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Book Reviews – ‘Short Trips: Companions’ (Doctor Who) UPDATED

Short Trips Companions

 –UPDATED REVIEWS ON SHORT STORIES TODAY–

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And welcome to ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season from December 2021 to January 2022! We’ve had some new Big Finish audios featuring Sarah Sutton in 2021 including ‘The Lost Resort and Other Stories’ and ‘The War Master’ story ‘Killing Time’. I’m looking forward to sharing my thoughts on those audios as we go from the Christmas period of 2021 leading into the New Year of 2022. Continue reading

DVD Reviews – ‘An Englishman on Gallifrey’ & ‘The Home Whovian’

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“Happy Birthday Sarah!”

To celebrate Sarah Sutton (Nyssa)’s birthday today, I’m sharing my reviews on two Reeltime Pictures productions connected to ‘Doctor Who’. In 2014, I purchased the ‘An Englishman on Gallifrey’/’The Home Whovian’ DVD, which contains two special documentaries looking into how ‘Doctor Who’ works in America. Continue reading

‘The Darksmith Legacy’ review – ‘The End of Time’

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‘The Darksmith Legacy’ series of ‘Doctor Who’ comes to an end today as we look at the tenth and final book of the series called ‘The End of Time’ by Justin Richards. I hope you’ve enjoyed my latest ‘Doctor Who’ book reviews on ‘The Darksmith Legacy’ series. Let’s find out what happens to the Doctor and Gisella in this final instalment of the series. Continue reading

‘The Darksmith Legacy’ review – ‘The Planet of Oblivion’

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We’re on the seventh book of ‘The Darksmith Legacy’ series of ‘Doctor Who’ today! The story is called ‘The Planet of Oblivion’ by Justin Richards. It features the Tenth Doctor and his companion Gisella who help the survivors of Ursulonamex aboard Orbit Station 3 who are already getting help from the insect-like Dravidians. But are the Dravidians sincere in their intentions towards the survivors? Continue reading

‘The Darksmith Legacy’ review – ‘The Depths of Despair’

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It’s Easter Sunday today!

“Happy Easter everyone!” 🙂

‘The Darksmith Legacy’ series of ‘Doctor Who’ continues today as we look into the fourth book of the series called ‘The Depths of Despair’ by Justin Richards. This is Justin Richards’ second contribution to the 10 book children’s series featuring the Tenth Doctor on his adventures to destroy the Eternity Crystal and defeat the Darksmith Collective. Continue reading

‘The Darksmith Legacy’ review – ‘The Dust of Ages’

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It’s the 1st of April today! What better way to begin the month by sharing with you my first review of the Easter review season on ‘Bradley’s Basement’ in 2021. This year, we’re taking a look at ‘The Darksmith Legacy’ series of ‘Doctor Who’. All 10 books of it! The first book is ‘The Dust of Ages’ by Justin Richards, featuring the Tenth Doctor. Continue reading

CD review – ‘The Rani Elite’ (Doctor Who)

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We continue the 57th anniversary celebrations of ‘Doctor Who’ by looking into the third and final audio adventure of the Sixth Doctor and Peri trilogy, starring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant called ‘The Rani Elite’. Don’t worry! There’s another review on a Sixth Doctor/Peri audio story in December this year as well as more reviews on some Sixth Doctor audio stories in the New Year! 🙂 Continue reading

CD Reviews – ‘The Churchill Years’ – Volume 1 (‘Doctor Who’)

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Today I’ve added my reviews on Volume 1 of ‘The Churchill Years’ starring Ian McNeice as Winston Churchill. Ian McNeice reprises his role from the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series to star in stories where Churchill has encounters with the Ninth, the Tenth and the Eleventh Doctors. The Volume 1 CD box set also features Danny Horn, Holly Earl, Emily Atack, Caroline Seymour and Nicholas Briggs. Continue reading

CD Reviews – ‘The Third Doctor Adventures’ (Doctor Who)

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I’ve done my reviews on the first volume of ‘The Third Doctor Adventures’ by Big Finish in ‘Doctor Who’! Today, I’ve added my reviews on the two stories featured in the CD box set. I’ve enjoyed these stories as they do echo the essence of what the Jon Pertwee era of ‘Doctor Who’ was about. 🙂 Continue reading

Book Reviews – ‘The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who’

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We continue this year’s ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini review season by looking into another collection of ‘Doctor Who’ short stories. Today, we look at ‘The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who’. This is a collection of 15 short stories as well as 15 essays looking into the scientific aspects of the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. Continue reading