Crime Traveller: The Lottery Experiment

Crime TravellerThe seventh episode of the time-travel/crime series Crime Traveller is broadcast on BBC1, created and written by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War), starring Michael French (Casualty) and Chloe Annett (Red Dwarf). Gawn Grainger guest stars.

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From The Earth To The Moon: We Have Cleared The Tower

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO airs the third episode of its heavily-promoted docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The third episode dramatizes the preparations for the critical launch of Apollo 7. Mark Harmon (NCIS), Peter Horton (thirtysomething) and Ann Magnuson guest star. Read more

From The Earth To The Moon: 1968

From The Earth To The MoonPay cable channel HBO airs the fourth episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The fourth episode dramatizes the flight of Apollo 8. David Andrews (A Nightmare On Elm Street, Terminator 3) and Tim Daly (Wings) guest star. Read more

Dapol Millennium Daleks action figures

Earl E. DaleksWelsh toy company Dapol announces the release of a series of limited edition Doctor Who “Millennium Daleks”. Essentially the same mold and tooling as with their existing Dalek action figures, these Daleks have an assortment of glittery, colorful paint jobs (not matching anything seen on television).

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: ‘Til Death Do Us Part

Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe week-long national syndication window opens for the 166th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode continues a tightly-serialized eight-episode run-up to the series finale. Louise Fletcher guest stars. Read more

Dark Angel: Dawg Day Afternoon

Dark AngelThe 39th episode of James Cameron & Charles H. Eglee’s cyberpunk series Dark Angel, starring Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly, airs on Fox. Ashley Scott (Birds Of Prey, Jericho) and Kandyse McClure (Battlestar Galactica) guest star.

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Doctor Who: The Fires Of Pompeii

Doctor WhoThe 742nd episode of Doctor Who (the 44th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Peter Capaldi and Tracey Childs guest star, and future series star Karen Gillan makes an appearance (though not in the later role of Amy Pond). Read more

Red Dwarf: Back To Earth, Part 3

Red DwarfThe 55th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. This is the conclusion of a three-part story commissioned by UK comedy channel Dave. The story receives sharp criticism for completely breaking down the “fourth wall”, and for borrowing heavily from the movie Blade Runner. Despite the fan criticism, Dave begins putting together financing to a full season of six episodes, which won’t appear until 2012. Read more

Retirement homes for Space Shuttles

Space ShuttleNASA announces the results of a bidding process for soon-to-be-retired Space Shuttle vehicles by institutions across the country. The original test vehicle, Enterprise, will be removed from the Smithsonian and replaced by the space-flown Discovery, while Atlantis will become the centerpiece of a new exhibit at NASA’s own Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour will be handed over to the California Science Museum in Los Angeles, while Enterprise’s new home will be in New York City’s Intrepid Museum. Institutions not selected to receive one of the shuttles, including NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, almost immediately claim that the selection process has been swayed by politics. None of the vehicles will be transported from Kennedy Space Center to their new locations until the following year.

Retrogram #8103: The Hawkman Cometh

RetrogramtheLogBook.com releases the 24th episode of the Retrogram podcast, hosted by Earl Green, covering the following shows from the week of January 12th, 1981:

  • The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy: Episode 2
  • Buck Rogers In The 25th Century: Time Of The Hawk
  • The Incredible Hulk: Fast Lane
  • Doctor Who: Warriors’ Gate Part 3

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Doctor Who: The Robot Revolution

Doctor WhoThe 887th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 188th episode since the series’ revival), starring Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu. This is the first episode of the revived series’ 15th season (Disney+ again gives its own numbering, calling this its second season).

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