Category Archives: Christmas

Week 3 – ‘Star Wars Review Season’

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And welcome back everyone to the ‘Star Wars Review Season’!

It’s now time to take a look at one of the most notorious things ever created in the ‘Star Wars’ franchise – the ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’! This is a TV special that was shown only once on US TV and is disregarded by the majority of ‘Star Wars’ fans as well as ‘Star Wars’ creator George Lucas himself. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Twice Upon A Time’

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This is the last episode of the Peter Capaldi era and the Steven Moffat era of ‘Doctor Who’. In this episode, which is the 2017 Christmas Special called ‘Twice Upon A Time’, Peter Capaldi’s Doctor meets up with David Bradley as the First Doctor, Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts and Mark Gatiss as the Captain. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’

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This is the only ‘Doctor Who’ episode to be shown in 2016. It’s the 2016 Christmas Special called ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’, starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, Matt Lucas as Nardole, Justin Chatwin as Grant Gordon/the Ghost and Charity Wakefield as Lucy Fletcher. It’s ‘Doctor Who’ meets superheroes in this one! Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Husbands of River Song’

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This was once the first ‘Doctor Who’ episode that I reviewed on my blog from watching it on the TV back in 2015. It’s time for the second Christmas Special with Peter Capaldi’s Doctor and he’s joined by Alex Kingston as River Song for the occasion. This episode also features the debut of Matt Lucas as Nardole. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Last Christmas’

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It’s the first Christmas Special of the Peter Capaldi era of ‘Doctor Who’ and it’s the best one in my humble opinion. This is ‘Last Christmas’ by Steven Moffat and it stars Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara and Nick Frost as Santa Claus. Find out what happens in this mind-boggling episode! Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Time of the Doctor’

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It’s the last episode of the Matt Smith era of ‘Doctor Who’ and it all takes place on the planet Trenzalore where the Doctor dies. Join the Doctor and Clara as they embark on this Christmas Special facing Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, Weeping Angels, the Silence and the like. Will our heroes survive? Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Snowmen’

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It’s Christmas time again and it’s Jenna-Louise Coleman’s second TV appearance in the ‘Doctor Who’ series. She plays Clara Oswin Oswald in this episode and she meets Matt Smith’s Doctor with Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax in Victorian London where they face some scary snowmen and Richard E. Grant. 😀 Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe’

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Ready for another ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special with Matt Smith? Well, here’s one for your delight as Claire Skinner joins Matt Smith’s Doctor in this festive episode called ‘The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe’. Will this episode be anything like ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ it’s based upon? Continue reading

‘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 End of Time’

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It’s the final story of the David Tennant era of ‘Doctor Who’ and it’s a two-parter. This story features David Tennant’s Doctor who faces John Simm’s Master. The Doctor is accompanied by Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott and they have to face the menace of the Master and the Time Lords led by Timothy Dalton. Continue reading