'GALACTICA 1980' AT 40: JAMIE GOES FOR A RIDE!

There's flying, and then there's flying, as soon Earth heroine Jamie Hamilton gets her first journey with Captain Troy in a two-seater Colonial Viper, as seen in the mostly enjoyable Galactica 1980 pilot episode, Galactica Discovers Earth.

CLASSIC IMAGE: THE MYSTERIOUS ARRIVAL!

Their search for the Galactica's missing Viper patrol has led Apollo, Sheba and Starbuck to a strange world and the wreck of a mysterious space ship. But before they can go down to investigate a debris-strewn crash-landing site, they are stopped by a mysterious voice, emanating from the enigmatic Count Iblis, in this memorable US TV commercial cliff-hanger to War of the Gods, Part One.

CLASSIC IMAGE: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!

Somewhere beyond the heavens, the mighty Battlestar's journey to Earth continues. Another of the great and detailed Galactica establishing shots used regularly in the series.

CLASSIC IMAGE: FIGHTING BLIND!

As the cockpit shielding around him gets dangerously hot from the flares of the Nova Madagon, Starbuck's shooting skills continue against the Cylon minefield, in this great image from Saga of a Star World.

CLASSIC IMAGE: COLONIAL DELIGHTS!

We may be watching a life or death struggle for survival every week in Battlestar Galactica, but that doesn't mean we can't appreciate the beauty of the show's main heroines either, as seen with the gorgeous all-smiles Laurette Spang and Anne Lockhart, in another one of those lovely character promo shots for the series during its filming mid-point.