The Interpretaris is an Australian children's science fiction television series which first screened on the ABC Television in 1966.[1] It was later also screened on the Seven Network. It was part of a trilogy with spin-offs Vega 4 in 1968 and Phoenix Five in 1970. The show is named for a spaceship with a multinational crew tasked with finding the home systems of captured alien life forms.[2]

The Interpretaris
GenreScience fiction
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerKay Roberts
Running time30 minutes
Production companyArtransa Park Film Studios
Original release
NetworkABC Television
Release7 October (1966-10-07) –
11 November 1966 (1966-11-11)

The National Film and Sound Archive holds four of the six episodes in their collection.[3][4][5][6]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Strange Assignment"[3]7 October 1966 (1966-10-07)[8]
2"Golden Boy"14 October 1966 (1966-10-14)[9]
3"Sir Lance A Little"4 November 1966 (1966-11-04)[10]
4"Princess Touch And Go"[4]TBA
5"Whistle, Thunder and Doom"[5]11 November 1966 (1966-11-11)[11]
6"Alys, Sweet Alys"[6]TBA

References

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  1. ^ "New Shows This Week". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 6 October 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Phoenix 5". Classic Australian TV. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b "THE INTERPRETARIS. EP. 01, STRANGE ASSIGNMENT". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "THE INTERPRETARIS. EP. 04, PRINCESS TOUCH AND GO". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "THE INTERPRETARIS. EP. 05, WHISTLE, THUNDER AND DOOM". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b "THE INTERPRETARIS. EP. 06, ALYS SWEET ALYS". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Interpretaris, The". Nostalgia Central. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  8. ^ "TV - Friday". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 6 October 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  9. ^ "TV - Friday". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 13 October 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  10. ^ "TV - Friday". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 13 October 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  11. ^ "TV - Friday". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 10 November 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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