Cyberon

Cyberon
Author	James Hornby
Cover artist	Callum and Stuart Brown, Warren Lewis
Publisher	Arcbeatle Press
Publication date	21 September 2020
Pages	300
ISBN	979-8-688-45856-5

Cyberon
Cyberon
Directed by	Bill Baggs
Written by	Lance Parkin
Produced by	Bill Baggs
Cinematography	Richard Hookings
Edited by	Alistair Lock
Music by	Alistair Lock
Distributed by	BBV
Release date	2000;
Running time	61 minutes
Language	English

Cyberon is a direct-to-video unofficial spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was released direct-to-DVD and produced by the independent production company BBV.^[2] It featured the Cyberons, a species created to resemble popular Doctor Who monsters, the Cybermen.^[3] The main character of the film, Lauren Anderson, later featured in Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough. Originally released on VHS, the film was not widely available on video. The story was released on DVD from online retailer Galaxy 4 in 2012.^[4]

Synopsis

Cyberon is the new experimental drug touted to heal Lauren Anderson's brain damaged patients. Dr. Tom Mordley tells her the drug will revolutionise medical science, but Cyberon has plans of its own.

Cast

Keith Bell - Cyberon
Jo Castleton - Lauren Anderson
Nancy Allen - Karen
P.J. Ochlan - Tom Mordley
Oliver Bradshaw - George Cooper
David Roeciffe - Ray
Camilla Ochlan - Denise

Novelisation

A novelisation of the film by James Hornby was published 21 September 2020 by Arcbeatle Press.^[5]^[6] The adapted novelisation also contained extra short stories featuring concepts and characters from Doctor Who related series such as P.R.O.B.E., the Virgin Missing Adventures, the Past Doctor Adventures and the Erimem series.^[5]^[7] An unabridged audiobook read by Nigel Peever was released for download in November 2021.

Title	Plot	Featuring	Author
"Flight of the Cyberons"	A group of Cyberons attempt to escape the clutches of the Earth Alliance to propagate their race.	Cyberons	James Hornby
"Cyberon"	The Cyberons try to spread their influence via an experimental new drug.	Lauren Anderson, Cyberons	James Hornby
"The Last Dose"	Louise Bayliss is called back to P.R.O.B.E. to deal with the fallout of Cyberon.	Louise Bayliss	James Hornby
"Silver-Tongued Liars"	Teenager Brittany Mordely finds a single leftover vial of Cyberon.	Patricia Haggard	James Wylder
"A Worthy Successor"	Giles of P.R.O.B.E. visits the Vault in Northumberland to investigate the coverup of several deaths.	Preternatural Research Bureau	James Hornby and James Wylder
"Barnyard of the Cyberons"	In the far future, the human race finds a new use for the drug known as Cyberon.	Chris Cwej	Tyche McPhee Letts

References

^ Rouner, Jef (14 May 2014). "Doctor Who: 5 Obscure Doctor Who Adventures That Are Free on YouTube". Houston Press. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ Rees, Dylan (2 April 2016). Downtime - The Lost Worlds of Doctor Who. Obverse Books. ISBN 978-1909031425.
^ "Cyberons, sexy Zygons and Mark Gatiss: The bizarre world of the unofficial Doctor Who spin-offs".
^ "BBV Productions Cyberon DVD".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Arcbeatle Press and BBV Productions Announce Cyberon Adaptation".
^ Cyberon is Back!! (YouTube video). Arcbeatle Press. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^ "CYBERON is Back! A New Novelization of the Doctor Who Spin-Off". 7 October 2020.

External links

Cyberon at IMDb

[houston-1] Rouner, Jef (14 May 2014). "Doctor Who: 5 Obscure Doctor Who Adventures That Are Free on YouTube". Houston Press. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[2] Rees, Dylan (2 April 2016). Downtime - The Lost Worlds of Doctor Who. Obverse Books. ISBN 978-1909031425.

[3] "Cyberons, sexy Zygons and Mark Gatiss: The bizarre world of the unofficial Doctor Who spin-offs".

[4] "BBV Productions Cyberon DVD".

[Arcbeatle-5] "Arcbeatle Press and BBV Productions Announce Cyberon Adaptation".

[6] Cyberon is Back!! (YouTube video). Arcbeatle Press. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[7] "CYBERON is Back! A New Novelization of the Doctor Who Spin-Off". 7 October 2020.

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