TODAY IN TIME
Wednesday July 8th, 2026
On this day in 1954,
season 1 of Ponds Theater
episode 39: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
was first broadcast.
A singing mechanic (Edgar Bergen) from 1912 finds himself in Arthurian Britain.
On this day in 1992,
season 3 of Dragon Ball Z
episode 22: In the Room of Spirit and Time...
was first broadcast.
Goku (Masako Nozawa) rounds up Gohan, Trunks, and Vegeta and takes them to the Lookout, where they will train in the Time Chamber.
Philip M. Fisher, American writer, was born on this day in 1891 (and sadly passed away in 1973.)
Author of the short story "The Devil of the Western Sea" (1922)
On this day in 2004,
Night Watch
first opened in theaters.
A fantasy-thriller set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle. Directed and co-written by Timur Bekmambetov.
On this day in 2011,
the series SketchWork TV
first aired.
Written and directed by Justin Heasman.
On this day in 1993,
season 1 of Matrix
episode 11: Shadows From The Past
was first broadcast.
Matrix (Nick Mancuso) travels to the past to judge a client case.
Happy 60th Birthday Simon LIcht!
Simon LIcht, German actor, was born on this day in 1966.
Traveled in the film Ainoa (2005)
Happy 25th Birthday Riele Downs!
Riele Downs, Canadian actress, was born on this day in 2001.
Traveled in the Motion Comic Henry Danger: Sucked To The Future (2016)
Happy 33rd Birthday Aimee Kelly!
Aimee Kelly, British actress, was born on this day in 1993.
Host of the TV series Bringing Books To Life (2012-2013)
On this day in 2006,
season 2 of 4 Against Z
episode 9: Just Say Yes!
was first broadcast.
German children's television program show in which four children are appointed as "Wachter" (guardians) by their deceased aunt Hedda to prevent Zanrelot, the "Herrscher der Finsternis" - the lord of darkness (Udo Kier) from leaving the underworld and gaining control over Lubeck.
On this day in 1984,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 65: mai ko no inu hadareno inu?
was first broadcast.
A little pink genie from a computer helps two kids learn about important people and events from history by taking them to those times. Directed by Kazuyoshi Yokota.
On this day in 2006,
season 2 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 13: Doomsday
was first broadcast.
The Doctor and Rose (Billie Piper), reunited with old friends and Cybermen experts Mickey and Jake, race to find a way to bring the war to an end before it brings about the destruction of the whole of space and time
On this day in 1997,
Kids of the Round Table
first opened in theaters.
One fateful afternoon, Alex comes across a sword stuck in stone - King Arthur's legendary Excalibur! With one motion, Alex frees the sword, Merlin the Magician (Malcolm McDowell) appears, and Alex discovers the awesome power he'd always dreamed about.
On this day in 2013,
season 4 of Warehouse 13
episode 20: The Truth Hurts
was first broadcast.
The evil alchemist Paracelsus is on the run, and Pete and Myka (Joanne Kelly) must stop him before he achieves immortality - or something worse.
On this day in 2011,
season 1 of SketchWork TV
episode 4: The Trouble With Time Travel
was first broadcast.
Two guys come across a strange abandoned telephone box in a garden which seems to have the ability for time travel. Written and directed by Justin Heasman.
On this day in 2014,
season 1 of Doraemon - The Gadget Cat From The Future
episode 2: Transformade / Battle of the Dueling Noby's
was first broadcast.
Noby suffers an identify crisis; Noby struggles over how to spend some money that was given to him by his uncle. Characters created by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko under the pen name of "Fujiko Fujio".
James Franciscus, American actor, died on this day in 1991 (and was born in 1954).
Traveled in the TV series Twilight Zone episode "Judgment Night" (1959) and the film Beneath The Planet of the Apes (1970).
Larry Storch, American actor and voice actor, died on this day in 2022 (and was born in 1923).
Traveled in the TV series The Brady Kids episodes "It's All Greek to Me" and "Marlon's Birthday Party" (1972), and in the film The Flight of Dragons (1982)
Craig Stevens, American film and television actor, was born on this day in 1918 (and sadly passed away in 2000.)
Traveled in the film The Deadly Mantis (1957)
Happy 61st Birthday Lee Tergesen!
Lee Tergesen, American actor, was born on this day in 1965.
Traveled as Chett in the TV series Weird Science (1994-1998), Life On Mars episodes "The Man Who Sold The World" and "The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler" (2008), and the film The Forgotten (2005)
Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist, died on this day in 1895 (and was born in 1821).
His critique of Boltzmann's attempt to derive the second law of thermodynamics from kinetic theory became famous as the "reversibility paradox".
Ernest Borgnine, American film, television, character and voice actor, died on this day in 2012 (and was born in 1917).
Traveled in the film The Black Hole (1979), the video All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998) and in the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants episodes "Back To The Past" (2010)
On this day in 1970,
The Time To Die
first opened in theaters.
A woman (Anna Karina) witnesses a video taped murder and is marked for elimination by the killer.
On this day in 2007,
season 4 of The 4400
episode 4: The Truth and Nothing But The Truth
was first broadcast.
Diana catches her sister April, who has survived a promicin shot and gained an ability the full potential of which she fails to grasp - to make anyone answer truthfully to any question posed by her.
William Lucas, English film, theatre, radio and television actor, died on this day in 2016 (and was born in 1925).
Traveled in the TV series The Strange World of Planet X (1956)
Dick Sargent, American actor, died on this day in 1994 (and was born in 1930).
Traveled in the TV series Bewitched episodes "Samantha's Caesar's Salad", "Paul Revere Rides Again", "Samantha's Old Salem Trip", "Samantha's Bad Day In Salem", "Samantha's Hot Bedwarmer", "The Salem Saga", "Hot Not To Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII", "The Return of Darrin The Bold", and "George Washington Zapped Here" (1969-72)
On this day in 2011,
season 2 of Producing Parker
episode 13: The Parker Prophecies
was first broadcast.
Parker has to contend with Dee (Kim Cattrall) who has been reverted to a teenager by a time machine.
On this day in 2014,
"The LevoGyre"
was released.
Thee test subject for an experiment in gravitational time dilation that instead causes time travel and reveals the meaning of everything. Written by Wendy Wheeler.
On this day in 1973,
season 1 of Doraemon (1973)
episode 15: Weird Robot Car / Smiling Soap
was first broadcast.
The continuing adventures of Doraemon, a robotic cat from the 22nd century who arrive to helps the Nobi family in the 20th century. Created by Fujiko Fujio.
































