Tag Archives: eighth doctor (dw)

‘The Divergent Universe’ Review – ‘Scherzo’

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

It’s Easter time again and for this year’s Easter review season, we’re going to take a look at a season of ‘Doctor Who’ audios by Big Finish set in ‘The Divergent Universe’, starring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and India Fisher as Charley Pollard. The first story of the season is called ‘Scherzo’ by Robert Shearman. Continue reading

Convention Memories – ‘Cardiff Film & Comic Con 2014’

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ and I’m Tim Bradley!

Before I share my latest convention report on the ‘London Comic Con Spring’ from last weekend, let’s talk about another set of ‘convention memories’! It’s time to talk about the first convention I attended back in 2014 – the ‘Cardiff Film & Comic Con’! This was held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, March 2014. This was one of the happiest conventions I attended, since it was close to home. 🙂 Continue reading

Book Reviews – ‘Short Trips: Companions’ (Doctor Who) UPDATED

Short Trips Companions

 –UPDATED REVIEWS ON SHORT STORIES TODAY–

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

And welcome to ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season from December 2021 to January 2022! We’ve had some new Big Finish audios featuring Sarah Sutton in 2021 including ‘The Lost Resort and Other Stories’ and ‘The War Master’ story ‘Killing Time’. I’m looking forward to sharing my thoughts on those audios as we go from the Christmas period of 2021 leading into the New Year of 2022. Continue reading

Vinyl Review – ‘Echoes of Extinction’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

Happy 58th anniversary ‘Doctor Who’ and welcome everyone to the thirteenth and final instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season!

One time, I said I was going to check out and review the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series of ‘Doctor Who’ for an Easter review season. Those plans changed and here we are! For the final instalment of ‘TLV’, let’s check out ‘Echoes of Extinction’ by Alfie Shaw, starring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor with guest stars like Burn Gorman, Kathryn Drysdale, Paul Clayton, Mina Anwar, Inès de Clercq and Arthur Darvill. Continue reading

Audio Review – ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

And welcome to the eleventh instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’!

We return to the world of Big Finish as we take a look at the third full-cast audio drama of ‘Doctor Who’ in the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series. This is the third and final adventure in the Eighth Doctor trilogy of audios called ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’. The episode is by Lizzie Hopley and it features Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Daleks. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘Hearts of Darkness’ (The War Master)

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

It’s time to look into ‘The War Master’ series again! From the worlds of ‘Doctor Who’ by Big Finish, it’s time to venture into the fifth ‘War Master’ box set called ‘Hearts of Darkness’. I’m getting so close to checking out ‘Killing Time’ with Derek Jacobi, Sarah Sutton and Katy Manning, which I’ll be reviewing in my upcoming ‘Nyssa Challenge’ review season from 2021 to 2022. 😀 Continue reading

Book Review – ‘All Flesh is Grass’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

And welcome everyone to the ninth instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’!

It’s time to return to BBC Books territory as we look at their second contribution to the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series! Let’s venture into ‘All Flesh is Grass’ by Una McCormack, featuring the Tenth, the Ninth and the Eighth Doctors. The Eighth and Ninth Doctors try to stop the Tenth Doctor causing chaos in the Dark Times and they’re joined by Daleks, vampires, the Kotturuh and Brian the Ood. Continue reading

Convention Memories – ‘Dimensions 2013’

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

It’s time to share some more ‘convention memories’ today as I talk about the last ‘Doctor Who’ convention I attended in 2013 – the 50th anniversary year of the TV show. In October 2013, I attended ‘Dimensions 2013’, held at the Copthorne Hotel in Newcastle, run by 10th Planet Events. 🙂 Continue reading

Audio Review – ‘The Enemy of My Enemy’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

And welcome to the seventh instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’!

It’s time to take a look at the second full-cast audio drama of ‘Doctor Who’ by Big Finish in the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series. This is the second Eighth Doctor audio adventure called ‘The Enemy of My Enemy’. This audio episode is by Tracy Ann Baines. It features Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Daleks. Continue reading

Audio Review – ‘He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

And welcome to the sixth instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’!

At last! We get into full-cast audio drama mode as we take a look at the first Eighth Doctor audio adventure by Big Finish called ‘He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not’. This audio episode is by Carrie Thompson. It features Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor who meets Brian the Ood for the first time, played by Silas Carson. Continue reading