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Title: The Greatest Television Show on Earth Title Record # 57589
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1972-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in Ambit #53, 1972.
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), time travel (1), television (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1977Translated by Maria Benedetta De Castiglione and Mario Galli
Italian Il Piu' Grande Show Televisivo Mai Visto
1977Translated by Ef Leonard
Dutch De kijkdichtheid van de Hemel
1978Translated by Elisabeth Gille
French
Le plus grand spectacle de télévision au monde?Le plus grand spectacle de television au monde
1983Translated by Michael Walter.
German Die fantastischste Fernseh-Show der Welt
1983 German Die größte Fernseh-Show der Welt
1987Translated by Fernanda Pinto Rodrigues.
Portuguese O maior espectáculo de televisão da terra

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Low-Flying Aircraft and Other Stories 1976-12-00 J. G. Ballard Jonathan Cape 0-224-01311-4
£3.50?£: UK pound
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bill Botten  
Urania #717 1977-02-27 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 717
Lit 600?Lit: Italian lira
168
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole  
De laatste stad 1977-11-00 J. G. Ballard Bruna (Bruna SF #78) 90-229-9078-8   192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Karel Thole Checkmark
Low-Flying Aircraft and Other Stories 1978-00-00 J. G. Ballard Triad / Panther 0-586-04503-1
£0.75?£: UK pound
191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
Appareil volant à basse altitude 1978-05-12 J. G. Ballard
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#246)
    251
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
Checkmark
Der tote Astronaut 1983-10-00 J. G. Ballard Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #107) 3-518-37440-0
DM 9.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
176+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Thomas Franke Checkmark
Low-Flying Aircraft and Other Stories 1985-00-00 J. G. Ballard Triad / Granada 0-586-04503-1
£2.50?£: UK pound
191
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll James Marsh  
Aparelho voador a baixa altitude 1987-00-00 J. G. Ballard Caminho (
Caminho ficção científica?Caminho ficcao cientifica
#49)
    185
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Henrique Cayatte  
Appareil volant à basse altitude?Appareil volant a basse altitude
1987-05-00 J. G. Ballard
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#246)
2-207-30246-6   249
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
 
Low-Flying Aircraft and Other Stories 1992-12-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-586-04503-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
191
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Larry Rostant  
Timescapes: Stories of Time Travel 1997-08-00 ed. Peter Haining Souvenir Press 0-285-63387-2
£16.99?£: UK pound
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Time Travelers: Fiction in the Fourth Dimension 1998-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0914-9   288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Steve Pidan Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories 2001-11-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-00-712405-8
£25.00?£: UK pound
ix+
1189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jerry Bauer Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories 2002-11-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-00-713812-1
£16.99?£: UK pound
ix+
1189
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Vom Leben und Tod Gottes 2007-09-00 J. G. Ballard Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) 978-3-453-52277-0
€11.95?€: Euro
[1]+
1131
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Eric Bach Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2009-09-00 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-07262-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
xv+
1199
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Levenson Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2010-00-00 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-33929-1
$24.95?$: US dollar
xv+
1199
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll David Levenson Checkmark
Nouvelles complètes Volume 3, 1972-1996?Nouvelles completes Volume 3, 1972-1996
2010-10-21 J. G. Ballard Tristram 978-2-907681-86-5
€29.00?€: Euro
692
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Paul Murphy  
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2012-06-01 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-07687-5
$24.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2014-08-26 J. G. Ballard Audible Studios      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard date unknown J. G. Ballard Audible Studios      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
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