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Tim Bradley’s Convention Memories and Reports – 2010-2023

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To celebrate Sarah Sutton’s birthday today, I’ve put together a list of all the conventions I’ve attended over the years from 2010 to 2023, which includes ‘Doctor Who’ conventions, multi-purpose conventions and a ‘Star Trek’ convention. You can check out my ‘convention memories’ blog posts and my convention reports by clicking on the images below. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Dark Water’/Death In Heaven’

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And here we are on the two-part season finale in Series 8 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. This is ‘Dark Water’/’Death In Heaven’ by Steven Moffat. Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink gets killed off in the story, and he finds himself in an afterlife called the Nethersphere. Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald try to locate him and they soon meet up with Michelle Gomez as Missy, who unveils her true identity in the story. There’s the return of the ‘Nightmare In Silver’ Cybermen, who are a part of Missy’s plans in the Nethersphere. And there’s the return of U.N.I.T., including Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart and Ingrid Oliver as Osgood, who help the Doctor in thwarting Missy and the Cybermen. This ‘Doctor Who’ story has been praised highly by the critics, especially with regards to Michelle Gomez as Missy and the story’s darker and mature themes. Is this an assessment and an opinion I agree with? Is this a ‘Doctor Who’ story that truly satisfies me when it comes to revisiting it now and again? ‘Dark Water’/’Death In Heaven’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Caretaker’

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We’re now on the ‘Doctor Who’ episode in Series 8 of the new TV series where Danny Pink finds out that Clara Oswald is living a secret life of space-and-time travel with the Twelfth Doctor in the TARDIS. This ‘Doctor Who’ episode is called ‘The Caretaker’ by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat, and it’s where Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor gets to be the caretaker at Coal Hill School. It took him this long since he was Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor in ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’, but he’s finally become the caretaker at Coal Hill School at last. 😀 As well as Jenna Coleman as Clara and Samuel Anderson as Danny, there’s Ellis George as Courtney Woods, who is one of the pupils at Coal Hill School. There’s Nigel Betts as Mr. Armitage, the head teacher at Coal Hill School, and there’s Jimmy Vee as the robot-like Skovox Blitzer in the episode. Will the Twelfth Doctor accept Danny as Clara’s boyfriend in the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series? Will it be constant arguing and the Doctor utterly dismissing Danny for most of the episode? Could it mean the end of Clara’s relationship with Danny? ‘The Caretaker’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Into the Dalek’

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Here we are on the second episode of the Peter Capaldi/Twelfth Doctor era as well as Series 8 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. This is ‘Into the Dalek’ by Phil Ford and Steven Moffat. In this episode, Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor has Jenna Coleman as Clara join him on an adventure where they go inside a Dalek. The Doctor also asks Clara, “Am I good man?”, which forms part of the Twelfth Doctor’s journey throughout Series 8. This episode features guest stars like Zawe Ashton as Journey Blue and Michael Smiley as Colonel Morgan Blue, who get involved with the Dalek that seems sick and wishes for all Daleks to be destroyed. Incidentally, the Dalek ends up being called Rusty in the episode. We’re also introduced to Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink, who becomes Clara’s love interest in Series 8 and he’s the new mathematics teacher at Coal Hill School where Clara works. There’s also Nigel Betts as Mr. Armitage at Coal Hill School and we have another appearance of Michelle Gomez as Missy in the TV series. Is ‘Into the Dalek’ a worthy episode to check out in Series 8? ‘Into the Dalek’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Quick TV Series Review – ‘The Larkins’ (Series 2)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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As well as seeing Bradley Walsh in the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘The Power of the Doctor’ this year, I’ve also seen him in Series 2 of ‘The Larkins’ on both ITV1 and Britbox. I greatly enjoyed watching Series 2 of ‘The Larkins’ after enjoying Series 1 and the Christmas Special back in 2021, which is amazing. 🙂 Continue reading

Convention Memories – ‘Collectormania 22’

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Here’s another set of ‘convention memories’ for me to share on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. 🙂 It’s time to talk about ‘Collectormania 22’, a Showmasters event held in Milton Keynes. This was a two-day event from Saturday the 15th to Sunday the 16th of November 2014. I attended the Sunday only. Continue reading

DVD Reviews – ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ (2020-21) – Series 2

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I’m currently looking forward to when Series 3 of the new ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ TV series gets transmitted on Channel 5, hopefully in September this year. In the meantime, I’ve shared my latest reviews on Series 2 of the new ‘All Creatures’ series as well as the 2020 Christmas Special, which I’ve enjoyed revisiting on DVD lately. Continue reading

Quick Blu-ray Review – ‘Downton Abbey’ (Series 4)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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It’s time to talk about Series 4 of ‘Downton Abbey’, which I’ve finished recently on Blu-ray. And yes, I have seen the teaser trailer for ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’, the second film due to be released in March 2022. I’m looking forward to seeing that movie, whether on the big screen or not, once it comes out. Continue reading

Quick TV Review – ‘The Last Man In’ (All Creatures Great and Small) (2020-21)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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Apologies for this coming in late, but I wanted to share my thoughts on the fifth episode of Series 2 of the new ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ TV series before the sixth and final episode is shown on Channel 5. I greatly enjoyed watching the episode last week on Thursday, especially with cricket in it. Continue reading

Quick TV Review – ‘Grantchester’, Series 6, Episode 5

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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Well, we’re five episodes in of Series 6 of ‘Grantchester’ and we have three episodes left. A lot has happened in terms of how our main characters’ journeys have progressed, especially Leonard’s. I felt rather sad in terms of how Leonard’s journey has ended up so far. I hope that he’ll return very soon. Continue reading