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Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers

1985 · 1 season

A calm, curious tour of the unexplained, hosted with dry authority and a gentle sense of wonder.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Arthur C. Clarke, Anna Ford
Overview
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.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Arthur C. Clarke, Anna Ford
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  • earneststrength 2 of 3
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  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
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  • mystery
  • faith
  • science
  • deception
  • death
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family
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  • documentary
  • anthology
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  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Genres
documentary
Starring
Arthur C. Clarke, Anna Ford
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 26 min each
Network
ITV1
Languages
English

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