| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 175 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Jon Pertwee years, 1970-1974 ; story no. 52.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., DVD9, NTSC, digitally remastered. |
| Language |
English subtitles for the hard-of-hearing. |
| Cast |
Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Peter Miles, Geoffrey Palmer. |
| Credits |
Incidental music, Carey Blyton. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special features: 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 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. |
| Subject |
Doctor (Fictitious character) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Time travel -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Dinosaurs -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Television programs.
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Television programs Great Britain.
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Science fiction television programs.
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Action and adventure television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hulke, Malcolm.
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Combe, Timothy.
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Letts, Barry.
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Pertwee, Jon.
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John, Caroline.
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Courtney, Nicholas, 1929-2011.
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Miles, Peter, 1938-2002.
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Palmer, Geoffrey, 1927-
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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BBC Video (Firm)
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2 Entertain Video (Firm)
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BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Silurians |
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Doctor Who (Television program : 1963-1989)
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| ISBN |
1419866834 |
| Standard No. |
883929014484 |
| Music No. |
1000037805 BBC Video (set) |
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3000015769 BBC Video (set) |
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2000002418--2000002419 BBC Video (discs) |
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