Monthly Archives: April 2023

Quick Netflix Review – ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always’

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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Whilst it’s the 60th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’ this year, it’s also the 30th anniversary of ‘Power Rangers’, a superhero TV show that I loved watching as a kid. I’ve recently seen the 30th anniversary special on Netflix to commemorate the occasion – ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always’. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Invasion of Time’

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And here we are on the season finale of Season 15 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela and K-9, voiced by John Leeson. This ‘Doctor Who’ adventure is a six-part story by ‘David Agnew’ (a.k.a. Anthony Read and Graham Williams). It sees the Doctor returning to Gallifrey to become the new Time Lord president. It introduces the Vardans as aliens and it features the return of the potato-headed Sontarans. It also features the departure of regular cast member Louise Jameson as Leela as well as K-9 Mark I. ‘The Invasion of Time’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Underworld’

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We’re on the fifth and penultimate adventure of Season 15 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, and it’s time for us to enjoy a ‘Doctor Who’ take on a Greek legend. This is ‘Underworld’, a four-part story by Bob Baker and Dave Martin, based on the Greek legend of ‘Jason and the Argonauts’. It has Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela and K-9, voiced by John Leeson. ‘Underworld’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Sun Makers’

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The fourth story of Season 15 of classic ‘Doctor Who’, and it’s ‘The Sun Makers’, a four-part adventure by Robert Holmes, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela and K-9, voiced by John Leeson. In this story, our TARDIS heroes visit the planet Pluto in the far future, where the human population is being taxed to death. This story also features Michael Keating, well-known for playing Vila Restal in ‘Blake’s 7’. ‘The Sun Makers’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

‘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

‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ Review – ‘Serpent Crest: Survivors In Space’

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It’s time for us to conclude our look into ‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ of ‘Doctor Who’. Today, we finish off this BBC audio series of Fourth Doctor adventures with the fifth and final story of the ‘Serpent Crest’ saga called ‘Survivors In Space’. This story stars Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Susan Jameson as Mrs. Wibbsey and Richard Franklin as Mike Yates. There’s also Cornelius Garrett as Reverend Tonge, David Troughton as the Visitor, Nerys Hughes as Deirdre, Joanna Tope as Tish, Sam Hoare as Lucius, and Paddy Wallace as the Tsar. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Invisible Enemy’

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It’s the second story of Season 15 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series and we’re introduced to a new travelling companion in the TARDIS. This is ‘The Invisible Enemy’, a four-part story by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. The story introduces us to K-9, a robot dog built by Frederick Jaeger as Professor Marius. K-9 is voiced by John Leeson. Will the Fourth Doctor and Leela accept K-9 warmly in the TARDIS? ‘The Invisible Enemy’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

Coming Soon – ‘A Sparkle of Doctors: Volume 1’

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Just to let you know, there’s going to be a brand-new ‘Doctor Who’ anthology of short stories released at the end of April called ‘A Sparkle of Doctors’ by the Divergent Wordsmiths. Or I should say, Volume 1 of ‘A Sparkle of Doctors’ is going to be released at the end of April, which is exciting. 🙂 Continue reading

‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ Review – ‘Serpent Crest: The Hexford Invasion’

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Today, it’s the penultimate instalment of ‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ of ‘Doctor Who’, as we take a look at the fourth story in the ‘Serpent Crest’ saga called ‘The Hexford Invasion’, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. This story also features Susan Jameson as Mrs. Wibbsey, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, Cornelius Garrett as Reverend Tonge, David Troughton as the Visitor, Nerys Hughes as Deirdre, and Joanna Tope as Tish. Who is the Visitor that David Troughton is playing in this story? Is it someone we know? 😀 Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Horror of Fang Rock’

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Welcome to Season 15 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series with Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela. This is Tom Baker’s fourth season in ‘Doctor Who’ and it’s the first season under the reign of producer Graham Williams. We start off the season with a four-part story by Terrance Dicks called ‘Horror of Fang Rock’. The story takes places at a lighthouse. It also introduces us to a Rutan. The Rutans are the enemies of the Sontarans. ‘Horror of Fang Rock’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading