NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 361: "Revenge of the Cybermen" Is Up!

 
"Did you make the rocks fall, Harry?"
"Well...I suppose I must've done that, yes..."
"...Yes, yes...HARRY SULLIVAN IS AN IMBECILE!!!"
-- The Fourth Doctor and Harry Sullivan, Doctor Who: "Revenge of the Cybermen"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "Revenge of the Cybermen", the fifth serial from Doctor Who Season 12 in 1975, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan, and Jeremy Wilkin as Professor Kellman!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse getting a free iPad at his Christmas party, Jesse's thoughts on watching "Revenge of the Cybermen" for the first time, Robert Holmes rewriting Gerry Davis' story "Return of the Cybermen", director Michael E. Briant's wife unleashing an ancient curse on the production team, Kellman's secret radio transmitter being the same prop used in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die, this serial featuring the first appearance of the Seal of Rassilon, this serial being the first Doctor Who story released on VHS, Betamax and Laserdisc home video, our love of the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane's chemistry, the Doctor's shit-eating grin knowing that Harry wouldn't be able to keep the Time Ring, how Harry Sullivan and Rory Williams are similar, the Cybermat attacking Sarah Jane and infecting her with the cyber-virus, Kellman booby-trapping his own room to kill the Doctor, the Doctor calling Harry an imbecile, Kellman being revealed as a double-agent working for the Vogans, the Vogans trying to keep the Cybermen from blowing up their plant, how to tell the two Vogan factions apart, the Cybermen's obvious plan to blow up the planet of gold, the Rubik's Snake, the Cyber-Leader and Ashad the Lone Cyberman, trying to get Jesse to watch Alien: Earth, our favorite quotes from the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Sandi from Oregon and Dave Proctor, Jesse's love of Pluribus, our upcoming schedule for the first third of 2026, finally having a new Special Guest Companion joining us, and more!

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Be sure to come back in four weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I are joined by new special guest companion Mike McCarty as we discuss "Planet of Evil", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 13 in 1975, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, and Frederick Jaeger as Professor Sorenson!