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If you lack emotions, can you seek revenge? It's the burden of Doctor Who fans to ponder questions like this, since Revenge of the Cybermen attributes emotion to the show's notoriously unfeeling monsters right there in the title. More likely, we suspect some future historian did their best to characterize the Cybermen's incursion on Nerva Beacon in the 29th century with some fanciful language to give the whole episode some gravitas. Heaven knows the story could use it — unless you're talking about the single biggest plot hole in Doctor Who history, one so massive it threatens to overshadow Tom Baker's performance, the unique musical score and everything else good about this story. Absent a beacon to highlight them, the galaxy turns to a lonely podcast broadcasting into the depths of space… Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Follow us on: TikTok! @pulltoopen Instagram: @pulltoopen63 Twitter: @pulltoopen63 YouTube: youtube.com/pulltoopen Story Essentials Season 12, Serial 5 Story number: 78, per the The Pull To Open Codex Production Code: 4D Writers: Gerry Davis (and Robert Holmes) Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe Aired 19 April - 10 May 1975 Pull To Open: Revenge of the Cybermen Season 3 Episode 28 Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor Feedback Loop music: Freestylah by Alexander Nakarada Outro music: Chronos by Alexander Nakarada

The stage is set, Nerva Beacon has been cleared of Wirrn and plague, we're ready for this season Doscars ceremony.  It's extra special as it's also our 100th episode!

Out in space Noah and Wendy Williams face problems on Nerva Beacon. This is Harrys first time off Earth, is he still Sarah's hero?    

Leigh and Glenn are back to take a look at 2022's Easter Special, Legend of the Sea Devils - but was it more akin to Delgado in the original Sea Devil series, or did it have the distinct whiff of the Myrka about it? NB: This was recorded before the announcement of the 14th Doctor. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

It's been a while, but they're back! Leigh and Glenn return to talk some more Doctor Who, and just in time. With the brand new episode dropping on Easter Sunday, the two go back 16 years to talk about Rose Tyler's departing two-parter, Army of Ghosts and Doomsday! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

The Chibnall Era is swiftly coming to an end, and now we know who's going to be taking over...the show, at least. Russell T Davies is coming back, and we're excited here at the Nerva Beacon! We also take a look at 1985's Vengeance on Varos, a Sixth Doctor adventure that ultimately got the show into hot water...well, hot acid, at the very least. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Finally we've made it back to Nerva! Just a few years too early... A plague is about, but all is not as it seems... what is this mysterious planet that the Nerva Beacon is orbiting? Are the two connected? In a clunky way yes they are! Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendWatchPod Patreon where you can find commentary tracks, notes, early access to next week's Doctor Who episode! https://www.patreon.com/gamblord

On their way back to the Nerva Beacon, our TARDIS Team get diverted to a mysterious planet! A thousand year war is raging but deep underground, something more deadly is stirring... the scientist Davros is playing god and is about to release something terrifying upon the universe: the Daleks. Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendWatchPod Patreon where you can find commentary tracks, notes, early access to next week's Doctor Who episode! https://www.patreon.com/gamblord

Leigh and Glenn look at one the JNT stories that truly did a deep dive into Doctor Who's own history, bringing the Brigadier back, no less - Mawdryn Undead!  They also discuss the big news - who's likely to take the showrunner reins now that Chibnall's on his way, and who could be the new Doctor? Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

It's back to 1977 for this episode, and the Chris Boucher story that fleshed out it's characters so much that there's been spin-offs and returns and even a hint of it being part of a wider universe entirely!  Join Glenn and Leigh as they encounter the Robots of Death, and try to avoid being the latest of the crew to be bumped off! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Tread Perilously's month of Doctor Who adventures continues with the 1974 story, "The Ark in Space." When Harry hits the wrong switch on the TARDIS console, he, Sarah, and the Doctor end up on Nerva Beacon, a space station returning to Earth orbit after thousands of years. Its purpose: to repopulate the planet after it was scorched by solar flares. But the mission has been co-opted by the parasitic Wirrn, who have their own designs on the Earth. Can the Doctor convince the Nerva crew he is not a primitive? Will Harry learn his chauvinism has no place in the 20th or 50th Centuries? And will bubble wrap ever get such prominent use on Doctor Who again? Erik and Justin get lost in the bubble wrap of it all. Precarious special effects, RP accents, and solid acting make this one of the most Doctor Who episodes Justin has ever watched. He immediately takes a dislike to Harry, who is ill-served in this Robert Holmes script. Jamie McCrimmon is fondly remembered for his more liberated views on women's roles in time travel. For some reason, Erik thinks he can attempt a Tom Baker accident. The pair try to remember the term "transmat" and, for once, the corridors get high praise.

