''Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World'' is a thirteen-part British television series looking at unexplained phenomena from around the world. It was produced by

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for the ITV network and first broadcast on 6 September 1980. Each program is introduced and book-ended by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke in short sequences filmed in Sri Lanka. The bulk of the episodes are narrated by

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. The series was produced by John Fanshawe and John Fairley, and directed by Peter Jones, Michael Weigall and Charles Flynn. It also featured a unique soundtrack composed by British artist

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. In 1980,

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published a hardcover book with the same name, authored by Simon Welfare and John Fairley, where the contents of the show were further explored. It featured an introduction written by Clarke as well as his remarks at the end of each chapter or topic. In 1985, a paperback of this book was released by HarperCollins Publishers. The series was followed by '' Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers'' in 1985 and '' Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe'' in 1994.

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Home release

In January 2008 the original series was released on DVD in the UK by Network and Granada. It features all of the 13 original episodes unedited and remastered. A collection DVD Box Set of all three Arthur C. Clarke documentary series, ''Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World'', ''Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers'' and ''Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe'' was released in July 2013 by

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, which also re-released them separately in September 2013.

References

* Shirlow, R. (2021). Revisiting the mysterious world of Arthur C Clarke. ''

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'' no. 410 ct. 32–39. * Shirlow, R. (2021). Revisiting ''Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World'': part 2. ''

'' no. 411 ov. 42–47. * Shirlow, R. (2021). Revisiting ''Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World'': part 3. ''

'' no. 412 ec. 44–49.

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