In this episode Mark talks about the first film of his favourite film franchise: the 1979 American science fiction film "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" directed by Robert Wise - based upon and a direct continuation of the television series "Star Trek" created by the visionary writer and producer Gene Roddenberry. The story of the film sees now Admiral James T. Kirk (played by William Shatner) once again take command of the newly refitted starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701, and along with his crew investigate a mysterious and immensely powerful alien cloud known as V'Ger that could potentially pose a threat to the population of Earth. The film also stars Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Persis Khambatta, and Stephen Collins. The soundtrack was composed by Jerry Goldsmith.
