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                   Background Information (SD 48315.6)
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The fourth incarnation of the Star Trek legend, Voyager features an
entirely new cast of fasinating characters, and a brand new ship, exotic
new aliens and a previously uneplored quadrant of the galaxy.

Captain Kate Janeway and her crew have just taken command of the newest
and most advanced ship in Starfleet: the Intrepid Class Starship U.S.S
Voyager; Their mission: to track down a ship of Maquis rebels whose last
known co-ordinates were in an area of plasma storms known as the
Badlands. On board the renegades' ship was Janeway's Tactical / Security
officer, Tuvok, undercover on an intelligence gathering mission.

Whilst exploring the last known position of the renegade ship, the
Voyager is mysteriously propelled 70,000 light years from home by an
overwhelming force. Even if they travel at maximum wrap spped it will
take them 75 years to reach Federation Space.

Only by working together with the Maquis, do they stand any chance of
finding their way home.

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                             The Crew
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Captain Janeway, Kathryn (Human - Commanding Officer)
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Kathryn Janeway graduated from Starfleet Academy and has steadfastly worked
her way up through the ranks to become captain of a starship. She served as
Science Officer aboard the U.S.S. Al-Batani, during the Arias expedition,
where she learned much from the then Captain Paris. The fact that she was
present on this mission states that she is an impressive officer as Paris has
a reputation for choosing only the best.
Now in command of the U.S.S. Voyager, it is Captain Janeway's mission to
track down the Maquis. In order to accomplish this she will take
cashiered Starfleet Officer Tom Paris, the son of her former captain, as
an observer. Janeway's strength of character makes her the ideal choice
for this mission. It also ensures that she will be well equipped to deal
with whatever the ship encounters along the way.

Chakotay (Human - First Officer)
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A native American who resigned his Starfleet commision to join the
Maquis rebels. He hails from Dorvan Five, which was one of the first
worlds to be handed over to the Cardassians upon the Federation's
compliance with the controverisal agreement concerning borders. He
decided to fight for his home world and joined the Maquis.

Lt Tuvok (Vulcan - Tractical / Security)
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Tuvok has served under Captain Kathryn Janeway for four years as her
tactical/security officer, including a period undercover, when he
infiltrated the Maquis. His Vulcan logic renders him an excellent tactician
and, combined with his high intelligence, provides him with unparalleled
powers of deduction.
His Vulcan apporach to problems can sometimes cause him to be overly pedanic
in his explanations! Nonetheless, his Captain has come to depend upon his
steadfast nature and sound advice. True to his Vulcan nature, his demeanour
remains composed, no matter how disastrous or disappointing the situation
becomes for the U.S.S. Voyager and her crew.
Thus his presence has a calming effect on his fellow offices.f

Lt Tom Paris (Human - Conn Officer)
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Tom Paris, a graduate of the Academy, was an officer with a brillant
career ahead of him but his life took a dramatic wrong turn when he
accidentally caused the death of some fellow officers. Compounding his
difficulties, Paris then falsified reports before his nagging conscience
finally forced him to confess. Cashiered from Starfleet, Paris then
joined the Maquis but was captured on his first mission.

Lt B'Elanna Torres (Half Human, Half Klingon - Chief of Engineering)
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B'Elanna Torres began her career with an encouraging start at Starfleet
Academy. One of her tutors, Professor Chapman, regarded her as one of
the most promising students he had ever taught. Despite her talents,
Torres' days at the Academy were cut short. After four disciplinary
hearings and a suspension, she finally left before completing her second
year. In civilian life she carved a niche for herself in the Maquis. Her
Klingon half handicaps her with a temper she has great difficulty in
controlling. When enraged, she finds it impossible to anticipate the
consequences of her actions. However, she is gifted with a natural
aptitude for engineering, with a clear headed ability to solve technical
problems. Were she able to curb her ferocity, she has the ability to
excel in her field.

