The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women And War

Six Million Dollar ManThe second TV movie in the Six Million Dollar Man series premieres on ABC, starring Lee Majors, Richard Anderson and Britt Ekland. David McCallum (The Man From UNCLE, The Invisible Man) and Earl Holliman guest star. Read more

The Evil Touch: A Game Of Hearts

The Evil TouchThe sixth episode of the horror anthology series The Evil Touch airs on Australia’s Nine Network, hosted by Anthony Quayle (Strange Report). (The series will later appear in the U.S. and elsewhere in first-run syndication.) Darren McGavin (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) guest stars and directs; Judi Farr (Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars) also guest stars.

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The Evil Touch: Seeing Is Believing

The Evil TouchThe seventh episode of the horror anthology series The Evil Touch airs on Australia’s Nine Network, hosted by Anthony Quayle (Strange Report). (The series will later appear in the U.S. and elsewhere in first-run syndication.) Robert Lansing guest stars.

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Mariner 10 launched

Mariner 10The first unmanned space probe to use a gravity assist maneuver to get from one planet to another in a reduced amount of time, Mariner 10 is lauched on a course for the planet Venus, where a carefully planned trajectory allows it to take pictures and measurements at that planet before using Venus’ gravity to fling Mariner 10 inward toward Mercury, allowing it to reach two planets in under two months. It will be the first space probe to visit Mercury.

The Evil Touch: The Upper Hand

The Evil TouchThe eighth episode of the horror anthology series The Evil Touch airs on Australia’s Nine Network, hosted by Anthony Quayle (Strange Report). (The series will later appear in the U.S. and elsewhere in first-run syndication.) Julie Harris (Knots Landing) guest stars.

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NOAA-3

NOAA / ESSA satellite seriesNASA and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration launch NOAA-3, a weather satellite intended to operate in a near-polar low Earth orbit. NOAA-3 is based on the already-flown ITOS satellite design, and will wait in orbit until March 1974, when the failure of an instrument aboard its predecessor, NOAA-2, requires putting NOAA-3 on full weather-watching duty, where it will remain without any major malfunctions through August 1976.

The Evil Touch: Murder Is For The Birds

The Evil TouchThe ninth episode of the horror anthology series The Evil Touch airs on Australia’s Nine Network, hosted by Anthony Quayle (Strange Report). (The series will later appear in the U.S. and elsewhere in first-run syndication.) Vic Morrow (Combat!, Twilight Zone: The Movie) guest stars.

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Skylab 4

Skylab 4The third and final crew of the first American space station, Skylab 4, lifts off for an 84-day stay. The crew’s tasks include medical and biological experiments, solar observations (including the first space-based recording of solar flare origination), and observations of Comet Kohoutek. Crewmembers Gerald Carr, William Pogue and Edward Gibson have a frank discussion with ground controllers about their extremely busy work schedule (similar to heated discussions between Apollo 7’s crew and Houston) halfway through the nearly-three-month mission. Skylab is left powered down, but still habitable, at the end of the crew’s stay, in anticipation that future Space Shuttle crews will someday occupy Skylab.

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping

Six Million Dollar ManThe third TV movie in the Six Million Dollar Man series premieres on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Maurice Evans (Planet Of The Apes) and Terry Carter (Battlestar Galactica) guest star. This is the final TV movie before The Six Million Dollar Man goes weekly in 1974. Read more

Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries: The Ingenious Reporter

Orson Welles' Great MysteriesThe 12th episode of Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries is broadcast on ITV licensee Anglia Television, starring David Birney (Serpico, St. Elsewhere) and Anthony Ainley (Doctor Who), with Welles providing his customary introductory and closing narration. Read more

The Evil Touch: Marcie

The Evil TouchThe tenth episode of the horror anthology series The Evil Touch airs on Australia’s Nine Network, hosted by Anthony Quayle (Strange Report). (The series will later appear in the U.S. and elsewhere in first-run syndication.) Susan Strasberg guest stars.

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Westworld

WestworldWritten and directed by science fiction author Michael Crichton, Westworld debuts in theaters, mashing up familiar western tropes with a tale of cyborgs gone mad. Richard Benjamin (Quark), James Brolin, and Yul Brynner guest star; Majel Barrett (Star Trek) and Dick Van Patten play cameo roles. A hit for MGM, Westworld will spawn many attempts to follow up on its success, from the 1976 movie Futureworld to numerous TV revivals well into the 21st century. Read more Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast

The Evil Touch: George

The Evil TouchThe 11th episode of the horror anthology series The Evil Touch airs on Australia’s Nine Network, hosted by Anthony Quayle (Strange Report). (The series will later appear in the U.S. and elsewhere in first-run syndication.) Darren McGavin (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) guest stars.

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