"as well as the ones which had previously appeared in ""A Good Man Goes to War"". This is because the Cybermen from ""Rise of the Cybermen"" originated from a parallel universe, while the prime universe has its own Cybermen from the planet Mondas, as seen in the classic series. As the Cybermen that feature in ""Closing Time"" were barely surviving, the production team made them look broken down and as if they had been cannibalising parts to survive. The suits were already worn to an extent, as they had been used so often in the five years since they were"
"they insist on taking Nyssa home with them. Meanwhile, the Doctor finds his way into the shop of Thomas Dodd, a dealer in human body parts for transplant. Dodd confirms the Doctor’s suspicion that the planet he has landed on is indeed Mondas, and explains that the population is down to a few thousand in a single underground city. Mondas has drifted so far from any star that the surface is no longer habitable. The Doctor intends to return to the TARDIS, but Dodd tries to stop him as curfew has fallen. Outside the shop they encounter a cybernetic Policeman,"
"Wilfred Mott Wilfred ""Wilf"" Mott is a recurring fictional character in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", played by Bernard Cribbins. He is the grandfather of the Tenth Doctor's companion Donna Noble, and father of character Sylvia Noble. As companion to the Doctor, an alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, Donna travelled through space and time in the show's 2008 series, having numerous adventures. A believer in extraterrestrial life himself, Wilf was proud of his granddaughter's adventures and helped to keep them a secret from her overbearing mother. Wilf later became the Tenth Doctor's final companion in"
"Kinda (Doctor Who) Kinda is the third serial of the 19th season of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 1 to 9 February 1982. In the serial, the Mara, an alien being from another plane uses the dreams of the time-travelling air stewardess Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) to reach the planet Deva Loka. The Mara takes over the body of the Kinda Aris (Adrian Mills) to attack colonists on the planet. An Earth colonisation survey expedition to the beautiful jungle planet Deva Loka is being depleted as"
"New Earth (Doctor Who) ""New Earth"" is the first episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". It was first broadcast on BBC One on 15 April 2006. The episode is set five billion years in the future on the planet New Earth, a planet humanity settled on following the destruction of the Earth in the 2005 episode ""The End of the World"". In the episode, the alien time traveller the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant), his travelling companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), and their old enemy Lady Cassandra (Zoë Wanamaker) uncover many artificially-grown humans"
"The Mutants The Mutants is the fourth serial of the ninth season of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 8 April to 13 May 1972. The serial is set on and high above the Earth colony world Solos in the 30th century. In the serial, the Marshal of Solos (Paul Whitsun-Jones) plots to change Solos' atmosphere to make it breathable for humans but not for the native Solonians. At the same time, the alien time traveller the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) delivers a set of tablets containing"
"The Time Monster The Time Monster is the fifth and final serial of the ninth season of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 20 May to 24 June 1972. The serial is set in a village near Cambridge as well as the mythical city of Atlantis. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Master (Roger Delgado) seeks the power of Kronos (Marc Boyle and Ingrid Bower), a being that exists outside of time and space, so that he can control the universe. The Master, posing as"
"Frontios Frontios is the third serial of the 21st season of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 26 January to 3 February 1984. Set in the far future, the serial involves the alien Gravis (John Gillett) enslaving the last surviving humans to mine the planet for use as a spaceship for the Gravis. The TARDIS lands in the far future, on the planet Frontios, where some of the last vestiges of humanity are struggling for survival. The planet is being attacked by meteorite showers orchestrated by an"
"The Monster of Peladon The Monster of Peladon is the fourth serial of the 11th season of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 23 March to 27 April 1974. The serial is set on the mineral-rich planet Peladon 50 years after the 1972 serial ""The Curse of Peladon"". In the serial, the engineer Eckersley (Donald Gee) and the rogue Ice Warrior Commander Azaxyr (Alan Bennion) conspire to take over the planet and sell its minerals to Peladon's enemies in Galaxy Five. On the planet Peladon a power"
