TODAY IN TIME
Monday May 4th, 2026
On this day in 2007,
season 1 of Painkiller Jane
episode 4: Catch Me If You Can
was first broadcast.
A Neuro who can see the future warns Jane (Kristanna Loken) and the team of their impending death on the day they arrest him.
Otto M. Nikodym, Polish mathematician, died on this day in 1974 (and was born in 1887).
Formulated the Nikodym set in 1927 - a seemingly paradoxical result of a construction in measure theory. A Nikodym set in the unit square S in the Euclidean plane E2 is a subset N of S such that the area (i.e. two-dimensional Lebesgue measure) of N is 1, and for every point x of N, there is a straight line through x that meets N only at x. Of course!
Happy 75th Birthday Rolf de Heer!
Rolf de Heer, Dutch Australian film director, was born on this day in 1951.
Wrote and directed the films Epsilon (1997) and De. Plonk (2007)
On this day in 1968,
season 5 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 36: The Wheel In Space (Part 2 of 6)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor and Jamie (Frazer Hines) are brought aboard the Wheel where Jamie is horrified to learn the crew plan to destroy the Silver Carrier with the TARDIS on board.
Dr. Frank Baxter, American TV personality and educator, was born on this day in 1896 (and sadly passed away in 1982.)
Hosted the Bell Science film About Time (1962), and read "A Christmas Carol" on PBS station KCET (1965)
On this day in 2009,
season 2 of Ashes to Ashes
episode 3: Fight For Their Rights
was first broadcast.
Alex (Keeley Hawes) hears that young Hales has died in prison, endorsing her conspiracy theory, and when Mackintosh wants the case closed even Hunt starts to agree with her. Featuring David Bradley as Robin Elliot.
Edith Nesbit, English author and poet, died on this day in 1924 (and was born in 1858).
Author of the novels The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904), The Story of the Amulet (1906), The House of Arden (1908), and Harding's Luck (1909),
On this day in 2006,
season 1 of Kupetzky
episode 10: Zeitreise
was first broadcast.
Many have wondered whether they live in the right time. Starring Erhart Hartmann as Kupetzky who travels through space and time in a bizarre universe, following his vocation to help people in need.
On this day in 2001,
season 4 of The Powerpuff Girls
episode 3: Get Back Jojo
was first broadcast.
Mojo Jojo (Roger Jackson) uses the Professor's time machine to go back and prevent him from getting into science at all costs. But Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup also go back in time and are hot on Mojo's trail.
Happy 85th Birthday Larry Dann!
Larry Dann, British film and television actor, was born on this day in 1941.
Traveled in the film Ghost Story (1974)
On this day in 1974,
season 11 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 21: Planet Of The Spiders (Part 1 of 6)
was first broadcast.
While the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) carries out an investigation into ESP, Mike Yates asks Sarah to look into some strange goings on at a meditation centre he's attending.
On this day in 2011,
season 2 of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
episode 9: Endless Eight - Part Eight
was first broadcast.
The loop continues for the 15,532nd time, but as Haruhi (Aya Hirano) leaves on August 30, Kyon beckons the SOS Brigade to finish their summer homework together.
Terry Scott, English actor and comedian, was born on this day in 1927 (and sadly passed away in 1994.)
Traveled as Penfold in the TV series Danger Mouse episodes "150 Million Years Lost", "The Planet of the Cats", Demon's Aren't Dull" (1983), "Once Upon a Timeslip..." (1984), and the Hickory Dickory Dock Dilemma" (1985)
John Broome, American comic book writer, was born on this day in 1913 (and sadly passed away in 1999.)
Wrote numerous comic book adventures, including the All Star Comics #35 Justice Society of America story "The Day That Dropped Out of Time" (1947)
On this day in 2014,
season 3 of Once Upon A Time
episode 20: Kansas
was first broadcast.
All of the residents of Storybrooke try to make sure Zelena (Rebecca Mader) doesn't get Snow's newborn baby, which is very close to arriving, because Zelena plans to use the baby to travel back in time and rewrite her destiny, while obliterating Regina from existence.
Russi Taylor, American voice actress, was born on this day in 1944 (and sadly passed away in 2019.)
