Take a look at more new footage from the "Doctor Who" season finale 2-part episode "Ascension of the Cybermen" and "The Timeless Children", starring Jodie Whittaker as the alien, time-traveling '13th Doctor', airing February 23, 2020 on BBC America:
"...the 'Doctor' and her friends must protect the last of the human race against the 'Cybermen', the most persistent enemies of The Doctor, as a species of emotionless space-faring 'cyborgs' who convert human beings to join and populate their ranks..."
Debuting in 1966, the Cybermen were created by Dr. Kit Pedler, a scientific advisor to the show and story editor Gerry Davis.
A mainstay of "Doctor Who" since the 1960's, the Cybermen have also appeared in related programs and spin-off media, including novels, audiobooks, comic books and video games.
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"Doctor Who" Comic Books...
"...the 'Doctor' and her friends must protect the last of the human race against the 'Cybermen', the most persistent enemies of The Doctor, as a species of emotionless space-faring 'cyborgs' who convert human beings to join and populate their ranks..."
Debuting in 1966, the Cybermen were created by Dr. Kit Pedler, a scientific advisor to the show and story editor Gerry Davis.
A mainstay of "Doctor Who" since the 1960's, the Cybermen have also appeared in related programs and spin-off media, including novels, audiobooks, comic books and video games.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Doctor Who: Ascension of the Cybermen"...
"Doctor Who" Comic Books...
- 2/23/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Part One of the "Doctor Who" season finale, is titled "Ascension of the Cybermen", starring Jodie Whittaker as the alien, time-traveling '13th Doctor', airing February 23, 2020 on BBC America:
"...the 'Doctor' and her friends must protect the last of the human race against the 'Cybermen', the most persistent enemies of The Doctor, as a species of emotionless space-faring 'cyborgs' who convert human beings to join and populate their ranks..."
Debuting in 1966, the Cybermen were created by Dr. Kit Pedler, a scientific advisor to the show and story editor Gerry Davis.
A mainstay of "Doctor Who" since the 1960's, the Cybermen have also appeared in related programs and spin-off media, including novels, audiobooks, comic books and video games.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Doctor Who: Ascension of the Cybermen"...
"Doctor Who" Comic Books...
"...the 'Doctor' and her friends must protect the last of the human race against the 'Cybermen', the most persistent enemies of The Doctor, as a species of emotionless space-faring 'cyborgs' who convert human beings to join and populate their ranks..."
Debuting in 1966, the Cybermen were created by Dr. Kit Pedler, a scientific advisor to the show and story editor Gerry Davis.
A mainstay of "Doctor Who" since the 1960's, the Cybermen have also appeared in related programs and spin-off media, including novels, audiobooks, comic books and video games.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Doctor Who: Ascension of the Cybermen"...
"Doctor Who" Comic Books...
- 2/19/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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Ground-breaking, intelligent, prescient 1970s drama Doomwatch, now out on DVD, is a British television classic...
Playing on the public's fear that 'this could actually happen', Doomwatch had a veneer of credibility unusual in the escapist television drama landscape of the late 60s/early 70s. This spring sees the most comprehensive haul of Doomwatch episodes released on DVD for the first time. The nickname for the "Department for the Observation and Measurement of Scientific Work", the series first appeared on BBC1 on Monday 9th February 1970 at 9.40pm. It followed half an hour of comedy from Kenneth Williams, which must have surely heightened its dramatic impact.
The series would run in tandem with the early Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who; the first episode made its debut two days after part two of Doctor Who And The Silurians. The two shows undoubtedly shared a synergy of ideas - not to mention cast and crew.
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Ground-breaking, intelligent, prescient 1970s drama Doomwatch, now out on DVD, is a British television classic...
Playing on the public's fear that 'this could actually happen', Doomwatch had a veneer of credibility unusual in the escapist television drama landscape of the late 60s/early 70s. This spring sees the most comprehensive haul of Doomwatch episodes released on DVD for the first time. The nickname for the "Department for the Observation and Measurement of Scientific Work", the series first appeared on BBC1 on Monday 9th February 1970 at 9.40pm. It followed half an hour of comedy from Kenneth Williams, which must have surely heightened its dramatic impact.
