TODAY IN TIME
Wednesday June 10th, 2026
Mel Blanc, American voice actor, actor, comedian, and recording artist, died on this day in 1989 (and was born in 1908).
Traveled in numerous film shorts including Crystal Gazer (1941), A Hitch In Time (1957), See Ya Later Gladiator (1968), and Bugs Bunny In King Arthur's Court (1978), and the TV series The Flintstones episode "The Time Machine" (1965), the Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels episode "Prehistoric Panic" (1980), as Twiki in the TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-81), and the TV movie A Jetson's Christmas Carol (1985)
Happy 65th Birthday Manny Coto!
Manny Coto, Cuban-American writer, director and producer of films and television programs, was born on this day in 1961.
Created the TV series Odyssey 5 (2002-03), and wrote the Star Trek: Enterprise episodes "Azati Prime", "Storm Front" (2004), and "In A Mirror, Darkly, Part II" (2005)
Happy 79th Birthday Randy Edelman!
Randy Edelman, American film and television score composer, was born on this day in 1947.
Composed the scores for the films Indian In The Cupboard (1995), and Black Knight (2001)
On this day in 2006,
season of Heroes 9th Wonders Exclusive Series (2006)
episode 1: 9th Wonders!
was first broadcast.
A metafictional comic-book series in the NBC drama Heroes.
Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese actor, was born on this day in 1889 (and sadly passed away in 1973.)
Traveled as Ahmed in the film An Arabian Knight (1920)
On this day in 1973,
season 1 of Doraemon (1973)
episode 11: Mysterious Cloth / Nobita's Grandma
was first broadcast.
The continuing adventures of Doraemon, a robotic cat from the 22nd century who arrive to helps the Nobi family in the 20th century. Created by Fujiko Fujio.
On this day in 1981,
season 1 of Into the Labyrinth
episode 5: Conflict
was first broadcast.
During the English Civil War, the children find Rothgo (Ron Moody) as a playwright while Belor is disguised as a housekeeper. After escaping a company of Roundheads, the children nearly find the Nidas before Belor hurls it through time again.
Happy 58th Birthday Nobutoshi Canna!
Nobutoshi Canna, Japanese voice actor, was born on this day in 1968.
Traveled as Gawl in the TV series Generator Gawl (1998)
On this day in 1957,
season 1 of Tom Terrific
episode 1: Nasty Knights
was first broadcast.
Tom (Lionel Wilson) and Manfred go back to medieval days to help a frail, timid knight--Sir Feeble Fred--win the hand of a princess.
On this day in 1972,
season 9 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 24: The Time Monster (Part 4 of 6)
was first broadcast.
The Master prepares to travel back to Atlantis but the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) links his TARDIS to the Master's to try and stop him.
On this day in 2004,
season 1 of 5ive Days To Midnight
episode 5: Day 5
was first broadcast.
Carl intends to kill J.T. (Timothy Hutton), believing that the events revealed by the briefcase must not be altered.
On this day in 1956,
season 3 of Captain Z-Ro
episode 26: King Alfred
was first broadcast.
Time travelers Captain Z-Ro (Roy Steffens) and Jet drop in on King Alfred and his fight with the Danes.
Kage Baker, American science fiction and fantasy writer, was born on this day in 1952 (and sadly passed away in 2010.)
Author of nine books, four novellas, and many short stories in her "The Company" universe.
On this day in 1967,
season 4 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 40: The Evil Of The Daleks (Part 4 of 7)
was first broadcast.
Jamie and Kemel team up to try and find Victoria (Deborah Watling), while the Doctor and the Daleks continue to monitor their progress.
On this day in 2006,
season 2 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 9: The Satan Pit
was first broadcast.
As Rose (Billie Piper) battles the murderous Ood, the Doctor finds his every belief being challenged to the core, as the Pit beckons.
On this day in 1950,
season 1 of Buck Rogers
episode 9: Episode 09
was first broadcast.
Buck Rogers (Robert Pastene) finds himself in the year 2430. Based in a secret lab in a cave behind Niagara Falls (the city of Niagara was now the capital of the world), Buck battles intergalactic troublemakers.
On this day in 2016,
season 2 of The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
episode 13: The Perfect Show Again; Aristophanes
was first broadcast.
