List of Space: 1999 episodes

The 1970s science-fiction television series Space: 1999 ran for 48 episodes during its original two-year broadcast — 24 episodes in its first series (1973-1976 — start of production to end of broadcast) and 24 in its second series (1976–1977 — start of production to end of broadcast). In addition, a number of compilation films have been produced using material from multiple episodes—some containing additional footage—and a semi-official series denouement was filmed for exhibition at the Breakaway 1999 convention,^[1] held in Los Angeles, California in September 1999.

Overview

Individual episodes are intended to be broadcast in a progressive order so that, for Year One, "Breakaway" should be broadcast first, with "Black Sun" and "Earthbound" being broadcast at an early stage to present the Moon entering a new and different part of space, and the Alphans encountering their first aliens. However, many stations in the United States aired "Dragon's Domain" (production number 23) as the second installment after "Breakaway" in September 1975. In the United Kingdom, "Force of Life" (production number 9) was the follow-up to "Breakaway". The other guidelines are that the episodes should progress to show John Koenig and Helena Russell's relationship develop and blossom. "The Metamorph" should be the first episode of Year Two, followed by the remaining episodes (there is a two-part episode in Year Two) in the order that the days on Russell's status report (which commences each episode) dictates. Regional and national stations aired the series in a wide range of orders. In some cases, this included mixing Year One and Year Two episodes at random.

Original episode airdates below reflect the non-uniform order of Space: 1999 as broadcast worldwide. Space: 1999 premiered on 23 July 1975 in Australia and 4 September 1975 in the UK. The Year Two opener "The Metamorph" was first broadcast on American television in August 1976, several weeks before its British debut on 4 September.

One preferred order is to use the original production order, to account for subtle changes in sets and cast. For Year Two episodes, the number of days since the Moon left Earth orbit is often mentioned in the dialogue, although this number does not always progress consistently. DVD releases have followed this order as well. Another order is suggested by Andrew Kearley on a site that he created as a tribute to and analysis of the series.

Year One (1975-1976)

