What Was New

Please note: Some links here may no longer work due to later revisions.


21st December 1998	Series 2 press brochure added to Reference Library- read about the miracle girl from space and the new romantic heart-throb! Son Of Star Trek news article added to Reference Library- a good interview with Brian Johnson during the filming of Collision Course Daring Nick Tate news article added to Reference Library- an interesting early interview with Tate

15th December 1998	Lew Grade's profile updated- this great man of British television has sadly died. Martin Bower's profile updated with a link to his official web site. TV's Space Odyssey news article added

9th December 1998	George Eichler has closed the Fan Activity Network, which published an excellent fanzine, the resource guide and fiction. George did a wonderful job for nearly 6 years, but regretably he no longer has the time to continue. Thanks to Don Gerner for pointing out the World Series is baseball, not football :-) Current merchandise updated Coming soon: a detailed description and analysis of an unfilmed script, A Breath Of Death.

4th December 1998	British and American broadcast histories added at last to the International Section Letter from Michael Butterworth explaining the writing of his five novels added Current merchandise updated with more news

18th November 1998	Current merchandise updated with the latest news on Comet Miniatures models and the Ertl re-releases of the MPC/Airfix Eagle and Moonbase model kits. Also note that there is a new Nick Tate interview in the British magazine TV Zone: TV Zone Yearbook (Special number 31), £3.99, released November 3rd 1998

27th October 1998	Links now have their own page, with some additional entries. A merchandise directory now exists to index almost everything in the merchandise guide

21st October 1998	Reference Library: new section added, with many new articles Includes the essential critics reading list, including influential articles by Isaac Asimov, John Brosnan, David Hirsch and others. Plus revealing interviews including a rarely seen insightful interview with Zienia Merton. Other newly added interviews include Keith Wilson and Nick Tate. Also the Bellak/Penfold writer's guide and other fascinating material. Merchandise Guide: Fanderson Year 1 CD added Merchandise Guide: Slowdazzle 1999 calendar added

14th October 1998	Some merchandise news: Fanderson have announced that late this year or early next they will release the Space: 1999 Year One CD. It will be a 2 CD set with about 150 minutes of music. A 2 CD album of Derek Wadsworth's Year Two music will appear next year from Fanderson.

6th/11th September 1998	I'm not really back yet, but here's some new material... Photo gallery- the original comlock and 22" Eagle thanks to Victor! BBC Walking On the Moon feature BBC War Games description added

2nd September 1998	The Catacombs is now in stasis, while I go offline. I hope to return- with lots more material- before the end of the year. Although I will occasionally check the hotmail account, please don't expect prompt replies. Also please don't send attachments (normally I love to see the pictures people send me, but they don't seem to work with hotmail) Zienia Merton interview added (scanned by Paulo Jorge Morgado, thanks yet again!) Keith Wilson Gallery added (scans by Paulo Jorge Morgado) Portugal broadcast information amended, again thanks to Paulo

29th August 1998	BBC Death's Other Dominion description added Asimov's Trek vs 1999 article now online (the sequel to his New York Times article also in the Catacombs) Short article from SFX magazine added to the other SFX review War Games review by Carsten Andresen added to critics section Mysterious Unknown Force articles by David Hirsch added to critics section Keith Wilson interview with Starburst now online. Keith Wilson interview with FAB now online. comments from various cast and crew added ITC Network News original promo newsletters added. Again, thanks to Paulo Jorge Morgado for scanning in most of the above!

11th-12th August 1998	BBC Voyager's Return description added Writer's guide added to the Production Guide The text of Landau-Bain gag promo added to the Extras section Cover of the Spacecon 5 book added, linked from the Extras section. Superb Steve Kyte artwork. Comments from Nick Tate added to his credit list. Martin Bower gallery of preproduction art added. Zero G summary (Gerry & Sylvia Anderson script) added to Essays section Black Sun summary (original David Weir script) added to Essays section The Year 2 Handbook produced by ITC publicity is in the Extras section Special thanks to Paulo Jorge Morgado for scanning in the above!

3rd August 1998	BBC The Last Sunset description added: "Only the human need for survival can save a boring episode from destroying a fascinating concept." TV Junior Story 1 can now be read in full (thanks to Paulo Jorge Morgado). Non Portugese speakers should be able to follow the story. AB Models Eagle Transporter description updated and added Tereu Yamada's Eagle, the revised Warp Comlock and the Commander Koenig figure. The AB Eagle is now available from Comet Miniatures in the UK. The first batch of 25 (released now) is sold out; of the second batch of 25 (due end of September) 18 have been reserved. Production Guide Appendix added: early series proposal. Enter your details on the Cybrary's Master Fan Database project:

27th July 1998	BBC Alpha Child description added BBC links page updated (they've added the Cybrary, Cyber Museum and Fanderson)- quote "one can tell why the Cybrary has one numerous awards."

24th July 1998	Index page revised, promoting some things from the Extras menu and linking into some of my other material in the Cybrary. BBC Force Of Life description added Reader's Digest Science Fiction Top-Picks edited by Judith Hatch containing Anthony Terpiloff's Infernal Machine script added to Merchandise Guide.

15th July 1998	BBC Guardian Of Piri description added LJN Comlock communicators description updated. Johnny Byrne profile amended with some pages of his online comments on episodes Corrections and additions to Portugal information added thanks to Paulo Jorge Morgado. Check out the very cool giant Eagle!

7th July 1998	AB Models Eagle Transporter added to Merchandise Guide. Note it is available from August 1998 (from Comet Miniatures in the UK). BBC Missing Link description added Merchandise Records more entries in the Appendix. Improved linking between Mattel, MPC, Ahi- Arak Hamway, Roadstar in the Merchandise Guide.

3rd July 1998	Linked the German guide, Italian guide and French guide to merchandise guide. Addition of Spazio 1999 poster to Merchandise guide publicity section. Correction to description of HG jigsaw number 3 in Merchandise Guide, and added links with the Charlton comics and annuals.

30th June 1998	BBC Another Time Another Place review added (thanks to Petter Ogland). Slight changes to Production Guide, crew credits, supporting cast credits and principal cast credits (thanks to Robert Ruiz). Links to Ryan Case's Level G Recreation Centre from the Charlton comics guide (thanks to Ryan Case). Pictures of AMZ and Zack comics in the AMZ and Zack comics guide (thanks to Angelo Finamore). Information about Espacio 1999 in Portugal in the International Guide (thanks to Paulo Jorge Morgado).

20th April 1998	The Catacombs are opened.

17th March 1998	The Catacombs are born.