DVD
Doctor Who and the Silurians
Call Number
- DVD TV SERIES (CEN)
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Peter Miles, Geoffrey Palmer.
Publication Information
[London] : BBC Video : BBC Worldwide Ltd. : 2 Entertain Video ; [New York] : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Burbank, CA : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, [2008]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 175 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Added Uniform Title
Summary
Exiled to Earth and now working for UNIT as their scientific advisor, the Doctor is summoned to an underground research center at Wenley Moor to investigate a series of inexplicable power losses. Initially suspecting sabotage, he soon discovers that the nearby cave system conceals a colony of an ancient race called the Silurians. Awaking from a hibernation which has lasted millions of years, they are now planning to reclaim the Earth from humankind.
Notes
Title from container.
"Story no. 52"--Container.
Originally broadcast in episodes on the BBC January 31-March 14, 1970.
DVD extras: audio commentary with select cast and crew ; What lies beneath: cast and crew explore how the socio-political climate of the late sixties shaped this story (35 min.) ; Going underground: making of (19 min.) ; Now and then: location featurette (9 min.) ; Musical scales: retrospective on an era of musical experimentation in Doctor Who (13 min.) ; Color Silurian overlay: featurette showing how the story was restored to full color for DVD release (4 min.) ; isolated music ; Radio Times listings (DVD-ROM PC/Mac) ; photo gallery (6 min.) ; production note subtitles.