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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Chase’

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It’s time for one of the most exciting ‘Doctor Who’ adventures ever made in the First Doctor era called ‘The Chase’. The Daleks return to chase the First Doctor TARDIS team throughout time and space! This story also features the last appearances of William Russell as Ian and Jacqueline Hill as Barbara. It also features the first appearance of Peter Purves as new companion Steven (although Peter plays Mortin Dill in the third episode and plays Steven in the sixth and final episode of this story). You can watch ‘The Chase’ either on DVD, Blu-ray or Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Romans’

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Now that Vicki has joined the ‘Doctor Who’ TARDIS team, the First Doctor and his companions end up in Italy in 64 AD where Emperor Nero is in Rome. When Ian and Barbara are split up from the First Doctor and Vicki, can our TARDIS heroes survive the dangers of being in Ancient Rome? You can watch the four-part story either on DVD, Blu-ray or Britbox. Continue reading →

Book Reviews – ‘Short Trips: Transmissions’ (Doctor Who) UPDATED

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–UPDATED REVIEWS ON SHORT STORIES TODAY–

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And Happy New Year everyone! 🙂 It’s the penultimate instalment of the 2022-23 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season today! Since it’s the 60th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’ this year, let’s revisit a Short Trips book anthology by Big Finish called ‘Short Trips: Transmissions’. One of the stories in the anthology has the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa in it. Continue reading →

Audio Reviews – ‘Time Wake & Other Stories’ (Doctor Who)

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For today’s instalment of the 2022-23 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season, we’re checking out the six ‘Doctor Who’ annual stories featured in the ‘Time Wake & Other Stories’ audio collection. I’ve recently listened to the stories featured in ‘Time Wake & Other Stories’ via download on Audible. The story of interest to me is called ‘Night Flight to Nowhere’, featuring the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan. I previously reviewed ‘Night Flight to Nowhere’ in the 1983 ‘Doctor Who Annual’ back in 2019. 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 →

Book/Audio Review – ‘In the Heart of Chaos’ (Star Trek: Prometheus)

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We’ve come to the end of the ‘Star Trek: Prometheus’ book/audio trilogy, as we look at the third and final instalment called ‘In the Heart of Chaos’ by Bernd Perplies and Christian Humberg. The Big Finish audiobook is read by Alec Newman. Does this ‘Star Trek’ book/audio trilogy end on a satisfactory note or did it become a disappointment for me? Continue reading →

Spider-Man at the Movies – ‘Spider-Man 3’

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‘Spider-Man 3’ is not available on Disney+ yet, but that shouldn’t stop us from revisiting the third movie of the original ‘Spider-Man’ film trilogy by Sam Raimi, starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. I’ve updated my review on the movie with some extra paragraphs on the characters as well as adding some new photos of the movie. Continue reading →

Spider-Man at the Movies – ‘Spider-Man 2’

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It’s time to revisit the second movie of the original ‘Spider-Man’ film trilogy by director Sam Raimi called ‘Spider-Man 2’, starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. I’ve updated my review on the movie with some extra paragraphs on the characters as well as adding some new photos of the movie. Continue reading →

Spider-Man at the Movies – ‘Spider-Man’

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On the road to ‘No Way Home’, I’m revisiting the nine ‘Spider-Man’ movies that have been made so far. I’ve started off of course with the first ‘Spider-Man’ movie starring Tobey Maguire, directed by Sam Raimi. I’ve updated my review on the movie with some extra paragraphs on the characters as well as adding some new photos. Continue reading →

Book/Audio Review – ‘The Root of All Rage’ (Star Trek: Prometheus)

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It’s time to check out the second book/audiobook of the ‘Star Trek: Prometheus’ trilogy. The second book is called ‘The Root of All Rage’ by Bernd Perplies and Christian Humberg and the audiobook is read by Alec Newman. It’s a shame there doesn’t seem to be more ‘Star Trek’ audio productions by Big Finish lately. Continue reading →