CLASSIC IMAGE: IN MYSTERIOUS COMPANY...

With Apollo captured by the authorities as a traitor, the mysterious light beings liaison 'John' has no choice but to recruit Starbuck to come to his friend's aid and critically help in rescuing the humans of the planet Terra from nuclear destruction, during the near finale events of the whimsical adventure, Experiment in Terra.

CLASSIC IMAGE: COMMAND DECISIONS!

On the bridge of the Galactica, Adama and Tigh keep an intent eye on a dangerous situation, watched by Lt.Omega, in a great posed image taken for the weekly series, presumably linked to the vessels's shield defence of the planet Terra in the episode, Experiment in Terra.

CLASSIC IMAGE: BACK TO A PAST LIFE ENCOUNTER!

He'd be in their unique ship environment before but never remembered it, now the reawakened Apollo must serve the mysterious 'light beings' in a vital mission to save the humans of Terra from a destruction similar to that which befell the Twelve Colonies, in the Heaven Can Wait-esque light comedy adventure, Experiment in Terra.

CLASSIC IMAGE: A LOT TO TAKE IN!

Apollo tries to get used to his new surroundings as the mysterious John shows him around the enigmatic Lightship, in the opening to Experiment in Terra.

CLASSIC IMAGE: DANGEROUS DAYS!

On the Galactica bridge, Adama and Tigh receive some disturbing information from Lt. Omega about the planet Terra, in a tense scene from Experiment in Terra.

CLASSIC IMAGE: REALITY OR ILLUSION?

Apollo wakes up from his "kidnapping" to find himself aboard the mysterious Lightship, meeting the enigmatic spokesman "John" for the first time, during Experiment in Terra.

CLASSIC IMAGE: UN(MISSING) IN ACTION

Appearing to others in the guise of the missing Colonel Charlie Watts of Terra, Apollo meets his fiery girlfriend, Brenda, played with spirit by the lovely Melody Anderson- perhaps best known in sci-fi circles for playing Dale Arden in the fun eighties movie version of FLASH GORDON- in the episode Experiment in Terra.

CLASSIC IMAGE: EVIL-DOERS AT WORK!

The dreaded leaders of the Eastern Alliance plan a deadly attack on their neighbour world of Terra, but haven't reckoned on the shielding powers of the mighty Galactica, in a scene from the later in the season episode Experiment in Terra.

GALACTICA: A BOOK EXPEDITION...

With only the first three or so books in the novel series officially released in the UK's book stores during BG's original film and TV run into the early eighties, it took quite a while for me to get hold of the entire series of 14 US novelisations-TV adaptations of episodes and original stories, but I finally got 'em over time. This book: Experiment in Terra, by Glen A. Larson and Ron Goulart, and featuring some great imagery of Starbuck and Apollo, was one of those later books I acquired.

Image from the mycomicshop website.