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Before ‘Time Lord Victorious’

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Next week, the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’ will begin! Before that happens, please feel free to check out my reviews on the ‘Doctor Who’ stories featured in the ‘Road to the Dark Times’ Blu-ray, which I had a chance to check out over Christmas from December 2020 to January 2021. Continue reading

Season 24 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy on Blu-ray #3

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It’s time to talk about my favourite story out of Season 24 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy, featuring updated thoughts by me on the story based on the Blu-ray box set release. Today, it’s ‘Delta and the Bannermen’, the third story of Season 24 featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Bonnie Langford as Mel with special guest stars Ken Dodd, Don Henderson, Sara Griffiths and more. Continue reading

Audiobook Review – ‘The Stuff of Life’ (Star Cops)

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The ‘Star Cops’ have returned! In these times of uncertainty – please keep safe – I’ve had a chance to catch-up on some Big Finish audios I’ve recently purchased. This includes the latest ‘Star Cops’ audios including ‘The Stuff of Life’ audiobook and the two ‘Mars’ box sets, which I’ve purchased as downloads. Continue reading

‘The Darksmith Legacy’ Review – ‘The Art of War’

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Welcome to the ninth and penultimate book of ‘The Darksmith Legacy’ series of ‘Doctor Who’! It’s time for ‘The Art of War’ by Mike Tucker, featuring the Tenth Doctor, who has to stop the Darksmiths from handing over the Eternity Crystal to the cyborg-like Krashoks. Will the Doctor be able to save his friend Gisella too? Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #27

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We come now to a ‘Doctor Who’ book by Sophie Aldred herself (along with Mike Tucker and Steve Cole). Today, we’re checking out ‘At Childhood’s End’ featuring Ace after her travels with the Seventh Doctor ended and where she runs A Charitable Earth. She also gets to meet the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz here. Continue reading

‘Time Lord Victorious – Road to the Dark Times’ (Doctor Who) on Blu-ray

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Over Christmas 2020 and early 2021, I’ve been checking out the ‘Time Lord Victorious – Road to the Dark Times’ collection of ‘Doctor Who’ stories on Blu-ray. This is in preparation for me to check out the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ event that’s happening from 2020-21 with books, audios and comic tales. Continue reading

CD review – ‘Order of the Daleks’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s time to go back to some ‘Doctor Who’ audio dramas by Big Finish featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Miranda Raison as Constance Clarke. The first story we’re taking a look at this week is ‘Order of the Daleks’, a four-part adventure by Mike Tucker, who’s written quite a number of ‘Doctor Who’ stories over the years. Continue reading

Book Reviews – ‘The Target Storybook’ (Doctor Who)

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This year’s ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season continues as we look into ‘The Target Storybook’ of ‘Doctor Who’. This is a collection of 15 short stories, which are ‘thrilling new adventures’ by writers and actors from the hit BBC TV series. This was a very fascinating and enjoyable collection of ‘Doctor Who’ short stories to read through. Continue reading

Book/Audio Review – ‘At Childhood’s End’ (Doctor Who)

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Whilst we’re currently in lockdown because of the coronavirus – please keep safe – I’ve enjoyed reading/hearing the latest ‘Doctor Who’ book by Sophie Aldred called ‘At Childhood’s End’. This ‘Doctor Who’ adventure features Ace meeting the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz for the first time. Continue reading

Season 26 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy on Blu-ray #4

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And now we’ve come to the fourth and final story of Season 26 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray! This is one of my favourite stories with Sylvester McCoy’s Doctor and Sophie Aldred’s Ace. It’s time for ‘Survival’, the first ‘Doctor Who’ story by Rona Munro before she wrote ‘The Eaters of Light’ with Peter Capaldi. It was also sadly the last TV story to be featured in the classic series of ‘Doctor Who’. Continue reading