Mars: Crossroads
The sixth episode of Mars airs on the National Geographic Channel, bringing the show’s first season to an end. The series is a hybrid drama/documentary about a fictional human mission to Mars in 2033, contrasted against efforts to prepare for such a mission in the present day. The series is renewed for a second season after the conclusion of its first season.
Soyuz TMA-07M
Part of the 34th full-time crew of the International Space Station lifts off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Soyuz TMA-07M. Roman Romanenko, Chris Hadfield and Thomas Marshburn take up residence on the ISS for 145 days, becoming part of the Expedition 34/35 crews. All three return to Earth in May 2013 aboard the same vehicle, with Hadfield becoming an internet sensation at the end of the mission with a cover of David Bowie’s “A Space Oddity” recorded aboard the station.
Doctor Who Series 6 soundtrack
Silva Screen Records releases a 2-CD set of Murray Gold’s soundtrack music from the 2011 season of Doctor Who. Music from all 13 episodes of the sixth season of the revived series is included.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Into The Woods
The 88th episode of Joss Whedon’s supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. James Marsters, Anthony Stewart Head, and Alyson Hannigan also star.
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STS-103: return to Hubble
Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off on an eight-day mission to retrieve, service and redeploy the Hubble Space Telescope. This routine planned upgrade for Hubble sees the shuttle crew swapping out the $2,000,000,000 telescope’s CPU, installing a new one with 20 times the processing power of the original, during an eight-hour spacewalk; another eight-hour spacewalk sees crewmembers removing an analog data recorder to replace it with a digital device with greater capacity. Christmas 1999 is spent placing Hubble back into its orbit. Aboard Discovery for her 27th flight are Commander Curtis Brown, Pilot Scott Kelly, and mission specialists Steven Smith, Michael Foale, John Grunsfield, Claude Nicollier and Jean-Francois Clervoy.
Hollywood Records releases Dark Season: Episode 6
The sixth and final episode of Dark Season premieres on CBBC (the BBC’s children’s programming block). This is the first drama series created and written by future Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies, and is one of the earliest acting jobs in Kate Winslet’s career. Jacqueline Pearce (Blake’s 7) guest stars.
Red Dwarf: The Last Day
The 18th episode of the science fiction comedy Red Dwarf airs on BBC 2. This concludes Red Dwarf’s third season; the series returns in 1991.
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Voyagers!: Merry Christmas, Bogg
NBC airs the 11th episode of James D. Parriott’s time travel series Voyagers!, starring Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Peter Donat (Time Trax) guest stars as George Washington.
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Tales Of The Unexpected: The Party
ITV airs the 34th episode of the anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected. Robert Morley guest stars in the holiday-themed third season finale.
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Logan’s Run: The Judas Goat
CBS airs the ninth episode of the TV adaptation of Logan’s Run. Lance Le Gault and Morgan Woodward guest star.
Six Million Dollar Man: Task Force
The 68th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Alex Cord (Genesis II) guest stars.
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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: Monster From Outer Space
The 45th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Terry Becker guest stars.
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The Outer Limits: The Duplicate Man
ABC airs the 45th episode of Leslie Stevens’ anthology series The Outer Limits. Ron Randell and Constance Towers star.
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Doctor Who: The Waking Ally
The 50th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part five of the story now collectively known as The Dalek Invasion Of Earth.
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Adventures Of Superman: Jungle Devil
The 40th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Damian O’Flynn guest stars.
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Tales Of Tomorrow: The Machine
The 61st episode of the science fiction anthology series Tales Of Tomorrow airs on ABC. Much of the second season is missing, including this episode.
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Adventures Of Superman: Treasure Of The Incas
The 14th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, and Jack Larson.
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