TODAY IN TIME
Thursday April 25th, 2024
Happy 81st Birthday Alan Feduccia!
Alan Feduccia, American paleornithologist, was born on this day in 1943.
Author of the temporal Paradox (paleontology) (1994)
On this day in 2011,
season 6 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 2.1: Prelude to The Curse Of The Black Spot
was first broadcast.
What evil lurks for the crew in the darkness? Starring Matt Smith as The Doctor.
On this day in 1964,
season 1 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 23: The Keys Of Marinus - The Screaming Jungle (Part 3 of 6)
was first broadcast.
The search for the second key takes the travelers to a jungle where Ian and Barbara come under threat from rapidly growing plants. Starring William Hartnell as The Doctor.
On this day in 2014,
season 3 of Continuum
episode 4: Minute Changes
was first broadcast.
As Kiera (Rachel Emily Nichols) works to free a college student caught in a police cover-up, her perspective on police behavior is thrown into question.
On this day in 2017,
season 3 of The Flash
episode 19: The Once and Future Flash
was first broadcast.
Barry travels forward in time to 2024 to find out Savitar's identity and save Iris' life.
On this day in 2013,
season 1 of Nine: Nine Time Travels
episode 12: Episode #1.12
was first broadcast.
In order to get their lives back to normal, Sun Woo (Lee Jin-wook) tells his brother the whole truth, and hopes he'll accept his true fate.
On this day in 2011,
season 1 of Mortal Kombat: Legacy
episode 3: Johnny Cage
was first broadcast.
Johnny Cage is an action hero who has incredible abilities in fighting. But everything's not perfect in his life... and now he's unemployed. This situation leads him to talk with his producers, showing them different ideas for a new action reality show. But when they refuse to accept, he shows them what he is capable of... and later receives a proposal from an unknown man.
Yuriy Yakovlev, Russian film and theatre actor, was born on this day in 1928 (and sadly passed away in 2013.)
Traveled in the films Traveled in the TV movie Opasnyy povorot (Dangerous Corner) (1972), Ivan Vasilevich Back To The Future (1973) and Kin-dza-dza!(1986)
On this day in 1996,
season 2 of Gargoyles
episode 43: Future Tense
was first broadcast.
Goliath attempts to use the phoenix gate to travel through time to get to Manhattan. Featuring Jonathan Frakes as David Xanatos.
On this day in 1939,
season 1 of Buck Rogers
episode 3: The Enemy's Stronghold
was first broadcast.
Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) deals with warriors from a strange planet, a daring adventure into the stronghold of the world dictator, and a war pact with a foreign Prince.
On this day in 2010,
season 1 of Stephen Hawking's Universe
episode 2: Time Travel
was first broadcast.
Stephen Hawking explores all the possibilities, warping the very fabric of time and space as he goes. From killing your grandfather to riding a black hole
On this day in 2015,
season 1 of Outlander
episode 12: Lallybroch
was first broadcast.
Old wounds are reopened when Jamie (Sam Heughan) returns to his family home.
On this day in 1914,
At the Earth's Core
was released.
David Innes's excavating vehicle burrows 500 miles into the Earth's crust, emerging into the unknown interior world of Pellucidar, inhabited by prehistoric creatures of all geological eras. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
On this day in 2016,
season 2 of 12 Monkeys
episode 2: Primary
was first broadcast.
Cole gets stranded in 2016 after an attempt to destroy the virus changes the future; Jones and Railly deal with the consequences of the changed timeline. Featuring Michael Hogan as Dr. Vance Eckland.
On this day in 2013,
Timeless
first opened in theaters.
An isolated young man in 1920s Ireland gazes into the waters of an old canal and unwittingly discovers a time portal to the present day. Written and directed by Eamonn Norris.
On this day in 1970,
season 7 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 17: The Ambassadors of Death (Part 6 of 7)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) speaks with the alien captain and learns the astronauts sent to Earth were ambassadors.
Johann Karl Friedrich Zollner, German astrophysicist, died on this day in 1882 (and was born in 1834).
Discovered the Zollner Illusion (1860)
On this day in 2012,
season 1 of Queen In-Hyun's Man
episode 3: Episode 3
was first broadcast.
Kim Boong-Do (Ji Hyun-Woo) is a Joseon era nobleman who happens to travel through time and fall in love with an unsuccessful actress
On this day in 2015,
season 1 of Outlander
episode 12: Lallybroch
was first broadcast.
Old wounds are reopened when Jamie returns to his family home. Featuring Graham McTavish as Dougal MacKenzie.
Clifford D. Simak, American science fiction writer, died on this day in 1988 (and was born in 1904).
Author of numerous time traveling short stories, and many novels, including: Time and Again (1951), Time Is The Simplest Thing (1961), The Goblin Reservation (1968), Mastodonia (1978), and Highway To Eternity (1986)
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Family Guy
episode 4: Mind Over Murder
was first broadcast.
Stewie gets the idea to build a time machine. Created by Seth McFarlane.
On this day in 2014,
De-Feathered
first opened in theaters.
Hannah Dowd is on her way to marry her fianc, but is interrupted by a lone traveler, Darrell Sanders, whom is on the run from "the agency". The two join in a hectic, laugh-out-loud road trip.
On this day in 1999,
season 11 of Mystery Science Theater 3000
episode 4: Future War
was first broadcast.
Experiment 1004: The guys take a crack at Future War (1997) in which a man formerly enslaved by aliens escapes to modern-day Los Angeles but is being tracked by cyborgs and their trained dinosaurs. Created by Joel Hodgson.
Happy 54th Birthday Jonny Brugh!
Jonny Brugh, New Zealand comedian, comic actor, musician, voice actor, writer, director, and producer, was born on this day in 1970.
Traveled in the film Mega Time Squad (2019)
On this day in 1998,
season 2 of Early Edition
episode 18: The Quality of Mercy
was first broadcast.
The paper tells Gary (Kyle Chandler) that a man is going to die in an accident. So he saves him but afterward the paper changes and says that the man is going to kill someone.
Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician, was born on this day in 1903 (and sadly passed away in 1987.)
Co-authored the Borel-Komolgorov paradox relating to conditional probability.
On this day in 2012,
season 1 of Beyond The Marquee
episode 15: The Art of Time-Travel
was first broadcast.
Pop-Art Gallery iam8bit played host to an unique art show of time-travel inspired creations, in celebration of the book "So You Created A Wormhole" with over 40 pieces of unique art, sculptures and installations on display.
Happy 44th Birthday Samuel Barnett!
Samuel Barnett, English actor, was born on this day in 1980.
Traveled as Dirk in the TV series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016 - )
On this day in 1999,
season 2 of Family Guy
episode 9: If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'
was first broadcast.
Peter's cousin Rufus Griffin drives the Delorean time machine from Back to the Future. Created by Seth McFarlane.