Tag Archives: william mervyn

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The War Machines’

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

It’s time for the season finale in Season 3 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. In this four-part story, William Hartnell as the First Doctor deals with the menace of the War Machines and its computer WOTAN at the Post Office Tower in 1966. ‘The War Machines’ also features the abrupt departure of Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet and it introduces the new companions Anneke Wills as Polly and Michael Craze as Ben. This adventure also features William Mervyn, who’s been in the BBC TV comedy series ‘All Gas and Gaiters’. 🙂 You can watch ‘The War Machines’ either on DVD or via Britbox. Continue reading

‘The Railway Children’ Movies

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

Let’s talk about ‘The Railway Children’! I first became aware of E. Nesbit’s children’s story through the 2000 TV film, featuring Jenny Agutter as the mother and Jemima Rooper as Bobbie. Lately, I’ve checked out ‘The Railway Children’ films – the 1970 film and the 2022 sequel, both made for cinema. Continue reading

DVD Reviews – ‘Classic Mystery Agatha Christie Collection’

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

And welcome back to the world to ‘The World of Agatha Christie’!

Yeah it’s been a while since I’ve posted reviews on any Agatha Christie-related stuff. But today, I’m not going to add my reviews on Series 2 of ITV’s ‘Agatha Christie’s Marple’ series. Although I will get to do that someday. Instead, I’m adding my reviews on the ‘Miss Marple’ series with Margaret Rutherford. Continue reading

Savages, War Machines, Smugglers and Cybermen with William Hartnell

the-savages-cd the-war-machines-dvd the-smugglers-cd the tenth planet dvd

Hello everyone! 🙂

Today, I’ve posted four new ‘Doctor Who’ reviews starring William Hartnell as the Doctor. Continue reading