Doctor Who And The Cybermen

The Cybermen were such a hit during their debut story that they were instantly brought back to the show just four months later. By this point Troughton was starting to settle into the role as The Doctor, with the base under siege storyline this serial would form the basis of much of the Second Doctor......more

It’s a very solid base under siege cybermen story in the second doctor’s era with some good moments. Never been the biggest fan of this story to be honest. For some reason I also don’t really like the narration of this novelization. It feels quite dense, making for a bit of a slow pace. The illustra......more

This is a novelization of the sixth adventure from the fourth season of Doctor, which was broadcast as Doctor Who and the Moonbase in February and March of 1967. Gerry Davis wrote this adaptation, based on the teleplay he wrote with his frequent collaborator, Kit Pedler. The story is set in the time......more

'There are some corners of the universe... which have bred the most terrible things. Things which are against everything we have ever believed in. They...' he shivered in spite of himself,'... must be fought. To the death.' I do like it when the Cybermen are sneaky. They really can be quite creepy as......more

Gerry Davis is a strange character. He was a ballsy script editor, determined to bring action and pace and modernity to Doctor Who in the late 60s. But it was usually at the expense of intelligent, thoughtful, complicated plots. He was all about formula: base under siege, out and out heroism...and l......more