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‘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

Season 22 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Colin Baker on Blu-ray #2

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It’s time to continue checking out Season 22 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Colin Baker, as we look into the second TV story of the season called ‘Vengeance on Varos’. This is the first ‘Doctor Who’ story by writer Philip Martin and it introduces the character of Sil, played by Nabil Shaban. This ‘Doctor Who’ story has divided opinion on whether it’s nice or whether it’s nasty. 😀 Continue reading

Quick Blu-ray Review – ‘Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor’

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And I’d like to pay tribute to a ‘Doctor Who’ writer who has contributed to the classic TV show significantly – Philip Martin. Sadly, we lost Philip Martin in December 2020. He wrote two enjoyable TV stories such as ‘Vengeance on Varos’ and the ‘Mindwarp’ segment of ‘The Trial of a Time Lord’. 🙂 Continue reading

Four ‘Doctor Who’ Stories with the Sixth Doctor and Flip

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“Happy Birthday Colin!”

Today I’ve added four new reviews to four ‘Doctor Who’ audio adventures by Big Finish. These stories feature Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Lisa Greenwood as Flip. Philippa ‘Flip’ Jackson was first introduced in ‘The Crimes of Thomas Brewster’. Here she reunites with Colin Baker’s Doctor for some adventures. Continue reading

Season 23 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Colin Baker on Blu-ray

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At last! I’ve updated my review on another classic ‘Doctor Who’ season on Blu-ray! That’s right! I’ve updated my review on Season 23 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Colin Baker! This is actually the 14-part epic story ‘The Trial of a Time Lord’. It contains four segments linked by the Doctor being put on trial. The season stars as Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Nicola Bryant as Peri, Bonnie Langford as Mel, Michael Jayston as the Valeyard and Lynda Bellingham as the Inquisitor. Continue reading

‘The Lost Season 23’ review – ‘Mission to Magnus’

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It’s Good Friday today! We continue the Lost Season 23 of ‘Doctor Who’ by looking into the second story of the Big Finish audio series starring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri. This is ‘Mission to Magnus’ by Philip Martin. The story features the return of Sil and the Ice Warriors. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘The Trial of a Time Lord’ (Doctor Who)

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As we’re in September 2017, it will have been 31 years since the transmission of ‘The Trial of a Time Lord’ in ‘Doctor Who’ on TV! How amazing is that?! Continue reading

Three ‘Doctor Who’ stories with Colin Baker

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Today, I’ve posted three new DVD reviews on three ‘Doctor Who’ stories starring Colin Baker as the Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri. Continue reading