The year is 2085 & planet Earth remains on the edge of a nuclear precipice At any moment either of two vast rival power blocs to the West & the East might unleash a torrent of missiles bringing about the terrible certainty of Mutual Assured Destruction But there is another way
- or so Professor Ruth Drexler believes Hence her secret mission deep in Eastern bloc territory to uncover a hidden city never before glimpsed by human eyes the Parliament of the Silurians the lizard people who ruled the Earth before humankind There she'll encounter a time-travelling Doctor who knows the Silurians well A Doctor on a secret mission of his own CAST Sylvester Mc Coy (The Doctor) Sophie Aldred (Ace) Bonnie Langford (Mel) Fiona Sheehan (Ruth Drexler) Nicholas Asbury (Chairman Bart Falco) Nicholas Briggs (Chordok) Caitlin Thorburn (Karlas) Ignatius Anthony (Gorrister) Louise Mai Newberry (Director Shen) Big Finish have been producing Doctor Who audios since 1999 starring Tom Baker Peter Davison Colin Baker Sylvester Mc Coy Paul Mc Gann David Tennant & John Hurt The Silurians
- reptiles who lived on the Earth before Humanity & want to put this right
- have appeared in the TV series several times facing off against Doctors played by Jon Pertwee Peter Davison & Matt Smith Star Sylvester Mc Coy played the Doctor on television between 1987 & 1996 but is also recognised from such works as Peter Jackson's The Hobbit films