Scotty Beams Up for the Last Time

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Media Advisory - SPACE Salutes James "Scotty" Doohan
Saturday, July 30, beginning @ 11am ET

TORONTO, July 26 /CNW/ -

WHAT: SPACE: The Imagination Station will pre-empt its previously
scheduled programming this Saturday to air a special tribute to
James Doohan who played Montgomery Scott ("Scotty") on Star
Trek: The Original Series. SPACE's tribute begins with James
Doohan's favourite Star Trek: The Original Series episode
entitled "The Doomsday Machine," followed by four other classic
Trek episodes that centre on Doohan's character, and an episode
of Star Trek: The Next Generation that featured a special guest
appearance by Doohan.

11am ET - Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Doomsday Machine"
12pm ET - Star Trek: The Original Series, "Wolf In The Fold"
1pm ET - Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Trouble With Tribbles"
2pm ET - Star Trek: The Original Series, "By Any Other Name"
3pm ET - Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Lights of Zetar"
4pm EST - Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Relics"

WHY: To honour the life of Canadian actor James Doohan, who passed
away July 20, 2005.

WHEN: Saturday, July 30, beginning at 11am ET.

WHERE: Only on SPACE: The Imagination Station.

SPACE: The Imagination Station, a division of CHUM Television, is a
24-hour-a-day English-language national science fiction, science fact,
speculation and fantasy channel (www.spacecast.com). CHUM Television is a
division of CHUM Limited (TSX: CHM/CHM.NV.B, www.chumlimited.com), one of
Canada's leading media companies and content providers which owns and operates
radio stations, local television stations, specialty channels and Internet
properties.

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For further information: please contact: Alison Salinas, Publicist,
(416) 591-7400 x2865, alisons@spacecast.com; Jennifer Lo, Director of
Communications, (416) 591-7400 x2761, jenniferl@spacecast.com





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