1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1960 7th February 1960
Hands Across the Sky (BBC)
Comic operetta about a scientist and his assistant whose space station romance is interrupted by an alien. 25th February 1960
Four Feather Falls (ITV, x39)
Puppet western about a cowboy with magic guns. 24th April 1960
Target Luna (ITV, x6)
Scientist's young son becomes first person to orbit the Moon when an astronaut is taken ill.
Pathfinders in Space 19th May 1960
Tobias and the Angel (BBC)
Rudolph Cartier-directed production of James Bridie's play about a man, a dog and the Archangel Raphael.
previous version 6th June 1960
Arthur’s Treasured Volumes: ‘The Curse of the Bellfoots’ (ITV)
Spoof horror episode in Arthur Askey-starring anthology series. 14th June 1960
Night of the Big Heat (ITV)
Play of the Week about alien invaders on Salisbury Plain. A 1967 feature film returned the action to a Scottish island, as in the original novel. 19th June 1960
The Insect Play (BBC)
Twentieth Century Theatre production of Karel Capek's play about a tramp who finds himself shrunk to the size of an ant.
previous version 31st July 1960
The Critical Point (BBC)
Summer Theatre remake of the 1957 play about cryogenics.
previous version 11th September 1960
Pathfinders in Space (ITV, x7)
The family from Target Luna land on the Moon and discover evidence of a lost civilisation.
Target Luna, Pathfinders to Mars 4th October 1960
The Burning Glass (ITV)
Play of the Week based on the same stage play as the 1956 version.
previous version 11th December 1960
Pathfinders to Mars (ITV, x6)
Impostor hijacks Lunar expedition and diverts the rocket to Mars.
Pathfinders in Space, Pathfinders to Venus 25th December 1960
Alice Through the Looking Glass (ITV)
Another Carroll-ian adaptation, possibly aka The Adventures of Alice.
previous Alice, next Alice 1961 7th January 1961
The Avengers series 1 (ITV, x26)
John Steed and Dr David Keel battle assorted villains in the early episodes of a series which would become increasingly fantastical in later years.
series 2 22nd January 1961
The Picture of Dorian Gray (ITV)
Armchair Theatre adaptation of the classic Oscar Wilde story. 28th January 1961
Supercar series 1 (ITV, x26)
Puppet adventures of vehicle which is car, aeroplane and submarine in one.
series 2 28th February 1961
The Poisoned Earth (ITV)
Moral problems are raised when a new type of nuclear bomb, with limited fallout range, i developed. 5th March 1961
Pathfinders to Venus (ITV, x8)
Rocket returning to Earth from Mars diverts to Venus to investigate a distress call.
Pathfinders to Mars 12th March 1961
The Man Out There (ITV)
Armchair Theatre play starring Patrick McGoohan as a Russian cosmonaut trapped in orbit. 29th March 1961
Tales of Mystery series 1 (ITV, x8)
Anthology of spooky Algernon Blackwood stories, introduced by John Laurie.
series 2 13th June 1961
Countdown at Woomera (ITV)
Seven years in the future, Britain launches its first (telepathic) astronaut into space. 2nd July 1961
The Ship That Couldn’t Stop (ITV)
Giant, nuclear-powered ocean liner goes wrong and heads straight for New York. 28th July 1961
Storyboard: 'The Gentleman from Paris' (BBC)
In 19th century New York, a dying old woman is kept magically alive by the power of hate.
next episode 18th August 1961
Storyboard: 'The Long Spoon' (BBC)
Troy Kennedy Martin adapts John Wyndham's humorous story about a man who accidentally summons a demon.
previous episode 24th September 1961
Plateau of Fear (ITV, x6)
Journalist and young sidekick investigates reports of a strange creature seen causing trouble at a super-advanced nuclear power station, high in the Andes.
City Beneath the Sea 3rd October 1961
A for Andromeda (BBC, x7)
Scientists create a young woman from alien radio signals.