Ep. #	Title	Director[2]	Writer(s)[2]	Original Air Date[3]	Production #[2]
1	"Breakaway"	Lee H. Katzin	George Bellak	4 September 1975 (1975-09-04)	1
In September of 1999, John Koenig reports to Earth's Space Research Centre at Moonbase Alpha as its new commander. A strange infection force is killing some of the Moonbase Alpha crew. Commander John's investigation reveals that the source lies at Area 1 caused by excessive magnetic energy fields. The continuous build up of energy shortly causes massive explosion clusters that knocks the moon off orbit into deep space.
2	"Matter of Life and Death"	Charles Crichton	Art Wallace & Johnny Byrne	27 November 1975 (1975-11-27)	2
A lush habitable planet holds the promise of a new home and a new life for the people of Moonbase Alpha. When the reconnaissance Eagle returns, it carries an unexpected passenger—Helena's husband, back from the grave. The mysterious Lee Russell tells the Alphans that only death awaits them on the new planet. The Alphans ignore his warning and unknowingly descend into a world composed of antimatter.
3	"Black Sun"	Lee H. Katzin	David Weir	6 November 1975 (1975-11-06)	3
The travelling Moon drifts within range of a black sun. Pulled toward certain destruction by its inescapable gravitational force, the Alphans employ desperate measures to stay alive. Amidst controversy, a lifeboat Eagle carries six persons to safety. With only an experimental forcefield protecting the rest of Alpha, the Moon plunges into the black sun. They pass from this reality into a mind-bending realm where space, time and thought are interchangeable.
4	"Ring Around the Moon"	Ray Austin	Edward di Lorenzo	15 January 1976 (1976-01-15)	4
A technician falls under an alien influence, accessing classified information before mysteriously dying. Soon after, the Moon is locked fast in space by the rays of an alien spacecraft. Trapped by the unseen beings from the planet Triton, the Alphans try to communcate. The aliens only interest in Alpha is the data held in its computers—information they now plan to obtain through the possessed eyes of their next agent: Helena Russell.
5	"Earthbound"	Charles Crichton	Anthony Terpiloff	4 December 1975 (1975-12-04)	5
An alien spacecraft crash lands on the Moon, its passengers refugees from a dying world. As their destination is Earth, they generously offer to take one person with them when they depart. As the Alphans examine the alien suspended animation process to certify it safe for a human being, the scheming Commissioner Simmonds takes steps to insure he is the lucky individual chosen—even if it means destroying Alpha.
6	"Another Time, Another Place"	David Tomblin	Johnny Byrne	18 December 1975 (1975-12-18)	6
After traversing a space-time anomaly, the Alphans find the Moon back in the Solar System on a course to re-enter Earth orbit. The celebration ends when it becomes apparent some holocaust has obliterated all human civilisation. The mystery deepens when they discover a duplicate Moon already in orbit and a duplicate Moonbase Alpha lying empty and deserted. While exploring the Earth surface, Koenig and company make the most shocking discovery of all.
7	"Missing Link"	Ray Austin	Edward di Lorenzo	22 January 1976 (1976-01-22)	7
Plucked from an Eagle crash, John Koenig finds himself trapped on the planet Zenno, in the home of an alien scientist and his beautiful daughter. At an evolutionary state two million years beyond Earthmen, the aliens consider Koenig an example of primitive man—their missing link. Faced with the threat of being treated like an experimental animal for the rest of his life, Koenig uses a most unexpected weapon to confound his captor: love.
8	"Guardian of Piri"	Charles Crichton	Christopher Penfold	13 November 1975 (1975-11-13)	8
Strange events befuddle the Alphans as they approach the planet Piri. When exploring its lifeless surface, Koenig encounters the seductive servant of the mysterious Guardian of Piri. She offers the wayward Alphans a new life of eternal peace and perfection under the dominion of the Guardian. Realising the truth behind the peace of Piri, Koenig struggles to free his people from the Guardian's insidious influence.
9	"Force of Life"	David Tomblin	Johnny Byrne	11 September 1975 (1975-09-11)	9
The body of Anton Zoref is invaded by a life-force from space. The man soon manifests an uncontrollable ability to absorb heat. As the Alphans struggle to understand this mysterious force, Zoref's need becomes insatiable. Driven by instinct, he makes his way to the greatest source of heat on Alpha—the Nuclear Generating Plant. Koenig and company must stop Zoref before he intentionally causes a nuclear explosion.
10	"Alpha Child"	Ray Austin	Christopher Penfold	16 October 1975 (1975-10-16)	10
The Alphans celebrate the arrival of the first child born on the Moon . The blessed event turns sour when the infant grows into a five-year-old child in a matter of minutes. While the Alphans struggle to accept this unsettling development, they do not notice that little Jackie Crawford is much more than he seems. When hostile spaceships approach the base, John Koenig is unaware the aliens have already installed an agent on Alpha.
11	"The Last Sunset"	Charles Crichton	Christopher Penfold	1 January 1976 (1976-01-01)	11
When reconnaissance Eagles begin surveying a new solar system, anonymous alien benfactors provide the wandering Moon with a breathable atmosphere. The Alphans rejoice as they realise they have a wonderful new home in their own backyard. Preparations are made to settle and begin building a new civilisation outside of Alpha. Koenig, though, is suspicious of the aliens' motives, wondering how long this generous gift will last.
12	"Voyager's Return"	Bob Kellett	Johnny Byrne	9 October 1975 (1975-10-09)	12
From the depths of space, Voyager One, an Earth space probe, approaches the Moon. With its radioactive drive system certain to extinguish all life on Moonbase, the Alphans desperately try to gain control and shut down its engines. Help comes from an unexpected source when the probe's designer is found living on Alpha under an assumed name. However, Voyager is being followed by a fleet of alien ships seeking revenge for their planets the probe unwittingly devastated.