The series would run in tandem with the early Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who; the first episode made its debut two days after part two of Doctor Who And The Silurians. The two shows undoubtedly shared a synergy of ideas - not to mention cast and crew.
- 3/31/2016
- Den of Geek
Doctor Who has debuted its latest menacing monster - an armoured antagonist that looks something like a grasshopper crossed with a tank.
In over 50 years, the world's longest-running sci-fi series has introduced us to hundreds of weird and wonderful creatures - but which is the best?
After much debate, here's our definitive ranking of the most memorable and terrifying monsters from 1963 to 2015 (and we're not counting humanoid wrongdoers, so no Master!).
Read on, then join the debate in the comments below...
15. The Haemovores
1980s Doctor Who can sometimes come in for an unfair drubbing - but there was still plenty of imagination, wit and inventive horror on show when the show was at its best.
'The Curse of Fenric' - airing as part of the final 'classic' series in 1989 - is a strong case for the defence, introducing the vampiric Haemovores - a species of evolved humans who lurked eerily...
In over 50 years, the world's longest-running sci-fi series has introduced us to hundreds of weird and wonderful creatures - but which is the best?
After much debate, here's our definitive ranking of the most memorable and terrifying monsters from 1963 to 2015 (and we're not counting humanoid wrongdoers, so no Master!).
Read on, then join the debate in the comments below...
15. The Haemovores
1980s Doctor Who can sometimes come in for an unfair drubbing - but there was still plenty of imagination, wit and inventive horror on show when the show was at its best.
'The Curse of Fenric' - airing as part of the final 'classic' series in 1989 - is a strong case for the defence, introducing the vampiric Haemovores - a species of evolved humans who lurked eerily...
- 4/23/2015
- Digital Spy
Doctor Who has debuted its latest menacing monster - an armoured antagonist that looks something like a grasshopper crossed with a tank.
In over 50 years, the world's longest-running sci-fi series has introduced us to hundreds of weird and wonderful creatures - but which is the best?
Here's our definitive ranking - from 1963 to 2015 - of the most memorable and terrifying monsters (and we're not counting humanoid wrongdoers, so no Master!).
15. The Haemovores
1980s Doctor Who can sometimes come in for an unfair drubbing - but there was still plenty of imagination, wit and inventive horror on show when the show was at its best.
'The Curse of Fenric' - airing as part of the final 'classic' series in 1989 - is a strong case for the defence, introducing the vampiric Haemovores - a species of evolved humans who lurked eerily under the sea and possessed razor-sharp claws and suckers for feeding.
In over 50 years, the world's longest-running sci-fi series has introduced us to hundreds of weird and wonderful creatures - but which is the best?
Here's our definitive ranking - from 1963 to 2015 - of the most memorable and terrifying monsters (and we're not counting humanoid wrongdoers, so no Master!).
15. The Haemovores
1980s Doctor Who can sometimes come in for an unfair drubbing - but there was still plenty of imagination, wit and inventive horror on show when the show was at its best.
'The Curse of Fenric' - airing as part of the final 'classic' series in 1989 - is a strong case for the defence, introducing the vampiric Haemovores - a species of evolved humans who lurked eerily under the sea and possessed razor-sharp claws and suckers for feeding.
- 4/23/2015
- Digital Spy
Peter Capaldi will face off against the Cybermen in his first series of Doctor Who.
The popular monsters will return in the BBC sci-fi drama's eighth series, it has been confirmed.
The BBC posted an image online featuring Capaldi and co-star Michelle Gomez posing alongside Gerry Davis and Kit Pedler's creations.
First devised by Davis and Pedler for 1966 serial 'The Tenth Planet', the Cybermen have recurred on Doctor Who for almost 50 years and are ranked as one of the Time Lord's most dangerous foes.
They last appeared to see off Matt Smith's 11th Doctor in Christmas 2013 special 'The Time of the Doctor'.
Doctor Who will return to BBC One on Saturday, August 23 with feature-length episode 'Deep Breath'.
Doctor Who cast and creators not attending San Diego Comic-Con 2014
Watch the new teaser for Doctor Who series eight:...
The popular monsters will return in the BBC sci-fi drama's eighth series, it has been confirmed.
The BBC posted an image online featuring Capaldi and co-star Michelle Gomez posing alongside Gerry Davis and Kit Pedler's creations.
