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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Spearhead From Space’

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And welcome to Season 7 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 It’s the first season of the 1970s, the first season to be shown in colour on TV, and it’s the first season to feature Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor. We start off Season 7 by taking a look at the four-part adventure ‘Spearhead From Space’. This story also features the return of Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and U.N.I.T. This story also introduces Caroline John as Liz Shaw as well as the monstrous Autons and the Nestene Consciousness. ‘Spearhead From Space’ can be checked out on DVD and Blu-ray as well as on Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The War Games’

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Here we are on the final story of Season 6 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series and the final story of the Patrick Troughton era. This is ‘The War Games’, a ten-part epic adventure, starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Wendy Padbury as Zoe. ‘The War Games’ can be checked out on DVD and via Britbox. Let’s check out the first two episodes of this ten-part story today. 🙂 Continue reading →

‘The Doctor Who Cookbook’ Reviews

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It’s the 60th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’, so why not? 😀 To commemorate the day that I first met Sarah Sutton at the ‘Fifth Element’ event back in February 2010, I’ve decided to review ‘The Doctor Who Cookbook’ by Gary Downie, which was originally published back in 1985. This has been a treat of a ‘Doctor Who’ book to review. 🙂 Continue reading →

DVD Review – ‘Ghosts of Winterborne’ (P.R.O.B.E.)

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Well, you’ve asked for it and you’ve got it! 😀 Here’s my latest review on a BBV production and it’s on the fourth and final ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ episode to feature Caroline John as Liz Shaw from the worlds of ‘Doctor Who’. This is ‘Ghosts of Winterborne’ and it’s a sequel to the second ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ episode called ‘The Devil of Winterborne’. Continue reading →

DVD Review – ‘Unnatural Selection’ (P.R.O.B.E.)

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I wasn’t expecting to review another BBV production so soon! I wasn’t expecting to review another ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ episode from the worlds of ‘Doctor Who’ either! ‘Unnatural Selection’, the third episode of the ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ series was a DVD birthday present given to me this year by my best mate from school Stephen. Continue reading →

DVD Review – ‘The Devil of Winterborne’ (P.R.O.B.E.)

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This is something I’ve reviewed recently over the Easter holidays. I’ve reviewed the second episode of the ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ series by BBV called ‘The Devil of Winterborne’. This was recently given to me as a late Christmas present by Stephen, my best mate from school. ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ is a ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off series starring Caroline John as Liz Shaw. Continue reading →

Quick DVD Review – ‘The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years’

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In May 2020, I received four ‘Myth Makers’ DVD compilations for my birthday, including ‘The William Hartnell Years’, ‘The Pat Troughton Years’, ‘The Tom Baker Years’ and ‘The Sylvester McCoy Years’! Over Christmas 2020, I had four more ‘Myth Makers’ DVD compilations – ‘The Jon Pertwee Years’, ‘The Peter Davison Years’, ‘The Colin Baker Years’ and ‘The Paul McGann Years’!!! 😀 Continue reading →

DVD Review – ‘The Zero Imperative’ (P.R.O.B.E.)

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Here I am reviewing a birthday present I received back in May 2020. This is what my best mate Stephen sent me in the post for my birthday. It’s the first episode of the ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ series called ‘The Zero Imperative’, starring Caroline John as Liz Shaw. ‘P.R.O.B.E.’ is a ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off series by BBV. 🙂 Continue reading →

‘The Stranger’ Review – ‘Breach of the Peace’

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‘The Stranger’ series from BBV continues today as we look into the sixth episode and we’re back to video drama here. The episode stars Colin Baker as the Stranger with David Troughton as Egan and Caroline John as DCI Diana Sellers. The episode is by Nicholas Briggs and is produced and directed by Bill Baggs. Continue reading →

DVD Special Features Reviews – ‘Tomorrow’s Times’ (Doctor Who)

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I’ve recently reviewed the eight ‘Tomorrow’s Times’ episodes featured on the classic ‘Doctor Who’ DVDs. Two of them have been re-released on Blu-ray so far. The ‘Tomorrow’s Times’ episodes look into each of the first eight eras of ‘Doctor Who’ and how they were reviewed by the newspaper critics. Continue reading →