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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – Season 20 Summary

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Whilst Season 19 is my favourite season out of the Peter Davison/Fifth Doctor era, Season 20 is arguably my second favourite season. I acknowledge that Season 20 had its problems, particularly in the production values affected by industrial action, but I enjoyed this season more than Season 21. 🙂 Continue reading

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

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We come to the end of ‘The Black Guardian Trilogy’ in Season 20 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, as we look at the third and final story called ‘Enlightenment’. This is a four-part adventure by Barbara Clegg, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan and Mark Strickson as Turlough. As well as Valentine Dyall as the Black Guardian, this story also features the return of Cyril Luckham as the White Guardian. There’s also the introduction of the Eternals, including Keith Barron as Captain Striker and Lynda Baron as Captain Wrack. ‘Enlightenment’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

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

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And now we come to the ‘Doctor Who’ story where we say goodbye to Sarah Sutton as Nyssa of Traken, my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ companion. It’s time for the second story of ‘The Black Guardian Trilogy’ in Season 20 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series called ‘Terminus’. This is a four-part story by Stephen Gallagher. As well as Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, this story also features Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan, Mark Strickson as Turlough and Valentine Dyall as the Black Guardian. There’s also the introduction of the Vanir and the wolf-like Garm. ‘Terminus’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Mawdryn Undead’

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It’s Spring Bank Holiday Monday in May in the UK today, and it’s time for the first story of ‘The Black Guardian Trilogy’ in Season 20 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series – ‘Mawdryn Undead’. This a four-part story by Peter Grimwade, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and Janet Fielding as Tegan. As well as the return of Valentine Dyall as the Black Guardian, this story also features the return of Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier. This story also introduces us to new companion Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough. And there’s David Collings, who guest stars as the titular Mawdryn. ‘Mawdryn Undead’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – Enlightenment’

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I’ve updated my review on the ‘Doctor Who – Enlightenment’ Target novelization by Barbara Clegg with the new BBC audiobook read by Steven Pacey of ‘Blake’s 7’ fame. The novelization/audiobook is on the third story of ‘The Black Guardian Trilogy’, featuring the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough in the race for Enlightenment. Continue reading

Week 53 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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It’s time to come to an end with this latest mini ‘Nyssa Challenge’ review season from 2019 to 2020 on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. I hope you’ve enjoyed my latest ‘Nyssa Challenge’ reviews on certain ‘Doctor Who’ stories featuring Nyssa. Today, I’ve updated my ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on ‘Terminus’! 🙂 Continue reading

Week 52 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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— BRAND NEW NOVELIZATION/AUDIOBOOK REVIEW AVAILABLE TODAY!!! —

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We’ve come to the end of this latest mini-season of ‘Nyssa Challenge’ reviews by me on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. I hope you’ve enjoyed the latest ‘Nyssa Challenge’ review mini-season this time round. Today, I’ve updated my ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on the story, ‘Mawdryn Undead’ from ‘The Black Guardian Trilogy’. Continue reading

Novelization Review – ‘Doctor Who – Enlightenment’

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I’ve now added my review on the ‘Doctor Who – Enlightenment’ novelization by Barbara Clegg. The novelization is on the third story of ‘The Black Guardian Trilogy’. It features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough. I enjoyed reading this ‘Doctor Who’ novelization and I didn’t think I would ever read it. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘Enlightenment’ (Doctor Who)

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As part of ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ this week, here is my ‘Doctor Who’ DVD review on ‘Enlightenment’. This is the third story of ‘The Black Guardian Trilogy’ featuring the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough in the race for Enlightenment with the Eternals! Continue reading