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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Dark Water’/Death In Heaven’

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And here we are on the two-part season finale in Series 8 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. This is ‘Dark Water’/’Death In Heaven’ by Steven Moffat. Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink gets killed off in the story, and he finds himself in an afterlife called the Nethersphere. Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald try to locate him and they soon meet up with Michelle Gomez as Missy, who unveils her true identity in the story. There’s the return of the ‘Nightmare In Silver’ Cybermen, who are a part of Missy’s plans in the Nethersphere. And there’s the return of U.N.I.T., including Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart and Ingrid Oliver as Osgood, who help the Doctor in thwarting Missy and the Cybermen. This ‘Doctor Who’ story has been praised highly by the critics, especially with regards to Michelle Gomez as Missy and the story’s darker and mature themes. Is this an assessment and an opinion I agree with? Is this a ‘Doctor Who’ story that truly satisfies me when it comes to revisiting it now and again? ‘Dark Water’/’Death In Heaven’ 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

Quick Official Trailer Thoughts – ‘The Star Beast’/’Wild Blue Yonder’/’The Giggle’ (Doctor Who)

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Yes, I’ve seen the latest official trailer for the upcoming ‘Doctor Who’ 60th anniversary specials, due to be shown in November 2023. I saw the trailer whilst attending the ‘Regenerations 2023’ convention in September. If you’ve not seen the new trailer yet, check out the YouTube video below. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Power of Three’

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Let’s check out the fourth ‘Doctor Who’ episode in Series 7 of the new TV series, starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. This is ‘The Power of Three’, which is the second of two episodes by Chris Chibnall for Series 7 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. The episode features another appearance of Mark Williams as Brian Williams, Rory’s dad, who previously appeared in ‘Dinosaurs on a Spaceship’. There’s the debut of Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, who is the daughter of Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and is now the new leader of U.N.I.T. And there’s special guest star Steven Berkoff (who voiced King Herod in ‘It’s a Boy’) as the alien Shakri of Time Lord legend. This ‘Doctor Who’ episode features the slow invasion of the cubes on planet Earth. Can Amy and Rory balance out their normal lives when travelling with the Doctor whilst also having to contend with the slow invasion of the cubes? ‘The Power of Three’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Convention Memories – ‘Collectormania 22’

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Here’s another set of ‘convention memories’ for me to share on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. 🙂 It’s time to talk about ‘Collectormania 22’, a Showmasters event held in Milton Keynes. This was a two-day event from Saturday the 15th to Sunday the 16th of November 2014. I attended the Sunday only. Continue reading

TV Review – ‘The Power of the Doctor’ (Doctor Who)

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At the time of this review, I’m currently halfway writing my 60th anniversary special of ‘Doctor Who’ for 2023. Hopefully from watching ‘The Power of the Doctor’, I’ve gained inspiration in writing the rest of my 60th anniversary special. I hope to share details on it as well as its title soon on my blog. 🙂 Continue reading

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Quick TV Series Review – ‘Grantchester’ (Series 7)

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For the past six weeks, my parents and I have enjoyed Series 7 of ‘Grantchester’ on Britbox! 🙂 I’m glad we were able to see these episodes after they were transmitted on ITV1 on Fridays. My parents and I checked out the six episodes on Britbox on a Saturday and a Sunday for the past six weekends. Continue reading

Blu-ray review – ‘Flux’ (Doctor Who)

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After seeing Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill at the ‘London Comic Con Spring 2022’ recently, it’s only fair that I share my complete review on the six-part story that is Series 13 of ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘Flux’. Series 13 of ‘Doctor Who’ stars Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill and John Bishop with Jacob Anderson, Kevin McNally, Annabel Scholey, Sara Powell, Craige Els, Barbara Flynn, Sam Spruell, Rochenda Sandall and Craig Parkinson. Continue reading

TV Review – ‘Flux – Chapter Six: The Vanquishers’ (Doctor Who)

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And here we are on the final episode of ‘Flux’/Series 13 of ‘Doctor Who’! These past six weeks have gone by pretty quickly, haven’t they? I’ve enjoyed Series 13 of ‘Doctor Who’ lately. I’ve enjoyed each instalment of the six-part story called ‘Flux’ with Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor, Yaz and Dan. 🙂 Continue reading