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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Claws of Axos’

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Axos is calling Earth, as we venture into the third story of Season 8 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series – ‘The Claws of Axos’. This four-part story is the first to be written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. Once again, Jon Pertwee stars as the Third Doctor with Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates and John Levene as Sergeant Benton. As well as Axos, this story also features Roger Delgado back again as the Master in ‘Doctor Who’. ‘The Claws of Axos’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading

Season 8 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jon Pertwee on Blu-ray #3

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We’re back with another story in the Season 8 Blu-ray box set of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jon Pertwee! It’s time for ‘The Claws of Axos’, the third story in Season 8 and the first story by writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin for the TV series. The Third Doctor, Jo, the Brigadier, Mike Yates and Sgt. Benton tackle the menaces of the Axons and the Master in this one. Continue reading

Quick DVD Review – ‘Agatha Christie Collection featuring Peter Ustinov’

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For Christmas 2020, I gave my Mum a 3-disc DVD set of an ‘Agatha Christie Collection featuring Peter Ustinov’ in his ‘classic role’ as Hercule Poirot. For my Dad, I gave him a Blu-ray edition of 2016’s ‘Pete’s Dragon’. We’ve enjoyed watching these films very much over the Christmas holidays. Continue reading

Season 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Tom Baker on Blu-ray #1

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After receiving the Season 14 Blu-ray box set of ‘Doctor Who’ with Tom Baker in May 2020, I get to update my reviews for this season at last! This week, I’m sharing my reviews on each of the six stories featured in Season 14, starring Tom Baker as the Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Louise Jameson as Leela. Continue reading

Christmas DVD Review – ‘North & South’ (1975)

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For Christmas 2018, I gave my Mum a Blu-ray edition of ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’. I also gave her a DVD of the 1975 BBC TV adaptation of ‘North & South’, starring Patrick Stewart and Rosalind Shanks. My parents and I enjoyed this interesting adaptation of the original novel by Elisabeth Gaskell. Continue reading

‘The Seeds of Doom’ and ‘The Masque of Mandragora’ with Tom Baker

 

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Today I’ve posted two new DVD reviews on two ‘Doctor Who’ stories! They star Tom Baker as the Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘The Claws of Axos’ (Doctor Who)

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Today, I’ve added my ‘Doctor Who’ DVD review on ‘The Claws of Axos’ starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor, Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates and John Levene as Sergeant Benton. Continue reading