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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – Season 7 Summary

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The first season of Jon Pertwee’s era of ‘Doctor Who’ – Season 7 – is undeniably a significant season in the history of the TV show. As well as the first season to be presented in colour on TV, it’s also the first season where we see the Third Doctor exiled to Earth as a result of his trial by the Time Lords in ‘The War Games’. 😐 Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Inferno’

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It’s the last story of Season 7 in the classic TV series of ‘Doctor Who’! 🙂 Let’s check out ‘Inferno’, a seven-part story starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and John Levene as Sgt. Benton. This is a ‘Doctor Who’ story where the Doctor gets to visit a parallel universe. ‘Inferno’ can be checked out on DVD as well as on Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Ambassadors of Death’

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Here’s another seven-part adventure in Season 7 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 It’s time for ‘The Ambassadors of Death’, starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw and Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier. John Levene also returns as Sgt. Benton in this story. So, what happens when the Mars Probe 7 mission goes wrong in this adventure? ‘The Ambassadors of Death’ can be checked out on DVD as well as on Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’

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It’s time for the second story of Season 7 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 Today, we’re looking at ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’, a seven-part adventure, starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw and Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier. In this story, we begin the ‘Beneath the Surface’ saga where the Third Doctor encounters the Silurians in some caves in England. ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’ can be checked out on DVD as well as on Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Spearhead From Space’

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And welcome to Season 7 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 It’s the first season of the 1970s, the first season to be shown in colour on TV, and it’s the first season to feature Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor. We start off Season 7 by taking a look at the four-part adventure ‘Spearhead From Space’. This story also features the return of Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and U.N.I.T. This story also introduces Caroline John as Liz Shaw as well as the monstrous Autons and the Nestene Consciousness. ‘Spearhead From Space’ can be checked out on DVD and Blu-ray as well as on Britbox. Continue reading

‘The Doctor Who Cookbook’ Reviews

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It’s the 60th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’, so why not? 😀 To commemorate the day that I first met Sarah Sutton at the ‘Fifth Element’ event back in February 2010, I’ve decided to review ‘The Doctor Who Cookbook’ by Gary Downie, which was originally published back in 1985. This has been a treat of a ‘Doctor Who’ book to review. 🙂 Continue reading

Graphic Novel Review – ‘Prisoners of Time’ (Doctor Who) UPDATED

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–UPDATED REVIEW ON GRAPHIC NOVEL TODAY–

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As it’s the 60th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’ next year, it’s only fair to revisit a 50th anniversary special story of ‘Doctor Who’ in the form of the comic book adventure ‘Prisoners of Time’, featuring the first eleven Doctors and their companions. The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Adric appear in the fifth chapter of the graphic novel story called ‘In Their Nature’. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘Ghosts of Winterborne’ (P.R.O.B.E.)

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Well, you’ve asked for it and you’ve got it! 😀 Here’s my latest review on a BBV production and it’s on the fourth and final ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ episode to feature Caroline John as Liz Shaw from the worlds of ‘Doctor Who’. This is ‘Ghosts of Winterborne’ and it’s a sequel to the second ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ episode called ‘The Devil of Winterborne’. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘Unnatural Selection’ (P.R.O.B.E.)

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I wasn’t expecting to review another BBV production so soon! I wasn’t expecting to review another ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ episode from the worlds of ‘Doctor Who’ either! ‘Unnatural Selection’, the third episode of the ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ series was a DVD birthday present given to me this year by my best mate from school Stephen. Continue reading

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

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As I reviewed ‘The Switching’ as part of the ‘Masterful’ limited edition box set by Big Finish, I decided to check out the stories featured in the ‘Short Trips: Zodiac’ collection. I hope to update my reviews on the ‘Short Trips: Companions’ and ‘Short Trips: Transmissions’ collections as part of my ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season later this year. Continue reading