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Tales of Adventure
Genredrama serial
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release13 September 1952 (1952-09-13) –
6 March 1953 (1953-03-06)

Tales of Adventure is a Canadian serial dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television from 1952 to 1953.

Premise[edit]

The first six episodes were a serial version of Jules Verne's 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, 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[edit]

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.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
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