Category Archives: Reviews

Quick Theatre Review – ‘The Mousetrap’

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Last weekend, I saw ‘The Mousetrap’, a whodunit murder mystery play by Agatha Christie at St. Martin’s Theatre in London. This was the second time I’d seen the play in London after so many years. The first time that I saw ‘The Mousetrap’ was back in November 2010. Continue reading

Series 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Ncuti Gatwa on Blu-ray #0

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At long last! I’ve completed writing up my in-depth reviews on Series 14 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. These reviews are based on me checking out the stories in the Series 14 Blu-ray box set. As we speak, I’m in the process of uploading my reviews on each of the stories in Series 14 to my blog. I aim to share my reviews every week from April to June 2026. It’s taken me a while to write up my reviews on each story in Series 14, but I’m happy to be sharing them on my blog, which includes in-depth thoughts by me on what I think of the stories today compared to when I first viewed back from May to June 2024. Continue reading

‘Beast Wars’ Review #40 – ‘Crossing the Rubicon’

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Here we are on another updated review on a ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’ episode! It’s time to check out the episode ‘Crossing the Rubicon’, a Season 3 episode about Blackarachnia. In the episode, Blackarachnia’s life is in danger when she attempts to use the Transmetal driver she acquired from Depth Charge in ‘Feral Scream’ to upgrade her body. Will the Maximals be able to save Blackarachnia’s life whilst the Predacons, led by Tarantulas, attack the Maximals’ base to disrupt the procedure? The first time I saw ‘Crossing the Rubicon’ was on Volume 3 of the four official VHS releases of ‘Beast Wars’ containing Season 3 episodes that had never been shown before via GMTV in the UK. I’ve also seen ‘Crossing the Rubicon’ in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set, and it can now be seen on YouTube. We’re getting close to the end of the ‘Beast Wars’ series, as there are three more stories after this one. Hopefully, I’ll be able to complete my updated reviews on ‘Beast Wars’ by the time we get to Early Bank Holiday Monday in the UK in May. Continue reading

Quick Review – ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ (Episodes 1 & 3) (Doctor Who)

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Well, if you saw my Quick Reactions video yesterday, you know that I saw the two recently recovered episodes of the 12-part ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ – the first and third episodes. If you haven’t, please feel free to check out my latest video. Continue reading

Quick Reactions to ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ (Episodes 1 & 3) (Doctor Who)

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Here’s a special Quick Reactions video by me on the first and third episodes of the 12-part ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’, starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor. These two once-lost episodes were recently found and have now been brought back to the BBC Archives for everyone to enjoy! The episodes are currently available on BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Quick DVD Review – ‘The Bible’ (2013)

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For the past few weeks from March to April 2026, my parents and I have been checking out the 2013 TV mini-series ‘The Bible’. I’ve greatly enjoyed checking out this depiction of the Bible stories in live-action. 🙂 It’s been fascinating to see a refreshing take on the Bible. Continue reading

‘Tales From The TARDIS’ Review – ‘The People’s Temple’

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And here we are on the seventh and final instalment of the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection of ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories. This year’s Easter review season has been shorter compared to last year, I know, but I’m happy to have completed my reviews on the stories featured in the two ‘Tales From The TARDIS’ audio anthologies, ever since I did my reviews on the ‘Short Trips’ and ‘More Short Trips’ book anthologies in ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season back from March to April 2024. Today, we’re checking out ‘The People’s Temple’ by Paul Leonard. The story features the Eighth Doctor and Sam, and it’s read by Paul McGann. As well as being the seventh and final story in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection, ‘The People’s Temple’ is the third and final story in the ‘Earth and Beyond’ audio anthology, featuring the Eighth Doctor and Sam. It’s also the fifteenth and final story in the BBC ‘Short Trips’ 1998 book collection. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’

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Back in 2023, I saw ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ at the cinema on Easter Tuesday! This year, I saw ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ at the cinema on Easter Saturday. I had a great time seeing the sequel to ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ last Saturday. It’s a pleasant film. Continue reading

‘Tales From The TARDIS’ Review – ‘Dead Time’

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It’s Easter Tuesday today, and it’s time to check out the sixth story in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection of ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories! Today, I’m sharing my review on the story ‘Dead Time’ by Andrew Miller, which happens to be a pseudonym for Stephen Cole. The story features the Eighth Doctor and Sam, and is read by Paul McGann. As well as being the sixth story in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection, ‘Dead Time’ is the second story in the ‘Earth and Beyond’ audio anthology, featuring the Eighth Doctor and Sam. It’s also the eleventh story in the ‘More Short Trips’ book collection, which I reviewed in my ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season for Easter from March to April 2024. My opinion on ‘Dead Time’ hasn’t changed much since the first time I read and heard the story back in 2024. Continue reading

‘Tales From The TARDIS’ Review – ‘Bounty’

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Enjoying Easter Monday so far? In today’s instalment of this year’s Easter review season, it’s time for the fifth story in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ audio collection of ‘Doctor Who’. Here’s my brand-new review on ‘Bounty’, the first of three stories in the ‘Earth and Beyond’ audio anthology, featuring the Eighth Doctor and Sam. The story is by Peter Anghelides, who has contributed many stories to ‘Doctor Who’, including audios, books and short stories. The ones by him that I’ve checked out and reviewed so far include ‘The Tip of the Mind’, ‘Good Companions’ and ‘The Four Doctors’. ‘Bounty’ is read by Paul McGann, who plays the Eighth Doctor, and it’s the only audio story exclusive in the ‘Earth and Beyond’ anthology, since it was never printed in any book anthology. Was ‘Bounty’ worth my attention in checking out ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’? Continue reading