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DVD/Blu-ray Special Feature Review – ‘Anti-Matter from Amsterdam’ (Doctor Who)

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In case you missed it yesterday, I’ve updated my review on ‘Arc of Infinity’, one of my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ stories from the Peter Davison/Fifth Doctor era. In doing so, I’ve done a review on the making-of documentary ‘Anti-Matter from Amsterdam’, presented by Sophie Aldred, produced and directed by Keith Barnfather, and featuring behind-the-scenes interviews with cast and crew, including Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Ian Collier, Alistair Cumming, Colin Baker, Paul Jerricho, script editor Eric Saward and writer Johnny Byrne. Continue reading →

Season 20 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Peter Davison on Blu-ray #1

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It’s time for me to share my updated reviews on Season 20 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. I’ve been looking forward to sharing my updated reviews on Season 20 for quite some time since the Blu-ray box set came out in September 2023. The season stars Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Janet Fielding as Tegan and Mark Strickson as Turlough. Let’s start off our look into the seven stories of Season 20 by checking out ‘Arc of Infinity’, a four-parter by Johnny Byrne, starring Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton and Janet Fielding. Continue reading →

Quick TV Reviews – ‘Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison Remember…All Creatures Great and Small’ & ‘The Cult of…All Creatures Great and Small’

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Series 5 of the new ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ TV series is coming to an end on Channel 5 this Thursday. Before I share my thoughts on the season, I’d like to share some thoughts on two TV items on the original ‘All Creatures’ TV series that I have seen recently. Continue reading →

Basement Update & Quick Review – Season 20 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray

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You may have noticed the inactivity that’s occurring on ‘Bradley’s Basement’ so far in January 2024. Rest assured, I haven’t been idle. I’m currently putting together my ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season for Easter in March and April and I’m working on ‘The Sunfire Chronicles’ set of short stories. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Warriors of the Deep’

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Here we are on Peter Davison’s third and final season as the Fifth Doctor in ‘Doctor Who’ – Season 21. The season ends with a peculiar entry, but we’ll get to that eventually. We begin Season 21 with ‘Warriors of the Deep’, a four-part story by Johnny Byrne, featuring the return of the Silurians and the Sea Devils. This story also introduces the Myrka. Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor is joined by Janet Fielding as Tegan and Mark Strickson as Turlough. Does this story start the season off on a good note? 😐 ‘Warriors of the Deep’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Arc of Infinity’

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It’s time to begin the second season of Peter Davison’s era as the Fifth Doctor in ‘Doctor Who’ as well as the season celebrating the 20th anniversary of the TV show – Season 20. We begin with ‘Arc of Infinity’, a four-part story by Johnny Byrne where Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa end up on Gallifrey. They contend with the return of Omega from ‘The Three Doctors’ and soon head for Amsterdam on Earth where they reunite with Janet Fielding as Tegan. This story also features Colin Baker (before he became the Sixth Doctor) as Commander Maxil, the head of Time Lord security on Gallifrey. ‘Arc of Infinity’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Keeper of Traken’

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Here we are on my favourite story out of Season 18 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. It’s time for us to check out ‘The Keeper of Traken’, a four-part story by Johnny Byrne, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric. It also introduces us to my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ companion – Sarah Sutton as Nyssa of Traken. This story also features the Melkur, voiced by Geoffrey Beevers and we’re introduced to Anthony Ainley as Tremas, Nyssa’s father. ‘The Keeper of Traken’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘The Doctor Who Cookbook’ Reviews

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It’s the 60th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’, so why not? 😀 To commemorate the day that I first met Sarah Sutton at the ‘Fifth Element’ event back in February 2010, I’ve decided to review ‘The Doctor Who Cookbook’ by Gary Downie, which was originally published back in 1985. This has been a treat of a ‘Doctor Who’ book to review. 🙂 Continue reading →

Week 40 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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We’re drawing close to the end of 2021. As we approach the end of the year, it’s time to take another look at ‘Arc of Infinity’, one of my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ stories featuring the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan, starring Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton and Janet Fielding. I originally shared my review on the TV adventure back in October 2016. Continue reading →

Bradley’s Basement’s Strange Love – ‘The Keeper of Traken’

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