‘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.

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’?

Day 17 – ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022

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It’s Day 17 of ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022.

Do things turn out well at the fancy dress ball at Cranleigh Hall in ‘Black Orchid’?

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?

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!

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

‘Zorbius’ #5 – ‘The Mirror of Memory’

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Here we are on the fifth story of the ‘Zorbius’ series by me in ‘Doctor Who’! For May, it’s time for ‘The Mirror of Memory’, featuring the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Billy. This is my personal favourite story out of the ‘Zorbius’ series as it’s a sequel to ‘Black Orchid’. It also features Lord Cranleigh and his wife Ann.

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.

Quick ‘Black Orchid’ Note

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

Week 46 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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“Happy Birthday Sarah!”

How fitting it is to have ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ on Sarah Sutton’s birthday today! This week, it’s time for the Doctor and Tegan to rescue Nyssa from Nephthys and the robot mummies in this sequel to ‘Pyramids of Mars’ called ‘The Sands of Time’! 🙂