It's off to Necros for the latest episode of Nerva Beacon, as Leigh and Glenn check out what's going on at the planet-wide funeral home of Tranquil Repose! Why has the Doctor been summoned there? And why is Davros just a head? And why were so many people woefully miscast? And just the hell was Clive Swift's problem, anyway? Join us to find out! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

We're all off back to November 1993 this week, as Leigh and Glenn take a look at one of the more divisive episodes of Doctor Who, the Children in Need charity adventure set in Albert Square, Dimensions in Time! We also take a look at some of the recent Who news, and Jen returns with another WHOpinion, obviously DIT-themed. In fact, let's be honest, this whole episode is dedicated to Jen and her immense love for this story! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

It's time for another special guest to the Beacon, and this time it's actor, podcaster and Whotuber Adam Martyn who pays us a visit to talk about what Leigh and Glenn talked about last week, K9 & Company! Adam doesn't see this through the lens of rose-tinted nostalgia though, so how will his opinions differ to the two ancient relics from last week? Tune in to find out! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

In the first of two episodes covering the 1981 Doctor Who spin-off K-9 & Company, Leigh and Glenn sit down to have a bit of a natter about it, and see if it's aged like a fine wine, or if it's a bit of a tin dog egg? Next time, WhoTuber Adam Martyn does the same, but from the perspective of someone who didn't see it at the time... Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Our last episode of 2020 concerns one of the Christmas specials that seems to get short shrift, and we don't really know why here at the Nerva Beacon - all the way back from 2016 it's The Return of Doctor Mysterio! Steven Moffat's take on superheroes, this was where we learned that Nardole was now the Doctor's companion, AND that the Doctor himself was partly responsible for the creation of the world's premier superhero, the Ghost! Thanks as always for listening, and have a safe and Happy New Year if you can, right? Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Nerva Beacon, space: many years in the future...Here the human species is sitting in a tin can, far above the world. Giant insects absorb the bodies and minds of the last vestiges of the human race. But will it be enough to entertain these podcasters?

It's a happy birthday to Doctor Who this week, as it's 57 years old - it's even older than Glenn! Leigh and Glenn are also taking a gander at the season 3 story guest starring Mark Gatiss (Chinnery wig and all), talking about the Who Seasonal Special 2020, and Jenny is back with another WHOpinon! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

This episode was recorded just after we lost the incomparable Dame Diana Rigg, and as such, Leigh and Glenn decided it was only right to take a look at an episode that was written especially for her: The Crimson Horror, from 2013. There's also the lastest WHOpinion from Jenny, and some Time Lord Victorious rumblings as well! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Today's episode is all about the Bill Potts appreciation! One of the gang of "One and Done" companions, Bill nevertheless has made a big impact on Doctor Who fandom, and Leigh and Glenn want to recognise that. There's also all the usual gubbins, as well as another WHOpinion from Jenny.  Please join us! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

It's all about the multi-Doctor episodes and stories this time around, as Leigh and Glenn take a look at The Three, Five and Days of the Doctors! Also, Leigh tells us which one of those she's in. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

We're off back to 1980 for this episode, and the Terrance Dicks drama that Bidmead didn't want. Like, at all. However, it does happen to be one of the best stories of a season that's only just now starting to be appreciated. Join Leigh and Glenn as they take a look at Season 18's State of Decay, as well as take a look at Jenny's WHOpinions, and remember - don't have nightmares! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Leigh and Glenn return, this time to look at a story that may have some significance in the UK right now, as an oppressive regime wants to move on from tragedy and look only towards false happiness... There's also an article from our good friend Jenny, we also check out the latest Who news, including a lockdown drama, and Four and Ten teaming up against the Daleks! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Leigh and Glenn take a look at the first story of the 14th season of Doctor Who, the penultimate Sarah Jane story, the introduction of a new TARDIS set and the beginning of great change for the Doctor - the Masque of Mandragora! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Join Leigh and Glenn as they navigate the murky time eddies of the Coronavirus Era, and wonder why a certain former Doctor Who writer has decided to block everyone who disagrees with him on Twitter, before asking each other all manner of Doctor Who questions in order to stave off the forces of the world on perpetual pause... Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Leigh and Glenn are back with more Doctor Who ramblings, this time with a double whammy of the gloriousness of Donna Noble from Modern Who - and with the sad news of the passing of Pip Baker, we take a look at one of their most famous stories, from the Trial of a Time Lord cycle, it's murder on the Galactic Express as we confront the Terror of the Vervoids! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Leigh and Glenn take a look at two Doctor Who stories this week - from 1977, it's The Invisible Enemy (otherwise known as that story where K-9 first appears) and Heaven Sent (otherwise known as one of the best Who outings EVER). We also do our usual reminiscing about everything Who, so please join us and forget the world just for a little while! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Leigh and Glenn are taking a look at the Third Doctor's second ever story in this episode, "Doctor Who And The Silurians" - so get ready for action, adventure, reptile people with limited peripheral vision, and the Doctor trolling petty bureaucrats! The blueprint for his whole era, you might say. We love it. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

