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

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It’s time to check out the first post-Covid-19 pandemic ‘Doctor Who’ adventure in the new TV series, which happens to be ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ by Chris Chibnall – the 2021 New Year’s Day Special. It stars Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Mandip Gill as Yaz. It also features the second return of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, who previously made his first return in the Thirteenth Doctor era in ‘Fugitive of the Judoon’ in Series 12. There’s also the return of Chris Noth as Robertson, who previously appeared in ‘Arachnids in the UK’ in Series 11. There’s Harriet Walter as Jo Patterson and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Leo Rugazzi. And of course, there are the Daleks, voiced by Nicholas Briggs. ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ follows up on plot elements that were left unresolved in the 2019 New Year’s Day Special called ‘Resolution’. This ‘Doctor Who’ story also features the final regular departure of Bradley Walsh as Graham and Tosin Cole as Ryan, whilst Mandip Gill as Yaz continues her travels with Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor. ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Orphan 55’

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After the epic adventure in the two-part season opener that is ‘Spyfall’, it’s time for us to check out the second story in Series 12 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. Today, we’re checking out ‘Orphan 55’ by Ed Hime, who previously contributed ‘It Takes You Away’ in Series 11. In the episode, Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Mandip Gill as Yaz are transported from the TARDIS to a tranquillity spa after winning a free holiday. However, the holiday resort turns out to be a barren ‘orphan’ planet overrun with mutated beings called Dregs. The episode’s guest cast includes Lauren Fraser as Kane; Gia Ré as Bella; James Buckley (of ‘The Inbetweeners’ fame) as Nevi; Lewin Lloyd as Sylas, Nevi’s son; Julia Foster as Vilma; Col Farrell as Benni, Vilma’s partner; Amy Booth-Steel as Hyph3n and Will Austen as Vorm. Do I think ‘Orphan 55’ top ups well in terms of Ed Hime’s efforts as a ‘Doctor Who’ writer? Is the episode better than ‘It Takes You Away’? Is it considered worthy enough to check out in Series 12 of the new TV series? ‘Orphan 55’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Spyfall’

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Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

It’s time for us to check out the first story of Series 12 in the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Mandip Gill as Yaz. This is a two-part story called ‘Spyfall’ by Chris Chibnall. ‘Part One’ of ‘Spyfall’ was shown on New Year’s Day in January 2020 and ‘Part Two’ was shown on the 5th of January. Our TARDIS heroes investigate a series of attacks on several secret agents on planet Earth. They involve a former agent and an alien threat. The story’s guest cast includes Sacha Dhawan (who played Waris Hussien in ‘An Adventure In Space and Time’ and has been in several Big Finish audios) as O, who turns out to be the evil Master. 😮 There’s Lenny Henry (who previously played the Doctor in a sketch on ‘The Lenny Henry Show’ and has regenerated into David Tennant for Comic Relief this year 😀 ) as Daniel Barton. And there’s Stephen Fry (who I’ve seen in ‘Jeeves & Wooster’ and ‘The Hobbit’ film trilogy) as C. There’s Yaz’s family, including Shobna Gulati as Najia, Yaz’s mum; Ravin J. Ganatra as Hakim, Yaz’s dad; and Bhavnisha Parmer as Sonya, Yaz’s sister. ‘Spyfall’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #31

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We’ve come to the end of the ‘March of the Thirteenth Doctor’ marathon! I hope you’ve enjoyed it! Today we finish with the latest ‘Doctor Who’ episode shown on TV – the New Year’s Day Special for 2021 called ‘Revolution of the Daleks’, featuring the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan, Yaz and Captain Jack! Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #18

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It’s time for the second story in Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’! This time, it’s a one-part adventure called ‘Orphan 55’ and it’s by Ed Hime who wrote ‘It Takes You Away’ for Series 11. The story features Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor, Bradley Walsh’s Graham, Tosin Cole’s Ryan and Mandip Gill’s Yaz. Will ‘Orphan 55’ impress me as ‘It Takes You Away’ did? Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #17

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We’re now onto Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ and today we have the first two-part TV story of the Thirteenth Doctor era called ‘Spyfall’. This story features Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Mandip Gill as Yaz. It also features the debut of Sacha Dhawan as the Master! Continue reading

Blu-ray review – ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ (Doctor Who)

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I know it hasn’t been that long since I first saw ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ on TV, but having seen the recent festival special of ‘Doctor Who’ again on Blu-ray, I’ve done a brand-new review on the story with some updated thoughts. I greatly enjoyed revisiting ‘Revolution of the Daleks’, starring Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan, Mandip Gill as Yaz and John Barrowman as Captain Jack. Continue reading

Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jodie Whittaker

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In preparation for the ‘March of the Thirteenth Doctor’ review season in March 2021, I’m sharing my Blu-ray reviews on Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ today. Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ stars Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill. Have my thoughts on the season changed since first seeing it in early 2020? Continue reading

TV Review – ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ (Doctor Who)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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Well, after what we’ve been through with a hellish year in 2020, it seems very fitting for me to say…it’s great to have ‘Doctor Who’ back! I’ve missed the TV show very much. TARDIS; time-travel; space and time; Daleks; the Doctor; her three companions, Captain Jack returning! That’s what I’ve missed. Continue reading

TV Review – ‘Orphan 55’ (Doctor Who)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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It’s time for the third episode of Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’‘Orphan 55’! This episode is by Ed Hime, who previously contributed to ‘Doctor Who’ in Series 11 with ‘It Takes You Away’. I enjoyed that episode and I was looking forward to what Ed Hime would deliver in terms of ideas for ‘Orphan 55’. 🙂 Continue reading