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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Eve’

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In today’s ‘Doctor Who’ adventure, William Hartnell as the First Doctor and Peter Purves as Steven visit Paris in 1572. This is ‘The Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Eve’ and it’s quite a grim historical adventure. At the end of the story, we’re introduced to a new companion – Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet. This four-part story can be enjoyed on audio CD or as a download from Audible. Continue reading

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

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It’s time for another pure historical ‘Doctor Who’ adventure called ‘The Aztecs’, starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, William Russell as Ian, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara and Carole Ann Ford as Susan. This time, the First Doctor TARDIS team end up in Mexico in the 15th century where Barbara is mistaken for a reincarnation of an Aztec high priest called Yetaxa. Can Barbara get away with being an Aztec high priest? You can watch the four-part story either on DVD or Britbox. 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

Season 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Tom Baker on Blu-ray #2

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We continue looking into my updated reviews of Season 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan. Today we look at the second story of the season, ‘The Ark In Space’, that features the first appearance of the Wirrn. Continue reading

Novelization/Audiobook review – ‘Doctor Who – The Massacre’

  

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Today, I’ve added my review on the novelization/audiobook called ‘Doctor Who – The Massacre’ by John Lucarotti. This is a novelization (sort of) on the ‘Doctor Who’ story, ‘The Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Eve’, featuring the First Doctor and Steven Taylor. The audiobook is read by Peter Purves, who played Steven Taylor in the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. Continue reading

Historical Adventures with ‘Doctor Who’

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Today, I’ve posted three new ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. These are three historical adventures from the 1960s, currently available as audio soundtracks since the original TV episodes are missing from the BBC archives. Continue reading

The TARDIS, Marco Polo, the Voord and the Aztecs with William Hartnell

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Today, I’ve posted four new ‘Doctor Who’ reviews starring William Hartnell as the Doctor. Continue reading

New ‘Doctor Who’ DVD reviews with Tom Baker

  

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Today, I’ve posted three new ‘Doctor Who’ DVD reviews starring Tom Baker as the Doctor. Continue reading