Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/September/September 4

September 4:

Book releases
 * 1956 - The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
 * 2007 - 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 Michalowski and 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