With the end last week of the latest Doctor Who series, the coming seven days was even more bereft of terrestrial fantastical shows, with only one new TV episode – from the very poorly reviewed third season of Doomwatch – and one short radio play.
Saturday 5th July 1972
BBC1 – 7.00pm – 1965’s Doctor Who & The Daleks
“… it isn’t nearly as good as the cinematic sequel from the same team ‘Dalek Invasion Earth 2015 AD’ … The other alien tribe is ludicrously camp, but the Daleks have their customary demonic splendour.” (Time Out)
Sunday 6th July 1972
ITV – 1.15pm – Stingray (repeat)
ITV – 4.10pm – Catweazle (repeat)
Monday 7th July 1972
BBC1 – 9.20pm – Doomwatch: Without The Bomb
“… free will is an illusion. We must manipulate man’s behaviour on the pretext of securing his survival.” (Quoted in Radio Times)
“a play about population control; the star is a tube of lipstick which behaves like an aphrodisiac and a contraceptive. Oh, those mad scientists!” (Time Out)
Tuesday 8th July 1972
Nothing. Nada. Zilch.
Wednesday 9th 1972
BBC1 – 7.30 – Star Trek: By Any Other Name (repeat)
“The end of human existence seems in sight when the Andromedan invaders effortlessly take over the USS Enterprise.” (Radio Times)
Thursday 10th 1972
Radio 4 – 11.30pm – From Distant Lands 4: Astronaut
BBC1 – 4.55pm – Top Cat: Naked Town (Repeat.)
Billed as ‘Boss Cat’, but we’re not going with all that nonsense…
Friday 11th 1972
Nothing. Nada. Zilch.
Well, maybe the coming week was better.
The Almanac Of The Fantastical 