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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Highlanders’

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We’re now on the last of the pure historical ‘Doctor Who’ adventures from the 1960s. It’s time for ‘The Highlanders’, a four-part adventure where Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Anneke Wills as Polly and Michael Craze as Ben find themselves in 18th century Scotland. They meet a band of Highlanders and one of them happens to be Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, who becomes the Second Doctor’s new companion in the story. 🙂 ‘The Highlanders’ can be enjoyed on audio CD or as a download from Audible. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Eve’

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In today’s ‘Doctor Who’ adventure, William Hartnell as the First Doctor and Peter Purves as Steven visit Paris in 1572. This is ‘The Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Eve’ and it’s quite a grim historical adventure. At the end of the story, we’re introduced to a new companion – Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet. This four-part story can be enjoyed on audio CD or as a download from Audible. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Romans’

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Now that Vicki has joined the ‘Doctor Who’ TARDIS team, the First Doctor and his companions end up in Italy in 64 AD where Emperor Nero is in Rome. When Ian and Barbara are split up from the First Doctor and Vicki, can our TARDIS heroes survive the dangers of being in Ancient Rome? You can watch the four-part story either on DVD, Blu-ray or Britbox. Continue reading →

Convention Memories – ‘Time Warp’

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It’s time to share another set of ‘convention memories’ I have. Today, it’s time to talk about the ‘Time Warp’ convention that happened from Saturday the 5th to Sunday the 6th of July 2014. This was an exciting convention weekend that occurred at the Playhouse theatre in Weston-super-Mare. Continue reading →

Blu-ray review – ‘The Web of Fear: Special Edition’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s time to check out the Special Edition of the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘The Web of Fear’ which has recently been released on DVD and Blu-ray. The Special Edition contains a brand-new animated lost episode in ‘Episode 3’ of the story. I’ve updated my thoughts in my brand-new review of ‘The Web of Fear’, which also contains new photos. Continue reading →

Season 8 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jon Pertwee on Blu-ray #3

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We’re back with another story in the Season 8 Blu-ray box set of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jon Pertwee! It’s time for ‘The Claws of Axos’, the third story in Season 8 and the first story by writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin for the TV series. The Third Doctor, Jo, the Brigadier, Mike Yates and Sgt. Benton tackle the menaces of the Axons and the Master in this one. Continue reading →

Season 8 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jon Pertwee on Blu-ray #2

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It’s the 1st of June today! We begin this month by continuing to look into Season 8 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Jon Pertwee! Today, we’re taking a look at the second story of Season 8 called ‘The Mind of Evil’, featuring Jon Pertwee’s Doctor with Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, and John Levene as Sgt. Benton where they confront Roger Delgado as the Master. Continue reading →

DVD review – ‘The Mind of Evil’ (Doctor Who)

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Today, I’ve added my ‘Doctor Who’ DVD review on ‘The Mind of Evil’ starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor; Katy Manning as Jo Grant; Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier; Richard Franklin as Mike Yates; John Levene as Sergeant Benton and Roger Delgado as the Master. This story comes from Season 8, Jon Pertwee’s second season as the Third Doctor. In this, the Doctor, Jo and U.N.I.T. deal with a mind-attacking parasite. Continue reading →

DVD Review – ‘Inferno’ (Doctor Who)

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Today, I’ve added my ‘Doctor Who’ DVD review on ‘Inferno’ starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor; Caroline John as Liz Shaw; Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and John Levene as Sgt. Benton. This is the last story of Season 7, Jon Pertwee’s first season as the Third Doctor. In this story, Project Inferno takes place and the Doctor visits a parrallel universe. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ Scotland Tales

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In celebration of the repeat of ‘Chieftain’s Caves’ on my blog, here are some links to my reviews on ‘Doctor Who’ stories set in Scotland. These Scotland tales include ‘The Highlanders’ with the Second Doctor, ‘Terror of the Zygons’ with the Fourth Doctor’ and ‘Tooth and Claw’ with the Tenth Doctor. Continue reading →