Retrogram #7516: Going Viral
theLogBook.com releases the 14th episode of the Retrogram podcast, hosted by Earl Green, covering the following shows from the week of April 14th, 1975:
- Sky: Juganet
- The Tomorrow People: A Man For Emily Part 1
- Survivors: The Fourth Horseman
- Doctor Who: Revenge Of The Cybermen Part 1
Hitomi breaks contact
Japan’s Hitomi satellite, launched in February on a three-year X-ray astronomy mission, suddenly breaks contact with JAXA ground controllers when they begin power-up and checkout procedures. Only brief telemetry signals are received from Hitomi before it falls silent. JAXA initiates emergency procedures to contact Hitomi and diagnose the problem, though some telescopic observations from Earth indicate that pieces of the spacecraft have fallen away from the spacecraft itself.
Arrow: Salvation
The 18th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Alex Kingston (Doctor Who) guest stars.
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Dollhouse: Echoes
The seventh episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Mehcad Brooks (Desperate Housewives, Supergirl) guest stars.
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NASA rethinks Dawn cancellation
NASA reverses a decision made earlier in the month to cancel the asteroid-hopping Dawn mission, following appeals and assurances from the mission managers. Intended to use ion propulsion to visit to of the asteroid belt’s largest bodies, Dawn’s cancellation does have the effect of sliding the mission from a 2006 launch to a 2007 launch. The budget for the mission is expanded from $373,000,000 to $446,000,000, and arrival at its first target, the large asteroid Vesta, is still scheduled for 2011.
Star Trek: Enterprise: Acquisition
The 18th episode of the Star Trek prequel spinoff Enterprise premieres on UPN. Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager) and Jeffrey Combs, both veteran Ferengi guest stars on past Star Trek spinoffs, guest star as Ferengi characters.
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Dark Angel: Haven
The 15th episode of James Cameron & Charles H. Eglee’s cyberpunk series Dark Angel, starring Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly, airs on Fox. John Savage and Mark Rolston guest star.
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The Outer Limits: Identity Crisis
Showtime airs the 71st episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Lou Diamond Phillips guest stars.
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Space Precinct: Flash
The week-long American syndication window opens for the 19th episode of Gerry Anderson’s sci-fi police series Space Precinct. Michael Shannon (Future Cop) guest stars.
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Lois & Clark: Fly Hard
The 19th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Tracy Scoggins, John Shea, and Robert Beltran (Star Trek: Voyager) guest star.
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Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Petrograd, July 1917
The 13th episode of George Lucas’ historical adventure series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles airs on ABC, starring Sean Patrick Flanery. Roger Sloman (The Tomorrow People) guest stars.
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Nightmare Cafe: Sanctuary For A Child
NBC airs the fifth episode of Wes Craven’s Nightmare Cafe, starring Robert Englund (V, A Nightmare On Elm Street), Jack Coleman (Heroes), and Lindsay Frost (Mancuso, FBI). Angela Bassett (Black Panther, Contact), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Chicago Hope, Daredevil), and William B. Davis (The X-Files) guest star.
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Love & Curses: Heart Attack
The 18th episode of Love & Curses (formerly titled She-Wolf Of London) is broadcast in syndication in North America, starring Kate Hodge and Neil Dickson. Kim Morgan Greene guest stars.
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Quantum Leap: Piano Man
NBC airs the 45th episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Denise Gentile (Babylon 5) guest stars.
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Star Trek: TNG: The Royale
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 37th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Phobos 2 and the curse of Mars
The Soviet Union loses all contact with the unmanned Mars probe Phobos 2 during a close flyby of the inner Martian moon Phobos, where the vehicle had been programmed to deposit a pair of surface landers. Unable to reacquire communications with Phobos 2, Soviet ground controllers later discover a fatal error in the programming of the probe’s on-board computer, leading to a loss of attitude control similar to the incident that doomed Phobos 1 in 1988. Since delivery of the landers never occurs, the mission is deemed a failure.
Amazing Stories: Without Diana
The 43rd episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC.
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Voyagers!: All Fall Down
NBC airs the 18th episode of James D. Parriott’s time travel series Voyagers!, starring Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Sam Scarber guest stars as Joe Louis. NBC cancels the series after this broadcast, with two remaining episodes being delayed until they are “burned off” in a summer time slot.
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Pac-Man Fever on the charts
Buckner & Garcia’s hit single Pac-Man Fever reaches its peak on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching #9 on the chart. Over a million copies of the single (backed with an instrumental version of the same song) have sold.
Sega releases the arcade game Buck Rogers: Flight Of The War Witch, Part 1
NBC airs the 21st episode of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Sid Haig (Jason Of Star Command), Pamela Hensley and Michael Ansara guest star.
Mt. St. Helens awakens
Following eleven days of precursory earthquake activity, Mt. St. Helens, a volcano in Washington which has been dormant for over a century, emits a small eruption of ash and steam. Similar eruptions continue on an hourly basis, though the frequency will gradually diminsh through April. This activity lasts barely a month before ending, at least for a week or two. The north face of Mt. St. Helens begins bulging noticeably, and emergency planners fight to keep sightseers away from the mountain while drawing up evacuation plans for nearby populated areas. Some locals vow to remain despite possible evacuation orders.
Blake’s 7: The Keeper
BBC1 premieres the 25th episode of Terry Nation’s science fiction series Blake’s 7. This continues the story arc concerning Blake’s search for the Federation’s central control facility.
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The Next Step Beyond: The Legacy
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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Blake’s 7: Orac
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.
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Doctor Who: The Claws Of Axos, Part 3
The 291st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Roger Delgado guest stars as the Master.
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Mariner 7 launched
NASA and JPL launch the unmanned Mariner 7 space probe on a mission to Mars, where it will be joined by its recently-launched identical twin, Mariner 6. Mariner 7 will take five months to reach the red planet, but on a slightly faster trajectory it will arrive just days behind Mariner 6. Both will fly past Mars twice as close as the planet’s previous unmanned visitors.
Yuri Gagarin, first man in space, dies
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human space traveler, dies along with a flight instructor in a MiG jet fighter crash. Considered too valuable a publicity asset to risk in another spaceflight, Gagarin had been barred from any further space missions. Several investigations into the fatal crash are conducted, with none of them reaching any definitive conclusions, though unfavorable flying weather and a sudden dive (possibly also a result of the weather) are commonly cited factors. Gagarin’s ashes are buried in the wall of the Kremlin.
Doctor Who: The Lion
The 64th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part one of the story now collectively known as The Crusade.
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The Twilight Zone: I Am The Night – Color Me Black
The 146th episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Michael Constantine and Paul Fix appear in an episode written by Serling.
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