Doctor Who and the Cave - Monsters ( novelisation ) Doctor Who and the Cave - Monsters was the novelisation of " Doctor Who and the Silurians " . Interestingly enough , even though the serial it adapted was accidentally given a Target - style title , the novelisation didn ' t take the chance to carry the same title and instead gave it a completely different one . Publisher ' s summary . 1974 edition . All is not well at the Wenley Moor underground atomic research station : there are unaccountable loses of power - output ; nervous breakdowns amongst the staff ; and then – a death ! UNIT is called in and the Brigadier is soon joined by DOCTOR WHO and Liz Shaw in a tense and exciting adventure with subterranean reptile men – SILURIANS – and a 40ft . high Tyrannosaurus rex , the biggest , most savage mammal which ever trod the earth ! " DOCTOR WHO , the children ' s own programme which adults adore . . . " Gerard Garrett , The Daily Sketch 1992 edition . " If you really want to know what I think , the man simply died of fright . . . " All is not well at the Wenley Moor underground atomic research station . Power is being unaccountably lost ; the staff are on the verge of a strange nervous collapse and one man , his face horribly marked by some hideous claw , has been killed . The Silurians , ancient creatures who once ruled the Earth , are beginning to stir from their centuries - long slumber . . . This is an adaptation by Malcolm Hulke of his own original screenplay , which featured Jon Pertwee in the role of the Doctor and which was originally published under the title The Cave Monsters . 2011 BBC Edition . " Okdel L ' da looked across the valley to see the tip of the sun as it sank below the horizon . It was the last time he would see the sun for a hundred million years . " UNIT is called in to investigate security at a secret research centre buried under Wenley Moor . Unknown to the Doctor and his colleagues , the work at the Centre has woken a group of Silurians - intelligent reptiles that used to be the dominant life form on Earth during prehistoric times . Now they have woken , the Silurians are appalled to find ' their ' planet populated by upstart apes . The Doctor hopes to negotiate a peace deal , but there are those on both sides who cannot bear the thought of humans and Silurians living together . As UNIT soldiers enter the cave systems , and the Silurians unleash a deadly plague that could wipe out the human race , the battle for planet Earth begins . This novel is based on " The Silurians " , a " Doctor Who " story which was originally broadcast from 29 January - 14 March 1970 . Featuring the Third Doctor as played by Jon Pertwee , his companion Liz Shaw and the UNIT organisation commanded by Brigadier Lethbridge - Stewart . British publication history . First publication : Re - issues : 1992 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alister Pearson priced £2 . 99 Audiobook . This Target Book was released complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Caroline John who played Liz Shaw . The audio set of 4 CDs with an ISBN 1 - 4056 - 7799 - 6 was released in September 2007 priced £13 . 99 ( UK ) The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by David J . Howe . Music and sound effects by Simon Power . It was later reissued as an MP3 - CD alongside action figures of Amy Pond and a Silurian as part of Character Options ' Panodrica wave . External links . " to be added "