Author Archives: Tim Bradley

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Impossible Astronaut’/’Day of the Moon’

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This is where it begins to go downhill for me in the new series of ‘Doctor Who’. This is the first story of Series 6, starring Matt Smith as the Doctor. It is a two-part story; features the Doctor with Amy, Rory and River Song and it also features the Silence who are monsters that edit themselves out of your memory.

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‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘A Christmas Carol’

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It’s time for the first ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special with Matt Smith’s Doctor. This is ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Steven Moffatt. It features special guest stars Michael Gambon and Katherine Jenkins in it. It also has Amy in a police woman’s uniform; Rory in a Roman Centurion’s outfit and a giant shark! 😀

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‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Pandorica Opens’/’The Big Bang’

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It’s the two-part season finale of Series 5 of ‘Doctor Who’ today! In this story by Steven Moffat, Matt Smith as the Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond reunite with Alex Kingston as River Song and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. They witness the opening of the Pandorica as well as the Big Bang itself in this. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Lodger’

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This ‘Doctor Who’ episode features the first appearance of James Corden as Craig. This is ‘The Lodger’ by Gareth Roberts where Matt Smith’s Doctor meets Craig. The Doctor becomes Craig’s lodger at his and Sophie’s house. I enjoyed this episode, finding it a refreshing comic relief episode in the TV series. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Doctor Strange’

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Today we continue the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe Film Review Season’ for this year and… Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Vincent and the Doctor’

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This ‘Doctor Who’ episode features Matt Smith’s Doctor and Amy Pond meeting Vincent Van Gogh. The episode is by Richard Curtis, who previously produced ‘The Curse of Fatal Death’. This episode however is not a comedy and it tackles a sensitive subject regarding Vincent Van Gogh and depression. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Hungry Earth’/’Cold Blood’

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It’s time for another two-part story in the Matt Smith era of ‘Doctor Who’. This one is by Chris Chibnall and it features the Doctor, Amy and Rory meeting the Silurians. This marks the first ‘Doctor Who’ story to feature the return of the Silurians in the new series. They look different to their classic series counterparts. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘The Lion King’ (2019)

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And here are we on the third and final entry of the Disney summer 2019 movie trilogy at the cinema (the first two being the 2019 remake of ‘Aladdin’ in May and ‘Toy Story 4’ in June). Today, it’s time to take a look at the 2019 remake of one of my favourite Disney movies ever made…‘The Lion King’! Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Amy’s Choice’

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In this ‘Doctor Who’ episode, the Doctor, Amy and Rory experience two dreams – one in the TARDIS and one set many years later in Amy and Rory’s home village. But which one of these dreams is real? Will Amy make the right choice? This episode also features special guest Toby Jones as the Dream Lord. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Vampires of Venice’

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It’s time for a vampire story in ‘Doctor Who’, except it’s not vampires from ‘State of Decay’ disappointedly. This episode has Matt Smith as the Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy now joined by Arthur Darvill as Rory in the TARDIS when they visit Venice in 1580 for a romantic trip that goes haywire.

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