The sixth episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Roger C. Carmel guest stars as interplanetary rogue Harry Mudd in the character’s first live action appearance.
The sixth episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Roger C. Carmel guest stars as interplanetary rogue Harry Mudd in the character’s first live action appearance.
The 132nd episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is the first story to feature the Cybermen, and is the final story of William Hartnell’s tenure as the first Doctor.
The seventh episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Ted Cassidy (The Addams Family) and Andrea Jackson guest star.
The 133rd episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is the first story to feature the Cybermen, and is the final story of William Hartnell’s tenure as the first Doctor.
The eighth episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Kim Darby (True Grit) and Michael J. Pollard guest star.
The 134th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This concludes the first story to feature the Cybermen, and is the first episode in the show’s history in which the Doctor regenerates. The new Doctor, Patrick Troughton, is glimpsed briefly at the end of the episode.
In perhaps the most painful example of episode wiping in the show’s history, this episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives, though the scene of the Doctor’s first regeneration has since been recovered.
The ninth episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Morgan Woodward guest stars.
The 135th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is the first episode of the series to introduce a new incarnation of the Doctor, played by Patrick Troughton. To ensure that audiences don’t defect from the series due to the change of lead actor, producer Innes Lloyd brings back the Daleks for the second Doctor’s first outing. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
The tenth episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Clint Howard guest stars; this is actually the first episode produced after NBC’s order for the first season of the show.
The 136th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC, continuing the first adventure of the second Doctor. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 11th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. In an effort to save costs, Gene Roddenberry devises a framing story – referred to behind the scenes as “the envelope” – allowing footage from the rejected 1964 pilot episode The Cage to be used within the context of Star Trek’s current cast as a flashback to a previous crew of the Enterprise. Malachi Throne guest stars in the new footage; Jeffrey Hunter and Susan Oliver are seen in the original footage from The Cage for the first time.
The 137th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC, continuing the first adventure of the second Doctor. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 12th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. In an effort to save costs, Gene Roddenberry devises a framing story – referred to behind the scenes as “the envelope” – allowing footage from the rejected 1964 pilot episode The Cage to be used within the context of Star Trek’s current cast as a flashback to a previous crew of the Enterprise. Malachi Throne guest stars in the new footage; Jeffrey Hunter and Susan Oliver are seen in the original footage from The Cage.
The 138th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC, continuing the first adventure of the second Doctor. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 139th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC, continuing the first adventure of the second Doctor. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 13th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Arnold Moss and Barbara Anderson guest star.
The 140th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC, continuing the first adventure of the second Doctor. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 14th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Mark Lenard guest stars, though not in the familiar role of Spock’s father Sarek. This is the first episode of Star Trek to feature the Romulans.
Toho releases the sixth Godzilla movie, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.
The 141st episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. The second Doctor’s longest-running companion, Jamie McCrimmon, is introduced in this story. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
The 142nd episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. The second Doctor’s longest-running companion, Jamie McCrimmon, is introduced in this story. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 15th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Bruce Mars guest stars as Kirk’s Starfleet Academy nemesis, Finnegan.
The 143rd episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. The second Doctor’s longest-running companion, Jamie McCrimmon, is introduced in this story. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 16th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. Don Marshall guest stars. This is the first Star Trek episode to show the oft-mentioned shuttlecraft.
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The 144th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. The second Doctor’s longest-running companion, Jamie McCrimmon, leaves Scotland by way of the TARDIS at the end of this episode. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
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The 17th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. William Campbell guest stars.
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The 145th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives.
The 18th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. This episode, featuring the memorable reptilian Gorn and location shooting at Vasquez Rocks, is one of the best-remembered episodes of the series.
The 146th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This episode, previously missing from the BBC’s archives, was rediscovered intact in 2011.
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The 19th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. This is the first episode to introduce the concept of time travel via a slingshot maneuver around the sun to the Star Trek mythos (it will later be a vital plot point in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home).