09 August 1980

Saturday

1980-08-09

Events

 * TV BBC One 8.25 PM: The Martian Chronicles by RAY BRADBURY (Part One)
 * A three-part film starring Rock Hudson as Colonel John Wilder and Gayle Hunnicutt as Ruth Wilder

1: The Expeditions

January 1999: The Zeus Project. The first manned space flight to Mars. Its ultimate goal - colonisation. Whether life exists on Mars is still not known. For Project Controller Colonel John Wilder it is the fulfilment of a life's dream.

Teleplay by Richard MATHESON Produced by ANDREW DONALLY and MILTON SUBOTSKY

Directed by MICHAEL ANDERSON

A CHARLES TRIED production

Connections

 * Returned from holiday