13	"Collision Course"	Ray Austin	Anthony Terpiloff	18 September 1975 (1975-09-18)	13
The Moon is found to be on a collision course with an enormous planet. While the Alphans implement a desperate plan to avoid the devastating impact, Koenig encounters Arra, the Queen of Atheria. The aged monarch proclaims the collision is a preordained event and must occur for her people to evolve to a higher plane of existence. Now Koenig must convince his colleages to have faith and do nothing in the face of apparent destruction.
14	"Death's Other Dominion"	Charles Crichton	Anthony Terpiloff & Elizabeth Barrows	2 October 1975 (1975-10-02)	14
On a frozen planet, the Alphans encounter shipwrecked humans from a lost expedition. The expatriates from Earth enjoy an idyllic existence—especially as they have been made immortal by some unknown agent and have lived there for over 880 years. They invite the wayward Alphans to join them in paradise. But dissidents reveal all is not at it seems, teaching Koenig that immortality can exact a terrible cost.
15	"The Full Circle"	Bob Kellett	Jesse Lasky Jnr. & Pat Silver	11 December 1975 (1975-12-11)	15
When exploring a lush habitable planet, the Alphans are deeply concerned when members of the survey party begin vanishing without a trace. Are they the victims of an indigenous tribe of Stone-Age humanoids living nearby? The mystery deepens when a dead caveman is found to have capped teeth. Others soon notice the primitive cave chief and his mate bear an uncanny resemblance to the missing John Koenig and Helena Russell.
16	"End of Eternity"	Ray Austin	Johnny Byrne	20 November 1975 (1975-11-20)	16
The Alphans unwittingly maim an alien they find trapped within an asteroid. On bringing him to Alpha, they discover his fatal wounds have miraculously healed. The indestructible alien is a scientist who has discovered the secret of immortality. Also a psychopath, Balor plans to spend eternity practicing the art of pain and torture—with the Alphans as his subjects. To save themselves, the Alphans must figure out how to kill an unkillable man.
17	"War Games"	Charles Crichton	Christopher Penfold	25 September 1975 (1975-09-25)	17
When approaching an inhabited planet, the Alphans are suddenly pounced upon by warships. In an unprovoked attack, Moonbase Alpha is devastated by Earth-style Hawk fighters. With 128 dead and Alpha unable to sustain life, Koenig and Helena appeal to the aliens for mercy. The aliens proclaim the Earthmen to be an invading virus—with no right to exist. A battle for survival begins in a world where the mind has mastery over matter and nothing is what it seems.
18	"The Last Enemy"	Bob Kellett	Bob Kellett	19 February 1976 (1976-02-19)	18
The Moon approaches a solar system with two habitable planets on opposites sides of its sun. The Alphans find themselves caught in a cross fire when warships from both worlds trespass on the Moon—firing missles not on Moonbase, but at their opponents' planets. After taking in a seductive refugee from a destroyed gunship, the Alphans discover they have drifted into the middle of a literal war of the sexes.
19	"The Troubled Spirit"	Ray Austin	Johnny Byrne	5 February 1976 (1976-02-05)	19
An innocent experiment turns deadly. Dan Mateo, hoping to unlock the secret of communication with plants, unleashes a killing force from the depths of his own mind. This macabre spectre seeks vengeance for Mateo's horrible death—which has not yet occurred. Bridging the span between science and the supernatural, the Alphans hope to break the cycle and exorcise the ghost without killing the man.
20	"Space Brain"	Charles Crichton	Christopher Penfold	29 January 1976 (1976-01-29)	20
A reconnaissance Eagle and its crew are crushed to death by the emissions of an enormous energy field in space. When one of Alpha's astronauts is possessed by the anomaly, it is learned the energy field is a sentient space brain, which responded to the threat of the Eagle with antibodies. Discovering the Moon is on a collision course with the Brain, the Alphans make desperate plans to avoid suffering the same fate as the Eagle.
21	"The Infernal Machine"	David Tomblin	Anthony Terpiloff & Elizabeth Barrows	8 January 1976 (1976-01-08)	21
The Alphans are visited by a bizarre spacecraft, whose request for supplies hides a deeper purpose. The ship, Gwent, is found to be sentient—the attempt of a vain alien genius to live forever. Koenig, Helena and Bermgan discover its outward beneficence is a ruse when they are trapped on board. Powerful, unstable and craving companionship, Gwent intends for the three Alphans to replace its aged, dying creator.
22	"Mission of the Darians"	Ray Austin	Johnny Byrne	30 October 1975 (1975-10-30)	22
Encountering an enormous derelict spaceship, the Alphans respond to an automated distress signal. Boarding the vessel, the Alphans discover two fractured remains of the once-great civilisation of Daria. One is an urbane elite group which still controls the ship; the other, a tribe which has descended into savagery. The Alphans are appalled when they discover the methods the Darians have employed in the name of survival.
23	"Dragon's Domain"	Charles Crichton	Christopher Penfold	23 October 1975 (1975-10-23)	23
In 1996, Captain Tony Celllini commanded a space mission which ended in disaster. The sole survivor, he told an outrageous tale of his encounter with an eerie spaceship graveyard and the alien 'dragon' which devoured his crew. Vilified by the entire world, he was left a broken man, believed only by his friend John Koenig. Five years later, the truth is revealed when the Moon approaches the same deadly Sargasso in space.
24	"The Testament of Arkadia"	David Tomblin	Johnny Byrne	12 February 1976 (1976-02-12)	24
The wandering Moon suddenly changes course and comes to a halt in the vicinity of a dead world. As Moonbase Alpha's power fails, the Alphans only hope for survival is to evacuate to a planet ravaged by a nuclear event in the distant past. While exploring the surface, they discover the shocking truth of the origin of Mankind. Under the influence of a mysterious force, two Alphans fanatically campaign to return life to the home of their ancient ancestors.

