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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Image of the Fendahl’

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Season 15 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series continues, and today we have ‘Image of the Fendahl’. This is a four-part story by the late Chris Boucher, who makes his third contribution to the TV series. Tom Baker stars as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson stars as Leela. They’re joined by Wanda Ventham (who is Benedict Cumberbatch’s mother) and she guest stars as Thea Ransome. In this ‘Doctor Who’ adventure, the Doctor and Leela have trouble with a glowing human skull. ‘Image of the Fendahl’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Faceless Ones’

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Here’s the penultimate story in Season 4 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series called ‘The Faceless Ones’. It’s here where we say goodbye to Anneke Wills as Polly and Michael Craze as Ben. In this story, Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor and his friends Polly, Ben and Jamie visit Gatwick Airport in 1966 where the alien Chameleons are causing terror. ‘The Faceless Ones’ is mostly a missing six-part TV adventure with ‘Episodes 1 and 3’ still intact whilst the rest of the story has been animated on DVD and Blu-ray. You can also see this six-part story on Britbox. 🙂 Continue reading

Blu-ray Reviews – ‘Sherlock’

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Before we begin, I just want to give you a heads-up as to what you’re about to expect concerning these reviews I’m sharing today. These reviews are based on my personal experiences of a crime TV series I’ve watched on Blu-ray lately. They do not reflect other people’s opinions about ‘Sherlock’. 😐 Continue reading

Season 24 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy on Blu-ray #1

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It’s time to revisit Season 24 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Sylvester McCoy! I’ve recently updated my reviews on the four stories featured in Season 24 and I hope to share with you what my updated thoughts are on these four stories this week. Season 24 of ‘Doctor Who’ stars Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Mel and Sophie Aldred as Ace! Continue reading

Blu-ray review – ‘The Faceless Ones’ (Doctor Who)

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As we currently go through this tough period of the coronavirus – please keep safe – today, I’ve updated my review on the ‘Doctor Who’ story called ‘The Faceless Ones’, starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Anneke Wills as Polly, Michael Craze as Ben and Frazer Hines as Jamie. This updated review is based on the 2020 DVD/Blu-ray release featuring new animation episodes that fill in the loss of the original TV episodes that are currently missing from the BBC Archives. Continue reading

Quick DVD Box Set Review – ‘A Family At War’

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How do I sum up a TV drama series from the early 1970s about a family in Liverpool who went through the Second World War? Well, it probably wasn’t what I was expecting all the time. The series changed a lot and many characters didn’t last to the end. But the writing and the cast are very good. Continue reading

Macra, Chameleons, Daleks and Cybermen with Patrick Troughton

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Today, I’ve posted four more ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on four stories starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor with Anneke Wills as Polly, Michael Craze as Ben, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Deborah Watling as Victoria. Continue reading

‘Image of the Fendahl’ and ‘The Sun Makers’ with Tom Baker

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I’ve posted two new DVD reviews today on two ‘Doctor Who’ stories! They star Tom Baker as the Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela with K-9, voiced by John Leeson. Continue reading

The Rani, Caretakers and Bannermen with Sylvester McCoy

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Today, I’ve posted three new reviews on the first three ‘Doctor Who’ TV stories starring Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor with Bonnie Langford as Mel. Continue reading