TODAY IN TIME
Tuesday March 25th, 2025
On this day in 2017,
Tunnel
premiered.
The story of a detective who traverses past and present in the hopes of saving his daughter. He goes from walking along the ridges of rice paddies for clues in 1986, straight into 2016. Wherever he goes, he causes trouble.
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of Life On Mars (2008-2009)
episode 16: Everyone Knows It's Windy
was first broadcast.
Irish mobster Jimmy McManus is shot dead after shooting Ray and Chris and the evidence suggests that Sam (Jason O'Mara) is the killer.
On this day in 2012,
season 4 of Being Human
episode 8: The War Child
was first broadcast.
Tom (Michael Socha) plans to kill the Old Ones by means of a suicide bomb, a fact which becomes known to Milo, a werewolf who is part of Snow's entourage.
On this day in 1974,
season 2 of The Tomorrow People
episode 8: A Rift In Time, Part Three: From Little Acorns...
was first broadcast.
John, Liz and Chris plan an attack on the gladiator training school to try and rescue Stephen and Peter (Richard Speight).
On this day in 2005,
season 8 of Stargate SG-1
episode 20: Moebius, Part 2
was first broadcast.
SG-1 has changed the course of history and made SGC virtually non-existent. Starring Richard Dean Anderson.
Patrick Troughton, English actor, was born on this day in 1920 (and sadly passed away in 1987.)
Traveled in the fil A Hitch In Time (as the 2nd Doctor in 127 episodes of the TV series Doctor Who (1966-85)
Happy 36th Birthday Aly Michalka!
Aly Michalka, American actress and recording artist, was born on this day in 1989.
Traveled as Keely in the TV series Phil of the Future (2004-2005)
On this day in 1967,
season 4 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 29: The Macra Terror (Part 3 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor, Polly (Anneke Wills) and Jamie are sentenced to work in the pits and an escape attempt sees Ben's loyalties called into question again.
On this day in 1984,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 50: atarashi i ts shin wosaguru
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 2016,
season 3 of Sleepy Hollow
episode 16: Dawn's Early Light
was first broadcast.
As The Hidden One grows stronger, Crane (Tom Mison) must examine his past with Betsy Ross to find the key to stopping him.
D. C. Fontana, American television script writer and story editor, was born on this day in 1939 (and sadly passed away in 2019.)
Author of the TV series Star Trek episode "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" (1967) and the TV series "Star Trek: The Animated Series" episode "Yesteryear" (1973)
Happy 36th Birthday Matthew Beard!
Matthew Beard, English film and television actor, and model, was born on this day in 1989.
Traveled int he TV movie An Angel For May (2002)
On this day in 2000,
season 4 of Early Edition
episode 15: False Witness
was first broadcast.
Gary (Kyle Chandler) witnesses two men trying to steal a car. And he learns one of them is Miguel Diaz's brother, who convinces Gary not to finger him which he does.
On this day in 1962,
The Times Without Number Stories
was released.
In principle, time travel could have been used as a means of instantaneous travel, but that would have involved the traveler being in two places at the same time, at least for a split second; fearing a time paradox, such use of the device was strictly forbidden. Written by John Brunner.
El Brendel, American vaudeville comedian and film actor, was born on this day in 1890 (and sadly passed away in 1964.)
Traveled in the film Just Imagine (1930)
Nancy Kelly, American actress, was born on this day in 1921 (and sadly passed away in 1995.)
Traveled in the film The Woman Who Came Back (1945)
On this day in 2012,
Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide
premiered.
Host Dr. Richard Smith takes you on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. Buckle up for a rocky ride down the Road of Time.
On this day in 2008,
The motion paradox is used as a jumping-off point for an exploration of the twenty-five-hundred-year quest to uncover the true nature of the universe. Written by Joseph Mazur.
Happy 44th Birthday Atsushi Abe!
Atsushi Abe, Japanese actor, voice actor and singer, was born on this day in 1981.
Traveled in the TV series Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation episodes "Resolution, An Ending World" and "Showdown At The End Of Time" (2015)
Happy 61st Birthday Mike Henry!
Mike Henry, American actor, voice actor, writer, producer, comedian, and singer, was born on this day in 1964.
Traveled in the TV series The Cleveland Show episode "It's the Great Pancake, Cleveland Brown" (2009)
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Flint: The Time Detective
episode 26: Monk Japanese Title: Hammerhead Is Kidnapped
was first broadcast.
In Ancient Japan, Monk, an expert samurai Time Shifter, has stolen Rocky and other weapons with Saito Musashiba Benkei. Starring R. Martin Klein as Flint.
On this day in 2018,
season 2 of Timeless
episode 3: Hollywoodland
was first broadcast.
When a Rittenhouse sleeper agent in 1941 Hollywood steals the only copy of Citizen Kane, Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus (Malcolm Barrett) team up with Hedy Lamarr to get it back.
On this day in 2017,
season 5 of Samurai Jack
episode 3: Episode XCIV
was first broadcast.
A gravely injured Samurai Jack (Phil LaMarr) chooses to create his own fate by going up against the deadliest foes he's ever faced, Assassins from the Cult of Aku.
On this day in 1985,
Guest from the Future
premiered.
A school boy finds a time machine and he helps Alisa (Natalya Guseva), a scientist girl in the future, to save a mind-reading device from space pirates.
