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052: Doctor Who and the Silurians; By Malcolm Hulke
Topic Started: Jun 26 2011, 12:49 AM (74 Views)
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BBFC: PG.

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.

Extras:
- Commentary by actors Caroline John (Liz), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Peter Miles (Lawrence), Geoffrey Palmer (Masters), director Timothy Combe, producer Barry Letts, and script editor Terrance Dicks
- What Lies Beneath: Cast and crew explore how the socio-political climate of the late sixties shaped this story (35 mins)
- Going Underground: Making Of (19 mins)
- Now and Then: Location featurette (9 mins)
- Musical Scales: Retrospective on an era of musical experimentation in Doctor Who (13 mins)
- Color Silurian Overlay: Featurette showing how the story was restored to full color for DVD release (4 mins)
- Isolated Music
- Radio Times Listings (DVD-ROM PC/Mac)
- Photo Gallery (6 mins)
- Production Note Subtitles
Edited by Martin Kelly, Jun 26 2011, 12:51 AM.
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