On this day in television and book history - Space 1999:

 

Space 1999
Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Breakaway.

Released September 9, 1975.

Directed by Lee H. Katzin.

Written by George Bellak, Christopher Penfold, Edward Di Lorenzo.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Barry Gray.

Cast:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Roy Dotrice, Prentis Hancock, Zienia Merton, Anton Phillips, Nick Tate, Philip Madoc, Lon Satton, Eric Carte, Tony Allyn, David Rhys Anderson, Lea Brodie, Loftus Burton, John Clifford, Maxwell Craig, Laurie Davis, Joe Dunne, Steve Emerson, Don Fellows, Alan Harris, Janice Hills, Lew Hooper, Alf Joint, Barbara Kelly, Milos Kirek, Chai Lee, Christopher Matthews, Jack McKenzie, Fran Miller, Quentin Pierre, Shane Rimmer, Suzanne Roquette, Roy Scammell, Robin Scott, Colin Skeaping, Lesley Stamps, Valerie Van Ost, Norma West, Paul Weston, Nik Zaran, Michael Zorba.

Recommended reading - The Making of Space 1999 & Breakaway:

The Making of Space 1999

by Tim Heald.

Published by Ballantine Books.

First Edition.

Published 1976.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0345252659

ISBN-13: 978-0345252654

Description:

Now for the first time, the complete story behind Space: 1999! A backstage look at the creation and production of a TV series! Lots of photos -- many available for the first time anywhere. Candid pictures of the technical crew at work and spectacular shots of those incredible special effects, showing how they work! Schematic diagrams of the stages and the sets -- plus a detailed layout of Moonbase Alpha! Interviews with Martin Landau (Commander Koenig) and Barbara Bain (Dr. Helena Russell) -- and ALL the stars of the show. Candid conversations with all the technical personnel -- the people who make Space: 1999 work! Designers' drawings of sets and costumes -- side by side with photos of the actual sets and costumes as they appear on TV! Detailed plot synopses with casts of characters of the episodes! Frank evaluations of Space: 1999 and its critics by the producer and director of the series! Sample shooting schedules, storyboards, special effects grids, and controversial "eyes-only" memos!

 

Breakaway

by E.C. Tubb.

Space 1999 #1.

Mass Market Paperback.

Published by Pocket Books.

Published 1975.

ISBN 13: 9780671801847

ISBN 10: 0671801848

ASIN: 0671801848

Description:

Runaway moon!

Moonbase Alpha is Earth’s supreme achievement. Self-sufficient and fully computerized, the fantastic lunar colony is Earth’s global watchdog, silently guarding against sneak alien attack. The dark side of the moon – once so mysterious, so unattainable – now stores in its womb containers of smoldering radioactive waste, refuse from Earth.

Then, in the year of Our Lord 1999, the serene satellite is ripped apart by thermonuclear explosion. And the 311 inhabitants of Alpha whirl through space on a runaway moon – in an orbit of jarring adventure where survival is a game of chance with the life forces of the universe!

Born on this day – E.C. Tubb:

 

E.C. Tubb

Writer

October 15, 1919 – September 10, 2010

Credits:

Books:

