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The Tomb of the Cybermen: Episode 1
Last updated 02 January 2017
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BBC UKTV (adverts during broadcast)
Featuring: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling, Shirley Cooklin
The Doctor meets Professor Parry and his archaeologists on the planet Telos. The expedition is there to unearth the remains of Cybermen who died out long ago. Or did they..?
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast notes:
Voted #3 of the UK-TV ten most popular stories.
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:
Friday 12th November 1999:
UKTV
http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/
http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sat 1PM, Sun 2+8AM AEDT The Tomb of the Cybermen (#3 story) all 4 eps
Mon-Fri 11:30PM AEDT '' (#2 story) eps 2 - 6 of 6 (confirmed as Genesis of the Daleks)
The 3rd most popular Doctor Who story is the famous 'lost' Cybermen story, recovered from Hong Kong in late 1991. With Patrick Troughton as the 2nd Doctor. Episode 1 of the 2nd most popular story should air just after the column goes out, too late to get its name in. 2 weeks until the Doctor goes on a 2 month vacation from Australian television. He mentioned something about visiting San Francisco for the New Years' celebrations.
UKTV
http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/
http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sat 1PM, Sun 2+8AM AEDT The Tomb of the Cybermen (#3 story) all 4 eps
Mon-Fri 11:30PM AEDT '' (#2 story) eps 2 - 6 of 6 (confirmed as Genesis of the Daleks)
The 3rd most popular Doctor Who story is the famous 'lost' Cybermen story, recovered from Hong Kong in late 1991. With Patrick Troughton as the 2nd Doctor. Episode 1 of the 2nd most popular story should air just after the column goes out, too late to get its name in. 2 weeks until the Doctor goes on a 2 month vacation from Australian television. He mentioned something about visiting San Francisco for the New Years' celebrations.
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