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

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As I reviewed ‘The Switching’ as part of the ‘Masterful’ limited edition box set by Big Finish, I decided to check out the stories featured in the ‘Short Trips: Zodiac’ collection. I hope to update my reviews on the ‘Short Trips: Companions’ and ‘Short Trips: Transmissions’ collections as part of my ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season later this year. Continue reading

‘The Darksmith Legacy’ Review – ‘The Pictures of Emptiness’

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It’s time for the eighth book of ‘The Darksmith Legacy’ series of ‘Doctor Who’ today, which is ‘The Pictures of Emptiness’ by Jacqueline Rayner. It features the Tenth Doctor, who now has to travel alone without his companion Gisella as he heads for London, Earth where the Darksmith Collective is about to meet their clients who want the Eternity Crystal. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #13

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Very timely for this to be Day 13 of the ‘March of the Thirteenth Doctor’ season! 😀 Before you check out today’s story, check out ‘Citation Needed’ from ‘The Target Storybook’. It provides a lead in to the season finale of Series 11 of ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos’ with the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz. Continue reading

Book Reviews – ‘The Target Storybook’ (Doctor Who)

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This year’s ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season continues as we look into ‘The Target Storybook’ of ‘Doctor Who’. This is a collection of 15 short stories, which are ‘thrilling new adventures’ by writers and actors from the hit BBC TV series. This was a very fascinating and enjoyable collection of ‘Doctor Who’ short stories to read through. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘Time Apart’ (Doctor Who)

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I didn’t post this latest audio review on my blog because it’s ‘Doctor Who’s 57th anniversary. That was a coincidence, though I certainly picked the right day for it. 😀 Incidentally… Continue reading

CD Review – ‘Donna Noble: Kidnapped!’

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Today, I’ve reviewed ‘Donna Noble: Kidnapped!’, an audio spin-off from new series ‘Doctor Who’ by Big Finish. It stars Catherine Tate, Jacqueline King and Niky Wardley. This has been a fun four-episode spin-off series to listen to, set between ‘Silence In The Library’/’Forest of the Dead’ and ‘Midnight’. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘Zagreus’ (Doctor Who)

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At last! After a long time since I reviewed ‘Neverland’ in 2017, I’ve reviewed ‘Zagreus’, the 40th anniversary special of ‘Doctor Who’. This stars Paul McGann and India Fisher with Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Lalla Ward, Louise Jameson, Nicholas Courtney and Don Warrington. It also features Anneke Wills, Elisabeth Sladen, Mark Strickson, Sarah Sutton, Nicola Bryant, Caroline Morris, Maggie Stables, Bonnie Langford, Sophie Aldred, Lisa Bowerman, John Leeson and more. Did I find ‘Zagreus’ to be a worthy anniversary special to celebrate 40 years of ‘Doctor Who’? Well, um… Continue reading

The Z’nai Trilogy of ‘Doctor Who’

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Today, I’ve added all of my reviews on ‘The Z’nai Trilogy’ of ‘Doctor Who’ on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This is a trilogy of three linked Fourth Doctor audio stories in ‘The Companion Chronicles’ range by Big Finish. The three stories feature Louise Jameson as Leela and they’re all written and directed by Nigel Fairs. Continue reading

Book Reviews – ‘The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who’

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We continue this year’s ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini review season by looking into another collection of ‘Doctor Who’ short stories. Today, we look at ‘The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who’. This is a collection of 15 short stories as well as 15 essays looking into the scientific aspects of the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. Continue reading

CD/Vinyl Review – ‘The Chimes of Midnight’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s Christmas time! 🙂 And it’s time to share with you the first of four Christmas-related reviews for the year 2019 whilst my ‘Advent Calendar’s still going on. We’re starting off today by looking at the ‘Doctor Who’ audio adventure called ‘The Chimes of Midnight’, starring Paul McGann and India Fisher. Continue reading