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Season 15 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Tom Baker on Blu-ray #1

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It’s time for us to revisit Season 15 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela and K-9, voiced by John Leeson. This is Tom Baker’s fourth season as the Fourth Doctor in ‘Doctor Who’. Throughout this week, I’m sharing my updated reviews on the six stories featured in Season 15, based on ‘The Collection’ Blu-ray box set that was released in March 2024. The first story of the season happens to be the four-part story called ‘Horror of Fang Rock’ by Terrance Dicks, starring Tom Baker and Louise Jameson, and directed by Paddy Russell. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Horror of Fang Rock’

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

Welcome to Season 15 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series with Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela. This is Tom Baker’s fourth season in ‘Doctor Who’ and it’s the first season under the reign of producer Graham Williams. We start off the season with a four-part story by Terrance Dicks called ‘Horror of Fang Rock’. The story takes places at a lighthouse. It also introduces us to a Rutan. The Rutans are the enemies of the Sontarans. ‘Horror of Fang Rock’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Pyramids of Mars’

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On Good Friday today, we come now to one of the most highly rated and popular ‘Doctor Who’ adventures in the Tom Baker/Philip Hinchcliffe era of the classic TV series. It’s time for ‘Pyramids of Mars’, a four-part adventure starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane. In this story, the Doctor and Sarah Jane tackle Sutekh and his army of robot mummies. ‘Pyramids of Mars’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Invasion of the Dinosaurs’

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It’s time for the second story in Season 11 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series called ‘Invasion of the Dinosaurs’, starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. This six-part adventure also features Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates (this story sees a character change in Mike) and John Levene as Sergeant Benton. Can the dinosaurs in this ‘Doctor Who’ adventure match to the ones in the ‘Jurassic Park’ movies? 😀 ‘Invasion of the Dinosaurs’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Eve’

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In today’s ‘Doctor Who’ adventure, William Hartnell as the First Doctor and Peter Purves as Steven visit Paris in 1572. This is ‘The Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Eve’ and it’s quite a grim historical adventure. At the end of the story, we’re introduced to a new companion – Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet. This four-part story can be enjoyed on audio CD or as a download from Audible. Continue reading →

DVD Review – ‘Horror of Fang Rock’ (Doctor Who)

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Today, I’ve posted my ‘Doctor Who’ DVD review on ‘Horror of Fang Rock’ starring Tom Baker as the Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela. This story features the first appearance of the Rutans in ‘Doctor Who’ and is the first story of Graham Williams’ era as producer! Continue reading →

Historical Adventures with ‘Doctor Who’

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Today, I’ve posted three new ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. These are three historical adventures from the 1960s, currently available as audio soundtracks since the original TV episodes are missing from the BBC archives. Continue reading →

‘U.N.I.T. Files’ – ‘Doctor Who’ DVD Reviews

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Today, I’ve posted two new DVD reviews on two ‘Doctor Who’ stories from the ‘U.N.I.T. Files’ DVD box set. The stories star Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor with Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. Continue reading →

Anti-Man and Sutekh with Tom Baker

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Today, I’ve posted two new DVD reviews on two ‘Doctor Who’ stories starring Tom Baker as the Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. Continue reading →