The week-long syndication window opens for the ninth episode of The Next Step Beyond, a revival of the 1950s/60s supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. William Campbell (Star Trek) guest stars in the final television credit for writer Jerry Sohl (Star Trek, The Invaders, The Outer Limits).
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The 99th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Robert Walker Jr. (Star Trek’s Charlie X) and Peter Mark Richman (Electra Woman and Dyna Girl) guest star.
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BBC1 premieres the ninth episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. David Bailie guest stars, and future series regular Glynis Barber makes a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance unrelated to her role in the show’s fourth season. 
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“Splinter Of The Mind’s Eye“, the first print fiction follow-up to George Lucas’ Star Wars, is published by Ballantine Books. Written by Alan Dean Foster – who had ghost-written the novelization of Star Wars published under Lucas’ name – “Splinter” originates as a concept for a low-budget movie follow-up in the event that the movie bombs. By the time of its publication, it’s readily apparent to all that the movie has succeeded, and that a sequel will be coming, leaving “Splinter”‘s status in the storyline uncertain. The cover artwork is by Ralph McQuarrie, whose pre-production illustrations were of vital importance during the making of the original movie. 
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The Soviet Union launches the Soyuz 28 mission, the first manned flight in its Interkosmos series of international space missions. Cosmonaut Vladimír Remek is the first Czech in space, as well as the first space traveler not born in the Soviet Union or the United States; along with Soyuz 28 mission commander Alexei Gubarev, Remek visits the Salyut 6 space station for several days, though is presence is purely political showmanship; Remek later reveals that he had few actual functions to perform during the flight. Soyuz 28 spends a total of nearly eight days in space before returning to Earth.
The 31st episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Michael Shannon (Future Cop) guest stars.
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The third episode of Buck Henry’s science fiction spoof Quark premieres on NBC. The show returns to a half-hour format for the remainder of its run. (more…)
The 55th episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on NBC. Nehemiah Persoff guest stars.
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The 478th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Milton Johns and John Arnatt guest star. This is the first appearance of the Sontarans since 1975.
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NASA launches Landsat 3, the latest in a constellation of satellites derived from the design of the experimental Nimbus weather satellites. This is the last Landsat to use the Nimbus framework, and the last to be managed exclusively by NASA; Landsat 3 remains in service through 1983.
The week-long syndication window opens for the tenth episode of The Next Step Beyond, a revival of the 1950s/60s supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Robert Walker Jr. (Star Trek’s Charlie X) guest stars.
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The 100th and final episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. John Colicos (Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek) guest stars in the series finale. A string of made-for-TV movies will continue the stories of both Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers in the late 1980s.
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BBC1 premieres the tenth episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. Julian Glover guest stars. (more…)
With the BBC giving his creation a late-night time slot indicating that they don’t really know what to do with it, Douglas Adams bursts onto the scene with the premiere of his radio series The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. Another attempt at mixing comedy and science fiction, Adams’ densely-worded style of wit catches on with an audience that’s never heard anything like it before. Hitchhiker’s Guide goes on to conquer nearly every medium exposed to it in the years to come. (more…)
The 32nd episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Rick Jason (Combat!) guest stars.
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The third episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Martin Kove guest stars. Following on from the ratings success of the two TV movies before it, this is the beginning of the weekly series proper. (more…)
The fourth episode of Buck Henry’s science fiction spoof Quark premieres on NBC. This episode parodies the “evil twin from an alternate universe” sci-fi chestnut. (more…)
The 479th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This is the finale of Doctor Who’s 15th season, and the exit of Louise Jameson as Leela, who elects to remain on the Time Lord planet, Gallifrey. (Though this is technically the swan song for K-9, the Doctor reveals that he has built a backup.)
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The third episode of Harold Jack Bloom’s sci-fi series Project UFO airs on NBC, portraying fictionalized investigations into what the show claims are actual cases from the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book investigations. William Jordan (Beyond Westworld) and Caskey Swaim star. Rod Perry (S.W.A.T.) guest stars.
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The week-long syndication window opens for the 11th episode of The Next Step Beyond, a revival of the 1950s/60s supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland.
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BBC1 premieres the 11th episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. T.P. McKenna guest stars. (more…)
The second episode of Douglas Adams’ breakthrough radio science fiction comedy series The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is first broadcast on BBC Radio 2. Mark Wing-Davey plays the role of Zaphod Beeblebrox for the first time, a character he will also go on to play in the series’ television incarnation. (more…)
The fourth episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Richard Kelton (Quark) guest stars. (more…)
The fourth episode of Harold Jack Bloom’s sci-fi series Project UFO airs on NBC, portraying fictionalized investigations into what the show claims are actual cases from the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book investigations. William Jordan (Beyond Westworld) and Caskey Swaim star. Leif Erickson (The High Chaparral) and Malachi Throne (Star Trek, Batman) guest star.
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The week-long syndication window opens for the 12th episode of The Next Step Beyond, a revival of the 1950s/60s supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland.
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BBC1 premieres the 12th episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. This episode is the first part of a trilogy spanning the first and second seasons, involving the acquisition of a supercomputer called Orac. (more…)
The fifth episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Jeremy Brett (Sherlock Holmes), Loni Anderson (WKRP In Cincinnati) and Deanna Lund (Land Of The Giants) guest star. (more…)
The sixth episode of Buck Henry’s science fiction spoof Quark premieres on NBC. Joan Van Ark (Knots Landing) guest stars. (more…)
The 56th episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on NBC. Carmen Argenziano (Stargate SG-1) guest stars.
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The fifth episode of Harold Jack Bloom’s sci-fi series Project UFO airs on NBC, portraying fictionalized investigations into what the show claims are actual cases from the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book investigations. William Jordan and Caskey Swaim star. Edward Winter (playing a role unrelated to his series regular role in Project UFO’s second season) guest stars.
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The week-long syndication window opens for the 13th episode of The Next Step Beyond, a revival of the 1950s/60s supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland.
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BBC1 premieres the 13th episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. This episode is the second part of a trilogy spanning the first and second seasons, involving the acquisition of a supercomputer called Orac. Derek Farr guest stars. (more…)
The fourth episode of Douglas Adams’ breakthrough radio science fiction comedy series The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is first broadcast on BBC Radio. Richard Vernon and Jim Broadbent guest star. (more…)