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Every weekday, your Sci-Fi 5 brings you five minutes of science fiction history. Our panel of hosts present the background stories and details about the creators and context around the stories you love. Brought to you by Roddenberry, the first name in science fiction.

May 31, 2022

From an acting career replete with genre films (both hit franchises and a legendary genre misfire) to her current directing career, today's Sci-Fi 5 celebrates the life and career of Lea Thompson.

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Written by Johnny Kolasinki

Hosted by Ryan Myers

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May 30, 2022

First adapted for television on this date 70 years ago, C.M. Kornbluth's Retro-Hugo-winning short story of a medicine bag from the future was only beginning to wind its way though television's present, as told in today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Earl...


May 27, 2022

He's one of Britain's most versatile actors, with an unmistakable voice that has helped to make his career, and he's been a huge presence in genre film and TV.  Today's Sci-Fi 5 looks back on the life and legacy of Sir Christopher Lee.

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Written by Ashley...


May 26, 2022

It was an unlikely sequel that turned what seemed like a completed story into an ongoing franchise with a powerful social statement...and today's Sci-Fi 5 recalls how it all began a strange, four-word telegram.

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Written by Shane Vaughn

Hosted by Earl...


May 25, 2022

With a certain crazy old hermit preparing to re-emerge from the desert of Tatooine, today seemed like a perfectly appropriate day for Sci-Fi 5 to look back to the day a certain sci-fi saga began with the premiere of its first installment.

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Written by Ryan...