On September 2, 1978 a 15-year-old Davey Boy Smith makes his professional wrestling debut on British television against “Wonder Boy” Bernie Wright on ITV's World of Sport. Mentored by Dynamite Kid Tom Billington's friend Alan Dennison in 1979, Smith was spotted by Bruce Hart, who was scouting talent in the UK, and both he and Billington travelled to Canada to wrestle for Stu Hart. Stu and Roy Wood trained Smith further in Hart's "Dungeon" and Smith became a key wrestler in Hart's Stampede Wrestl

In 1978, British science historian James Burke created one of television’s most flawlessly timed moments. While filming the final episode of his BBC series Connections, he stood near a rocket launch site describing the sequence of innovations that shaped modern technology. As he ended with the line, “And that’s what triggered the modern world,” a rocket launched dramatically into the sky behind him. The perfect synchronization made for an unforgettable moment of storytelling and spectacle. Wheth

23K views · 135 reactions | Blake's 7 is a British science fiction television series created by Terry Nation and produced by the BBC. Four 13-episode series were broadcast from January 2, 1978 to December 21, 1981. | Killer Cosmonaut | Facebook