Category Archives: Sci-Fi

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #26

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It’s back with the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series again as we resume Series 12 featuring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Mandip Gill as Yaz. Today, we take a look at ‘Praxeus’ by Pete McTighe, who wrote ‘Kerblam!’ for Series 11. Will ‘Praxeus’ impress me as much as ‘Kerblam!’ did? Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #25

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Here’s the second short story featuring the Thirteenth Doctor meeting her granddaughter Susan called ‘Fellow Traveller’ by Mark Gatiss. Unlike ‘Press Play’ where the Thirteenth Doctor saw a holographic message of Susan in the TARDIS, this is where Jodie’s Doctor actually meets Susan following ‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #24

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If you haven’t checked out the first two stories of the ‘shadow’ trilogy in the ‘Adventures in Lockdown’ anthology called ‘The Shadow Passes’ and ‘Shadow of a Doubt’, check them out now. Today, we’re checking out the third story of the trilogy called ‘The Shadow in the Mirror’, which was a story originally presented on YouTube and read/performed by Lauren Wilson. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #23

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We begin what is arguably the ‘shadow’ trilogy in the ‘Adventures in Lockdown’ anthology with the first story being ‘The Shadow Passes’ by Paul Cornell. This features the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz in ‘isolation’. It was surreal to find the contrasts of real-life and fiction in this little story. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #22

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It’s time for one of the most bonkers ‘Doctor Who’ episodes ever to feature in the Thirteenth Doctor era. Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor and her team visit Gloucester in the present day where the Judoon put the place in ‘lockdown’ – ha, fiction! 😀 The episode also features the return of an old friend and a shocking twist revelation. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #21

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Back with the TV series of ‘Doctor Who’ and we’re checking out ‘Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror’. The Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz meet Nikola Tesla and the world is under attack by scorpion-like creatures that almost resemble the Racnoss. Can the Doctor and Tesla’s alike minds work together to defeat this episode’s menace? Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #20

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Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

It’s time for another ‘Adventure in Lockdown’ with the Thirteenth Doctor. This time, it’s ‘Press Play’ by Pete McTighe, the writer of ‘Kerblam!’ and ‘Praxeus’. In this story, the Doctor receives a holographic message from her granddaughter Susan. This is the first of two stories featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and Susan to check out in the ‘Adventures in Lockdown’ anthology. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #19

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Let’s have another story from the ‘Adventures in Lockdown’ anthology for today’s ‘March of the Thirteenth Doctor’! It’s time for ‘The Simple Things’, a short story by Joy Wilkinson featuring the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz. This story helped to ease anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #18

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It’s time for the second story in Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’! This time, it’s a one-part adventure called ‘Orphan 55’ and it’s by Ed Hime who wrote ‘It Takes You Away’ for Series 11. The story features Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor, Bradley Walsh’s Graham, Tosin Cole’s Ryan and Mandip Gill’s Yaz. Will ‘Orphan 55’ impress me as ‘It Takes You Away’ did? Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #17

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Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

We’re now onto Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ and today we have the first two-part TV story of the Thirteenth Doctor era called ‘Spyfall’. This story features Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Mandip Gill as Yaz. It also features the debut of Sacha Dhawan as the Master! Continue reading