Dr. Who & The Daleks / Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (soundtrack)

Space 1999: Volume TwoSilva 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. Read more

Escape From The Planet Of The Apes (soundtrack)

Escape From The Planet Of The ApesVarese 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. Read more

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

Battlestar GalacticaThe 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. Read more

K-9: Regeneration

K-9UK 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. Read more

Doctor Who: The Waters Of Mars

Doctor WhoThe 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). Read more

Star Trek Phase II: Blood And Fire, Part II

Star Trek Phase IIThe 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. Read more

Blake’s 7 – The Early Years: The Dust Run / The Trial

Blake's 7: The Early Years - The Dust Run / The TrialAndrew 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. Read more

Doctor Who: The Lost Stories: The Nightmare Fair

Doctor Who UnboundBig 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. Read more

Doctor Who: Hornets’ Nest Part 5 – Hive Of Horror

Doctor WhoBBC 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. Read more

Doctor Who: An Earthly Child

Doctor WhoBig 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.) Read more

Doctor Who: The End Of Time, Part 1

Doctor WhoThe 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. Read more