It's Nerva Beacon time again, and to mark the passing of the late, great Nicholas Parsons, Leigh and Glenn take a look at a piece of JNT's stunt casting that backfired in a rather lovely way, as we brave the Curse of Fenric. We also have a quick look at how season 12 was going at time of recording, of course, and set ourselves up for the season finale - which now we all know about, and we'll take a look at that next time... Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

It's off to the Roaring Twenties in this episode, as Leigh and Glenn take a look at one of the historicals of the JNT era, as the Doctor and his companions take part in a mystery involving intrigue, danger, mistaken identity and...cricket. It's Black Orchid, everybody! They also review the first two episodes of season 12 - are they any good? Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

It's that time of year again! This year, Leigh and Glenn are spotlighting the 2008 Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Next Doctor, featuring That Bloke Off Blackpool, Trigger's Robots, and Her Off Goodnight Sweetheart. No, not that one. The first one. Oh yeah, and the Cybershade. Remember when that was thing? Blimey. Merry Christmas, Whovians. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

It's very nearly Hallowe'en, and Leigh's chosen an especially spooky story for us to have a look at - it's all going on at Devil's End, as the Master attempts to resurrect an ancient evil and bring the whole village under his evil thrall - it's The Daemons! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Leigh and Glenn are back after the summer holidays, but sadly with bad news, as former Doctor Who script editor, Target adaptation novelist extraordinaire and all round good egg Terrance Dicks passed away on the 29th August, 2019. This episode is therefore a celebration of, and dedicated to, his life and work. Farewell, Terrance. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

It's all about the malevolent pepperpots in this episode, as we take a look at perhaps the Doctor's most enduring enemy (certainly the most popular) - the Daleks! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

Now that we've been through all of the past Doctors. we should really look at some of their enemies. Starting with their (according to the Third Doctor) Best Enemy, the rogue Time Lord bent on destruction and mayhem, The Master! And of course, Missy. As if you could ever forget her. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

We've finally arrived at the Twelfth Doctor! The bloke with a box, who went around fixing things. The man who showed mercy, hated war, and above all, was kind. We were lucky to have him. He was DEFINITELY a good man. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

The conclusion to Tom Baker's first season as the Doctor features the Cybermen for the first time on the show in over 6 years. Back on Nerva Beacon, a war with the planet of Voga seems inevitable but the Doctor will attempt to save the day. Listen as we rip apart, ah, I mean review this one. Thanks for listening!! Notes Music by PJM25595/Dalekium https://soundcloud.com/pjm25595 Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/user-432517125 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GallifreyanGazette

It's time for Leigh and Glenn to look at the very last two episodes of Matt Smith's run as the Doctor, and it's two very special stories indeed, the 50th anniversary special The Day of the Doctor, and his regeneration episode The Time of the Doctor! We're not *too* emotional about it, we promise.  Honest. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

As Series 11 has now come to a close with the New Year's special, Leigh and Glenn thought it best to review the second half of the series, and how they think it went. Spoiler Alert: We're as fair as we can be. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

It's finally here! It's Christmas Eve! And here's the 2018 Back to the Eighties Christmas Special, with our Very Special Guest from the Nerva Beacon, Leigh! We'll be talking about her Christmasses growing up, the pressies she loved, and the things she would have watched back in the 80s, and we'll also go through the TV schedules of 1984 to see what everyone else would have been watching also! Nadolig Llawen, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and we'll see you all again in 2019! Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

We've reached the Eleventh Doctor, and it's a difficult time for Leigh and Glenn as now they have to pick their favourite episodes from arguably their favourite Doctor of the Modern Era. Trust me, you lot don't know how hard this was! Next time, we'll be looking at the two celebratory episodes of Eleven's run, just in time for the Festive Season! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

