airs the third episode of Nigel Kneale’s trend-setting science fiction series The Quatermass Experiment, starring Reginald Tate as Prof. Bernard Quatermass. This episode was not archived and does not exist in the BBC’s archives.

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Quatermass: Believed To Be Suffering

The Quatermass ExperimentThe BBC airs the fourth episode of Nigel Kneale’s trend-setting science fiction series The Quatermass Experiment, starring Reginald Tate as Prof. Bernard Quatermass. This episode was not archived and does not exist in the BBC’s archives.

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Adventures Of Superman: The Unknown People Part I

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 25th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, and Jack Larson. This two-parter was created by editing the 1951 film Superman And The Mole-Men.

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Adventures Of Superman: The Unknown People Part II

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 26th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, and Jack Larson. This two-parter was created by editing the 1951 film Superman And The Mole-Men. This marks Phyllis Coates’ final appearance in the role of Lois Lane, and concludes the first season.

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RDS-6s

RDS-6sThe Soviet Union detonates its first hydrogen bomb, code named RDS-6s, in its first thermonuclear weapons demonstration. The bomb is estimated to have a yield of 400 kilotons, thanks to a layered design devised by nuclear physicist (and later political exile) Andrei Sakharov, though Sakharov’s design is incapable of being scaled up, ending its use in later Soviet nuclear weapon designs.

Quatermass: An Unidentified Species

The Quatermass ExperimentThe BBC airs the fifth episode of Nigel Kneale’s trend-setting science fiction series The Quatermass Experiment, starring Reginald Tate as Prof. Bernard Quatermass. This episode was not archived and does not exist in the BBC’s archives.

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Quatermass: State Of Emergency

The Quatermass ExperimentThe BBC airs the sixth episode of Nigel Kneale’s trend-setting science fiction series The Quatermass Experiment, bringing the six-part story to a close. The success of the series prompts the BBC to request a sequel series from Kneale. This episode was not archived and does not exist in the BBC’s archives.

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The War Of The Worlds

The War Of The WorldsParamount Pictures releases the George Pal-produced movie adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The War Of The Worlds in American theaters, starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, and Les Tremayne. Featuring groundbreaking special effects photography and painted space scenes by Chesley Bonestell, the movie is an instant hit, and will later inspire a television revival based on elements of this film.

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Adventures Of Superman: Five Minutes To Doom

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 27th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves. Noel Neill takes over the role of Lois Lane in the second season premiere.

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Adventures Of Superman: The Big Squeeze

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 28th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Hugh Beaumont (Leave It To Beaver) guest stars.

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Adventures Of Superman: The Man Who Could Read Minds

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 29th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Lawrence Dobkin guest stars.

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Adventures Of Superman: Jet Ace

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 30th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Lane Bradford guest stars.

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Adventures Of Superman: Shot In The Dark

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 31st episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Vera Marshe guest stars.

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Adventures Of Superman: The Defeat Of Superman

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 32nd episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Peter Mamakos guest stars.

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Adventures Of Superman: Superman In Exile

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 33rd episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Leon Askin guest stars.

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Adventures Of Superman: A Ghost For Scotland Yard

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 34th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Leonard Mudie guest stars.

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Adventures Of Superman: The Dog Who Knew Superman

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 35th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Ben Welden guest stars.

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Adventures Of Superman: The Face And The Voice

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 36th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Carleton Young guest stars.

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