Category Archives: Middle-Earth

Quick DVD Review – ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’

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I had this as one of my Christmas presents from my best mate from school, Stephen. The other presents included a tripod for my phone when I want to use it as a camera, and a Dairy Milk bar of chocolate. 🙂 I enjoyed checking out this ‘Lord of the Rings’ film on DVD. Continue reading

BB@10 – Reflection on ‘The Lord of the Rings’


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I believe it’s fair to say that there’s no fantasy film trilogy that has impressed me more than ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson and made from 2001 to 2003. This is a film trilogy that I find myself watching every year. I never get tired of it. 🙂 Continue reading

Bernard Hill (1944-2024)

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I’m very saddened that Bernard Hill, who played King Théoden in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy by director Peter Jackson, has passed away recently. I was shocked to hear the news, especially as I hoping to meet him in person at the ‘Comic Con Mania Bolton’ event happening on the 18th of May. Continue reading

Cinema Experiences – ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Film Trilogy (January 2024)

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For the past three weeks in January, my parents and I have been checking out ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy on the big screen at Showcase Cinema in Nantgarw near Cardiff. We’ve greatly enjoyed ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’, ‘The Two Towers’ and ‘The Return of the King’ at the cinema. 🙂 Continue reading

Tim Bradley’s Convention Memories and Reports – 2010-2023

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To celebrate Sarah Sutton’s birthday today, I’ve put together a list of all the conventions I’ve attended over the years from 2010 to 2023, which includes ‘Doctor Who’ conventions, multi-purpose conventions and a ‘Star Trek’ convention. You can check out my ‘convention memories’ blog posts and my convention reports by clicking on the images below. Continue reading

Convention Memories – ‘Cardiff Film & Comic Con 2014’

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Before I share my latest convention report on the ‘London Comic Con Spring’ from last weekend, let’s talk about another set of ‘convention memories’! It’s time to talk about the first convention I attended back in 2014 – the ‘Cardiff Film & Comic Con’! This was held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, March 2014. This was one of the happiest conventions I attended, since it was close to home. 🙂 Continue reading

‘The Lord of the Rings’ BBC Radio Series UPDATED

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At last! After sharing ‘The Lord of the Rings: Comedy Version’ in my 2021 advent calendar last December, I’ve finished updating my reviews on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ BBC radio series set in the world of Middle-Earth! I’ve enjoyed revisiting this radio series and updating my reviews on the three volumes. The ‘LOTR’ radio series stars Ian Holm as Frodo Baggins, Michael Horden as Gandalf, Robert Stephens as Aragorn, John Le Mesurier as Bilbo Baggins, Peter Woodthorpe as Gollum and Bill Nighy as Samwise Gamgee. Continue reading

Day 24 – ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2021

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It’s Day 24 of ‘Bradley’s Basement‘s Advent Calendar 2021.

It’s Christmas Eve today and it’s time for the final instalment of ‘The Lord of the Rings: Comedy Version’. I hope you’ve enjoyed my comedy take on ‘LOTR’ for this year’s advent calendar in December. I’ve had fun putting it together! Let’s check out how the story ends in Chapter 24! 🙂

Enjoy!

Check out what Day 24 of my ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendars for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 were about!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Tim. 🙂 Continue reading

Day 23 – ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2021

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It’s Day 23 of ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2021.

It’s the penultimate chapter of ‘The Lord of the Rings: Comedy Version’ today! I hope you’ve enjoyed this comedic version of ‘LOTR’ I’ve put together so far. Let’s check out Chapter 23! 🙂

Enjoy!

Check out what Day 23 of my ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendars for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 were about!

Tim. 🙂 Continue reading

Day 22 – ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2021

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It’s Day 22 of ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2021.

Ready to check out Chapter 22 of ‘The Lord of the Rings: Comedy Version’? Let’s see what comedic antics are featured in this instalment of ‘The Return of the Wierdo’!” 🙂

Enjoy!

Check out what Day 22 of my ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendars for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 were about!

Tim. 🙂 Continue reading