In the Pale Moonlight

Episode 16

Friday 18 February 2022

A very angry Romulan holds up a data rod. He is shouting.

Series 6, Episode 19

Stardate: 51721.3

First broadcast on Wednesday 15 April 1998

This week, we discuss one of Star Trek’s most sacred texts — a forty-five minute Ben Sisko soliloquy, in which he saves the galaxy in a trolley problem of Garak’s devising, killing in the process a Romulan Senator, an obnoxious blue guy and at least one really hot Romulan bodyguard. Is this a great episode, a truly great episode, or something else altogether?

Recorded on Thursday 3 February 2022 · Download (71.9 MB)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Nepenthe

Episode 15

Friday 11 February 2022

Picard, Riker and Troi all hug outside of the Troi-Rikers' house on Nepenthe.

Series 1, Episode 7

Stardate: Unknown (2399)

First broadcast on Thursday 5 March 2020

Picard and Soji arrive on the planet Nepenthe, where their confusion and self-doubt are assuaged by the planet’s atmophere, by the love of trustworthy old friends, and by some really good wood-fired pizza. Meanwhile, Agnes vomits two or three times, a beloved secondary character is horribly murdered, and a pretty young Romulan is trapped on a Borg cube with little hope of escape. On balance, we think it’s a win.

Recorded on Monday 10 January 2022 · Download (80.1 MB)

Star Trek: Picard

Children of Mars

Episode 14

Friday 4 February 2022

Two hands clasped together in closeup; they belong two girls in school uniform.

Series 2, Episode 6

Stardate: Unknown (5 April 2385)

First broadcast on Thursday 9 January 2020

An inexplicable terrorist attack on Mars claims tens of thousands of lives. But how to react to it? Do we succumb to panic and fear? Or do we forget our differences and re-commit to our shared values?

Recorded on Monday 10 January 2022 · Download (41.3 MB)

Star Trek: Short Treks

Cogenitor

Episode 13

Friday 28 January 2022

Trip looks abashed; the Cogenitor is standing next to him, much shorter.

Series 2, Episode 22

Stardate: Unknown (2153)

First broadcast on Wednesday 30 April 2003

The crew of Enterprise encounter the Vissians, a genial and technologically advanced species who enslave three percent of their population and force them to have sex with married couples who wish to conceive their horrible latex-faced children. Surprisingly, we’re generally fine with this. Apart from Trip, who is a good person.

Recorded on Wednesday 5 January 2022 · Download (63.4 MB)

Star Trek: Enterprise

Descent / Descent, Part II

Episode 12

Friday 21 January 2022

Picard is facing us, flanked by Deanna and Geordi:  they are surrounded by Borg.

Series 6, Episode 26 / Series 7, Episode 1

Stardate: 46982.1

First broadcast on Monday 21 June 1993
and Monday 20 September 1993

After their critically acclaimed attack on Earth on Stardate 44001.4, the Borg are back with a terrifying new plan — to pad out the the running time of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Series 6 finale and Series 7 opener. Meanwhile, Deanna is amused by Data’s porn consumption, Nathan is impressed by Beverly’s approach to command, and Joe is distracted by the memory of much more enjoyable Star Trek episodes.

Recorded on Saturday 1 January 2022 · Download (101.2 MB)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Spock’s Brain

Episode 11

Friday 14 January 2022

Luma points a gun at Kirk, while Scotty looks on gormlessly.

Series 3, Episode 1

Stardate: 5431.4

First broadcast on Friday 20 September 1968

A young woman wearing fabulous boots materialises on the Enterprise, renders the crew unconscious, and then removes Spock’s brain. And soon we discover — to our horror — that everyone else involved in making this episode has had their brain removed as well.

Recorded on Monday 27 December 2021 · Download (63.9 MB)

Star Trek: The Original Series

Starstruck

Episode 10

Friday 7 January 2022

Dal sits on the bridge looking up at Captain Janeway with a smile on his face.

Series 1, Episode 3

Stardate: Unknown (2383)

First broadcast on Thursday 4 November 2021

Star Trek welcomes a whole new generation into its ranks, as Dal, Rok-Tahk, Zero, Pog, Murf and their prisoner Gwyn become the new crew of the USS Protostar. Their first mission: to accidentally set course for a black hole, to learn to work together as a crew, and to come to appreciate the value of good advice. And, of course, to boldly go where no one has gone before.

Recorded on Wednesday 22 December 2021 · Download (45.3 MB)

Star Trek: Prodigy

The Swarm

Episode 9

Friday 31 December 2021

B’Elanna, Dr Zimmerman and the Doctor lean over a console.

Series 3, Episode 4

Stardate: 50252.3

First broadcast on Wednesday 25 September 1996

When the Doctor’s hard drive starts to fill up with opera, romantic relationships and all the complex glories of being human, he finds himself increasingly unable to fulfil his function as Voyager’s Chief Medical Officer — instead becoming a heartbreaking analogue of your dad suffering from dementia. Also, a bunch of space things happen that we couldn’t possibly care about.

Recorded on Tuesday 21 December 2021 · Download (66.7 MB)

Star Trek: Voyager

I, Excretus

Episode 8

Friday 24 December 2021

Marriner and Freeman sit at the bar on the Cerritos.

Series 2, Episode 8

Stardate: Unknown (2381)

First broadcast on Thursday 30 September 2021

It’s Star Trek’s most terrifying crew evaluation since Coming of Age: the crew of the USS Cerritos confront a ridiculous alien from Star Trek: The Animated Series, the Terran Empire, medical ethics, an unconvincing Old West set on the Paramount lot, the plot of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the Borg, complex strings of water molecules which acquire carbon from the body and act on the brain like alcohol, hexagonal crates in the cargo bay, and the plot of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. But more than anything, they confront the need to work together and respect each other. Because this is — and of course it is — Star Trek.

Recorded on Monday 6 December 2021 · Download (51.5 MB)

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Take Me Out to the Holosuite

Episode 7

Friday 17 December 2021

In Quark's bar, Rom smiles at the camera while Leeta smiles at him.

Series 7, Episode 4

Stardate: Unknown (2375)

First broadcast on Wednesday 21 October 1998

When passive-aggressive Vulcan racist Captain Solok arrives on Deep Space Nine and challenges Sisko to some kind of sportsball game, a series of hilarious training montages ensues, followed by a Very Important Lesson about how utterly adorable Rom is. Bless.

Recorded on Wednesday 24 November 2021 · Download (67.8 MB)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine