Silva Screen Records releases a soundtrack album containing the scores from the 1960s movies Dr. Who & The Daleks and Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., both never before released.
Silva Screen Records releases a soundtrack album containing the scores from the 1960s movies Dr. Who & The Daleks and Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., both never before released.
Varese Sarabande releases a limited edition CD of the soundtrack from the 1971 science fiction sequel Escape From The Planet Of The Apes, the third movie in the series and the second to be scored by Jerry Goldsmith (this time in an unexpectedly jazzy style). As it is also the only unreleased score from a Planet Of The Apes movie, it sells out quickly.
The 24th episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who). This is the third season premiere.
The 25th episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who).
The 26th episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who).
The Plan, a TV movie extension of Ronald D. Moore’s re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica, is released direct to DVD. (An edited version will air in 2010 on Syfy.) Series star Edward James Olmos reprises his role and directs.
Big Finish Productions releases the 127th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton.
The 28th episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who). David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Nigel Havers guest star.
The 29th episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who). David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Nigel Havers guest star.
Big Finish Productions releases the 24th episode of the new Eighth Doctor Who audio dramas, starring Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith.
UK cable channel Disney XD airs a one-off “sneak preview” of the first episode of K-9. Filmed in Australia, this series is aimed at younger viewers, and is the brainchild of original K-9 co-creator Bob Baker, who has been trying to launch a K-9 series since the 1990s. Other than the character of K-9, the show has no other ties to the Doctor Who universe, since the BBC is not involved.
BBC subsidiary AudioGo releases the third Doctor Who audio drama in the Hornets’ Nest story cycle, starring Tom Baker, Richard Franklin, and Susan Jameson.
The 30th episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who).
The 31st episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who).
The 32nd episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who). Suranne Jones guest stars.
The 33rd episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who). Suranne Jones guest stars.
The 756th episode of Doctor Who (the 58th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Lindsey Duncan guest stars in a special episode that goes on to win a Hugo Award (the first Doctor Who Hugo awarded to someone other than incoming showrunner Steven Moffat).
The 34th episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who).
The 35th episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs on CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who). This episode concludes the third season.
The internet-based fan film Star Trek: Phase II releases its sixth full-length episode, Blood And Fire, Part II. Writer David Gerrold directs an adapted version of his rejected TNG script. Denise Crosby and Bill Blair guest star.
The animated Doctor Who adventure, Dreamland, is made available via the BBC Red Button service. David Tennant, Georgia Moffett, and David Warner lead the voice cast. Initially divided into six short episodes, the complete story will be made available later on DVD.
Andrew Mark Sewell’s B7 Media releases its seventh Blake’s 7 audio drama, featuring two stories written by Simon Guerrier. Carrie Dobro (Crusade, Hypernauts) and Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Sherlock) star.
Big Finish Productions releases the first 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 to lead off the 1986 season of Doctor Who.
Big Finish Productions releases the 128th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton.
BBC subsidiary AudioGo releases the fourth Doctor Who audio drama in the Hornets’ Nest story cycle, starring Tom Baker, Richard Franklin, and Susan Jameson.
BBC subsidiary AudioGo releases the fifth and final Doctor Who audio drama in the Hornets’ Nest story cycle, starring Tom Baker, Richard Franklin, and Susan Jameson. Another story cycle, under the umbrella title of Demon Quest, will follow in 2010.
Big Finish Productions releases a bonus Doctor Who audio drama starring Paul McGann and Carole Ann Ford. (This title was initially exclusive to Big Finish’s subscription program, as an incentive for those whose subscriptions included Plague Of The Daleks.)
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.
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.