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Star Trek star swaps the Enterprise for something more leisurely

William Shatner takes a punting trip at Cambridge

He's best known for boldly going where no man has gone before..... but actor William Shatner who, of course, played Captain James T Kirk in Star Trek, has been spotted in far more historic surroundings.

William Shatner takes a punting trip at Cambridge

The 85-year-old - was seen by tourists, not in his familiar captain's chair, but sitting cross-legged in a punt in Cambridge yesterday..... no doubt keeping an eye out for Klingons on the starboard bow.

He was being chauffeured along the River Cam and appeared to be wearing a microphone leading to speculation he may have been filming for a television programme.

The Canadian star, who lives in Los Angeles, has continued to "live long and prosper" - it's 50 years since he first took the controls of the Starship Enterprise and 70 years since his first on screen appearance.

William Shatner takes a punting trip at Cambridge