Through the Lens of Time

Episode 192

Friday 19 June 2026

In a darkened room, a pretty young ensign holds up a small glowing orb, his eyes wide with surprise.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Series 3, Episode 5

Stardate: 2184.4

First broadcast on Thursday 7 August 2025

This week, so entranced is Nathan by the beauty of the Enterprise crew, the size and glossy finish of its sets, and the technological wonder of the effects wall that he completely fails to notice that basically nothing happens for about half an hour. Fortunately, Joe is here to help out.

Recorded on Tuesday 16 June 2026 · Download (84.1 MB)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Twisted

Episode 191

Friday 5 June 2026

On the viewscreen in Voyager's bridge a mysterious green swirly thing is visible. Yawn.

Star Trek: Voyager

Series 2, Episode 6

Stardate: Unknown (2371)

First broadcast on Monday 2 October 1995

This week, I refuse to put more thought into this blurb than the writers put into this episode of Voyager.

Recorded on Tuesday 2 June 2026 · Download (70.0 MB)

Star Trek: Voyager

Dead Stop

Episode 190

Friday 29 May 2026

The NX-01 Enterprise docked at an automated repair station, viewed from above and in front, with visible damage on one side of the saucer section and the ship's name and registry clearly visible.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Series 2, Episode 4

Stardate: Unknown (2152)

First broadcast on Wednesday 9 October 2002

An unusual episode of Enterprise this week, with some satisfying serialisation, an inventive and inviting premise, and enough time to hang with the crew while they go exploring — all of which makes for a charming and entertaining 25 minutes. Sadly, the episode lasts 45 minutes.

Recorded on Friday 29 May 2026 · Download (60.6 MB)

Star Trek: Enterprise

Emissary

Episode 189

Friday 22 May 2026

Our first view of Deep Space Nine, a spidery circular space station in orbit around the Earth-like planet of Bajor.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 1, Episodes 1–2

Stardate: 46379.1

First broadcast on Sunday 3 January 1993

– Every time I throw this ball, a hundred different things can happen in a game. He might swing and miss, he might hit it. The point is, you never know. You try to anticipate, set a strategy for all the possibilities as best you can, but in the end it comes down to throwing one pitch after another and seeing what happens. With each new consequence, the game begins to take shape.

– And you have no idea what that shape is until it is completed.

– That’s right. In fact, the game wouldn’t be worth playing if we knew what was going to happen.

It’s the first pitch of the game, and something groundbreaking and historic is about to happen. Which is why we’re still here, thirty-three years later.

Recorded on Tuesday 19 May 2026 · Download (117.2 MB)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

The First Duty

Episode 188

Friday 24 April 2026

Captain Picard walks alongside an older man in gardening overalls, in a lush garden. The older man turns to him and says something.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Series 5, Episode 19

Stardate: 45703.9

First broadcast on Monday 30 March 1992

This week, Wesley faces a difficult choice. Option A: to help build another fortress of impunity to defend his privileged friends from the demands of justice and kindness. Option B: to tell the truth and expose them all to the consequences of their actions. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he chooses the least fashionable option.

Recorded on Tuesday 21 April 2026 · Download (74.3 MB)

Star Trek: The Next Generation