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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Galaxy 4’

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And welcome to Season 3 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! To start off, let’s take a look at the four-part adventure called ‘Galaxy 4’, starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Maureen O’Brien as Vicki and Peter Purves as Steven. This story has recently been animated for DVD and Blu-ray, with a clip from the first episode and the entire third episode still in existence. You can also watch a compilation of this story, which contains the clip from the first episode and the entire third episode on Disc 2 of the 2-disc Special Edition DVD of ‘The Aztecs’. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Time Meddler’

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It’s time for the season finale of Season 2 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series called ‘The Time Meddler’. William Hartnell as the First Doctor and Maureen O’Brien as Vicki are joined by Peter Purves as Steven, as they visit the Northumbrian coast in the 11th century where Saxons and Vikings are. They also meet the Meddling Monk, who makes his debut in ‘Doctor Who’ and Peter Butterworth plays him. You can watch the four-part story either on DVD, Blu-ray or Britbox. Continue reading

Blu-ray review – ‘Galaxy 4’ (Doctor Who)

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Here we are again with another animation to fill in the gaps of missing black-and-white ‘Doctor Who’ stories from the 1960s. It’s time to revisit ‘Galaxy 4’, which I originally reviewed back in 2017. This story comes from the First Doctor era and it features William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Maureen O’Brien as Vicki and Peter Purves as Steven. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘The Rosemariners’ (Doctor Who)

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As we’re in the final week of November, why not begin closing the month off with another new ‘Doctor Who’ review on my blog today! It’s time to take a look at the Lost Story by Big Finish called ‘The Rosemariners’, featuring the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe. It stars Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury with special guest stars David Warner and Clive Wood. This four-part story is by Donald Tosh! Continue reading

Celebrating 55 Years of ‘Doctor Who’ #Adventure

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It’s the penultimate review in this year’s 55th anniversary celebration of ‘Doctor Who’ on ‘Bradley’s Basement’ and it’s also the eve before the 55th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’ takes place. So what better thing to look into than the docu-drama that details how the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series began in 1963. Continue reading

‘The Ark’ and ‘The Celestial Toymaker’ with William Hartnell

 

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Today I’ve posted two new reviews on two ‘Doctor Who’ TV stories starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor. They also feature Peter Purves as Steven Taylor and Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet. These two TV stories come from Season 3. Continue reading

Celebrating 50 Years of ‘Doctor Who’

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My DVD reviews on the 50th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’ are available to check out on my blog. These include DVD reviews on the stories featured in the ’50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition DVD’ of ‘Doctor Who’. Continue reading

‘Mission To The Unknown’ and ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’

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Today, I’ve posted my ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on ‘Mission To The Unknown’ and ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ on ‘Bradley’s Basement’! ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ is a 12-part epic story with William Hartnell as the First Doctor. ‘Mission To The Unknown’ is a single-episode story without the Doctor, acting as a prelude to ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ review – ‘Galaxy 4’

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I’ve posted my ‘Doctor Who’ review on ‘Galaxy 4’ on ‘Bradley’s Basement’ today! ‘Galaxy 4’ is a four-part story with William Hartnell as the First Doctor; Maureen O’Brien as Vicki and Peter Purves as Steven. Continue reading

Historical Adventures with ‘Doctor Who’

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Today, I’ve posted three new ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. These are three historical adventures from the 1960s, currently available as audio soundtracks since the original TV episodes are missing from the BBC archives. Continue reading