Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/February/February 8
Television series
- 1964 The Edge of Destruction, a serial in the Doctor Who series, begins airing on the BBC
Births
- 1828 - Jules Verne (d. 1905), a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre
Anniversaries and events
- 2008 - Flash Gordon finishes airing on Syfy after being cancelled due to low ratings