Series Wrap-up - Episode 80 - Fascinating? A Star Trek Podcast

Series Wrap-up – Episode 80

This series wrap-up is a brief interlude before we resume with the motion pictures, with a quick look back at some of our highlights and our thoughts on some viewers’ questions. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss their plans for the future.


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Turnabout Intruder - Episode 79

Turnabout Intruder – Episode 79

Turnabout Intruder was the twenty fourth and final episode of Star Trek’s third season to air, with Kirk’s body stolen by a jealous ex-lover intent on commanding the Enterprise. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss role reversal and gender politics in space.


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All Our Yesterdays - Episode 78

All Our Yesterdays – Episode 78

All Our Yesterdays was the twenty third episode of Star Trek’s third season to air, with a civilisation using time travel technology to escape an impending apocalypse. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss looking before you leap.


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The Savage Curtain - Episode 77

The Savage Curtain – Episode 77

The Savage Curtain was the twenty second episode of Star Trek’s third season to air, with a lava creature seeking to learn about good and evil by pitting Kirk alongside Abraham Lincoln in a battle with Genghis Khan and other villains. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether this whole thing wasn’t done better in Arena.


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The Cloud Minders - Episode 76

The Cloud Minders – Episode 76

The Cloud Minders was the twenty-first episode of Star Trek’s third season to air, with a starkly divided society causing Kirk and Spock to weigh their moral codes against an urgent rescue mission. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether something you can’t see could harm you.


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The Way to Eden - Episode 75

The Way to Eden – Episode 75

The Way to Eden was the twentieth episode of Star Trek’s third season to air, with a group of idealists taking control of the Enterprise as they seek nirvana. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether that singing was truly necessary.


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Requiem for Methuselah - Episode 74

Requiem for Methuselah – Episode 74

Requiem for Methuselah was the nineteenth episode of Star Trek’s third season to air, with a planet’s sole inhabitant inhibiting an operation to retrieve chemicals required to end a deadly epidemic. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether Kirk has his priorities straight, given the circumstances.


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The Lights of Zetar - Episode 73

The Lights of Zetar – Episode 73

The Lights of Zetar was the eighteenth episode of Star Trek’s third season to air, with the last remnants of a destroyed civilisation causing difficulties for the Enterprise. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether Scotty’s behaviour ought to raise more concerns.


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That Which Survives - Episode 72

That Which Survives – Episode 72

That Which Survives was the seventeenth episode of Star Trek’s third season to air, with an automated defence system causing havoc for Kirk and the Enterprise. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss whether beauty is worth consideration.


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The Mark of Gideon - Episode 71

The Mark of Gideon – Episode 71

The Mark of Gideon was the sixteenth episode of Star Trek’s third season to air, with an overpopulated world looking for a desperate solution. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss the necessity for a full-scale replica Enterprise.


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