Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers (1985)

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Network: ITV

Episode Runtime: 26 min.

Season Runtime: 338 min.

Status: Ended

Certification: NR

Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers (1985)

Season 1 (April 3, 1985, midnight)

Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers is a popular thirteen-part British television series looking at strange worlds of the paranormal. It was produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network and first broadcast in 1985. It was the sequel to the 1980 series Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. The series is introduced by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke in short sequences filmed at his home in Sri Lanka. Individual episodes are narrated by Anna Ford. The series was produced by John Fairley and directed by Peter Jones, Michael Weigall and Charles Flynn. It was followed by Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe, broadcast in 1994.

Genres: Documentary, Drama, Fantasy

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Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers (1985)

Season 1 (April 3, 1985, midnight)

Genres: Documentary, Drama, Fantasy

Network: ITV

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb

7.7

/100/

Trakt

/6/

TMDb

/3/

Arthur C. Clarke
Host

Anna Ford
Narrator

April 3, 1985, midnight 6.0

S1E1 - Warnings from the Future?

In this episode, Arthur C. Clarke looks into people claiming they are clairvoyant.

April 10, 1985, midnight 7.0

S1E2 - Things That Go Bump in the Night

Arthur C. Clarke investigates poltergeists cases all over the world.

April 17, 1985, midnight 6.0

S1E3 - From Mind to Mind

In this episode, Arthur C. Clarke investigates the truth behind telepathy.

April 24, 1985, midnight 6.0

S1E4 - Stigmata: The Wounds of Christ

Arthur C. Clarke invesitigates the history of stigmata, which are wounds that appear on people as the wounds did on Christ when he was crucified.

May 1, 1985, midnight 7.0

S1E5 - Ghosts, Apparitions and Haunted Houses

Are ghosts real? In this episode, Arthur C. Clarke reports on his experiences with ghosts and apparitions.

May 15, 1985, midnight 6.0

S1E6 - Have We Lived Before?

Arthur C. Clarke explores the possibility of life after death.

May 22, 1985, midnight 7.0

S1E7 - Fairies, Phantoms and Fantastic Photographs

In this episode, Arthur C. Clarke concentrates on strange phenomena captured on film, including a man who claims he can mentally create images on unexposed film.

June 5, 1985, midnight 6.0

S1E8 - An Element of the Divine

In this episode, Arthur C. Clarke reports on dowsers...people who claim they can use pointing rods to find water or other objects buried deep below the ground.

June 12, 1985, midnight 4.0

S1E9 - Walking on Fire

Firewalking is common in many eastern countries, but how do they do it? Arthur C. Clarke visits Greece, Spain, and Sri Lanka to find out.

June 19, 1985, midnight 7.0

S1E10 - Messages from the Dead?

Arthur C. Clarke investigates the claim by people that they can actually speak with the dead.

June 26, 1985, midnight 7.0

S1E11 - The Roots of Evil

Curses, hexes, and voodoo are investigated by Arthur C. Clarke.

July 3, 1985, midnight 6.0

S1E12 - Metal Bending, Magic and Mind Over Matter

Arthur C. Clarke explores the possiblity of tele-kinetic powers...the ability to physically move objects with the mind.

July 10, 1985, midnight 7.0

S1E13 - Strange Powers: The Verdict

In this final program of the series, appropriately the 13th episode, Arthur C. Clarke summarizes his thoughts about his investigation of supernatural and paranormal powers.

Network: ITV

Episode Runtime: 26 min.

Season Runtime: 338 min.

Released: April 2, 1985

Last Air Date: July 10, 1985, midnight

Status: Ended

Certification: NR

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