''Tales of Adventure'' is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
serial dramatic television series which aired on
CBC Television from 1952 to 1953.
Premise
The first six episodes were a serial version of
Jules Verne's 1870 novel ''
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (french: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne.
The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre- ...
'', with adaptation by Ray Darby and production by Silvio Narizzano. This was followed by ''
The Moonstone
''The Moonstone'' (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century British epistolary novel. It is an early example of the modern detective novel, and established many of the ground rules of the modern genre. The story was serialised in Charles Di ...
'', an 1868 Wilkie Collins novel 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
A space command is a military organization with responsibility for space operations and warfare. A space command is typically a joint organization or organized within a larger military branch and is distinct from a fully independent space force ...
'' was introduced in the time slot.
See also
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List of underwater science fiction works
The following is a list of underwater science fiction media. Underwater science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is considered to have first appeared with Jules Verne's classic 1870 novel ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea''. Ea ...
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{{Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Television shows based on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
CBC Television original programming
1952 Canadian television series debuts
1953 Canadian television series endings
1950s Canadian drama television series
Black-and-white Canadian television shows