List of Out of the Unknown episodes


The following is a complete episode list of the anthology science fiction television series Out of the Unknown, which aired on BBC2 over four series between 4 October 1965 and 30 June 1971. The first two series were made and broadcast in black and white, and the latter two in colour.
Many Out of the Unknown episodes were adaptations of short stories and novels. In such cases, the list below credits the story to the original author and lists the adapter in the following column. Instances where an adaptation was broadcast under a title different from that of the original work are footnoted as appropriate. Where a script was an original commission, the screenwriter is credited as the author and the “Adapted by” column is marked “n/a”.
Only twenty episodes of the series survive in the archives today. The “Exists?” column indicates whether an episode has survived or not. In some cases, short clips and/or audio recordings of missing episodes have survived – these are indicated in the footnotes.

Series 1

Series 1 was broadcast on Monday nights at 8:00pm. It was produced by Irene Shubik.
EpisodeTitleStoryAdapted byDirectorAirdateExists?
101“No Place Like Earth”John WyndhamStanley MillerPeter Potter4 October 1965Yes
102“The Counterfeit Man”Alan NoursePhilip BroadleyGeorge Spenton-Foster11 October 1965Yes
103“Stranger in the Family”David Camptonn/aAlan Bridges18 October 1965Yes
104“The Dead Past”Isaac AsimovJeremy PaulJohn Gorrie25 October 1965Yes
105“Time in Advance”William TennPaul EricksonPeter Sasdy1 November 1965Yes
106“Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come...?”Mike Wattsn/aPaddy Russell8 November 1965Yes
107“Sucker Bait”Isaac AsimovMeade RobertsNaomi Capon15 November 1965Yes
108“The Fox and the Forest”Ray BradburyTerry NationRobin Midgley22 November 1965No
109“Andover and the Android”Kate WilhelmBruce StewartAlan Cooke29 November 1965No
110“Some Lapse of Time”John BrunnerLeon GriffithsRoger Jenkins6 December 1965Yes
111“Thirteen to Centaurus”J. G. BallardStanley MillerPeter Potter13 December 1965Yes
112“The Midas Plague”Frederik PohlTroy Kennedy MartinPeter Sasdy20 December 1965Yes

Series 2

Series 2 was broadcast on Thursday nights at 9:30pm. It was produced by Irene Shubik and the script editor was Michael Imison.
EpisodeTitleStoryAdapted byDirectorAirdateExists?
201“The Machine Stops”E. M. ForsterKenneth Cavender & Clive DonnerPhillip Saville6 October 1966Yes
202“Frankenstein Mark 2”Hugh Whitemoren/aPeter Duguid13 October 1966No
203“Lambda 1”Colin KappBruce StewartGeorge Spenton-Foster20 October 1966Yes
204“Level Seven”Mordecai RoshwaldJ. B. PriestleyRudolph Cartier27 October 1966Yes
205“Second Childhood”Hugh Leonardn/aJohn Gorrie10 November 1966No
206“The World in Silence”John RankineRobert GouldNaomi Capon17 November 1966No
207“The Eye”Henry KuttnerStanley MillerPeter Sasdy24 November 1966No
208“Tunnel Under the World”Frederik PohlDavid CamptonAlan Cooke1 December 1966Yes
209“The Fastest Draw”Larry EisenbergJulian BondHerbert Wise8 December 1966No
210“Too Many Cooks”Larry EisenbergHugh WhitemoreJohn Gibson15 December 1966No
211“Walk's End”William Trevorn/aIan Curteis22 December 1966No
212“Satisfaction Guaranteed”Isaac AsimovHugh LeonardJohn Gorrie29 December 1966No
213“The Prophet”Isaac AsimovRobert MullerNaomi Capon1 January 1967No

Series 3

Series 3 was broadcast on Wednesday nights at 9:00pm. It was produced by Alan Bromly and the script editor was Roger Parkes. However, all the scripts used in this series were commissioned by Irene Shubik. This was the first series to be made in colour.
EpisodeTitleStoryAdapted byDirectorAirdateExists?
301“Immortality, Inc.”Robert SheckleyJack PulmanTerence Dudley7 January 1969No
302“Liar!”Isaac AsimovDavid CamptonGerald Blake14 January 1969No
303“The Last Lonely Man”John BrunnerJeremy PaulDouglas Camfield21 January 1969Yes
304“Beach Head”Clifford D. SimakRobert MullerJames Cellan Jones28 January 1969No
305“Something in the Cellar”Donald Bulln/aRoger Jenkins4 February 1969No
306“Random Quest”John WyndhamOwen HolderChristopher Barry11 February 1969No
307“The Naked Sun”Isaac AsimovRobert MullerRudolph Cartier18 February 1969No
308“The Little Black Bag”C. M. KornbluthJulian BondEric Hills25 February 1969Partially
309“1+1=1.5”Brian Haylesn/aMichael Ferguson4 March 1969No
310“The Fosters”Michael Ashen/aPhilip Dudley11 March 1969No
311“Target Generation”Clifford D. SimakClive ExtonRoger Jenkins18 March 1969No
312“The Yellow Pill”Rog PhillipsLeon GriffithsMichael Ferguson25 March 1969No
313“Get Off My Cloud”Peter PhillipsDavid ClimiePeter Cregeen1 April 1969No

Series 4

Series 4 was broadcast on Wednesday nights at 9:20pm. It was produced by Alan Bromly and the script editor was Roger Parkes. Unlike previous series, only one episode was an adaptation.
EpisodeTitleStoryAdapted byDirectorAirdateExists?
401“Taste of Evil”John Wilesn/aMichael Ferguson21 April 1971No
402“To Lay a Ghost”Michael J. Birdn/aKen Hannam28 April 1971Yes
403“This Body Is Mine”John Tullyn/aEric Hills5 May 1971Yes
404“Deathday”Angus HallBrian HaylesRaymond Menmuir12 May 1971Yes
405“The Sons and Daughters of Tomorrow”Edward Boydn/aGerald Blake19 May 1971No
406“Welcome Home”Moris Farhin/aEric Hills26 May 1971Yes
407“The Last Witness”Martin Worthn/aMichael Ferguson2 June 1971No
408“The Man in My Head”John Wilesn/aPeter Cregeen9 June 1971Yes
409“The Chopper”Nigel Knealen/aPeter Cregeen16 June 1971No
410“The Uninvited”Michael J. Birdn/aEric Hills23 June 1971No
411“The Shattered Eye”David T. Chantlern/aPeter Hammond30 June 1971No