Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow…
The Doctor, The Widow, And The Wardrobe, the 786th episode of Doctor Who (the 88th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. This Christmas special guest stars Claire Skinner, Alexander Armstrong (The Sarah Jane Adventures), Bill Bailey, and Arabella Weir.
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Soyuz TMA-03M
Part of the 30th full-time crew of the International Space Station lifts off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Soyuz TMA-03M. Oleg Kononenko, André Kuipers and Donald Pettit take up residence on the ISS for 194 days, becoming part of the Expedition 29/30 crews. All three return to Earth in July 2012 aboard the same vehicle.
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.
Black Mirror: The Entire History Of You
The third episode of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series Black Mirror premieres on the U.K.’s Channel 4. Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who) guest stars in the first season’s finale.
Dawn: getting closer to Vesta
NASA’s unmanned Dawn spacecraft, having completed its high-altitude mapping of the asteroid Vesta, drops to a lower altitude for more detailed mapping of Vesta’s surface. On average, its new orbit will allow Dawn to circle Vesta at an altitude of 130 miles, down from its previous 430-mile-high altitude. Dawn is imaging Vesta stereographically, allowing for precise measurements of surface features and the asteroid’s overall shape. In 2012, Dawn is scheduled to fire its ion thruster again, breaking orbit and leaving Vesta for a three-year cruise to the largest body in the asteroid belt, Ceres, arriving in 2015.
Star Trek IV soundtrack
Soundtrack specialty label Intrada Records releases a CD featuring Leonard Rosenman’s soundtrack from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The set includes the complete soundtrack (presented for the first time) as well as an alternate main title theme, never before released, that was not used in the movie itself.
Black Mirror: Fifteen Million Merits
The second episode of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series Black Mirror premieres on the U.K.’s Channel 4. Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Black Panther), Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey) and Rupert Everett (My Best Friend’s Wedding) guest star.
Eureka: Do You See What I See
Syfy airs the 64th episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, and Joe Morton. Matt Frewer (Max Headroom), Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica), and Jim Parons (Big Bang Theory) guest star in an animated Christmas special (and also the fourth season finale).
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Black Mirror: The National Anthem
The first episode of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series Black Mirror premieres on the U.K.’s Channel 4. Roy Kinnear (Quantum Of Solace, Spectre, Penny Dreadful), Donald Sumpter (Being Human, Game Of Thrones) and Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery) guest star.
Die Hard soundtrack
La-La Land Records releases a 2-CD set of Michael Kamen’s complete score from the 1988 action movie Die Hard. Despite a larger print run than the label’s usual limited edition soundtracks, this release sells out in 48 hours.
Mars Science Laboratory launched
The Mars Science Laboratory mission is launched toward the red planet on an Atlas V rocket. The ambitious unmanned mission is intended to deposit a car-sized, nuclear-powered rover, nicknamed Curiosity, on the surface of Mars for an extended survey of the planet’s surface. Heavier than any of its predecessors, Curiosity will use an unprecedented means of slowing itself for descent, dangling from a “sky crane” for a soft touchdown after descending through the Martian atmosphere behind a protective heat shield.
Soyuz TMA-22
Part of the 29th full-time crew of the International Space Station lifts off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Soyuz TMA-22. Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoli Ivanishin and Daniel Burbank take up residence on the ISS for 165 days, becoming part of the Expedition 29/30 crews. All three return to Earth in April 2012 aboard the same vehicle. This was the first Soyuz mission to the International Space Station following the end of the American space shuttle program.
Space: Above And Beyond soundtrack
La-La Land Records releases a 3-CD set of selections from Shirley Walker’s soundtrack from the military science fiction series Space: Above And Beyond.
Gremlins soundtrack
Film Score Monthly releases a remastered and complete 2-CD edition of Jerry Goldsmith‘s soundtrack from the 1984 movie Gremlins, including related singles such as Peter Gabriel’s “Out Out”.
