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Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World

1980 1 Seasons 13 Episodes ⭐ 7.6 Documentary

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.

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

EP 1

The Journey Begins

This episode introduces the themes that are explored in the remainder of the series. Clarke expounds on his categorisati

EP 2

Monsters of the Deep

This episode looks at the Giant squid, giant octopus and the megamouth shark.

EP 3

Ancient Wisdom

This episode is concerned with technology from history that was either ahead of its time and subsequently forgotten, or

EP 4

The Missing Apeman

This episode is divided equally between considering evidence for the Bigfoot and Yeti. Interviewees for the segment on t

EP 5

Giants for the Gods

Mystifying geoglyphs, giant pictures covering large areas on the ground, appear across the globe, many created by ancien

EP 6

Monsters of the Lakes

This episode covers Scotland's Loch Ness Monster and the Ogopogo. At least 50 other lakes in the world are claimed to

EP 7

The Great Siberian Explosion

This episode deals with the Tunguska explosion of June 30, 1908. To this day there is uncertainty as to the true nature

EP 8

The Riddle of the Stones

Clarke invites us to hear the legends and theory concerning Stonehenge and the hundreds of other megalithic structures t

EP 9

Out of the Blue

This episode explores the phenomena of strange objects that fall from the sky. Clarke displays a variety of cases inclu

EP 10

U.F.O.s

Clarke states that he has been interested in UFOs for 50 years, and claims to have observed at least six. This episode

EP 11

Dragons, Dinosaurs and Giant Snakes

This episode covers alleged sightings of giant reptiles and other cryptids including Mokele-mbembe, the giant anaconda,

EP 12

Strange Skies

In this episode, Clarke explores celestial mysteries including lost planets such as Vulcan, the Martian canals, and the

EP 13

Clarke's Cabinet of Curiosities

This episode includes a summing up of the series, and a collection of unrelated subjects including the sailing stones of

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