Doctor Who and the Silurians (a two-part Eleventh Doctor story from 2010), in 'The Monster Collection' series, specifically "The Silurians" entry. Doctor Who and the Silurians Doctor Who and the Silurians is the second serial of the seventh season in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was first broadcast in seven weekly parts on BBC1 from 31 January to 14 March 1970. The serial is set in an English moorland, the cave system below it, and London. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) attempts to broker peace between humanity and the Silurians, an intelligent bipedal race
The Doctor (Doctor Who) that he had no intention of showing the regeneration in the series, and that he believed the story of how the Eighth Doctor became the Ninth is best told in other media. In "Doctor Who Confidential", Davies revealed his reasoning that, after such a long hiatus, a regeneration in the first episode would not just be confusing for new viewers but lack dramatic impact, as there would be no emotional investment in the character before he was replaced. The circumstances of the Eighth Doctor's regeneration were explored during the 2013 specials, with the revelation of the incarnation played by Hurt