Catacombs International Guide
Space 1999 In The Dutch Antilles Islands

DUTCH ANTILLES ISLANDS

Thanks to Remco Admiraal

The Netherlands Antilles islands are in the South Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Venezuela. For much of the 20th Century their economy was dominated by the giant oil refineries of Shell and Exxon. In the 1970s the islands were collectively the Netherlands Antilles, administratively part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; in 1986, Aruba became an independent country within the Kingdom, and in 2010 the Netherlands Antilles were dissolved, and Curaçao also became an independent country within the Kingdom.

In Aruba and Curaçao, Space: 1999 was broadcast as early as late 1975. Shell Curacao NV was a sponsor of the television series, according to the local newspaper Amigoe di Curacao of 3rd of October 1975. According to the press department of Shell Nos Isla, the series was a replacement for the successful Hawaii Five O. The series had already been sold to 101 countries and was going to be shown on a weekly basis. See the press report below

Curaçao

Broadcast	Station	Episode
Wednesday 8 October 1975 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao	Breakaway
Wednesday 15 October 1975 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 22 October 1975 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 26 November 1975 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 3 December 1975 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 10 December 1975 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 24 December 1975 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 7 January 1976 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 14 January 1976 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 4 February 1976 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 11 February 1976 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 18 February 1976 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 25 February 1976 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 3 March 1976 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 10 March 1976 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Wednesday 24 March 1976 20:00 - 21:00	Telecuracao
Monday 11 July 1977 21:00 - 22:00	Telecuracao
Monday 25 July 1977 21:00 - 22:00	Telecuracao
Monday 1 August 1977 21:00 - 22:00	Telecuracao
Monday 8 August 1977 21:00 - 22:00	Telecuracao
Monday 15 August 1977 21:00 - 22:00	Telecuracao
Monday 22 August 1977 21:00 - 22:00	Telecuracao
Monday 29 August 1977 21:00 - 22:00	Telecuracao
Monday 5 September 1977 21:00 - 22:00	Telecuracao
Monday 12 September 1977 21:00 - 22:00	Telecuracao
Monday 26 September 1977 21:00 - 22:00	Telecuracao
Friday 13 January 1978 17:30 - 18:30	Telecuracao
Friday 27 January 1978 17:30 - 18:30	Telecuracao
Friday 17 February 1978 17:25 - 18:15	Telecuracao
Friday 3 March 1978 17:25 - 18:15	Telecuracao
Friday 10 March 1978 17:25 - 18:15	Telecuracao
Friday 17 March 1978 17:25 - 18:15	Telecuracao
Friday 24 March 1978 17:25 - 18:15	Telecuracao
Friday 31 March 1978 17:25 - 18:15	Telecuracao
Friday 7 April 1978 17:25 - 18:15	Telecuracao

Aruba

Broadcast	Station
Sunday 2 November 1975 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 9 November 1975 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 16 November 1975 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 23 November 1975 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 14 December 1975 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 21 December 1975 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 4 January 1976 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 8 February 1976 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 15 February 1976 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 22 February 1976 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 29 February 1976 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 7 March 1976 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 14 March 1976 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Sunday 21 March 1976 21:30 - 22:30	Telearuba
Thursday 28 July 1977 19:30 - 20:30	Telearuba
Thursday 11 August 1977 19:30 - 20:30	Telearuba
Thursday 1 September 1977 19:30 - 20:30	Telearuba
Thursday 17 November 1977 19:30 - 20:30	Telearuba
Thursday 24 November 1977 19:30 - 20:30	Telearuba
Thursday 8 December 1977 19:30 - 20:30	Telearuba
Thursday 15 December 1977 19:30 - 20:30	Telearuba
Thursday 22 December 1977 19:30 - 20:30	Telearuba

Source: Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden (www.delpher.nl).

Shell presenteert tv-films Space: 1999

WILLEMSTAD - Met ingang van woensdag 8 oktober gaat Shell Curacao nv een nieuwe tv-film brengen in zijn wekelijkse programma voor TeleCuracao. Gezien de grote kijkdichtheid van de afgelopen serie Hawaii Five-O heeft men besloten een nog spectaculairder serie te brengen, aldus het Shellorgaan Nos Isla. De serie heet Space: 1999. Deze zal bij de aanvang van het nieuwe tv-seizoen in de VS zijn debuut maken. Het is een knap bewerkte science fiction avonturenserie, aldus Nos Isla. Het is een van de meest luistsrrijke en duurste programma's van het nieuwe seizoen en werd gemaakt door Independent television corporation. Niet minder dan 101 landen hebben de vertoningsrechten reeds aangekocht. Het onderwerp is de lotgevallen van de bemanning van een maanstation, bestaande uit 311 mannen en vrouwen. De hoofdrollen worden gespeeld door Martin Landau en Barbara Bain, het bekende paar dat zoveel succes boekte met serie Mission Impossible. Het Shell programma wordt elke woensdag - avond van acht tot negen uur gebracht. Aldus Nos Isla.

Translation: As of Wednesday, October 8, Shell Curacao will launch a new TV film in its weekly program for TeleCuracao. Given the huge viewing figures of the recent series Hawaii Five-O, it has been decided to bring an even more spectacular series, according to Shell Nos Isla. The series is called Space: 1999. This will debut at the start of the new TV season in the US. It's a handsome edited science fiction adventure series, says Nos Isla. It is one of the most lavish and most expensive programs of the new season and was made by Independent Television Corporation. No less than 101 countries have already purchased the broadcast rights. The subject is the fate of the crew of a moon station, consisting of 311 men and women. The main roles are played by Martin Landau and Barbara Bain, the famous couple who were so successful with the series Mission Impossible. The Shell program is at 8 to 9 o'clock every Wednesday evening.