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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Eve of the Daleks’

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We’re now on the 2022 Specials of ‘Doctor Who’ – also called the Series 13 Specials of the new TV series. These are Jodie Whittaker’s last three ‘Doctor Who’ stories in her TV era as the Thirteenth Doctor. They’re also the last three stories to feature Mandip Gill as Yaz and John Bishop as Dan. The first of the 2022 Specials is ‘Eve of the Daleks’ by Chris Chibnall. This is the third and final New Year’s Day Special in the Jodie Whittaker/Chris Chibnall era, which was shown on the 1st of January 2022. The special has guest stars like Aisling Bea (who I’ve also seen in ‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ on Disney+) and Adjani Salmon as Nick. And of course, there are the dreaded Daleks, voiced by Nicholas Briggs. The special also has Pauline McLynn (who you might have seen as Mrs. Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom TV series ‘Father Ted’) and there’s a cameo of Jonny Dixon as Karl from ‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth’. Comparing this New Year’s Day Special to ‘Resolution’ and ‘Revolution of the Daleks’, does ‘Eve of the Daleks’ hold up that well? Do I consider it a decent ‘Doctor Who’ New Year’s Day Special? ‘Eve of the Daleks’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth’

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And welcome to the Jodie Whittaker/Thirteenth Doctor era of ‘Doctor Who’! 🙂 It’s Chris Chibnall’s turn to be showrunner of ‘Doctor Who’ from 2018 to 2022. He brings in his era of the show by having the main character be played by a woman. This era has divided fan opinion, but is this an era I regard highly compared to others? Let’s start off by checking out the first episode of Series 11 of the new TV series called ‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth’ by Chris Chibnall. Following on from the end of ‘Twice Upon a Time’, Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor crash-lands to Earth and meets up with Bradley Walsh as Graham O’Brien, Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair and Mandip Gill as Yasmin ‘Yaz’ Khan. The episode also features Sharon D. Clarke as Grace, Graham’s wife and Ryan’s gran; Samuel Oatley as the alien Stenza warrior called Tzim-Sha (or as the Doctor calls him ‘Tim Shaw’); and there’s Johnny Dixon as Karl. This ‘Doctor Who’ episode received a rating of 10.96 million viewers as well as positive reviews from critics. Does it still hold up well after all these years? ‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Blu-ray reviews – ‘Eve of the Daleks’ & ‘Legend of the Sea Devils’ (Doctor Who)

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There’s still some time to reflect on Jodie Whittaker’s era of ‘Doctor Who’ before we say goodbye to her. Before we see the Thirteenth Doctor’s departure in the upcoming BBC Centenary Special, let’s check out the two recent ‘Doctor Who’ specials featuring Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor that were shown in January and April this year. Continue reading

TV Review – ‘Eve of the Daleks’ (Doctor Who)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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Here we are in 2022 and we’re talking about the New Year Day’s Special of ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘Eve of the Daleks’. I’ve been looking forward to this special episode since the last episode of ‘Flux’. I’m surprised that ‘Eve of the Daleks’ wasn’t actually released on New Year’s Eve before the end of 2021. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #1

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And welcome to ‘March of the Thirteenth Doctor’! For the whole of March 2021, I’ll be sharing my ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on the stories featuring the Thirteenth Doctor, including Series 11 and Series 12 as well as certain novels and short stories. Let’s start off with the short story ‘Things She Thought While Falling’ from ‘Adventures in Lockdown’ and the first TV episode of the Thirteenth Doctor era called ‘The Woman Who Fell To Earth’. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Woman Who Fell To Earth’

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It’s time to begin the Thirteenth Doctor era of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jodie Whittaker! Series 11 begins with ‘The Woman Who Fell To Earth’ by Chris Chibnall. The newly regenerated female Doctor crashes onto Earth where she meets Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Mandip Gill as Yasmin for the first time. Continue reading

Series 11 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jodie Whittaker

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Whilst we wait for ‘Doctor Who’ to return in 2020 on TV, I’ve posted my Blu-ray reviews on Series 11 with Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill today! This is the first season of Jodie Whittaker’s era of ‘Doctor Who’ as well as showrunner Chris Chibnall’s which was shown in 2018. Continue reading

TV Review – ‘The Woman Who Fell To Earth’ (Doctor Who)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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‘Doctor Who’ has returned to TV screens with Jodie Whittaker!!!

I’ve been looking forward to watching Series 11 of ‘Doctor Who’, starting Sunday the 7th of October 2018. Unfortunately, I didn’t see ‘The Woman Who Fell To Earth’ on TV screens at 6:45pm as I had other commitments that evening. But I managed to catch-up on the first TV episode via BBC iPlayer. Continue reading