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‘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

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Asylum of the Daleks’

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And welcome to Series 7 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. Here we are on Series 7 – Part 1, starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. This is what I would like to label as the Pond Season in Series 7 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. Series 7 – Part 1 depicts the five final adventures of the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory as a TARDIS trio. Will they be a satisfying final set of adventures featuring Eleven, Amy and Rory? We begin the season with ‘Asylum of the Daleks’ by Steven Moffat. This adventure features a variety of Daleks from both the classic TV series and the new TV series versions of ‘Doctor Who’. There’s also the introduction of Jenna-Louise Coleman as Oswin Oswald, whom the Doctor communicates via various intercoms throughout the adventure. Is ‘Asylum of the Daleks’ a satisfying Dalek adventure for me? Did I find it better than ‘Victory of the Daleks’ from Series 5? 😀 ‘Asylum of the Daleks’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Name of the Doctor’

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The 50th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’ has arrived and it’s the season finale to Series 7. This episode features the Doctor and Clara journeying to Trenzalore where they rescue Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax from the Great Intelligence. River Song makes an appearance and the Doctor’s secret is revealed. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Nightmare In Silver’

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It’s the penultimate episode in Series 7 of ‘Doctor Who’ and it’s about time for a Cybermen story! This story features the debut of the ‘Nightmare In Silver’ Cybermen. The Doctor and Clara battle against them, but will they keep everybody safe? The episode is by Neil Gaiman and features special guest star Warwick Davis. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Crimson Horror’

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It’s time to return to Victorian London again with the Doctor and Clara who are joined by the Paternoster Gang – Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax. This ‘Doctor Who’ episode is ‘The Crimson Horror’ by Mark Gatiss. It features special guest stars Diana Rigg and her daughter Rachael Stirling in it. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS’

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Here is a fan-pleasing episode of ‘Doctor Who’ in the new series. This is ‘Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS’ by Steve Thompson. I enjoyed this episode and how it explored more of the TARDIS with the Doctor and Clara. Mind you, I didn’t watch this episode on its original transmission via TV as I saw it on DVD instead. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Hide’

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This is a ghost story in new series ‘Doctor Who’! Matt Smith’s Doctor and Jenna Coleman’s Clara visit a house that has had a mysterious ghost walking about in it for many years. The episode features guest stars Jessica Raine from ‘Call the Midwife’ and Dougrary Scott who starred in ‘Mission: Impossible II’. 😀 Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Cold War’

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This ‘Doctor Who’ episode features the first appearance of the Ice Warriors in the new series! Well, one Ice Warrior anyway. This is ‘Cold War’ by Mark Gatiss and it features the Doctor and Clara meeting an Ice Warrior on a Soviet Russian submarine during the Cold War of 1983. I first saw this episode in London on TV. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Rings of Akhaten’

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In this ‘Doctor Who’ episode I’m sharing my review on today, Clara Oswald has her first trip in the TARDIS. The Doctor takes her to ‘The Rings of Akhaten’. Find out what the Long Song is and how the Doctor manages to defeat an angry sun with a powerful speech similar to the one in ‘The Pandorica Opens’. 😀 Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Bells of Saint John’

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It’s the first episode of the second half of Series 7 of ‘Doctor Who’. Matt Smith’s Doctor meets Jenna Coleman’s Clara Oswald for the first time. The two work together to stop an evil Wi-Fi that steals people. Will the new TARDIS duo find out who’s responsible for causing these disappearances with the Wi-Fi? Continue reading