主播大秀i brings Cybermen to Cyberspace
Doctor
Who is back in cyberspace with a new voice and an old enemy.
The
sixth Doctor returns to the second 主播大秀i web drama with his colourful
dress sense and ebullient nature, at
from 2 August 2002.
Fans
that have been clamouring for more adventures for the intrepid Time
Lord can now breath a sigh of relief as Colin Baker returns to play
the part of the Doctor in the first of six, ten-minute episodes.
Each
new episode is available from noon on Friday 2 August and every
Friday thereafter.
In
the second drama series, Real Time, the Doctor is sent to
planet Chronos to find and bring back several survey mission teams
that have vanished into thin air.
Accompanied
by his mature and loyal companion Dr Evelyn Smythe (Maggie Stables)
and a third survey crew (including comedians Lee and Herring), the
team are close to solving the mystery, when a member of their gang
mysteriously disappears.
The
Doctor realises that these disappearances are far more serious than
they thought. The Cybermen couldn't possibly be behind these strange
goings on聟 could they?
Colin
Baker said: "It's nice to get back to good storytelling 聳
it's a thumping good Cybermen story."
Richard
Fell, Head of 主播大秀 Fictionlab, said: "The previous series was
a huge hit with the fans but this time we've added a little humour
and a few surprises that the fans won't be expecting.
"We
are positive that the Cybermen won't disappoint the Dr Who posse."
Real
Time is the 主播大秀's second commissioned online series, following on
from the success of Dr Who: Death Comes to Time Internet Drama,
which gave the Cult site over 2.6 million page impressions in three
days.
This
series continues to give rise to a new form of "webtainment",
fusing audio drama with comic-strip animation to enhance the internet
viewing experience.
Notes
to Editors
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Doctor Who is the longest running science fiction series in the
world. The first episode was broadcast on 23 November 1963.
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Animations accompanying the audio clips are by top comic artist,
Lee Sullivan.
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For the first time ever Dr Who has been co-produced with the 主播大秀
by an independent company, Big Finish Productions.
Big
Finish are currently producing a successful range of Doctor Who
audio dramas on CD. More information is available from their .
(The 主播大秀 is not responsible for the content of external
internet sites).
is available through 主播大秀i. 主播大秀i is the name for the 主播大秀's interactive
services working across the web, digital TV and personal organisers,
providing a single signpost and easier way of getting to the 主播大秀's
great information, entertainment and education services.
Fascinating
facts about the Cybermen
Many
of Kylie's dance moves are influenced by the way Cybermen move -
as her style guru is a massive Dr Who fan.
Cybermen
aren't robots - as their name suggests, they are humans who have
gradually replaced their own flesh with more efficient bionic parts.
The
Cybermen were the only Doctor Who monster created by a scientist
- Dr Kit Pedler, who was worried about the extreme possibilities
of spare part surgery.
Star
Trek's villainous Cybernetic Borg, were, ahem, "influenced"
by the Cybermen.
The
Cybermen once launched their invasion of Earth through the sewers
by St Paul's Cathedral.
Cybermen
come from Earth's evil twin planet Mondas.
The
Cybermen first turned up in The Tenth Planet in 1966, causing the
first Doctor, William Hartnell, to regenerate.
Cyberman
design has evolved over the years - their costumes have featured
washing machine hose, plastic golf balls and wellington boots.
In
the seventies, the Cybermen had flares.
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