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TV Review – ‘The Haunting of Villa Diodati’ (Doctor Who)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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(sighs) ‘The Haunting of Villa Diodati’! Here we go. First things first, I appreciate there are people out there who really like this episode. Because…yeah. This was a well-directed and decently-paced ‘Doctor Who’ episode with a creepy, spooky atmosphere thrown in for good measure. You would expect that. Continue reading

Book/Audio Review – ‘Scratchman’ (Doctor Who)

 

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Today I’ve added my book/audio review on the ‘Doctor Who’ story, ‘Scratchman’. This is the ‘Doctor Who’ story by Tom Baker, featuring the Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan. I’m glad I’ve read and heard this story. It took me a month in November 2019 to read/hear it before I reviewed it. Continue reading

Week 49c – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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It’s New Year’s Day today for 2020. I don’t know whether you’ve recovered from the celebrations, but I’ve added my reviews on the third ‘Doctor Who’ audio CD featuring the TARDIS team of the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Marc, starring Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding and George Watkins. Continue reading

Book Reviews – ‘The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who’

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We continue this year’s ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini review season by looking into another collection of ‘Doctor Who’ short stories. Today, we look at ‘The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who’. This is a collection of 15 short stories as well as 15 essays looking into the scientific aspects of the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘The Silver Turk’ (Doctor Who)

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With Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ nearly upon us and the fact that the Cybermen and Mary Shelley are going to be in it, you have to wonder whether a ‘Doctor Who’ story with Cybermen and Mary Shelley ever happened before…yes it did! It’s time for ‘The Silver Turk’ starring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Julie Cox as Mary Shelley. Check out my review for this story before Series 12 comes along. 🙂 Continue reading

Season 10 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jon Pertwee on Blu-ray #2

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Here we are on the second story of Season 10 of ‘Doctor Who’! Today it’s time to roll up for a ‘Carnival of Monsters’, starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor and Katy Manning as Jo Grant. This is a four-part adventure by Robert Holmes where the Doctor and Jo are in a miniscope with some deadly Drashigs. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘World Enough and Time’/’The Doctor Falls’

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Here we are on the season finale of Series 10 of ‘Doctor Who’. This is a two-parter and features Peter Capaldi’s Doctor, Pearl Mackie’s Bill and Matt Lucas’ Nardole up against Michelle Gomez’s Missy and John Simm’s Master along with the Mondasian Cybermen, ‘Age of Steel’ Cybermen and ‘Nightmare In Silver’ Cybermen. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Dark Water’/’Death In Heaven’

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It’s now time for the season finale of Series 8 in ‘Doctor Who’ and it’s a two-parter this time. This story features the epic conclusion to Peter Capladi’s first season as the Doctor. Clara’s boyfriend Danny gets killed; the Cybermen return to invade Earth and the Doctor has his first confrontation with Michelle Gomez as Missy. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Time of the Doctor’

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It’s the last episode of the Matt Smith era of ‘Doctor Who’ and it all takes place on the planet Trenzalore where the Doctor dies. Join the Doctor and Clara as they embark on this Christmas Special facing Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, Weeping Angels, the Silence and the like. Will our heroes survive? Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Nightmare In Silver’

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It’s the penultimate episode in Series 7 of ‘Doctor Who’ and it’s about time for a Cybermen story! This story features the debut of the ‘Nightmare In Silver’ Cybermen. The Doctor and Clara battle against them, but will they keep everybody safe? The episode is by Neil Gaiman and features special guest star Warwick Davis. Continue reading