Catacombs International Guide
Netherlands

Netherlands

Some Dutch viewers could pick up the original 1975-77 broadcasts of Space 1999 from England and others watched broadcasts in 1977 on Germany's ZDF and on Belgian television. In 1978, the Dutch station VARA broadcast 12 episodes of the first series on their second TV channel. The episodes were subtitled and shown without commercial breaks or edits. Despite fan protests, the series was cancelled and replaced by Blake's 7 (only the first two seasons were shown before that too was cancelled). Thanks to Remco Admiraal.

See also the Netherlands Antilles islands, a Dutch colony that showed many more episodes.

Nr	Date (Fridays)	Time	Dutch Title	Translation	Original Title
1	2 June 1978	20.27-21.17	De maan uit haar baan	The Moon Out of Orbit	Breakaway
2	9 June 1978	20.27-21.17	Ruimteoorlog	Space War	War Games
3	16 June 1978	20.27-21.17	Ontmoeting in de ruimte	Meeting In Space	Mission Of The Darians
4	23 June 1978	20.27-21.17	Terugkeer van een ruimteverkenner	Return Of The Space Shuttle Specialist	Voyager's Return
5	30 June 1978	20.27-21.17	De basisbaby	The Base Baby	Alpha Child
6	7 July 1978	20.27-21.17	De laatste vijand	The Last Enemy	The Last Enemy
7	14 July 1978	20.27-21.17	Kosmisch Brein	Cosmic Brain	Space Brain
8	28 July 1978	20.27-21.17	Levenskracht	Life Force	Force Of Life
9	4 August 1978	18.58-19.50	Tijd en Plaats onbekend	Time and Place Unknown	Another Time, Another Place
10	11 August 1978	18.58-19.50	Aan de aarde gebonden	Bound to the Earth	Earthbound
11	18 August 1978	18.58-19.50	Een kring om de maan	A Ring Around The Moon	Ring Around The Moon
12	25 August 1978 rescheduled from Friday 21 July, 20.27-21.17	18.59-19.50	De laatste zonsondergang	The Last Sunset	The Last Sunset

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Media coverage was limited (features often used Year 2 shots), and included a cover story in Veronica.

Merchandising:

• Monty Gum cards
• Viewmaster

Note some foreign items were also available in the Netherlands including the Airfix Eagle, the German Panini stickers and album and the German Zack comics.

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