Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/February/February 8

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