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	Terror of the Autons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Terror of the Autons is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from January 2 to January 23, 1971.
		UNIT troops engage the Autons while the Doctor and Jo pursue the Master into the facility's control room where the Master is opening the radio frequency for the Nestene invasion force to come through.
		The Nestenes and their Auton automata first appeared in the 1970 serial, Spearhead from Space and are the first monsters to appear in the revived 2005 series, in the episode Rose.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Terror_of_the_Autons (1860 words)

	Auton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Autons are essentially life sized plastic dummies, animated by the Nestene Consciousness, an extraterrestrial, disembodied gestalt intelligence which first arrived on Earth in hollow plastic meteorites.
		The Nestenes' first attempt to invade the Earth, using these more human-looking Autons to replace key government figures, was thwarted by UNIT with the help of the Doctor, who also destroyed their invasion form, a multi-tentacled cephalopod.
		The filming of scenes involving the Autons were witnessed by the public at a location shoot in Cardiff for the 2006 series in March 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Auton (1030 words)

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		The Taming of the Autons by Brett Walther
		Terror Of The Autons marks the change that would set the tone for the majority of the Pertwee era, as season eight is more "cosy" than the gritty season seven, even if some of the realism still remains.
		The Taming of the Autons by Brett Walther 1/10/04
	www.pagefillers.com /dwrg/terra.htm (8996 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Doctor Who Enemies: Autons
		Autons themselves were no more than animated plastic, whether that be in the form of tailor's dummies, mannequins, dolls, armchairs or replica daffodils - even exact plastic replicas of people.
		Unfortunately, the plan backfired somewhat as, in 'Terror of the Autons', there were scenes of children's toys mauling adults and, most controversially, policemen that were revealed to be killer Autons.
		Although they were never referred to as Autons in the episode, the shop window dummies were once again controlled by the Nestene Consciousness and were clearly intended to replicate the 1970s originals (even down to the sound effect used for their wrist guns).
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A1090126 (1623 words)

	Auton - Tardis
		The Nestenes' first attempt to invade the Earth, using the human-looking Autons to replace key government figures, was thwarted by UNIT with the help of the Doctor, who also destroyed their invasion form, which manifested in the corporeal form of a multi-tentacled cephalopod.
		The Doctor convinced the Master that the Nestenes were too dangerous to be reliable allies, and they reversed the radio beam the invasion force was coming in on, sending it back into space ("Terror of the Autons").
		This latest invasion force also made use of Auton facsimiles that could change the shape of their features and limbs, and were animated by the Nestenes via telepathic projection.
	tardis.wikia.com /wiki/Auton (475 words)

	Outpost Gallifrey: Reviews
		As might be expected from a Robert Holmes story, ‘Terror of the Autons’ has some great dialogue and excellent characterisation, but it also signals a considerable change in emphasis for the series in comparison with ‘Inferno’.
		The second character that debuts in ‘Terror of the Autons’ and represents a downward slide is Captain Yates.
		The Autons themselves are less successful due to the change in their appearance; in their debut story, they had hollow empty eye sockets and sculpted, pouting mouths, which gave them an eerie, zombie-like feeling.
	www.gallifreyone.com /review.php?id=3e (1373 words)

	Terror of the Autons
		The Doctor also suggests that the Autons that are here are just a diversionary threat, and that their main force is waiting to land.
		The coach with Farrel and the Autons are driving down a country lane, and are followed by a biker.
		The Autons that are attacking the UNIT troops, start to look disorientated, and start to fall down one by one.
	www.drwhoguide.com /who_3e.htm (3881 words)

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		The scenes with the Autons are all particularly strong, with scenes such as Ransom being stalked at the plastics factory and the window-dummies coming alive both being classic moments in the history of the program.
		Terror Of The Autons is also entertaining, the Master tended to steal the Autons' thunder.
		While the Autons are convincing, the Nestene consciousness is pants, and this is a particular shame as the unfortunate mass of rubber tentacles makes up the climax to the story, though once it dies, the Autons suddenly collapsing as though their strings had been cut at least partly makes up for it.
	pagefillers.com /dwrg/spea.htm (8986 words)