The Andromeda Breakthrough 28th October 1961
Mr Pastry Hooks a Spook (BBC)
Richard Hearne's popular comedy character goes ghostbusting. 5th November 1961
The Test (BBC)
Scientist preparing to test new super-weapon must deal with rushed schedule, possible sabotage and marital breakdown. 21st November 1961
The Escape of RD7 (BBC, x5)
Virologist develops deadly anti-rat bug but things go awry. 23rd November 1961
The Seven Faces of Jim: ‘The Face of Genius’ (BBC)
Jimmy Edwards as brilliant scientist battles extraterrestrial in broad spoof of A for Andromeda, supported by Dick Emery and Prunella Scales.
next episode 3rd December 1961
Murder Club (ITV)
Armchair Theatre play about legalised murder in the 22nd century, adapted by Robert Sheckley from his classic story The Seventh Victim. 3rd December 1961
Vice Versa (BBC, x3)
Another version of the Victorian father/son body swap.
previous version, next version 21st December 1961
The Seven Faces of Jim: ‘The Face of Guilt’ (BBC)
Comic ghost story set in Cornish lighthouse, starring Jimmy Edwards with Richard Briers.
previous episode, next episode 1962 4th February 1962
Supercar series 2 (ITV, x13)
More puppet adventures for the flying submarine.
series 1 5th March 1962
The Ballad of Peckham Rye (BBC)
Studio Four production of Muriel Spark's novel about a mysterious, possibly supernatural figure who affects the lives of all those who work in an Edinburgh factory. 30th April 1962
Suspense series 1 (BBC, x9)
Anthology thriller series featuring some fantasy and SF episodes.
series 2 9th June 1962
The Big Pull (BBC, x6)
Astronaut returns from orbit with something deadly aboard his spacecraft. 24th June 1962
Dumb Martian (ITV)
Armchair Theatre presentation of John Wyndham story, shown as a curtain-raiser for Out of This World.
Out of This World 28th June 1962
The Andromeda Breakthrough (BBC, x6)
The scientist and alien from A for Andromeda try to prevent the world's oxygen from disappearing.
A for Andromeda, A for Andromeda remake 30th June 1962
Out of This World (ITV, x12)
Irene Shubik-created anthology series featuring stories by Asimov, Dick, Simak and others. Hosted by Boris Karloff.
Dumb Martian 4th July 1962
Tales of Mystery series 2 (ITV, x11)
More of Algernon Blackwood's supernatural stories.
series 1, series 3 29th September 1962
The Avengers series 2 (ITV, x26)
Relatively straightforward crime-busting by Steed and Cathy Gale with the occasional borderline SF story.
series 1, series 3 16th October 1962
When the Kissing Had to Stop (ITV, x2)
Speculative drama about Soviet invasion of Britain. Based on a novel by Constantine Fitzgibbon. 28th October 1962
Fireball XL5 (ITV, x39)
Outer space puppet adventures. 8th November 1962
The Monsters (BBC, x4)
Scientist investigates reports of a lake monster. 17th November 1962
City Beneath the Sea (ITV, x7)
Reporter and sidekick travelling on nuclear submarine are kidnapped by underwater megalomaniac.
Plateau of Fear, Secret Beneath the Sea 22nd November 1962
Six More Faces of Jim: ‘The Face of Retribution’ (BBC)
Jimmy Edwards as a man who develops the ability to read minds.
previous episode, next episode 29th November 1962
Six More Faces of Jim: ‘The Face of Wisdom’ (BBC)
Jimmy Edwards as aa colonial settler faces off against a Javanese witch doctor played by Ronnie Barker.
previous episode 24th December 1962
The Canterville Ghost (BBC)
Bernard Cribbins stars in Oscar Wilde's classic tale of the culture clash between an American family and a British ghost.
next version 31st December 1962
Suspense series 2 (BBC, x39)
More tense thrillers including a good selection with fantasy or science fiction elements.
series 1 1963 5th January 1963
Dimension of Fear (ITV, x4)
Beings from another dimension attempt to conquer Earth. 10th January 1963
Tales of Mystery series 3 (ITV, x10)
Final season of Algernon Blackwood anthology.
series 2 22nd January 1963
Danger Zone (ITV)
Man attempts to avert nuclear testing by kidnapping celebrities. 16th February 1963
Secret Beneath the Sea (ITV, x6)
Journalist and friend encounter further high-tech, subaquatic shenanigans.
City Beneath the Sea 7th April 1963
Space Patrol series 1 (ITV, x26)
Puppet adventures in outer space.
series 2 5th May 1963
The Freewheelers (ITV)
In the near future, young people rebel by racing in stolen vehicles. 7th May 1963
Sierra Nine (ITV, x13)
Children's serial about three agents working for a mysterious scientific watchdog organisation. 28th September 1963
The Avengers series 3 (ITV, x26)
More (occasionally borderline SF) adventures for Steed and Cathy Gale.
