TODAY IN TIME
Friday August 7th, 2026
On this day in 1981,
season 1 of Titans
episode 6: Elizabeth I
was first broadcast.
Patrick Watson interviews great people of history at his residence. This week, Queen Elizabeth I.
Happy 62nd Birthday John Birmingham!
John Birmingham, British author, was born on this day in 1964.
Author of the Axis of Time series: Weapons of Choice (2004), Designated Targets (2005), Final Impact (2007), Stalin's Hammer: Rome (2012).
On this day in 1979,
season 2 of Sapphire and Steel
episode 3: The Railway Station: Part 3
was first broadcast.
After Sapphire narrowly saves Steel from meeting the same fate as a doomed fighter pilot, Steel becomes determined to figure out why the ghosts are being recruited at the station. Written by series creator Peter (P. J.) Hammond.
Carl Wery, German actor, was born on this day in 1894 (and sadly passed away in 1975.)
Traveled in the film A Christmas Carol in Prose (1960)
On this day in 1971,
Le Voyageur des sicles (The Traveler of the Centuries)
premiered.
In 1981, Philippe d'Audign_ (Herve Jolly), based on the research of his great-uncle Franois d'Audign, develops a machine he calls a "chronosphere" to go back to the time to join his great-uncle in 1885.
On this day in 2020,
season 2 of The Umbrella Academy
episode 8: The Seven Stages
was first broadcast.
A desperate Five concocts a risky plan to intercept another version of himself. The FBI tortures Vanya. Diego discovers what causes the apocalypse.
On this day in 1993,
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
premiered.
A bounty hunter (Bruce Campbell) rides the Old West, fighting bad guys, many with futuristic-type gadgets.
On this day in 1983,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 18: uch he tobidasu -1-
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 2005,
season 2 of The 4400
episode 9: Hidden
was first broadcast.
NTAC is keen to find Jordan Collier's killer as Tom (Joel Gretsch) is desperate to find Kyle.
On this day in 2010,
Kamisama Help!
first opened in theaters.
Atsuo feels something strange in his head. He starts to have visions of bodies and ghosts covered with blood and suddenly he goes back in time to August 12, 1985.
On this day in 1987,
Masters Of The Universe
first opened in theaters.
A prince turned warrior named He-Man (Dolph Lundgren) battles against the dark lord Skeletor on the planet Eternia.
Happy 66th Birthday David Duchovny!
David Duchovny, American actor, writer, producer, director, and singer-songwriter, was born on this day in 1960.
Traveled as Fox Mulder in the TV series The X-Files episodes "Synchrony" (1997), "Triangle" and "Dreamland II" (1998), "Monday" (1999), and "Requiem" (2000)
On this day in 1942,
Pardon My Sarong
first opened in theaters.
Algy (Bud Abbott) explores Zeno's Dichotomy Paradox, while rationing beans.
Happy 84th Birthday Greg Serano!
Greg Serano, American actor, was born on this day in 1942.
Traveled in the films Saint Sinner (2002), and Terminator: Salvation (2009)
Happy 44th Birthday Brit Marling!
Brit Marling, American actress, screenwriter and film producer, was born on this day in 1982.
Co-wrote (with Zal Batmanglij) and traveled as Maggie in Sound of My Voice (2011).
On this day in 2004,
Mind Game
first opened in theaters.
After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, the film follows Nishi as he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place. Written and directed by Masaaki Yuasa
Happy 51st Birthday Charlize Theron!
Charlize Theron, South African and American actress and film producer, was born on this day in 1975.
Traveled in the film Devil's Advocate (1997) and the TV series The Orville episode "Pria" (2017)
Happy 48th Birthday Cirroc Lofton!
Cirroc Lofton, American actor, was born on this day in 1978.
Co-starred with the occasionally time traveling crew of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
On this day in 2004,
season 1 of Zentrix
episode 5: Sandstorm at the Pyramid
was first broadcast.
Since Zeus has lost his flight function, their journey across the desert to the Pyramid is taking so long that Megan (Michelle Ruff) is in danger of dying of thirst.
Happy 74th Birthday Alexei Sayle!
Alexei Sayle, English stand-up comedian, actor, author and former recording artist, was born on this day in 1952.
Traveled in the TV series The Young Ones episode "Time" (1984), Doctor Who episode "Revelation of the Daleks (1985), and The All New Alexei Sayle Show, "Drunk In Time" sketches (1994)
On this day in 1986,
Playing Beatie Bow
first opened in theaters.
A discontented Sydney teenager travels back in time to 1873, whilst watching an old fashioned children's game. Directed by Donald Crombie
On this day in 2016,
season 1 of Future-Worm!
episode 2: How to Beat A Cold... With Fists! / Unsolved Histories / Old Man Duck Head
was first broadcast.
Danny (Andy Milonakis) can't go to Sci-Fi-Fanta-Con cause he's sick. Danny and Fyootch can't get a burrito on Columbus Day. Old Man Duck Head is inadvertently made President!
Nelson Goodman, American philosopher, was born on this day in 1906 (and sadly passed away in 1988.)
Known for his work on counterfactuals, mereology, the problem of induction, irrealism, and aesthetics. Goodman's Paradox (1955) concludes: we have no rational justification for picking one hypothesis as better confirmed than an infinite host of alternatives


























