‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Pandorica Opens’/’The Big Bang’

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Here we are on the two-part season finale of Series 5 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series called ‘The Pandorica Opens’/’The Big Bang’ by Steven Moffat. In this two-part adventure, Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond receive a message. They journey back in time to Roman Britain where they reunite with Alex Kingston as River Song. The trio soon ride off on horses to Stonehenge. There, they go underground to find a box-like structure called the Pandorica, which has been waiting for the Doctor. This story features a number of returning characters who have appeared in Series 5, including the return of Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, who has managed to survive and cheat death following ‘Cold Blood’. This adventure also features the Pandorica Alliance of ‘Doctor Who’ monsters, including Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, Judoon, Silurians, etc. ‘The Pandorica Opens’/’The Big Bang’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading →

Living Books: ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ (UK Dub) – Part 2

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It’s time to check out ‘Part 2’ of the Living Books edition of ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’, provided by Sarah Onfy on YouTube. Check out ‘Part 1’ first before seeing ‘Part 2’. I’m pleased that the Living Books ‘Tortoise and the Hare’ story is available to check out and enjoy on YouTube, since I haven’t played the CD of it for a long time. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Lodger’

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Today, it’s time for us to check out the ‘Doctor Who’ episode from Series 5 of the new TV series called ‘The Lodger’ by Gareth Roberts. This happens to be a TV episode based on a 2006 ‘Doctor Who Magazine’ comic story of the same name by Gareth Roberts, featuring the Tenth Doctor. I must check out more comic stories and perhaps do a comparison between the comic and TV versions of ‘The Lodger’. In the TV version of ‘The Lodger’, Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor becomes stranded on Earth after stepping out of the TARDIS whilst Karen Gillan as Amy Pond is still inside the blue box time machine. The Doctor meets up with James Corden as Craig Owens and ends up becoming his roommate. This is the first time I’ve come across James Corden in TV and film, and this is before James Corden went on to voice Peter Rabbit in the 2018 film and its 2021 sequel. 😀 ‘The Lodger’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading →

Living Books: ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ (UK Dub) – Part 1

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Today, I’m sharing ‘Part 1’ of the Living Books edition of ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’, provided by Sarah Onfy on YouTube. As a kid, I enjoyed playing ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ by Living Books on my home computer via a CD Rom. This was my second experience of Aesop’s famous fable after watching Disney’s two short films. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Vincent and the Doctor’

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It’s time for us to check out a ‘Doctor Who’ episode that’s penned by one of the writers of comedy TV shows like ‘Blackadder’, ‘Mr. Bean’ and ‘The Vicar of Dibley’. He was also the executive producer of ‘The Curse of Fatal Death’, which was written by Steven Moffat. Today, it’s time for us to check out ‘Vincent and the Doctor’ by Richard Curtis. Having lost Rory in ‘Cold Blood’, Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Gillan as Amy Pond are now travelling in the TARDIS together. Visiting the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, they soon travel back in time to meet the artist Vincent van Gogh, played by Tony Curran, to solve a mystery that involves one of his paintings. This episode also features Bill Nighy (who I’ve heard play Sam Gamgee in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ radio series and many film and TV productions over the years) as Dr. Black. ‘Vincent and the Doctor’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ @ 60 Audio Interview with Sarah Sutton – ‘Popcorn TV, Film & Comic Con Sheffield’

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So, I’ve recently attended the ‘Popcorn TV, Film & Comic Con Sheffield’ on Sunday the 10th of September 2023. I won’t be sharing a convention report on the event this week as by the time you’re reading this blog post, I’m on holiday in Amroth in West Wales. However, I can share a YouTube interview I did with Sarah Sutton (Nyssa in ‘Doctor Who’), who was one of the guests. Continue reading →

Quick Disney Review – ‘Toby Tortoise Returns’

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It’s time to talk about ‘Toby Tortoise Returns’, the 1936 Disney sequel to the 1935 Disney short film ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’. It was nice to see it again. I first saw this short film with Disney’s ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ in the ‘Storybook Favourites Shorts’ collection of ‘Silly Symphonies’ cartoons. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Hungry Earth’/’Cold Blood’

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I’ve found out that the two-part ‘Doctor Who’ story we’re revisiting today – ‘The Hungry Earth’/’Cold Blood’ by Chris Chibnall – takes place in the year 2020. Keep in mind that the two-part story was shown on BBC TV in May 2010. I’d like to assume that the story takes place in early 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic ever happened. Or it could be that the story takes place in an alternative universe where Covid-19 never happened. 😀 Anyway, let’s check out this two-part story starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, as they visit South Wales in 2020 and we have the return of the Silurians with a redesigned look compared to the classic TV series versions of them. The main Silurians featured in this story include Neve McIntosh as Alaya and Restac, Richard Hope as Malohkeh and Stephen Moore as Eldane. ‘The Hungry Earrth’/’Cold Blood’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading →

Quick Disney Review – ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’

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This week, with me currently away on holiday, I’ve decided to share five blog posts about one of Greek storyteller Aesop’s famous fables – ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’. Today, I’m sharing a quick review on the 1935 Disney short film ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’, which I revisited lately on Disney+. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Amy’s Choice’

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It’s time for us to check out ‘Amy’s Choice’, another episode in Series 5 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. This ‘Doctor Who’ episode is by Simon Nye (who would go on to write ‘The Durrells’ and ‘The Larkins’ for ITV). In the episode, Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams experience two dream worlds. One where Amy and Rory are older and are living married lives in Leadworth village, and another where the Doctor, Amy and Rory are in the TARDIS heading towards a star that is ‘burning cold’ which will kill them. This ‘Doctor Who’ episode also features special guest star Toby Jones (who I’ve seen in many film, audio and TV productions over the years like ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’, 2016‘s ‘Dad’s Army’ and recently in ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’) as the Dream Lord. ‘Amy’s Choice’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading →