Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

The Nagus

Episode 42

Friday, 26 August 2022

Close-up of the face of the Nagus. He is very wrinkly and has massive hairy ears.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 1, Episode 11

Stardate: Unknown (2369)

First broadcast on Sunday, 21 March 1993

Deep Space Nine finds itself unexpectedly in sitcom territory this week, as the Nagus (Wallace Shawn) arrives on the station with a complicated scheme to expose the incompetence of his Large Adult Son Krax (a young Eric Trump in his first television role). Meanwhile, Commander Sisko discovers something delightful and heartwarming about his small teenage son Jake, who unwittingly teaches him a Valuable Lesson about kindness and trust.

Duration: 1:02:33 · Recorded on Monday, 15 August 2022 · Download · Open in new window

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Progress

Episode 63

Friday, 5 May 2023

A closeup of Kira, her mouth rigid with determination, standing in front of a burning cottage.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 1, Episode 15

Stardate: 46844.3

First broadcast on Sunday, 9 May 1993

This week, Kira moves a few steps forward on her long and problematic journey from terrorist to bureaucrat as she struggles with a decision to evict Brian Keith from a hastily re-dressed Standard Cave Set 1. In the meantime, Jake and Nog do some adorable capitalism, foreshadowing just how much we’re going to grow to love them by the end of the show.

Duration: 1:05:48 · Recorded on Tuesday, 25 April 2023 · Download · Open in new window

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Dramatis Personae

Episode 31

Friday, 3 June 2022

O'Brien looks over Sisko's shoulder but Sisko is weirdly fixated on the weird alien clock that he's been building.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 1, Episode 18

Stardate: 46922.3

First broadcast on Sunday, 30 May 1993

You know how it is: it’s your first spinoff — a cast of delightfully high-concept characters set against a colourful backdrop, with story possibilities around every corner. But then you find yourself limping towards the end of your first season. You’ve done the plague one, the weird alien fugitive one, the buddy comedy one with the CGI shaving cream, and the terrible boardgame one that everyone will have such fond memories of. So what’s left? How about a story where all of your beloved regulars play people no one cares about, embroiled in a conflict that no one has any interest in? We can do that, can’t we?

Duration: 1:06:34 · Recorded on Monday, 23 May 2022 · Download · Open in new window

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The House of Quark

Episode 2

Friday, 12 November 2021

Quark's new Klingon wife Grilka smiles warmly at him.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 3, Episode 3

Stardate: Unknown (2371)

First broadcast on Monday, 10 October 1994

In this week’s episode of Family Ties, when Quark (Michael J Fox) lies about his involvement in the death of a belligerent Klingon customer, he finds himself threatened, hauled off to Qo’nos, forcibly married, and required to defend the honour of his house before the High Council with a combination of Excel spreadsheets and extreme physical cowardice. Will he learn a Very Important lesson about the dangers of greed? (Spoilers: no.)

Duration: 0:52:39 · Recorded on Monday, 27 September 2021 · Download · Open in new window

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Second Skin

Episode 52

Friday, 2 December 2022

We see the reflection of Kira staring into the mirror in disbelief: she's a Cardassian.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 3, Episode 5

Stardate: Unknown (2371)

First broadcast on Saturday, 24 December 1994

Stardate 46519.1: Surgically altered to appear Romulan, Marina Sirtis wakes up on board the Romulan Warbird Khazara looking as fabulous as she has ever looked and starts threatening an increasingly cowed Carolyn Seymour. The result — one hell of an enjoyable episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Eighteen months later: Surgically altered to appear Cardassian, Nana Visitor wakes up on Cardassia Prime looking incredibly striking, but her rich backstory, the show’s increasingly involved premise, and her willingness to just go for it as an actor — all of these combine to make one hell of an enjoyable and satisfying episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Duration: 1:07:00 · Recorded on Wednesday, 23 November 2022 · Download · Open in new window

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

The Visitor

Episode 57

Friday, 6 January 2023

The older Jake (Tony Todd) looks up at his father with tears in his eyes.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 4, Episode 3

Stardate: Unknown (2372–2450)

First broadcast on Monday, 9 October 1995

It’s life, Jake. You can miss it if you don’t open your eyes.

Star Trek takes a break from space nonsense to remind us what grief is like: lonely, lifelong and bleak. The price we pay for love.

Duration: 1:13:04 · Recorded on Thursday, 29 December 2022 · Download · Open in new window

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

The Muse

Episode 96

Friday, 2 February 2024

Odo is sitting against the wall of his quarters and Lwaxana is resting her head against his shoulder, her eyes closed in contentment. Odo's expression is unreadable.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 4, Episode 21

Stardate: Unknown (2372)

First broadcast on Monday, 29 April 1996

This week, we discover to our surprise that there’s a lot to enjoy in a flawed and ultimately unsuccessful episode episode of Deep Space Nine — two wonderful guest actresses, some (largely) cringe-free sexiness, and a mature and gentle romance. Meanwhile, some TV writers imagine a just reward for their life of constant backbreaking labour.

Duration: 1:14:16 · Recorded on Tuesday, 30 January 2024 · Download · Open in new window

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Looking for par’Mach in All the Wrong Places

Episode 33

Friday, 17 June 2022

Kira is lying in bed, wearing a nightie that doesn't cover her legs. O'Brien is talking to her and massaging those legs. Kira seems extremely relaxed.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 5, Episode 3

Stardate: Unknown (2373)

First broadcast on Monday, 14 October 1996

This week, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Quark wants Grilka, Dax wants Worf, Nerys wants Miles, Worf wants Grilka, Miles wants Nerys, Worf wants Dax, Odo wants Nerys (probably), and Julian wants not to know any details about any of this. Meanwhile, Joe wants more of this sort of thing, while Nathan just wants some special effects and reflective surfaces, but will settle for a turbolift that goes up and down without jerking.

Duration: 1:08:12 · Recorded on Tuesday, 7 June 2022 · Download · Open in new window

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In Purgatory’s Shadow / By Inferno’s Light

Episode 67

Friday, 2 June 2023

Garak is standing in the darkness in a narrow space inside a bulkhead. His face is lit by some bare optical cables. He is looking very stressed.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 5, Episodes 14–15

Stardate: 50564.2

First broadcast on Monday, 10 February 1997
and Monday, 17 February 1997

It’s a soap-opera extravaganza on Deep Space Nine this week, as Garak reconciles with his long-lost father, Dukat abandons his long-lost daughter, and Julian discovers a scheming lookalike that he never knew he had. Meanwhile, there is a shift in the balance of power in the Quadrant, as the show rewrites its own premise in the way that we have come to admire and enjoy.

Duration: 1:58:48 · Recorded on Tuesday, 23 May 2023 · Download · Open in new window

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Blaze of Glory

Episode 23

Friday, 8 April 2022

In the cockpit of a runabout, a handcuffed Eddington and Sisko  eye one another warily.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series 5, Episode 23

Stardate: Unknown (2373)

First broadcast on Monday, 12 May 1997

Previously, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Tired of being a supporting character in a thankless role, Michael Eddington leaves DS9 to star heroically in a TV show which we never see and which exists entirely in his own imagination. After most of the cast and crew are killed by Cardassians — which can happen — and he himself is imprisoned for treason, he is recruited by Sisko for one final mission — to stop a deadly attack on Cardassia that is also entirely imaginary. Hero, traitor, or just some asshole with bad hair and a penchant for lavish Broadway musicals? Let’s find out.

Duration: 1:05:53 · Recorded on Wednesday, 30 March 2022 · Download · Open in new window

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