Disgruntled guests, including Cleopatra and Mark Twain, stage a protest; Aristophanes' jokes fall flat when his muse flees. Starring Chris Parnell as Mr. Peabody.
On this day in 2006,
season 2 of 4 Against Z
episode 5: The City of Children
was first broadcast.
German children's television program show in which four children are appointed as "Wachter" (guardians) by their deceased aunt Hedda to prevent Zanrelot, the "Herrscher der Finsternis" - the lord of darkness (Udo Kier) from leaving the underworld and gaining control over Lubeck.
On this day in 1986,
The Greatest Adventure Stories From The Bible
was released.
Three young adventurers travel back in time to watch biblical events, meet David (Robby Benson) and eventually see him defeat Goliath. Featuring Michael Bell as the Narrator.
David Brierley, English actor, died on this day in 2008 (and was born in 1935).
Traveled as the voice of K9 in 12 episodes of the TV series Doctor Who (1979-1980)
On this day in 2014,
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
was released.
8th of the series... The continuing adventures of time-traveling 20th-century nurse Claire Randall and her 18th-century Scottish Highland warrior husband Jamie Fraser. Written by Diana Gabaldon.
Happy 33rd Birthday Percelle Ascott!
Percelle Ascott, English actor, was born on this day in 1993.
Traveled in the film RWD/FWD (2016) and the TV series Doctor Who episode "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" (2018)
On this day in 1961,
season of King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
episode : Tooter Turtle - Waggin' Train
was first broadcast.
Tooter Turtle (Allen Swift) travels back to the old west.
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Flint: The Time Detective
episode 37: Game Master Japanese Title: Game-Master Gerra
was first broadcast.
Flint among with his friends, and Petra-Fina (Barbara Goodson)'s henchman Dino and Mite will face more troubles and traps laid by Ominito, the last evil time shifter of the Great Four.
On this day in 2011,
Midnight in Paris
first opened in theaters.
While on a trip to Paris with his fiance's family, a nostalgic screenwriter (Owen Wilson) finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
On this day in 2015,
Sognando s'impara
first opened in theaters.
A guy, bored by his own life, starts to have dreams coming true after an accidental agreement with the Dreamaster.
On this day in 1984,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 61: kaze to mizu no enerugi konjaku
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.
Bruno Lawrence, British and New Zealand musician and actor, died on this day in 1995 (and was born in 1941).
Co-wrote and traveled in the film The Quiet Earth (1985)
On this day in 1968,
Happy End
first opened in theaters.
A dark comedy about a murder and its consequences presented in a backwards manner, where death is actually a rebirth. Starring Vladimir Mensik.
On this day in 1998,
season 6 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
episode 25: The Sound Of Her Voice
was first broadcast.
As the Defiant races to a shipwrecked officer who is days away, the crew keeps in contact with her. Meanwhile, Jake (Cirroc Lofton) follows Quark's latest scheme for story research.
Adam West, American film, television, character, voice, and stage actor, died on this day in 2017 (and was born in 1928).
Traveled in the TV series Batman episode "The Joker's Provokers" (1966), the film Time Warp (1981), Meet The Robinsons (2007), and Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion (2009), and the TV series Histeria!, Fairly OddParents "Channel Chasers" (2004), Family Guy (2001-13), and SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Back To The Past" (2010)
Michael Rennie, English film, television, and stage actor, died on this day in 1971 (and was born in 1901).
Traveled in the films The Lost World (1960), Cyborg 2087 (1966), appeared in I'll Never Forget You (1951), and captained the TItanic in the pilot episode of the TV series Time Tunnel, "Rendezvous with Yesterday" (1966).
On this day in 2017,
season 10 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 9: The Empress of Mars
was first broadcast.
The Doctor, Bill (Pearl Mackie) and Nardole discover a female Ice Warrior.
Happy 48th Birthday Ernesto Daz Espinoza!
Ernesto Daz Espinoza, Chilean director, screenwriter and editor, was born on this day in 1978.
Wrote and directed the segment "C Is For Cycle" in the film The ABCs of Death (2012)





































