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Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – 73 Yards’

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Here we are again with another review of a ‘Doctor Who’ Target novelization/audiobook from Series 14 of the new TV series, featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday. Today, it’s time to check out the Target novelization/audiobook of ’73 Yards’ by Scott Handcock, based on the TV script by Russell T. Davies. Scott Handcock was the script editor on ’73 Yards’ as well as for the whole of Series 14 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. He has also directed some Big Finish audios of ‘Doctor Who’, including the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Marc audio stories and ‘The War Master’ audio series, starring Sir Derek Jacobi as the War Master. Continue reading

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – Space Babies’

 

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After doing my in-depth reviews on Series 14 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday, it’s time for us to check out the Target novelizations/audiobooks of the Series 14 ‘Doctor Who’ stories, which were released in 2024 and 2025. They include ‘Space Babies’, ’73 Yards’, ‘Rogue’ and ‘The Legend of Ruby Sunday’/’Empire of Death’. For the first Target novelization/audiobook on ‘Space Babies’, the book is by Alison Rumfitt, who is brand-new to the Target novelization range of ‘Doctor Who’. Continue reading

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – Warriors’ Gate’

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I’ve been revisiting Season 18 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series recently. In doing so, I’ve been able to revisit my review of the 2019 BBC Target audiobook of ‘Warriors’ Gate’ by Stephen Gallagher and have updated it accordingly along with the 2023 Target novelization. The 2023 Target novelization is a collection of stories related to ‘Warriors’ Gate’ – all penned by Stephen Gallagher – called ‘Warriors’ Gate and Beyond’. This includes ‘Warriors’ Gate’ itself, ‘The Kairos Ring’ and ‘The Little Book of Fate’. I’ll be sharing my reviews on ‘The Kairos Ring’ and ‘The Little Book of Fate’ in due course. ‘Warriors’ Gate’ is the third and final story in ‘The E-Space Trilogy’ in Season 18 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. The 2019 Target audiobook for ‘Warriors’ Gate’ is read by Jon Culshaw, and he’s joined by John Leeson, who voices K-9 in the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. Continue reading

Series 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Ncuti Gatwa on Blu-ray #0

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At long last! I’ve completed writing up my in-depth reviews on Series 14 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. These reviews are based on me checking out the stories in the Series 14 Blu-ray box set. As we speak, I’m in the process of uploading my reviews on each of the stories in Series 14 to my blog. I aim to share my reviews every week from April to June 2026. It’s taken me a while to write up my reviews on each story in Series 14, but I’m happy to be sharing them on my blog, which includes in-depth thoughts by me on what I think of the stories today compared to when I first viewed back from May to June 2024. Continue reading

‘Tales From The TARDIS’ Review – ‘Doctor Who – The Novel of the Film’ (1997)

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Wishing you all a very good Easter Sunday today! I’ve shared this quite recently, but what the heck? No harm in sharing it again! 😀 It’s time to check out the fourth story in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection of ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories! It’s time for the 1997 abridged audiobook of the 1996 BBC Books edition of the ‘Doctor Who’ TV movie novelization – also known as ‘The Novel of the Film’. ‘The TV Movie’ novelization is by Gary Russell and is read by Paul McGann. My review on the 1997 abridged audiobook has been added to my page on ‘The TV Movie’, which also contains a review on ‘The TV Movie’ itself, a review on the ‘Tomorrow’s Times – The Eighth Doctor’ item presented by Nicholas Courtney, and a review on the 2021 Target novelization and its 2021 unabridged audiobook read by Dan Starkey. The story features the Eighth Doctor, Grace, the Seventh Doctor and the Master. Continue reading

‘Tales From The TARDIS’ Review – ‘Doctor Who – Vengeance on Varos’ (1997)

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It’s Easter Saturday today! Let’s check out the third story in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection of ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories! Today, it’s time for the 1997 abridged audiobook of the Target novelization ‘Doctor Who – Vengeance on Varos’ by the late Philip Martin, read by Colin Baker. My review on the 1997 abridged audiobook has been added to my ‘Vengeance on Varos’ page, which also contains a review on the TV story and a review on the Target novelization and the 2019 unabridged audiobook, read by Martin Jarvis. The story features the Sixth Doctor, Peri and the greedy Sil. Continue reading

‘Tales From The TARDIS’ Review – ‘Doctor Who – Warriors of the Deep’ (1995)

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Happy Good Friday, everyone! 🙂 It’s time to continue our look into the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection of ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories! I’ll be updating my reviews on Season 21 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series based on its ‘Collection’ Blu-ray box set sometime soon. Before that happens though, let’s check out the 1995 abridged audiobook of the Target novelization ‘Doctor Who – Warriors of the Deep’ by Terrance Dicks, read by Peter Davison. My review on the 1995 abridged audiobook has been added to my ‘Warriors of the Deep’ page, which also contains a review of the TV story and a review on the Target novelization and the 2023 unabridged audiobook, read by Janet Fielding. The story features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough, the Silurians, the Sea Devils and the Myrka. Continue reading

‘Tales From The TARDIS’ Review – ‘Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks’ (1995)

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It’s time for another Easter review season on ‘Bradley’s Basement’! Last year, I shared my reviews on the ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories featured in ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume One’, which can be heard on Audible. This year, I’m sharing another set of reviews on the ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories featured in ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’, which can also be heard on Audible. Most of these audio stories I’ve reviewed already and there’s one I’ve yet to share. I hope you’ll enjoy what I’ll be sharing from this ‘Doctor Who’ audio collection this Easter! 🙂 Continue reading

Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – The Novel of the Film’ (1997)

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What good timing this is! 😀 As it’s the 30th anniversary of the ‘Doctor Who’ TV movie, I’ve checked out and reviewed the 1997 abridged audiobook of the 1996 BBC Books edition of ‘The TV Movie’ novelization – also known as ‘The Novel of the Film’ – by Gary Russell. It’s read by Paul McGann, who played the Eighth Doctor in ‘The TV Movie’ and currently plays him in the Big Finish audios. The audiobook is included in the ‘Tales From The TARDIS: Volume Two’ collection via Audible. The story features the Eighth Doctor, Grace, the Seventh Doctor and the Master. Continue reading

Tim’s ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’ Videos


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In updating my review on the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’, I’ve shared two brand-new reaction videos via YouTube to add to my extended and updated thoughts on the story. This includes reactions to certain characters and moments featured in ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’ TV adventure itself, which I’ve enjoyed putting together. Continue reading