	Autons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Autons are the creations of the Nestenes, they were made from living plastic and could be any shape.
		The Autons appeared in Spearhead From Space and The Terror of the Autons.
		The Autons were in Spearhead From Space and The Terror of The Autons
	www.wilson203.freeserve.co.uk /MyDoctorWhoSiteTheAutons.html (162 words)

	Doctor Who: Species - Autons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Autons are plastic mannequin's that are controlled by the Nestene conciousness.
		The Autons were discovered when UNIT began to investigate the plastics factory after a former employee, after being fired, broke into the factory and was pursued by an Auton.
		Autons are practically indestructible, being made entirely of plastic.
	www.mentalis.co.uk /dwid4/species/autons (191 words)

	Target Practice #014: Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Episode Three: When the Master and the Autons first appear in their coach, Dicks has a bit of fun with word-play: 'The Master's TARDIS, now a horse-box of a different colour, was parked nearby.' Mr.
		We are witness to the creation of an Auton, which seems rather like making a plastic cast without a mould; oddly enough, the plastic instantly solidifies after forming the Auton shape.
		The Auton faces are described as 'blank, lumpy, unfinished', which is perhaps a bit different from those on television (which always struck me as blank and smooth).
	www.targetpractice.org.uk /t1975/target014.htm (1500 words)

	KID SHIRT: TERROR OF THE AUTONS
		Loki, yesterday, on "Showroom Dummies": people who seem to have have forgotten the lines from their own Life Scripts.
		So, it seems almost appropriate that today's paper should run a teaser photo from the forthcoming new Doctor Who series featuring The Doctor scrapping with an Auton: the original, never-bettered, sinister animated shop-mannequins...
		After the first airing, the A[ustralian]BC never showed that mannequin episode of doctor who again because it was too scary...
	kidshirt.blogspot.com /2005/02/terror-of-autons.html (84 words)

	Doctor Who - Terror of the Autons : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Whereas the first Auton adventure made us look twice at dummies, I mean mannequins, in this story the plastic combining Nestene conciousness develops a whole new series of lines, including telephone cables, daffodils and oversized masks.
		The Autons walking about in their freakish carnival masks is another.
		While "Spearhead From Space" was basically a horror tale, with a cold, creepy feel to it; "Terror of the Autons" is an action oriented remake.
	www.pagenation.com /an/6303482643.html (1773 words)

	Outpost Gallifrey: Episode Guide
		The Nestene and the Autons were to return in an ultimately canceled story, "Yellow Fever and How To Cure It" during season 23; the production was canceled in the 1985 hiatus as Robert Holmes died before beginning work.
		Released as "Terror of the Autons" in the UK [April 1993] and Australia/New Zealand [June 1993] (BBC catalog #4957), US/Canada [June 1995] (WHV catalog #E1276); episodic format, cover illustration by Alister Pearson.
		Novelised as "Doctor Who -- Terror of the Autons" by Terrance Dicks (Target #63), hardcover and paperback, first released in 1975 with cover art by Peter Brookes and interior illustration by Alan Willow.
	www.gallifreyone.com /episode.php?id=3e (1750 words)

	Terror of the Autons
		Aided by the Brigadier and his enthusiastic new assistant Jo Grant, only the Doctor can combat their evil power, but first he must defeat the Master.
		Only a fl and white version and an edited color American NTSC standard version remained, until now when technology worthy of the Doctor himself has reconciled the two, synchronizing them into one full color version.
		While "Terror of the Autons" is little more than a rehash of the previous year's "Spearhead from Space" it is noteworthy in its introduction of the most successful villain that Doctor Who has ever had to face, The Master (portrayed by Roger Delgado).
	www.dwwa.net /dwvwe/vhs/dr3/terrorautons.html (408 words)