First devised by Davis and Pedler for 1966 serial 'The Tenth Planet', the Cybermen have recurred on Doctor Who for almost 50 years and are ranked as one of the Time Lord's most dangerous foes.
They last appeared to see off Matt Smith's 11th Doctor in Christmas 2013 special 'The Time of the Doctor'.
Doctor Who will return to BBC One on Saturday, August 23 with feature-length episode 'Deep Breath'.
Doctor Who cast and creators not attending San Diego Comic-Con 2014
Watch the new teaser for Doctor Who series eight:...
- 6/30/2014
- Digital Spy
Cybermen
To truly appreciate BBC America’s November 19 release of Doctor Who: Tenth Planet, you need to understand a little bit about the context of the story. At the time, Doctor Who had been on the air for three years but the ratings were slipping and William Hartnell’s health was deteriorating. The powers-that-be told producer Innes Lloyd to try and revive the show with or without Hartnell. Script editor Gerry Davis, came up with the bold and highly controversial idea of replacing Hartnell with a new lead actor — Patrick Troughton. They’d explain this change to the viewers by introducing the concept of regeneration through which aliens can discard an old form and adopt a new one in much the same way that a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. Needless to say, there were no guarantees that the public would buy into Davis’ idea. Therefore, the very future...
To truly appreciate BBC America’s November 19 release of Doctor Who: Tenth Planet, you need to understand a little bit about the context of the story. At the time, Doctor Who had been on the air for three years but the ratings were slipping and William Hartnell’s health was deteriorating. The powers-that-be told producer Innes Lloyd to try and revive the show with or without Hartnell. Script editor Gerry Davis, came up with the bold and highly controversial idea of replacing Hartnell with a new lead actor — Patrick Troughton. They’d explain this change to the viewers by introducing the concept of regeneration through which aliens can discard an old form and adopt a new one in much the same way that a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. Needless to say, there were no guarantees that the public would buy into Davis’ idea. Therefore, the very future...
- 11/11/2013
- by Edited by K Kinsella
Review Andrew Blair 14 Oct 2013 - 10:26
Andrew checks William Hartnell's final story, newly released and restored, The Tenth Planet...
This review contains spoilers.
The Tenth Planet, Mondas, is a vampire. So are its inhabitants. This vaguely supernatural aspect of the Cybermen is promptly never mentioned again. Author Dr. Kit Pedler – co-creator of Doomwatch – had begun Doctor Who's glorious tradition of turning scientific theories into fantasy yarns, the pseudo-science in the background just as motivated by narrative necessity as before.
Compared with the titular entity, there's a lot that's grounded about the final First Doctor story. Set on an Antarctic Base in the distant future of 1986, the space programme is in full swing, and it's a multi-national organisation (courtesy of the script and good casting decisions by director Derek Martinus). Sexually frustrated men of all creeds and colours gather to supervise routine probe flights. It's like a British version...
Andrew checks William Hartnell's final story, newly released and restored, The Tenth Planet...
This review contains spoilers.
The Tenth Planet, Mondas, is a vampire. So are its inhabitants. This vaguely supernatural aspect of the Cybermen is promptly never mentioned again. Author Dr. Kit Pedler – co-creator of Doomwatch – had begun Doctor Who's glorious tradition of turning scientific theories into fantasy yarns, the pseudo-science in the background just as motivated by narrative necessity as before.
Compared with the titular entity, there's a lot that's grounded about the final First Doctor story. Set on an Antarctic Base in the distant future of 1986, the space programme is in full swing, and it's a multi-national organisation (courtesy of the script and good casting decisions by director Derek Martinus). Sexually frustrated men of all creeds and colours gather to supervise routine probe flights. It's like a British version...
- 10/14/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Digital Spy readers named David Tennant as Doctor Who's greatest ever Doctor - now, with just 10 weeks to go until the 50th anniversary, DS is embarking on a new quest... to list the top 10 Who stories of all time.
We kicked off proceedings with William Hartnell classic 'The Aztecs', while Jon Pertwee's 'The Daemons' filled the number 9 spot. This week, we're heading into the Patrick Troughton era for a stone cold classic once thought lost forever...
