Category Archives: Novelizations

‘Tales From The TARDIS’ Review – ‘Doctor Who – The Novel of the Film’ (1997)

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Wishing you all a very good Easter Sunday today! I’ve shared this quite recently, but what the heck? No harm in sharing it again! 😀 It’s time to check out the fourth story in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection of ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories! It’s time for the 1997 abridged audiobook of the 1996 BBC Books edition of the ‘Doctor Who’ TV movie novelization – also known as ‘The Novel of the Film’. ‘The TV Movie’ novelization is by Gary Russell and is read by Paul McGann. My review on the 1997 abridged audiobook has been added to my page on ‘The TV Movie’, which also contains a review on ‘The TV Movie’ itself, a review on the ‘Tomorrow’s Times – The Eighth Doctor’ item presented by Nicholas Courtney, and a review on the 2021 Target novelization and its 2021 unabridged audiobook read by Dan Starkey. The story features the Eighth Doctor, Grace, the Seventh Doctor and the Master. Continue reading →

‘Tales From The TARDIS’ Review – ‘Doctor Who – Vengeance on Varos’ (1997)

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It’s Easter Saturday today! Let’s check out the third story in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection of ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories! Today, it’s time for the 1997 abridged audiobook of the Target novelization ‘Doctor Who – Vengeance on Varos’ by the late Philip Martin, read by Colin Baker. My review on the 1997 abridged audiobook has been added to my ‘Vengeance on Varos’ page, which also contains a review on the TV story and a review on the Target novelization and the 2019 unabridged audiobook, read by Martin Jarvis. The story features the Sixth Doctor, Peri and the greedy Sil. Continue reading →

‘Tales From The TARDIS’ Review – ‘Doctor Who – Warriors of the Deep’ (1995)

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Happy Good Friday, everyone! 🙂 It’s time to continue our look into the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection of ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories! I’ll be updating my reviews on Season 21 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series based on its ‘Collection’ Blu-ray box set sometime soon. Before that happens though, let’s check out the 1995 abridged audiobook of the Target novelization ‘Doctor Who – Warriors of the Deep’ by Terrance Dicks, read by Peter Davison. My review on the 1995 abridged audiobook has been added to my ‘Warriors of the Deep’ page, which also contains a review of the TV story and a review on the Target novelization and the 2023 unabridged audiobook, read by Janet Fielding. The story features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough, the Silurians, the Sea Devils and the Myrka. Continue reading →

‘Tales From The TARDIS’ Review – ‘Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks’ (1995)

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It’s time for another Easter review season on ‘Bradley’s Basement’! Last year, I shared my reviews on the ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories featured in ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume One’, which can be heard on Audible. This year, I’m sharing another set of reviews on the ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories featured in ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’, which can also be heard on Audible. Most of these audio stories I’ve reviewed already and there’s one I’ve yet to share. I hope you’ll enjoy what I’ll be sharing from this ‘Doctor Who’ audio collection this Easter! 🙂 Continue reading →

Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – The Novel of the Film’ (1997)

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What good timing this is! 😀 As it’s the 30th anniversary of the ‘Doctor Who’ TV movie, I’ve checked out and reviewed the 1997 abridged audiobook of the 1996 BBC Books edition of ‘The TV Movie’ novelization – also known as ‘The Novel of the Film’ – by Gary Russell. It’s read by Paul McGann, who played the Eighth Doctor in ‘The TV Movie’ and currently plays him in the Big Finish audios. The audiobook is included in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection via Audible. The story features the Eighth Doctor, Grace, the Seventh Doctor and the Master. Continue reading →

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 →