1982 - Beaming in on Leonard Nimoy

The article begins with a reflection on Leonard's achievements as writer, director...

He just had flown in from LA to London and had to decide whether to accept an offer from CBS, a special about the great musician Woody Guthrie or to appear on Broadway again... or: to be ready for an eventual Third Star Trek movie.

"There has been a bit of bad Press about how I didn't want to do the second film which isn't accurate at all. I have always enjoyed my Star trek work. It's a futuristic show with hope and I find that there are also quite a few interesting human, scientific, philosophical and astronautical ideas," says Nimoy and talks about the interests he encounters in conventions.

Spock's interest inlove: "This Side of Paradise". Leonard remembers a scene ending with Jill Ireland whispering: "I don't even know your first name" and him replying: "My dear, you wouldn't be able to pronounce it." "It was great", Leonard adds.

In the fifties he played parts in various films, in the sixties he had parts and leading roles in all major series and became famous by playing in Star Trek.

   Soon Leonard Nimoy managed to work in every level of the acting business. Examples of stage, documentaries, writing, directing, producing a. o. follow.

About "Vincent": "I'd like to take this show around the world now I have some free time. Time has been at such a premium these last few years.  ... I bought two planes and I didn't fly enough to keep my flying time above the limit... if I find a tasty piece of work that seems a challenge I just can't say no."

 His current challenge, the series "In Search Of... " embodies his sharp interest in things supernatural and technologies alternative.

"The program that made the most impression on me so far is the one on acupuncture...", then Leonard explains that he was invited to a hospital to watch a person having her brain tumour removed. The narcosis was done by acupuncture. Three needles were stuck in the person's head and she was talking during the operation. "That made me realize how little we know about these things, and just how fascinating it can be investigating them."