The Tomorrow People
Although a new version of The Tomorrow People was made in the
1990s with a similar story line and American finance, the original
1970s action-packed science fiction series still rules supreme.
Launched on Monday April 30, 1973 by Thames Television, The Tomorrow
People revolved around a precocious group of 1970's children who had
reached the next stage of evolution, Homo Superior, and enjoyed
special powers including telekinesis and telepathy.
 The Tomorrow People used to teleport through time and space,
which was called "Jaunting" (slang for teleporting).
In
1974, my friend Lee tried his hand at Jaunting on the roof of our
coal shed while playing a game of Tomorrow People.
The results were
at best "less than satisfactory" and his injuries proved
it is unlikely that Homo Sapien can actually ever Jaunt successfully
. . .
Intended as ITV's answer to Dr Who, the series began with the
original group of Stephen, Carol, John, Kenny, Lefty and Ginge
establishing their HQ in a disused London Underground tunnel.
Over six series until 1979, they protected the Earth and its
inhabitants with the help of their speaking supercomputer Tim. For a
kids show, The Tomorrow People was well complex. The following is a
brief glossary of essential TP jargon.
Breaking
Out : Developing your telepathic skills and becoming a Tomorrow
Person. Very painful (sometimes fatal)
Jaunting : Teleporting. Tomorrow People can jaunt but the
plain old Saps must use a matter transfer machine.
Saps : Slang term for the inferior Homo Sapiens
TIM : The advanced "biotronic" super-computer
who controls the TP's jaunting belts and bands (amongst other
things)
Galactic Federation : An alliance of all telepathic races
in the Galaxy.
Galactic Trig : The Space Station where the Galactic
Federation meet.
Time Lanes : Routes to and from different time periods. A
Time Key is required to use a Time Lane (naturally)
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