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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Hand of Fear’

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Here we are on the second story of Season 14 in the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, and it’s here we say goodbye to Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. It’s time for ‘The Hand of Fear’, a four-part adventure by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. As well as Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Lis Sladen as Sarah Jane, the story also introduces us to Eldrad, played by Judith Paris and Stephen Thorne. ‘The Hand of Fear’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Monster of Peladon’

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It’s time for us to return to Peladon, as we take a look at the second of the ‘Peladon Tales’ in ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘The Monster of Peladon’. This is a six-part adventure, starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. This story also features the Ice Warriors as well as Alpha Centauri. Does ‘The Monster of Peladon’ match well to how I’ve enjoyed ‘The Curse of Peladon’? This six-part adventure can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Three Doctors’

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It’s Season 10 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. The 10th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’! 🙂 Today, we take a look at ‘The Three Doctors’, the first ‘Doctor Who’ story to feature more than one Doctor. As well as Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, we have the return of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor and William Hartnell as the First Doctor. There’s also Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and John Levene as Sergeant Benton. The four-part story also features Stephen Thorne as Omega. ‘The Three Doctors’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Curse of Peladon’

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It’s time to talk about the first of the Peladon stories in ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘The Curse of Peladon’. This four-part story has Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Katy Manning as Jo Grant visiting the planet Peladon, where they encounter Ice Warriors, Alpha Centauri and David Troughton as King Peladon. 😀 ‘The Curse of Peladon’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. The story will soon be re-released in the Season 9 Blu-ray box set, so watch out for that. 😀 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 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Tom Baker on Blu-ray #2

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It’s time for the second story of Season 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Tom Baker on Blu-ray! Today, it’s ‘The Hand of Fear’…and Eldrad must live! ELDRAD MUST LIVE!!! Sorry, got carried away! This story is also Sarah Jane’s swansong. I’m still saddened I never got to meet Elisabeth Sladen at conventions. 😦 Continue reading

Season 10 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jon Pertwee on Blu-ray #1

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We’re back with another classic ‘Doctor Who’ season on Blu-ray! I’ve been looking forward to this! I hope you have too. I’ve updated my reviews on Season 10 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jon Pertwee. This week, we’re going to look at each of the five stories featured in the season. Season 10 stars Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates and John Levene as Sgt. Benton. Continue reading

‘Peladon Tales’ – ‘Doctor Who’ DVD Reviews

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Today, I’ve posted two new DVD reviews on two ‘Doctor Who’ stories from the ‘Peladon Tales’ DVD box set. The stories star Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor with Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. Continue reading

‘The Three Doctors’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ with Jon Pertwee

the three doctors dvd carnival of monsters dvd

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Today, I’ve posted two new DVD reviews on two ‘Doctor Who’ stories with Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Katy Manning as Jo Grant. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘The Hand of Fear’ (Doctor Who)

the hand of fear dvd

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As part of ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ tomorrow, I’ve posted my latest ‘Doctor Who’ DVD review on ‘The Hand of Fear’ starring Tom Baker as the Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. This story features the final appearance of Sarah Jane Smith as a companion in ‘Doctor Who’ and also features the first appearance of the villainous Eldrad who ‘must live’ apparently! 😀 Continue reading