TODAY IN TIME
Tuesday May 5th, 2026
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Legends of Tomorrow
episode 14: River of Time
was first broadcast.
After numerous attempts in many different time periods, Rip (Arthur Darvill) and the team has successfully captured Vandal Savage.
On this day in 2001,
season 1 of Power Rangers Time Force
episode 14: Clash for Control: Part 1
was first broadcast.
Command com takes control of the Q-Rex and journeys back to the 21 century. Eric and Wes follow him back through the time portal. Starring Jason Faunt as the Time Force Red Ranger.
On this day in 2012,
season 2 of Brows Held High
episode 7: Primer
was first broadcast.
Citizen (Kyle Kallgren) takes a look at a boring, low-budget film about the lives of two engineers who build something of a time machine, and has a run-in with a few of his clones.
Happy 86th Birthday Lance Henriksen!
Lance Henriksen, American actor and artist, was born on this day in 1940.
Traveled in the films Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), and the Penitent Man (2010), and the TV series Millennium episode "Saturn Dreaming of Mercury" (1999), Static Shock episode "Future Shock" (2004), and Legends of Tomorrow episodes "Outlaw Country", "Invasion!", "The Chicago Way" (2016), and Land of the Lost (2017)
On this day in 1961,
season 2 of The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
episode 26: Shadow Play
was first broadcast.
Adam Grant claims to be having a recurring nightmare where he is found guilty and executed. Created by Rod Serling
On this day in 2017,
season 4 of The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
episode 3: Magic Hiccups / Gaius Maecenas
was first broadcast.
Hedonist Gaius Maecenas wants to throw a pool party with the world's first heated swimming pool, but finds himself short of water. Featuring Max Charles as Sherman.
On this day in 1956,
season 2 of Science Fiction Theatre
episode 5: When A Camera Falls
was first broadcast.
A geophysics professor (Gene Lockhart) examines prehistoric rocks, and he's able to see images of dinosaurs.
Delia Derbyshire, English musician and composer of electronic music, was born on this day in 1937 (and sadly passed away in 2001.)
Known for the electronic realization of Ron Grainer's theme music for the TV series Doctor Who.
Happy 64th Birthday Kaoru Wada!
Kaoru Wada, Japanese music composer, music arranger, conductor, music orchestrator and pianist, was born on this day in 1962.
Composed the score for the TV series InuYasha (2000-05)
On this day in 1993,
season 5 of Quantum Leap
episode 21: Mirror Image
was first broadcast.
Sam (Scott Bakula) leaps into a bar with a bartender that's more than he appears. When Sam looks into a mirror, he sees his own reflection.
Happy 69th Birthday Richard E. Grant!
Richard E. Grant, Swazi-born English actor, screenwriter, and director, was born on this day in 1957.
Traveled in the films Warlock (1989), the video Doctor Who - The Curse of the Fatal Death (1999), the TV-miniseries Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (2003), and the film About Time (2013)
On this day in 1990,
season 3 of Out of This World
episode 19: Evie's Secret Admirer
was first broadcast.
Evie (Maureen Flannigan) is getting love letters from a secret admirer but can't figure out who it is.
On this day in 1973,
season 10 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 19: Planet of the Daleks (Part 5 of 6)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his friends ambush two Daleks as part of their planet to get back into the city but the Daleks are on the verge of unleashing their virus.
On this day in 1992,
season 5 of Mystery Science Theater 3000
episode 5: Being From Another Planet (Time Walker)
was first broadcast.
Joel and the Bots watch a re-edited version of Time Walker (1982) called "Being From Another Planet" in which a mummy awakened by a university team goes on a killing spree. Created by Joel Hodgson.
On this day in 1945,
season 1 of Manhunt of Mystery Island
episode 8: Bombs Away
was first broadcast.
A young couple journeys to rescue the girl's father, who is being held prisoner by the evil Captain Mephisto (Roy Barcroft), a pirate from 200 years ago who uses his Transformation Machine to travel forward in time.
On this day in 2007,
Kayak's Adventures of Gabe and Allie
premiered.
Gabe (Kevin Alves) and Allie travel through time to investigate various inventions.
On this day in 2007,
Time and Again
premiered.
When Anna Malone (Brooke Burns) finds an old music box hidden in a house she is renovating, she has no idea the joys, sorrows, and hidden dangers it will bring.
On this day in 2007,
season 3 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 6: The Lazarus Experiment
was first broadcast.
The famous Dr Lazarus has appeared to discover the secret of eternal youth - but do his experiments hide a sinister secret? Starring David Tennant as The Doctor
Tyrone Power, American film, stage and radio actor, was born on this day in 1914 (and sadly passed away in 1958.)
Traveled in the film I'll Never Forget You (1951)
Happy 59th Birthday Takehito Koyasu!