8. The Tomb Of The Cybermen (1967) - Four episodes - written by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis
Series 5 of Doctor Who is often referred to as one of the show's all-time great runs, but it would have been so easy for Patrick Troughton's first full series as the Doctor to get off to a rocky start. While 'The Tomb of the Cybermen' saw the return of fan favourites the Cybermen, it also...
We kicked off proceedings with William Hartnell classic 'The Aztecs', while Jon Pertwee's 'The Daemons' filled the number 9 spot. This week, we're heading into the Patrick Troughton era for a stone cold classic once thought lost forever...
8. The Tomb Of The Cybermen (1967) - Four episodes - written by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis
Series 5 of Doctor Who is often referred to as one of the show's all-time great runs, but it would have been so easy for Patrick Troughton's first full series as the Doctor to get off to a rocky start. While 'The Tomb of the Cybermen' saw the return of fan favourites the Cybermen, it also...
- 9/30/2013
- Digital Spy
William Hartnell was not originally intended to depart Doctor Who in 'The Tenth Planet', a newly-discovered script from the 1960s has revealed.
Hartnell's First Doctor regenerated into Patrick Troughton's Second in the final episode of the four-part 1966 adventure, which was also the first story to feature the Cybermen.
However, an early draft of the script - uncovered by author Michael Seeley - does not end with a regeneration, SFX reports.
Seely - who is penning a biography of Cybermen co-creator Kit Pedler - told the sci-fi magazine that the script is a first draft, written before Hartnell's departure was confirmed.
"We know that William Hartnell was being persuaded to give up the role he loved over the summer of 1966, and that they were sounding out replacements," Seely said.
"He only decided to leave in the middle of July, the month after this draft was written."
Doctor Who returns to BBC One on Saturday,...
Hartnell's First Doctor regenerated into Patrick Troughton's Second in the final episode of the four-part 1966 adventure, which was also the first story to feature the Cybermen.
However, an early draft of the script - uncovered by author Michael Seeley - does not end with a regeneration, SFX reports.
Seely - who is penning a biography of Cybermen co-creator Kit Pedler - told the sci-fi magazine that the script is a first draft, written before Hartnell's departure was confirmed.
"We know that William Hartnell was being persuaded to give up the role he loved over the summer of 1966, and that they were sounding out replacements," Seely said.
"He only decided to leave in the middle of July, the month after this draft was written."
Doctor Who returns to BBC One on Saturday,...
- 9/2/2013
- Digital Spy
Interview Cameron K McEwan 27 Aug 2013 - 06:46
Cameron chats to Doctor Who documentary maker Chris Chapman about animating The Ice Warriors, missing episodes, and much more...
I caught up with Doctor Who DVD documentary maker and BAFTA nominated director Chris Chapman to chat about his animated reconstruction of The Ice Warriors, which is now available on DVD (details here) and his career so far in the world of Who documentaries.
How did you get involved in the animation of the missing episodes of The Ice Warriors?
I've been a Doctor Who fan since I was a kid. And first I became a producer of documentaries and so I thought, 'Well, why aren't I making Doctor Who documentaries?' I got in touch with Dan Hall at the classic Doctor Who range and said, 'Please let me do Doctor Who documentaries,' and he said yes. And then I made Doctor Who documentaries,...
Cameron chats to Doctor Who documentary maker Chris Chapman about animating The Ice Warriors, missing episodes, and much more...
I caught up with Doctor Who DVD documentary maker and BAFTA nominated director Chris Chapman to chat about his animated reconstruction of The Ice Warriors, which is now available on DVD (details here) and his career so far in the world of Who documentaries.
How did you get involved in the animation of the missing episodes of The Ice Warriors?
I've been a Doctor Who fan since I was a kid. And first I became a producer of documentaries and so I thought, 'Well, why aren't I making Doctor Who documentaries?' I got in touch with Dan Hall at the classic Doctor Who range and said, 'Please let me do Doctor Who documentaries,' and he said yes. And then I made Doctor Who documentaries,...
- 8/26/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Cybermen in The Invasion
Kieran Kinsella
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, we’re taking a stroll down memory lane with some of the actors, directors, script editors and writers who worked on the show. In part one, we get a behind-the-scenes insight into the Cybermen!
