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2008
STS-126

Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on a 15-day mission to the International Space Station, carrying more supplies and equipment than any previous shuttle flight bound for the station. Also on tap is a major spacewalk to repair part of the solar panel assembly on the station which allows it to track the sun. Aboard Endeavour for her 22nd flight are Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Eric Boe, and mission specialists Steve Bowen, Don Pettit, Shane Kimbrough, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Sandra Magnus. Magnus remains on the International Space Station, while ISS crewmember Greg Chamitoff returns from a six-month stint in space aboard the shuttle.

Doctor Who: Series 4 (soundtrack)

Silva Screen Records releases a CD of Murray Gold’s soundtrack music from the fourth season of new Doctor Who. Also included is music from the 2007 Christmas special, Voyage Of The Damned. Read more (more…)

Survivors: Episode 1

SurvivorsThe first episode of Adrian Hodges’ 21st century remake of Terry Nation’s post-apocalyptic series Survivors airs on BBC1, starring Julie Graham. Shaun Dingwall and Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who) guest star. Read more (more…)

Doctor Who: Forty-Five

Doctor WhoBig Finish Productions releases the 115th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred. Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Sherlock) guest stars. Read more (more…)

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Enemy Of The Bane – Part 1

The Sarah Jane AdventuresThe 22nd episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who). Nicholas Courtney reprises his fan-favorite Doctor Who role of the Brigadier. Read more (more…)

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Enemy Of The Bane – Part 2

The Sarah Jane AdventuresThe 23rd episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen (Doctor Who). Nicholas Courtney makes his final appearance as the Brigadier in the second season finale. Read more (more…)

Doctor Who: Return Of The Krotons

Doctor WhoBig Finish Productions releases a bonus Doctor Who audio drama starring Colin Baker and India Fisher. (This title was initially exclusive to Big Finish’s subscription program, as an incentive for those whose subscriptions included The Raincloud Man.) Read more (more…)

Star Trek Phase II: Blood And Fire, Part I

Star Trek Phase IIThe internet-based fan film Star Trek: Phase II releases its fifth full-length episode, Blood And Fire, Part I. Writer David Gerrold directs an adapted version of his rejected TNG script. Read more (more…)

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Doctor WhoThe 754th episode of Doctor Who (the 56th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. David Morrisey (David Tennant’s former co-star on Blackpool) guest stars as a man who claims to be another incarnation of the Time Lord, sparking speculation that Morrisey may also be Tennant’s sucessor in the role of the Time Lord. Read more (more…)

Doctor Who Unbound: Masters Of War

Doctor Who UnboundBig Finish Productions releases the eighth Doctor Who Unbound audio drama, a limited series of unconnected audios that are also unconnected to the larger continuity of the Doctor Who universe. David Warner (Tron, Time Bandits) stars as an alternate Doctor, with Nicholas Courtney returning as the Brigadier. Read more (more…)

2009
Matt Smith is the Doctor

Doctor WhoThe BBC, having masterfully kept its casting decision under wraps for over a week, broadcasts a special edition of the making-of series Doctor Who Confidential, announcing that 26-year-old Matt Smith will be the eleventh Doctor. The youngest actor ever to play the part, Smith’s casting attracts controversy on the basis of little more than a few rushed, disjointed interview segments in Doctor Who Confidential. His first appearance as the eleventh Doctor is virtually an entire year away at the time of the announcement.

Racing The Beam: The Atari Video Computer System

Book titleMIT Press publishes the non-fiction book Racing The Beam: The Atari Video Computer System by Nick Montfort & Ian Bogost, a technically-oriented overview of the historic home video game system. Read more (more…)

Doctor Who Ages Of Steel action figures

Doctor Who action figuresBritish toymaker Character Options releases a wave of action figures based on various versions of the Cybermen as seen in the classic Doctor Who series, including Cybermen from The Tenth Planet (1966), Tomb Of The Cybermen (1967), The Invasion (1969) and the recently-aired Christmas special The Next Doctor (2008). Read more (more…)