A Scatter of Stardust (1972); A World Aflame (1974); Alien Dust (1955); Alien Impact (1952); Alien Life (1954); Alien Worlds (1999); Angado (1984); Assignment New York (1955); Astro Race (1951); Atilus the Gladiator (1975); Atilus the Slave (1975); Atom War on Mars (1952); Atoms in Action (1953); Beyond the Galactic Lens (1975); Beyond Time (2019); Black Cat Weekly #161 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #164 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #165 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #168 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #169 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #172 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #174 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #175 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #179 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #181 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #185 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #186 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #189 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #191 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #195 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #202 (2025); C.O.D. Mars (1968); Calculated Risk / Air Ace Picture Library issue 78 (1961); Cath (1968); Century of the Manikin (1972); Child of Earth (2008); City of No Return (1954); Dead Weight / aka Death Wears a White Face (1957); Death God's Doom (1999); Death Is a Dream (1967); Derai / aka The Death Zone (1968); Dynasty of Doom (1953); E.C. Tubb SF Gateway Omnibus (2014); Earth Enslaved (1974); Earth Is Heaven (1982); Eloise (1975); Enemy of the State (2011); Enemy within the Skull (1974); Enterprise 2115 / aka The Mechanical Monarch (1954); Escape into Space (1969); Eye of the Zodiac (1975); Fantasy Annual 5 (2003); Fear of Strangers (2007); Fires of Satan (2012); Flight or Fright (2018); Footsteps of Angels (2011); Fugitive of Time (1953); Full Impact / Air Ace Picture Library issue 92 (1962); Future Crimes (2021); Galaxy of the Lost (1973); Gladiator (1978); Gunflash / War Picture Library issue 157 (1962); Gyrator Control (1951); Haven of Darkness (1977); Hell Planet (1954); Hellfire Landing / Commando issue 5 (1961); Heroic Adventure Stories (1998); Hit Back / Battle Picture Library issue 69 (1962); Horror! Under the Tombstone (2013); House of Entropy (1953); I Fight for Mars (1953); I Vow Vengeance / War at Sea Picture Library issue 7 (1962); Iduna's Universe (1979); Incident on Ath (1978); Into the Empty Dark (2020); Iron Head (1960); Jack of Swords (1976); Jewel of Jarhen (1974); Jondelle (1973); Journey to Mars (1954); Kalgan the Golden (1999); Kalin (1969); Lallia (1971); Legal Eagle (1956); Lost Mars (2018); Lucky Strike / War Picture Library issue 124 (1961); Man of Imagination (2020); Mayenne (1973); Melome (1983); Menace from the Past (1954); Mimics of Dephene (1975); Mirror of the Night (2019); Mirror of the Night and Other Weird Tales (2011); Moment Out of Time (1952); Monster of Metelaze (1973); Moon Base (1964); More Tales of Unease (1969); Murder in Space (1997); Nectar of Heaven (1981); New Writings in SF 22 (1973); New Writings in SF 23 (1973); New Writings in SF 28 (1975); New Writings in SF 29 (1976); New Writings in SF 30 (1977); New Writings in SF 6 (1965); No Higher Stakes / Battle Picture Library issue 89 (1963); One Must Die / Battle Picture Library issue 72 (1962); Only One Winner (2013); Pandora's Box (1954); Patient of Promise (1957); Pawn of the Omphalos (1980); Penalty of Fear / Thriller Picture Library issue 444 (1963); Perilous Planets (1978); Planet of Dread (1974); Planetoid Disposals, Ltd. (1953); Precedent (1952); Prison of Night (1977); Projectile War (1951); Quarry (2021); Reverse Universe (1952); Reward for a Hero (2020); Rocket Invasion (1951); Rockets Aren't Human (1952); S.T.A.R. Flight (1969); Sands of Destiny (2009); Saturn Patrol (1951); Second from the Sun (2020); Seetee Alert! (1974); Slave Ship from Sergan (1973); Space 1 (1973); Space Hunger / aka Earth Set Free (1953); Space Line (1952); Space Stories (1996); Space: 1999 / Alien Seed (1976); Space: 1999 / Breakaway (1975); Space: 1999 / Collision Course (1975); Space: 1999 / Earthfall (1977); Space: 1999 / Rogue Planet (1976); Spaceworlds (2021); Spawn of Laban (1974); Spectrum of a Forgotten Sun (1976); Star Haven (2012); Stardeath (1983); Starslave (2010); Suicide Squad / War Picture Library issue 172 (1962); Symbol of Terra (1984); Target Death / Combat Library issue 102 (1961); Task Flight (1951); Technos (1972); Temple of Death (1954); Ten from Tomorrow (1966); Terra! (1952); Test Piece (2021); The 1974 Annual World's Best SF (1974); The Androids Are Coming (1979); The Best Science Fiction of E.C. Tubb (2003); The Captive (2010); The Coming Event (1982); The Daymakers (2014); The Dead Keep Faith / War Picture Library issue 140 (1962); The Eater of Worlds (1974); The Extra Man / aka Fifty Days to Doom (1954); The First Shot (2000); The Freedom Army / aka De Bracy's Drug (1953); The Galactiad (1983); The Genetic Buccaneer (1974); The Gholan Gate (1974); The Ghosts of Epidoris (1975); The Gold Seekers (2000); The Green Helix / aka Alien Universe (1952); The Hand of Havoc (1954); The Jester at Scar (1970); The Life Buyer (1965); The Luck Machine (1980); The Mammoth Book of New Terror (2004); The Metal Eater (1954); The Ming Vase (2011); The Mutants Rebel (1953); The Pawn of Ophalos (1980); The Primitive (1977); The Quillian Sector (1978); The Random House Book of Science Fiction Stories (1997); The Resurrected Man (1954); The Return (1997); The Sleeping City (1999); The Space-Born (1956); The Spark of Anger / Battle Picture Library issue 52 (1962); The Stellar Assignment (1979); The Stellar Legion (1954); The Temple of Truth (1985); The Terra Data (1980); The Terridae (1981); The Tormented City (1953); The Wager (2011); The Wall (1953); The Wall / The Life Buyer (2021); The Warbirds (2021); The Winds of Gath / aka Gath (1967); The Wonderful Day (2012); To Dream Again (2011); Tomorrow (2011); Too Tough to Handle / War Picture Library issue 134 (1962); Toyman (1969); Upstairs (2021); Venusian Adventure (1953); Veruchia (1973); We, the Brave (1957); Web of Sand (1979); Weird Shadows from Beyond (1965); World at Bay (1954); World of Promise (1980); Zenya (1974).

Movies and television:

57 Seconds (2023); Le navire étoile (1962); Night Gallery / Segment: Little Girl Lost (1972); The Vise (1955).