Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/September/September 4
Book releases
- 1956 - The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
- Sister Time, a science fiction novel by John Ringo and Julie Cochrane
- 2008 - The Doctor Trap, a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Messingham and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who
- 2008 - Ghosts of India, a BBC Books original novel written by Mark Morris and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who
- 2008 - Shining Darkness, a BBC Books original novel written by Mark Michalowskiand based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who
Film releases
- 1952 - Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla, a comedy science fiction film directed by William Beaudine
- 1953 - Project Moonbase, a black-and-white science fiction film directed by Richard Talmadge
- 2009 - Gamer, a science fiction thriller film written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor
Television series
- 1975 - Space: 1999, a British science-fiction television series, begins airing on ATV
- 1976 - Valley of the Dinosaurs, an animated science fiction television series from Hanna-Barbera, finishes airing on CBS
Births
- 1916 - Robert A. W. Lowndes (d. 1998), an American science fiction author, editor and fan
- 1962 - Karl Schroeder, an award-winning Canadian science fiction author