Name: Doctor Who - The Silurians
Brand: BBC DVD
SKU: BBCDVD2438A
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.00 (1 reviews)

Doctor Who - The Silurians (Malcolm Hulke)

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Picture of BBCDVD 2438A Doctor Who - The Silurians by artist Malcolm Hulke from the BBC records and Tapes library

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Picture of BBCDVD 2438A Doctor Who - The Silurians by artist Malcolm Hulke from the BBC records and Tapes library

BBC records label code
Label
BBC DVD label

Release details

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			BBCDVD 2438A
Title			Doctor Who - The Silurians
Artist(s)			Malcolm Hulke
Cover condition			Near mint
Record condition			Near mint
BBC records label code			-
Item deleted?			Yes
Released			1970
Distributed / printed by			2 entertain
Country of origin			UK
Media type			Primary
Media genre			Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi.
Run-off codes / Shop bar codes			A0100896687-A911 16 IFPI L556 Sony DADC A0100896691-A911 16 IFPI L556 Sony DADC
My rating			*****
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Number have			1
What type of seller was used?			Physical shop
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Back cover

Label

Side & track	Track and Artist	Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
A1	Episode 1	24.18
A2	Episode 2	23.13
A3	Episode 3	23.22
A4	Episode 4	25.03
A5	Episode 5	23.58
A6	Episode 6	24.18
A7	Episode 7	24.27
A8	What Lies Beneath	35.11
A9	Going underground	19.09
A10	Now & Then	9.41
A11	Musical Scales - An era of Musical Experimentation	13.54
A12	Colour Silurian Overlay	4.43
A13	Photo gallery	5.59
A14	Coming Soon - The Time Meddler	1.04
A15	Radio Times listings [PDF]
Total length of media 4:18:20.

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
Starring Jon Pertwee Caroline John Nicholas Courtney Fulton Mackay Norman Jones Peter Miles Thomasine Heiner Ian Cunningham Roy Branigan John Newman Bill Matthews Paul Darrow Nancy Jackson Gordon Richardson Pat Gorman Geoffrey Palmer Richard Steele Ian Talbot Nigel Johns Harry Swift lan Mason Derek Pollitt Brendan Barry Alan Mason Paul Barton Simon Cain Dave Carter John Churchill Peter Halliday Written by Malcolm Hulke Produced by Barry Letts Directed by Timothy Combe Synopsis Initially suspecting sabotage, he soon discovers that the nearby cave system conceals a colony of an ancient reptilian race called the Silurians. Awaking from a hibernation which has lasted millions of years, they are now intent on reclaiming the Earth from Mankind ... Background Joining Doctor Who as its new producer, Barry Letts worked closely with script editor Terrance Dicks to set a more mature tone for the show. Writing for the newly-established Earth-bound format, writer Malcolm Hulke neatly side-stepped the more obvious plot devices of alien invasion or mad scientist, delivering a script where the threat is both ancient and indigenous. Developing UNIT's wider brief for the investigation of the unexplained and mysterious, the story also shows the organisation in the context of the political establishment. The Doctor is apparently coming to terms with his exile on Earth, abandoning attempts to fix his TARDIS and acquiring a more traditional mode of transport in the form of a roadster, Bessie. Given the nature of the story, the Brigadier's 'final solution' is hardly unexpected, but it is fascinating to note his dawning realisation that UNIT's new scientific advisor would seek to share the Earth with 'the enemy' given the opportunity. Through the Silurians, Hulke presents a thought-provoking moral dilemma where there are no easy answers. We are challenged to question the traditional responses to 'alien invasion', as both sides are shown equally capable of race-hate, craven self-interest and paranoia. Doctor Who and the Silurians remains one of the darkest and most morally ambiguous stories in the history of the series.
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