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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘School Reunion’

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In today’s instalment of the ‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon, we have a special new TV series ‘Doctor Who’ episode from Series 2 called ‘School Reunion’ by Toby Whithouse. In the episode, David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose reunite with Noel Clarke as Mickey, as they investigate some strange goings-on at Deffry Vale School. The Doctor is also reunited with his best friend Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, who makes a tremendous return to the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series before going on to star in her own spin-off TV series ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’. There’s also the return of K-9, voiced by John Leeson (Sarah Jane received the Mark III model of K-9 as a gift from the Doctor in the 1981 spin-off special ‘K-9 & Company’). This episode also introduces the monstrous Krillitanes, led by Anthony Head as the villainous Mr. Finch. ‘School Reunion’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘New Earth’

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The David Tennant/Tenth Doctor era continues, as we begin Series 2 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. The first episode of Series 2 is ‘New Earth’ by Russell T. Davies, where we return to five billion years in the future from ‘The End of the World’. David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose visit New New York on the planet New Earth. There, they visit a luxury hospital, run by the Sisters of Plenitude, where they discover many artificially-grown humans who have been infected with every disease. This episode also features the return of Zoë Wanamaker as Lady Cassandra as well as the Face of Boe. 🙂 Will the Doctor and Rose save the day with all the diseased humans running rampant in the hospital as well as having to deal with a lot of body-swapping caused by Lady Cassandra? 😀 ‘New Earth’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Christmas Invasion’

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Today, we begin the David Tennant/Tenth Doctor era of ‘Doctor Who’, as we check out the first Christmas Special in the new TV series. It’s time for ‘The Christmas Invasion’ by Russell T. Davies, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose. This Christmas Special also features Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler, Rose’s mum, and Noel Clarke as Mickey Smith, Rose’s former boyfriend. There’s also the return of Penelope Wilton as Harriet Jones from ‘Aliens of London’/’World War Three’. This ‘Doctor Who’ adventure introduces us to the Robot Santas as well as the blood-obsessed Sycorax. Will the new Tenth Doctor recover from his recent regeneration to save the planet Earth from the Sycorax? ‘The Christmas Invasion’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Empty Child’/’The Doctor Dances’

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Here’s the second two-part adventure in Series 1 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. It’s also the first two-parter penned by Steven Moffat, and it’s one of my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ stories from the Christopher Eccleston/Ninth Doctor era. Starring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, the TARDIS duo travel back in time to the year 1941 on Earth where London is at the height of the Blitz. They meet John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, who eventually joins them as a TARDIS traveller. The trio have to thwart the menace of the gas mask zombies who keep asking “Are you my Mummy?” Can they solve the mystery of what’s going on with these zombies? ‘The Empty Child’/’The Doctor Dances’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘School Reunion’

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It’s time for an old friend to return to the Doctor’s life! Two friends in fact! In this episode, David Tennant’s Doctor reunites with Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith as well as K-9 voiced by John Leeson. The Doctor, Rose, Sarah Jane, Mickey and K-9 team up to fight the Krillitanes in this TV episode. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘New Earth’

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This is where Series 2 of ‘Doctor Who’ begins as the Tenth Doctor and Rose embark on their first adventure together since ‘The Christmas Invasion’. David Tennant and Billie Piper star as the Doctor and Rose in this TV adventure called ‘New Earth’ where they visit the Face of Boe and face an old enemy. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Christmas Invasion’

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We begin a new era of new series ‘Doctor Who’ today as we start the David Tennant era. The first episode of that era is ‘The Christmas Invasion’, starring David Tennant as the Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler. It’s Christmas Day, the Doctor’s regenerated and the Sycorax are about to invade Earth. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Empty Child’/’The Doctor Dances’

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Here is the first ‘Doctor Who’ story by Steven Moffat. It is a two-parter set in World War II and it features the first appearance of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness. It’s about an empty child who keeps on asking “Are you my mummy?” and is one of my favourite TV stories from the new series. Continue reading →

Series 1 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Christopher Eccleston

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Over Christmas last year, I received an extra present from my parents. It was the Blu-ray edition of Series 1 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler. This was exciting for me, as I was getting into using more of Blu-ray as well as DVDs in general. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who – The 10 Christmas Specials’ on Blu-ray #1

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My parents gave me a Blu-ray box set of ‘Doctor Who’ featuring the first 10 Christmas Specials from the new series. This was exciting, as we’ve had a new Blu-ray player recently and it seems like my family and I are getting into Blu-ray more. It was trial and error first, but we managed to get through. Continue reading →