Peter Hawkins (Cybermen voice Tenth Planet)
“When we did voices for the Cybermen we had to rely on this strange contraption that was made by a dentist who specialized in helping people after throat operations. It consisted of a buzzer and a hearing aid. The buzzer was mounted on a palate between your jaws and a lead ran out of your mouth. It was rather like being on the end of a fishing line. Saliva kept clogging up the buzzer. You silently mouthed words but you couldn’t use your soft palate. All the consonants sounded the same and it was very...
Kieran Kinsella
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, we’re taking a stroll down memory lane with some of the actors, directors, script editors and writers who worked on the show. In part one, we get a behind-the-scenes insight into the Cybermen!
Peter Hawkins (Cybermen voice Tenth Planet)
“When we did voices for the Cybermen we had to rely on this strange contraption that was made by a dentist who specialized in helping people after throat operations. It consisted of a buzzer and a hearing aid. The buzzer was mounted on a palate between your jaws and a lead ran out of your mouth. It was rather like being on the end of a fishing line. Saliva kept clogging up the buzzer. You silently mouthed words but you couldn’t use your soft palate. All the consonants sounded the same and it was very...
- 7/31/2013
- by Edited by K Kinsella
If you've ever seen the classic 1973 Christmas Special of The Goodies (called The Goodies And The Beanstalk), then you'll probably remember that bit at the end when the down and out trio come across an abandoned lamp in the street. As soon as they rub the lamp – bingo! A puff of smoke and then John Cleese in a turban. Cleese then bellows “Kids' Show!” after the Goodies tell him to clear off.
I suppose that some people regarded The Goodies as the crazy younger brother of the more adult Monty Python's Flying Circus – on the surface, with its speeded-up action sequences, giant kittens, Dougals and Zebedees, I suppose you could say it's a show that's targeted towards younger ones. But then how do you explain the satirical swipes at the Royals, advertising commercialism, talent shows or apartheid?
Which neatly brings me on to Doctor Who. I was wondering this the...
I suppose that some people regarded The Goodies as the crazy younger brother of the more adult Monty Python's Flying Circus – on the surface, with its speeded-up action sequences, giant kittens, Dougals and Zebedees, I suppose you could say it's a show that's targeted towards younger ones. But then how do you explain the satirical swipes at the Royals, advertising commercialism, talent shows or apartheid?
Which neatly brings me on to Doctor Who. I was wondering this the...
- 8/14/2012
- Shadowlocked
Not quite Doctor Who - but fascinating stuff anyway! Doomwatch.org is a website based on the classic 1970s show in which a government back team combat a range of ecological threats. The Doctor Who link is cconsiderable however - among the show's scriptwriters were future Doctor Who script editor Robert Holmes, while Doomwatch itself was created by Gerry Davis and Kit Pedler, the creators of the Cybermen. Former Who script editor Dennis Spooner also contributed, as did Louis Marks (Day of the...
- 7/26/2009
- by Christian Cawley [email protected]
- Kasterborous.com
A couple of days ago it was announced by weirdandbeard that the rights to the 1970s BBC show, Doomwatch, had been optioned and rumors abound that the show could be the next on the BBC's recent wave of remakes. This, according to representatives for Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis estate though, who would like nothing more than to see these rumors become fact I'm sure.
Of course, with the beeb's remake of Survivors getting ready for its second season, Day of the Triffids gaining muchas attention, and other pseudo-science show's like Fringe running high in the ratings, it only makes sense that a show like Doomwatch would now be looked at seriously.
Show Synopsis:
Doomwatch - code name of a semi-secret government department set up to keep an eye on, and try to contain, potentially hazardous scientific research. The team, lead by the incorruptible Doctor Quist - observe the scientists while MI6 observe them.
Of course, with the beeb's remake of Survivors getting ready for its second season, Day of the Triffids gaining muchas attention, and other pseudo-science show's like Fringe running high in the ratings, it only makes sense that a show like Doomwatch would now be looked at seriously.
Show Synopsis:
Doomwatch - code name of a semi-secret government department set up to keep an eye on, and try to contain, potentially hazardous scientific research. The team, lead by the incorruptible Doctor Quist - observe the scientists while MI6 observe them.
- 6/4/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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