Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers

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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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13 Episodes

    E01 Warnings from the Future?

    In this episode, Arthur C. Clarke looks into people claiming they are clairvoyant.

    April 3, 1985

    E02 Things That Go Bump in the Night

    Arthur C. Clarke investigates poltergeists cases all over the world.

    April 10, 1985

    E03 From Mind to Mind

    In this episode, Arthur C. Clarke investigates the truth behind telepathy.

    April 17, 1985

    E04 Stigmata: The Wounds of Christ

    Arthur C. Clarke invesitigates the history of stigmata, which are wounds that appear on people as the wounds did on Christ when he was crucified.

    April 24, 1985

    E05 Ghosts, Apparitions and Haunted Houses

    Are ghosts real? In this episode, Arthur C. Clarke reports on his experiences with ghosts and apparitions.

    May 1, 1985

    E06 Have We Lived Before?

    Arthur C. Clarke explores the possibility of life after death.

    May 15, 1985

    E07 Fairies, Phantoms and Fantastic Photographs

    In this episode, Arthur C. Clarke concentrates on strange phenomena captured on film, including a man who claims he can mentally create images on unexposed film.

    May 22, 1985

    E08 An Element of the Divine

    In this episode, Arthur C. Clarke reports on dowsers...people who claim they can use pointing rods to find water or other objects buried deep below the ground.

    June 5, 1985

    E09 Walking on Fire

    Firewalking is common in many eastern countries, but how do they do it? Arthur C. Clarke visits Greece, Spain, and Sri Lanka to find out.

    June 12, 1985

    E10 Messages from the Dead?

    Arthur C. Clarke investigates the claim by people that they can actually speak with the dead.

    June 19, 1985

    E11 The Roots of Evil

    Curses, hexes, and voodoo are investigated by Arthur C. Clarke.

    June 26, 1985

    E12 Metal Bending, Magic and Mind Over Matter

    Arthur C. Clarke explores the possiblity of tele-kinetic powers...the ability to physically move objects with the mind.

    July 3, 1985

    E13 Strange Powers: The Verdict

    In this final program of the series, appropriately the 13th episode, Arthur C. Clarke summarizes his thoughts about his investigation of supernatural and paranormal powers.

    July 10, 1985
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