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Press Release 17 September 2025 - Travellers in More Dimensions
There are new journeys through history for Safiyya Ingar and Seán Carlsen in Irwin Allen’s The Time Tunnel: The Dimensions of Time, a box set of full-cast audio drama, due February 2026.
Big Finish Productions’ revival of Irwin Allen’s 1966-67 cult classic TV series The Time Tunnel, under licence from Legendary Entertainment, returns in 2026 with a second volume of three episodes.
In the previous box set, February’s The Nightmare Begins, Captain Lewis Haworth (Seán Carlsen), young hacker MB (Safiyya Ingar), dark web operative Cole Smith (Jay Reum), and marine biologist Clare MacGregor (Rachel Handshaw) found themselves in a changed world, controlled by the sinister Rakervia.
In a secret military base in Arizona, they reactivated the Time Tunnel and set out across history, on a mission to track down the lost scientists Tony Newman and Doug Phillips, and restore the world as it should be.
That quest continues in the three new episodes that make up the second box set, The Dimensions of Time. This time around, the tunnel takes our heroes to New York at the time of the Stonewall uprising, France during the Hundred Years War, and the doomed Titanic.
Irwin Allen’s The Time Tunnel: The Dimensions of Time is available to pre-order now for just £19.99 (download to own) or £24.99 (download to own + collector’s edition 3-disc CD). Please note: the collector’s edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,000 copies and will not be repressed.
The three brand-new time-twisting tales are:
Families and Lies – June 28, 1969 by Mark B Oliver
Cole arrives, alone, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan on Saturday, 28th June 1969, the day before the Stonewall uprising. With Lewis and MB nowhere to be found, he forges new friendships, but they have their own troubles. Inside the Project Tic-Toc Control Room, Clare must persuade Elenya that reuniting her friends is in all their interests.
Divine Intervention – April, 1429 by Lisa McMullin
MB and Cole find themselves in 15th Century France, towards the end of the Hundred Years War. It’s France versus England but MB and Cole will be lining up on the side of France – alongside the Maid of Orleans herself – Joan of Arc. Is she a witch, a heretic or a feminist revolutionary?
Rendezvous with Tomorrow – April 15th, 1912 by Gary Hopkins
MB and Cole follow in the footsteps of Doctors Newman and Phillips aboard the doomed passenger ship Titanic in the year 1912. It seems that, after all, history can be re-written. Clara MacGregor, meanwhile, discovers that the past can be read in different ways. Is it possible that the journey’s end is in sight?
Producer, director and script editor Gary Russell said: “The Time Tunnel is one of those great Sixties science-fiction shows that ended too soon and without resolution. Ever since I was six years old, I used to think, what happened to poor Doug and Tony? To finally have the opportunity to restart Project Tic-Toc's computer spools, flashing lights and boot up the Tunnel again – and along the way maybe finally get an answer to Doug and Tony’s fate – was simply too good an opportunity to pass up on.
“We've had so much support and encouragement too from Legendary and Synthesis – who look after the Irwin Allen properties with so much love and respect – and for that I’m really grateful. They gave us the chance to bring The Time Tunnel into the twenty-first century with a bang.”
This is the second volume of Irwin Allen’s The Time Tunnel, following February 2025’s release The Nightmare Begins. Big Finish listeners can save money by purchasing Volumes 1 and 2 in a multibuy bundle for just £38 (download to own) or £47 (download to own + collector’s edition 3-disc CD box sets).
Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel TM & © 2025 Legendary. All rights reserved. Used under license. Based on the original television series "The Time Tunnel" © Legendary and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Big Finish - Travellers in More Dimensions
Big Finish - Behind the scenes at Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel
Big Finish - Tunnel Vision
News release 31st January 2025: Big Finish Productions are bringing out an exciting new audiobook drama series for Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel:
"Story details are revealed for The Time Tunnel: The Nightmare Begins, Big Finish Production’s full-cast audio drama continuation of the classic Irwin Allen TV show, coming February 2025."
THE TIME TUNNEL CARTOON
Above is the latest cartoon from talented artist Gordon Foulds, paying tribute to The Time Tunnel and The Master of Disaster. 2024 has marked the loss of a major star of Irwin Allen television, James Darren of The Time Tunnel, whilst on a happier note, the year has coincided with the 50th Anniversary of Irwin Allen's The Towering Inferno. This cartoon brings the two productions together.
JAMES DARREN
The incredibly sad news that we have heard in the past few hours is that James Darren, star of Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel, passed away on Monday September 2nd, 2024, at the age of 88. James not only starred in The Time Tunnel, but also guest starred in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and appeared in the presentation reel for The Man from the 25th Century and in the 1971 television movie, City Beneath the Sea.
James Darren in The Time Tunnel episode The Day the Sky Fell In
James Darren in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode The Mechanical Man
James Darren in City Beneath the Sea
James Darren in The Man from the 25th Century
HERITAGE AUCTIONS - THE IRWIN ALLEN COLLECTION 29 JULY 2023
Coming up at the end of July 2023 is an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime, opportunity to bid on a vast collection of original Irwin Allen props, paintings, drawings, and collectibles. The Heritage Auctions - Irwin Allen Collection auction takes place in session 5 of the 3 day Hollywood/Entertainment Signature® Auction #7351 from 27 to 29 July 2023. Click here to read the press release from Heritage Auctions (HA.com).
