Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

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.

Dec 30, 2022

The first TV sci-fi saga to become a mass-media phenomenon in the U.S., today's Sci-Fi 5 rewinds to Space Patrol's national television premiere after getting its start on local TV in Los Angeles.

Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history.

Written by Mike Richards

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin...


Dec 29, 2022

You might know him as one TARDIS traveler or another, but there's so much more to the astonishing 79-year career of the late, great Bernard Cribbins.  Today's Sci-Fi 5 shines a spotlight on his amazing legacy of entertainment.

Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history.

Written by Shane Vaughn

Hosted...


Dec 28, 2022

From unlikely, impoverished beginnings came a storyteller who would change the face of comics forever.  Today's Sci-Fi 5 pays tribute to the legendary Stan Lee.

Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history.

Written by Ryan Myers

Hosted by Earl Green

Music by Devin Curry


Dec 27, 2022

With familiar set pieces, ribald robots, disco-era glitz and glamour, and at least one legitimate tragically doomed star in its cast, Buck Rogers' voyage on a "Cruise Ship To The Stars" is the subject of today's Sci-Fi 5!

Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history.

Written by John Champion

Hosted by...


Dec 26, 2022

There are plenty of offbeat holiday specials out there, TV confections with everything from Wookiees to Muppets. But as today's Sci-Fi 5 points out, none of those are Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey.

Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history.

Written by Earl Green

Hosted by Jessica Lynn...