Category Archives: Sci-Fi

Convention Report – ‘Devcon Sci-Fi, Toy, Film & Comic Fair’ (March 2024)

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I had a lovely time attending the ‘Devcon Sci-Fi, Toy, Film & Comic Fair’ at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Plymouth last weekend on Sunday the 3rd of March. My parents joined me. 😀 We spent the weekend enjoying and exploring Plymouth on the Saturday and enjoying attending ‘Devcon’ on the Sunday. 🙂 Continue reading

Quick TV Series Review – ‘The Orville: New Horizons’ (Season 3)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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It’s taken me a while, but I’ve finished checking out Season 3 of ‘The Orville’ – also known as ‘New Horizons’ – on Disney+. I’ve greatly enjoyed checking out Season 3. Having enjoyed the first two seasons of ‘The Orville’ from 2021 to 2022, it’s so fitting that Season 3 turned out to be just as good. Continue reading

Blu-ray Review Update – ‘The Church on Ruby Road’ (Doctor Who)

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Last week, I received my Blu-ray copy of the ‘Doctor Who’ 2023 Christmas Special called ‘The Church on Ruby Road’, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. I’ve updated my review on the special by adding the details of what special features are contained on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of ‘The Church on Ruby Road’. Continue reading

Quick Escape Hunt Review – ‘A Dalek Awakens’ (TLV) (Doctor Who) (TAKE TWO)

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Last year in November, my Mum and I tackled the ‘Doctor Who’ Escape Hunt game called ‘A Dalek Awakens’ in Cheltenham. Last weekend, I had another go at tackling ‘A Dalek Awakens’ in Cheltenham and my best mate from school Stephen joined me. We greatly enjoyed doing the game! Continue reading

‘Goth Opera’ to be adapted for audio by Big Finish!

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Well, it’s finally happened! ‘Goth Opera’ is going to be adapted into a Big Finish audio drama and will be released in July this year! I’m so excited by the news! I hoped something like this would happen, but didn’t think it would actually happen, especially when the ‘Novel Adaptations’ range seemed to stop. Continue reading

Quick DVD Review – ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ (Season 1)

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For Christmas last year, I had Season 1 of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ given to me by my best mate Stephen from school. I greatly enjoyed checking out this series. I’ve not seen ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ that precedes this, but it was very nice to check out one of the latest ‘Star Trek’ TV shows. Continue reading

Interviews with Sarah Sutton by Tim Bradley Compilation (2015-2023)

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To commemorate my first meeting with Sarah Sutton (Nyssa in ‘Doctor Who’) at the ‘Fifth Element’ convention in February 2010, I’ve shared a YouTube video compilation of six audio interviews I’ve conducted with her. These interviews were conducted from 2015 to 2023 at six conventions where I’ve met Sarah over the years. Continue reading

Ian Lavender (1946-2024) & Michael Jayston (1935-2024)

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I’m saddened by the news that two actors, who I’ve enjoyed watching in two of my favourite TV shows, have passed away recently – Ian Lavender and Michael Jayston. Ian Lavender played Private Pike in ‘Dad’s Army’ and Michael Jayston played the Valeyard in ‘Doctor Who’. It’s sad to think they’re no longer with us. Continue reading

New ‘Doctor Who’ Timelines for Sam Jones and the Merlin Doctor

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I’m currently in the process of checking out a couple of ‘Short Trips’ anthologies of ‘Doctor Who’ for my upcoming ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season this Easter! To that end, I’ve created a couple of new ‘Doctor Who’ timelines for my blog. This includes one for Samantha ‘Sam’ Jones, one of the Eighth Doctor’s companions from the BBC ‘Eighth Doctor Adventures’ book series. Continue reading

Basement Update & Quick Review – Season 20 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray

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You may have noticed the inactivity that’s occurring on ‘Bradley’s Basement’ so far in January 2024. Rest assured, I haven’t been idle. I’m currently putting together my ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season for Easter in March and April and I’m working on ‘The Sunfire Chronicles’ set of short stories. Continue reading