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Season 25 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy on Blu-ray #4

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And here we are on the fourth and final story in Season 25 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. I’m glad we’ve reached this point in completing Season 25 of classic ‘Doctor Who’, as we look into ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’, a four-part story by Stephen Wyatt, who previously wrote ‘Paradise Towers’ in Season 24. I’ve updated and extended my thoughts on the story, based on my revisit of ‘Greatest Show’ via the Season 25 Blu-ray box set. There are two versions of ‘Greatest Show’ on Blu-ray, including the original four-part story and the Special Edition version. With the Special Edition version however, ‘Parts One and Three’ are given the extended treatment along with brand-new CGI effects. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Greatest Show In The Galaxy’

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

Here we are on the fourth and final story of Season 25 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. Today, it’s time for ‘The Greatest Show In The Galaxy’, a four-part story by Stephen Wyatt, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. The TARDIS duo visit the Psychic Circus, where we meet Ian Reddington as the Chief Clown, T. P. McKenna as Captain Cook, Jessica Martin as Mags, Chris Jury as Deadbeat, and many more. This is another ‘Doctor Who’ story that has been highly rated by the fans. Am I one of those fans who likes ‘The Greatest Show In The Galaxy’ or is it rather underwhelming? ‘The Greatest Show In The Galaxy’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘The Psychic Circus’ (Doctor Who)

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Just in time before the Seventh Doctor story of the ‘Zorbius’ series is released tomorrow! I’ve heard and reviewed ‘The Psychic Circus’, the sequel/prequel to ‘The Greatest Show In The Galaxy’. This is a four-part ‘Doctor Who’ audio adventure by Stephen Wyatt, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Chris Jury as Kingpin, Ian Reddington as the Chief Clown and James Dreyfus as the Master. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘A Death in the Family’ (Doctor Who)

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Here’s my ‘Doctor Who’ review on ‘A Death in the Family’, now available on ‘Bradley’s Basement’! This adventure stars Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex. It features the return of the villainous Nobody No-One and also the return of former companion Evelyn Smythe. Continue reading

Two ‘Doctor Who’ reviews with Sylvester McCoy

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Today, I’ve posted two new reviews on two ‘Doctor Who’ stories starring Sylvester McCoy  as the Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. Continue reading