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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’

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It’s time to check out the first of two ‘Doctor Who’ episodes in Series 8 of the new TV series by Jamie Mathieson. This is ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’ (one of my favourite episodes in Series 8), where Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor takes Jenna Coleman as Clara on a trip to visit the Orient Express…in outer space! Wow!!! 😀 But murders are occurring aboard the Orient Express, since a mummy called the Foretold, played by Jamie Hill, appears to its victims before it kills them. This ‘Doctor Who’ episode features special guest stars like Frank Skinner (who appeared in ‘The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot’ by Peter Davison) as chief engineer Perkins on board the Orient Express. There’s David Bamber as Captain Quell, Christopher Villiers as Professor Moorhouse and the late John Sessions (who I’ve heard in ‘Castle of Fear’ and ‘100’) is the voice of Gus. 😐 Janet Henfrey (who was in ‘The Curse of Fenric’) appears briefly as Mrs. Pitt at the episode’s beginning. There’s a singer aboard the Orient Express that’s played by real-life singer Foxes. And there’s another cameo of Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink in the episode. ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Day of the Doctor’

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The time has come for ‘The Day of the Doctor’ by Steven Moffat – the 50th anniversary special of ‘Doctor Who’. This was shown on BBC TV on the 23rd of November 2013. It stars Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, Billie Piper as the Moment and John Hurt as the War Doctor. There are special guest stars like Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, Ingrid Oliver as Osgood and Joanna Page as Queen Elizabeth I. The story also features the Daleks as well as the return of the Zygons, who previously appeared in their first TV story ‘Terror of the Zygons’. There are surprise guest cameos of Doctors and companions that a keen ‘Doctor Who’ fan would need to look out for. 😀 This is a ‘Doctor Who’ anniversary special that’s highly rated by the fans. Do I agree with that? Do I think that this is a better anniversary special than ‘The Five Doctors’, the 20th anniversary special? Does it cover everything that I want to celebrate about 50 years of my favourite TV show? Are there things that I like about ‘The Day of the Doctor’? 😀 ‘The Day of the Doctor’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Audio Reviews – ‘The Syndicate Master Plan’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s taken me a while, but I’ve managed to complete my reviews on Series 8 of ‘The Fourth Doctor Adventures’ by Big Finish in ‘Doctor Who’ – also called ‘The Syndicate Master Plan’. This season of ‘Doctor Who’ audio adventures stars Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Jane Slavin as Ann Kelso and K-9, voiced by John Leeson. Continue reading

Season 8 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jon Pertwee on Blu-ray #5

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‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’

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

This is one of my favourite episodes in Series 8 of ‘Doctor Who’ and it’s the first writing contribution by Jamie Mathieson. This is ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’ and the Doctor takes Clara to visit the Orient Express in outer space. There’s also a murder mystery going on with a mummy-like figure killing people. 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

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

CD review – ‘Dark Eyes 2’ (Doctor Who)

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My CD review of the ‘Dark Eyes 2’ box set in ‘Doctor Who’ by Big Finish is now on ‘Bradley’s Basement’! This is where the new chapter of the Eighth Doctor’s life continues in Big Finish. Continue reading