series 2, series 4 29th September 1963
The Road (BBC)
Nigel Kneale drama, under the First Night banner, about 18th century scientists investigating ghosts who find that they are actually images of the future. 20th October 1963
Loop (ITV)
Drama 63 production about people from the far distant future attempting to escape into their past. 23rd November 1963
Doctor Who series 1 (BBC, x42)
William Hartnell as the first incarnation of the Time Lord, assisted by Susan, Ian and Barbara, confronts cavemen, Daleks, Aztecs and Sensorites
series 2 1964 19th January 1964
The Crunch (ITV)
Nigel Kneale's Studio '64 play about London held to ransom by a small country with a nuclear bomb in its embassy. 19th March 1964
Space Patrol series 2 (ITV, x13)
More puppet adventures in outer space.
series 1 19th April 1964
The Close Prisoner (ITV)
Bernard Cribbins in a Studio '64 play about a man who may be immortal. 5th June 1964
The Caves of Steel (BBC 2)
Asimov's classic robot detective story, adapted for Story Parade by Terry Nation, directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Peter Cushing. 18th July 1964
Witch Wood (BBC 2, x4)
Adaptation of John Buchan's historical novel about a church minister uncovering Satanism in Scotland. 17th August 1964
A Choice of Coward: 'Blithe Spirit' (ITV)
Hattie Jacques as a fake medium who contacts a real ghost in Noel Coward's classic play, introduced by the Master himself. 7th September 1964
The Other Man (ITV)
Michael Caine in an alternative history story set in a world where Germany won the Second World War. 4th October 1964
Stingray (ITV, x39)
Classic underwater puppet adventures but not, as widely believed, the first British TV series made in colour. 31st October 1964
Doctor Who series 2 (BBC 1, x39)
The Daleks invade Earth and Vicki replaces Susan while the Doctor encounters Romans, Crusaders, Zarbi and the Meddling Monk.
series 1, series 3 4th November 1964
In Camera (BBC 1)
Harold Pinter in a rare acting role as one of three people who find themselves in Hell. A Wednesday Play adapted from a story by Jean-Paul Sartre. 20th November 1964
R3 series 1 (BBC 1, x13)
Behind the scenes at a scientific research centre.
series 2 1965 2nd January 1965
Six: ‘The Day of Ragnarok’ (BBC 2)
Young, single woman from all over London congregate in a park as nuclear war looms. 27th January 1965
Fable (BBC 1)
Wednesday Play set in a Britain where white people are regarded as a racial underclass. 3rd March 1965
Campaign for One (BBC 1)
Wednesday Play about a lone astronaut preparing for a dangerous re-entry whose psychological problems come to the fore. 21st March 1965
A Voice in the Sky (ITV)
Armchair Theatre production about an astronaut who claims that God spoke to him in space. 8th May 1965
Undermind (ITV, x11)
Aliens attempt invasion by brainwashing ordinary people. 9th May 1965
The Last Reunion (ITV)
Armchair Mystery Theatre remake of the 1955 play about a bomber crew's supernatural get-together.
previous version 1st July 1965
R3 series 2 (BBC 1, x13)
More stories of scientific research, with a young Oliver Reed joining the cast.
series 1 19th July 1965
The Legend of Death (BBC 2, x5)
Futuristic retelling of the legend of Theseus and the Minotaur. 11th September 1965
Doctor Who series 3 (BBC 1, x45)
The Doctor encounters Trojans, cowboys and the Celestial Toymaker; Steven and Dodo join the TARDIS crew.
series 2, series 4 28th September 1965
The Avengers series 4 (ITV, x26)
John Steed and Emma Peel encounter cybernauts, mass hypnosis, a man-eating alien plant and a whole host of would-be global conquerors.
series 3, series 5 2nd October 1965
Thunderbirds series 1 (ITV, x26)
Five brothers piloting high-tech vehicles battle natural disasters and arch-villains in classic puppet series.
series 2 4th October 1965
Out of the Unknown series 1 (BBC 2, x12)
Irene Shubik-created anthology series of SF plays including adaptations of stories by Ballard, Brunner, Bradbury, Pohl, Wyndham and Asimov.
series 2 13th October 1965
Alice in Wonderland (BBC 1)
Dennis Potter's play mixing the story of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's relationship with Alice Liddell with events and characters from the book which it inspired.
previous version, next version 19th October 1965
Object Z (ITV, x6)
World leaders call on scientists to deal with mysterious object heading towards Earth.
