Sci-Fi 5

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Marvel's Agent Carter - January 6, 2015 Jan 06, 2023

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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.

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Written by Ashley Thomas

Hosted by Kim Horcher

Music by Devin Curry

Star Trek: The Galileo Seven - January 5, 1967 Jan 05, 2023

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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.

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Written and hosted by Charlynn Schmiedt

Music by Devin Curry

Doctor Who: Castrovalva - January 4, 1982 Jan 04, 2023

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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.

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Written by Shane Vaughn

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

Babylon 5: A Call To Arms - January 3, 1999 Jan 03, 2023

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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".

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

Blake's 7 - January 2, 1978 Jan 02, 2023

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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.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

Space Patrol premieres - December 30, 1950 Dec 30, 2022

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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.

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Written by Mike Richards

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

Bernard Cribbins - December 29, 1928 Dec 29, 2022

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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.

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Written by Shane Vaughn

Hosted by Roberto Lewis

Music by Devin Curry

Stan Lee - December 28, 1922 Dec 28, 2022

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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.

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Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry

Buck Rogers: Cruise Ship To The Stars - December 27, 1979 Dec 27, 2022

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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!

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Written by John Champion

Hosted by Ryan Myers

Music by Devin Curry

Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey - December 26, 1986 Dec 26, 2022

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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.

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Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi

Music by Devin Curry

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