"the episode, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) must save himself and the remaining human population of a gigantic colony ship from Mondas, while also dealing with two different incarnations of the Master (Michelle Gomez and John Simm) at once. The episode features a cameo from the First Doctor, now portrayed by David Bradley. He had previously played William Hartnell, the original First Doctor actor, in the 2013 ""Doctor Who"" docudrama ""An Adventure in Space and Time"". Aboard the colony ship reversing from the event horizon of a black hole, the Doctor finds Bill has been converted into a Cyberman. The Master"
"Adric like Sabu – a little wild boy who couldn't speak. I would talk to him rather like Basil Fawlty talks to Manuel, and he'd just nod or shake his head. But John [Nathan-Turner] didn't like that idea."" Adric Adric is a fictional character played by Matthew Waterhouse in the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". He was a young native of the planet Alzarius, which exists in the parallel universe of E-Space. A companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, he was a regular in the programme from 1980 to 1982 and appeared in 11 stories (40"
"Sontaran The Sontarans () ; are a fictional race of extraterrestrial humanoids created by Robert Holmes for the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", also seen in spin-off series ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". They are a warrior race characterised by their ruthlessness and fearlessness of death. During rehearsals for their first appearance, Kevin Lindsay, who portrayed the original Sontaran, Linx, pronounced the race's name as """"son-TAR-an""."" Alan Bromly, the director, tried to correct him by saying it should be pronounced with the stress on the first syllable. Lindsay declared ""Well, I think it's """"son-TAR-an"""", and since I'm from the"
"from the planet Smogula, Czar Zosta, Dr. Killemoff, and Psycho wreaked ecological havoc with the help of Tromaville's corrupt Mayor Grody. Bonehead, a street punk who bullied Melvin, joins them in the first episode. Dr. Killemoff and Czar Zosta were cockroach-like extraterrestrials from the planet Smogula, which is a world where pollution is natural as fresh air and water is natural to Earth. Natives of Smogula thrive on pollution and need it to survive. For unexplained reasons, Czar Zosta and other Smogulans were able to withstand Earth's atmosphere without problems while Dr. Killemoff wears an breathing apparatus to survive. Dr."
"Vortis (Doctor Who) Vortis is a fictional planet in the (equally fictional) Isop galaxy, created by Bill Strutton and originally featuring in six 1965 BBC episodes of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", collectively titled ""The Web Planet"", and featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor. It also appeared in an original ""Doctor Who"" novel, ""Twilight of the Gods"", one of the Virgin Missing Adventures range. and an audio drama, ""Return to the Web Planet"", produced by Big Finish Productions. The popularity of ""The Web Planet"" meant that two of the species inhabiting Vortis, the ant-like Zarbi and"
"Issue 100 on 31 October 2012. Frontios Frontios is the third serial of the 21st season of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 26 January to 3 February 1984. Set in the far future, the serial involves the alien Gravis (John Gillett) enslaving the last surviving humans to mine the planet for use as a spaceship for the Gravis. The TARDIS lands in the far future, on the planet Frontios, where some of the last vestiges of humanity are struggling for survival. The planet is being attacked"
"History of the Time Lords The Time Lords are a fictional humanoid species originating on the planet Gallifrey, seen in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". Time Lords are so called because they are able to travel in and manipulate time through prolonged exposure to the time vortex. Details of the history of the Time Lords in the television series are sketchy and, as is usual for ""Doctor Who"" continuity, fraught with supposition and contradiction. This history covers the various versions given on screen and in the spin-off media based on the television series. What little has actually"
"Who DVD Files in Issue 93 on 25 July 2012 (minus any special features). Kinda (Doctor Who) Kinda is the third serial of the 19th season of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 1 to 9 February 1982. In the serial, the Mara, an alien being from another plane uses the dreams of the time-travelling air stewardess Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) to reach the planet Deva Loka. The Mara takes over the body of the Kinda Aris (Adrian Mills) to attack colonists on the planet. An Earth"
