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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Destination: Skaro’, ‘The Star Beast’, ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ and ‘The Giggle’

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This is probably what you’ve been looking forward to. 😀 Welcome to the David Tennant/Fourteenth Doctor era of ‘Doctor Who’ in the ‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This consists of the 60th anniversary specials that were shown on BBC TV in the UK and on Disney+ in other parts of the world from November to December 2023. There’s the mini-episode ‘Destination: Skaro’, which was shown on Children in Need night in November 2023, and there’s the three 60th anniversary specials themselves, including ‘The Star Beast’, ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ and ‘The Giggle’. All the specials are by Russell T. Davies (with ‘The Star Beast’ being from a story by Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons), and they star David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. There are also special guest stars like Neil Patrick Harris as the Toymaker and Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble, Donna’s daughter. There was a lot of hype in the build-up to the 60th anniversary specials on TV. Afterwards, lots of ‘Doctor Who’ fans and audience members have found them satisfying. Where do I stand on this? Did the 60th anniversary specials of ‘Doctor Who’ by RTD fulfil my expectations? ‘Destination: Skaro’ can be checked out on BBC iPlayer or YouTube, and ‘The Star Beast’, ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ and ‘The Giggle’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer in the UK or on DVD, Blu-ray and Disney+ in other parts of the world. Continue reading

SPOILER FREE Reaction to ‘The Giggle’ (Doctor Who)

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Quick Official Trailer Thoughts – ‘The Star Beast’/’Wild Blue Yonder’/’The Giggle’ (Doctor Who)

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Yes, I’ve seen the latest official trailer for the upcoming ‘Doctor Who’ 60th anniversary specials, due to be shown in November 2023. I saw the trailer whilst attending the ‘Regenerations 2023’ convention in September. If you’ve not seen the new trailer yet, check out the YouTube video below. Continue reading

Quick Trailer Thoughts – ‘The Star Beast’/’Wild Blue Yonder’/’The Giggle’ (Doctor Who)

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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Celestial Toymaker’

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In this ‘Doctor Who’ adventure, William Hartnell as the First Doctor ends up playing games with Michael Gough (who would go on to play Alfred in the four original ‘Batman’ films from 1989 to 1997) as the Celestial Toymaker. Plus, the Doctor is invisible for most of this adventure. 😐 Peter Purves as Steven and Jackie Lane as Dodo also end up having to play games with the Toymaker. You can listen to ‘The Celestial Toymaker’ soundtrack on audio CD or Audible, and you can watch the fourth surviving episode of this four-part story in the ‘Lost In Time’ DVD collection. Continue reading

Quick Trailer Thoughts – ‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Specials

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Since there isn’t a Christmas nor a New Year’s Day Special of ‘Doctor Who’ for 2022 and 2023, I thought I might as well share my thoughts on the teaser trailer that dropped on Christmas Day on the ‘Doctor Who’ YouTube channel. This is for the upcoming ‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Specials. Continue reading

‘The Lost Season 23’ Review – ‘The Nightmare Fair’

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It’s Easter time! And this year, we look into a season of ‘Doctor Who’ produced for audio by Big Finish. This is the Lost Season 23 of ‘Doctor Who’ starring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri. We start with the first story of the season, ‘The Nightmare Fair’ by Graham Williams. Continue reading

‘The Ark’ and ‘The Celestial Toymaker’ with William Hartnell

 

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Today I’ve posted two new reviews on two ‘Doctor Who’ TV stories starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor. They also feature Peter Purves as Steven Taylor and Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet. These two TV stories come from Season 3. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘The Magic Mousetrap’ (Doctor Who)

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Today my ‘Doctor Who’ CD review of ‘The Magic Mousetrap’ is now available on ‘Bradley’s Basement’! This audio adventure features the return of the Celestial Toymaker with Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex. Continue reading

Week 10 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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It’s the tenth week of ‘The Nyssa Challenge’! Amazing! 🙂

This week, the Fifth Doctor; Nyssa; Tegan and Adric face the Celestial Toymaker in ‘Divided Loyalties’. Continue reading