Episode Listings



Source - Fanderson's FAB Issue No. 14.

The 39 episodes appear in their original production/shooting order, the official ITC order, and the original UK broadcast order (ATV London - Episodes 1-35: October 28th 1962 to June 23rd 1963, Episodes 36-39: October 6th-27th 1963).

See also:

         Production Order                  Official ITC Order                    UK Broadcast Order
1.   Planet 46                     1.  Planet 46                         1.  Planet 46
2.   Hypnotic Sphere               2.  Hypnotic Sphere                   2.  The Doomed Planet
3.   Planet Of Platonia            3.  Planet Of Platonia                3.  Space Immigrants
4.   Space Magnet                  4.  Space Magnet                      4.  Plant Man From Space
5.   The Doomed Planet             5.  The Doomed Planet                 5.  Spy In Space
6.   Plant Man From Space          6.  Plant Man From Space              6.  The Sun Temple
7    The Sun Temple                7.  The Sun Temple                    7.  XL5 To H2O
8.   Space Immigrants              8.  Space Immigrants                  8.  Space Pirates
9.   Space Monster                 9.  Space Monster                     9.  Flying Zodiac
10.  Flying Zodiac                10.  Flying Zodiac                    10.  Space Pen
11.  Spy In Space                 11.  XL5 To H2O                       11.  Space Monster
12.  XL5 To H2O                   12.  Spy In Space                     12.  The Last Of The Zanadus
13.  Space Pirates                13.  Space Pirates                    13.  Planet Of Platonia
14.  The Last Of The Zanadus      14.  Convict In Space                 14.  The Triads
15   Space Pen                    15.  Space Pen                        15.  Wings Of Danger
16.  Convict In Space             16.  The Last Of The Zanadus          16.  Convict In Space
17.  Wings Of Danger              17.  Wings Of Danger                  17.  Space Vacation
18.  The Triads                   18.  The Triads                       18.  Flight To Danger
19.  Sabotage                     19.  Sabotage                         19.  Prisoner On The Lost Planet
20.  Prisoner On The Lost Planet  20.  Prisoner On The Lost Planet      20.  The Forbidden Planet
21.  Flight To Danger             21.  Flight To Danger                 21   Robert To The Rescue
22.  Space Vacation               22.  Space Vacation                   22.  Dangerous Cargo
23.  Mystery Of The TA2           23.  Mystery Of The TA2               23.  Mystery Of The TA2
24.  Robert To The Rescue         24.  Robert To The Rescue             24.  Drama At Space City
25.  The Forbidden Planet         25.  The Forbidden Planet             25.  1875
26.  The Granatoid Tanks          26   The Granatoid Tanks              26.  The Granatoid Tanks
27.  Dangerous Cargo              27.  Dangerous Cargo                  27.  The Robot Freighter Mystery
28.  1875                         28.  1875                             28.  Whistle For Danger
29.  The Robot Freighter Mystery  29.  The Robot Freighter Mystery      29.  Trial  By  Robot
30.  Drama At Space City          30.  Drama At Space City              30.  A Day In The Life Of A Space General
31.  Whistle For Danger           31.  Whistle For Danger               31.  Invasion   Earth
32.  Faster Than Light            32.  Faster Than Light                32.  Faster Than Light
33.  The Day The Earth Froze      33.  The Day The Earth Froze          33.  The Day The Earth Froze
34.  Invasion Earth               34.  Invasion Earth                   34.  The Fire Fighters
35   Ghosts Of Space              35   Ghosts Of Space                  35.  Space City Special
36.  Trial By Robot               36.  Trial By Robot                   36.  Ghosts Of Space
37.  A Day In The Life Of         37.  A Day In The Life Of             37.  Hypnotic Sphere
       A Space General                   A Space General
38.  Space City Special           38.  Space City Special               38.  Sabotage
39.  The Fire Fighters            39.  The Fire Fighters                39.  Space Magnet
Production Order Notes - as detailed in the first part of "The Making Of Fireball XL5" (Fanderson FAB 13), two episodes were filmed simultaneously (1/2, 2/3, 3/4 and so on) on two separate puppet stages over a Period of ten days enabling filming of the whole series to be completed in just under six months from late 1961 to mid 1962. Directors, editors and directors of photography were assigned to the episodes on a rotational basis in accordance with the production numbers.
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