"Monsters (2010 film) Monsters is a 2010 British science fiction horror film written and directed by Gareth Edwards in his feature film directorial debut. Edwards also served as the cinematographer, production designer, and visual effects artist. ""Monsters"" takes place years after a NASA probe crash in Mexico which led to the sudden appearance of giant tentacled monsters. It follows Andrew Kaulder (Scoot McNairy), an American photojournalist tasked with escorting his employer's daughter Samantha Wynden (Whitney Able) back to the US by crossing through Mexico's ""Infected Zone"" where the creatures reside. Edwards conceived the idea for the film after seeing fishermen"
"to the TARDIS to get a heavier coat, the Doctor and Amy meet the inhabitants of the planet, called Morphans, who capture them as they are convinced the Doctor's psychic paper is a conjure which is banned by their religion. A young woman named Bel Flurrish believes they are connected to her missing sister Vesta, who disappeared the previous night. The Doctor denies that they know anything about Vesta and gains Bel's trust; he uses his sonic screwdriver to unlock their cage and the three sneak out from the council of Morphans to look for Vesta. Bel tells the Doctor"
"disc in Region 1 on 6 July 2010. The Time Monster The Time Monster is the fifth and final serial of the ninth season of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 20 May to 24 June 1972. The serial is set in a village near Cambridge as well as the mythical city of Atlantis. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Master (Roger Delgado) seeks the power of Kronos (Marc Boyle and Ingrid Bower), a being that exists outside of time and space, so that he"
"Mordin Solus Mordin Solus is a fictional character in BioWare's ""Mass Effect"" franchise, who serves as a party member (or ""squadmate"") in ""Mass Effect 2"". A salarian (one of ""Mass Effect""s alien races) physician and life scientist, Mordin strengthened a weakening artificial sterility plague, named the genophage, used against the krogan—a fast-breeding warlike alien race. Fast-talking and affable, Mordin is guided by scientific principles and logic rather than morals. He returns in ""Mass Effect 3"", where he has developed a cure for the genophage and intends to distribute it in the atmosphere of Tuchanka, the krogan homeworld. The character is"
"Day of the Moon ""Day of the Moon"" is the second episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". Written by show runner Steven Moffat, and directed by Toby Haynes, the episode was first broadcast on 30 April 2011 on BBC One in the United Kingdom and on BBC America in the United States. The episode is the second of a two-part story that began with ""The Impossible Astronaut"" on 23 April. In 1969 America, alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith) along with his companions Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur"
"Ogron Ogrons are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". Ogrons are low-intelligence, ape-like hominids who live in scattered communities on the rocky planet Ograviss, on the outer fringes of the Milky Way, far from the central spaceways. The dominant lifeform on their home planet Ograviss, is a giant slug-like lizard named the Eater, which preys on and is prayed to by the Ogrons. Ogrons are hired mercenaries. Those who have employed their services include the Daleks and the Master when he was working for the Daleks. On some human planets, Ogrons are employed"
"direction. But as Russell says, we wouldn't have started this whole line of thinking if he hadn't heard ""Spare Parts"" in the first place."" ""Spare Parts"" takes place on the planet Mondas of the regular Doctor Who universe, rather than the parallel Earth of ""Rise of the Cybermen"", and the two stories feature two entirely separate races of Cybermen. In the revived Series 10 finale ""World Enough and Time""/""The Doctor Falls"", the Twelfth Doctor and his companions encounter an alternate 'Genesis of the Cybermen', as it is described by The Master, onboard a colony ship that originated from Mondas. The"
"Mongo (fictional planet) Mongo is a fictional planet where the comic strip (and later movie serials) of ""Flash Gordon"" takes place. Mongo was created by the comics artist Alex Raymond in 1934, with the assistance of Raymond's ghostwriter Don Moore. Mongo is depicted as being ruled by a usurper named Ming the Merciless, who is shown as ruling Mongo in a harsh and oppressive manner. The planet is depicted as being inhabited by different cultures, and having a varying ecosystem. The technology of these cultures varies from groups at a Stone Age level, to highly technologically advanced peoples. At the"
