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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 and 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 1980, Book Club Associates published a hardcover book with the same name, authored by Simon Welfare and John Fairley, 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. DVD releaseIn January 2008 the original series was released on DVD in the UK by Network and Granada. It features all of the 13 original episodes unedited and remastered. A collection DVD Box Set of all three Arthur C. Clarke documentary series, Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World, Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers and Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe was released in July 2013 by Visual Entertainment, which also re-released them separately in September 2013.[1] EpisodesThe Journey Begins... – 2 September 1980This episode introduces the themes that are explored in the remainder of the series. Clarke expounds on his categorisation of mysteries, self-consciously aping the famous 'close encounters' categorisation used by some ufologists:
Monsters of the Deep – 9 September 1980Including the giant squid, giant octopus and megamouth shark Ancient Wisdom – 16 September 1980This show is concerned with technology from history that was either ahead of its time and subsequently forgotten, or artefacts which are mysteries in themselves. This includes the Baghdad Battery, where German scientist Arne Eggebrecht is shown electroplating a small silver statue with a gold cyanide solution and a replica of the battery using grape juice. There are also segments on the Antikythera Mechanism (including an interview with Derek J. de Solla Price), the Stone Balls of Costa Rica and the so-called 'Skull of Doom' which dominates the opening credits of the series. Also included are the vitrified stone forts of Scotland including Tap o' Noth near Aberdeen. Clarke opines at the end that had some of these forgotten technologies been developed and not lost that we would have 'colonised the stars' by now. The Missing Apeman – 23 September 1980This episode is divided equally between considering evidence for the Bigfoot and Yeti. Interviewees for the segment on the Yeti include Don Whillans, Lord Hunt and Eric Shipton. Lengthy consideration is given to the Patterson–Gimlin film, and interviewees include Grover Krantz – who demonstrates several casts of alleged Bigfoot tracks that he feels bolsters his belief that the creature represents a relative of Gigantopithecus. Clarke concludes that, although Russian scientists who studied the Patterson–Gimlin film declared the stride to be 'quite inhuman', special effects used in the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey showed that it is possible to create very convincing ape-men. He also notes that it would be very difficult for a creature such as Bigfoot to remain undetected in North America. Giants for the Gods – 30 September 1980About the Cerne Abbas giant, Nazca lines and others Monsters of the Lakes – 7 October 1980Including Nessie, Ogopogo The Great Siberian Explosion – 14 October 1980This episode investigated the cause of the Tunguska event. The programme concluded that the explosion was caused by the impact of a comet fragment, or other ice-rich body, that exploded above the ground. The reasons given for this were the fact that there was no crater as might be expected had a stony or iron object been involved and the heightened levels of rare earth elements discovered in the devastated environment afterwards. The Riddle of the Stones – 21 October 1980Newgrange and other megalithic structures, such as Stonehenge, AveburyOut of the Blue – 28 October 1980Discussing ice falls, frog falls, raining animals, etc. U.F.O.s – 4 November 1980Including the Robert Taylor incident and an interview with Kenneth Arnold Dragons, Dinosaurs and Giant Snakes – 11 November 1980Including Mokele-mbembe, giant anaconda, Ameranthropoides loysi as well as sightings and excavations of animals such as the moa and the woolly mammoth. Also interviews with Roy Mackal and James Powell. Strange Skies – 18 November 1980Including lost planets such as Vulcan, the Martian canals, the identity of the Star of Bethlehem etc. Clarke's Cabinet of Curiosities – 25 November 1980A collection of unrelated subjects and a summing-up – including the sailing stones of Death Valley, the alma, entombed toads, ball lightning in which physicist James Tuck appears, and a summing-up. See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Arthur-Clarkes-Mysterious-Universe-Arthur-C-Clarke-Collection/18876 |title=Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe - Individual Releases for 3 Shows from VEI's 'Clarke Collection' |last=Lambert |first=David |work=TV Shows on DVD |publisher=TV Guide Online |date=21 August 2013 |accessdate=16 November 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104152100/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Arthur-Clarkes-Mysterious-Universe-Arthur-C-Clarke-Collection/18876 |archivedate=4 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }} http://www.uncoversrilanka.com External links
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