Monthly Archives: September 2023

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The God Complex’

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We’re checking out another ‘Doctor Who’ episode in Series 6 of the new TV series today, and it happens to be ‘The God Complex’ by Toby Whithouse. In this episode, Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams find themselves trapped in what appears to be a 1980s hotel with constantly changing corridors (Not like ‘The Space Hotel’ then 😀 ). There’s also a Minotaur-like creature (played by Spencer Wilding) walking about the corridors of the hotel, as it feeds off the faith of the Doctors, his companions and other guests in the hotel. And yes, the Minotaur happens to be distantly-related to the Nimon from ‘The Horns of Nimon’. 😀 This ‘Doctor Who’ episode also features David Walliams (well-known for being in ‘Little Britain’) as Gibbis. There’s also Caitlin Blackwood, who briefly appears as Amy Pond in the episode. ‘The God Complex’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

New Page – ‘The Ninth Doctor by Tim Bradley’

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We’re now in the new TV series territory, as I’m sharing the ninth of The Doctors pages in ‘Doctor Who by Tim Bradley’ today, which is ‘The Ninth Doctor by Tim Bradley’ page. This contains links to the ‘Doctor Who’ fan-fiction stories by me featuring the Ninth Doctor, as played by Christopher Eccleston in the new TV series. So far, the stories by me featuring the Ninth Doctor include ‘The Prime Factor’ and ‘The Child of Death’ (Z). I’ve yet to share ‘The Thirteen+ Doctors’, which will feature the Ninth Doctor, joined by his companion Rose Tyler (played by Billie Piper). Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Girl Who Waited’

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In today’s instalment of the ‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon, it’s time for us to check out the ‘Doctor Who’ TV episode called ‘The Girl Who Waited’ by Tom MacRae. This is Tom MacRae’s second contribution to the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, since he wrote ‘Rise of the Cybermen’/’The Age of Steel’ in Series 2. In the episode, Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams visit the planet Apalapucia for a holiday, but they soon find that the planet is under quarantine as there seems to be a deadly plague about. Amy accidentally gets separated from the Doctor and Rory, and soon there are two Amys, including the younger Amy and an older Amy. This episode also features the Handbots, who are likely to kill our heroes, despite them saying that what they’re doing is ‘a kindness’. ‘The Girl Who Waited’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

New Page – ‘The Eighth Doctor by Tim Bradley’

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On this day, I’m sharing the eighth of The Doctors pages in ‘Doctor Who by Tim Bradley’, which is ‘The Eighth Doctor by Tim Bradley’ page. This contains links to the ‘Doctor Who’ fan-fiction stories by me featuring the Eighth Doctor, as played by Paul McGann in ‘The TV Movie’ and the Big Finish audios. So far, the stories by me featuring the Eighth Doctor include ‘The Infinity Planet’ (Z) and ‘The Prime Factor’. I’ve yet to share ‘The Thirteen+ Doctors’, which will feature the Eighth Doctor, joined by his companion Jen Ward (played by Imogen Poots 😀 ). Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Night Terrors’

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After ‘Let’s Kill Hitler’, it’s time for us to check out something that’s a little straightforward. 😀 Today’s ‘Doctor Who’ episode in the 60th Anniversary Marathon is called ‘Night Terrors’ (No, not the ‘Star Trek: TNG’ episode 😀 ) by Mark Gatiss. In the episode, Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams make a ‘house call’ at a council estate in Croydon. In one of the flats, there’s an eight-year-old boy named George, who’s terrified of almost everything. He especially dreads the cupboard in his bedroom. This episode features special guest star Daniel Mays as Alex, who is George’s father. Daniel Mays would later go on to play Private Walker in the 2016 ‘Dad’s Army’ film. The episode also has Amy and Rory being trapped in a doll house with some terrifying life-size peg dolls. ‘Night Terrors’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

New Page – ‘The Seventh Doctor by Tim Bradley’

