October 4th, 2024
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Doctor Who The Lost Stories Genesis of the Cybermen
A lost Cybermen story for the Fifth Doctor
You will become like us! Gerry Davis’s plans for the origin of an iconic villain become a full-cast audio drama, as Peter Davison stars in Genesis of the Cybermen, due for release in March 2025.
Big Finish’s acclaimed range Doctor Who – The Lost Stories takes ideas proposed during the classic era of the TV show and adapts them into full-cast audio dramas. The next release in the range reveals the origins of one of the Doctor’s greatest enemies – the Genesis of the Cybermen.
This story comes from the mind of one of the Cybermen’s original creators – Gerry Davis, the writer who, with Kit Pedler, first devised the Mondasian monsters and went on to write several of their TV stories.
The intended origins of the Cybermen never made it to screen; Davis pitched a story about their creation in the early 1980s, but it was rejected by producer John Nathan-Turner. Doctor Who fans may remember details of this adventure being printed in the 1988 book Cybermen by David Banks.
Now, the story has been adapted by David K Barnes into a full-cast audio drama. The Lost Stories: Genesis of the Cybermen stars Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, alongside Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, and Matthew Waterhouse as his companions Tegan, Nyssa, and Adric, with Nicholas Briggs as the Cybermen.
Doctor Who – The Lost Stories: Genesis of the Cybermen is now available to pre-order as a collector’s edition 2-disc CD (+ download for just £16.99) or download only (for just £13.99), exclusively from the Big Finish website.
A King lies dying in his castle. His eldest son Prince Sylvan is an artist with no desire to inherit a kingdom, while Prince Dega toils in his laboratory, dedicated to saving their dying people from extinction. They will all burn unless he succeeds.
When the TARDIS arrives, its crew believe they can help. But this planet is Mondas. And this is the Genesis of the Cybermen…
Producer and director David O’Mahony said: “The Cybermen have been one of the Doctor’s greatest opponents throughout the ages. They are brutal, uncaring and dedicatedly vicious.
“Gerry Davis’s ideas about their origin never made it onto TV, so it’s a total pleasure to bring this story to life with Peter Davison’s Doctor. Setting it pre-Earthshock gives it the feel of a brilliant prequel to the impending Cybermen stories that we know and love.”
Praise for The Lost Stories: Operation Werewolf, a recent release in the range:
“Thrilling, suspenseful and full of danger and derring-do, Operation Werewolf is a true gem of a story.” – Who Review
“[Writer Jonathan] Morris keeps things lively with a few Indiana Jones-style set-pieces and the odd cheeky riff on the 1980s sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo.” – Doctor Who Magazine
“A stunning addition to The Lost Stories that perfectly captures the spirit of its intended era.” – Doctor Who Reviews
“Put a huge smile on my face.” – Sci-Fi Pulse
Big Finish listeners can save money by pre-ordering Doctor Who – The Lost Stories: Genesis of the Cybermen together with 2025’s second Doctor Who – The Lost Stories adventure (title TBA, due for release in September 2025), in a multi-buy bundle on collector’s edition CD (+ download for just £32) or download only (for just £26).
All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release.
Please note: the collector’s edition double CDs are strictly limited to 2,000 copies and will not be repressed.
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1966
October 7th, 2024 - 12:48amSTICK WITH SPARE PARTS BEST GENESIS CYBERMAN STORY
James Paul
October 5th, 2024 - 12:05pmI intend to get this cd when it comes out next year.
Doug Who
October 5th, 2024 - 11:10amThis is one of those unmade stories I think I’m pleased remained that way…it always seemed a bit dated even for the 80s. To me it came across as rather old-fashioned and simplistic with its princes and art v science stuff. But it will be interesting to hear what Big Finish come up with. It will have to work very hard to beat ‘Spare Parts’ which is fantastic!
Andy R
October 5th, 2024 - 9:47amThis is the story which was published in the Cybermen book by David Banks back in the 1980s? (Or a version of it?).
Daniel
October 6th, 2024 - 2:32pmYes it’s in the Cybermen book from 1988. Three pages
Adsswho
October 4th, 2024 - 6:27pmI know they’ve technically already done this with spare parts over 2 decades ago, but i’m still really excited for this! I love the lost stories range and I’m glad it’s made a comeback recently.
David Minter
October 4th, 2024 - 1:51pmOh, I had forgotten about the existence of this! A great addition to the Lost Stories range.
I’d love to see a Lost Stories adaptation of the original script for The Brain Of Morbius, if it still exists somewhere. I guess, technically, it’s not a “lost” story as it does exist in another form. 🙂 But, Return Of The Cybermen and Genesis Of Terror are part of the Lost Stories range and they do exist as TV made alternate versions.
Doug Who
October 5th, 2024 - 11:18amYes the version of ‘Brain of Morbius’ with the robot would be interesting. The original six-part ‘Hand of Fear’ might be cool too.