Object Z Returns 20th October 1965
The Girl Who Loved Robots (BBC 1)
Wednesday Play about a nightclub owner murdered by an astronaut. 28th November 1965
1984 (BBC 2)
Updated remake of Nigel Kneale's script, shown as part of Theatre 625's ‘The World of George Orwell' season.
previous version 1966 6th January 1966
The Liars (ITV, x12)
Anthology of classic story adaptations including some supernatural episodes. 11th January 1966
The Master (ITV, x6)
150-year-old telepathic megalomaniac plots global domination from his secret base on Rockall. 22nd February 1966
Object Z Returns (ITV, x6)
World leaders call on scientists to deal with three more mysterious objects heading towards Earth.
Object Z 29th January 1966
Mystery and Imagination series 1 (ITV, x7)
Adaptations of classic Victorian ghost stories including two by MR James, one by Poe and Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost.
series 2 18th May 1966
Ape and Essence (BBC 2)
Post-apocalyptic satire written by Aldous Huxley. 23rd June 1966
Adam Adamant Lives! series 1 (BBC 1, x16)
Victorian adventurer finds himself reawakened in the swinging sixties.
series 2 28th June 1966
The Devil’s Eggshell (BBC 1)
Play of the Month about a scientific 'alien invasion' hoax which goes horribly wrong. 10th September 1966
Doctor Who series 4 (BBC 1, x43)
Polly and Ben help the Doctor battle Cybermen; he then turns into Patrick Troughton to face more Daleks, Scottish rebels, more Cybermen, giant crabs and yet more Daleks.
series 3, series 5 2nd October 1966
Thunderbirds series 2 (ITV, x6)
Further adventures for International Rescue. Two feature film spin-offs followed and a live-action feature was produced in the early 2000s.
series 1 6th October 1966
Out of the Unknown series 2 (BBC 2, x13)
More SF stories including adaptations of tales by Pohl, Asimov and others.
series 1, series 3 22nd October 1966
Mystery and Imagination series 2 (ITV, x5)
More classic tales of horror by MR James, JS Le Fanu etc.
series 1, series 3 25th October 1966
Days to Come (BBC 1)
Dinsdale Landen and Judi Dench star in a Play of the Month adapted from a story by HG Wells and set in London in 2152. 4th November 1966
The Saint: 'The Convenient Monster' (ITV)
Simon Templar investigates murders near Loch Ness - the work of a woman who then falls victim to the real monster.
next episode 28th December 1966
Alice in Wonderland (BBC 1)
Jonathan Miller's unique interpretation of Lewis Carroll's story for the Wednesday Play slot, in which all the animals are played as real people.
previous Alice, next Alice 31st December 1966
Adam Adamant Lives! series 2 (BBC 1, x13)
More swinging and swashbuckling for the transplanted Victorian adventurer.
series 1 1967 2nd January 1967
Turn Out the Lights (ITV, x6)
Arthur Lowe and Robert Dorning investigate supernatural goings-on. Sequel to non-fantasy sitcom Pardon the Expression which was a spin-off from Coronation Street! 13th January 1967
The Avengers series 5 (ITV, x16)
Steed and Mrs Peel deal with a time machine, a cartoonist who believes he is a superhero, killer cats, evil nannies and more assorted megalomaniacs.
series 4, series 6 29th March 1967
A Breach in the Wall (BBC 1)
Near future Wednesday Play about the religious ramifications of the discovery of Thomas A Becket's remains in a village church. 15th April 1967
I am Osango (ITV)
Play about a man whose mind is transferred into the body of an African political prisoner. 29th April 1967
Witch Hunt (BBC 2, x5)
A man moves to the country and discovers supernatural goings-on centred around a local Pagan cult. 9th July 1967
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (ITV, x10)
The first screen adaptation of CS Lewis' Narnia stories. None of the other books in the series were adapted at this time.
next version 2nd September 1967
Doctor Who series 5 (BBC 1, x40)
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria face off against still more Cybermen, Yeti, Ice Warriors, more Yeti and even more Cybermen. But no Daleks.
series 4, series 6 16th September 1967
The Rocking Horse Winner (ITV)
Boy predicts racing results while riding his rocking horse, from the story by DH Lawrence.
next version 28th September 1967
The Avengers series 6 (ITV, x8)
More improbable adventures for Steed and Mrs Peel, including a return engagement with the Cybernauts.
series 5, series 7 29th September 1967
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (ITV, x32)
Spectrum agents battle Martians in classic puppet series.
