Category Archives: The Nyssa Challenge (DW)

Blu-ray Trailer Review – ‘The Passenger’ (Doctor Who)

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We’ve come to the end of the March-April 2024 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season! 🙂 I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I’ve enjoyed putting it together. For today’s final instalment of Easter 2024’s ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season, let’s check out the trailer for the Season 20 Blu-ray box set of ‘Doctor Who’, featured in ‘The Collection’ Blu-ray range of classic ‘Doctor Who’ seasons. It’s called ‘The Passenger’, starring Janet Fielding as Tegan and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa. Continue reading

Week 51b – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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It’s time for us to check out the second of the two 2023 box set audio releases in ‘The Fifth Doctor Adventures’ range of ‘Doctor Who’ by Big Finish in today’s instalment of the Easter 2024 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season. Let’s check out ‘In the Night’, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and Janet Fielding as Tegan. This box set contains a four-part story called ‘Pursuit of the Nightjar’ by Tim Foley and a two-part story called ‘Resistor’ by Sarah Grochala. Continue reading

Week 51a – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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Today in the latest ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season, we’re checking out the first of two 2023 box set audio releases in ‘The Fifth Doctor Adventures’ range of ‘Doctor Who’ by Big Finish. It’s time for ‘Conflicts of Interest’, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and Janet Fielding as Tegan. This box set contains two three-part stories, including ‘Friendly Fire’ by John Dorney and ‘The Edge of the War’ by Jonathan Barnes. Continue reading

Week 32 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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–UPDATED REVIEW ON AUDIO STORY TODAY–

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I know it isn’t called Easter Tuesday, but I’d like to call it that today. 😀 The latest instalment in my latest ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season is about the third and final story in ‘The Stockbridge Trilogy’ of ‘Doctor Who’ audios by Big Finish called ‘Plague of the Daleks’ by Mark Morris. I’ve updated my review on the story with extras thoughts and photos. It’s about the same length as my updated review on ‘The Eternal Summer’ and is longer than my updated review on ‘Castle of Fear’. 🙂 Continue reading

Week 31 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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–UPDATED REVIEW ON AUDIO STORY TODAY–

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Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

It’s Easter Monday today, and we’re continuing my latest ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season by checking out my latest updated review on the second story of ‘The Stockbridge Trilogy’ of ‘Doctor Who’ audios by Big Finish called ‘The Eternal Summer’ by Jonathan Morris. My updated review on ‘The Eternal Summer’ ended up being longer than my updated review on ‘Castle of Fear’, especially since the story itself is very engaging and thrilling to listen to. 🙂 Continue reading

Week 30 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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–UPDATED REVIEW ON AUDIO STORY TODAY–

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Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

Hope you’re enjoying Easter Sunday so far! Following my latest Easter message with Sarah Sutton today, it’s fitting that I share my latest updated ‘Nyssa Challenge’ review on the first story of ‘The Stockbridge Trilogy’ of ‘Doctor Who’ audios by Big Finish called ‘Castle of Fear’ by Alan Barnes. ‘The Stockbridge Trilogy’ was released from October to December 2009 and is a collection of three four-part adventures set in the English village of Stockbridge. Continue reading

Book Reviews – ‘More Short Trips’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s Easter Saturday today, and the 2024 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season continues as we check out the second ‘Short Trips’ anthology book of ‘Doctor Who’ published by the BBC called ‘More Short Trips’, released in March 1999. There are seventeen stories in the anthology. Once again, one of them features the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa. 🙂 Continue reading

Book Reviews – ‘Short Trips’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s Good Friday today, and we’re continuing the 2024 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season by checking out the first ‘Short Trips’ anthology book of ‘Doctor Who’ published by the BBC, which was released in March 1998. There are fifteen stories in the anthology and one of them happens to feature the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa. 🙂 Continue reading

Week 8a – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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For the first time ever, we have a ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season over the Easter period of 2024! 😀 This was supposed to be ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season from December 2023 to January 2024, but because of the busyness of 2023, thanks to ‘Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary celebrations, I wasn’t able to find the time to put it together, which is a shame. Continue reading

Basement Update – ‘The Thirteen+ Doctors’ & ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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Just a quick update from me, as this isn’t the usual ‘Basement News’ blog post that I’m sharing with you today. I’m saving a possible ‘Basement News’ blog post for early November, though that will depend on how busy I am regarding the ‘Doctor Who’ 60th anniversary celebrations in November. 🙂 Continue reading