R3 (1964 - 1965)

Country of Origin: UK
Dates of Original Broadcast: 20 November 1964 - 28 September 1965
Number of Seasons: 2
Total Number of Episodes: 26
Average Episode Running Times: 50 mins
Format: black and white
Sound: mono

PLOT SUMMARY

A group of scientists work at the Ministry of Research's Research Centre Number Three (R3) where they investigate a number of then cutting edge scientific issues, including the effects of space travel, the possibility of surviving a nuclear war and a possible space virus that infects a returning astronaut.

Not full blown science fiction as we know it, but certainly of related interest. Although many episodes lacked anything even remotely resembling SF content, there was still plenty of interest in this now all but forgotten and long lost show.

SEASON ONE
A State of Anxiety (20 November 1964)
Against the Stream (27 November 1964)
On the Spike (4 December 1964)
The Patriot (11 December 1964)
Thunderbolt (18 December 1964)
The Short Cut (26 December 1964)
The Forum (2 January 1965)
Patterns of Behaviour (9 January 1965)
The Fratton Experiment (16 January 1965)
The Critical Moment (23 January 1965; 19 January 1969)
The Angel (30 January 1965)
The Astronaut (6 February 1965)
A Whole Lot of Reasons (13 February 1965)

SEASON TWO
The Big Balloon (6 July 1965)
Unwelcome Visitor (13 July 1965)
One Free Man (20 July 1965)
Experiment in Depth (27 July 1965)
Black Warning (3 August 1965)
In Your Own Back Yard (10 August 1965)
Witch Doctor (17 August 1965)
And No Birds Sing (24 August 1965)
A Sudden Change of Programme (21 August 1965)
It's Better To Know (7 September 1965)
A Source of Contamination (14 September 1965)
Good Clean Fun (21 September 1965)
Personal Appearance (28 September 65)

UK
Television Distributor: BBC

1964
November
20: UK - television broadcast: A State of Anxiety
27: UK - television broadcast: Against the Stream

December
4: UK - television broadcast: On the Spike
11: UK - television broadcast: The Patriot
18: UK - television broadcast: Thunderbolt
26: UK - television broadcast: The Short Cut

1965
January
2: UK - television broadcast: The Forum
9: UK - television broadcast: Patterns of Behaviour
16: UK - television broadcast: The Fratton Experiment
23: UK - television broadcast: The Critical Moment
30: UK - television broadcast: The Angel

February
6: UK - television broadcast: The Astronaut
13: UK - television broadcast: A Whole Lot of Reasons

July
6: UK - television broadcast: The Big Balloon
13: UK - television broadcast: Unwelcome Visitor
20: UK - television broadcast: One Free Man
27: UK - television broadcast: Experiment in Death

August
3: UK - television broadcast: Black Warning
10: UK - television broadcast: In Your Own Back Yard
17: UK - television broadcast: Witch Doctor
24: UK - television broadcast: And No Birds Sing
31: UK - television broadcast: A Sudden Change of Programme

September
7: UK - television broadcast: It's Better To Know
14: UK - television broadcast: A Source of Contamination
21: UK - television broadcast: Good Clean Fun
28: UK - television broadcast: Personal Appearance

1969
January
19: UK - television broadcast: The Critical Moment

MAGAZINES

Time Screen 7 (revised) p.24
note

BOOKS

The Complete Directory to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Television Series pp.636-637
credits, episode guide, short article

The Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction (3rd edition) pp.359-363
credits, episode guide, short article

scientists

Last Updated: 17 November, 2008