We're halfway through Series 11 of Doctor Who, so this week's episode sees Glenn and Leigh assessing how it's going, and how we think Chibnall's doing as a showrunner.  Spoiler: we try to be fair, but blimey Chibbers, you don't half make it difficult. We also talk about the news coming out of Big Finish, especially the exciting news about the return of the Brig! Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

It's Hallowe'en again, and to celebrate it this year, Leigh jumps across from the Nerva Beacon to discuss her favourite horror movie, Clive Barker's 1987 gamechanging movie, Hellraiser! Please enjoy the episode, and everyone have a very happy Hallowe'en! And remember, no tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering. Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

We've arrived at arguably still the most popular Doctor of the New Era, number Ten! THIS is the Doctor that RTD wanted from the start and it showed, as he kept all of the best stories for him, and Leigh and Glenn go through all of their favourite (and not-so-favourite) ones here! They also catch up with all of the Doctor Who news coming out about the Series 11, and give their opinions on some of the contentious PR that's currently surrounding Doctor Who at the moment. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

This time on Nerva Beacon, it's all about the Ninth Doctor - both of them! We'll be taking a look at the Doctors as played by Richard E Grant and Christopher Eccleston, and looking into how and why Russell T Davies was able to bring the good Doctor back from BBC oblivion. Also, we'll take a look at all the Who news coming out, as well as remembering the amazing Jacqueline Pearce. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

This week's episode concludes the Eighth Doctor's time in the TARDIS by quickly going through some of his Big Finish adventures - not in too much detail though, as we'd hate to spoil any of it. Next time, it's all change, as we take a look at the Ninth Doctors - wonderful chaps, both of them. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

We're back! After a bit of time, Leigh and Glenn have returned to bring you all that's best in Doctor Who, from the Doctors themselves, to the stories, all the ephemera of the show, and of course you, the fans. As we've had a bit of a break, this is a catch-up episode, including all of the news from SDCC and LFCC, the trailers, and of course, the event of the summer, #DoctorWhoOnTwitch. Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

On this episode of GTW the crew looks at Revenge of The Cybermen, Samuel deals with a massive red herring,  something isn’t right on Nerva Beacon, Cybermats look a bit ugly, Harry finds gold, a few mistakes are made, and maneuvering becomes key. Plugs: Dragoncon Event: http://gaming.dragoncon.org/event/search To find previous episodes go to: tscn.tv/gtw To find … Continue reading Going Through Who 5.3: Revenge of The Cybermen →

A very special instruction from a giant of Doctor Who leads the team on to an action-packed episode this month, with a guest reviewer, new music, a sketch, arguments and info! What more could you want? Let's just hope we can get this transmat repaired to home from Nerva Beacon for the next episode!

www.amppod.com AMPpod Podcast - Episode 88 Here is the track listing for the eighty eighth episode of AMPpod. Enjoy! 1. “Duel of the Iron Mic” by GZA 2. “Nerva Beacon” by Ekoplekz 3. “Never Meant” by American Football 4. "Broken Teeth” by Wet Nuns 5. “Blue Apple” by Labyrinth Ear 6. “The Killing Moon” by Echo and the Bunnymen 7. “Yay” by Zammuto 8. “CREEPER” by True Widow 9. “Cavity” by Hundred Waters 10. “City of Sin” by Linus Young 11. “Winter” by Across The Snow

The year is 16127. Four decades have passed since the colonists of Nerva Beacon returned to repopulate the once-devastated planet Earth – and the chosen few are finding the business of survival tough. Far beyond the sterile safety of sanitised Nerva City, transmat scientist Roger Buchman has brought his family to an island surrounded by what they once called Loch Lomond, hoping to re-establish the colony he was forced to abandon many years before. But something else resides in the Loch. A pestilent alien infestation that the Doctor, beaming in from Nerva City, remembers only too well from his time aboard the Beacon… The Wirrn are back. And they're hungry.

