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1970
UFO: Destruction

UFOThe ninth episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. Wanda Ventham, Philip Madoc, and Stephanie Beacham (seaQuest DSV) guest star.

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The Immortal: Dead Man, Dead Man

The ImmortalABC airs the tenth episode of the modern-day science fiction series The Immortal, starring Christopher George.

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UFO: The Square Triangle

UFOThe tenth episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. Adrienne Corry and George Sewell guest star.

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The Immortal: Paradise Bay

The ImmortalABC airs the 11th episode of the modern-day science fiction series The Immortal, starring Christopher George.

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NOAA-1

NOAA / ESSA satellite seriesNASA and the newly-rechristened National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (formerly ESSA) launch NOAA-1, a weather satellite intended to operate in a near-polar low Earth orbit. Equipped with four cameras, NOAA-1 will operate in orbit for nearly a year before it begins suffering equipment malfunctions. Overheating in the spacecraft’s attitude control system forces ground controllers to turn off some of its weather sensing equipment, and NOAA-1 will eventually be shut down in August 1971.

UFO: Close Up

UFOThe 11th episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. Jeremy Wilkin (Undermind) and George Sewell guest star.

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Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Episode 1

Night GalleryNBC premieres the first weekly episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Serling himself in a manner similar to his earlier anthology series, The Twilight Zone. Jeff Corey and Larry Hagman (Dallas) guest star. Read more (more…)

The Immortal: The Return

The ImmortalABC airs the 12th episode of the modern-day science fiction series The Immortal, starring Christopher George.

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Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Episode 2

Night GalleryNBC premieres the second episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Serling himself. Diane Keaton, Burgess Meredith and Joseph Campanella guest star. Read more (more…)

UFO: The Psychobombs

UFOThe 12th episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. Wanda Ventham and David Collings guest star.

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Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Episode 3

Night GalleryNBC premieres the third episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Serling himself. Agnes Moorhead (Bewitched) guest stars. Read more (more…)

The Immortal: To The Gods Alone

The ImmortalABC airs the 13th episode of the modern-day science fiction series The Immortal, starring Christopher George. Bruce Dern (Silent Running) guest stars.

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1971
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. Read more (more…)

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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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. Read more (more…)

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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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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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. Read more (more…)

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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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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UFO: Flight Path

UFOThe 15th episode of Gerry Anderson’s live-action UFO series airs on ITV, starring Edward Bishop and Michael Billington. George Sewell and Gabrielle Drake guest star.

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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. Read more (more…)

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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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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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.

Doctor Who: The Mind Of Evil, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 284th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Roger Delgado appears again as the Master. Michael Sheard guest stars.

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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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Doctor Who: The Mind Of Evil, Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 285th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Roger Delgado appears again as the Master. Michael Sheard guest stars.

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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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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.

Doctor Who: The Mind Of Evil, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 286th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Roger Delgado appears again as the Master. Michael Sheard guest stars.

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Doctor Who: The Mind Of Evil, Part 5

Doctor WhoThe 287th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Roger Delgado appears again as the Master. Michael Sheard guest stars.

This timeline entry leads to an entry covering this entire Doctor Who serial; there are plans to write new episodic entries in the future. You can support this effort!
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Doctor Who: The Mind Of Evil, Part 6

Doctor WhoThe 288th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Roger Delgado appears again as the Master. Michael Sheard guest stars.

This timeline entry leads to an entry covering this entire Doctor Who serial; there are plans to write new episodic entries in the future. You can support this effort!
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