RT 4990

RT 4990
Cover date:	22 - 28 February 2020
Release date:	18 February 2020
Publisher:	Immediate Media Company
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The 4990th issue of Radio Times was published on Tuesday 18 February, and covered television and radio listings for 22 - 28 February 2020.

It covered Doctor Who's presence at the 2020 Radio Times Covers Party, and also touched upon the broadcast of Ascension of the Cybermen.

Contents

Regulars

• "Sunday Choices: The pick of today's TV".
  • Doctor Who, 7.10pm, BBC1
  • Huw Fullerton writes: "After defeating a & Dalek in 2019, the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) now comes face to faceplate with the series's other great baddies - silvery cyborgs the Cybermen, back with a slightly tweaked design (new handles!) and a particularly ruthless attitude. In the first of a two-part finale that concludes next week, the Doctor and her friends arrive in the far future at the tail end of a war, with a handful of humans still holding out against the remnants of a Cyber-army.

Soon, the Doctor realises she might have put her friends in some seriously terrible danger - and as the Cybermen march on, expect some shocking moments".

Articles

• "Oh, what a night! - The stars come out to play at Radio Times's annual Covers Party - but who brought the house down?"
  • Mandip Gill was in attendance, who was given a framed version of RT 4980's cover, and was quoted as saying: "The reaction to the new series has been completely different. Last time, there was a lot of excitement about Jodie Whittaker. Now people want to see what the rest of us are going through, too. I'd absolutely do another series. I'd honestly do it again".

Next week

• "The series finale of Doctor Who. On sale 25 February".

Notes

• Derek Jacobi (the War Master) and Anne Reid (The Curse of Fenric and Smith and Jones guest actor) star on this issue's cover, in promotion of the final series of BBC drama, Last Tango in Halifax.