#48: Box Set - Beneath The Surface
i) Doctor Who And The Silurians
NOTE - Into 2008, and another box set release. 'Beneath The Surface' was a four disc collection, featuring all three stories that contained the reptilian ancestors of the humans - the Siluruans and the Sea Devils
Release date - January 2008
Back cover info:
"Exiled to Earth and now working for UNIT as their scientific advisor, the Doctor is summoned to an underground research centre 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 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..." Special features
Disc 1 - Episodes 1 - 4
- Commentary with Caroline John (Liz Shaw), Peter Miles (Dr. Lawrence), Geoffrey Palmer (Masters) , Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Timothy Combe (Director), Barry Letts (Producer) and Terrance Dicks (Script Editor)
- Subtitle Information Text
- Isolated Music Score
- What Lies Beneath (dur. 35.11) - Documentary showing how the socio-political climate of the late sixties, and the hopes and fears of the British population, helped to shape this Doctor Who story
Disc 2 - Episodes 5 - 7
- Commentary with Caroline John (Liz Shaw), Peter Miles (Dr. Lawrence), Geoffrey Palmer (Masters) , Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Timothy Combe (Director), Barry Letts (Producer) and Terrance Dicks (Script Editor)
- Subtitle Information Text
- Isolated Music Score
- Going Underground (dur. 19.09) - Featurette examining the problems of shooting underground caves and cave-dwelling monsters… in the confines of a television studio
- Now and Then (dur. 9.39) - Featurette comparing and contrasting the locations used in the story during production with how they appear today
- Musical Scales (dur. 13.54) - Looking at an extraordinary era of musical experimentation within Doctor Who in the late sixties and early seventies, with special emphasis on the musical scores for 'Doctor Who and the Silurians' and 'The Sea Devils'
- Colour Silurian Overlay (dur. 4.42) - Featurette explaining how the story was restored to its present glory using a combination of black and white film prints, off-air American Betamax video recordings and modern video processing technology
- Coming Soon Trailer: The Time Monster (dur. 1.03)
- Photo Gallery
Easter Egg:
Disc 2 - At the end of episode 7, leave the DVD playing for the 'Ambassadors Of Death' trailer. [NOTE - This can only be played when using 'Episode Selection' or via 'Scene Select'. It will not work if you select the 'Play All' function]