Author Archives: Tim Bradley

Disney Film Review – ‘Bambi 2’

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Today is what would have been my late sister Bethan’s birthday. Recently, my parents and I revisited one of her favourite Disney films – the 1942 film ‘Bambi’ – on Disney+. We also watched the 2006 sequel ‘Bambi 2’, which takes place during the first film where Bambi is a young male deer fawn before he becomes an adult. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Pinocchio’ (2022)

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Last weekend, I saw the latest Disney live-action remake of ‘Pinocchio’, directed by Robert Zemeckis of ‘Back to the Future’ fame and based on the 1940 animated film of the same name. The film stars Tom Hanks, well-known for voicing Woody in ‘Toy Story’ and for being in 2004’s ‘The Polar Express’. Continue reading

Basement News – September 2022

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Whilst I’m currently on holiday in Amroth in West Wales this week (I’ll be sharing a holiday report when I come back), I thought I’d share with you the latest ‘Basement News’ blog post for September 2022 and beyond. Like last time, I’m currently busy with so many projects under my belt. I have a lot of catching up to do, but hopefully I’ll get as much as I can done before the end of 2022. Continue reading

CD review – ‘The Gates of Hell’ (Doctor Who)

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By the time you read this, I’m currently on holiday in Amroth in West Wales. 🙂 It’s taken me a while, but I’ve been able to catch up on the ‘Out of Time’ audio trilogy by Big Finish in ‘Doctor Who’. I’ve recently reviewed the second story of the trilogy called ‘The Gates of Hell’, a multi-Doctor story starring David Tennant and Peter Davison. Continue reading

Paddington Bear meets the Queen

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I thought I’d share this rather sweet and amusing video featuring Paddington Bear who meets Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee. I hope this will help to cheer us up following the sad news last Thursday. Continue reading

Season 22 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Colin Baker on Blu-ray #6

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It’s time for us to come to an end with Season 22 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Colin Baker. Today, we look at the sixth and final story in Season 22 of ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘Revelation of the Daleks’, featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri. They come up against Terry Molloy who returns as Davros as well as his creations, the Daleks, at Tranquil Repose on the planet Necros. They also come up against a superb guest cast of characters in the story. Continue reading

Season 22 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Colin Baker on Blu-ray #5

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We come now to what I consider to be the weakest story in Season 22 of ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘Timelash’. It’s been nice to revisit this ‘Doctor Who’ story in the Season 22 Blu-ray box set, featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri. They’re joined by Paul Darrow (of ‘Blake’s 7’ fame) as the villainous Tekker and the TARDIS duo also confront the monstrous Borad, played by Robert Ashby. Continue reading

Blu-ray Review – ‘A Fix with Sontarans’

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Just in case you’ve missed it today, I’ve done a brand-new review on the ‘Doctor Who’ mini-episode called ‘A Fix with Sontarans’, starring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan and Gareth Jenkins as himself. This mini-episode is available to watch in the Season 22 Blu-ray box set of ‘Doctor Who’ and contains a brand-new edit. Continue reading

Season 22 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Colin Baker on Blu-ray #4

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It’s time to talk about my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ story from the Colin Baker era. It was also the first story for me to experience Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri. We continue our look into Season 22 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with ‘The Two Doctors’, a multi-Doctor story featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor. There’s also Frazer Hines as Jamie who accompanies Patrick Troughton’s Doctor as well as Nicola Bryant as Peri who accompanies Colin Baker’s Doctor. Continue reading