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Soft science fiction

  • Star WarsGeorge Lucas began developing his own space opera in 1971 after failing to secure the rights to adapt a Flash Gordon serial.
  • Star TrekIn early 1964, Gene Roddenberry presented a brief treatment for a television series to Desilu Productions. He called it "a Wagon Train to the stars" while…
  • Doctor WhoThe BBC Television Service broadcast the first episode of Doctor Who at 17:16:20 GMT on the 23rd of November 1963. This transmission occurred just eighty…