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Week 12d – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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At last! I’m up to date with checking out the latest Big Finish audios of ‘Doctor Who’ featuring Sarah Sutton as Nyssa in this year’s ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season from December 2025 to January 2026. And I’ve checked out the most epic Big Finish audio story of ‘Doctor Who’ ever made, which is spread out across two box sets, both on CD and as a download. It’s time for ‘Hooklight’, an epic 12-part ‘Doctor Who’ audio adventure by Tim Foley, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric. I’m so pleased I’ve been able to check out and do a brand-new review on the epic 12-part story at last! Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Bells of Saint John’

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The Clara Season in Series 7 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series has restarted with the episode ‘The Bells of Saint John’ by Steven Moffat. This is where Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor meets Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald properly in the TV series. The previous two Claras in ‘Asylum of the Daleks’ and ‘The Snowmen’ were killed off. The Doctor needs to solve the mystery of ‘the impossible girl’ whilst also having to deal with a deadly Wi-Fi that’s uploading people’s minds to it without consent. The episode also features Celia Imrie (who would later go on to be in the third and fourth ‘Nativity’ movies) as Miss Kizlet. There’s Robert Whitlock (who’s done quite a number of Big Finish audios of ‘Doctor Who’ including ‘The Edge’, ‘Psychodrome’ and ‘One Mile Down’) as Mahler. And there’s James Greene (who played Professor Purwell in ‘The Moon Stallion’ with Sarah Sutton) as the Abbott. Richard E. Grant also makes a return appearance as the Great Intelligence in the episode. ‘The Bells of Saint John’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Nativity Rocks!’

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Christmas is nearly here! Today, it’s time to take a look at the fourth and final film (so far) of the ‘Nativity’ film series called ‘Nativity Rocks!’ This film was released in November 2018, four years after the release of ‘Nativity 3’. It stars Simon Lipkin, Celia Imrie, Craig Revel Horwood, Helen George and Ruth Jones. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?!’

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It’s time to tackle the third film of the ‘Nativity’ film series in our Christmas celebrations for 2021! The third film is called ‘Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?!’ It was released in November 2014 and stars Martin Clunes in it. Just so you know, I never saw these ‘Nativity’ films on the big screen. 😐 Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Bells of Saint John’

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It’s the first episode of the second half of Series 7 of ‘Doctor Who’. Matt Smith’s Doctor meets Jenna Coleman’s Clara Oswald for the first time. The two work together to stop an evil Wi-Fi that steals people. Will the new TARDIS duo find out who’s responsible for causing these disappearances with the Wi-Fi? Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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And I have seen…‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’!

(laughs) So…yeah! Why? Why?! Simply, just why? Why was this movie made? Did it have to be made? There was no reason to. I mean, yes it’s supposed to celebrate 10 years of the first ‘Mamma Mia!’ movie. But did that justify for a sequel to get made here? Why was this movie made? Why? Just why?! Continue reading

Christmas DVD reviews – The ‘Nativity’ Film Series

 

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Yes, I suppose I’ve got the Christmas blues here. In the transition from 2017 into 2018, I’ve been watching the ‘Nativity’ family film series on DVD. That’s the three ‘Nativity’ films which I suppose should be called a trilogy at the moment. But that doesn’t seem to be the case, as I will explain later. Continue reading

ITV’s ‘Agatha Christie’s Marple’: Series 1 REVIEWED

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As I’m still away on holiday, that still doesn’t stop me from adding my latest DVD reviews in advance! Today, I’ve added my DVD reviews on the four TV movies from Series 1 of ITV’s ‘Agatha Christie’s Marple’. This series stars Geraldine McEwan as Miss Jane Marple in the four feature-length movies. Continue reading

Series 7 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Matt Smith

Doctor Who Series 7 2014 dvd

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I’ve added all of my DVD reviews on Series 7 of ‘Doctor Who’ on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This includes reviews on the thirteen episodes from Series 7, the 2011 Christmas Special called ‘The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe’ and the 2012 Christmas Special called ‘The Snowmen’. Continue reading

Clara Season – From Snowmen to Whispermen (‘Doctor Who’)

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I’ve now posted my DVD reviews on Series 7 – Part 2 of ‘Doctor Who’ on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This includes reviews on the 2012 Christmas Special called ‘The Snowmen’ and Episodes 6 to 13 of Series 7. This is the second half of Series 7 of what I call the Clara Season and stars Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. Continue reading