Tales of Adventure (TV series)
| Tales of Adventure | |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama serial |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 13 September 1952 – 6 March 1953 |
Tales of Adventure is a Canadian serial dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television from 1952 to 1953.
Premise
The first six episodes were a serial version of Jules Verne's novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, with adaptation by Ray Darby and production by Silvio Narizzano. This was followed by The Moonstone, a Wilkie Collins story adapted by Michael Jacot and produced by David Green.[1][2] The next serial was "Roger Sudden" by Thomas Raddall, produced by Lloyd Brydon; this ran from 5 December 1952 until the following month.[3] "The Mysterious Island" by Jules Verne ran from 30 January to 6 March 1953.[4]
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from 13 September to 8 November 1952. Episodes then moved to a Friday 7:30 p.m. time slot from 14 November 1952 to 6 March 1953. After this, Space Command was introduced in the time slot.
References
- ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 374. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
- ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Tales of Adventure". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Radio Television". The Globe and Mail. 5 December 1952-16 January 1953.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Radio Television". The Globe and Mail. 6 February – 13 March 1953.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Tales of Adventure". Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Tales of Adventure at IMDb
