Virgin Books publishes the non-fiction book Doctor Who: The First Doctor Handbook by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers, and Stephen James Walker, offering a detailed inside look at the development of Doctor Who both before it was ever broadcast and during the entire tenure of William Hartnell as the original Doctor.

The 33rd episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Mitch Pileggi. Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) and Leland Orser (ER) guest star.
NBC airs the third episode of the science fiction series Earth 2, starring Debrah Farentino, Clancy Brown, and Antonio Sabato Jr. Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) guest stars.
The 29th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Leslie Jordan and Denise Crosby (Star Trek: The Next Generation) guest star.
The 22nd and final episode of RoboCop: The Series airs in syndication, starring Richard Eden, Yvette Nipar, Blu Mankuma, and Andrea Roth. Cliff De Young guest stars in the series finale.
The week-long American syndication window opens for the eighth episode of Gerry Anderson’s sci-fi police series Space Precinct.
The week-long national syndication window opens for
The week-long national syndication window opens for
The 33rd episode of the supernatural crime series Forever Knight airs in syndication, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and John Kapelos. Lisa Langlois guest stars.
The week-long national syndication window opens for
The week-long national syndication window opens for
Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on its first flight in two years, an 11-day mission to conduct studies of Earth’s atmosphere with the ATLAS package mounted in the cargo bay. Aboard Atlantis for her 13th flight are Commander Donald McMonagle, Pilot Curtis Brown, Payload Commander Ellen Ochoa, and mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Joseph Tanner and Jean-Francois Clervoy.
Virgin Publishing releases the
The Doctor Who-related fan production
The week-long national syndication window opens for
Toho releases
The week-long national syndication window opens for
The first episode of the sci-fi crime series TekWar, based on William Shatner’s novel series, airs as part of the Universal Action Pack syndication package. Greg Evigan, Eugene Clark, William Shatner, and Torri Higginson star.
The week-long national syndication window opens for