Tales of Adventure (TV series)

Tales of Adventure is a Canadian 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 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, with adaptation by Ray Darby and production by Silvio Narizzano. This was followed by The Moonstone, a Wilkie Collins story 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 was introduced in the time slot.

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Category:Adaptations of works by Jules Verne
Category:CBC Television shows
Category:1952 Canadian television series debuts
Category:1953 Canadian television series endings
Category:1950s Canadian drama television series
Category:Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea