Day: May 3, 2002

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Television

Dark Angel: Freak Nation

  • May 3, 2002

Dark AngelThe 42nd 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) guest stars in the series finale, which is also the only episode of the series to be directed by James Cameron himself.

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Deaths Matters of Life & Death

Anthony Ainley, Doctor Who actor, dies

  • May 3, 2004

Anthony AinleyAnthony Ainley, the actor who revived the role of the villainous Master in the BBC’s long-running series Doctor Who, dies at the age of 71. Picking up the role originally played by the late Roger Delgado during the Pertwee years, Mr. Ainley first appeared in 1981’s The Keeper Of Traken as the benevolent Consul Tremas, father to series regular Nyssa (Sarah Sutton), whose body was taken over by the Master late in the story. He was born into an acting family and got his first film role at only five years old, though he later studied to be an insurance agent. Finally returning to the family vocation, he appeared in movies such as You Only Live Twice and Inspector Clouseau, and television series ranging from the 1960s police series It’s Dark Outside to Upstairs, Downstairs.

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Radio & Audio

Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy: Episode 19

  • May 3, 2005

Hitchhiker's Guide To The GalaxyThe 19th episode of the radio science fiction comedy series The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is broadcast on BBC Radio, commencing Dirk Maggs’ adaptation of Douglas Adams’ novel So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish, featuring the entire surviving cast of the original 1970s radio series. Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous) guest stars.

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Crewed Spaceflight Deaths Matters of Life & Death Mercury

Wally Schirra, Mercury astronaut, dies

  • May 3, 2007

Wally SchirraAstronaut Wally Schirra, one of the seven original Mercury astronauts, and the only astronaut to lift off aboard Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions, dies at the age of 84. Selected as one of the first “class” of American astronauts, Schirra was the fifth American to fly in space, making six orbits of the Earth in 1962. He commanded Gemini 6, and was the commander of Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, which tested the capabilities of the redesigned Apollo command/service module in Earth orbit. In 1969, he retired from NASA and immediately landed a new gig, sitting aside TV news legend Walter Cronkite for coverage of the missions to the moon, as well as continuing to offer insider commentary on space coverage at CBS through 1975. He was awarded numerous medals by both NASA and the United States Navy, among countless other honors.