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of Being Erica
episode 12: Erica the Vampire Slayer
was first broadcast.
Erica (Erin Karpluk)'s promotion to junior editor may be in jeopardy; she travels back to 2001 and participates in a vampire live action role-playing game.
On this day in 2016,
season 2 of The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
episode 2: Scrambled Eggs; George Stephenson
was first broadcast.
Boogaz and Sherman (Max Charles) work together on a school project -- parenting an egg; an engineer named George Stephenson needs help stopping a runaway train.
On this day in 2013,
season 8 of How I Met Your Mother
episode 20: The Time Travelers
was first broadcast.
Ted and Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) run into their future selves as they debate whether to go to "Wrestlers vs. Robots."
On this day in 2011,
season 6 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 0.1: Prelude to the Impossible Astronaut
was first broadcast.
A short scene preview of Season 6 reveals a little of what we can expect from the adventure and what the Doctor will be facing... Starring Matt Smith as The Doctor.
Happy 64th Birthday John Stockwell!
John Stockwell, American actor, director, producer, writer and former model, was born on this day in 1961.
Traveled in the film My Science Project (1985)
Happy 55th Birthday Kari Matchett!
Kari Matchett, Canadian actress, was born on this day in 1970.
Traveled in the film Cube 2: Hypercube (2003)
On this day in 1948,
season 1 of Brick Bradford
episode 15: For The Peace of the World
was first broadcast.
An adventurer, Brick Bradford (Kane Richmond), travels to the moon to stop a madman from getting hold of the Interceptor Ray, a weapon that could destroy Earth.
On this day in 2004,
season 4 of Mentors
episode 8: Dusty Trails
was first broadcast.
The kids enlist the help of Butch Cassidy (John Pyper-Ferguson) when Glae's appetite seriously increases the family's grocery bill.
Happy 60th Birthday Sarah Jessica Parker!
Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress, producer and designer, was born on this day in 1965.
Traveled in the films Flight of the Navigator (1986) and Hocus Pocus (1993)
On this day in 2009,
season 5 of Lost
episode 10: He's Our You
was first broadcast.
Sayid (Naveen Andrews) is held as a prisoner by the Dharma Initiative, presumed to be a Hostile.
On this day in 2004,
season 1 of Tru Calling
episode 14: Daddy's Girl
was first broadcast.
When Tru's father comes to town to celebrate his birthday, Tru (Eliza Dushku) discovers the identity of her mother's murderer. Jack Harper is hired on as a new employee at the morgue.
On this day in 2008,
Tripping The Rift: The Movie
first opened in theaters.
Can Gus (Maurice LaMarche), Six, T'nuk, Whip and Bob stop a time-traveling killing machine from ruining a booze-soaked birthday party?
Happy 37th Birthday Erik Knudsen!
Erik Knudsen, Canadian actor, was born on this day in 1988.
Traveled in the TV series Continuum (2012-2015)
On this day in 2005,
season 1 of Phil of the Future
episode 19: Milkin' It
was first broadcast.
Lloyd thinks that Phil (Ricky Ullman)'s science project will lead to their discovery, and decides they must move.
On this day in 1956,
World Without End
first opened in theaters.
Four astronauts returning from mankind's first mission to Mars enter a time warp and crash on a 26th Century Earth devastated by atomic war. Starring Hugh Marlowe.
On this day in 2000,
season 1 of The Others
episode 8: Don't Dream It's Over
was first broadcast.
A restless Mark (Gabriel Macht) is disturbed by his continuing dreams where he falls in love with Mary Jane, a mysterious beautiful woman from 19th-century London who also sees Mark only in her dreams.
On this day in 1956,
season 3 of Captain Z-Ro
episode 15: Hernando Cortez
was first broadcast.
Hernando Cortez' men are planning to mutiny and steal his gold, so Captain Z-Ro (Roy Steffens) attempts to alert the explorer of the danger.
On this day in 1967,
season 2 of Adam Adamant Lives!
episode 13: A Sinister Sort Of Service
was first broadcast.
A series of nation-wide robberies plunge Adam (Gerald Harper), Georgina and Simms into the hands of a deadly group of security guards...
On this day in 1952,
Murder in the Cathedral
first opened in theaters.
The story of Thomas Becket (John Groser), Archbishop of Canterbury, and his struggles against temptation and personal vanity prior to his murder in the great Cathedral.
On this day in 1947,
Francis The First
first opened in theaters.
A hypnotist puts a naive stage manager (Fernandel) to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance.
Claude Debussy, French composer, died on this day in 1918 (and was born in 1862).
His music was featured in the score of the film Portrait of Jennie (1948)
On this day in 2016,
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
first opened in theaters.
Batman has a knightmare about an Earth taken over by Superman, and then awakens to the Flash (Ezra Miller) screaming at him, having traveled through time to warn him of something.
On this day in 2009,
Lost
premiered.
The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island. Co-created by J. J. Abrams.
On this day in 2017,
Tunnel
premiered.
The story of a detective who traverses past and present in the hopes of saving his daughter. He goes from walking along the ridges of rice paddies for clues in 1986, straight into 2016. Wherever he goes, he causes trouble.
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of Life On Mars (2008-2009)
episode 16: Everyone Knows It's Windy
was first broadcast.
Irish mobster Jimmy McManus is shot dead after shooting Ray and Chris and the evidence suggests that Sam (Jason O'Mara) is the killer.
