Category Archives: Sci-Fi

Audio Review – ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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And welcome to the eleventh instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’!

We return to the world of Big Finish as we take a look at the third full-cast audio drama of ‘Doctor Who’ in the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series. This is the third and final adventure in the Eighth Doctor trilogy of audios called ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’. The episode is by Lizzie Hopley and it features Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Daleks. Continue reading

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – Meglos’

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I’ve finally filled in the gap of my reviews on the Target novelizations/audiobooks of Season 18 of ‘Doctor Who’. Today, I’m sharing my review on the novelization/audiobook of ‘Meglos’ by Terrance Dicks, which is based on the original TV scripts by John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch. ‘Doctor Who – Meglos’ features the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K-9. The audiobook is read by Jon Culshaw with John Leeson as the voice of K-9. Continue reading

Before ‘The Lost Resort and Other Stories’

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I’m about to check out ‘The Lost Resort and Other Stories’ CD box set of ‘Doctor Who’ by Big Finish, starring Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding, George Watkins, Matthew Waterhouse and Nicholas Briggs. This is for the upcoming ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season I’m preparing from December 2021 to January 2022. Continue reading

TV Review – ‘Flux – Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse’ (Doctor Who)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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Here we are again, everyone! 🙂 We have a new season of ‘Doctor Who’ in the year 2021. It’s Jodie Whittaker’s third season as the Thirteenth Doctor (Series 13) and she’s joined by Mandip Gill as Yaz and newcomer John Bishop as Dan. Series 13 also happens to be a six-part adventure called ‘Flux’. 🙂 Continue reading

Audio Review – ‘The Minds of Magnox’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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And welcome to the tenth instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’!

It’s now BBC Audio’s turn to take part in the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series of ‘Doctor Who’! Today, we take a look at the audio adventure called ‘The Minds of Magnox’, featuring the Tenth Doctor and Brian the Ood. This audio adventure is by Darren Jones and it features Jacob Dudman who narrates the adventure and voices the Tenth Doctor as well as Brian the Ood. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘Hearts of Darkness’ (The War Master)

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It’s time to look into ‘The War Master’ series again! From the worlds of ‘Doctor Who’ by Big Finish, it’s time to venture into the fifth ‘War Master’ box set called ‘Hearts of Darkness’. I’m getting so close to checking out ‘Killing Time’ with Derek Jacobi, Sarah Sutton and Katy Manning, which I’ll be reviewing in my upcoming ‘Nyssa Challenge’ review season from 2021 to 2022. 😀 Continue reading

Quick TV Series Review – ‘Stingray’

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As I’ve been revisiting ‘Thunderbirds’ recently with its TV show, its movies and its latest audio adaptation of a novel by Big Finish/Anderson Entertainment, my parents and I checked out another ‘Supermarionation’ series by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson called ‘Stingray’. It was great to check out! 🙂 Continue reading

Book Review – ‘All Flesh is Grass’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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And welcome everyone to the ninth instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’!

It’s time to return to BBC Books territory as we look at their second contribution to the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series! Let’s venture into ‘All Flesh is Grass’ by Una McCormack, featuring the Tenth, the Ninth and the Eighth Doctors. The Eighth and Ninth Doctors try to stop the Tenth Doctor causing chaos in the Dark Times and they’re joined by Daleks, vampires, the Kotturuh and Brian the Ood. Continue reading

Convention Memories – ‘Dimensions 2013’

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It’s time to share some more ‘convention memories’ today as I talk about the last ‘Doctor Who’ convention I attended in 2013 – the 50th anniversary year of the TV show. In October 2013, I attended ‘Dimensions 2013’, held at the Copthorne Hotel in Newcastle, run by 10th Planet Events. 🙂 Continue reading

Convention Videos – ‘Bedford Who Charity Con 6’

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Here are two videos by Alex Comerford featuring the two little sketches performed at the recent ‘Bedford Who Charity Con 6’! Continue reading