Doctor Who Series 3 soundtrack

Silva Screen Records releases a CD of Murray Gold’s soundtrack music from the third season of new Doctor Who. Most of the music comes from the mid-season two-parter Human Nature / The Family Of Blood and the three-part season finale, Utopia / The Sound Of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords. Read more

Doctor Who: Time Crash

Doctor WhoAs part of its annual Children In Need telethon, BBC1 airs a Doctor Who “mini-episode”, Time Crash, starring David Tennant and Peter Davison. This is the first guest appearance of one of the classic series Doctors in the new series, which gets both the short and the charity a great deal of publicity. Ironically, the short is directed by Graeme Harper, who also directed Davison’s final regular episode in the role in 1984 – so Davison’s final Doctor Who director remains unchanged. Read more Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast

Verity Lambert, Doctor Who producer, dies

Verity LambertVerity Lambert, the original producer of Doctor Who when it launched in 1963, dies at the age of 71. When she took the reins of the still-in-development series, she was 28, the youngest BBC producer at that time, and the only female producer at the BBC at the time. Though she frequently butted heads with Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman, including commissioning the first Dalek story over his objections that the show should feature “no bug-eyed monsters,” he ultimately relented and gave her free rein. She remained with the series for a year and a half, going on to produce a string of other shows, including Adam Adamant Lives!, John Cleese’s Clockwise series, and Jonathan Creek. Following stints at the BBC, Thames Television and EMI, she founded her own production company, Cinema Verity, which at various points was again attached to Doctor Who during the abortive attempts to turn the series into a film franchise in the 1980s and early ’90s.

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

Battlestar GalacticaThe direct-to-DVD movie Battlestar Galactica: Razor is released, chronicling the Battlestar Pegasus’ escape from the destruction of Caprica. Aired in edited form later on Sci-Fi Channel, the movie also includes some hints toward the plotline of the fourth season, which will premiere in 2008. Michelle Forbes stars as Admiral Cain. Read more

Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles – Helicon Prime

Doctor WhoBig Finish Productions releases the sixth Doctor Who audio drama in its Companion Chronicles range (short stories performed audiobook style with one or two actors). Frazer Hines and Suzanne Procter star. Read more

Doctor Who: Return To The Web Planet

Doctor WhoBig Finish Productions releases a bonus Doctor Who audio drama starring Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton. (This title was initially exclusive to Big Finish’s subscription program, as an incentive for those whose subscriptions included The Girl Who Never Was.) Read more

Blake’s 7: Rebel

Blake's 7: RebelAndrew Mark Sewell’s B7 Media releases the audio drama Blake’s 7: Rebel, written by Ben Aaronovitch (Doctor Who) and starring Derek Riddell (Bodies, Happy Valley), Colin Salmon (Krypton, Arrow), and Carrie Dobro (Crusade, Hypernauts). This is a complete re-imagining and reboot of Terry Nation’s series for audio; an edited version will later get an airing on BBC Radio. Read more

Star Trek: Of Gods And Men – Part 1

Star Trek: Of Gods and MenThe Star Trek fan production Of Gods And Men releases its first webisode to the internet. Directed by Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager’s Tuvok) and with a script by several writers associated with 1990s TV Star Trek, it also boasts appearances by Star Trek cast members Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Cirroc Lofton, Garrett Wang, and Russ himself, among others. Read more

Doctor Who: Voyage Of The Damned

Doctor WhoThe 740th episode of Doctor Who (the 42nd since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. This Christmas-themed episode guest stars pop star Kylie Minogue and Russell Tovey (Being Human), with a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo by Bernard Cribbins in his first appearance as Wilfred Mott (later revealed to be Donna Noble’s grandfather). At over 70 minutes, this is the longest Doctor Who special since the revival of the series. Read more

Blake’s 7: Traitor

Blake's 7: TraitorAndrew Mark Sewell’s B7 Media releases its second Blake’s 7 audio drama, Traitor, written by Marc Platt (Doctor Who) and starring Derek Riddell (Bodies, Happy Valley), Colin Salmon (Krypton, Arrow), and Carrie Dobro (Crusade, Hypernauts). Rula Lenska guest stars. This is a complete re-imagining and reboot of Terry Nation’s series for audio; an edited version will later get an airing on BBC Radio. Read more

Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles – Old Soldiers

Doctor WhoBig Finish Productions releases the seventh Doctor Who audio drama in its Companion Chronicles range (short stories performed audiobook style with one or two actors). Nicholas Courtney and Toby Longwirth star. Read more

Blake’s 7: Liberator

Blake's 7: LiberatorAndrew Mark Sewell’s B7 Media releases its third Blake’s 7 audio drama, Liberator, written by James Swallow and starring Derek Riddell (Bodies, Happy Valley), Colin Salmon (Krypton, Arrow), and Carrie Dobro (Crusade, Hypernauts). This is a complete re-imagining and reboot of Terry Nation’s series for audio; an edited version will later get an airing on BBC Radio. Read more