Notes

• Although not broadcast until the summer of 1975, production on the pilot episode, "Breakaway", commenced in November 1973.
• The closing moments of "Breakaway" strongly suggest that the Alphans are considering maintaining contact with the planet Meta, and possibly even settling there.^[4] This possibility is abruptly dropped without explanation, and Meta never re-appears in the series.
• The description for "Black Sun" is modified from the original ITC summary, which states that the Moon is on collision course with an asteroid that turns into a black sun. In the episode an asteroid changes course and is destroyed by what the Alphans discover to be a "black sun" or black hole.
• "War Games", stated to be the highest-budgeted single episode of any TV series up to that time, was an overt commentary on humanity's combative nature. After firing pre-emptively on an apparently hostile alien task force, Alpha is devastated by an unstoppable alien enemy that wrecks the base and kills half the inhabitants. In another of the series' metaphysical twists, the Alphans are apparently given a second chance at the end, when time rewinds to moments prior to the attack so that Commander John Koenig may rethink his fateful decision. The aliens inform the Alphans that the events of the episode occurred in an instant of time to show them the consequences of their potential actions.^[5]
• "Dragon's Domain" and "Force of Life" are more typical variations on the alien monster theme, although both have more metaphysical leanings. "Dragon's Domain" is essentially a re-telling of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon, while "Force of Life" raises questions about the nature of life, and what forms it could assume.
• "Voyager's Return" essentially serves as an allegory for whether someone who causes death and destruction in the pursuit of knowledge — whether knowingly or unknowingly — can truly redeem himself and be forgiven. It also touches on whether a whole populace can be held responsible for the actions of one of its members.
• "The Testament of Arkadia" predated Glen A. Larson's original Battlestar Galactica TV series by almost three years, in delving into the concept of "life here began out there". The episode also addresses one of the story arcs briefly touched upon throughout Year One, in that the journey of the Alphans might not have been as happenstance as it appeared to be.
• "Death's Other Dominion" addresses the question of what price is too much for advancements in medical science: in this case, the search for the cause of an immortality that has already been achieved for reasons unknown.

