No helmet bars

Enlarged metal braincase

Cyber Controller (The Age of Steel)

Transparent braincase

Glowing Eyes

Connection bolts on chest

Cybus Industries logo

CYBER-PLANNER

Cyber-Planner (The Wheel in Space)

Immobile unit

Metal frame

Transparent rods

Egg-like braincase

Cyber-Planner (The Invasion)

Immobile unit

Metal frame

Transparent rods

Funny voice

CYBERLEADER

Cyberleader (Revenge of the Cybermen)

Black helmet

Black helmet bars

Cyberleader (Earthshock)

Black helmet bars

Cyberleader (The Next Doctor)

Black helmet bars

Black face plate

Transparent braincase

CYBER LIEUTENANT (Earthshock)

No distinguishing marks

CYBER-SCOUT (Attack)

Black all over to blend into shadows (or sewers)

CYBER-TROOPER

Cyber-Trooper (The Tenth Planet)

Large headlamp

Cloth mask

Bulky chest plate

Human hands

Cyber-Trooper (The Moonbase)

Sleeker helmet and chest unit

External hydraulic tubing

No individual fingers

Can shoot electricity from wrist

Cyber-Trooper (The Invasion)

Expanded helmet

Teardrops on eyes

Stronger build

Cyber-Trooper (Earthshock)

Transparent jaw plate

Chest plate extended to shoulders

Largely uses cyber-guns

Cyber-Trooper (Doomsday)

Robotic body containing human brain

Cybus Industries logo

Head contains tranquilliser darts

Wrist-mounted gun

CYBERMATS

Cybermat (The Tomb of the Cybermen)

Segmented bodies

Bulbous eyes

Base sensors

Antennae

Cybermat (The Wheel in Space)

No antennae

Glowing eyes

Cybermat (Revenge of the Cybermen)

Larger

Longer

No eyes

Injects poison

Cybermat (Closing Time)

Smaller

Teardrop eye pieces

Razor-sharp organic teeth

CYBERSHADES (The Next Doctor)

Possibly contain brain of cat or dog

Shaggy fur

Bronzed face-mask

Slanted helmet bars

CYBER CONVERTS

MAPPING THE WEB OF FEAR

In The Web of Fear, Central London and the Underground system was taken over by an infestation of the Great Intelligence’s web fungus and its Yeti robots. Follow the handy Who-ology tourist guide if you fancy some Yeti spotting.

Goodge Street Fortress: Central army base in the fight against the Great Intelligence’s Yeti, located beneath Goodge Street Station

Charing Cross Underground Station: Location of army explosives and the Doctor’s first Yeti encounter

Covent Garden Underground Station: TARDIS landing site. ‘LONDONERS FLEE! MENACE SPREADS!’ sign. Location of Colonel Lethbridge Stewart’s above-ground battle with the Yeti

Holborn Underground Station: Location of Yeti attack on army supply truck

Tunnel barricade: Battle with Yeti somewhere between Holborn and the Goodge Street Fortress

Kings Cross Underground Station: Yeti sighting, holding a glass control pyramid

Monument Underground Station: Web advance along the Circle Line, trapping Jamie and Evans

St Paul’s Underground Station: Scene of Evans and Jamie’s escape from the web advance

Piccadilly Circus Underground Station: Stronghold of the Great Intelligence where Victoria and Travers are held hostage. Location of the final battle

MONSTER MAKE-UP

How long does it take to get a monster ready for action in the new series?

The Gunslinger – Three hours with a team of two. The gun arm was added on set due to its extreme weight.

Dalek puppet slave – Three hours to add the Dalek eyestalks and lights. The Dalek-ised corpses were easier, being a mask pulled over the performers head, taking just one hour to apply.

Judoon Captain – Thirty minutes to get into the costume and then another ten minutes to attach the animatronic head

Silent – Ten minutes to add mask and gloves

Silurian – Three hours (although a little longer if their scaly mitts are un-gloved)

Slitheen – Three hours

Sontaran – Three hours

Weeping Angel – Two hours. Two make-up artists work on each Lonely Assassin, although the wings and skirts aren’t added until on set or location as – ironically – it’s difficult for the performers to move with them on.

FIVE

LOTS OF PLANETS HAVE A NORTH

A ROUGH GUIDE TO EARTH AND OTHER WORLDS

‘There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea’s asleep, and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song…’

The Doctor, Survival

While we may never know exactly why the Doctor left Gallifrey, one thing is certain. He never tires of exploring strange new planets – although he can’t help but be drawn to a small blue planet in Mutter’s Spiral.

‘I have a place in mind that’s on the way, well, more or less, give or take a parsec or two. It’s my home from home. It’s called Earth.’

The Doctor, Logopolis