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...AVENGERS (ABC. 10-11 p.m) "The Man-Eater of Surrey Green" turns out to be a not so Jolly Green Giant with a brain that responds to special signals from the evil ones. It is up to John Steed and Mrs. Emma Peel to short-circuit the operation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Aug. 26, 1966 | 8/26/1966 | See Source »

...AVENGERS (ABC, 10-11 p.m.).* In a modernized parody of those Pearl White cliffhangers of the early 1900s, Mrs. Emma Peel and John Steed set out to investigate a snag in Britain's early-warning radar system, and Mrs. Peel ends up tied to a railroad track-all to the accompaniment of a tinkling old piano...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Aug. 5, 1966 | 8/5/1966 | See Source »

...AVENGERS (ABC, 10-11 p.m.). When eminent public servants begin performing acts of treason, sophisticated Spies John Steed and Emma Peel are sent in to tie a knot in the mastermind-bending plot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Jul. 8, 1966 | 7/8/1966 | See Source »

...AVENGERS (ABC, 10-11 p.m.). Top-notch Spies John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) successfully infiltrate a secret society dedicated to the encouragement of suicidal stunts. They earn a spot in the "Danger Society" but miss their just reward-a place in ABC's fall lineup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Jul. 1, 1966 | 7/1/1966 | See Source »

Order & Morality. Peel away the wrapping and what lies underneath? A "new morality" and a "new class." The new morality means that "everyone works for the commonwealth rather than for himself." The new class is the Communist Party "elite," who have power but "nothing else." They are "incorruptible" and have given China honest rule at last. Above all, "the program of the Chinese Government is clearly imposed upon its people, not by force, but by forceful persuasion." Less intuitive China-watchers might wonder why this is so clear, recalling (as Koningsberger does not) the 10 million Chinese who were forcefully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Terribly Normal Country | 6/24/1966 | See Source »

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