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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Claws of Axos’

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Axos is calling Earth, as we venture into the third story of Season 8 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series – ‘The Claws of Axos’. This four-part story is the first to be written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. Once again, Jon Pertwee stars as the Third Doctor with Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates and John Levene as Sergeant Benton. As well as Axos, this story also features Roger Delgado back again as the Master in ‘Doctor Who’. ‘The Claws of Axos’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Mind of Evil’

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We come to the second story of Season 8 of classic ‘Doctor Who’. This is ‘The Mind of Evil’, a six-part story starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates and John Levene as Sergeant Benton. Roger Delgado also makes a comeback as the Master in this ‘Doctor Who’ adventure. ‘The Mind of Evil’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Terror of the Autons’

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After swimming through Season 7, it’s time to check out Season 8 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. The first story of Season 8 is ‘Terror of the Autons’, where Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor confronts the Autons and the Nestene Consciousness again. He meets Katy Manning as Jo Grant, his new companion, and he also meets his archenemy, Roger Delgado as the Master. As well as Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and John Levene as Sergeant Benton, U.N.I.T. is joined by Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates. This four-part story can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – Season 7 Summary

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The first season of Jon Pertwee’s era of ‘Doctor Who’ – Season 7 – is undeniably a significant season in the history of the TV show. As well as the first season to be presented in colour on TV, it’s also the first season where we see the Third Doctor exiled to Earth as a result of his trial by the Time Lords in ‘The War Games’. 😐 Continue reading →

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

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It’s the last story of Season 7 in the classic TV series of ‘Doctor Who’! 🙂 Let’s check out ‘Inferno’, a seven-part story starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw, Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and John Levene as Sgt. Benton. This is a ‘Doctor Who’ story where the Doctor gets to visit a parallel universe. ‘Inferno’ can be checked out on DVD as well as on Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Ambassadors of Death’

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Here’s another seven-part adventure in Season 7 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 It’s time for ‘The Ambassadors of Death’, starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw and Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier. John Levene also returns as Sgt. Benton in this story. So, what happens when the Mars Probe 7 mission goes wrong in this adventure? ‘The Ambassadors of Death’ can be checked out on DVD as well as on Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’

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It’s time for the second story of Season 7 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 Today, we’re looking at ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’, a seven-part adventure, starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw and Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier. In this story, we begin the ‘Beneath the Surface’ saga where the Third Doctor encounters the Silurians in some caves in England. ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’ can be checked out on DVD as well as on Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Spearhead From Space’

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And welcome to Season 7 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 It’s the first season of the 1970s, the first season to be shown in colour on TV, and it’s the first season to feature Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor. We start off Season 7 by taking a look at the four-part adventure ‘Spearhead From Space’. This story also features the return of Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and U.N.I.T. This story also introduces Caroline John as Liz Shaw as well as the monstrous Autons and the Nestene Consciousness. ‘Spearhead From Space’ can be checked out on DVD and Blu-ray as well as on Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – Season 6 Summary

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Patrick Troughton’s third and final season as the Second Doctor in ‘Doctor Who’ – Season 6 – is arguably a bold season in the classic TV series. Some of my favourite stories are included in this season, including ‘The Mind Robber’, ‘The Invasion’ and ‘The War Games’. Those three are epic stories. Continue reading →

‘Soldiers of Love: Deathtraps’ is on YouTube!

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Get your remotes ready! It’s MJTV time! 😀

Welcome back to MJTV time, and we continue with ‘Soldiers of Love’, as Critical Penguin continues his mission to share the 14-part audio series on YouTube with me helping him out. I’m currently sending the ‘SOL’ episodes to CP one by one, containing photos and audio tracks from the CDs I own, in order for him to put together videos of each ‘SOL’ episode to share on YouTube. Continue reading →