Tales of Adventure (TV series)
Tales of Adventure is a Canadian serial dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television from 1952 to 1953.
| Tales of Adventure | |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama serial |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | 13 September 1952 – 6 March 1953 |
Premise
The first six episodes were a serial version of Jules Verne's 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, with adaptation by Ray Darby and production by Silvio Narizzano. This was followed by The Moonstone, an 1868 Wilkie Collins novel 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. Toronto. 5 December 1952 – 16 January 1953.
- "Radio Television". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 6 February – 13 March 1953.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Tales of Adventure". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Tales of Adventure at IMDb