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‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Sleep No More’

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Here we come to what I consider to be a low-point in Series 9 of ‘Doctor Who’. This is ‘Sleep No More’ by Mark Gatiss. This is an interesting if unusual experiment of a ‘Doctor Who’ episode based on the concept of found footage. This episode doesn’t work for me to my tastes. My review explains why that is. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Robot of Sherwood’

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Today I’m sharing my review on one of my favourite episodes from Series 8 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Peter Capaldi. This is ‘Robot of Sherwood’ by Mark Gatiss. In the episode, the Doctor and Clara get to meet Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Will the truth about Robin Hood as a legend be revealed? 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

CD Review – ‘Phantasmagoria’ (Doctor Who)

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If you enjoyed my ‘Loups-Garoux’ review last week, here’s another ‘Doctor Who’ review from my old Amazon days on a story featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Mark Strickson as Turlough. This is the first Big Finish audio featuring the TARDIS duo and it’s called ‘Phantasmagoria’ by Mark Gatiss. 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 Wedding of River Song’

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This is the season finale of Series 6 in ‘Doctor Who’. It’s a story that should’ve been a two-parter with everything crammed in at the end. It features the return of River Song as well as the Silence. Can the Doctor stop time collapsing with the world now seemingly jumbled up with many time zones? Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Night Terrors’

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This ‘Doctor Who’ episode by Mark Gatiss features the Doctor making a ‘house call’ to a terrified eight-year-old boy. Amy and Rory come along for the ride too and Peg Dolls come to life. This episode also features Daniel Mays who would go on to play Private Walker in the ‘Dad’s Army’ 2016 movie. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Victory of the Daleks’

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Here is the first ‘Doctor Who’ episode with Matt Smith’s Doctor where he meets the Daleks for the first time. And it was a disappointing Dalek episode for me at the time. However this episode does feature Ian McNeice as Winston Churchill who summons the Doctor to show him his new Ironsides. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Lazarus Experiment’

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It’s time for a Marvel superhero movie episode of ‘Doctor Who’ from the new series! 😀 Today, the Doctor returns Martha to her home time where she reunites with her family and they attend a special scientific experiment by Mark Gatiss as Professor Lazarus where he becomes younger and it goes horribly wrong. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Idiot’s Lantern’

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Today’s episode of ‘Doctor Who’ sees David Tennant as the Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler visiting Earth 1953 in time for the Queen’s coronation. But as people at home watch the coronation on TV, a deadly alien Wire is about to attack and suck people’s faces. Can the Doctor and Rose stop this in time? Continue reading