Ensign Harry Kim (Human - Ops/Communications Officer)
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Harry Kim is an extremely enthusiastic young man from a close Asain Family.
He sets himself very high standards and is determined to be an exemplary
Starfleet Officer. Voyager is his first assignment since his graduation from
the Academy.
His position as Ops. Officer reflects his academic success and his ability
to analyse and solve problems
He has faced the situation of being stranded in the Delta Quadrant, so far
from home, with strength of character and courage beyond his years. He is
earnest and very eager to please.

Holographic Doctor
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As only an emergency holographic supplement to the medical staff, the doctor
was not programmed to function as a Chief Medical Officer. However, due to
the loss of the U.S.S. Voyager's entire medical personnel, he has had to
fill this role.
Designed and programmed with information from 2000 medical reference
sources, the hologram contains the personal experience of forty seven
individual medical officers.
The Doctor is proving himself to be an extremely capable and efficient
officer. Kes is being thrained by him to be his assistant and she, in turn,
is helping him to develop social skills and to gain a further understanding
of human nature.

Neelix (Talaxian - Adviser/Chef)
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Neelix is non-Starfleet personnel. He is a former junk dealer who gained
a free passage on the U.S.S. Voyager by offering himself as an adviser,
guide and diplomat, based on his knowledge of the Delta Quadrant and its
races.
Trading is a way of life which he has mastered. When he discovers the
ship is short of energy for the replicators and, therefore food, he
offers his prowess as a chef. The Talaxian is very personable, to the
point of charming but is also shrewed and has a talent for turing
situations to his advantage. His flamboyant clothes give a clue to his
personality and his enjoyment of life. His quick-wittedness should prove
to be an advantage to the crew of the Voyager.

Kes (Ocampa - Nurse)
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Kes is another alien indigenous to the Delta Quadrant. Shw is a member
of the Ocampa race. Her gentle ways and inquiring mind make her a
prefect complement to the U.S.S. Voyager's crew where she trains as a
nurse. Kes shares a loving relationship with Neelix and they make an
unlikely but, nonetheless, endearing couple.

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                               The Ship
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Name            : U.S.S. Voyager
Class           : Intrepid
Registration    : NCC 74656
Crew Comp.      : 141
Cruise Speed    : Warp 9.975

The U.S.S. Voyager is the latest, most impressive starship in Starfleet.
She carries a crew of 141 but has provision for almost sixty most.
The bridge is the command nerve centre of the ship where Captain Janeway
leads her starship. She occupies the centre seat surrounded by the
senior officers at their bridge stations.

U.S.S. Voyager is just one of the Intrepid Class starship which are
designed to be smaller but faster than the Galaxy class starships such
as the late U.S.S. Enterprise-D.

U.S.S. Voyager is also the test bed for a new type of computer memory.
Bio-neural gel packs have replaced some of the traditional circuitry and
allow information to be sotred and processed more efficiently.

Engineering is the heart of the starship and all the energy needed by
the warp drive is generated in the matter-antimatter collision chambers.
The energy is then focused by the use of dilithium crystals and
channelled to the warp drive. The U.S.S. Voyager's warp drive is of a
totally new design. It has been altered to stop the damage which
traditional drives cause to the sub-space continuum. In fact, the drives
have been up-graded as well so that the ship is capable of a sustainable
cruise velocity of 9.975 factors of warp. The ship was designed as an
independant operator and, as such, carries three years worth of fuel.


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                                 Races
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The Kazon
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The Kazon are the first group of aliens encountered by the U.S.S.
Voyager in the Delta Quadrant. They are an aggressive, humanoid race of
space faring plunderers who have become one of the leading powers in the
region. Water is a highly prized commodity here and the Kazon will do
everything possiable to take possession of any they find.

The Ocampa
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The Ocampa are a peaceful race of subterranean people whose individual
lifespans are less than a human decade. Ancient rumours suggest that
they once had highly developed paranormal capabilities which have now
lapsed through lack of use.

