TODAY IN TIME
Friday May 22nd, 2026
On this day in 2018,
season 2 of Legion
episode 8: Chapter 16
was first broadcast.
David (Dan Stevens) gets a lead on where a certain person's body might be, and he has a crazy plan to get there.
On this day in 1992,
Encino Man
first opened in theaters.
Dave (Sean Astin) and Stoney find a frozen cave-man in their back yard, and ttwo high-school outcasts thaw him and introduce him to modern life.
On this day in 2001,
season 3 of Seven Days
episode 21: Born In The USSR
was first broadcast.
A deadly gas leak kills thousands of Russians and leading to a coup and power vacuum. Starring Jonathan LaPaglia.
On this day in 1983,
season 16 of BBC Play Of The Month
episode 1: Dangerous Corner
was first broadcast.
An unexpected suicide prompts much speculation about honesty and theft. Featuring Daniel Day Lewis
Martin Gardner, American popular mathematics and science writer, died on this day in 2010 (and was born in 1914).
Author of the short stories Martin Gardner's SF Puzzles (1977) and the Backward Banana (1980)
On this day in 2002,
season 4 of Felicity
episode 22: Back To The Future
was first broadcast.
Devastated by a tragedy she believes is her fault, Felicity (Keri Russell) tries to put things right.
On this day in 2002,
season 1 of Star Trek: Enterprise
episode 26: Shockwave, Part I
was first broadcast.
Archer (Scott Bakula) learns Enterprise' mission is canceled, when the ship has altered course, crewman Daniels, a time traveler, pays a visit.
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Best Friends Whenever
episode 19: Fight for the Future, Part 3
was first broadcast.
While Janet (Nora Dunn) tries to find the secret behind time travel, the girls plot to take her down once and for all. Part 3 of 3
On this day in 2005,
season 1 of Adventurers: Masters of Time
episode 11: Bridge To The New World
was first broadcast.
When it's freezing cold at Sheldrake, Fire (Tara Sands) and the Adventurers discover that they must travel back to the Ice Age.
On this day in 1983,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 8: roketto no chichi
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 2011,
season 2 of Jin
episode 6: Episode 2.6
was first broadcast.
Prince Heungson's son becomes the king. Dr Jin (Takao Osawa) tries to save Professor Lee's baby.
Hal Reid, American playwright and stage and screen actor, died on this day in 1920 (and was born in 1863).
Traveled in the film short Rip Van Winkle (1912)
On this day in 2015,
Auld Lang Syne
first opened in theaters.
It's 2014 and time travel exists. When Simon leaves for a lad's weekend to the past Laura (Aisling Loftus) gets caught in a decade spanning black market war to save the man she might love.
On this day in 1965,
season 2 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 30: The Chase - The Executioners (Part 1 of 6)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (William Hartnell) has assembled a new time machine with a TV screen showing scenes in the past to order, Lincoln, Shakespeare and the Beatles are selected.
On this day in 2010,
season 5 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 8: The Hungry Earth (Part 1)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Matt Smith) tries to get everyone to Rio, but nothing quite goes as planned. They arrive in a small Welsh village where the Doctor immediately senses that the ground isn't quite right.
On this day in 2014,
Synchronic: 13 Tales of Time Travel introduces 13 varied and original takes on the pitfalls and paradoxes of time travel„from some of today's most talented voices. Edited by David Gatewood.
On this day in 2013,
Man Comes To Tang Dynasty
premiered.
A young man (Zhang Jun Han) is accidentally transported back to the Tang Dynasty and finds himself surrounded by beautiful women of the era.
Merry Anders, American stage, film and television actress and mode, was born on this day in 1932 (and sadly passed away in 2012.)
Traveled in the film The Time Travelers (1964)
On this day in 1947,
Repeat Performance
first opened in theaters.
Sheila Page (Joan Leslie), a Broadway star, shoots Barney, her murderous husband on New Year's Eve. She flees her apartment, and finds, it is New Year's day, a year earlier. She has been given the chance to live life over and correct the errors of the past...
Edward Bellamy, American author and socialist, died on this day in 1898 (and was born in 1850).
Wrote the novel Looking Backward (1888).
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Scottish writer and physician, was born on this day in 1859 (and sadly passed away in 1930.)
Wrote the novel The Lost World (1912), and appeared in the film The Lost World (1925)
Susan Strasberg, American stage, film, and television actress, was born on this day in 1938 (and sadly passed away in 1999.)
Traveled in the films The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974), The Returning (1983), and the TV series Tales From the Darkside episode "Effect and Cause" (1985)
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Histeria!
episode 44: 20th Century Presidents
was first broadcast.
A Histeria! look at President Nixon and John F. Kennedy along with a little scandal called Watergate then Rally At The Beach with Pepper! Featuring Frank Welker as Father Time.
On this day in 1991,
season 3 of Quantum Leap
episode 22: Shock Theater
was first broadcast.
Sam (Scott Bakula) leaps into a patient at a Mental Hospital and undergoes electroshock therapy.
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of Wolverine and the X-Men
episode 9: Future X
was first broadcast.
In the future, Professor X is captured by the Sentinels. Featuring Steve Blum as Wolverine.
On this day in 2002,
season 4 of Felicity
episode 21: Felicity Interrupted
was first broadcast.
Concerned for Felicity's sanity, Noel and Ben take action. Meghan plays with Sean for revenge, and Ben and Julie plan a road trip.
On this day in 1965,
season 1 of Astro Boy
episode 120: Time Hunter
was first broadcast.
Starring Billie Lou Watt as Astro Boy.
On this day in 1971,
season 8 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 21: The Daemons (Part 1 of 5)
was first broadcast.
The Master raises the Devil. The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) becomes a wizard.
Happy 88th Birthday Richard Benjamin!
Richard Benjamin, American actor and film director, was born on this day in 1938.
Traveled in the film Saturday The 14th (1981)
On this day in 2015,
Tomorrowland
first opened in theaters.
Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor (George Clooney) embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.
Happy 73rd Birthday Roger Bellon!
Roger Bellon, French film, television, theatre, opera and dance composer, conductor, orchestrator and producer, was born on this day in 1953.
Composed the score for the film Waxwork (1988)
On this day in 2016,
season 6 of Game of Thrones
episode 5: The Door
was first broadcast.
Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) changed the past, to create the future, that let him change the past, to create the future...
On this day in 1985,
Trancers
first opened in theaters.
Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) is a cop/bounty hunter in the bleak Los Angeles of the future. Featuring Art LaFleur as McNulty.
Michael Sarrazin, Canadian film and television actor, was born on this day in 1940 (and sadly passed away in 2011.)
Traveled in the TV series Mentors episode The Raven (2000)



































