The Great Adventure is an American historical anthology series that appeared on CBS for the 1963–64 television season. The initial 13 episodes were narrated by Van Heflin, with the second grouping of 13 episodes narrated by Russell Johnson. The series, which featured theme music by Richard Rodgers, presented a weekly one-hour dramatization of the lives of famous Americans and important events in American history. Synopsis The series lasted for only 26 episodes, and showed, among others, stories on the Confederate submarine, the Hunley; the life of Harriet Tubman; the Battles of Lexington and Concord; the trial and hanging of Nathan Hale; the life of "Boss" Tweed; the death of Sitting Bull; the siege of Boonesborough; the capture of Jefferson Davis; the life and death of Wild Bill Hickok; and the Battle of New Orleans. Notable guest stars Among those who appeared in the series were: Claude Akins Whit Bissell Lloyd Bridges Howard Caine Carroll O'Connor Michael Constantine Jackie Cooper Joseph Cotten Robert Culp Bob Cummings Ossie Davis Ruby Dee John Dehner Ivan Dixon Andrew Duggan Bernard Fox Peter Graves Ron Howard Russell Johnson Victor Jory Jack Klugman James MacArthur Lee Marvin David McCallum Peggy McCay Ricardo Montalban Channing Pollock Denver Pyle Wayne Rogers Marion Ross Rip Torn Jack Warden H. M. Wynant Historical background Episodes References External links Theme music The Great Adventure at CVTA with episode list 1963 American television series debuts 1964 American television series endings 1960s American anthology television series CBS original programming Black-and-white American television shows American historical television series Television series by CBS Studios English-language television shows