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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Can You Hear Me?’

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In today’s instalment of the ‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon, we’re checking out the Series 12 episode called ‘Can You Hear Me?’ by Charlene James and Chris Chibnall. Charlene James is a new ‘Doctor Who’ writer at this point in the new TV series. Apparently, she’s the second black ‘Doctor Who’ writer to follow in the footsteps of Malorie Blackman, who co-wrote ‘Rosa’ in Series 11 with Chris Chibnall. In ‘Can You Hear Me?’, Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Mandip Gill as Yaz are being stalked by a strange being called Zellin, who forces them to confront their worst fears and nightmares. This happens in 14th century Syria as well as modern-day Sheffield. The episode’s guest cast includes Ian Gelder as Zellin. Ian Gelder previously voiced the Remnants in ‘The Ghost Monument’ and he played Mr. Dekker in Series 3 of ‘Torchwood’ called ‘Children of Earth’. There are also special guest appearances of Sharon D. Clarke as Grace, Graham’s deceased wife and Bhavnisha Parmer as Sonya, Yaz’s sister. ‘Can You Hear Me?’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Ghost Monument’

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Here we are on the second episode in Series 11 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham O’Brien, Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair and Mandip Gill as Yasmin ‘Yaz’ Khan. It’s time for ‘The Ghost Monument’ by Chris Chibnall. In the episode, the Doctor and her friends are accidentally transported to a distant solar system, where they become part of an interplanetary alien rally that crash-lands at their final stop on the hostile planet of Desolation. The Doctor and her friends hope to reach the finish line – the titular ‘ghost monument’, which happens to be the TARDIS – to get back to Earth. There are special guest stars like Susan Lynch as Angstrom, Shaun Dooley (who I would later see in episodes of Series 6 of ‘Grantchester’) as Epzo and Art Malik (who I’ve seen in the final episode of ‘Sherlock’, 2023’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘True Lies’) as Ilin. There’s also Ian Gelder (who was in the five-part ‘Torchwood’ story (Series 3) called ‘Children of Earth’) as the voice of the Remnants. ‘The Ghost Monument’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Little Dorrit’ (1987)

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Here’s my latest review on the 1987 film adaptation of ‘Little Dorrit’, based on the novel by Charles Dickens. The 1987 film adaptation of ‘Little Dorrit’ is a two-part film. Each part is about 3 hours long, which makes this a 6-hour film altogether. You’ll probably want to spend two days watching this particular film. 🙂 Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #28

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Another episode from Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ in the ‘March of the Thirteenth Doctor’ today! It’s time for some nightmarish proportions as the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz confront a deadly enemy in ‘Can You Hear Me?’ I like this episode very much as it sheds more light on our four main TARDIS regulars. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #2

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It’s the second day of ‘March of the Thirteenth Doctor’ and today we’re taking a look at the second TV episode featuring Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor with Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Mandip Gill as Yaz. It’s time for ‘The Ghost Monument’! Will the new Doctor get her TARDIS back? Continue reading

Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jodie Whittaker

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In preparation for the ‘March of the Thirteenth Doctor’ review season in March 2021, I’m sharing my Blu-ray reviews on Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ today. Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ stars Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill. Have my thoughts on the season changed since first seeing it in early 2020? Continue reading

TV Review – ‘Can You Hear Me?’ (Doctor Who)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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Well, if I found ‘Praxeus’ a disappointment the previous week, ‘Can You Hear Me?’ by Charlene James and Chris Chibnall was a big improvement. Yeah, there are some issues with some story points I was confused by, but overall this was a good outing. I found myself pretty gripped throughout this episode. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Ghost Monument’

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It’s the second episode of Series 11 of ‘Doctor Who’ and Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor takes her companions Graham, Ryan and Yaz to an alien planet in the future called Desolation. It’s a race against time as the Doctor and her friends try to find the TARDIS on Desolation. Will the Doctor get her TARDIS back? Continue reading

Series 11 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jodie Whittaker

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Whilst we wait for ‘Doctor Who’ to return in 2020 on TV, I’ve posted my Blu-ray reviews on Series 11 with Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill today! This is the first season of Jodie Whittaker’s era of ‘Doctor Who’ as well as showrunner Chris Chibnall’s which was shown in 2018. Continue reading

TV Review – ‘The Ghost Monument’ (Doctor Who)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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After the exciting start to Series 11 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jodie Whittaker in ‘The Woman Who Fell To Earth’, I was looking forward to finding out what the next episode was going to be like. Will it be good as the first episode? Will I enjoy the story and the characters? Would I get flummoxed by anything? Continue reading