From a supporting role in Captain America to her own short film to her own series, today's Sci-Fi 5 celebrates Marvel's Agent Carter as she took over the small screen. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ashley Thomas Hosted by Kim Horcher Music by Devin Curry
Wait, the Enterprise has shuttlecraft? Today's Sci-Fi 5 takes you back to the day that Star Trek fans first saw the episode The Galileo Seven - and forward to that Galileo shuttlecraft's final flight in Star Trek: Prodigy. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written and hosted by Charlynn Schmiedt Music by Devin Curry
It was a new era of Doctor Who, with the first new face for the Doctor in seven years. On today's Sci-Fi 5, how "Castrovalva" ushered in a new Doctor in the form of Peter Davison. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Shane Vaughn Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry
It was all part of the plan: an exciting TV movie to turn the corner from Babylon 5 to its spinoff, Crusade. On today's Sci-Fi 5, how the cast and creators of Babylon 5 answered "A Call To Arms". Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry
Mere months after the theatrical premiere of Star Wars, the BBC launched a new science fiction series with the same budget as the cop show it replaced on the schedule. On today's Sci-Fi 5, how Blake's 7 overcame its very humble beginnings. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry
The first TV sci-fi saga to become a mass-media phenomenon in the U.S., today's Sci-Fi 5 rewinds to Space Patrol's national television premiere after getting its start on local TV in Los Angeles. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Mike Richards Hosted by Earl Green Music by Devin Curry
You might know him as one TARDIS traveler or another, but there's so much more to the astonishing 79-year career of the late, great Bernard Cribbins. Today's Sci-Fi 5 shines a spotlight on his amazing legacy of entertainment. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Shane Vaughn Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry
From unlikely, impoverished beginnings came a storyteller who would change the face of comics forever. Today's Sci-Fi 5 pays tribute to the legendary Stan Lee. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ryan Myers Hosted by Earl Green Music by Devin Curry
With familiar set pieces, ribald robots, disco-era glitz and glamour, and at least one legitimate tragically doomed star in its cast, Buck Rogers' voyage on a "Cruise Ship To The Stars" is the subject of today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by John Champion Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry
There are plenty of offbeat holiday specials out there, TV confections with everything from Wookiees to Muppets. But as today's Sci-Fi 5 points out, none of those are Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry
An early example of space-age television sci-fi trying to be a bit more realistic, CBS' Men Into Space spent "Christmas On The Moon" on this day in 1959. Find out how family-hour TV portrayed a space crisis in today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry
Not for the the first time, the pod people were once more on the move in theaters everywhere on this day in 1978. Today's Sci-Fi 5 tries to examine what the remake of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers was really warning audiences about. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Brian Clayton Hosted by Kim Horcher Music by Devin Curry
It was one of the viral sensations of streaming TV in 2018. On today's Sci-Fi 5, find out who first opened the Bird Box and how it took flight. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ashley Thomas Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry
Sworn enemies forced to work together in a punishing environment... and that was before the cameras even rolled! We look at the behind-the-scenes drama that challenged a sci-fi classic, "Enemy Mine," released today in 1985. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Tom Kozak Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry
Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of men? Today's Sci-Fi 5 tries to find out, unearthing what we can about a missing episode of legendary radio series The Shadow, broadcast on this day in 1954! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Vic Sage Hosted by Earl Green Music by Devin Curry
A much-loved entry in the modern era of Star Wars, Rogue One's origins far predate the movie's release - in fact, one might say the original idea happened a long time ago, as chronicled in today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ashley Thomas Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry
If you're assuming that the TV series Automan, which premiered on this day in 1983, was inspired by Tron, you're not wrong. Today's Sci-Fi 5 takes a cursory glance at both that inspiration and the making of Automan! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ryan Myers Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry
With stars made familiar by other TV and film franchises, a bona fide rock star as its villain, and a rising genre star behind the camera and the script, 1984's Runaway - the subject of today's Sci-Fi 5 - seems like it should have been a bigger deal. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by John Champion Hosted by Earl Green Music by Devin Curry
Some say it's the worst British sitcom ever made. Some say it's the worst British sci-fi series ever committed to television. Today's Sci-Fi 5 asks... who says they can't both be right about Come Back, Mrs. Noah? Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Music by Devin Curry
With two simultaneously released Short Treks, animated Star Trek made a comeback - and while today's Sci-Fi 5 recounts those two tales, it also tells the story of paving the way for a new generation of animated Trek series. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ashley Thomas Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry
He's Star Trek's most recognizable (and longest-serving) Klingon - and on today's Sci-Fi 5, we still haven't seen the last of Michael Dorn as Worf, son of Mogh! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Johnny Kolasinski Hosted by Earl Green Music by Devin Curry
It's not even possible to imagine 1980's big screen Flash Gordon adventure without Queen's fearless rock opera accompanying it. On today's Sci-Fi 5, find out how this marriage of sound and image was arranged. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Shane Vaughn Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry
Was any sequel to 2001 ever going to live up to the classic status of the original? Who would be bold enough to try? The story of the making of 2010: The Year We Make Contact, on today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry
It's a TV movie that could easily have been forgotten if not for the fact that it's an early directorial entry by a future Hollywood heavy hitter. Go Through The Magic Pyramid on today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ryan Myers Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry
One of science fiction's most venerable pulp heroes returned to the big screen for the 1980s and became a cult favorite. Today's Sci-Fi 5 ponders if this was because of what happened behind the scenes... or in spite of it? Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Shane Vaughn Hosted by Kim Horcher Music by Devin Curry
Borrowing the title of a sci-fi story he admired, Isaac Asimov explored the nature of morality through robots and his enduring Three Laws. Hear the origins of "I, Robot," released today in 1950, on today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Mike Richards Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry
It left an indelible mark on both real astronomy and the public imagination. On today's Sci-Fi 5, find out why both the beginnings and the end of the Arecibo Radio Telescope happened on this day. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Ryan Myers Music by Devin Curry
You almost certainly know Kevin Conroy as the voice of animated Batman, but the twists and turns of his career are worthy of their own epic story on today's Sci-Fi 5! Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Ryan Myers Hosted by Earl Green Music by Devin Curry
She penned one of the most influential American science fiction novels of the 20th century, a favorite of teachers' and librarians' reading lists for decades. On today's Sci-Fi 5, find out why Madeleine L'Engle almost gave up writing. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Shane Vaughn Hosted by Kim Horcher Music by Devin Curry
It turns out that visions of a high-tech utopian future were on the minds of many Hollywood scriptwriters in the early 1970s. On today's Sci-Fi 5, explore space station Earth II's sole on-screen adventure, and meet the crew. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Brian Clayton Hosted by Roberto Lewis Music by Devin Curry
