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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp’

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My absolute favourite ‘Doctor Who’ story is ‘Black Orchid’. That was the classic TV series’ way of doing a period murder mystery in the 1920s. Today, we’re looking at ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp’ by Gareth Roberts, the new TV series’ way of doing a period murder mystery in the 1920s. David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble meet Fenella Woolgar (who would go on to be in ‘Call the Midwife’) as Agatha Christie at a country house. The episode also features special guest stars like Felicity Kendal (who I’ve seen in ‘The Good Life’) as Lady Eddison, Christopher Benjamin (well-known for playing Henry Gordon Jago in ‘Doctor Who’) as Colonel Hugh, Felicity Jones (who’s been in 2007’s ‘Northanger Abbey’, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ and ‘Rogue One’) as Robina Redmond, and Tom Goodman-Hill as Reverend Golightly. Do I think that ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp’ is better than ‘Black Orchid’ or vice versa? ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Talons of Weng-Chiang’

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Here we are on the season finale of Season 14 in the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 It’s time for ‘The Talons of Weng-Chiang’, a six-part adventure by Robert Holmes and the last one to be produced by Philip Hinchcliffe. The story stars Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela. This story also introduces Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as Professor George Litefoot. ‘The Talons of Weng-Chiang’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Inferno’

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It’s the last story of Season 7 in the classic TV series of ‘Doctor Who’! 🙂 Let’s check out ‘Inferno’, a seven-part story starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and John Levene as Sgt. Benton. This is a ‘Doctor Who’ story where the Doctor gets to visit a parallel universe. ‘Inferno’ can be checked out on DVD as well as on Britbox. Continue reading

Quick DVD Box Set Review – ‘Rosemary & Thyme’

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My Mum enjoyed her birthday present this year, which was the complete series of ‘Rosemary & Thyme’, starring Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris. I’m very pleased my Mum enjoyed ‘Rosemary & Thyme’. It’s a good purchase as we watched every episode of the 22-episode series in March 2021. 🙂 Continue reading

Season 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Tom Baker on Blu-ray #6

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We’ve come to the end of my updated reviews on Season 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Tom Baker. I hope you’ve enjoyed my updated reviews on the Season 14 stories. I’ve certainly enjoyed revisiting them in the Season 14 Blu-ray box set during the lockdown period – please keep safe. Today, we take a look at the season finale to Season 14 of ‘Doctor Who’, which is ‘The Talons of Weng-Chiang’. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ CD Reviews – ‘The Justice of Jalxar’ and ‘Phantoms of the Deep’

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Today, I’ve added two ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on two ‘Fourth Doctor Adventures’ by Big Finish on my blog. These are on the two stories ‘The Justice of Jalxar’ and ‘Phantoms of the Deep’. They’re the last two stories I’m adding to my blog with Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Mary Tamm as Romana. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp’

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It’s time for an Agatha Christie ‘Doctor Who’ adventure with…Agatha Christie herself! Yeah! David Tennant’s Doctor and Catherine Tate’s Donna meet Agatha Christie in a murder mystery adventure involving a giant wasp. And if you want my opinion, I think ‘Black Orchid’ is better than ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp’. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘Inferno’ (Doctor Who)

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Today, I’ve added my ‘Doctor Who’ DVD review on ‘Inferno’ starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor; Caroline John as Liz Shaw; Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and John Levene as Sgt. Benton. This is the last story of Season 7, Jon Pertwee’s first season as the Third Doctor. In this story, Project Inferno takes place and the Doctor visits a parrallel universe. Continue reading

Series 4 of ‘Doctor Who’ with David Tennant

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All of my DVD reviews on Series 4 of new ‘Doctor Who’ are on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This includes the 2007 Christmas Special called ‘Voyage of the Damned’ and the thirteen episodes of Series 4. The series stars David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. Continue reading

CD review – ‘The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure’ (Doctor Who)

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Today, my ‘Doctor Who’ review on ‘The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure’ with Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor is now online!

This is a four episode story featuring the Sixth Doctos and how he comes to the end of his life when he faces against the Valeyard and regenerates into the Seventh Doctor! It’s a really exciting box set of four stories and shows Colin Baker at his best in his final adventure as the Sixth Doctor by Big Finish! 🙂 Continue reading