A Matter of Time: The Moonbase

(11/02/1967)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Moonbase’ was the sixth story of Season 4 of Doctor Who, and starred Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.

FACT: Talkback from the headphones of the crew on the studio floor is clearly audible at times during Episode 4, including cues for Cybermen.

Doctor Who Magazine 426 Cover Revealed

The cover for Doctor Who Magazine 426 has now been revealed via their Facebook page, and tells us more about what we can expect from the issue. The main feature will be an in-depth look at the popular Cybermen, who first appeared in ‘The Tenth Planet’ in 1966.

The other features include photos of Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures, news on the two seasons in 2011, the second part of the comic strip ‘The Golden Ones’, and an interview with voice artist Nicholas Briggs.

The magazine goes on sale on 23rd September 2010.

A Matter of Time: The Moonbase

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: 25/02/1967

Forty-three years ago today, the Cybermen appeared in their second television adventure, starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. Despite the fact that the Cybermen had only appeared in The Tenth Planet prior to this story, they went under a huge change in design. Previously their human hands had been visible, they had a huge light on top of their head, and their faces were only covered by a cloth.

The original title for this story was The Return of the Cybermen, and it had been commissioned before the last episode of The Tenth Planet was broadcast, due to the positive response about the Cybermen.

This story features the debut of actor John Levene as a Cyberman. Levene would return as a Yeti in The Web of Fear (1968), and would go on to play the returning character of Sergeant Benton throughout the Pertwee years.

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