‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – Season 3 Summary

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Season 3 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series is a transitionary season for William Hartnell as the First Doctor. What he used to know about ‘Doctor Who’ in the previous seasons with Ian, Barbara and Susan is mostly absent, especially when Verity Lambert has left the producer role of the TV series.

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’

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This is a big one! It’s time to check out the epic 12-part ‘Doctor Who’ story called ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’, starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor and Peter Purves as Steven. You can listen to ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ soundtrack on audio CD or Audible, and you can watch the second, fifth and tenth surviving episodes of the story in the ‘Lost In Time’ DVD collection. The story also introduces us to Nicholas Courtney (before he became the Brigadier) as Bret Vyon, and Kevin Stoney (before he became Tobias Vaughn in ‘The Invasion’) as the villainous Mavic Chen. Adrienne Hill also appears as Katarina, following her debut in ‘The Myth Makers’. It also features the introduction of Jean Marsh as Sara Kindgom. The seventh episode is a Christmas episode, would you believe? 😀 And the eighth to tenth episodes also feature the return of Peter Butterworth as the Meddling Monk.

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Crusade’

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It’s time to have another venture into history with ‘Doctor Who’, as the First Doctor TARDIS team end up in 12th Century Palestine. There, King Richard the Lionheart engages in a holy war with the Saracen leader Saladin. The story features special guest stars Julian Glover as King Richard and Jean Marsh as his sister Joanna. Sadly, only the first and third episodes of this four-part story have survived in the BBC Archives. You can check out the first and third episodes of ‘The Crusade’ in the ‘Lost In Time’ DVD collection, in the Season 2 Blu-ray box set, and/or Britbox. You can also enjoy the entire four-part story on audio CD or as a download from Audible.

Quick TV Episode Review – ‘Grantchester’, Series 1, Episode 3

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I’ve seen the third episode of Series 1 of ‘Grantchester’ this week. I’m really getting into these early ‘Grantchester’ episodes and I’m enjoying them every Wednesday. I recognised some faces in this episode. There was even one face I thought I recognised but it wasn’t actually who I was thinking of. 😀

Season 26 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy on Blu-ray #1

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It’s time for another set of updated reviews on another classic ‘Doctor Who’ season on Blu-ray! This week, I’m sharing my reviews on each of the four stories featured in Season 26, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. The first story of the season is of course ‘Battlefield’!

Celebrating 55 Years of ‘Doctor Who’ #Adventure

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It’s the penultimate review in this year’s 55th anniversary celebration of ‘Doctor Who’ on ‘Bradley’s Basement’ and it’s also the eve before the 55th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’ takes place. So what better thing to look into than the docu-drama that details how the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series began in 1963.

DVD Review – ‘Danny the Champion of the World’

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And welcome once again to the ‘Roald Dahl Film Review Season’!

Today we’re going to look at another film adaptation of a children’s book from ‘The World of Roald Dahl’. This time though it’s a TV movie of less fantastical and more real-life down-to-earth children’s story. This is the film, ‘Danny the Champion of the World’, starring Jeremy Irons and Robbie Coltrane.

CD Reviews – ‘The Second Doctor Box Set’ (Doctor Who)

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Today I’ve added my reviews on the two stories featured in ‘The Second Doctor Box Set’ by Big Finish. These include ‘Prison In Space’ with Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury and ‘The Daleks: The Destroyers’ with Jean Marsh.

Novelization/Audiobook review – ‘Doctor Who – The Daleks’ Master Plan: Part 2 – The Mutation of Time’

 

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For Timelord007, here’s my review on the second of two novelizations of ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ by John Peel. The second book is ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan: Part 2 – The Mutation of Time’, featuring the last six episodes of ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ story. I’m glad I’ve finished reading these novelization.

Novelization/Audiobook review – ‘Doctor Who – The Daleks’ Master Plan: Part 1 – Mission to the Unknown’

 

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At Timelord007’s recommendation, I’ve added my review on the first of two novelizations of ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ by John Peel. The first book is ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan: Part 1 – Mission to the Unknown’, featuring ‘Mission to the Unknown’ and the first six episodes of ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’.