Planet of the Apes

September 13, 1974

Astronauts Alan Virdon and Peter Burke crash land on a strange planet. After being rescued by a friendly human, Virdon and Burke discover this planet is ruled by intelligent apes. To their horror, they discover that they are back on Earth in the year 3085.

September 20, 1974

Burke, Virdon and Galen come across two humans fighting and get involved, but lose the magnetic disc. To recover it, they must approach the nearby village, where the ape prefect pits humans in a series of gladiatorial games.

September 27, 1974

In a ruined city, Burke and Urko are trapped underground and must reluctantly work together to escape, while Alan and Galen must deal with Urko's gorilla patrol in the streets above.

October 4, 1974

Burke and Virdon have to seek the help of a gorilla farmer and his family when Galen falls sick.

October 11, 1974

Burke and Virdon are helped by a young woman and a young boy while searching for an underground computer in a ruined city, but their plans go awry when Alan is captured and Urko uses the boy to get information from the astronaut.

October 18, 1974

An ape who runs a fishing business plans to use Virdon and Burke as slaves after he captures them.

October 25, 1974

Galen must use all his charm to try and persuade his ex-girlfriend, a female ape surgeon named Kira, to operate on Virdon using a forbidden human anatomy book, after the astronaut is shot.

November 1, 1974

When the guys try to track down the apes who are framing humans for crimes in a small community, Fauna, a blind female ape, falls in love with Burke while believing him to be a chimpanzee.

November 8, 1974

Virdon decides to take part in a dangerous horse race even though he runs the risk of being captured by Urko.

November 15, 1974

Burke undergoes a horrific interrogation after being captured whilst Virdon and Galen mount a rescue attempt.

November 22, 1974

Aboro, a despot, is making community life a misery; Burke, Virdon, and Galen decide to rob him of his powers.

November 29, 1974

Thanks to their advanced medical knowledge, Burke and Virdon are able to help a village struck with malaria, but risk discovery.

December 6, 1974

Burke and Virdon are captured by a bunch of humans determined to hand them over to the Apes.

December 20, 1974

Burke and Virdon join forces with Leuric, a human attempting to fly by building himself a hang glider.