Monthly Archives: August 2019

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Name of the Doctor’

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The 50th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’ has arrived and it’s the season finale to Series 7. This episode features the Doctor and Clara journeying to Trenzalore where they rescue Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax from the Great Intelligence. River Song makes an appearance and the Doctor’s secret is revealed. Continue reading

Convention Report – ‘Film & Comic Con Glasgow 2019’

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I had a fantastic time last weekend at the ‘Film & Comic Con Glasgow 2019’ at the Braehead Arena. This was a two-day event from Saturday the 17th to Sunday the 18th of August. I saw my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ stars at the comic con – Sarah Sutton (who played Nyssa with Peter Davison), Sophie Aldred (who played Ace with Sylvester McCoy) and Katy Manning (who played Jo with Jon Pertwee). Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Nightmare In Silver’

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It’s the penultimate episode in Series 7 of ‘Doctor Who’ and it’s about time for a Cybermen story! This story features the debut of the ‘Nightmare In Silver’ Cybermen. The Doctor and Clara battle against them, but will they keep everybody safe? The episode is by Neil Gaiman and features special guest star Warwick Davis. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Crimson Horror’

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It’s time to return to Victorian London again with the Doctor and Clara who are joined by the Paternoster Gang – Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax. This ‘Doctor Who’ episode is ‘The Crimson Horror’ by Mark Gatiss. It features special guest stars Diana Rigg and her daughter Rachael Stirling in it. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘Phantasmagoria’ (Doctor Who)

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If you enjoyed my ‘Loups-Garoux’ review last week, here’s another ‘Doctor Who’ review from my old Amazon days on a story featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Mark Strickson as Turlough. This is the first Big Finish audio featuring the TARDIS duo and it’s called ‘Phantasmagoria’ by Mark Gatiss. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS’

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Here is a fan-pleasing episode of ‘Doctor Who’ in the new series. This is ‘Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS’ by Steve Thompson. I enjoyed this episode and how it explored more of the TARDIS with the Doctor and Clara. Mind you, I didn’t watch this episode on its original transmission via TV as I saw it on DVD instead. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Hide’

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This is a ghost story in new series ‘Doctor Who’! Matt Smith’s Doctor and Jenna Coleman’s Clara visit a house that has had a mysterious ghost walking about in it for many years. The episode features guest stars Jessica Raine from ‘Call the Midwife’ and Dougrary Scott who starred in ‘Mission: Impossible II’. 😀 Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Cold War’

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This ‘Doctor Who’ episode features the first appearance of the Ice Warriors in the new series! Well, one Ice Warrior anyway. This is ‘Cold War’ by Mark Gatiss and it features the Doctor and Clara meeting an Ice Warrior on a Soviet Russian submarine during the Cold War of 1983. I first saw this episode in London on TV. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Rings of Akhaten’

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In this ‘Doctor Who’ episode I’m sharing my review on today, Clara Oswald has her first trip in the TARDIS. The Doctor takes her to ‘The Rings of Akhaten’. Find out what the Long Song is and how the Doctor manages to defeat an angry sun with a powerful speech similar to the one in ‘The Pandorica Opens’. 😀 Continue reading

Some Idiot’s Review of a Glorious Film

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