Category Archives: Reviews

‘Beast Wars’ Review #18 – ‘Dark Voyage’

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It’s October and we’re back on track with checking out the rest of the ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’ TV series. Let’s continue by checking out another exciting episode in Season 1 of ‘Beast Wars’ called ‘Dark Voyage’. It’s an episode where four Maximals – Rhinox, Cheetor, Rattrap and Dinobot – get caught in an Energon explosion and are blinded. They must find their way back to the Maximals’ base through darkness whilst overcoming obstacles, including being attacked by Predacons. I did see this episode on GMTV over the Christmas holidays from 1999 to 2000 and it was after seeing Season 2 of ‘Beast Wars’ in 1999. I recorded the episode on VHS to watch again and again, and years later, I owned the episode in ‘The Beginning’ Volume 3 VHS release. I also saw the episode when I purchased the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set for Christmas in December 2011. It’s great to revisit these ‘Beast Wars’ episodes and update my reviews on them, having such fond memories of watching the TV series as a kid in the 1990s. Continue reading

Cinema Experience – The ‘Spider-Man’ Film Trilogy (September 2025)

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It’s my final anniversary blog post to celebrate 10 years of ‘Bradley’s Basement’. I’d like to share with you my latest cinema experience of seeing the original ‘Spider-Man’ film trilogy, starring Tobey Maguire. I’ve greatly enjoyed revisiting the three films at the cinema. 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 writing style. Continue reading

Cinema Experience – ‘Trapped In The Sky’ & ‘Terror In New York City’ (Thunderbirds)

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On Saturday the 20th of September 2025, I saw a double bill of ‘Thunderbirds’ episodes shown at the ODEON Cinema in Cardiff Bay, including ‘Trapped In The Sky’ and ‘Terror In New York City’. This was to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the ‘Thunderbirds’ TV series. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’

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Here we are again! We’ve returned to the world of ‘Downton Abbey’ in the third and final instalment of the supposed film trilogy ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’. It’s been a while since I shared reviews on ‘Downton Abbey’ in 2022. It’s nice to come back to the series in this film. Continue reading

Quick Theatre Review – ‘Emma’

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On Thursday the 11th of September 2025, my parents and I saw a stage production of ‘Emma’ by Jane Austen at the Theatre Royal in Bath. We were on holiday at the time, and it was purely by chance that we came across this theatre production of ‘Emma’ in Bath. 🙂 Continue reading

Quick CD Album Review – ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’

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So, on the 8th of September this year, I saw ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’ for a second time at the Adelphi Theatre in London. I greatly enjoyed seeing it a second time, and it was fascinating to see Brian Conley taking on the role of Doc Brown this time round. Continue reading

Quick Film Review – ‘Thomas and the Magic Railroad’

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As part of my 10th anniversary celebrations on ‘Bradley’s Basement’ today, I’ve decided to share a review to commemorate Thomas the Tank Engine’s 80th anniversary. It’s a quick review of a film I enjoyed watching in 2000. I hope to do an in-depth review in future. 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

Quick Movie Review – ‘Clockwise’

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This past week in the UK, we had Bank Holiday Monday in August 2025. This is what I did on Bank Holiday Monday. I cooked a lasagne for me and my parents for lunch. Later on, we saw the 1986 comedy film ‘Clockwise’, starring John Cleese, via Amazon Prime Video. Continue reading