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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Black Orchid’

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It’s time to talk about my absolute favourite ‘Doctor Who’ story in the entire TV series. And yes, I know Peter Davison hates this story, but this is one of Sarah Sutton’s favourite stories, so that’s good for me. 😀 It’s time to check out ‘Black Orchid’, a two-part story by Terence Dudley. Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Janet Fielding as Tegan and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric visit Cranleigh Hall in 1925. The Doctor gets to play a cricket match and Nyssa, Tegan and Adric partake in a fancy dress ball. The story features guest stars like Michael Cochrane, Moray Watson and Barbara Murray. Sarah Sutton also plays Ann Talbot, a double of Nyssa in the story. ‘Black Orchid’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray or Britbox. Continue reading

Day 18 – ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022

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It’s Day 18 of ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022.

Will the Fifth Doctor save Nyssa from George Cranleigh in ‘Black Orchid’? Continue reading

Day 16 – ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022

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It’s Day 16 of ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022.

Let’s see the Fifth Doctor play a game of cricket in ‘Black Orchid’, shall we? Continue reading

Seasons 10, 12, 18 and 19 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and Peter Davison

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At the time of this blog post, I’m currently checking out the Season 24 Blu-ray box set of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy. I’m looking forward to sharing updated reviews on ‘Time and the Rani’, ‘Paradise Towers’, ‘Delta and the Bannermen’ and ‘Dragonfire’ sometime soon on my blog. Stay tuned for news! Continue reading

Revisiting Seasons 18 and 19 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Tom Baker and Peter Davison

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Season 19 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Peter Davison on Blu-ray #5

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I’ve been looking forward to this very much as we’re now on my favourite story from Season 19 as well as from the Peter Davison era of ‘Doctor Who’! Today, it’s time for the Charleston; cricket; fancy dress and murder during the 1920s in the fifth story of the season, ‘Black Orchid’, with the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Adric. Continue reading

Quick ‘Black Orchid’ Note

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Here’s a quick note on my blog for this week. Continue reading

Week 11 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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It’s time for cricket; a fancy dress ball and a spot of murder! This week on ‘The Nyssa Challenge’, the Doctor; Nyssa and Tegan visit Cranleigh Hall in my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ story, ‘Black Orchid’! 🙂 Continue reading