This page will be updated monthly (last update 20th. July 1998) - current info takes us up to the end of August '98.
Details here concern Satellite programmes on SF and Computers - but may include special programme details
ie. about Space or other factual science topics.
Here are some details about what's on satellite in Britain (mainly from Astra-BSkyB) for Sc-Fi fans and those interested in computers.
Quantum Leap!
Is back 'The Sci-Fi channel' is reshowing all the series - this rerun started Monday 2nd March at 8pm.(9 CET)
Also showing late night Monday and Tuesday (ie. 1am) is the first series of 'The Tomorrow People'
Sky 1
As of 20th April 1998 Sky 1 have started showing new episodes of 'Star Trek Voyager' at 8pm (9CET) on Monday evenings-
The Voyager crew get a new member!! - Seven of Nine - recovered from the Borg. (Played by Jeri Ryan - pictured below)
This is followed at 9pm (10 CET) by Sliders - also back with a new series - now Mallary's brother makes up the fourth member of the team.
Nearly as big a shock as 'Blake's Seven' being killed off!!
And finally (for the moment at least)on Sky One is Star Gate 1 which is shown on Wednesdays at 8 0'clock CET. Here is a picture of the 'gate' in action.
Just finished Season 4 is 'Blake's Seven' which was on UK Gold every Sunday morning about 9.15 am and was followed on by 'Dr Who' - usually showing a complete story. Current stories being shown involve the seventh doctor and Ace (picture below.)
As of July 4th UK Gold has also started to reshow the first Dr Who stories featuring Willian Hartnell. The early sories are shown on Saturdays and the Seventh Doctor stories are shown on the Sundays.
The picture above is of Glynis Barber who joined the series in Season 4 as Soolin.
The picture above is Blake's ship the Liberator.
The BBC (in Great Britain) has produced a new radio play to transmit around the 20th Anniversary of Blakes Seven. It was broadcast on the Saturday Playhouse (Radio 4)on Saturday 17th. Jan 1998 at 2.30 pm.(local time) !!Update!! This story is now out on Audio tape - price 8.99 UKPs.
Blake's Seven returns Sunday 28th June starting with 'Time Squad' (Epi. 4 from Season 1 ie. the first story with the full crew on the Liberator.)
Late addition - UK Gold now started to show Blake's Seven on Saturday's and Sunday's - except when they decide to show a double helping of Dr Who.
At this point on my page I had a 'Table' listing the likely screening dates for Blake's Seven which I have now removed. UK Gold keep changing the weekend showings. ie some weekends it's on twice and sometimes it's not on at all.
Computer Programs on Satellite TV in the UK
The other main group of programs I watch on satellite are Computing shows.
On Saturday mornings between about 8.30 AM (BST) and 11.00 AM there area number of shows related to computers on the CNN transponder ( here in Britain. ) Another good program is 'Computer Chronicles' on CNBC ( my favourite - Saturday night 11.30pm - as part of PCTV). It is followed by Internet Cafe.
There is also [.TV] formally 'The Computer Channel' on Astra 6.00 -8.00pm each day. This channel has improved somewhat and is worth an occasional look especially on Tuesdays when all things 'Internet' are covered.
Another good show - perhaps spoilt by too many repeat segments is 'The Site' on MSNBC - which seems to be off air for the Summer.
The last two shows for now are 'The Computer Connection' on CNN and 'dot.com.' on CNBC.
Most of these shows have their own web site and at a later update I hope to include a number of links to them from this page.
To find out a wealth of information on many great Science Fiction Television shows you should look at Earl Green's site at
http//bubblegum.uark.edu/Logbook/
These logs list information on the Actors and Writers and includes episode guides of all the main SF series.
Click here to leave my site to go to Earl Green's Logbook site.
