Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World(1980)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1980-09-02
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 7.6
Votes: 7
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World is a thirteen part British television series looking at unexplained phenomena from around the world. It was produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network and first broadcast in September 1980. Each program is introduced and book-ended by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke in short sequences filmed in Sri Lanka. The bulk of the episodes are narrated by Gordon Honeycombe. The series was produced by John Fanshawe, John Fairley and directed by Peter Jones, Michael Weigall and Charles Flynn. It also featured a unique soundtrack composed by British artist Alan Hawkshaw. In 1981, Book Club Associates published a hardcover book with the same name, authored by Fairley and Welfare, where the contents of the show were further explored. It featured an introduction written by Clarke as well as his remarks at the end of each chapter or topic. In 1985, a paperback of this book was released by HarperCollins Publishers. The series was followed by Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers in 1985 and Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe in 1994.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 13E01
The Journey Begins
Air Date: 1980-09-02
This episode introduces the themes that are explored in the remainder of the series. Clarke expounds on his categoris...
E02
Monsters of the Deep
Air Date: 1980-09-09
This episode looks at the Giant squid, giant octopus and the megamouth shark.
E03
Ancient Wisdom
Air Date: 1980-09-16
This episode is concerned with technology from history that was either ahead of its time and subsequently forgotten, ...
E04
The Missing Apeman
Air Date: 1980-09-23
This episode is divided equally between considering evidence for the Bigfoot and Yeti. Interviewees for the segment o...
E05
Giants for the Gods
Air Date: 1980-09-30
Mystifying geoglyphs, giant pictures covering large areas on the ground, appear across the globe, many created by anc...
E06
Monsters of the Lakes
Air Date: 1980-10-07
This episode covers Scotland's Loch Ness Monster and the Ogopogo. At least 50 other lakes in the world are claimed ...
E07
The Great Siberian Explosion
Air Date: 1980-10-14
This episode deals with the Tunguska explosion of June 30, 1908. To this day there is uncertainty as to the true natu...
E08
The Riddle of the Stones
Air Date: 1980-10-21
Clarke invites us to hear the legends and theory concerning Stonehenge and the hundreds of other megalithic structure...
E09
Out of the Blue
Air Date: 1980-10-28
This episode explores the phenomena of strange objects that fall from the sky. Clarke displays a variety of cases in...
E10
U.F.O.s
Air Date: 1980-11-04
Clarke states that he has been interested in UFOs for 50 years, and claims to have observed at least six. This epis...
E11
Dragons, Dinosaurs and Giant Snakes
Air Date: 1980-11-11
This episode covers alleged sightings of giant reptiles and other cryptids including Mokele-mbembe, the giant anacond...
E12
Strange Skies
Air Date: 1980-11-18
In this episode, Clarke explores celestial mysteries including lost planets such as Vulcan, the Martian canals, and t...
E13
Clarke's Cabinet of Curiosities
Air Date: 1980-11-25
This episode includes a summing up of the series, and a collection of unrelated subjects including the sailing stones...
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