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World Service,29 Jan 2016,9 mins

The First Batman TV Series

Witness History

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In January 1966 the popular comic superheroes, Batman and Robin, hit TV screens in America for the very first time. The series became an overnight sensation. We speak to the daughter of William Dozier, the executive producer who created the tongue-in-cheek shows. (Photo: Batman and Robin sitting in the batmobile. Credit: 20th Century Fox/Getty Images)

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