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‘Beast Wars’ Review #8 – ‘The Probe’

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Here we are on the eighth ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’ story as well as the ninth episode in the TV series. Today, we’re checking out ‘The Probe’, an episode where the Maximals might have a chance on returning to their home planet Cybertron when a temporal probe is looking for them. This was the second ‘Beast Wars’ episode I saw in the half-term week of October 1998. I recorded it on VHS and enjoyed rewatching it again and again. This episode also features Tigatron, who previously debuted in ‘Fallen Comrades’. Can the Maximals succeed in sending a signal to the temporal probe using a signal array? Continue reading →

More ‘Doctor Who’ Quick Reactions YouTube Shorts

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Series 15 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series is over, but I’ve recently shared five more YouTube shorts of my favourite reactions to the season. These shorts are taken from my quick reactions videos on ‘The Interstellar Song Contest’, ‘Wish World’ and ‘The Reality War’. You can check out more reactions by me on the episodes by checking out the full videos themselves. 😀 Continue reading →

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – The King’s Demons’

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In case you missed it yesterday, I’ve added a brand-new review on the Target novelization/audiobook of the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘The King’s Demons’ by Terence Dudley, based on the original TV scripts penned by him. The story features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough, and takes place in England in the year 1215. It features the return of the villainous Master (as played by Anthony Ainley in the TV story) and introduces the robot character Kamelion, who wears the form of King John of England in the tale. The 2016 audiobook for ‘Doctor Who – The King’s Demons’ is read by Mark Strickson, who plays Turlough in the classic TV series and the Big Finish audios. Continue reading →

Season 20 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Peter Davison on Blu-ray #6

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We’re now on the sixth story of Season 20 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series and, as it turns out, the season finale. Technically, anyway. Don’t worry. There’s still ‘The Five Doctors’ for us to check out next week. In the meantime, let’s check out this two-part story by Terence Dudley, featuring the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough. It’s Terence Dudley’s third ‘Doctor Who’ contribution as a writer and it’s the first and only one to be directed by Tony Virgo. The story also introduces Kamelion, a new robot companion for the Fifth Doctor, voiced by Gerald Flood, who also plays King John in this adventure. There’s also the return of Anthony Ainley as the Master in ‘The King’s Demons’. The story’s special guest stars include Frank Windsor, Isla Blair, Christopher Villiers and Michael J. Jackson. The story was filmed at Bodiam Castle, as it takes place in medieval England in the year 1215. Continue reading →

‘Beast Wars’ Review #7 – ‘Double Jeopardy’

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It’s time to check out another ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’ episode and it’s eighth one in the series as well as the seventh story. It’s time to check out ‘Double Jeopardy’, an episode which introduces a new Predacon character named Blackarachnia and an episode where Rattrap could be a traitor. I first saw this ‘Beast Wars’ episode in the first of five episodes being shown over half-term week in October 1998. I got to record the episode on VHS when it was shown on GMTV on Monday morning that week. It’s great to revisit and update my review on ‘Double Jeopardy’. Continue reading →

Quick TV Series Review – ‘Doctor Who’ (Series 15)

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So, some time has passed since Series 15 of ‘Doctor Who’ ended on the 31st of May 2025. Now is a good time to share my overall thoughts and feelings about Ncuti Gatwa’s second and (apparently) final season as the Fifteenth Doctor and whether I liked it or not. Continue reading →

DVD/Blu-ray Special Feature Review – ‘Winner Takes All’ (Doctor Who)

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In case you missed it yesterday, I’ve updated my review on ‘Enlightenment’, the fifth story of Season 20 in the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series and the third and final story of ‘The Black Guardian Trilogy’ in the Peter Davison/Fifth Doctor era. In doing so, I’ve shared a brand-new review on the ‘Winner Takes All’ making-of documentary on ‘Enlightenment’, featuring behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and crew, including Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Keith Barron, Christopher Brown, Leee John, writer Barbara Clegg, director Fiona Cumming, etc. Continue reading →

Season 20 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Peter Davison on Blu-ray #5

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Yes! We’re back with Season 20 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! After checking out Series 15 of the new TV series with Ncuti Gatwa, it’s time to pick up where we left off with our look into Peter Davison’s second season as the Fifth Doctor. Today, we’re checking out the fifth story called ‘Enlightenment’. It’s also the third story of ‘The Black Guardian Trilogy’. ‘Enlightenment’ is a four-part adventure by the late Barbara Clegg. This is his first and only contribution to the TV series. The story is directed by the late Fiona Cumming, who previously directed ‘Snakedance’. ‘Enlightenment’ stars Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan and Mark Strickson as Turlough. Valentine Dyall returns for his third appearance in Season 20 and we have the return of Cyril Luckhman as the White Guardian, who previously debuted in ‘The Ribos Operation’ in ‘The Key to Time’ season (Season 16). Continue reading →

‘Beast Wars’ Review #6 – ‘Fallen Comrades’

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Here we are on the sixth story and the seventh episode of the ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’ TV series called ‘Fallen Comrades’. In the episode, a Maximal stasis pod has crash-landed on the mysterious planet where the Maximals and Predacons have been fighting their Beast Wars. There’s a race to get to the stasis pod, as the Maximals need to get to it before the Predacons do. I first saw this ‘Beast Wars’ episode on Bank Holiday Monday in August 1998. It was second of two ‘Beast Wars’ episodes I saw on that day. The first episode was ‘Power Surge’. Continue reading →

Quick Reactions to ‘The Reality War’ (Part Two) (Doctor Who)

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