Destination Nerva From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Destination: Nerva Series 4th Doctor Adventures Release number 1.1 Featuring Writer Director Nicholas Briggs Executive producer(s) Nicholas Briggs Set between and Release date January 2012 Destination: Nerva is an based on the long-running series . This audio drama was produced by . As with all Doctor Who spin-off media, its is open to interpretation. played the from 1974 to 1981. Although Big Finish Productions has been producing audio dramas with all the other living, Classic Series Doctors since 1999, Tom Baker had declined to participate. Baker finally reprised the role in a series of audio dramas for the in 2009, starting with . Destination Nerva is the first in a series of audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions. Contents  []  [] Plot Having wrapped up their adventure with and in , the Doctor and Leela are alerted to an interstellar distress signal emanating from an English manor house, in the nearby year of . From there, they chase an alien spaceship a millennium into the future, to the newly constructed , orbiting . [] Cast - - Dr Alison Foster - McMullan/Pilot - Laura Craske - Giles Moreau/Jenkins - Jim Hooley/Drelleran 1/Security Guard - Kim Wall Lord Jack/Drudgers/Drelleran 2 - [] Continuity This story begins by picking up from the closing scene of the 1977 television story, . The final lines spoken in that story are repeated here. The Fourth Doctor was previously on-board Nerva in the 1975 television story . That was several thousand years into the future, when "Space Station Nerva" was converted to house the frozen survivors of the human race, as they orbited an inhospitable Earth. The Doctor returned to "Nerva Beacon", thousands of years earlier, in , when it orbited a moon of Jupiter. In Destination: Nerva, "Space Dock Nerva" has only just been built. [] Notes Raquel Cassidy was in the 2011 Doctor Who television story / . [] External links [] References [] Destination Nerva and and , and Other