JAMES DARREN AND FRANKIE AVALON
James Darren joined Frankie Avalon (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea movie) at a 2022 Oscars event on 18th March 2022 in Palm Springs, California.
LEE MERIWETHER AT HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM
Lee Meriwether attended the 5th Annual Roger Neal and Maryanne Lai Oscar Viewing Dinner-Icon Awards and After Party at The Hollywood Museum on 9th February 2020 in Hollywood, California.
LEE MERIWETHER WITH BURT WARD
Lee Meriwether joined Batman star Burt Ward when he was honored with a Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame on 9th January 2020.
THE TIME TUNNEL UK BLU-RAY SET
The long anticipated Blu-Ray version of Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel from Revelation Films arrives in November 2018 with a 7 disc set with all the episodes in high definition as well as the unaired pilot episode. Unlike the British DVD set, the Blu-Ray set has the episodes in broadcast order with their cliffhangers at the end of each episode. For more details on this set, click here or on the image below.
JAMES DARREN AT 2018 STAR TREK CONVENTION
The Time Tunnel star James Darren appeared at the 17th annual official Star Trek convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on 3rd August 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada and participated in a Star Trek DS9 panel.
LOVE LETTERS TO LEE MERIWETHER
Robert Colbert and Lee Meriwether attended the Love Letters To Lee Meriwether premiere at Theatre West on 10th February 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
JAMES DARREN AT SCREENING OF LUCKY
James Darren attended the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's conversation and screening of 'Lucky' at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation screening room on 1st December 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
LEE MERIWETHER
Lee Meriwether has long supported the charity AbilityFirst to help children and adults with disabilities. Details below of their latest event:
Stroll & Roll Set to Raise More Than $920,000 in Support of Children and Adults with Disabilities
SCIENCE ON A SPHERE
Several stars from Star Trek who have also appeared in Irwin Allen productions (Lee Meriwether, Celeste Yarnall, BarBara Luna, Sherry Jackson, and Felix Silla) are attending the opening ceremony for Science on a Sphere at The Historic Harvey House, 681 N 1st Ave, Barstow, CA 92311 on Wednesday 5th October 2016 (2-6pm). More details available at Jacobs Brown Media. Click on image above for larger version of poster (courtesy of Sondra Johnson).
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE TIME TUNNEL
THE TIME TUNNEL 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Happy 50th Birthday to The Time Tunnel and to all who have travelled through time with us this past 50 years. On Friday 9th September 2016, The Time Tunnel celebrates the 50th Anniversary of its first broadcast in the US on Friday 9th September 1966. Above are the original US TV Guide clippings for the premiere. Time hasn't weakened the popularity of this series as evidenced by the continued interest amongst fans, collectors, authors, and time travellers! The influence of The Time Tunnel is far reaching as many night clubs, events, movies and tv shows take inspiration from the theme and design of the Time Tunnel for their stories, logos and backdrops. In the UK, The Time Tunnel first aired on the BBC on 9th July 1968, and only had a partial run before being shown in a few ITV regions in the 1970s and then experienced a rebirth over 22 years later on late night television (ITV).
LEE MERIWETHER ON THE RED CARPET
Actress Lee Meriwether attended the 2017 Miss America Competition on 11 September 2016 in Atlantic City.
ROBERT COLBERT RADIO INTERVIEW
Stu Show - Robert Colbert Photo Gallery
Robert Colbert, star of The Time Tunnel and City Beneath the Sea, and guest star on Land of the Giants (Sabotage), appeared on Stu Shostak's radio show on Wednesday 10th October 2012. The two and a half hour interview is now available for downloading.
Purchase the Robert Colbert Interview from Stu's Show Archive (99c)
THE TIME TUNNEL AT THE HOLLYWOOD SHOW
The stars of The Time Tunnel, Robert Colbert, Lee Meriwether and James Darren have had a busy weekend at the Hollywood Show. Jeanine and Stu have kindly sent the pictures above of the Time Tunnel guests at the show. The event was packed on Saturday.
GERMAN TIME TUNNEL
In celebration of the new DVD release of the German dubbing synchro for the 13 episodes shown on the ARD network in 1971-72, we have set up some pages on the two versions of The Time Tunnel broadcast in Germany in 1971-72 (13 episodes) on ARD and in 1996-97 on the SAT.1 network.
TIME TUNNEL PUBLICATIONS
Project Tic-Toc is a 212 page book by William E Anchors and Flint Mitchell and has some new chapters not published before in past books from same publisher including a collectibles section and Time Tunnel blueprint drawings by Frederick Barr.
UK Time Tunnel DVD Release
The Time Tunnel Complete Series DVD Box Set is now available in the UK (PAL, Region 2). Revelation Films have released this trailer to celebrate the release of The Time Tunnel for the first time in the UK.
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