Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 Final episode date 6 March 1953 Number of seasons 1 Genres Adventure Film, Drama | Original language(s) English Running time 30 minutes First episode date 13 September 1952 Network CBC Television Program creator Thomas Raddall | |
Original release 13 September 1952 – 6 March 1953 Similar The Undersea Adventur, The Secret Adventures of Jules V, 20 - 000 Leagues Under the, The Mysterious Island | ||
Tales of Adventure is a Canadian serial dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television from 1952 to 1953.
Contents
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. The next serial was "Roger Sudden" by Thomas Raddall, produced by Lloyd Brydon; this ran from 5 December 1952 until the following month. "The Mysterious Island" by Jules Verne ran from 30 January to 6 March 1953.
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.