Main menuMalcolm Hulke, Doctor Who - The Silurians
Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - The Silurians | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Malcolm Hulke | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC DVD - BBCDVD 2438A | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1970 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A0100896687-A911 16 IFPI L556 Sony DADC A0100896691-A911 16 IFPI L556 Sony DADC | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by |  2 entertain | ||||||||
| Page views: | 1382 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 3863, rank in dvds is 259. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
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| Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | - | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Physical shop | ||||||||||
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Tracks
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| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| 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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Reviews
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| My rating | 3 | |
| Guest rating | Current average value is 3. To vote, please select one of these buttons: | |
Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
StarringJon 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 byMalcolm Hulke Produced byBarry Letts Directed byTimothy Combe SynopsisInitially 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 ... BackgroundJoining 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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