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DVD Reviews – ‘The Doctor: The Peter Davison Years’

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For Christmas Day this year, I’m sharing individual reviews on the seven items featured in ‘The Doctors: The Peter Davison Years’ DVD compilation. This was released in 2020 and has seven ‘Myth Makers’ items by Reeltime Pictures, focusing on the stars who have appeared in the Fifth Doctor era of ‘Doctor Who’. Continue reading

Blu-ray review – ‘The Abominable Snowmen’ (Doctor Who)

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As promised, here’s my updated review on the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘The Abominable Snowmen’. This updated review is based on the latest in a line of mostly missing black-and-white ‘Doctor Who’ TV stories from the 1960s that have been animated on DVD and Blu-ray for today. The story stars Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Deborah Watling as Victoria. Continue reading

CD review – ‘The Maltese Penguin’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s time to check out the second of two ‘Doctor Who’ audio adventures by Big Finish, featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Robert Jezek as Frobisher. It’s time for ‘The Maltese Penguin’! This audio episode was originally released to Big Finish subscribers in 2002, and is by ‘Dalek’ writer Robert Shearman. Continue reading

CD review – ‘The Holy Terror’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s time for another review on a ‘Doctor Who’ Big Finish audio drama called ‘The Holy Terror’ featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor. This audio drama has Colin Baker’s Doctor joined by his shape-shifting penguin companion Frobisher, played by Robert Jezek, who often appears in the ‘Doctor Who’ comics. Continue reading

‘The Divergent Universe’ review – ‘The Next Life’

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And here we are at the end of ‘The Divergent Universe’ season of ‘Doctor Who’! It’s time to check out the eighth and final story of this season of Big Finish audios called ‘The Next Life’, starring Paul McGann as the Doctor, India Fisher as Charley and Conrad Westmaas as C’rizz. The story also features special guest stars Daphne Ashbrook as Perfection, Paul Darrow as Guidance and Don Warrington as Rassilon. I’m also joined in this review by fellow ‘Doctor Who’ fan and supporter of ‘Bradley’s Basement’ – Timelord007! 🙂 Continue reading

‘The Divergent Universe’ review – ‘Caerdroia’

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We come to the seventh and penultimate story in ‘The Divergent Universe’ season of ‘Doctor Who’ audios by Big Finish. It’s time to visit ‘Caerdroia’, a four-part story by Lloyd Rose, featuring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, India Fisher as Charley and Conrad Westmaas as C’rizz as they face the Kro’ka and try to get the TARDIS back. Continue reading

‘The Divergent Universe’ review – ‘The Last’

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It’s time for the sixth story of ‘The Divergent Universe’ season of ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories by Big Finish. The sixth story is called ‘The Last’ by Gary Hopkins and it stars Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, India Fisher as Charley and Conrad Westmaas as C’rizz. Can our travelling heroes survive the horrors of a nuclear warzone on Bortresoye? Continue reading

‘The Divergent Universe’ review – ‘Faith Stealer’

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It’s Easter Monday today! ‘The Divergent Universe’ season of ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories by Big Finish continues as we look into the fifth story called ‘Faith Stealer’ by Graham Duff. This story stars Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, India Fisher as Charley and Conrad Westmaas as C’rizz. In this story, the TARDIS trio visit the Multihaven! Continue reading

‘The Divergent Universe’ review – ‘The Twilight Kingdom’

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It’s Easter Sunday today!

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We continue this year’s Easter review season by looking into the fourth story of ‘The Divergent Universe’ season of ‘Doctor Who’ stories by Big Finish called ‘The Twilight Kingdom’ by Will Schindler. This stars Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, India Fisher as Charley and Conrad Westmaas as C’rizz with special guest star Michael Keating as Major Koth. Continue reading

‘The Divergent Universe’ review – ‘The Natural History of Fear’

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‘The Divergent Universe’ season of ‘Doctor Who’ stories by Big Finish continues as we look into the third story of the season called ‘The Natural History of Fear’ by Jim Mortimore, starring Paul McGann, India Fisher and Conrad Westmaas. This has to be one of the most bizarre ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories I’ve ever listened to. Does that mean I like it? Continue reading