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Vinyl Review – ‘Echoes of Extinction’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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Happy 58th anniversary ‘Doctor Who’ and welcome everyone to the thirteenth and final instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season!

One time, I said I was going to check out and review the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series of ‘Doctor Who’ for an Easter review season. Those plans changed and here we are! For the final instalment of ‘TLV’, let’s check out ‘Echoes of Extinction’ by Alfie Shaw, starring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor with guest stars like Burn Gorman, Kathryn Drysdale, Paul Clayton, Mina Anwar, Inès de Clercq and Arthur Darvill. Continue reading

Audio Review – ‘Genetics of the Daleks’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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

As we draw to a close with the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series of ‘Doctor Who’, let’s take a look at another Big Finish audio adventure, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. This is ‘Genetics of the Daleks’, an audio adventure by Jonathan Morris. This story also features Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Daleks and guest stars like Pippa Haywood, Clive Mantle, Nina Toussaint-White, etc. Continue reading

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

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

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

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

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

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

Audio Review – ‘The Enemy of My Enemy’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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

It’s time to take a look at the second full-cast audio drama of ‘Doctor Who’ by Big Finish in the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series. This is the second Eighth Doctor audio adventure called ‘The Enemy of My Enemy’. This audio episode is by Tracy Ann Baines. It features Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Daleks. Continue reading

Audio Review – ‘He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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

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

At last! We get into full-cast audio drama mode as we take a look at the first Eighth Doctor audio adventure by Big Finish called ‘He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not’. This audio episode is by Carrie Thompson. It features Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor who meets Brian the Ood for the first time, played by Silas Carson. Continue reading

Audio Review – ‘Anti-Genesis’ (The War Master)

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And we’re back with another ‘War Master’ box set from the worlds of ‘Doctor Who’ by Big Finish. It’s time to take a look at the fourth box set of ‘The War Master’ series called ‘Anti-Genesis’. I’m really enjoying these ‘War Master’ box sets and I’m looking forward to sharing my reviews on ‘Hearts of Darkness’ and ‘Killing Time’ soon. Continue reading

Audio Reviews – ‘Master Thief’ (TLV)/’Lesser Evils’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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

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

It’s time to get into the Big Finish audios of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series! We start off with a look into two Short Trip audios featuring the Master in ‘Doctor Who’. The first Short Trip audio is ‘Master Thief’ by Sophie Iles, featuring Roger Delgado’s Master and the second Short Trip audio is ‘Lesser Evils’ by Simon Guerrier, featuring Anthony Ainley’s Master. Both Short Trip audios are read by Jon Culshaw. Continue reading