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet series 1 29th September 1967
The Prisoner (ITV, x17)
Iconic and unique series about a man attempting to escape from a village. 15th October 1967
Dr Dee Kelly and the Spirits (BBC 2)
Possibly supernatural play? 18th November 1967
Haunted (ITV, x8)
Patrick Mower as a university professor who travels around the UK investigating supernatural events. 27th December 1967
The Metal Martyr (BBC 2)
Thirty Minute Theatre about a robot who thinks he is a man. 1968 25th March 1968
Mystery and Imagination series 3 (ITV, x6)
Another selection of early horror stories including tales by Edgar Allan Poe, MR James and Algernon Blackwood.
series 2, series 4 4th April 1968
Freewheelers series 1 (ITV, x13)
High-tech adventures of a group of teenage secret agents.
series 2 19th April 1968
Late Night Horror (BBC 2, x6)
Anthology of classic horror adaptations including stories by Roald Dahl, Arthur Conan Doyle and Richard Matheson. 7th May 1968
Whistle and I’ll Come to You (BBC 2)
Michael Hordern stars in Jonathan Miller's Omnibus production of MR James' classic horror story. 29th July 1968
The Year of the Sex Olympics (BBC 2)
Nigel Kneale's extraordinarily prescient fable of reality TV, starring Leonard Rossiter and originally broadcast in the Theatre 625 strand. 10th August 1968
Doctor Who series 6 (BBC 1, x44)
Assisted by Jamie and Zoe, the Doctor defeats more Cybermen, more Ice Warriors, Krotons and Space Pirates before eventually standing trial on Gallifrey.
series 5, series 7 25th September 1968
The Avengers series 7 (ITV, x33)
Steed and Tara King confront attempts to take over the world using the common cold, window cleaners, doubles of Steed and innumerable computers.
series 6, The New Avengers series 1 25th September 1968
The Champions (ITV, x30)
Three secret agents acquire supernatural abilities and use them to fight crime. 25th September 1968
Anyone for Tennis? (BBC 1)
One of JB Priestley's metaphysical 'time plays', written specially for the Wednesday Play slot. 29th September 1968
Joe 90 (ITV, x30)
Puppet series about a bespectacled young boy who is capable of absorbing complex knowledge and skills from his father's machine. 4th November 1968
Mystery and Imagination series 4 (ITV, x3)
Three more classic adaptations including Frankenstein and Dracula.
series 3, series 5 16th November 1968
Journey to the Unknown (ITV, x17, UK/US)
Anthology series from Hammer Films. 18th November 1968
Tom's Midnight Garden (BBC 2, x3)
Boy discovers magical garden which appears when a clock strikes thirteen.
next version 20th November 1968
Freewheelers series 2 (ITV, x13)
More high-tech adventures of a group of teenage secret agents.
series 1, series 3 24th November 1968
The Saint: 'The House on Dragon's Rock' (ITV)
Simon Templar meets a scientist who has created a giant ant.
previous episode, next episode 1969 7th January 1969
Out of the Unknown series 3 (BBC 2, x13)
A further selection of SF plays including stories by Brunner, Simak, Asimov, Wyndham and Sheckley.
series 2, series 4 26th January 1969
The Saint: 'The Man Who Gambled with Life' (ITV)
Simon Templar meets a terminally ill millionaire with plans for cryogenesis.
previous episode 26th April 1969
The Galton and Simpson Comedy: ‘Friends in High Places’ (ITV)
Bob Monkhouse as a 55-year-old man whose wish to be young again is granted. 12th May 1969
The Gnomes of Dulwich (BBC 1, x6)
Curious sitcom in which Hugh Lloyd and Terry Scott played garden gnomes. 23rd June 1969
The Friendly Persuaders (ITV)
Civil servant investigates the truth behind visitors' claim to come from advanced civilisation in another dimension. 9th July 1969
Freewheelers series 3 (ITV, x13)
Still more high-tech adventures of a group of teenage secret agents.
series 2, series 4 10th July 1969
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (ITV, x7)
Children's series adapted from Norman Hunter's 1930s books about an eccentric inventor. 19th July 1969
Salve Regina (ITV)
Half-hour post-apocalyptic drama starring Miriam Karlin and Glenda Jackson as the last two women on Earth. 8th September 1969
Counterstrike (BBC 1, x9)
Alien agent attempts to ward off alien threat to Earth. A tenth episode was never shown. 21st September 1969
The Secret Service (ITV, x13)
Gerry Anderson series mixing live action with puppetry and starring Stanley Unwin as a priest/secret agent. Only screened in certain regions. 26th September 1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (ITV, x26)
Private detective partnership continues after one half of it becomes a ghost.
remake 21st December 1969
The Owl Service (ITV, x8)
Children's fantasy serial adapted by Alan Garner from his own novel. 24th December 1969
Carry On Christmas (ITV)
Bawdy spoof of A Christmas Carol featuring unlikely appearance of Frankenstein's monster.
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