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Tim’s reaction to Allison beating up a Dalek in ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’ (Doctor Who)

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In updating my review on the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’, I’ve shared a brand-new reaction video via YouTube to add to my extended and updated thoughts on the story. This new reaction focuses on the moment where Allison Williams from the ‘Counter-Measures’ team gets to beat up a Dalek in ‘Part Three’ of ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’. Continue reading

Season 25 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy on Blu-ray #1

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It’s taken me a while, but I’m at last checking out and sharing my updated reviews on Season 25 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. This is the 25th anniversary season of ‘Doctor Who’, which was shown from October 1988 to January 1989. The Blu-ray box set came out in October 2024, but I had to check out Seasons 15 and 20 on Blu-ray first before getting onto sharing my updated thoughts on the four stories in Season 25. Let’s begin out look into Season 25 by checking out ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’, a four-part story by Ben Aaronvitch, who makes his first contribution to the TV series. Continue reading

Tim Bradley’s Convention Memories and Reports – 2010-2023

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To celebrate Sarah Sutton’s birthday today, I’ve put together a list of all the conventions I’ve attended over the years from 2010 to 2023, which includes ‘Doctor Who’ conventions, multi-purpose conventions and a ‘Star Trek’ convention. You can check out my ‘convention memories’ blog posts and my convention reports by clicking on the images below. Continue reading

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

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It’s time for the 25th anniversary season of ‘Doctor Who’ – Season 25 – starring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. We begin with my absolute favourite story from the Sylvester McCoy/Seventh Doctor era called ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’, a four-part adventure by Ben Aaronovitch. This story has the Seventh Doctor and Ace travelling back in time to the year 1963 where they visit Coal Hill School in Shoreditch, London. We’re also introduced to the Counter-Measures team, including Simon Williams as Group Captain Gilmore, Pamela Salem as Rachel and Karen Gledhill as Allison. ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

Convention Memories – ‘Timey-Wimey 1’

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Happy 59th Anniversary, ‘Doctor Who’! 🙂

And yes! I’m sharing another set of convention memories to celebrate the occasion. Today, I’m sharing the time that I attended the ‘Timey-Wimey 1’ convention in Brighton in November 2014. This was to celebrate 51 years of ‘Doctor Who’, as the event took place on Sunday the 23rd of November. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘The Legacy of Time’ (Doctor Who)

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I’ve done it! At last! I’ve reviewed ‘The Legacy of Time’, the epic six-linked-episode story to celebrate 20 years of ‘Doctor Who’ @ Big Finish. This was a challenge to review, but I’m happy I reviewed all six episodes of this epic adventure. It stars Paul McGann, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and many more from the worlds of ‘Doctor Who’. Continue reading

CD Reviews – ‘Counter-Measures’: Series 1

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Today I’ve added my reviews on Series 1 of ‘Counter-Measures’. This is a spin-off series by Big Finish featuring the Counter-Measures team from the ‘Doctor Who’ story, ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’, with Sylvester McCoy. It stars Simon Williams, Pamela Salem, Karen Gledhill and Hugh Ross as the four main leads. Continue reading

DVD and Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’ (Doctor Who)

   

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I’ve added my reviews on the ‘Doctor Who’ story, ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. This includes my DVD review on the TV story and my review on the novelization/audiobook by Ben Aaronovitch, narrated by Terry Molloy with Nicholas Briggs as the Daleks. Continue reading

New Timeline For ‘Counter-Measures’ and News

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There’s a new timeline on my blog for the ‘Counter-Measures’ team that featured in the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV story, ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’. Please feel free to check it out as it’s kept under ‘The Allies Timelines Index’ of my ‘Doctor Who Timelines’. But wait! There’s some more news. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘The Worlds of Doctor Who’

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Today, my review of the Big Finish audio story called ‘The Worlds of Doctor Who’ is now online! This is an exciting four-episode story featuring four distinct spin-off shows of ‘Doctor Who’ in Big Finish audio. This includes ‘Jago & Litefoot’; ‘Counter-Measures’; the U.N.I.T. Vault and ‘Gallifrey’. It also features an appearance of Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor in the fourth episode of this epic four-part audio story. Continue reading