It may come as a surprise, but Doctor Who is not the only science fiction program on television and for me, there is one other that goes hand in hand with it. While there are others that I have enjoyed over the years, the one I am referring to is like a younger brother to Doctor Who and was on air during my very early formative years. This weekend, I finally took a trip in my TARDIS back to Monday 2nd January 1978 to witness the beginning. Doctor Who had not yet returned after Christmas (having concluded The Sun Makers the week before Christmas, it wouldn't be back until 7th January with the start of Underworld) and "Mull Of Kintyre" was only half way through its run at number one. Charlie Chaplin had recently died, "Star Wars" had just been released to UK cinemas and Firefighters had been on national strike for seven weeks...