Revenge of the Cybermen was the fifth and final story of (although it was not originally intended as the finale). The story saw the return of the as lead villains for the first time since the story , and their only appearance (barring flashbacks) until in . It was further significant for being the first Doctor Who story released on home video. Contents [] // Synopsis Everyone but a few men of the crew of have been killed by . realises that the are close by and are hoping to destroy the planet Voga, the famous planet of gold. Gold is lethal to the Cybermen and Voga must be destroyed to enable their survival. The Doctor is captured and is sent to Voga with two humans, all three with bombs strapped to them. The Cybermen hope to detonate them in a sensitive spot in order to destroy . But the Doctor manages to defuse the bombs, so instead the Cybermen decide to fill Nerva Beacon with bombs and crash into Voga. But the Doctor gets to Nerva and prevents it from destroying the planet of gold. Meanwhile the Cybermen retreat into their ship and the Vogans destroy it with a missile of their own. Plot [] Part One , and use the , spinning their way through time and space back to . They land back in the control room they left when they last beamed down to Earth, but Sarah notices the is not there. The Doctor tells Sarah that the time ship is drifting back in time towards them and they just need to wait for her to catch up. A door slides open, revealing a dead body, and many more beyond, littering the outer ring of the station. In a communications room, crewman warns off an approaching spaceship away from Nerva Beacon, which is under quarantine due to a plague. Professor , a planetary surveyor, asks Commander how long they can run a 50-man station with three men, but the other officer, , thinks they can continue to manage. Nerva is on a 30-year assignment to warn ships away from , the new asteroid it is orbiting, until its presence is updated on all the starcharts of inbound ships. The time travellers find a sealed door leading to Section Q. The Doctor surmises that this is the same station they left, but thousands of years in the past, before the solar flares that devastated Earth. As the Doctor tries to get through the door, the trio fail to see a silver, snake-like creature — a — crawling around the bodies behind them. Somewhere else, an alien tries to contact Nerva, and barely gets through to Warner before he is shot by two more of his own kind. The only place the signal could have come from is Voga, but Kellman tells Warner that he set up the station there and spent six months cataloguing its rocks. Voga had drifted into the solar system 50 years before and had been captured by Jupiter's gravity. An asteroid of that size drifting between star systems could not support life and he warns against going down to Voga and spreading the plague. Warner logs the call anyway. The Doctor manages to open the sealed door, which activates an alarm. On Voga, , leader of the Guardians of the mines, orders his men to bury the dead Vogan that was shot earlier. , his aide, tells him that the dead Vogan was frightened of Vorus's plan. Vorus tells him that they can trust their agent on Nerva. buys humans, and they have more gold on Voga than in the rest of the galaxy. The reason the agent had not contacted them is probably because the Cybermen are monitoring transmissions. In the communications room, the Cybermat attacks Warner, biting him before it is thrown off. Warner collapses, glowing veins appearing on his face while Kellman enters and pulls the magnetic log tape from the console. Meanwhile, the Doctor, Harry and Sarah have reached the forward control room, mere seconds before Lester and Stevenson enter levelling their weapons at them. The door behind them slides open to reveal the communications room, and Kellman brings Stevenson to Warner's fallen form. When Stevenson sees that his crewman has the plague, he prepares to shoot Warner to stop the infection's spread, but the Doctor stops him. The Doctor lies, saying that they are a medical team sent from Earth, and convince Stevenson to let Harry examine Warner. They take Warner to the crew quarters as Kellman returns to his own room and spies on the Doctor and Stevenson in the communications room using an assembled device. Stevenson tells the Doctor about the asteroid, formerly named Neo Phobos, but renamed Voga by Kellman. The Doctor recognises the name: Voga, the Planet of Gold, and realises that Cybermen are involved. Stevenson says the Cybermen died out centuries before, but the Doctor points out they merely vanished after attacking Voga at the end of the last . Hearing all this, Kellman contacts a Cybership nearby, its crew commanded by a with a black helmet. The ship moves towards Nerva. Warner is dead. When the Doctor examines the body he finds two puncture wounds, indicating that Warner was injected with poison and confirming the Doctor's suspicion that there is no plague. The Doctor says that if he had seen Warner earlier he might have been able to use Nerva's transmat to filter out the poison from his system. The Doctor has another suspicion; investigating Kellman's quarters, he finds the communications device as well as some gold. The Doctor hides when Kellman returns, but Kellman realises that someone has been inside the room. He sabotages the room, electrifying the floor and sending gas pouring up from it. Keeping off the floor, the Doctor reaches the door to open it with his . Meanwhile, Sarah is attacked by the cybermat. [] Part Two The Doctor escapes Kellman's room and hears Sarah scream. He throws the Cybermat to the floor and kills it with some gold dust, but Sarah has already been bitten. The Doctor carries her to the transmat chamber, handing her to Harry, and prepares to beam them down to Voga and back. However, Kellman has taken the transmat's pentalium drive. The Doctor reconfigures the transmat to bypass the sabotaged system while Stevenson and Lester go and confront Kellman. On Voga, Vorus observes a giant rocket, the Sky Striker. He tells Magrik that his agent has informed them that the Cybermen are heading for the beacon. Vorus wants the Sky Striker fitted with its bomb head in four hours. Obseving the incoming craft via radar The Doctor jury rigs the transmat, and Harry and Sarah beam down to Voga. With the poison filtered out, Sarah instantly recovers. As Harry notices that the cavern floor is littered with gold, Vogans arrive and capture them. Harry and Sarah are brought before Vorus, who wants to know who is still alive on Nerva. However, the answers will have to wait. Harry and Sarah are taken away while Vorus answers a