Commercial Releases
| Doctor Who book | |
|---|---|
| Doctor Who and the Cybermen | |
| Series | Target novelisations |
| Release number | 14 |
| Writer | Gerry Davis |
| Publisher | Target Books |
| Cover artist | Chris Achilleos |
| ISBN | 0-426-10575-3 |
| Release date | 20 February 1975 |
A novelisation of this serial, written by Gerry Davis, was published by Target Books in February 1975 under the title Doctor Who and the Cybermen. Davis opens the book with a lengthy history of the Cybermen and updates Ben and Polly to readers from the 1970s. A Turkish translation was published in 1975.
In July 1992, episodes two and four of this story were released on VHS as part of the video Cybermen - The Early Years. In November 2004, they were included in the Lost in Time DVD set, along with the audio tracks for episodes one and three.
As with all missing episodes, off-air recordings of the soundtrack exist due to contemporary fan efforts. In April 2001 these were released on CD, accompanied by linking narration from Frazer Hines.
This serial is set to be released on DVD on 21 October 2013, with animated versions of episodes 1 and 3.
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