Month: April 1975

Survivors: Gone Away

SurvivorsThe third episode of Terry Nation’s post-apocalyptic series Survivors, Gone Away premieres on the BBC.

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Six Million Dollar Man: Steve Austin, Fugitive

Six Million Dollar ManThe 35th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Gary Lockwood (The Lieutenant, 2001: a space odyssey) guest stars in the second season finale.

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Doctor Who: Revenge Of The Cybermen Pt. 2

Doctor WhoThe 399th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story marks the Cybermen‘s first story since the Troughton era, and closes out both the series’ 12th season and the “Nerva” plotline.

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Survivors: Genesis

SurvivorsThe second episode of Terry Nation’s post-apocalyptic series Survivors, Genesis premieres on the BBC. Many of the series’ regular stars do not appear until this episode.

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Sky: Goodchild

SkyThe third episode of the children’s science fiction series Sky airs on ITV, created and written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin (later the creators of K-9 for Doctor Who). David Jackson (Blake’s 7) guest stars.

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Six Million Dollar Man: Outrage In Balinderry

Six Million Dollar ManThe 34th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Martine Beswick guest stars.

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Doctor Who: Revenge Of The Cybermen Pt. 1

Doctor WhoThe 398th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This story marks the Cybermen‘s first story since the Troughton era, and closes out both the series’ 12th season and the “Nerva” plotline.

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Survivors: The Fourth Horseman

SurvivorsThe first episode of Terry Nation’s post-apocalyptic series Survivors, The Fourth Horseman premieres on the BBC. The series is heavily promoted in the UK press and, unusually for its time, is shot entirely on video with no filming employed for location scenes.

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Sky: Juganet

SkyThe second episode of the children’s science fiction series Sky airs on ITV, created and written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin (later the creators of K-9 for Doctor Who).

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Doctor Who: Genesis Of The Daleks Part 6

Doctor WhoThe 397th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This episode marks the first-ever appearance of Davros in the series, as well as the first attempt to nail down an origin story for the Daleks themselves.

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Soyuz 18a: “The April 5th Anomaly”

SoyuzThe two-man crew selected to become the second group of occupants for the Soviet Union’s Salyut 4 space station nearly rockets into disaster. Interstage connectors, intended to open simultaneously to allow the third stage of the booster to carry the Soyuz spacecraft into orbit, fail to open on cue, leaving the third stage dragging the dead weight of the spent second stage, changing the trajectory of the entire vehicle. The Soyuz capsule carrying cosmonauts Vasili Lazarev and Oleg Makarov is blasted free, and the two men experience acceleration of 23 Gs as the capsule roars toward a bruisingly rough emergency landing. As if that’s not bad enough, the Soyuz capsule lands perilously close to the USSR’s border with China, and rescue crews spend over 24 hours looking for the crew. The usually secretive Soviet space agency reluctantly reveals details of the mission to NASA, with whom they are collaborating ahead of the historic Apollo-Soyuz joint launch.

Doctor Who: Genesis Of The Daleks Part 5

Doctor WhoThe 396th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This episode marks the first-ever appearance of Davros in the series, as well as the first attempt to nail down an origin story for the Daleks themselves.

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