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The original Cybermen story, 'The Tenth Planet,' no longer exists in the BBC archives. At least, not in its complete form. Frustratingly, Doctor Who was the victim of the BBC's mass junking policy in the 60s and 70s, and the final episode of this classic adventure has fallen through a crack in time. I've written about this in a bit more detail in another piece - 'Can we … [Read more...] about The Tenth Planet: Can we complete the original Cybermen story?

'Revenge of the Cybermen' holds a special place in my heart. Actually, I think it does for many Doctor Who fans. It was one of the very first stories I saw, when it was repeated on UK Gold in the late 90s. And it was also the first story to be released on VHS by the BBC - albeit with slightly unusual artwork, and in edited form. … [Read more...] about 5 reasons to re-watch ‘Revenge of the Cybermen’

Evolution of Cybermen - have you read that right? No, it's not the name of an upcoming episode, but these metal cyborgs from Mondas have changed considerably over the years, ever since they first left their twin planet Mondas in 1986 (or, 1966 in British TV terms.) … [Read more...] about Evolution of Cybermen: The classic years

Doctor Who Season 22 is the latest series to join the classic Blu-ray Collection, starring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor. The Doctor Who Season 22 Blu-ray announcement was made, as always, through a new mini episode-cum-trailer, this time seeing the return of Peri played by Nicola Bryant. Peri - for those of you who don't know - left the series in 1986 after becoming a … [Read more...] about Doctor Who Season 22 is coming to Blu-ray