"Gridlock (Doctor Who) ""Gridlock"" is the third episode of the third series of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast on BBC One on 14 April 2007. It was written by Russell T Davies and directed by Richard Clark. The episode is set five billion years in the future on the planet New Earth, a planet humanity settled on following the destruction of the Earth in the 2005 episode ""The End of the World"". In the episode, alien time traveller The Doctor (David Tennant) and his new travelling companion Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) discover the"
"Draconian (Doctor Who) The Draconians are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the planet Draconia. They were featured in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". Their only television appearance to date was in the 1973 serial ""Frontier in Space"". Unlike many ""monster"" races in ""Doctor Who"", the Draconians were articulate and portrayed as having a sophisticated and advanced culture like feudal Japan. In later interviews, actor Jon Pertwee cited the Draconians as his favourite of all the monsters he had encountered during his time as the Third Doctor. In ""Frontier in Space"" (1973), the sole television appearance of the"
"Monster (The Outer Limits) ""Monster"" is an episode of ""The Outer Limits"" television show. It was first broadcast on July 10, 1998, during the fourth season. The four people gathered in the top-secret research facility seem at first to have nothing in common: Ford Maddox (Harry Hamlin) is a former spy, Rachel Sanders (Nicole de Boer) is a nurse, Roger Beckersly (Aaron Pearl) is an Army Ranger and Louise McDonnaugh (Bridget O'Sullivan) is a computer programmer. What has brought them together is their telekinetic ability, a talent that Mr. Brown (Robert Guillaume), a CIA project head, hopes to exploit through"
"Amy Pond Amelia Pond, commonly known as Amy Pond, is a fictional character portrayed by Karen Gillan in the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". Amy is a companion of the series protagonist the Doctor, in his eleventh incarnation, played by Matt Smith. She appears in the programme from the fifth series (2010) to midway through the seventh series (2012). The Doctor first meets Amelia when she is seven years old (portrayed by Caitlin Blackwood) and disturbed by a crack in her wall (that is actually one of several cracks in the universe). He promises to return to"
"Bent"", in which a rusted Cyberman is imprisoned in the Cloisters of Gallifrey. The origin of the Cybermen of Mondas is told in the two-episode series 10 finale ""World Enough and Time"" / ""The Doctor Falls"", when a Mondasian colony ship is stuck escaping the gravity of a black hole for many years. The human-like Mondasians, assisted unknowingly by the Master (John Simm), begin upgrading their population to adapt to life aboard the decaying ship. The Doctor reflects on all the societies that have created Cybermen and concludes that the Cybermen is an example of parallel evolution: a concept that"
"Adric Adric is a fictional character played by Matthew Waterhouse in the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". He was a young native of the planet Alzarius, which exists in the parallel universe of E-Space. A companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, he was a regular in the programme from 1980 to 1982 and appeared in 11 stories (40 episodes). The name Adric is an anagram derived from Nobel Prize-winning physicist Paul Dirac. Waterhouse is the youngest male actor to play a companion so far in the series. Adric first appears in the Fourth Doctor serial ""Full"
"eventually removed all emotion from their brains, to maintain their sanity, the natives installed a drive propulsion system so they could pilot the planet itself through space. As the original race was limited in numbers and were continually being depleted, the Mondasians – now Cybermen – became a race of conquerors who reproduced by taking other organic beings and forcibly changing them into Cybermen. These Cybermen fight against the First Doctor (William Hartnell) when the Cybermen attempt to drain the Earth's energy to make way for Mondas' return to the solar system. However, Mondas absorbs too much energy from Earth,"
"The Girl Who Waited ""The Girl Who Waited"" is the tenth episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", and was first broadcast on BBC One and BBC America on 10 September 2011. It was written by Tom MacRae and was directed by Nick Hurran. In the episode, alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith) takes his companions Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and her husband Rory (Arthur Darvill) to the planet Apalapucia for a holiday, but they find that the planet is on quarantine as the two-hearted natives are susceptible to a deadly plague."