Traveled in numerous TV series episodes including as Huey, Dewey and Louie in DuckTales (1987-1988), as Gonzo in Muppet Babies (1989-1990), as Widget in Widget The World Watcher episode "Time Trippers" (1991), The Simpsons (1993-2008), and as Minnie in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006), the TV movie A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994), and the videos Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas (1999) and Cinderella III: A Twist In Time (2007)
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Looped
episode 12b: Wizard of Wacker Maze
was first broadcast.
Luc (Lyon Smith) tries to get the high score on a video game.
On this day in 2011,
season 1 of Steins;Gate
episode 5: Starmine Rendezvous
was first broadcast.
As Okabe (Mamoru Miyano) and Kurisu arrive home with the IBN-5100, Suzuha seems to be shocked when she sees Kurisu.
Happy 49th Birthday Emily Perkins!
Emily Perkins, Canadian actress, was born on this day in 1977.
Traveled in the TV series Mentors episode "Transition" (2004)
On this day in 2013,
season 1 of Nine: Nine Time Travels
episode 15: Episode #1.15
was first broadcast.
Sun Woo (Lee Jin-wook) begins to self-destruct after he finds it too difficult to deal with the changes he brought on by altering the past.
On this day in 2008,
season 2 of Hannah Montana
episode 23: The Way We Almost Weren't
was first broadcast.
After almost being hit by lightning, Miley (Miley Cyrus) gets a vision of seeing her mom, Brooke Shields and her dad back in the day. Miley then figures out she has to make her parents meet or else she risks never being born.
Moe Howard, American actor and comedian, died on this day in 1975 (and was born in 1897).
Traveled in the films Turn Back The Clock (1933), and The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962)
On this day in 2013,
season 7 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 11: The Crimson Horror
was first broadcast.
The Doctor and Clara (Jenna Coleman) arrive in 19th century Yorkshire where moral crusader Mrs .Gillyflower is recruiting beautiful people for her idyllic garden city.
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Looped
episode 12a: Baby Daddy
was first broadcast.
Luc goes crazy with some anti-aging cream and Theo (Kevin Duhaney) reverts back into the form of a baby.
On this day in 1935,
season 1 of The Phantom Empire
episode 11: A Queen In Chains
was first broadcast.
When the ancient continent of Mu sank beneath the ocean, some of its inhabitant survived in caverns beneath the sea. Cowboy singer Gene Autry stumbles upon the civilization, now buried beneath his own Radio Ranch.
Happy 34th Birthday Ashley Rickards!
Ashley Rickards, American actress, was born on this day in 1992.
Traveled in the TV series Dimension 404 episode "Chronos" (2017)
On this day in 1964,
season 1 of The Outer Limits (1963-65)
episode 32: The Forms of Things Unknown
was first broadcast.
Two female friends poison a sadistic blackmailer, then while fleeing happen upon an isolated house containing a time machine. Starring Vera Miles.
On this day in 2014,
season 1 of Resurrection
episode 8: Torn Apart
was first broadcast.
The town of Arcadia is in a state of chaos when the return of the deceased reaches a critical mass. Featuring Kurtwood Smith as Henry.
On this day in 2018,
season 1 of Future-Worm!
episode 18: Megan Muck Wars/Porthole to the Spider Hole/Weenie Genie
was first broadcast.
Will Fyootch be able to prevent the Mecha-Muck Wars? Bug must overcome her fear of spiders. Danny and Fyootch order a magical hot dog. Featuring John DiMaggio as Slam and the Spiderian Warrior.
On this day in 2008,
Willows Way
first opened in theaters.
Grieving father, Jacob Lazar (C. James Roberts) connects with an alien visitor stranded on Earth. But Jacob tests their bond when he seizes the being's magical staff with the intent of traveling back in time and saving his son's life.
On this day in 2011,
season 2 of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
episode 8: Endless Eight - Part Seven
was first broadcast.
The loop continues for the 15,527th time. The scene where Kyon (Tomokazu Sugita) answers Haruhi's call loops twice.



