Year Two (1976-1977)

The credited regular cast for Year Two are:

• Commander John Koenig — Martin Landau
• Doctor Helena Russell — Barbara Bain
• Maya — Catherine Schell
• Tony Verdeschi — Tony Anholt
• Captain Alan Carter — Nick Tate
• Sandra Benes ("Sahn", as the character is known from "Catacombs of the Moon" onward) — Zienia Merton

Credited recurring cast for Year Two include:

• Bill Fraser — John Hug
• Doctor Bob Mathias — Anton Phillips
• Doctor Ben Vincent — Jeffrey Kissoon
• Doctor Ed Spencer — Sam Dastor
• Yasko — Yasuko Nagazumi
• Alibe — Alibe Parsons
• Petrov — Peter Porteous

Episodes

Ep. #	Title	Director[2]	Writer(s)[2]	Original Air Date[6]	Production #[2]
1	"The Metamorph"	Charles Crichton	Johnny Byrne	4 September 1976 (1976-09-04)	1
2	"The Exiles"	Ray Austin	Donald James	11 September 1976 (1976-09-11)	2
3	"One Moment of Humanity"	Charles Crichton	Tony Barwick	25 September 1976 (1976-09-25)	3
4	"All That Glisters"	Ray Austin	Keith Miles	28 October 1976 (1976-10-28)	4
5	"Journey to Where"	Tom Clegg	Donald James	18 September 1976 (1976-09-18)	5
6	"The Taybor"	Bob Brooks	Thom Keyes	4 November 1976 (1976-11-04)	6
7	"The Rules of Luton"	Val Guest	"Charles Woodgrove"[7]	23 October 1976 (1976-10-23)	7
8	"The Mark of Archanon"	Charles Crichton	Lew Schwarz	16 October 1976 (1976-10-16)	8
9	"Brian the Brain"	Kevin Connor	Jack Ronder	2 October 1976 (1976-10-02)	9
10	"New Adam, New Eve"	Charles Crichton	Terence Feely	9 October 1976 (1976-10-09)	10
11	"Catacombs of the Moon"	Robert Lynn	Anthony Terpiloff	25 November 1976 (1976-11-25)	11
12	"The AB Chrysalis"	Val Guest	Tony Barwick	18 November 1976 (1976-11-18)	12
13	"Seed of Destruction"	Kevin Connor	John Goldsmith	11 November 1976 (1976-11-11)	13
14	"The Beta Cloud"	Robert Lynn	"Charles Woodgrove"[7]	16 December 1976 (1976-12-16)	14
15	"Space Warp"	Peter Medak	"Charles Woodgrove"[7]	2 December 1976 (1976-12-02)	15
16	"A Matter of Balance"	Charles Crichton	Pip & Jane Baker	9 December 1976 (1976-12-09)
17	"The Bringers of Wonder, Part One"	Tom Clegg	Terence Feely	4 August 1977 (1977-08-04)	17
18	"The Bringers of Wonder, Part Two"	Tom Clegg	Terence Feely	11 August 1977 (1977-08-11)	18
19	"The Lambda Factor"	Charles Crichton	Terrance Dicks	23 December 1976 (1976-12-23)	19
20	"The Seance Spectre"	Peter Medak	Donald James	18 August 1977 (1977-08-18)	20
21	"Dorzak"	Val Guest	Christopher Penfold	25 August 1977 (1977-08-25)	21
22	"Devil's Planet"	Tom Clegg	Michael Winder	1 September 1977 (1977-09-01)	22
23	"The Immunity Syndrome"	Bob Brooks	Johnny Byrne	29 October 1977 (1977-10-29)	23
24	"The Dorcons"	Tom Clegg	Johnny Byrne	12 November 1977 (1977-11-12)	24

