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

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It’s time for one of the most exciting ‘Doctor Who’ adventures ever made in the First Doctor era called ‘The Chase’. The Daleks return to chase the First Doctor TARDIS team throughout time and space! This story also features the last appearances of William Russell as Ian and Jacqueline Hill as Barbara. It also features the first appearance of Peter Purves as new companion Steven (although Peter plays Mortin Dill in the third episode and plays Steven in the sixth and final episode of this story). You can watch ‘The Chase’ either on DVD, Blu-ray or Britbox. Continue reading

‘Return to Christmas’

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“Happy Birthday Sarah Sutton and Happy Birthday Sarah Douglas!”

As it’s nearly Christmas, and there’s no festive ‘Doctor Who’ special for December 2022/January 2023 with the TV show not returning until November 2023 for the 60th anniversary celebrations; here’s the complete story of ‘Return to Christmas’, the Dalek Christmas Special in ‘Doctor Who’ by me, featuring the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Billy in ‘The Fifth Doctor by Tim Bradley’ series. I hope you’ll enjoy it and find festive and thrilling fun when the Doctor, Nyssa and Billy fight against the Daleks at Christmas time!

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CD Reviews – ‘Dalek Universe 1’ (Doctor Who)

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At last! It’s time to check out the first box set of the ‘Dalek Universe’ season of ‘Doctor Who’ audios, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Jane Slavin as Anya Kingdom and Joe Sims as Mark Seven. The box set also features Mark Gatiss as George Sheldrake, Kevin McNally as Merrick Kingdom, Gemma Whelan as the Newcomer and Nicholas Briggs as the Mechanoids. Continue reading

Webcast Review – ‘Daleks!’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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And welcome to the eighth instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’!

We now look at the five-episode ‘Daleks!’ mini-series, which was broadcast on the official ‘Doctor Who’ YouTube channel from November to December 2020. The ‘Daleks!’ series takes place before the events of ‘Defender of the Daleks’ and ‘The Enemy of My Enemy’ and features Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Daleks who is joined by the vocal talents of Joe Sugg, Anjli Mohindra and Ayesha Antoine. Continue reading

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

   

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As many of us are still coping with the situation of the coronavirus – please keep safe – here’s my review on the Target novelization/audiobook of ‘The Chase’ by John Peel. ‘The Chase’ is one of my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ stories from the William Hartnell era. I’m pleased I’ve read/heard the story in novelization/audiobook form at last. Continue reading

CD review – ‘The Juggernauts’ (Doctor Who)

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Today, my ‘Doctor Who’ review of ‘The Juggernauts’ with Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor is online. This is an exciting Dalek audio adventure featuring Colin Baker’s Doctor with Bonnie Langford as Mel and Terry Molloy as Davros. It also features the Mechanoids from ‘The Chase’ as well as the Daleks. Continue reading

Four ‘Doctor Who’ reviews with William Hartnell

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