Mere months after the theatrical premiere of Star Wars, the BBC launched a new science fiction series with the same budget as the cop show it replaced on the schedule. On today's Sci-Fi 5, how Blake's 7 overcame its very humble beginnings. <a href="https://podcasts.roddenberry.com/show/sci-fi-5/">Follow Sci-Fi 5</a> for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry

Babylon 5: A Call To Arms - January 3, 1999

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