Notes

• The time elapsed since leaving Earth orbit may allow an interpretation of the calendar date. However, even if the Alphans still use the Gregorian calendar, Earth has moved forward considerably in time, as evidenced in the episode "Journey to Where", in which it is 2120 on Earth. (The Alphans know that, due to the Moon's high velocity, Einsteinian time dilation and the unknown phenomena that hurl them through space, time on Earth would progress more rapidly than on the Moon.)^[8] The series was not consistent in how it used this number. The two-part The Bringers of Wonder, for example, is said to take place hundreds of days apart, which is not possible (although the correct passage of days appeared in the script for "The Bringers of Wonder, Part Two", this was erroneously transcribed in Barbara Bain's script for the post-production recording session). Another time, the events of three episodes seem to occur almost simultaneously ("Devil's Planet" at 2306 days, "The Lambda Factor" at 2308 days and "The Immunity Syndrome" at 2310 days). If the numbers of days mentioned throughout Year Two are accurate, the episodes take place over a period of more than five years (while all the events of Year One passed in under 342 days). Additionally, it is stated in "Dragon's Domain" that it has been 877 days since the Moon left orbit.

• The Year Two episodes aired on Associated Television over the course of more than a year. Due to a long mid-series gap, some sources consider episodes 2.17 to 2.24 to mark a third series. In some regions of the United Kingdom, the final episode, "The Dorcons", did not air until the summer of 1978. In others, it did not appear until the 1998 BBC Two repeat run. Year Two was available from an earlier date in countries other than the UK - for example, in Canada, CBC had aired all of Year Two by May 1977, and 10 episodes had been aired before transmission began in the UK.

Compilation films

Four films were assembled from various episodes of Space: 1999 in the 1970s and 1980s. One aim was to provide content for new American and European cable and satellite TV stations (and for theatrical release, which occurred in a number of European countries). The fifth film, Spazio: 1999, was created specifically for theatrical release in Italy. With the exception of Spazio: 1999, the films were released on home video years before individual episodes.

• Spazio: 1999 is a 1976 Italian release consisting of heavily-edited segments from the episodes "Breakaway", "Ring Around The Moon" and "Another Time, Another Place". It features a score by film composer Ennio Morricone, replacing the original score by Barry Gray.
• Destination: Moonbase Alpha, released in 1978 by ITC London, was the first widely-available re-edit of Space: 1999, based upon the two-part Year Two episode "The Bringers of Wonder". The narrator informs viewers that it is 2100 and that Moonbase Alpha drew its power from nuclear waste. In many countries, this episode could only be seen in re-edited form, since it did not appear in syndication (although the two episodes were restored for the Region 1 DVD release).
• Alien Attack, released in 1979 by ITC London, retroactively introduces foreign audiences to the premise of the series with a compilation of "Breakaway" and "War Games". It moves events from 1999 far into the 21st century. This film also includes footage specially shot for this release, specifically scenes set in the offices of the International Lunar Commission on Earth.
• Journey Through the Black Sun, released in 1982 by ITC New York, combines the Year One episodes "Collision Course" and "Black Sun". Scenes from both episodes, such as the character of Alan Carter confronting Commander John Koenig in "Black Sun", were cut.
• Cosmic Princess, also released in 1982 by ITC New York, focuses on the Year Two character Maya and combines the episodes "The Metamorph" and "Space Warp". The alien's dialogue from "Space Warp" is altered, and the alien's difficulties, as well as Maya's condition, are presented as being directly related to "The Metamorph" as if the events of that episode occurred only days before. A small number of scenes, such as Maya's father, Mentor, chiding her for what he views as misuse of her shapechanging abilities, were cut. This film appeared in an early episode of the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Some American editions of the English-language releases include specially filmed introductions by B-movie actress Sybil Danning. Space: 1999 actors Martin Landau and Barbara Bain were reportedly upset at this re-packaging and launched legal proceedings.^[9]

Message from Moonbase Alpha

Message From Moonbase Alpha

At the Breakaway 1999 convention,^[1] held in Los Angeles, California in 1999, a short featurette entitled Message from Moonbase Alpha premiered on 13 September. Produced by fans and written by Space: 1999 script editor Johnny Byrne, the short film features a tearful monologue performed by actress Zienia Merton in character as Sandra Benes.