call from Councillor Tyrum, who arranges for them to meet. Lester and Stevenson capture Kellman. The Doctor explains that the Cybermen fear Voga because gold, as a non-corrodible substance, plates their breathing apparatus and suffocates them. The Doctor cannot get Harry and Sarah back without the pentalium drive, but Kellman feigns ignorance, trying to buy time until the Cybermen arrive. The Doctor uses a control box he found in Kellman's room to activate a Cybermat, threatening Kellman with it until he reveals that the drive is around his neck. Harry and Sarah are chained up in a cave, where Harry notes that the chains are solid gold, which is soft metal that perhaps they can file through. Meanwhile, Tyrum tells Vorus that he knows that aliens have come to Voga. He also knows that Vorus wants Voga to emerge as a trading power again and not hide from the Cybermen, who apparently disappeared centuries ago. Because of this, Tyrum no longer trusts Vorus or the Guardians, and will send his Militia to take over the mines. Vorus is furious, but Tyrum says his troops have orders to crush any resistance. Fighting breaks out in the mines between the Guardians and the Militia. Vorus tells Magrik to keep Tyrum from finding out about the Sky Striker, and to kill the two humans immediately. Harry and Sarah have managed to free themselves, however, and get away before the execution team arrives. They are pursued by more Guardians, who fire at them. Harry and Sarah are cornered and about to be shot when Militia troops appear, forcing the Guardians to stand down. The Doctor has repaired the transmat, but is unable to lock on to Harry and Sarah as they have left the receptor circle. At that point, Lester detects an incoming ship, but it does not respond to their signals. As the Cybership docks, the Doctor recognises it for what it is, but is unable to lock the hatch. The Cybermen come through, impervious to gunfire, and shoot all three men down. [] Part Three The Cyber Leader tells Kellman that the three men are not dead, merely neutralised, as they are necessary to their plan. Kellman set the transmat receptors mere yards from a shaft that leads into the core of Voga. As the environment is hostile to Cybermen, the three men will carry explosives down to Voga and destroy the asteroid. Kellman insists on going down to Voga first to check that the transmat is functioning properly and the Cyber Leader beams him down. There, he runs into some Militia. Not realising the distinction between them and the Guardians, he demands to see Vorus and is taken away while trying to warn them that they are all in danger. Meanwhile, Harry and Sarah are brought before Tyrum and tell their story. When Harry mentions the cybermats, Tyrum asks Harry and Sarah to accompany him to confront Vorus. The Doctor wonders what Kellman's reward is, if it is not Voga's gold. He taunts the Cyber Leader, saying that the Cybermen were finished once humans discovered their weakness to gold and ended the Cyber-Wars. Cyber Leader tells the Doctor that is the reason why Voga must be destroyed before the Cybermen begin their campaign again. The Cyber Leader says that Kellman was promised the rule of the solar system after the Cybermen had conquered it. With Cyberbombs strapped to their backs, the Doctor, Lester and Stevenson are briefed. They are to plant the bombs in the core of the planet, after which they have 14 minutes to return and escape via transmat. If they try to remove their harnesses before they reach the target zone, a secondary explosion will kill them. Their progress will be followed by radar. The three beam down, accompanied by two Cybermen. Militia arrive and start to fire on the Cybermen, who make short work of the Vogans. None of the three men believe that the Cyber Leader will keep his word about letting them escape, but they have to keep moving towards the target zone as they are being monitored. On Nerva, the Cyber Leader declares that Kellman is of no further use to them. Tyrum questions Kellman, who tells him that he and Vorus were working to lure the Cybermen to the beacon, which Vorus has targeted with a rocket. At that moment, a Militia man arrives to tell Tyrum about the arrival of the Cybermen, and how their weapons are useless. Kellman urges them to use the rocket. Tyrum orders his men to use every weapon they can while he speaks to Vorus. Harry tells Sarah to get back to Nerva and warn the Doctor while he tries to stop the rocket from being fired. When Tyrum tells Vorus about the Cybermen on Voga, he shows Tyrum the Sky Striker, which he has been working on for two years. However, with the Cybermen already on Voga, they have no time to get it ready. Vorus claims his plans were to just free his people from the fear of the Cybermen and bring them back into the light. Tyrum scoffs, seeing as Vorus has allied himself with Kellman, a double agent and murderer, motivated only by the promise of gold. Harry suggests finding another way into the core to stop the bombs. The Cybermen continue their slaughter of the Vogans as the bomb timer ticks down even further. Sarah transmats back to Nerva, where she overhears the Cybermen monitoring the three men's progress. However, the deeper the three men go, the heavier the concentration of gold interferes with the radar. The men continue onward, however to the centre of the asteroid. Harry and Kellman, meanwhile, are crawling down a cross shaft towards the same location. With the exit blocked, Harry pushes against the rocks, causing a rock slide. Kellman pushes Harry out of the way, but is crushed to death by a boulder, while on the other side, rocks rain down on the Doctor. Harry exits the shaft and finds the Doctor unconscious. Not realising the danger, Harry tries to unbuckle the Doctor's harness. [] Part Four Destruction of the Cybership Fortunately, Harry is stopped by Lester. The Doctor awakens and conceives a plan. Stevenson will continue on and create a radar trail, while the rest use the cross shaft to surprise and attack the Cybermen with gold. The Doctor and Harry jump the two Cybermen, trying to push gold dust into their chest plates. However, the Cybermen are too strong, and Harry and the Doctor are forced to retreat. Lester leaps onto the Cybermen and undoes his harness, the explosion killing both himself and the Cybermen. With the loss of contact, the Cyber Leader orders immediate detonation. Sarah tries to stop them but is thrown to the floor. However, when the button is pressed, no explosion follows. The Doctor has managed to disarm the countdown device, which allows him to release his harness safely. With Sarah tied up, the Cyber Leader now plans to send