CREATE TABLE table_1439096_1 (director VARCHAR2, original_air_date__atv_ VARCHAR2)

Who was the director of the episode originally aired on 26 October 1969?
SELECT director FROM table_1439096_1 WHERE original_air_date__atv_ = "26 October 1969"
SELECT "director" FROM "table_1439096_1" WHERE "26 October 1969" = "original_air_date__atv_"