Monthly Archives: March 2021

Convention Memories – ‘Big Blue Box 2’

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It’s time for another ‘convention memories’ blog post by me today and I’m sharing my memories of the first convention I attended in 2013 for the 50th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’. And it’s also the first convention that I ever attended to not have Sarah Sutton there. I know! How shocking is that?! Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #16

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Let’s have two short stories from the ‘Adventures in Lockdown’ anthology! The first story is ‘A Message From The Doctor’, which was also a recorded message by Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor to comfort anxious fans during the Covid-19 pandemic. The second story is ‘The Terror of the Umpty Ums’, which is Steven Moffat’s take on the Thirteenth Doctor. Continue reading

Movie Review – ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ (1954)

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My knowledge of Jules Vernes as a novelist is rather limited. I’ve only heard a few mentions and references to his books in films like ‘Back to the Future, Part III’ and I have seen a film adaptation of ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’ with Brendan Fraser. But I haven’t read any of Verne’s books. 😐 Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #15

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Want another short story in ‘March of the Thirteenth Doctor’? Let’s check out ‘Time Lapse’, a story featuring the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz which is currently featured in the ‘Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories’ collection. This ‘Doctor Who’ adventure has an audiobook read by Sophie Aldred who plays Ace in the series. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #14

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It’s the first New Year’s Day Special for ‘Doctor Who’ today! It’s time for us to take a look at ‘Resolution’, featuring the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz. It also features a single reconnaissance Dalek that latches onto Charlotte Ritchie from ‘Call the Midwife’. Will our heroes save the day? 😀 Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #13

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Very timely for this to be Day 13 of the ‘March of the Thirteenth Doctor’ season! 😀 Before you check out today’s story, check out ‘Citation Needed’ from ‘The Target Storybook’. It provides a lead in to the season finale of Series 11 of ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos’ with the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #12

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Time for another ‘Doctor Who’ book adventure with the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz as we look into ‘Molten Heart’ by Una McCormack! This story also has an audiobook read by Dan Starkey who plays the Sontarans in both TV and audio. I also read/heard this book/audio recently in 2020. 🙂 Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #11

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We return to the TV series to take a look at Ed Hime’s first contribution to the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series called ‘It Takes You Away’. It features the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz meeting a blind girl at her home in a Norwegian fjord. They also discover a gateway to an alternative mirror universe. Continue reading

Quick ‘WandaVision’ Review – ‘The Series Finale’

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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Here we are on the titular ‘series finale’ of ‘WandaVision’ from the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’. I’ve greatly enjoyed watching ‘WandaVision’ on Disney+ for the past eight weeks. It’s been nice to look forward to every weekend and Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany have delivered great performances. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #10

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It’s time for a short story and by the writer of ‘The Witchfinders’. Let’s check out the story featured in ‘The Target Storybook’ by Joy Wilkinson called ‘Gatecrashers’, featuring the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz. I enjoyed reading ‘The Target Storybook’ and ‘Gatecrashers’ was a good tale to start off with. 🙂 Continue reading