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                              Story So Far
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1. Caretaker - When a Maquis ship inexplicably disappears during plasma
   SD 48315.6  storms in the Badlands, U.S.S. Voyager is assigned to
               investigate. To assist the mission, Captain Kathryn
               Janeway recruits a reluctant, cashiered Starfleet Officer
               who has also acted as a mercenary for the Maquis. Whilst
               exploring the renegade ship's last known position,
               Voyager is mysteriously propelled 70,000 light years from
               home, by an overwhelming force. Searching this uncharted
               quadrant of the galaxy, they become embroiled in a
               centuries old enviromental problem on a nearby inhabited
               world...

2. Parallax  - Pursuing a course back to the Alpha Quadrant, U.S.S.
   SD 48439.7  Voyager picks up a distress call.
               Upon investigation, the starship finds an apparently
               stricken vessel caught in the event horizon of a quantum
               singularity.
               Trying to help, Voyager is trapped and the crew realise
               that both time and space are being distorted around
               them...

3. Time and  - A massive shockwave passes through space, turbulently
   Again       jarring U.S.S. Voyager in its wake. Exploring the source
   SD 48498.7  of the distrubance, the crew discover a devastated world.
               Endeavouring to deduce the cause of the detonation,
               Captain Janeway and Lt Paris become trapped in the past,
               shortly before the catastrophe...

4. Phage     - In the quest to restock their ship, the crew of the U.S.S
   SD 48532.4  Voyager explore a barren plantoid, thought to contain
               dilithium.
               Whilst prospecting, Neelix is attacked by a mysterious
               alien. When Chakotay finds him, he has had a vital organ
               removed and the doctor can only stabilise him for a few
               hours...

5. The Cloud - Endeavouring to replenish energy reserves, the U.S.S.
   SD 48546.2  Voyager travels to the heart of a large nebula. Once
               inside, after encountering strange force fields and
               peculiar electromagnetic phenomeno, they become trapped.
               Finally, the crew realise, to their dismay, that what
               they have flown into is not an inanimate cloud of gas...

6. Eye of    - Optimism runs high on U.S.S. Voyager when Harry Kim discovers
   the Needle  a wormhole. Exploring the phenomenon, hoping it will lead
   SD 48579.4  back home to the Alpha Quadrant, the crew discover it is only
               thrity centimetres wide. Undeterred, they try to send a voice
               message but only succeed in contacting a Romulan Ship...

7. Ex post   - Whilst on an alien planet, Tom Paris is accused and convicted
   facto       of murder by the inhabiants. Seeking the truth, Captain
   SD 48610.1  Janeway order Tuvok to investigate. Meanwhile, time is
               running out. Paris' brain is begin damaged by the punishment
               which forces him to relive the victim's last moments, every
               fourteen hours...

8. Emanations- Whilst investigating the detection of a new chemical element,
   SD 48623.5  the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager make a gruesome discovery. The
               new element is produced by the decay of unusal alien bodies
               and the away team have stumbled into a graveyard.
               Before escaping this subspace vacuole, Harry Kim mysteriously
               disappears...

9. Prime     - During shore leave on an alien world, the crew of the U.S.S.
   Factors     Voyager are shown lavish hospitality. Almost by accident,
   SD 48635.8  they realise that these Sikarian people possess a technology
               which could send them home. Can the Voyager's crew afford to
               lose this chance, even though Sikarian laws forbid them from
               using it?...

10.State of  - The U.S.S. Voyager encounters the fearsome Kazon warriors
   Flux        again. This time a Kazon starship has been disabled with the
   SD 48658.2  loss of all but one unconscious crew member. When Captain
               Janeway and her team investigate the wreckage, they discover
               evidence to suggest a traitor in their own midst...

11.Heros &   - Harry Kim disappears during a holodeck recreation of the epic
   Demons      mediaeval poem, Beowulf. Attempting to determine his
   SD 48693.2  whereabouts, Tuvok and Chakotay also vanish. The only crew
               member apparently able to enter the holodeck and survive his
               encounter with the monster, Grendel, is the reluctant
               doctor...

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Voyager Start showing on Sky One on Sunday 22nd October '95 at 14:00 and
20:00. Thereafter it will be shown on Sundays and 15:00 and 20:00.

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