Nerva, loaded with more Cyberbombs, into Voga's centre to destroy it. Magrik tells Vorus that the Sky Striker is now ready, but before he can launch it, the Doctor asks them to give him 15 minutes to transmat to Nerva and deal with the Cybermen himself, armed with a bag of gold dust. If he does not contact them by that time, then they can launch the rocket. The Doctor reaches Nerva and frees Sarah while the Cybermen are loading the bombs. He takes the Cybermat and its control box, filling the Cybermat with gold dust. The Doctor sends the Cybermat to attack a Cyberman, injecting him with the dust and killing him. As Nerva begins to move towards Voga, Vorus sees this and attempts to fire the rocket. Tyrum shoots Vorus, but as the Guardian dies, he triggers the launch. The Doctor and Sarah's attack on the remaining Cybermen fails; The Doctor is forced by the Cyberleader to tie himself and Sarah up and they are left to perish in the crash. However, the Sky Striker is approaching just as fast. The Doctor manages to untie them both with a trick learned from Harry Houdini, and contacts Voga, instructing them to steer the rocket towards the Cybership that is just leaving. The Sky Striker veers away from Nerva and destroys the Cybership instead. However, the beacon is still on a collision course. The Doctor manages to unlock the gyro controls, skimming Nerva just above Voga's surface until they reach the other side of the asteroid and open space. The TARDIS materialises in the control room just as Harry arrives via transmat. The Doctor tells his companions to hurry up; he's received a message from Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart through the space-time telegraph the Doctor left him, which means it, is a grave emergency. Although Harry asks if they should say good-bye to the Commander, Sarah tells him not to argue. The three rush into the TARDIS and it dematerialises. Cast - - - Commander - - - - - - - - - First - Crew - , - - - - - , - - - - - - - - - - - References [] The Doctor says to the Cybermen, "You've no home planet, no influence, nothing.", which may refer to either or . The Doctor refers to the calling them "total machine creatures". [] The Cybermen plan to destroy Voga because of its high density of . [] The Doctor, Sarah and Harry have been to the 'beacon' before, in the future when it becomes . [] is associated with recent use. [] has been travelling back through time to reach the Doctor and his companions. Once the Doctor and his companions have finished using the , it disappears. [] During the Cyber-Wars, the was used to great effect by . The banned , two of which could destroy . Story notes A new Cybermat. This story features a new form of . This is the first story to feature the . The 's , later to become one of the series' regular incidental music composers, made his uncredited debut on this story when he was asked by producer to add to, and enhance, the score provided by . This story had a working titles of; The Revenge Of The Cybermen, Return Of The Cybermen, additionally; Part 1 had a working title of: The Beacon In Space Part 2 had a working title of: The Plague Carriers Part 3 had a working title of: The Gold Miners Part 4 had a working title of: The Battle For The Nerva A number of sets in this story were reused from , which was recorded immediately before it. The Cybermen's voices were provided for the first time by the actors inside the costumes. Five of this story's guest cast had played notable roles earlier in Doctor Who's history: in and in the previous Cyberman story, in in as in . would go on to play in , which came after Revenge of the Cybermen in production order even though it was aired prior to this serial. The Vogan seal is reused by designer in . Between the broadcast of Episodes 1 and 2, , the , passed away. Ironically he died during broadcast of a serial that served to reintroduce the Cybermen -- his final solo appearance as the Doctor occurred during the serial that introduced them. [] Ratings Part 1 - 9.5 million viewers Part 2 - 8.3 million viewers Part 3 - 8.9 million viewers Part 4 - 9.4 million viewers [] Myths to be added [] Filming locations Wookey Hole Caves, Wells, (Puppet theatre, TC1, TC8), Shepherd's Bush, [] Production errors The symbol seen hanging in the Vogan audience chamber (and smaller versions on the Vogan costumes), would later be re-used in , and become better known thereafter as the . (The may have had some influence on Voga during the time before their Non-Intervention policy.) The launching of the is represented by rather obvious NASA stock footage of a Saturn V rocket taking off. The Doctor was wearing a long brown coat and hat at the end of the previous story, but they've vanished when he materializes. Lester wears his interplanetary Space command insignia upside down. When the Doctor enters the TARDIS in episode four the paper printout of the space/time telegraph can be seen hanging on a hook just inside the door. At the end of the story, the Cyber-ship explodes into flames, yet oxygen is need for fire, and The Cybermen do not breathe, as seen in so why would the cybermen have oxygen on there ship? they may take prisoners Continuity This story takes place after the Cyber-Wars, which started in in : . The Cybermen of that story look at video of past encounters with the Doctor and watch him deliver the "no planet" line. It later becomes clear () that the Cybermen have had access to time travel technology. The Cybermen's first home planet Mondas was destroyed in : , while their second home planet Telos was destroyed in : , which was made some time after this story. The discrepancy over how many moons Jupiter should have is resolved in : . This story occurs after : This story occurs before : Home video and audio releases [] DVD releases This story was first released on DVD in the on as part of the Cybermen boxset. The one disc set includes a of the story, as well as the following special features: Commentary by Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane), David Collings (Vorus) and Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer). The Tin Man And The Witch Cheques, Lies And Videotape BBC News Location Report Coming Soon Trailer Radio Times Billings Production Subtitles Photo Gallery Editing for DVD release completed by . [] VHS and Betamax releases Revenge of the Cybemen will be released on DVD in the UK on 9th August 2010, along with . Released on VHS and Betamax as Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen. This story was the first Doctor Who story to be released to the home video market. (edited) (edited) (unedited) (edited) (unedited) (movie format) (movie format)