Takehito Koyasu, Japanese voice actor, was born on this day in 1967.
Traveled in the film The Golden Laws (2003)
On this day in 1985,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 106: misuta X ha dare?
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 2020,
season 5 of Legends of Tomorrow
episode 11: Ship Broken
was first broadcast.
The Legends deal with a shipboard saboteur as they attempt to use the Loom. Starring Caity Lotz as Sara Lance.
Happy 41st Birthday Clark Duke!
Clark Duke, American actor, was born on this day in 1985.
Traveled in the films Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) and Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2014)
On this day in 2001,
Power Rangers Time Force _ End Of Time
was released.
Jen, Katie, Lucas and Trip receive a panicked call from Alex (Jason Faunt). Frax, he warns, is building Doomtron, a super-robot that will destroy the city.
On this day in 2015,
Recursive
first opened in theaters.
A young man follows a trail of breadcrumbs backwards in time to foil corporate espionage and salvage his broken relationship.
On this day in 1995,
season 1 of The Outer Limits (1995-2002)
episode 7: Virtual Future
was first broadcast.
Jack Pierce (Josh Brolin) and his college professor Wayne Fowler have been experimenting with virtual reality. A power boost however gives Jack a glimpse several minutes into the future.
Happy 83rd Birthday Michael Palin!
Michael Palin, English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter, was born on this day in 1943.
Traveled in the TV series Monty Python episode "E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease" (1972), and co-wrote and traveled in the film Time Bandits (1981)
On this day in 1997,
season 5 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
episode 22: Children of Time
was first broadcast.
The starship Defiant is caught in a type of "quantum-bubble" surrounding a planet inhabited by the descendants of the Defiant's crew. Instead of passing through its energy barrier, the ship was thrown back in time two centuries and crashed with no hope of contacting the Federation or repairing the ship. Starring Avery Brooks.
On this day in 1975,
season 1 of Sky
episode 5: Evalake
was first broadcast.
With the help of a simple-minded patient, Sky (Marc Harrison) escapes and they all travel to Glastonbury Tor.
On this day in 2013,
The Turtle and the Time Machine
first opened in theaters.
Three 20-somethings roam the Tennessee countryside in search of a time machine. Written and directed by Adam Rosenbaum.
On this day in 1967,
Aliens from Another Planet (Time Tunnel episodes)
premiered.
Hungry aliens capture time-traveling research scientists who venture into the past and future. Starring James Darren as Tony Newman.
On this day in 2010,
Enter the Void
first opened in theaters.
An American drug dealer (Nathaniel Brown) living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal gone bad. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.
Happy 82nd Birthday John Rhys-Davies!
John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and voice actor, was born on this day in 1944.
Traveled in the TV series The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne episode "The Cardinal's Design" (2000)
On this day in 2013,
season 2 of Continuum
episode 3: Second Thoughts
was first broadcast.
Jason, the man from the future Kiera (Rachel Nichols) had met earlier, is looking for her. He says that freelancers - itinerant time travelers who protect the time line from abuse - have arrived.
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Seven Days
episode 18: Vegas Heist
was first broadcast.
An old buddy Parker (Jonathan LaPaglia) served with attempts a heist of a big casino but in the process over two hundred people are killed in a explosion.
On this day in 1993,
season 1 of Time Trax
episode 13: Revenge
was first broadcast.
Darien (Dale Midkiff) discovers some attacks that appear to be the work of a pro white movement from the future.
Happy 76th Birthday Todd Strasser!
Todd Strasser, American writer, was born on this day in 1950.
Author of the book Help! I'm Trapped in the First Day of School! (1994)
On this day in 1998,
season 3 of Witness To Yesterday
episode 7: Mary Pickford
was first broadcast.
Patrick Watson "interviews" great figures of world history about their accomplishments. This week, Mary Pickford.
On this day in 1978,
Warlords of the Deep
first opened in theaters.
Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson (Doug McClure) are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, and after, a deep sea monster attacks the boat, they are all dragged to the bottom of the sea where they meet the inhabitants of the lost continent.
On this day in 2004,
season 3 of Star Trek: Enterprise
episode 21: E_
was first broadcast.
A temporal anomaly sends the Enterprise crew back in time more than a century. Starring Scott Bakula as Captain Archer.
On this day in 2001,
Power Rangers Time Force Ð Quantum Ranger: Clash for Control
was released.
Quantum sees the mutant Commandocon going through a time hole so he and the Red Ranger (Jason Faunt) pursue him... to a prehistoric world.
Happy 45th Birthday Danielle Fishel!
Danielle Fishel, American actress, author, chef, television director and television personality, was born on this day in 1981.
Traveled in the TV series Boy Meets World episode "As Time Goes By" (2000)










































