"3"^^ . . . . "1968-12-06Z"^^ . . . . "12"^^ . . . . "The Empath"@en . . . "\"The Empath\" is a third season episode of the original science fiction television series, Star Trek, and was broadcast December 6, 1968. It is episode #67, production #63, written by Joyce Muskat and directed by John Erman. It was not without controversy and, for many years, was one of a handful of episodes of the series not screened in the United Kingdom by the BBC owing to its perceived disturbing content."@en . . . . .