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Here we are today where I share the seventh of The Doctors pages in ‘Doctor Who by Tim Bradley’, which is ‘The Seventh Doctor by Tim Bradley’ page. This contains links to the ‘Doctor Who’ fan-fiction stories by me featuring the Seventh Doctor, as played by Sylvester McCoy in the classic TV series. So far, the stories by me featuring the Seventh Doctor include ‘The Robots of Lonmar’, ‘The Game of Delta’ (Z), ‘The Space Car’, ‘The Five Doctors at Christmas’ and ‘The Prime Factor’. I’ve yet to share ‘The Thirteen+ Doctors’, which will feature the Seventh Doctor, joined by his companion Ace (played by Sophie Aldred). Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Let’s Kill Hitler’

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It’s time for us to start checking out Part 2 of Series 6 in the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. We start off with the episode called ‘Let’s Kill Hitler’ by Steven Moffat. I was hoping that this would be an episode featuring a full-on Nazi Germany extravaganza with Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory. Will that be the case when checking out the episode itself? This episode also features Alex Kingston as River Song and Nina Toussaint-White as Mels, Amy and Rory’s childhood friend. There’s also the return of Caitlin Blackwood who plays Amelia Pond in the episode. ‘Let’s Kill Hitler’ also features the Teselecta, a shape-changing and human-looking robot that’s manned by a human crew from the future, and they’re miniaturised inside it. The Teselecta also contains deadly antibodies inside it. ‘Let’s Kill Hitler’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

New Page – ‘The Sixth Doctor by Tim Bradley’

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It’s time for me to share the sixth of The Doctors pages in ‘Doctor Who by Tim Bradley’ today, which is ‘The Sixth Doctor by Tim Bradley’ page. This contains links to the ‘Doctor Who’ fan-fiction stories by me featuring the Sixth Doctor, as played by Colin Baker in the classic TV series. So far, the stories by me featuring the Sixth Doctor include ‘Fred and the Doctor’, ‘The Prime Factor’ and ‘The End Dilemma’ (Z). I’ve yet to share ‘The Thirteen+ Doctors’, which will feature the Sixth Doctor, joined by his companion Peri Brown (played by Nicola Bryant). Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘A Good Man Goes to War’

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Here we are on the mid-season finale in Series 6 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. Yes, this is where Part 1 of Series 6 comes to an end. In this episode called ‘A Good Man Goes to War’ by Steven Moffat, Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams have to rescue Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, who gives birth to her daughter Melody and is a prisoner aboard an asteroid base called Demon’s Run. This is where we properly meet Frances Barber as Madame Kovarian, who’s been appearing throughout the first half of Series 6. We’re also introduced to the Paternoster Gang from Victorian London, including Neve McIntosh as Madame Vastra, Catrin Stewart as Jenny Flint and Dan Starkey as Commander Strax. We also have the return of Simon Fisher-Becker as Dorium Maldovar, who appeared briefly in ‘The Pandorica Opens’. And there’s Christina Chong (who’s recently been in ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’) as Lorna Bucket. Will the Doctor and Rory also receive help from Alex Kingston as River Song to save Amy and her baby? ‘A Good Man Goes to War’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Page Update – ‘The Fifth Doctor by Tim Bradley’

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For those of you new to ‘Bradley’s Basement’, I’ve been sharing my ‘Doctor Who’ fan-fiction stories featuring the Fifth Doctor, as played by Peter Davison in the classic TV series, in ‘The Fifth Doctor by Tim Bradley’ series. There’s also Nyssa of Traken (played by Sarah Sutton) and Billy Walker (played by me 😀 ). I’ve updated my page on ‘The Fifth Doctor by Tim Bradley’ to connect to ‘Doctor Who by Tim Bradley’ on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. The four sections featured in ‘The Fifth Doctor by Tim Bradley’ include ‘Before the Fifth Doctor by Tim Bradley’, ‘The Fifth Doctor by Tim Bradley’ series itself, ‘Beyond the Fifth Doctor by Tim Bradley’ and ‘The Fifth Doctor by Tim Bradley (Unbound)’. I’ve yet to share ‘The Thirteen+ Doctors’, which will feature the Fifth Doctor, joined by his companions Nyssa and Billy. Continue reading