World of Strange Powers (1985)

Documentary · Drama · Fantasy

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.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (113 votes)
Episode average: 6.6 -1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1985)

6.56 avg 13 episodes 6.9 → 6.9 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Warnings from the Future	6.9	19
2	Things That Go Bump in the Night	7.1	17
3	From Mind to Mind	6.6	17
4	Stigmata: The Wounds of Christ	5.9	18
5	Ghosts Apparitions and Haunted Houses	6.9	17
6	Fairies, Phantoms and Fantastic Photographs	7.1	17
7	Have We Lived Before	6.3	17
8	An Element of the Divine	6.4	16
9	Walking on Fire	6.1	16
10	Messages from the Dead	6.1	19
11	The Roots of Evil	6.3	17
12	Metal Bending, Magic and Mind Over Matter	6.7	16
13	Strange Powers: The Verdict	6.9	13