	Dr Who Terror Of The Autons Review: Doctor Who t-shirts and DVD/video reviews from Androzani.com
		Buy this Dr Who video: UK The first time we saw Terror Of The Autons, we thought it was rubbish: a sad rehash of the much better Auton story Spearhead, with horrible CSO as far as the eye could see.
		The UNIT body count remains as horrific as ever, the Autons although not as scary as the first time still send a chill down the spine, and the deaths by doll and by plastic chair are an uneasy combination of hilarious and gruesome.
		He's probably at his most callous and menacing in Terror Of The Autons, and that's got to be a good thing.
	www.androzani.com /autons.shtml (956 words)

	Terror of the Autons Retcon;Doctor Who;Jo Grant;Katy Manning;Third Doctor;Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart;Jon Pertwee;Jeri ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Doctor jerks the steering wheel hard to the right, sending the car into a ditch, and he and Jo try to escape through the surrounding forest/rock quarry (depending on whether you are reading the novelisation (forest) or watching the TV show (rock quarry)).
		The Autons pursue and shoot at them from the energy blasters hidden in their hands.
		The Autons are just as deadly as they proved in their first attack on earth (Spearhead from Space, which featured the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw), and just as hard to destroy.
	www.jeriwho.net /whofic/autons.htm (4764 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons, Episode 4 : Main
		In the conclusion of the four-part story "Terror of the Autons," the Master (Roger Delgado...
		In the conclusion of the four-part story "Terror of the Autons," the Master (Roger Delgado) steps up his plan to take over the world with the aid of the Nestene Consciousness -- not to mention the Nestene's dreaded Autons.
		Aware that the Master, as a fellow Time Lord, is savvy to his bag of tricks, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) deplo...
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/196050/moviemain.jhtml (120 words)

	A Brief History Of Time (Travel): Terror Of The Autons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Holmes had written that the daffodils (and the troll dolls, who were subsequently removed from the story's latter stages) would be animated when the temperature reached a certain level -- a level which would be obtained thanks to a fortuitously incipient heat wave in Britain.
		First, Dicks realised that the story's new title meant that an Auton needed to appear somewhere in part one, inspiring the inclusion of the scene where the Master animates an Auton.
		The first product of this electronic surgery, Terror Of The Autons part one, was broadcast on January 2nd, 1971, signalling the start of Doctor Who's eighth season.
	www.physics.mun.ca /~sps/serials/eee.html (2104 words)

	Autons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		asquerading as simple shop-window mannequins the Auton soldiers are plastic brought to life.
		With guns built into their hands they smash down the windows of department stores and march relentlessly along city streets gunning down all who stand in their way.
		The Autons also made a long awaited return to the series in the very first episode of the new series with Christopher Eccleston - "Rose"
	www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk /auton.html (135 words)

	Terror of the Autons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Terror Of The Autons by Robert Holmes, directed by Barry Letts
		The Doctor is warned of a new threat to the Earth -- the evil renegade Time Lord known as the Master has arrived.
		The Doctor must stop the Autons for a second time, but this time with the knowledge that he is going head to head with a being who is quite possibly his equal.
	www.hillcity-comics.com /drwho/eps55.htm (114 words)

	Terror of the Autons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Doctor tracks the Master’s operation back to the circus, but when he and Jo investigate, they are taken captive by the carnival folk; they are saved by two policemen in a patrol car, only to discover that their rescuers are in fact killer Auton duplicates.
		While the UNIT forces attempt pinpoint the location of the bus, the Master gains access to UNIT headquarters and captures the Doctor and Jo; returning to the bus, he then begins preparations to use the radio telescope to send the activation signal for the daffodils.
		However, when the Doctor convinces the Master that the Autons will never acknowledge his control over them, the two Time Lords team up and use the telescope to repel the Nestene Consciouness back into space.
	www.clivebanks.co.uk /Terroroftheautons.htm (394 words)

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		Perhaps one of the hardest hit of the Pertwee backlash, whereas trounced former greats like Terror of the Autons have now clawed back most of their reputation, this one is still met with a cool response since the video release confirmed those fears.
		This is an important story in that even though Terror of the Autons was comicbook like, this is the first Pertwee story to fully trip the line between science fiction and science fantasy.
		Apart from the design similarity of their craft, this isn't horrific aliens that are really ambassadors, but ambassadors that are really horrific aliens.
	grke.net /anorak/Axos.html (1394 words)

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