Category Archives: Novelizations

Book Review – ‘Back to the Future, Part III’ (Novelization)

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I’ve completed my celebrations of ‘Back to the Future’s 40th anniversary on ‘Bradley’s Basement’ this year by checking out the third ‘Back to the Future’ movie novelization – ‘Back to the Future, Part III’ by Craig Shaw Gardner, based on the screenplay by producer Bob Gale and on the story by director Robert Zemeckis and producer Bob Gale. I’ve greatly enjoyed reading ‘Back to the Future, Part III’ from November to December 2025, and it’s fitting I’m sharing my latest review on the movie novelization before Christmas. Continue reading →

Book Review – ‘Back to the Future, Part II’ (Novelization)

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No sooner have I done a blog post about me revisiting the first ‘Back to the Future’ film at the cinema recently, here I am again with another ‘Back to the Future’ blog post! 😀 This time however, I’m sharing my thoughts on the ‘Back to the Future, Part II’ movie novelization by Craig Shaw Gardner, based on the screenplay by producer Bob Gale and on the story by director Robert Zemeckis and producer Bob Gale. I’ve greatly enjoyed checking out this book. 🙂 Continue reading →

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’

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In case you’ve missed it yesterday, I’ve added a brand-new review on the Target novelization/audiobook of the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’ by Stephen Wyatt, based on the original TV scripts by him. The story features the Seventh Doctor and Ace, and takes place on the planet Segonax. The TARDIS duo visit the planet Segonax to check out the Psychic Circus where they meet a variety of characters, including Captain Cook, Mags, the Ringmaster, Morgana, the Chief Clown, Bellboy, Deadbeat, the Gods of Ragnarok, etc. The 2013 audiobook for ‘Doctor Who – The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’ is read by Sophie Aldred, who plays Ace in the classic TV series and the Big Finish audios. Continue reading →

Season 25 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy on Blu-ray #4

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And here we are on the fourth and final story in Season 25 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. I’m glad we’ve reached this point in completing Season 25 of classic ‘Doctor Who’, as we look into ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’, a four-part story by Stephen Wyatt, who previously wrote ‘Paradise Towers’ in Season 24. I’ve updated and extended my thoughts on the story, based on my revisit of ‘Greatest Show’ via the Season 25 Blu-ray box set. There are two versions of ‘Greatest Show’ on Blu-ray, including the original four-part story and the Special Edition version. With the Special Edition version however, ‘Parts One and Three’ are given the extended treatment along with brand-new CGI effects. Continue reading →

Quick Reactions to Series 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ (ALL in ONE COMPILATION)

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Just to give you an update, I’m hoping to do my in-depth reviews on Series 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson very soon. Before that happens though, I have a couple of 62nd anniversary celebration ‘Doctor Who’ reviews I want to share on my blog in November and I’m hoping to work my upcoming ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season for December 2025 leading into January 2026. Continue reading →

Season 25 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy on Blu-ray #1

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It’s taken me a while, but I’m at last checking out and sharing my updated reviews on Season 25 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. This is the 25th anniversary season of ‘Doctor Who’, which was shown from October 1988 to January 1989. The Blu-ray box set came out in October 2024, but I had to check out Seasons 15 and 20 on Blu-ray first before getting onto sharing my updated thoughts on the four stories in Season 25. Let’s begin out look into Season 25 by checking out ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’, a four-part story by Ben Aaronvitch, who makes his first contribution to the TV series. Continue reading →

Book Review – ‘Iron Man’ (Novelization)

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To honour the memory of Peter David, who sadly passed away in May 2025, I’ve read and reviewed the movie novelization of the first ‘Iron Man’ movie in the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’. It’s been great to check out this movie novelization and find out how the ‘MCU’ begins in prose form via Peter David’s superb style of writing. Continue reading →

BB@10 – Reflection on Novelizations

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You may have noticed that I’ve done plenty of reviews on novelizations, whether it’d be for movies and TV shows like ‘Doctor Who’. For the majority of reviews I’ve done on novelizations, they’ve been about ‘Doctor Who’, which I’ve really enjoyed checking out. 🙂 Continue reading →

Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – Vengeance on Varos’ (1997)

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I’ve checked out and reviewed the 1997 abridged audiobook of the Target novelization of the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘Vengeance on Varos’ by Philip Martin, read by Colin Baker, who plays the Sixth Doctor in the TV series and the Big Finish audios. The audiobook is included in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS, Volume Two’ collection via Audible. The story features the Sixth Doctor and Peri as well as the greedy Sil. Continue reading →

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – Vengeance on Varos’

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It’s time for us to delve into the Target novelization/audiobook of the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘Vengeance on Varos’ by Philip Martin, based on the original TV scripts. The Target novelization was published in June 1988, three years after the TV story was transmitted in January 1985. The story features the Sixth Doctor and Peri where they visit Varos and encounter the slimy Sil. I’ve greatly enjoyed checking out the Target novelization, along with the 2019 unabridged audiobook read by Martin Jarvis, who played the Governor in the TV story. Over the years, I’ve considered ‘Vengeance on Varos’ a decent ‘Doctor Who’ story featuring themes of how violence can used as entertainment for TV audiences. Continue reading →