After grueling location shooting in Tunisia and lengthy studio filming at Elstree Studios in England, principal photography wraps up on George Lucas’ Star Wars. But returning to America, Lucas finds his newly-founded special effects studio, Industrial Light & Magic, in disarray, and months of miniature and second-unit filming must still be done before the planned (and later rescheduled) release date of Christmas 1976.
The 428th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Gareth Armstrong and Tim Piggott-Smith guest star. This episode is the beginning of Doctor Who’s 14th season on the air. 
The 23rd episode of Filmation’s live-action Shazam! series airs on CBS, starring John Davey, Michael Gray and Les Tremayne. William Campbell (Star Trek) guest stars in the third season premiere.
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The 429th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Gareth Armstrong and Tim Piggott-Smith guest star.
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On schedule, the Space Shuttle Enterprise is rolled out of the Rockwell International plant in Palmdale, California to much public fanfare, a ceremony including Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and most of the cast who played the crew of the Enterprise’s fictional namesake (William Shatner was conspicuously absent). The timing of the rollout, ironically, was intended to roll the test shuttle – originally named Constitution – out of the hangar on Constitution Day during the bicentennial year.
Having tried to find a suitable script for a big-screen relaunch of Star Trek virtually since the cancellation of the television series, Paramount – riding the coattails of the much-publicized unveiling of the Space Shuttle Enterprise – issues a press release announcing that the first Trek movie is finally underway – in this case, a still-in-development script called Star Trek: Planet Of Titans, featuring a radically redesigned Enterprise concept by illustrator Ralph McQuarrie, whose other recent genre work – designs for the yet-to-be-released Star Wars – has yet to make him a household name.
The 24th episode of Filmation’s live-action Shazam! series airs on CBS, starring John Davey, Michael Gray and Les Tremayne. Linden Chiles and James Van Pattern guest star.
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The 430th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Gareth Armstrong and Tim Piggott-Smith guest star.
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The 25th episode of Filmation’s live-action Shazam! series airs on CBS, starring John Davey, Michael Gray and Les Tremayne. Patrick Labyorteaux (Little House On The Prairie, JAG) guest stars.
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The 431st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Gareth Armstrong and Tim Piggott-Smith guest star.
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On or around this date in 1976, the very first teaser trailers for an upcoming 20th Century Fox movie called Star Wars is shown in theaters for the first time, with the ominous voice of Malachi Throne (who had, coincidentally, appeared or done voice-overs numerous times in classic Star Trek) declaring that “somewhere in space, this may all be happening right now.” With no hint of the genre-defining soundtrack music, unfinished visual effects, stand-in stock sound effects, and a logo rendered in Helvetica, the effect is perhaps a bit underwhelming.
The 26th episode of Filmation’s live-action Shazam! series airs on CBS, starring John Davey, Michael Gray and Les Tremayne. Joanna Cameron guest stars as Isis.
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The 432nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Judith Paris guest stars as Eldrad.
The third series of BBC Schools’ radio series Exploration Earth is broadcast, which is effectively an educational one-off Doctor Who audio adventure starring Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen. The BBC (and other publishers who licensed the title) will reissue this curiosity repeatedly in later years, frequently pairing it with the contemporary audio version of the TV serial Genesis Of The Daleks.
The 27th episode of Filmation’s live-action Shazam! series airs on CBS, starring John Davey, Michael Gray and Les Tremayne. Eric Laneuville (Room 222, St. Elsewhere) guest stars.
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The 433rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Judith Paris guest stars as Eldrad.
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The 28th and final episode of Filmation’s live-action Shazam! series airs on CBS, starring John Davey, Michael Gray and Les Tremayne. Andrew Stevens (Dallas) guest stars in the series finale.
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The 434th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Judith Paris guest stars as Eldrad.
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The 435th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Judith Paris guest stars as Eldrad. This marks Elisabeth Sladen’s exit from the series as long-running companion Sarah Jane Smith after three years.
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The 436th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. For the first time in the series’ history, the Doctor is seen to be traveling without a companion, and this story marks his second visit to the Time Lords’ planet Gallifrey since the beginning of the series. Much of the Time Lord mythology is derived from this story. Peter Pratt guest stars as the Master.
The 438th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. For the first time in the series’ history, the Doctor is seen to be traveling without a companion, and this story marks his second visit to the Time Lords’ planet Gallifrey since the beginning of the series. Much of the Time Lord mythology is derived from this story. Peter Pratt guest stars as the Master.
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The 438th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. For the first time in the series’ history, the Doctor is seen to be traveling without a companion, and this story marks his second visit to the Time Lords’ planet Gallifrey since the beginning of the series. Much of the Time Lord mythology is derived from this story. Peter Pratt guest stars as the Master.
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The 439th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. For the first time in the series’ history, the Doctor is seen to be traveling without a companion, and this story marks his second visit to the Time Lords’ planet Gallifrey since the beginning of the series. Much of the Time Lord mythology is derived from this story. Peter Pratt guest stars as the Master.
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In a pre-holiday telegram to 20th Century Fox’s distribution team, the studio’s VP of domestic distribution, Peter Myers, boldly predicts that the upcoming George Lucas film Star Wars could break all standing box office records in America. “Exceptional entertainment usually pays off,” Myers writes, “but when it is coupled with a spectacular and innovative presentation, the critics, opinion makers, and the public will be electrified, and it is quite possible Star Wars will emerge as the all-time box office champion.” Though enthusiastically championed by 20th Century Fox president Alan Ladd Jr., Star Wars has thus far been considered a risky prospect by 20th Century Fox shareholders and executives.
The 440th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story introduces the Doctor’s new companion, the bright but primitive Leela (Louise Jameson). Leslie Schofield (Star Wars) guest stars.
The 441st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story introduces the Doctor’s new companion, the bright but primitive Leela (Louise Jameson). Leslie Schofield (Star Wars) guest stars.
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The 442nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story introduces the Doctor’s new companion, the bright but primitive Leela (Louise Jameson). Leslie Schofield (Star Wars) guest stars.
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The 443rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story introduces the Doctor’s new companion, the bright but primitive Leela (Louise Jameson). Leslie Schofield (Star Wars) guest stars.
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The 444th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Russell Hunter, David Bailie and Pamela Salem guest star.
The 445th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Russell Hunter, David Bailie and Pamela Salem guest star.
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