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'''Julius Silverstein''' was a wealthy [[Jewish]] businessman and collector of rare artefacts with his own private [[museum]]. He purchased a deactivated [[robot Yeti]] from Professor [[Edward Travers]], who had acquired it in [[Tibet]] in [[1935]]. Thirty years later, Travers — having succeeded in reactivating a Yeti [[control sphere]] which later vanished — went to Silverstein and requested that he return the Yeti, warning him of the danger. However, Silverstein refused to listen, and was killed by the reactivated Yeti soon afterwards. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]'') | '''Julius Silverstein''' was a wealthy [[Jewish]] businessman and collector of rare artefacts with his own private [[museum]]. He purchased a deactivated [[robot Yeti]] from Professor [[Edward Travers]], who had acquired it in [[Tibet]] in [[1935]]. Thirty years later, Travers — having succeeded in reactivating a Yeti [[control sphere]] which later vanished — went to Silverstein and requested that he return the Yeti, warning him of the danger. However, Silverstein refused to listen, and was killed by the reactivated Yeti soon afterwards. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* The character was named Emil Julius in the [[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear|novelisation]] in order to remove the offensive Jewish stereotype. | |||
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Revision as of 21:13, 11 October 2013
Julius Silverstein was a wealthy Jewish businessman and collector of rare artefacts with his own private museum. He purchased a deactivated robot Yeti from Professor Edward Travers, who had acquired it in Tibet in 1935. Thirty years later, Travers — having succeeded in reactivating a Yeti control sphere which later vanished — went to Silverstein and requested that he return the Yeti, warning him of the danger. However, Silverstein refused to listen, and was killed by the reactivated Yeti soon afterwards. (TV: The Web of Fear)
Behind the scenes
- The character was named Emil Julius in the novelisation in order to remove the offensive Jewish stereotype.