Star Trek Phase II: No Win Scenario
The internet-based fan film Star Trek: Phase II releases a short vignette episode, No Win Scenario.
Doctor Who: The Wedding Of River Song
The 785th episode of Doctor Who (the 87th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Alex Kingston, Frances Barber and Simon Callow guest star. This episode brings the revived series’ sixth season to a close.
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Tiangong-1 space station launched
China launches its first space station, an “orbital laboratory” called Tiangong-1 (which translates roughly to “heavenly palace”). No manned mission to Tiangong-1 is planned until after ground controllers launch a remote-controlled Shenzhou vehicle, Shenzhou 8, to practice docking maneuvers and remotely sample the atmosphere aboard Tiangong-1’s pressurized area. The first manned visitors to Tiangong-1 won’t lift off until 2012.
Doctor Who: Closing Time
The 784th episode of Doctor Who (the 86th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. James Corden guest stars.
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Eureka: One Giant Leap…
Syfy airs the 63rd episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, and Joe Morton. David Foley (The Kids In The Hall), Matt Frewer (Max Headroom), Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Ming-Na Wen (Agents Of SHIELD, The Book Of Boba Fett), Felicia Day (Mystery Science Theater 3000), and Tembi Locke (Sliders) guest star.
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Doctor Who: The God Complex
The 783rd episode of Doctor Who (the 85th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. David Walliams guest stars.
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Eureka: One Small Step…
Syfy airs the 62nd episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, and Joe Morton. Matt Frewer (Max Headroom), Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Felicia Day (Mystery Science Theater 3000), and Tembi Locke (Sliders) guest star.
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Doctor Who: The Girl Who Waited
The 782nd episode of Doctor Who (the 84th since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1.
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Torchwood: The Blood Line
American pay cable channel Starz premieres the 41st episode of Russell T. Davies’ science fiction series Torchwood, bringing the Miracle Day season to a close. Bill Pullman (Independence Day), John de Lancie (Star Trek: TNG) and Frances Fisher (Eureka, Titanic, Strange Luck) guest star.
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Doctor Who: Night Terrors
The 781st episode of Doctor Who (the 83rd since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Daniel Mays guest stars.
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Torchwood: The Gathering
American pay cable channel Starz premieres the 40th episode of Russell T. Davies’ science fiction series Torchwood, with a season subtitle of Miracle Day. Bill Pullman (Independence Day) and John de Lancie (Star Trek: TNG) guest star.
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Eureka: This One Time At Space Camp…
Syfy airs the 61st episode of the science fiction series Eureka, starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, and Joe Morton. Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Ming-Na Wen (Agents Of SHIELD, The Book Of Boba Fett), Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica), Felicia Day (Mystery Science Theater 3000), and Tembi Locke (Sliders) guest star.
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Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler
The 780th episode of Doctor Who (the 82nd since the series’ revival) airs on BBC1. Alex Kingston guest stars.
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Torchwood: End Of The Road
American pay cable channel Starz premieres the 39th episode of Russell T. Davies’ science fiction series Torchwood, with a season subtitle of Miracle Day. John de Lancie (Star Trek: TNG), Nana Visitor (Star Trek: DS9) and Wayne Knight (Seinfeld, Jurassic Park) guest star.
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The Black Hole soundtrack
Soundtrack specialty label Intrada releases one of the most-requested “holy grails” in the history of the hobby of soundtrack collecting, an official CD release of John Barry’s soundtrack from the 1979 Disney science fiction movie The Black Hole. Presented in its entirety for the first time, the release is the product of years of work to recover and copy the original session tapes, which were originally recorded on a now-obscure digital tape format.
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Battlestar Galactica Volume 2 soundtrack
Soundtrack specialty label Intrada releases a second volume of Stu Phillips’ episode soundtracks from the TV Series Battlestar Galactica. The complete scores from the episodes The Lost Planet Of The Gods and The Gun On Ice Planet Zero are included.
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