For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky (Episode)

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For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
"For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" (TOS65)

"For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" (TOS65)
Series Star Trek
Season 3
Episode 8
Production Number 65


Previous The Tholian Web (TOS64)
Next Day of the Dove (TOS66)
Released 8 Nov 1968
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(The root of all realities)


Stardate 5476.3: An inhabited asteroid is on a collision course with a Federation planet.

The Enterprise encounters an asteroid on a collision course with a Federation planet, only to discover that it is actually a large, spherical spacecraft called Yonada — and its inhabitants are unaware that their home is a spaceship.

Dr. McCoy, who has just discovered that he is terminally ill, insists on joining the landing party to Yonada, where they discover the population within is governed by a sophisticated computer called the Oracle, and it is programmed to conceal Yonada's true nature from its people until the ship reaches the end of its journey. But something has gone wrong with the Oracle's programming, and Captain Kirk and Spock must find a way to correct it.

Meanwhile, McCoy falls in love with Natira, the high priestess to the Oracle. She wishes to marry him, but only if he will stay on Yonada with her and agree to obey the will of the Oracle. Kirk and Spock penetrate the Oracle's defenses and reprogram it to bypass the endangered planet. They also discover that Yonada, built centuries before by the Fabrini civilization, has in its computer banks the Fabrini's advanced medical knowledge, including a cure for McCoy's illness. Natira realizes that McCoy's place is with his own people, although she will always love him. Kirk promises McCoy that, when Yonada reaches its destination, the Enterprise will be there to greet Natira and her people.

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Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
and
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy

Written by
Rik Vollaerts

Directed by
Tony Leader

Produced by
Fred Freiberger

Co-Producer
Robert H. Justman

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producers
Edward K. Milkis
Gregg Peters

Guest Star
Kate Woodville as Natira

James DoohanScott
George TakeiSulu
Walter KoenigChekov
Nichelle NicholsUhura
Majel BarrettNurse Chapel
Byron MorrowAdmiral Westervliet
Jon LormerOld Man

Story Consultant
Arthur H. Singer

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Additional Music by
George Duning

Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies

Director of Photography
Al Francis

Film EditorFabien Tordjmann
Unit Production ManagerGregg Peters
Assistant DirectorGil Kissel
Set DecoratorJohn M. Dwyer
Costumes Created byWilliam Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Howard Anderson Co.
Sound Effects EditorDouglas H. Grindstaff
Music EditorRichard Lapham
Re-Recording MixerGordon L. Day, C.A.S.
Production MixerCarl W. Daniels
Script SupervisorGeorge A. Rutter
Recorded by … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
CastingJoseph D'Agosta
Makeup ArtistFred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair StylesPat Westmore
GafferGeorge H. Merhoff
Head GripGeorge Rader
Property MasterIrving A. Feinberg
Special EffectsJim Rugg

A Paramount Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive Vice President in Charge of Production
Douglas S. Cramer