Maggie Stables, Doctor Who actress, dies
Doctor Who audio actress Maggie Stables, who originated the role of the first TARDIS traveler unique to the audio medium, dies after a lengthy illness. First appearing in a guest role in Big Finish Productions’ inaugural Doctor Who story, The Sirens Of Time, in 1999, Stables was quickly cast as Dr. Evelyn Smythe, a new companion for the sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) who defied the series’ convention of casting young actresses in such roles. Ms. Stables reprised the role intermittently, making her final appearance in a trilogy of stories released by Big Finish early in 2011; the character appeared in animated form in a 2002 webcast, but never appeared on television.
Eureka: H.O.U.S.E. Rules
Sci-Fi Channel airs the 11th episode of the quirky modern-day science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, Debrah Farentino, Joe Morton, and Matt Frewer. (In the UK and elsewhere, this series is retitled A Town Called Eureka.)
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Star Trek: Enterprise: Broken Bow
UPN debuts the newest Star Trek spinoff, the prequel series Enterprise, with a two-hour pilot movie, Broken Bow. Created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, the series is set 100 years before the era of Kirk and Spock, with Scott Bakula starring as Captain Jonathan Archer, commander of the first warp-capable ship in the Earth’s Starfleet, predating the United Federation of Planets. James Cromwell guest stars. (This series begins its run without “Star Trek” as part of its title.)
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Buffy vs. Dracula
The 79th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star. Michelle Trachtenberg makes her first appearance as Dawn in the fifth season premiere.
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Highlander: The Raven: Reborn
The first episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, premieres in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series. Torri Higginson (Stargate Atlantis) guest stars.
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Stargate SG-1: Thor’s Hammer
Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the ninth episode of Stargate SG-1. James Earl Jones (the voice of Star Wars‘ Darth Vader) provides a character voice in this episode.
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Neverwhere: Earl’s Court To Islington
The third episode of Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry’s modern-day fantasy series Neverwhere airs on BBC2, starring Gary Bakewell, Laura Fraser, Hywel Bennett, and Paterson Joseph. Peter Capaldi (The Thick Of It, Doctor Who) and Stratford Johns guest star.
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Deadly Games: The End Of The Jackal
The fourth episode of science fiction series Deadly Games is broadcast on UPN, starring James Calvert, Cynthia Gibb, and Chrstopher Lloyd (Taxi, Back To The Future); Leonard Nimoy serves as the series’ executive producer.
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Star Trek: DS9: The Search, Part I
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 46th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This episode marks the beginning of Deep Space Nine’s third season and introduces the U.S.S. Defiant, a small starship designed to give the show’s characters the ability to leave the station. Salome Jens makes her first appearance as the female shapeshifter who leads the Dominion.
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Forever Knight: Stranger Than Fiction
The 25th episode of the supernatural crime series Forever Knight airs in syndication, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and John Kapelos. Larissa Laskin guest stars.
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Lois & Clark: Strange Visitor (From Another Planet)
The second episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Tracy Scoggins (Babylon 5), John Shea (Mutant X), and Joseph Campanella guest star.
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The Flash: Out Of Control
The second episode of the superhero series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character, airs on CBS, starring John Wesley Shipp and Amanda Pays.
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Soyuz T-10-A: launch pad disaster
For the first time in history, a launch abort escape system saves its crew from a doomed launch. When a fuel spill is ignited at the base of the launch vehicle for Soyuz T-10-A – an otherwise routine mission to Soviet space station Salyut 7 – the entire rocket catches fire, and ground controllers quickly discover that cables running from their bunker to the vehicle have been severed, preventing them from remotely activating the launch escape tower. A radio frequency backup system finally sends the signal, and the tower blasts the Soyuz capsule free of its doomed rocket just two seconds prior to a massive explosion on the pad. The capsule brings the crew to a safe, but rough, landing a few miles away, while the launch pad fire burns out of control for nearly a day.
Sega releases the arcade game Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends: The Fantastic Mr. Frump!
NBC airs the third episode of the Marvel animated series Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends, starring the voices of Dan Gilvezan (Transformers), Kathy Garver (Family Affair), and Frank Welker (Scooby-Doo, Transformers, The Smurfs).
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Star Blazers: Episode 18
The 18th episode of Star Blazers, an English rewrite and dub of the 1974 anime series Space Battleship Yamato, premieres in syndication across the U.S.
Raven: Episode 2
ITV airs the second episode of Raven, starring Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia) and Shirley Cheriton (EastEnders).
Six Million Dollar Man: Nightmare In The Sky
The 59th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Farrah Fawcett Majors and Donald Moffat (Logan’s Run) guest star.
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The Invaders: Valley Of The Shadow
The 21st episode of Larry Cohen’s science fiction series The Invaders, starring Roy Thinnes and produced by Quinn Martin’s QM Productions, is broadcast on ABC. Nan Martin (A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors) and Ted Knight guest star.
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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: Time Bomb
The 34th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Ina Balin guest stars.
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The Outer Limits: Cold Hands, Warm Heart
ABC airs the 34th episode of Leslie Stevens’ anthology series The Outer Limits. The episode is notable for a confluence of future Star Trek actors, including William Shatner, Malachi Throne, and Lawrence Montaigne.
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Tales Of Tomorrow: Youth On Tap
The 49th episode of ABC’s science fiction anthology series, Tales Of Tomorrow, airs on ABC, starring Robert Alda and Harry Townes.
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The Adventures Of Superman: The Haunted Lighthouse
The second episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, based on the comic by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, and Jack Larson star.
