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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Pyramids of Mars’

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On Good Friday today, we come now to one of the most highly rated and popular ‘Doctor Who’ adventures in the Tom Baker/Philip Hinchcliffe era of the classic TV series. It’s time for ‘Pyramids of Mars’, a four-part adventure starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane. In this story, the Doctor and Sarah Jane tackle Sutekh and his army of robot mummies. ‘Pyramids of Mars’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Power of the Daleks’

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Here’s the third story in Season 4 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. It’s the beginning of a new era with Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor. As Anneke Wills as Polly and Michael Craze as Ben get to know the new Doctor, he himself has to deal with the menace of the Daleks on the planet Vulcan (No, not the one from ‘Star Trek’ 😀 ). This story is now completely animated on DVD and Blu-ray, since all the episodes of the six-part story are currently missing. You can watch ‘The Power of the Daleks’ either on DVD, on Blu-ray, or on Britbox. Continue reading

Revisiting ‘Keeping Up Appearances’

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Throughout 2021, I’ve been revisiting ‘Keeping Up Appearances’, another one of my favourite BBC TV sitcom shows from the 1990s. I’ve updated my reviews on each of the episodes featured in the five seasons, including the Christmas Specials, with some extra new thoughts and some brand-new photos. I hope to do a brand-new in-depth review on the prequel ‘Young Hyacinth’ sometime soon. Continue reading

Blu-ray review – ‘The Power of the Daleks: Special Edition’ (Doctor Who)

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As the BBC have done a Special Edition of ‘The Power of the Daleks’ on DVD and Blu-ray, I’ve done a ‘special edition’ of my review on the ‘Doctor Who’ story, featuring updated thoughts and new photos. ‘The Power of the Daleks’ Special Edition on DVD and Blu-ray is now a 3-disc set and I enjoyed re-watching the story again. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Dad’s Army: The Movie’

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Here I am adding some odds and ends regarding the ‘Dad’s Army’ series in terms of reviews. I’ve reviewed the radio series and am updating my reviews on TV episodes as we speak. Today I’ve added my review on the ‘Dad’s Army’ movie from 1971. This is the best ‘Dad’s Army’ film of them all. Continue reading

‘Keeping Up Appearances’, Series 1 & 2 REVIEWED

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I’ve now added my reviews on Series 1 & 2 of ‘Keeping Up Appearances’.

I’m looking forward to watching the rest of this TV comedy series as I go through watching Series 3 & 4 next. Continue reading

DVD review – ‘The Power of the Daleks’ (Doctor Who)

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Today, I’ve posted my complete detailed review on the ‘Doctor Who’ story, ‘The Power of the Daleks’ starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor with Anneke Wills as Polly and Michael Craze as Ben. Continue reading

Anti-Man and Sutekh with Tom Baker

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Today, I’ve posted two new DVD reviews on two ‘Doctor Who’ stories starring Tom Baker as the Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. Continue reading