The premise of the film, set decades after the events of the TV series, is that Moonbase Alpha's life-support systems have finally started to fail. Fortunately, a space warp has propelled the Moon to within range of an Earth-like planet, dubbed Terra Alpha. Following a vote (which was contested by some), Commander John Koenig has made the decision for all inhabitants to evacuate Alpha and settle on the planet before the Moon travels out of range. Sandra states that Operation Exodus is a gamble, as the planet is an unknown factor: the Moon is determined to be entering an orbit of sorts, although it will not return to Terra Alpha for another 25 years.

Meanwhile, Maya has devised a way for Alpha to send a message back to Earth using another space warp. Sandra - the last Alphan to leave the Moon - is given the task of sending it, although it is not known when or if the message will arrive. The film ends with the Meta Probe signal featured at the end of the pilot episode "Breakaway", indicating that the first signal the Alphans receive from space is, in fact, one that they have sent to themselves from the future. The featurette was shot on a small set using design elements from both Years One and Two, and includes character and special effects footage from various episodes, some of which underwent minor alterations.

With the exception of Sandra, the only series characters mentioned in the present tense (meaning that they are still active at the time of arrival at Terra Alpha) are Maya and John Koenig, although Helena Russell also appears in the title sequences. Sandra also eulogises several notable Alphans who are now deceased, including Victor Bergman and Paul Morrow, and also mentions her fiancé Michael and Luke and Anna, as seen in the episode "The Testament of Arkadia".

Byrne devised Message from Moonbase Alpha to permit the possibility of a sequel series. According to Byrne's revival concept, this series would be set about 25 years later, and feature the children of the Alphans who leave Terra Alpha when the Moon and its Moonbase mysteriously return. Although there was some press and fan speculation regarding the proposal at the end of 1999, the series remains undeveloped. Byrne himself died in 2008.

The original arrangement between all the parties involved in the production of Message from Moonbase Alpha and (then) copyright holders of Space: 1999, Carlton Media International, was that the film would be screened once only, at the September 1999 convention. However, it was subsequently shown at other events and made available as a special feature on various DVD releases in the United States, Canada, France and Italy, in both its original and adapted forms, contrary to the wishes of some of those involved in the production.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Willey, Martin. "Breakaway: 1999 Convention Report". The Catacombs: International Guide. http://www.space1999.net/catacombs/main/w2con99.html. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Bentley, Chris (2008) [2001]. The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide (4 ed.). Richmond, London: Reynolds and Hearn. ISBN 978-1-905287-74-1. 
3. ^ Fanderson: The Official Gerry Anderson Website. All dates based on original ATV Midlands broadcasts.
4. ^ Space: 1999 episode "Breakaway".
5. ^ In a reworked episode titled "God's Will", created by Canadian video editor Eric Bernard and screened at the MainMission:2000 convention in New York City, this ending is changed so that there is no second chance after Victor Bergman, David Kano and Paul Morrow are killed, making the episode a "bridge" between Years One and Two. Characters introduced in Year Two are digitally added to certain key scenes. Bernard had gone on to re-edit the entire series which he has re-christened Space: 2099 with tighter editing and digital visual effects. The "God's Will" concept is retained and the episode, re-titled "Sidon's Revenge", is the last of the Year One episodes in his new chronology and leads into the changes observed in Year Two.
6. ^ Fanderson: The Official Gerry Anderson Website. All dates based on original ATV Midlands broadcasts.
7. ^ ^{a b c} Pseudonym adopted by Fred Freiberger, Year Two producer.
8. ^ Space: 1999 episodes "Another Time, Another Place", "Journey to Where" and The Bringers of Wonder.
9. ^ Destination: Moonbase Alpha, Telos Publications, 2010.

External links

• List of Space: 1999 episodes at the Internet Movie Database
• List of Space: 1999 episodes at TV.com
• Space: 1999 at epguides.com
• List of Space: 1999 episodes (Year One) at Fanderson.org.uk
• List of Space: 1999 episodes (Year Two) at Fanderson.org.uk
• List of Space: 1999 episodes (Year One) at Space1999.net
• List of Space: 1999 episodes (Year Two) at Space1999.net
• List of Space: 1999 episodes at CliveBanks.co.uk
• List of Space: 1999 episodes at TheVervoid.com