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‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Time Heist’

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Today’s review I’m sharing is on the ‘Doctor Who’ episode ‘Time Heist’ with Peter Capaldi’s Doctor and Jenna Coleman’s Clara. In this episode, the Doctor and Clara are joined by two more people who help them to steal a futuristic bank. This episode features special guest star Keeley Hawes as well as the Teller. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Listen’

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This is a ‘Doctor Who’ episode that has some praise to it, but it’s not one that works well for me. In the episode, the Doctor enlists Clara to help solve a mystery of a fear he has about someone underneath someone’s bed. The episode also explores Clara and Danny’s relationship and how they eventually become a romantic couple. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Cold War’

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This ‘Doctor Who’ episode features the first appearance of the Ice Warriors in the new series! Well, one Ice Warrior anyway. This is ‘Cold War’ by Mark Gatiss and it features the Doctor and Clara meeting an Ice Warrior on a Soviet Russian submarine during the Cold War of 1983. I first saw this episode in London on TV. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Power of Three’

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Here’s the second contribution to Series 7 of ‘Doctor Who’ by Chris Chibnall. In this episode, it’s the ‘slow invasion’ of the cubes on Earth. This ‘Doctor Who’ adventure also features Mark Williams as Brian, Ryan’s dad again and there’s also the debut of Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart from U.N.I.T. in this! Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Sontaran Strategem’/’The Poison Sky’

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It’s a two-part ‘Doctor Who’ adventure today and we have the Doctor and Donna reunite with Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones; helping U.N.I.T. and facing the return of the potato-head like Sontarans. This two-part story features the first appearance of the Sontarans in new series ‘Doctor Who’ with their “Sonta-Ha!” chant. Continue reading

Series 4 of ‘Doctor Who’ with David Tennant

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All of my DVD reviews on Series 4 of new ‘Doctor Who’ are on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This includes the 2007 Christmas Special called ‘Voyage of the Damned’ and the thirteen episodes of Series 4. The series stars David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘The Husbands of River Song’ (Doctor Who)

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As we’re approaching Christmas next month, I’ve now added my latest DVD review on the ‘Doctor Who’ TV episode, ‘The Husbands of River Song’. This is the 2015 Christmas Special starring Peter Capaldi; Alex Kingston; Greg Davies and Matt Lucas. It’s been a while since I’ve seen this episode from its initial TV transmission. Have my thoughts changed since I last saw it? Continue reading

Series 7 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Matt Smith

Doctor Who Series 7 2014 dvd

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I’ve added all of my DVD reviews on Series 7 of ‘Doctor Who’ on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This includes reviews on the thirteen episodes from Series 7, the 2011 Christmas Special called ‘The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe’ and the 2012 Christmas Special called ‘The Snowmen’. Continue reading

Series 8 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Peter Capaldi

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With the latest news that Peter Capaldi is now leaving ‘Doctor Who’ and with Series 10 on its way next month in April, I’ve now added my DVD reviews on Series 8 on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. Series 8 is Peter Capaldi’s first season as the Twelfth Doctor in ‘Doctor Who’ and was shown in 2014. It also stars Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, the Twelfth Doctor’s companion for Series 8. Continue reading

Clara Season – From Snowmen to Whispermen (‘Doctor Who’)

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I’ve now posted my DVD reviews on Series 7 – Part 2 of ‘Doctor Who’ on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This includes reviews on the 2012 Christmas Special called ‘The Snowmen’ and Episodes 6 to 13 of Series 7. This is the second half of Series 7 of what I call the Clara Season and stars Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. Continue reading