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The 757th episode of Doctor Who (the 59th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. This is the first part of the final story of David Tennant’s era, with an unusually grim storyline for its Christmas Day airdate. Bernard Cribbins, John Simm (Life On Mars) and Timothy Dalton guest star. 
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2009 productions of Hamlet, starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart, airs on BBC1.
Big Finish Productions releases the 129th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton.
Big Finish Productions releases the 25th episode of the new Eighth Doctor Who audio dramas, starring Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith. This is a “Christmas special”, but one which is essential to the ongoing story.
Big Finish Productions releases the second Doctor Who: The Lost Stories audio drama, a limited series of audio versions of scripts that were intended for, but never produced by, Doctor Who on television. Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant star in a story originally intended for the 1986 season of Doctor Who.
The fan-made internet series Starship Farragut releases its second animated episode, in the style of the 1970s Filmation animated series, following the crew of a sister ship of the Kirk-era Enterprise.
The 758th episode of Doctor Who (the 60th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. This is the second part of the final story of David Tennant’s era, with an unusually grim storyline for its holiday airdate. Bernard Cribbins, John Simm (Life On Mars) and Timothy Dalton guest star. This also marks the end of Russell T. Davies’ tenure as showrunner, though he continues to work on the Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures spinoffs.
The 23rd episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Summer Glau (Firefly, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) guest stars.
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The 24th episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Amy Acker (Angel) guest stars.
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Film Score Monthly releases the complete soundtrack from the 1977 thriller Black Sunday, with music by John Williams – the last post-Jaws soundtrack composed by Williams that had never seen an official release. (This was also Williams’ last soundtrack assignment before starting work on George Lucas’ Star Wars.)
The second episode of the Battlestar Galactica spinoff series Caprica, a non-space-based tale of the creation of the Cylons over half a century before the events seen in Galactica, premieres on cable channel Syfy.
The 25th and final episode of Joss Whedon’s futuristic “spy-fi” series Dollhouse airs on Fox, starring Eliza Dushku. Felicia Day (Mystery Science Theater 3000), Summer Glau (Firefly, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), and Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Rogue One) guest star in the series finale.
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Big Finish Productions releases the 130th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Sylvester McCoy and Tracey Childs.
Big Finish Productions releases the third Doctor Who: The Lost Stories audio drama, a limited series of audio versions of scripts that were intended for, but never produced by, Doctor Who on television. Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant star in a story originally intended for the 1986 season of Doctor Who.
British toymaker Character Options releases the Eleven Doctors Collectors’ Set, a boxed set featuring – for the first time – action figures of all eleven actors to have portrayed Doctor Who. With prices weighing in at around the $100 mark (and often well past that price point), the set is, for the moment, the only means of acquiring the eighth Doctor (as played by Paul McGann) in action figure form.
Intrada Records releases Gil Melle‘s avant-garde electronic soundtrack for the 1971 sci-fi movie The Andromeda Strain on CD. This is not an expanded version of the previously issued LP, but instead is simply the CD debut of the existing 1971 album.
The third episode of the Battlestar Galactica spinoff series Caprica, a non-space-based tale of the creation of the Cylons over half a century before the events seen in Galactica, premieres on cable channel Syfy. Peter Wingfield (Highlander: The Series) and comedian Patton Oswalt guest star.
Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on the 130th shuttle flight, a 14-day mission to the International Space Station. The Endeavour crew and station astronauts install another module, the Tranquility node, allowing for further expansion of the station in the future; this module also includes the cupola “control tower” that has become visually synonymous with the ISS. Aboard Endeavour for her 24th flight are Commander George Zamka, Pilot Terry Virts, and mission specialists Nicholas Patrick, Stephen Robinson, Robert Behnken and Kathryn Hire.
Sumthing releases Bear McCreary’s soundtrack from the video game Dark Void.
The fourth episode of the Battlestar Galactica spinoff series Caprica, a non-space-based tale of the creation of the Cylons over half a century before the events seen in Galactica, premieres on cable channel Syfy. Peter Wingfield (Highlander: The Series) and comedian Patton Oswalt guest star.
La-La Land Records releases Bear McCreary’s soundtrack from the Battlestar Galactica TV movies Razor and The Plan.
The fifth episode of the Battlestar Galactica spinoff series Caprica, a non-space-based tale of the creation of the Cylons over half a century before the events seen in Galactica, premieres on cable channel Syfy.
Big Finish Productions releases the fourth Doctor Who: The Lost Stories audio drama, a limited series of audio versions of scripts that were intended for, but never produced by, Doctor Who on television. Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant star in a story originally intended for the 1986 season of Doctor Who.
Big Finish Productions releases the 131st Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Sylvester McCoy and Tracey Childs.
NOAA’s GOES-15 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite is launched from Cape Canaveral into geosynchronous orbit to monitor weather patterns over the United States. In accordance with NOAA’s policy of having standby weather satellites already in orbit before their predecessors are decommissioned, GOES-15 is held in reserve until late 2011, when it will become the primary GOES-WEST satellite. It remains in orbit on active weather-watching duty.
The sixth episode of the Battlestar Galactica spinoff series Caprica, a non-space-based tale of the creation of the Cylons over half a century before the events seen in Galactica, premieres on cable channel Syfy. James Marsters (Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Angel) and Patton Oswalt guest star.
The seventh episode of the Battlestar Galactica spinoff series Caprica, a non-space-based tale of the creation of the Cylons over half a century before the events seen in Galactica, premieres on cable channel Syfy.
The eighth episode of the Battlestar Galactica spinoff series Caprica, a non-space-based tale of the creation of the Cylons over half a century before the events seen in Galactica, premieres on cable channel Syfy.
NASA’s Spirit Mars rover makes its last contact with ground controllers on Earth. With the Martian winter fast approaching, and the rover’s wheels leaving it stuck in an unfavorable position to keep its solar panels angled toward the sun, Spirit gradually loses power until it shuts off, its mission having lasted nearly seven and a half years – almost 30 times its original design and mission lifespan of 90 days. Spirit’s ground controllers are reassigned to either Opportunity (which is still mobile and operating) or the upcoming Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover mission.
The ninth episode of the Battlestar Galactica spinoff series Caprica, a non-space-based tale of the creation of the Cylons over half a century before the events seen in Galactica, premieres on cable channel Syfy. James Marsters (Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Angel) guest stars.